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said to be a consequence of shifting immediately 

 after the flowering season ; but it happens only 

 partially. To ensure a bloom from such forwar d 

 plants at the proper season, it is only necessary 

 to destroy the autumn flowers the instant they 

 make their appearance : the next flower-bud in 

 succession will soon be pushed forward as a sub- 

 stitute. 



Soon as the general bloom is over, the collec- 

 tion must be removed to its summer repository. 

 The plants should be examined as they pass 

 through the hand on this occasion. Some, which 

 have grown and flowered strongly, and whose 

 roots appear above ground, may require to be 

 shifted : dead leaves should be taken off, and the 

 surface of each pot stirred and freshened up. 



Respecting the summer station, it is only ne- 

 cessary to repeat, that the florist's daily attention 

 does not cease with the flowering season. Many 

 fine auriculas are lost from want of proper care 

 during the summer. To obtain sufficient shade, 

 the plants are often placed in some dark, out-of- 

 the-way corner, where there is too much humi- 



