OF WATER 



of watering them daily, and liberally, we would 

 soon drown them out, as they are in no con- 

 dition to make use of as much water as the soil 

 will hold in suspension. Therefore water 

 sparingly, at such times, and wait for them to 

 begin vigorous growth before using water 

 freely on them. 



I am well aware that much of what I have 

 said in this chapter will not be quite clear to 

 many readers, particularly those who have not 

 had much experience in the culture of plants 

 in the house, but it is as plain as it can be made 

 until they come face to face with the perplexi- 

 ties and problems which beset the amateur 

 floriculturist. Then a careful reading of this 

 chapter will enable them to more clearly under- 

 stand the advice I have given, and httle by ht- 

 tle the difficulties in the way will vanish. 



The use of water on plants is almost as im- 

 portant as the application of it to their roots, 

 when we attempt to grow them in living- 

 rooms. It is almost impossible to grow good 

 plants there without applying water to their 

 foliage in the form of a spray — "showering" 

 we call it. 



Showering answers a two fold purpose. It 

 washes off the dust that clogs the pores of the 



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