Scald, or Edge-burn, other fungi which cause 

 the leaf to become soft and slimy. 



The flowers and roots have some special dis- 

 eases, but, as doctoring is of little use, and they 

 all spring from fungi or parasites which are 

 developed by indiscreet watering and ventila- 

 tion or untidiness and general slipshod meth- 

 ods, there is really no use in wading through 

 several descriptions of diseases whose remedies 

 are a reiteration of the cautions already given. 



MARKETING 



The usual market bunches contain fifty 

 flowers and a border of leaves. Both must 

 be gathered with stems as long as the plants 

 will allow. It requires care not to injure the 

 developing bud when removing the full-blown 

 flow r ers from the crowns. 



The ordinary custom is to make up perfectly 

 circular bunches, the flowers being closely and 

 evenly grouped and garnished with a collar of 

 leaves. Needless to say, faded or misshapen 



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