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then filled up with loam, being care- 

 ful that the surface is lower than the 

 surrounding ground, so as to retain 

 any water that may be given to the 

 plants. 



The plants are to be kept well 

 watered until the roots have taken 

 hold of the soil, after which they 

 receive no water unless the season is 

 dry and they show signs of suffering, 

 when they may have it as often as 

 needed, occasionally substituting li- 

 quid manure. Whichever is used 

 should be applied at evening, so as 

 not to b3 evaporated before it has 

 time to soak into the ground. As 

 soon as the roots begin to take hold 

 of the soil, the plants will push out 

 branches very freely, which should 

 be pinched as soon as they are four 

 inches long, repeating the operation 

 as often as the branches become long 

 enough, and continuing until about 

 the middle of July, after which the 

 plants may be allowed to grow at 

 will, simply cutting back any un- 

 shapely branches. The most severe 

 pinching is done while the plants are 

 quite small, so as to secure as many 

 branches near the bottom as possible. 

 These remarks do not apply to varie- 

 ties that make shape!}- plants with- 

 out pinching ; such had better be left 

 to themselves. 



The worst insect pest is the black 

 aphis, which will cause much trouble 

 if allowed to increase. Dalmatian 

 powder, applied with a bellows, is an 

 effectual remedy. 



About the second or third week in 

 August the plants are lifted, the best 

 time being when the grovmd is very 

 drv, for the plants will then recover 

 sooner than when it is moist. They 

 are taken up thus early because it is 



better that the\' should form their 

 buds after potting, for, if formed 

 before, their potting will cause a 

 severe check which is apt to result 

 in deformed or one-sided flowers. 



The plants are lifted with all the 

 roots that can be secured ; but in 

 order to get them into reasonable- 

 sized pots considerable of the soil is 

 carefully shaken off, provided it is 

 light enough to fall off easily without 

 breaking into lumps. For potting, 

 soil containing more manure than 

 that for the small plant is used — 

 about two parts of good loam to one 

 of well-rotted stable manure. The 

 pots are selected according to the 

 size of the roots, being careful not to 

 have them too large. 



In potting large plants the soil 

 should never reach higher than an 

 inch from the rim of the pot, so as to 

 leave ample room for an abundance 

 of water and liquid manure. 



After the plants are potted they are 

 placed under trees where they can 

 have plenty of air, but at the same 

 time be shaded from the hot sun. 

 They remain here about a week, or 

 until they seem to have recovered, 

 when they are taken to the ground 

 where they grew, and jilunged to the 

 rim of the pot in the soil. As they 

 begin to grow they must have plenty 

 of water and never become dry. The 

 young roots soon reach the sides of 

 the pot, after which liquid manure 

 may be freely given as long as the 

 buds are growing. 



As cold nights approach, the plants 

 are placed under glass, even before 

 actual frost appears. It is a mistake 

 to try to keep the plants out until the 

 actual appearance of hard frost, for 

 we have man}' nights not cold ciKinch 



