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HOUSE PLANTS 



a rest for several months. If this resting 

 period is during the early spring put the plants 

 in a cool, dry place, and withhold water; if it 

 is during the summer, place them outdoors 

 in a shaded place and give no water, for they 

 will get sufficient from the summer rains to 

 keep the wood from shrivelling too much. 



Many people do not care to carry their 

 fuchsias over from year to year, but I always 

 do, drying them off during the summer and 

 starting them into growth again in September. 

 When starting into growth old plants which 

 have been resting knock the plants out of 

 the pots, shake out from among the roots as 

 much of the old soil as possible, and replace 

 in the same pots with new, rich soil. Keep 

 the plants in a rather humid atmosphere, 

 but do not give much water until the roots 

 have taken hold of the new soil and growth 

 begins to break. At the time of repotting 

 cut back, leaving only an inch or two of the 

 last season's growth. This is done to keep 

 the plants small and compact. 



AN EASY FAVOURITE 



Another plant which will give much pleas- 

 ure, and which is as easily grown as either 



