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While temperature of course plays an important part in plant cultivation, the questions of soils, moisture, drought, etc., have also to be considered. Here again a knowledge of the local natural surroundings will give one a fairly good idea as to what compost should be used, and whether much or little water is to be given. A plant that grows naturally in a peaty or marshy soil would be likely to ?ourish in a similar compost, but would in all probability die in a very short time if planted in heavy clay or coarse sand, although it might do fairly well in a moist loamy soil. On the other hand, plants from desert regions where sandy wastes abound will probably require a hot, dryish atmosphere, although they may enjoy moisture at the root during the period of active growth. Others again from the lower elevations of tropical regions can scarcely be given too much heat and moisture in conjunction with a rich and unctuous soil. To enable the gardener to judge which set of conditions is most likely to suit any particular group of bulbous or tuberous plants, this volume has been specially written, and the author hopes that it may prove itself worthy of frequent reference on the part of the intelligent cultivators in all parts of the British Islands.
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