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and, when each branch is five inches long, and 

 looks about the same as the original did, 

 pinch out the top of each shoot, and in 

 turn treat their branches similarly. When 

 the clusters of terminal buds appear remove 

 all but the centre bud, if you want the 

 finest flowers. The more buds you leave 

 the smaller the individual flowers. 



TRAINING FOR STANDARDS 



"I like to grow a few plants in tree or 

 standard form, just for variety. I start as 

 for single-stem plants, and, when the stem 

 is about three feet high, nip out the top. 

 This induces branching, but only the upper 

 five or six branches are retained, all the 

 others being rubbed off. The subsequent 

 treatment is as for bush plants. They need 

 careful staking. 



"Unfortunately, the plants which are 

 destined to grow large flowers will not stand 

 alone. One stake to a plant is generally 

 enough when growing but a few stems to a 

 plant, but when more are required they 

 become quite unsightly. Galvanized steel 

 wire can be used, and is less obtrusive. If 

 several plants are growing together, drive 



