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florum is reliable under the system, but only a propor- 

 tion of L. auratum can be depended on. 



This novel practice is at present only carried out on a 

 large scale by the growers for the flower markets, for as 

 the freezing apparatus must be large and expensive, it is 

 not practicable in private gardens at present. 



