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but avoid too much moisture or dryness, excess or want of water being 

 equally harmful. Waterings during the winter should be less frequent. 



The trees can be used with excellent effect to decorate a terrace, a 

 flight of steps, or a balcony, provided only that they are not continually 

 exposed to a brilliant sun. The different pines, being less susceptible to 

 external conditions, can also be similarly treated, but their leaves fall 

 more quickly, and they suffer more from being kept too long in a room. 

 Azaleas and other foliage shrubs endure the same treatment as Chamae- 

 cyparis very well, if placed in a position less exposed to the sun. 



The foregoing remarks also apply to deciduous plants. Maples endure 

 the climate very well in sheltered places. 



Figs. 6, 7, and 13 were kindly supplied by Messrs. Jas. Carter & Cc. 



