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enue may be obtained by selling stock plants. 

 As soon as the blooms are cut from a section 

 of bed or house, the stock of each of the 

 varieties desired to be grown the next year 

 should be lifted and potted, or planted in 

 boxes that are from four to five inches deep, 

 and stored. Surplus stock may be sold if 

 a market can be found for it. 



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Plants that are from ten to fifteen inches 

 high may be had with comparatively little 

 trouble, and a limited mumber sold at a 

 fair profit. Cuttings of the most dwarf- 

 growing varieties may be made from the 

 middle of July to the middle of August. 

 They must be put in a closed frame, kept as 

 cool as possible, and given only sufficient 

 ventilation to keep the air from becoming 

 stagnant and causing damping and fungus. 

 If a gentle bottom heat can be maintained 

 under the cuttings they will root more 

 quickly. Some fermenting stable manure 

 will provide such heat. As soon as rooted 

 they may be potted into small pots and kept 

 in the closed frame for a few days, after 

 which they may be gradually hardened by 



