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GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT. 



About Christmas, the first batch can be started, and 

 others may follow at intervals. Place at first in a cool 

 greenhouse and gradually increase the temperature until 

 it is 60 degrees, at which time the growth should be 

 started. The development of the buds can be aided if 



FIG. 53. KALMIA LATIFOLIA. 



the shrubs are frequently sprinkled. The care needed 

 by these plants is about the same as that required for 

 other plants under similar conditions. 



While most of the herbaceous plants will have little 

 value for forcing after the first season, many of the 



