FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER 



frost is over, pruned, repotted as soon as they produce 

 small shoots, and shifted on as they require more room, each 

 variety with its appropriate compost and a regular supply of 

 water. Many of them need fresh air and strong sunshine 

 to ripen their growths in July and August, whilst others 

 must be kept under glass during this process. Fine 

 blossoms cannot be produced on green, sappy growths, and 

 therefore this point needs attention. When artificial warmth 

 is begun it must be gradually increased (for sudden changes 

 of temperature will not be beneficial), and water whether 

 for the roots or for syringing should always be used in a 

 tepid, if not a lukewarm state, increasing its warmth 

 according to that of the atmosphere in which the plants 

 are growing. 



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