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the EchevariaSj Semperviviums, Sedums, &c., could 

 also be brought in with advantage ; and two or three 

 select Ferns, if you wished them, included, would 

 complete the arrangement. The climbers I have noted 

 should be run up the sides and trained along the roof 

 with copper wire ; trained in this style they do not 

 interfere much with the plants below and afford at the 

 same time a grateful shade. They will require a good 

 deal of pruning and training as they grow to keep 

 them from getting too dense. Order and cleanliness 



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are two most essential things for the health and well- 

 being of the plants. They should be watered periodi- 

 cally, and all decaying flowers and foliage removed, 

 and the glass and pots kept quite free of the green 

 vegetation so liable to take place in such structures. 



This and the following chapters aspire to the higher 

 style of window gardening and floral decoration. I 

 have no doubt that many of my readers will not be 

 able to follow out the suggestions I am giving ; still at 

 the same time they may pick up useful hints which 



