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and avoid further watering for several days until 

 fresh roots are formed. For at least a week after 

 the plants are put out they should be protected 

 against hot sunshine, cold winds, and low night 

 temperatures. When the main shoot is 2 to 3 feet 

 long pinch off the growing point to induce it to 

 break freely into side shoots ; and later, if any shoot 

 grows away much in excess of its neighbours, check 

 it in the same way. Otherwise allow the plants to 

 wander freely, provided they are not overcrowded 

 when thinning out the shoots becomes necessary. 

 Keep the plants well supplied with water, and after 

 a number of fruits are formed, use for the purpose 

 very weak liquid manure. Marrows are in the best 

 condition for cooking before they are quite ripe ; but 

 in autumn ripe specimens may be hung up in a dry, 

 airy place indoors, where, if safe from frost, they will 

 keep for a considerable time. 



Good varieties are : Perfection, Pen-y-byd, Long 

 White, and Long Green. Tender and True and 

 White Bush are two good varieties of the compact- 

 growing bush class. 



