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and are more disastrous to the plants 
than the frosts. Coal ashes are heavily 
impregnated with sulphur, which is a 
fungicide, and protection by their use is 
proof against fungus growth. 
The success of indoor pot culture 
depends largely upon getting the roots 
well established in the pots, at a tempera¬ 
ture as low as forty or fifty degrees, before 
beginning to force growth at a tempera¬ 
ture of sixty degrees or more. After 
this the bloom is easily developed by 
using plenty of light and moderate water¬ 
ing. The supply of flowers from Christ¬ 
mas to Easter can be regulated by the 
time of exposing to light. 
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a good shade of very light yellow tan 
to harmonize. 
For your library, where you will use 
the light oak furniture, I would suggest 
that you stain the woodwork to show the 
tone of English oak. For this room 
choose a two-toned green wall covering 
with a silhouette frieze showing boats 
of flat green against a yellow sky line. 
This will bring the library into harmony 
with the hall. The draperies for the hall 
should be yellow silk madras matching 
the wall covering with door curtains and 
upholstering of tapestry showing dull red, 
green and tan. The curtains for the 
library should he ecru net hung next to 
the glass with over-draperies of green 
raw silk. 
For your dining-room of southeastern 
exposure, where I note your furniture 
will be golden oak, I suggest a two-toned 
golden brown wall covering. The 
woodwork to be a shade of golden brown 
to harmonize. This will make a good 
setting for your furniture. 
I will have sent to you sample panels 
showing these stains from several stain 
manufacturers. All finish should be 
dull or waxed, as you prefer, but not a 
high gloss finish. 
For the kitchen, finish your woodwork 
in the natural with a good tough varnish 
which will withstand heat and moisture. 
For the floors throughout a waxed effect 
would be satisfactory. If you prefer 
something different there are several 
floor finishes now manufactured which 
I can recommend. I will send you the 
names of firms making these as I cannot 
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