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SUMMARY. 



From the data collected we find bone meal to give the best 

 all-round results. The action of this fertilizer was much slower 

 than nitrate of soda or other nitrogenous manures, but the vigor 

 of the plants and the keeping qualities of the flowers were markedly 

 superior to the plots treated with other manures. 



Clay's fertilizer proved a good second all-round fertilizer, the 

 plants responding to the action of this manure more quickly than 

 to bone meal alone. In keeping qualities the data show that 

 those grown with Clay's fertilizer ranked second. 



Hen manure proved a valuable manure when used in small 

 quantities, but when used in excess it had a tendency to force 



