November : First Week 



MAKING HOUSE PLANTS AT HOME FOR THE 

 WINTER: THE CONDITIONS THAT FAVOR 

 HEALTHY GROWTH; THE PROBLEM OF HEAT- 

 ING. MATERIALS FOR NEXT SPRING 



There are several sources from which plants for winter 

 bloom and decorative purposes may be obtained. Some 

 may have been saved from the simimer garden, others may 

 be regular "house plants," kept in pots the year round; 

 still others may have been bought at the florist's in the fall, 

 either especially for the winter window garden, or, being 

 new and expensive varieties, to serve as "stock" plants to 

 be used for purpose of propagation. But whatever their 

 sources, or the reason for keeping them over winter, they 

 will alike demand congenial conditions if they are to prove 

 a pleasure and a success instead of a nuisance and a failure. 

 And while there are dozens of plants which may be grown 

 with at least a fair degree of success in the ordinary dwelling 

 house, they all demand, with comparatively minor differ- 

 ences in the matters of Hght and temperature, the same 

 general conditions. 



In establishing a congenial environment for plants in- 

 doors there are of course four chief factors to be considered — 

 light, temperature, moisture, and soil. 



Give Abundant Light 



An vmstinted supply of light is required by most of the 

 plants suited for house culture; during the winter months 

 very few of them can be given too much even of direct 

 sunlight. Many plants will for a time tolerate a rather dim 

 light, especially if they are in a semi-dormant condition, 



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