PLANTS IN ROOMS. 
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and it does not require water oftener than the soil be¬ 
comes dry, of which no specific time can be stated in 
particular, as that would depend on the vigor of the 
Plant and the heat of the room, but as soon as the soil 
becomes dry, water should be given it. When Plants 
are procured in Spring (that is in April or May,) and 
are in flower, they will want to be watered freely, prob¬ 
ably one or twice a day in warm days, particularly if 
placed in a window exposed to the noon day sun, and 
those in rooms that are more shady, may not require to 
be watered so often. Plants that are kept in rooms 
in the Spring will continue in flower much longer 
than in a Greenhouse or in a Garden, for being 
sheltered from drying winds and not much ex¬ 
posed to the sun, their growth is slower and the 
flowers keep on much longer. But when they have 
done flowering and the weather has become settled 
and warm, say June or July, they should be pruned 
and repotted, if they require it, and placed in the 
Garden for Summer, to make their growth of young 
wood, for flowering the next season. When they are 
set out in the Garden or Yard for summer, it is best 
to place them in a group together, for by having them 
together they are more easy to w T ater and take care 
of, and by sinking their pots a little more than half 
their depth in the ground, it will keep the sun from 
scorching their roots. Repot them in fresh soil, as 
they appear to require it, and they will by this atten¬ 
tion be always ready to take into the house when the 
season arrives, which is much better than having them 
left till the frost comes, for repotting them at that 
season often causes them to lose their leaves. 
