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are an anomaly in a conservatory and cannot be in- 

 troduced with good taste, except the room is primarily 

 a parlor or breakfast room and the plants of minor 

 consideration. 



Cautionary 



It may be well in closing to warn against the com- 

 mon error of cluttering up the room with half-dead 

 and unsightly plants. This condition is quickly 

 brought about by unduly crowding the healthy plants 

 in the first place and can only be remedied by a 

 courageous thinning out process from time to time 

 as the stock accumulates. 



If aphis or kindred insects make their appearance, 

 fumigation with tobacco should be applied imme- 

 diately; in fact, most florists fumigate their green- 

 houses once a week without waiting for the appearance 

 of these pests. Paper saturated with nicotine is put 

 up in convenient form for this purpose and may be 

 obtained of any seed store and of most florists. The 

 process is simple and very interesting and is entirely 

 harmless to anything except the insects. Instructions 

 as to using this can be obtained at time of purchase. 



