204 Growing Flowers 



and very little strength, and sooner or later they 

 will suffer from it. 



For a succession of bloom for house plants, pot 

 the plants or plant the seed, at intervals of ten 

 days or two weeks, beginning the first of Septem- 

 ber. 



When house plants are placed near a window, see 

 that all cracks are made air-proof before cold 

 weather sets in,' or you may awake some morning 

 to find a choice plant frozen stiff by a sudden 

 change of temperature. Plants should not be 

 permitted to touch the window glass or frost may 

 reach them by forming on the panes. 



Dipping a house plant in very cold water several 

 times will usually rid the plant of red spiders. The 

 laundry tub should be filled with water and 

 the pot immersed. The spiders will remain on 

 the surface of the water where they can easily 

 be killed. 



In placing a potted plant on a piece of highly 

 polished furniture place under the pot a piece of 

 glass. This will prevent the moisture oozing from 

 the porous saucer and leaving a white mark on the 



