5G How TO Grow Cut Flowers. 



to 100° more or less before ventilation is given, and 

 drop to 40 or 50 at night while the fireman enjoys a 

 quiet nap, you can certainly look for impaired vitalitj'. 



If you have a healthy child, will you keep him in a 

 close, unventilated room at a high temperature for fear 

 a breath of air will subject him to a cold and its at- 

 tendant evils, or will you follow your physician's ad- 

 vice — clothe him warmly and send him out into the air 

 and sunshine, to romp oil the lawn or roll in the sand 

 as suits his inclination, taking care at the same time 

 to supply him liberally with the Scotchman's diet? 

 Then, so far as these principles accord with common 

 sense and experience, apply them to plant life and you 

 will find healthy, sturdy, vigorous growth your reward. 



It is mistaken economy when obliged to defer plant- 

 ing later than July, to use anj'thing but the best and 

 strongest of stock ; in fact, there is no economy in using 

 or buying plants for this purpose because they are 

 cheap. Whether you raise j^our own, or whether j'ou 

 buy of others, never use or buy any but the best, and 

 for such, if obliged to purchase, be willing to pay the 

 grower a fair compensation. 



