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might get a little extra bottom heat to stimulate growth, 
and they could be sprinkled over with water in the mor- 
nings and afternoons during bright weather, thus giving 
them a nice start for their summer quarters in the window. 
Meanwhile, their places may have been taken by Calceo- 
larias, Cinerarias, and other spring-flowering plants. 
The frame will be used for growing these annual 
spring-flowering plants, and also for striking cuttings, &c. 
Cuttings of Pelargoniums may be taken either in the 
autumn, when the plants are cut down, or in spring; while 
cuttings of Fuchsias may be taken in spring when the 
shoots are large enough. 
CHAPTER IX 
The Greenhouse and Frame 
Where a greenhouse can be added to the general 
equipment of the garden it will be found of very great 
importance, and will widen the scope of this subject to a 
considerable extent. We can then understand the funda- 
mental principles of growing plants under artificial con- 
ditions — for such is growing plants in glass structures, 
whether greenhouses (cool), or stoves (warm), or conser- 
vatories (either cool or warm), or vineries (for grapes), 
peach houses (for peaches), orchard houses (for various 
fruits, &c.). The growing of plants under such conditions 
is vastly different from their growth in their natural habitat. 
Hence it is for the successful gardener to find out the neces- 
sary conditions under which his various plants will grow. 
