GAEDENING 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. 



*'I 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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