AMOXG THE FLOWERS WITH REXFORD 



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WHAT TO DO IX JAXUARY 



THEEE will not be much to do this 

 month in any special line. It is 

 too early to start new plants, and 

 most of onr care mnst be given to those 

 upon which we depend for iiowers during 

 the season jnst opening. 



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Be careful not to over-water them. 

 Great harm can be done in a short time 

 by the indiscriminate applications of 

 water to plants not growing actively. Do 

 not allow yonrself to lose sight of the 

 good old rule, ''Water only when the sur- 

 face of the soil looks dry. Then water 

 thoroughly." It would be a good plan to 

 have this rule printed in big t}^e and 

 hung up among every careless amateur's 

 collection of plants. 



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Bear in mind what has been previously 

 paid about fertilizers. Only growing 

 plants need them. In beginning their 

 use let them be weak, to correspond to 

 the early growth of the plants to which 



SARRACENIA PURPUREA AS A TABLE ORNAMENT 



" A THRIVING BUSH OF CLEMATIS JACKMANI 



they are applied. As growth increases you 

 can safely increase the strength or quan- 

 tity of the application. 



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Do not forget what has been said about 

 fresh air. Use it freely. 



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Shower your plants frequently. Evapo- 

 rate water on stove and register. Do any- 

 thing you can to impart moisture to the 

 hot, dry air of the room in which you 

 keep your plants. 



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Give your plants the benefit of all the 

 sunshine possible. Shift them about tliat 

 each may have its turn near the glass. 



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Bulbs will be coming into bloom now. 

 Keep them cool, if you want their flowers 

 to last. 



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Be on the lookout for insects. Xever 

 give them a chance to get the start of you.. 

 Instead, get the start of them, and keep it. 



