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of culture, dwarf-growing varieties should 

 be used and the plants propagated after 

 May ist. 



When ready to be shifted from their first 

 pots the plants should be transferred direct 

 to the soil in which they are to grow and 

 flower. Repotting is unnecessary, except 

 where the arrangements for their permanent 

 quarters are not completed, in which case 

 a shift into four- or six-inch pots would be 

 preferable to having them become checked 

 by being pot-bound. 



The distance apart for planting will 

 depend somewhat upon the character of the 

 varieties. Those having large, heavy foliage 

 require more room than those of less robust 

 growth, but as only strong-growing varieties 

 should ever be grown to any extent for 

 exhibition purposes, the standard distance 

 ought to be made ample for the strongest 

 growers. To get first-class blooms this 

 distance should be ten by twelve inches; 

 rows twelve inches apart, and plants ten 

 inches apart in the rows. If space is limited, 

 eight by ten or ten by ten inches will do, 

 but the first-named distance will give the 

 plants better chance for full development. 



