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will be made. Pot plants ought to be put under glass 

 towards the end of the month earlier if the buds are 

 showing colour. The heavy night dews of September 

 are enjoyed by the plants, but they are not good for the 

 flowers. Should mildew appear, dust with flowers of 

 sulphur. Keep the plants on the dry side for a few days 

 after the housing, but as soon as they freshen up resume 

 full watering. The plants should be arranged in a group 

 according to height and colour. Ventilate in fine 

 weather. 



October. Outdoor plants ought to be yielding flowers 

 still, but the earliest varieties will be over, and may be 

 cut down when the growth begins to wither. Flowers 

 will be developing rapidly under glass. Less water will 

 be needed, but the soil should not be allowed to get 

 quite dry. The hot-water apparatus ought to be started 

 in damp, foggy weather to help dry the air, but the 

 house must not be hot ; 55 should be the maximum 

 temperature. Ventilate every fine day. As most of the 

 shows are held towards the end of October and in the 

 early part of November, the exhibitor should procure the 

 necessary appliances early in October. Large stands 

 are required for Japanese blooms, owing to the great size 

 of the flowers. They should be painted green. A show- 

 board for twelve Japanese should be twenty-eight inches 

 long (left to right), twenty-one inches from back to front, 

 seven inches high at the back, and four at the front. 

 The holes for the tubes should be seven inches apart. 

 For six blooms the stands should be fourteen inches long, 

 and the other dimensions the same. For twelve Incurved 

 the size should be twenty-four inches by eighteen, back 

 six inches high, and front three inches, holes six inches 

 apart ; for six Incurved, twelve by eighteen. If several 

 stands are to be taken about, a large travelling case fitted 



