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the plants quickly into a weak growth, and greatly impaired 

 the keeping qualities of the flowers. 



Muriate of potash did not compare favorably with either bone 

 meal, Clay's fertilizer or hen manure. Results from the different 

 plots treated with muriate of potash were not uniform. The 

 keeping qualities of the flowers were, however, excellent. 



Nitrate of soda appeared the least valuable of any of the 

 fertilizers applied, although active growth of the plants was 

 noticeable soon after this fertilizer was placed in the beds. The 

 plants in plots treated with this fertilizer did not show as much 

 vigor and stability as when other fertilizers were applied, and the 

 keeping qualities of the flowers were not so good. 



