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specimen bush plants and standards about 

 the 2Oth of the month. Give stock plants 

 good care, particularly abundant venti- 

 lation. Put in cuttings for plants for 

 March sales. Plants that are being shipped 

 must be well packed and protected from cold. 



March Early propagated bush plants 

 and standards will be ready for repotting into 

 six-inch, the second lot into four-inch pots. 

 Keep all bush plants stopped as required. 

 Cuttings in propagating beds will need care- 

 ful attention as to shading and an abundance 

 of water. Stock plants should have all the 

 ventilation possible during bright sunny 

 days, to induce stocky, healthy cuttings for 

 April propagating. Propagate for sales as 

 required. If soil for general potting and 

 planting was not secured in the fall it must 

 be got as soon as possible. 



April Repot early bush plants into 

 eight-inch, second lot into six-inch, and last 

 lot into four-inch pots. Begin tying down 

 branches of bush plants to obtain desired 

 form. Stop standards to form head. Prop- 

 agate plants intended for specimen cut 

 blooms for exhibition from the 1st to 

 the I5th; also early varieties for cut 



