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potting, but from then until the middle of September 

 they can be grown out of doors in a sunny spot. It is 

 an advantage to sink the pots in ashes, and so keep the 

 soil more uniformly moist. The 5-inch wide flower pots 

 are those in which the plants will bloom, although, if it 

 seems necessary, those 6 inches wide may be made use 

 of. The soil mixture for the second or final potting 

 should consist of rough, turfy soil, with which a little 

 dry, decayed manure, a free sprinkling of sand, and a 

 little bone-meal or special Carnation Fertiliser are mixed. 



Named varieties are raised from cuttings, and it is not 

 difficult to induce them to form roots if the right method 

 is followed. The cuttings should be taken from towards 

 the middle of the stems. They are made from the little 

 side shoots that develop in the axils of the leaves, broken 

 off right at the base near the stem, and are cut through 

 beneath a joint, the lowest pair of leaves being removed. 



A good average length for a cutting is 2 inches to 3 

 inches. If inserted in flower pots filled with sand, the 

 latter being placed on a board above the hot-water pipes, 

 and covered with a cloche, they will form roots in three 

 or four weeks. The inside of the cloche must be wiped 

 every morning to remove the moisture that collects 

 there. If the temperature of the greenhouse is within a 

 degree or two of 50 which is the proper warmth to 

 aim at the cuttings will be in a temperature from 5 

 to 10 warmer, and that is as it should be. They must 

 of course, be shaded from sunshine. When it is found 



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