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between the plants, being careful, however, 

 that during stormy weather rain does not 

 get blown in through the ventilators. Ven- 

 tilation will also aid in keeping the tempera- 

 ture down, which should be as low as possible 

 generally. Forty to fifty degrees at night is 

 the proper temperature after the buds are 

 formed, and while it will frequently be im- 

 possible to keep it so low, get it as near those 

 figures as possible. If it occasionally goes 

 below 40 degrees no harm will be done. 



Many of the red, crimson, and claret 

 varieties burn badly, particularly if fed after 

 the blooms begin to show colour. Feeding 

 of such coloured varieties should be dis- 

 continued early, and if they can be placed 

 by themselves where a light shading can 

 be given them the burning may be pre- 

 vented. Bright pink specimens will also be 

 benefited by a light shading after the 

 blooms are half developed. Shading further 

 may prove beneficial in preventing, or at 

 least alleviating, damping. This is a trouble 

 that affects highly fed and highly developed 

 blooms of certain varieties, and is very 

 discouraging. The condition • is brought 

 about by high temperature, accompanied 



