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the cuttings in cold water they should be closely 

 planted in a bed of sifted sand, indoors or out, 

 according to climatic conditions, though out-of- 

 doors is better. 



In order to settle the soil around the cuttings, 

 they should be drenched with water, and a uni- 

 formly moderate supply of moisture should 

 afterward be maintained. 



If these instructions are followed, even the 

 smallest, most unpromising cutting may develop 

 into superior plants. When the slips are strongly 

 rooted, they should be placed in a sunny place 

 in rows eighteen inches to two feet one way by 

 three or four feet the other. They should be 

 thoroughly watered and treated like other 

 garden plants. During July, August, and Sep- 

 tember each of the original cuttings should bear 

 from twenty-five to fifty large, beautiful white 

 blossoms. During the second season the best 

 varieties should produce from one hundred to 

 two hundred blossoms, measuring ordinarily 

 from three to six inches in diameter. 



For the production of new varieties, Shasta 

 daisy seed may be sown thickly in boxes of sandy 

 soil or in out-of-door beds in California. If the 

 seeds are those from the improved varieties, the 

 resulting seedlings will bloom the first season, 

 although the older varieties did not bloom till the 



