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once and there should be at least from eight to twelve 

 shoots to each pot to furnish it nicely. In the earlier 

 stages of growth only sufficient water to keep the plants 

 healthy must be given, as any excess would tend to make 

 them grow too freely ; but later in the season the supply 

 must be increased, as the roots will dry very quickly in 

 such small pots and loss of foliage will follow a check 

 from drought. 



Little or no manure will be required until the flower 

 buds are pushing, when the plants must be assisted in 

 the usual way with liquid or artificial manures. 



In most instances the plants should be disbudded 

 to one flower on each stem, the extra colour and quality 

 in the disbudded blooms making the plants more effective 

 as decorative subjects, either in the house or conservatory. 



Many of the dwarfer varieties may be grown in this 

 manner, but the following list includes the best that I 

 have seen : 



Kathleen Thompson, chestnut^ 



tipped with gold. 

 Caprice du Printemps, rosy 



purple. 

 White Caprice du PrintempSj 



white. 

 Yellow Caprice du Printemps, 



yellow. 



Lilac Caprice du Printemps, lilac. 

 Madame Marie Masse, mauve 



pink. 

 Crimson Madame Marie Masse*, 



crimson. 



Bronze Madame Marie Masse, 



bronze. 



Elstob Yellow, bright yellow. 

 Polly, bronze yellow shading to 



chestnut. 



Carrie, rich yellow. 

 Miss D. Elliott, terra-cotta. 

 Primrose Girl, primrose. 

 Countess, white. 

 Soleil d'Octobre, yellow. 

 Bronze Soleil d'Octobre, bronze. 



