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growing through the summer. The dressing is also most 

 useful to the support of the young growths, which will 

 come up in the centre of the plants later, and make the 

 best cuttings to propagate the stock for another year. 



Liquid Manure. This is used by many good 

 growers, and when applied judiciously it has a wonderful 

 effect in heightening the brilliancy of the colours. Many 

 different plans are adopted to make it. Dissolving 

 artificial manures in the proportions recommended by 

 the various makers is one way, but the old-fashioned 

 method is hard to beat if it can be carried out. Gather 

 a peck of sheep's dung and place it in a canvas bag ; 

 then put the bag in a 3<>gallon cask of water ; another 

 small bag filled with soot should also be placed in the 

 cask. The goodness from the dung and soot will soon 

 get into the water. When this liquid has been used, fill 

 up the cask again with water (the dung and soot will last 

 for weeks before requiring renewing), and stir the liquid 

 with a pole. A good watering once a week with this 

 manure-water will be most beneficial to the plants. 



We have assumed that the grower is dealing with 

 plants which he has propagated himself, and therefore 

 has beside him in a frame, so that planting out can 

 be done at the most opportune moment, and the plants 

 can be lifted with fine balls of soil attached to the 

 roots. With young plants received from a nursery rather 



