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glass structure, the colour of the blossoms will be of the 
best, and their form all that one could desire. 
AUTUMN TREATMENT. 
The mid-season sorts in pots should be placed under 
glass during the closing days of September, or the early 
days of October. Previous to this, however, the glass 
structure should be carefully overhauled, and, if needs be, 
a coat of paint given both inside and outside, to prevent 
drip from the roof. This should be done previous to the 
housing, as it is impossible to do it afterwards, and not a 
season should pass without these precautions being taken 
in good time. Not only should the glass structure be 
painted when that already on the woodwork is im- 
poverished, but the glass should also be cleaned as a work 
of preparation. 
It is an excellent thing to arrange some system of shad- 
ing on the inside of the glass structure. This is much 
better than putting any shading of a permanent character 
on the glass, as the latter cannot very well be removed 
when the weather is dull and unpleasant. A simple means 
of shading may be erected by running a few lines of gal- 
vanised or other wire from one end of the greenhouse to 
the other, and stretching on this tiffany or muslin, 
arranged to run on brass rings. This may be pulled 
across at will during periods of bright sunshine, and by 
its use the display may be prolonged, and the colours of 
the flowers, some of which are very susceptible to the 
influence of the sun, be saved from scalding or burning. 
If under cover, the shading material is so well controlled, 
and has the advantage in the dull weather of exposing the 
blooms to the whole of the light available. 
When arranging the plants in the glass structure, see 
that they are brought up well under the glass, not too 
near, certainly, but leaving sufficient space overhead to 
control and inspect them as desired. Each plant, pre- 
vious to being taken indoors, should have the surface soil 
