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Side ventilation should be provided by having one 

 or more narrow windows. If shaded so the sun cannot 

 strike it either morning or evening, it is well to have 

 one on both the east and west sides. In the spring 

 and fall these will be found very useful, as they can be 

 thrown open in the early morning hour, before the sun 

 changes the temperature, or they can be opened late 

 in the evening and closed before sunrise, which will 

 result in lowering the inside temperature several de- 

 grees, and if they are kept closed through the day it 

 will rise but little. This will require early rising, and 

 is not the method for the man who wants to save all 

 the work possible, whether it conduces to success or 

 not. 



In the extreme heat of summer it may be found ad- 

 visable to lower the temperature by the use of ice. 

 This will not often occur, and when it is necessary, see 

 that it is as far from the blooms as possible, as it tends 

 to bleach all colored varieties. 



As the roses are cut and brought in, they should be 

 set on the floor under the skylight, and inost varieties 

 will be found to improve with this treatment, and the 

 next day they will be found to be in much better con- 

 dition for retail sale than when placed there. 



It is a well-known fact in cities that the poor " fakir " 

 who stores the flowers not desired for display under the 

 sidewalk in some cool cellar, keeps his stock longer and 

 in better condition than the tradesman who places 



