THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



bloom continuously with strong, tall stalks 

 and flowers of wonderful size and color. Last 

 year, in mid-October, she shifted to a small 

 greenhouse snapdragons and stocks that had 

 bloomed in the garden for five months, when, 

 the tops having been cut down somewhat, 

 they soon began to bloom again. The middle 

 of March, she sent me a great box of them. 

 Allowing for a month's time to recuperate 

 after being transplanted to the greenhouse, 

 these two annuals bloomed continuously for 

 nine months. 



This friend is often accused of having 

 special and secret processes for raising her 

 snapdragons, but, although she and her gar- 

 dener look very wise, they disclaim any treat- 

 ment other than that described, with the addi- 

 tion of plenty of water. 



The Poudrett'e can be dug about phlox and 

 hollyhocks soon after they start to grow, and 

 a second dose given the phlox, when the heads 

 of their first blossoms have been cut off, will 

 assist the plants greatly in forming their sec- 



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