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son, from the first of October to the end of 
the following June, when the same process 
will be repeated. Although the old plants 
can be used for a second season, I do not 
advocate it; the extra expense and trouble 
of renewing the beds of soil and the plants 
every season, I have proved by experience is 
more than compensated for by the better and 
more constant supply of fine blooms. 
If it is decided to grow the plants in pots 
all the season a somewhat different treat- 
ment is to be followed. After the final shift 
the plants are again placed on the bed of 
ashes, where they are constantly to be 
watched and cared for, the dead leaves picked 
off and the surface of the soil occasionally 
stirred, care being taken not to disturb the 
young roots. During hot weather it is best 
to water in the evening, but when the nights 
become cool the morning is a better time. 
By the middle of August we slightly with- 
hold watering, so that the plants may obtain 
a hardy constitution and a partial rest of a 
few weeks. The greenhouses should be 
thoroughly cleaned, ready to receive the 
plants by the middle of September. After 
the plants are housed they should be mulched 
with thoroughly rotted cow-manure, fifteen 
parts, mixed with one part pure ground bone. 
