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son, from the first of October to the end of 

 the following June, when the same process 

 will be repeated. Although the old plants 

 can be used for a second season, I do not 

 advocate it; the extra expense and trouble 

 of renewing the beds of soil and the plants 

 every season, I have proved by experience is 

 more than compensated for by the better and 

 more constant supply of fine blooms. 



If it is decided to grow the plants in pots 

 all the season a somewhat different treat- 

 ment is to be followed. After the final shift 

 the plants are again placed on the bed of 

 ashes, where they are constantly to be 

 watched and cared for, the dead leaves picked 

 off and the surface of the soil occasionally 

 stirred, care being taken not to disturb the 

 young roots. During hot weather it is best 

 to water in the evening, but when the nights 

 become cool the morning is a better time. 

 By the middle of August we slightly with- 

 hold watering, so that the plants may obtain 

 a hardy constitution and a partial rest of a 

 few weeks. The greenhouses should be 

 thoroughly cleaned, ready to receive the 

 plants by the middle of September. After 

 the plants are housed they should be mulched 

 with thoroughly rotted cow-manure, fifteen 

 parts, mixed with one part pure ground bone. 



