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MARKET NURSERY WORK 



in September. We cannot say that this is the most expeditious 

 method of propagating pinks, but we resort to it ourselves with all 

 our finer and newer varieties, and consider that the extra time 

 taken up by the operation is fully compensated for by its safety and 

 the cent per cent results. It is usually somebody's fault if any layers 

 fail to strike . Layered plants are lifted toward the end of September, 



FlG, 20. Pink (above, A Slip) 



the layers severed and planted straight out into beds. Note again : 

 we always dig the soil deeply and prepare it well. For selling pur- 

 poses we plant at 6 inches from plant to plant and 9 inches between 

 the row. In taking up orders, we take first every alternate row, 

 and then every alternate plant from the remaining rows, so that 

 should any be left unsold they remain as stock and have ample 

 room in which to grow. 



