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Fig. 10. A HOUSE OF HYDRANGEAS. With proper heating facilities and a whole 

 house devoted to Hydrangeas, it is far easier to time the plants so they will come 

 in just right for Easter than when only a few plants are carried in a house of mixed 



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few days in cooler quarters toward the end. Darwins will require 

 a few days longer, Narcissi a few days less, and the same with 

 Hyacinths. If you have proper quarters in which to place the open 

 flowers, always give them enough time. 



IN THE CUT FLOWER HOUSES 



No matter how wintry the weather on March the first, we are, 

 for sure, on the way to Spring. The sun again plays an important 

 part in warming things up during the daytime and the plants 

 show the beneficial effects of it. There is less care needed in the 

 houses for Nature is helping along and young, healthy growth can 

 be noticed everywhere. Stock which has stood still is beginning to 

 make headway, especially in the case of the Sweet Peas; you should 

 be cutting, toward the end of March, your best flowers from those 

 sown just after the Chrysanthemums. The same holds good with 

 the Calendulas and the Lupines. The Canterbury Rells can go into 

 a 50-deg. house now and the Snapdragons can stand even more. 



FOR MEMORIAL AND MOTHER'S DAYS 



For a crop to cut from by the middle or end of May, double 

 Feverfew benched in March is fine. Stocks sown out by the end 

 of February or early March will be just right and the same with 

 Snapdragons and Larkspur. Another good crop is Candytuft, 



