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WATERING. 
will not require it so often. The best time to water 
Plants in summer, is in the evening, as they will have 
the night to refresh themselves in, and in the winter 
season, in the morning, that the pots may be warmed 
in the sun,and they will not be subject to be chilled; 
although in rooms that are heated by furnaces, and a 
regular heat is kept, it will make but little difference . 
they may be watered when most convenient. As 
some Plants evaporate their moisture much faster 
than others, they will require watering more fre¬ 
quently, which will be indicated by the drooping of 
their leaves. In cloudy or rainy weather they will not 
need much water, except in the house, and the soil is 
diy. Plants accustomed to the house, should not be 
set out in heavy rains in winter, or early in the spring, 
as the rain is cold, and if they get saturated, it gives 
them a chill that takes them some time to recover, but 
in a warm rain in summer, they may be set out for an 
hour or so, then taken in again, which will greatly 
refresh them, and persons having only the house to 
keep them in will find them much benefited in sum¬ 
mer, by setting them out in the evening to receive the 
dew, and taking them into the house in the morning. 
Plants in warm rooms at all times require to be kept 
a little moist, though they need most water when 
growing and flowering. 
