. Dew drops for famishing flowers. Floriculture. 36 closed, when it may or may not be pushed back into the window. If the window is wholly devoted to floriculture, it can be more easily and saccessfull)^ managed if the window is divided off from the room by glass doors hung on hinges, that may be opened or closed at will; this will keep dust and noxious gases from the plants. And just here we wish to say it is almost impossible to grow plants in a room where coal gas is burnt, unless precautions are taken to protect the plants from the atmosphere while the gas is burning. This is per- haps the
. Dew drops for famishing flowers. Floriculture. 36 closed, when it may or may not be pushed back into the window. If the window is wholly devoted to floriculture, it can be more easily and saccessfull)^ managed if the window is divided off from the room by glass doors hung on hinges, that may be opened or closed at will; this will keep dust and noxious gases from the plants. And just here we wish to say it is almost impossible to grow plants in a room where coal gas is burnt, unless precautions are taken to protect the plants from the atmosphere while the gas is burning. This is per- haps the cause of most failures in the attempt to grow plants in the house. If the glass doors we have already spoken of cannot be used as we have recommended, then before the gas is lighted lower the curtains or window shades; this will usually prove sufficient. We have already given all necessary di- rections for the treatment of the plants; they will be found in the preceding chap- ters under their respective headings. The extent of the cultivation of plants for win- dow gardening must be governed by the resources of the culturist. If space inside and out is limited, and he cannot remove his plants when out of bloom, he must be contented with such plants as will be or- namental for the longest time. Usually, however, there are windows enough to ac- commodate a large number of plants. One or more of these windows occupy the most conspicuous place or places; in these we certainly want to have our prettiest plants. By exercising our judgment we can have these windows looking admirably all the time: true, it will be at the expense of the windows less favored by position. Yet the effect will be more pleasing, and no doubt more satisfactory, to see one or two windows looking grand than to see five or six looking only moderately fair. When flowering plants are out of bloom transfer them to another place to recuperate, and supply their places with others just coming into bloom. This will re
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