.S4 How TO Grow Cut Flowers. 



While there is not as much danger in the use of 

 warm as of cold water, if applied to the roots it should 

 be some cooler than the atmosphere of the house. If 

 warmer than SO or 65, it will have a tendency to en- 

 courage a more rapid growth than is advisable, but 

 water of the same temperature as the house can be 

 safely used in syringing, when the application is light. 



CHAPTER XXII. 

 SHADING. 

 The necessity for this varies with the locality and the 

 season. In early spring, as the days become warmer, 

 if the plants have grown well, they will be throwing' 

 their buds near the glass. Bright sunshine on the clear 

 glass at this time will not only bleach the color but 

 hasten the maturity of the buds, thus lessening their 

 size. It is best under these circumstances to apply 

 a very light shade, just enough to break the glare 

 of the sun. For this a thin wash may be made by 

 putting a small amount of white lead in the quantity 

 of refined coal oil necessary to go over the surface re- 

 quired. This can be applied evenly as well as quite 

 rapidly, by means of a whitewash brush, having a 

 handle of sufficient length to reach the highest point 

 to be covered. I am not in sympathy with those who 

 advocate the application of shading with a syringe, 



