Prta v.rau.j planting cut. 
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In considering the question of rlantln* rut vinuj pot3 .Nr.3 affords 
3 good exa?^.ple cf what night be done in this direction, 
th.r. i j ibjolut.ly nr doubt that r.any thriv. infinitely better 
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et.en planted rut and this’ can be seen in Mr.2,though latterly,the hruae 
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ha3 been considerably neglected and the or writer varieties have been 
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allowed to swar.p tjhe choice** rr.es.. 
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Infinitely better reaulta could be obtained-than are noticeable in this 
house.There is that sarte stagnant- feeling present and tU.? is entirely 
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due to the surrounding vegetation having beer allowed tr grew at will 
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and tide vegetation feme a dense l edge re one vide of the house, 
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excluding tie necessary arount cf air. 
In ernaidering this question fror the print cf riev cf adequate 
supervision by watchmen,such a cohere cannot be thought*of t if the watchmen 
are tr have an 4ainterrupted view cf the whole house fror cue place. 
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If the rain idea is tr be from the watchmen 9 * print rf view t then scr.e 
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very ferial achere met be adopted,fry naturally the planta will grew 
larger when planted cut in their proper rooting rxediur. than when tley 
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are confined tr pots* 
This supervisirn4a not really necessary when plants are planted out, 
frr beyond,say a Begonia leaf rb twr f yery few visitors are likely tr 
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root up a plant and carry it away withrut being epetted at the cate,or 
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entrance tr tie louse. 
For a house such as Hr,3 in Penang # s!ade is again tie west careful 
print tr be considered ard split bertar chicks seer, tr be successful. 
the roof,to r.y rind,is not quite high enough.Curved roofs seer, tc be 
the best fror. an artistic point rf view and alar frrr. tl.e purely 
horticultural side. 
Straight paths should be avoided and the style adopted,absolutely 
informal with occasional pools of water(this entirely apart frm the 
water supply necessary for.the watering of the plants). 
Such, a house as this should be entirely devoted to the choicer species 
of plants and plants such as 9hauratre< ecus and Oereuligo avoided. 
