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MANAGEMENT OF PLANTS. 
and the pots full of roots, it will encourage their growth 
. and cause them to flower finer, but do not give them 
it too often, once a week or less (as they may require 
it) with clear water alternately, and when they have 
stopped their growth it should be discontinued, or it 
will cause them to get sickly by excess of nutri¬ 
ment. 
As soon as there is an appearance of frost coming, 
such Plants as are in pots should be taken into the 
house or conservatory, and those that are tender that 
were plunged into the borders, and also any that were 
planted out of their pots in the garden, should, if tender, 
be taken up and potted and shaded from the sun till 
they have recovered; previous to taking them into the 
house, any of them that require it should be top dressed 
with a little fresh soil, and wash the outsides of the 
pots, and give them a good watering with the water 
pot over their leaves as well as their roots, as Plants 
need a good watering when first taken into the house. 
They will not require watering for some days after¬ 
wards, and will look clean, and keep the green healthy 
appearance, and not miss their removal from the night 
dews so much. It is an advantage not to have them 
get frosted, as they will keep their leaves on and 
continue growing much longer than if they were 
frozen. Such Plants as are hardier may be left out 
some time longer, but take them in before the frost 
gets hard enough to freeze the ground, or they may 
be injured. In case of frost coming on which it usu¬ 
ally does at the end of September or beginning of 
October, and any Plants remain in the ground that are 
tender, they should be covered over with mats or other 
