GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
with only a reasonable amount of light, as when 
near a north or east window, if they have the 
proper amount of heat and moisture. But don’t, 
please, set any plant back in the room, away from 
the light, and expect it to succeed very long,—for 
it never will! Select, then, growing things suited 
to your living quarters, and learn their needs. 
The heat of many living-rooms is too great,— 
and too dry,—for some plants to do their best in, 
and they should be kept near the windows, although 
out of draughts. They usually will stand as much 
cold at night as they are likely to get in an ordi- 
nary house, so it is best not to overheat them dur- 
ing the day, but instead, keep them in a cool part 
of the room. Moreover, they thrive better if, when 
suitably placed, they are allowed to remain undis- 
turbed. 
The atmosphere should be kept moist by means 
of water kept on stove, register or radiator, but 
water to the roots should be applied to most plants 
only when the soil is dry. This during the winter 
generally means two or three times a week. With 
few exceptions, plants should not be watered while 
still showing dampness. 
*‘T often wonder,’’ said another florist, ‘‘that 
women with gardens do not try to save some of their 
flowering plants that might easily be moved into 
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