. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. THE GREENHOUSE AND ITS FLOWERS. better than the XL All compound, a preparation of Nicotine, which, while fatal to all insects, will not injure the flowers. During the summer, too, use the syringe freely, especially among the climbing plants, but it must be kept away from the flow ers. Damping down—that is, w etting the paths underneath the stages and all vacant spots—is also of great service, as it tends to maintain a humid atmosphere very beneficial to the plants. In the winter too great an amount
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. THE GREENHOUSE AND ITS FLOWERS. better than the XL All compound, a preparation of Nicotine, which, while fatal to all insects, will not injure the flowers. During the summer, too, use the syringe freely, especially among the climbing plants, but it must be kept away from the flow ers. Damping down—that is, w etting the paths underneath the stages and all vacant spots—is also of great service, as it tends to maintain a humid atmosphere very beneficial to the plants. In the winter too great an amount of moisture must be avoided, and a free circulation of air allowed when- ever possible. A great many of the plants that are wintered in the greenhouse may he placed out of doors during the summer, when the structure is available for other subjects that bloom at that period but pass the winter in a more or less dormant state. With regard to the structure itself, it should every third year at least be thoroughly overhauled, all defects made good, and the whole given two coats of paint, by which means it will last a lifetime. Provision should be made for storing the rain water in a tank within the house, as it is then always at a suitable temperature for watering the plants, and for this purpose rain water, when it can be obtained, is preferable to any other. The con- struction of a green- house is a very simple matter, and ready- made erections cost little, too, but structures of an ornamental character are not always the most useful. The very high-pitched roof, ela- borate top-ventilation, and fanciful design so f requently see n a m ong s t cons er- vatories and green- houses attached to the modern villa are abso- lute death-traps to the plants. More often sickly plants result not from indifferent cultivation so much as poorly ventilated and constructed houses, and it is money saved to go to a good horti- cultural builder, and ask' him to put up a plain, simple, and solid s
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