THIRD WEEK IN JULY 



can hold up its head as it should. The chrysanthemum for 

 show purposes is not in the category of garden plants, 

 and under the unnatural conditions to which it is subjected, 

 needs to be stiffly supported ; but as a general rule, flowers 

 should hang free, their lower stems only receiving support, 

 and the stake should never be obtrusive to the eye, or so tall 

 as to show above the plant. 



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