CHAP, viii.] THE CARNATION. 
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indeed* than for any other plant: thus there 
should be twice as much earth as usual in 
/ 
pots for carnations. The pots are placed in 
the sun till the 15th or 20th of November* 
and watered a little at a time* but often. 
After the 20th of November* at latest* the 
plants should be kept entirely in the shade* 
so that they may not be exposed to the 
sun at any time during the day; and it is 
also absolutely necessary that they should 
be kept under a roof where they may be 
sheltered from the rain and snow; but they 
must not be put in a hot-house* as a cold 
situation suits them much better. During 
frosty weather* they should be very little 
watered* in order that the soil in which they 
grow may not freeze very hard. They are 
thus left in the shade till the end of April* 
when* there being no longer wdiite hoar 
frosts to fear* they may be exposed to the 
east* so that the sun may shine upon them 
from its rising to the middle of the day* 
but no longer. Thus treated* they will grow 
luxuriantly* and produce a magnificent show 
of flowers.” 
The best places for carnations in London* 
