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early, between 6 and 7 o'clock. Experiments have shown 

 that the early morning is a good time to feed. But if 

 the amateur gardener waters and feeds in the evening 

 when the sun is low he will be well rewarded. 



Liquid manure should be kept off the foliage of the 

 plants as much as possible. It is practically impossible 

 to feed all the plants in a flower border without splashing 

 some of the liquid on to the leaves. If left to dry on, it 

 may burn the foliage, but it is easily got off by lightly 

 spraying with clear water from a syringe. 



The subject of the use of artificial manures for summer 

 feeding is reserved for Chapter XXVI. 



