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show color and then when the flowers commence to expand set them in 

 a cool place again. 



While these do not last a great while after they are in full bloom 

 yet they are beautiful, and people get more for their money in buying 

 azaleas than they will in buying a bunch of flowers, and they have 

 something that will last longer than a bunch of roses or carnations by 

 getting them where they Avill be protected, and giving them plenty of 

 water. 



Another plant that is not grown as much as It should be for a house 

 plant, is the rhododendron. Of course this will not last a great while, 

 after coming into bloom, but the flower is so beautiful and makes so much 

 show that if we all grew a few of them, if only a dozen, by bringing one 

 or two of them into heat at a time, Ave would have them for all winter. 

 I think we will all find they will sell. They are not very expensive to 

 buy. While it seems a good deal to pay the price that is asked, yet I 

 never have any trouble in getting four or five dollars for a good plant, 

 and yet there is not as much profit in them for me, as in some other 

 things I grow. They usually come at the time that the azaleas come 

 or a little later, and by setting them in a cool place, moistened for a 

 few weeks, and then i ii:ij.ing them into heat and continue to spread the 

 foliage they will soon come into bloom and they will last well, too. I 

 had a few plants of an early variety, 1 forced for Christmas, and they 

 were left in shape for today. 



There are probably not many of us that have grown lilacs as a winter 

 blooming plant, and yet by importing a number of potted varieties you 

 will get a nice plant with a number of flowers. These will force very 

 readily any time in the winter, and of course if we force them too much, 

 we will not get any foliage, but all flowers, but after the first of March, 

 they will have good foliage, as well as better flowers. And if they are 

 forced too much in the early winter, the dark colored varieties become 

 almost white and later on they have a good color. 



Another common plant that is used for house plants and buying is 

 the geranium;. By taking the plants the first of the year, and up to 

 June, and by keeping the flowers spread out, particularly for fine speci- 

 mens for the following winter and while this will not bring much money, 

 they will sell, and it Is something that everybody knows, and everybody 

 can grow. Now I have said what I have to say, and if there is anything 

 that can be gotten out of the discussion, 1 wish you would ask some 

 questions. 



A Member: I would like to ask in regards to carrying over cycla- 

 men plants, whether or not you think it is profitable for a florisl to do 

 that, or to sow his seed? 



A. I do not know, T never cany them over. When they are through 

 blooming they go on the bum. Of course you will not have good plants 

 carried over. In fact, years ago when I first commenced business, some 

 thirty years ago, cyclamens in bulbs were sold the same a lilies are tc 



