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room. Of course the same amount of light cannot he 

 obtained in a room as they enjoyed in the greenhouse. 

 It is this difficulty therefore that we must try to over- 

 come as far as we can. Plants therefore should be 

 arranged in a room so that they may enjoy the light 

 and air as far as circumstances will allow. Some 

 plants can stand for a considerable length of time in a 

 darkened corner of a room, with little or no harm 



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being done them, such as as Bracmnas, Palms, Agaves, 

 Aloes, Ivy, and the Ficus elastica, or india-rubber 

 plant ; they all have hard leathery leaves and are able 

 to stand the dry arid air of a room with impunity, but 

 all soft wooded quick growing plants, such as Fuchsias, 

 Geraniums, or Pelargoniums, Cinerarias, &c., suffer 

 severely if kept from the light. You should therefore 

 have them always as near the light as possible, and 



