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DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



"Ward Cases. 

 Those who hare attempted to cultivate green-house plants in rooms, nave 

 met with two serious drawbacks. One is the liability to become coated with 



dust, and the other is the dryness of 

 the air, which is greatly increased by 



Fig. 5. Fig. 6. 



store heat. Fbr these reasons there are but few plants that will endure for 

 a long time in common living rooms. To obviate these difficulties, the Ward 

 Case has been constructed. 

 It consists essentially in 

 covering the plants with 

 glass. This protects them 

 from dust, and by confining 

 the moisture which is con- 

 stantly exhaled by the 

 leaves, gives them a humid 

 atmosphere. It also assists 

 materially in equalizing the 

 temperature, and shielding 

 from the effects of the sud- 

 den changes which may oc- 

 cur in the room. For these 

 reasons, the care of plants 

 in these cases, is much di- 

 minished. 



Fig. 5 represents the sec- 

 tion of a small and simple 

 case — made by covering a 



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