OCTOBER: FIRST WEEK 263 



nicotine preparation. Rot is caused by too close a tempera- 

 ture or by water lodging in the axles of the leaves; there- 

 fore aim to be careful about giving proper ventilation, 

 and in watering see that the soil only is wet, keeping the 

 water off the leaves as much as possible. For this reason 

 also it is a good plan to water only in the early morning, 

 so that the sunhght will have a chance to dry off the sur- 

 face before night. 



