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manure will be of advantage to the plants. At no time 

 during their growth should they be crowded as, for the 

 best development, they need an abundance of room. 

 In order to form a symmetrical plant, the branches 

 should be staked, and if the shoots are too thick the 

 weaker ones should be removed. In order to harden 

 the plants, as soon as the flowers have expanded, they 



FIG. 50. HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. 



should be given a lower temperature and an abundance 

 of air. 



Another method is to grow the plants in pots, 

 plunged in the ground out of doors. Here they will 

 require the same care as when planted in the ground, 

 except that more attention to watering them should be 

 given. By July they should be large enough to be shifted 



