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care; go slow. Stir up the soil lightly ail around the 

 plants; destroy all weeds and if you possibly can afford the 

 time clean the plants a little as you go. If the plants don't 

 wilt any longer 

 during the day, 

 this is the best 

 sign that new 

 roots are sup- The Sydenham Soil Scarifier 



porting them 



and shade is no longer necessary. Get it off the glass, 

 and let the full sunlight come in; open up the ventila- 

 tors and the doors. Keep the stock short and bushy; 

 you don't want them to flower at once. If the plants 

 are in fine shape try to keep them so. Don't water be- 

 cause the days may be awfully hot or because you make 

 it a rule to water every day, but water because the plants 

 are in want of it. Go over the bench and examine it. The 

 soil should not be allowed to dry out completely before 

 water is applied, as this would hurt the newly planted 

 stock just as much as to allow the roots to stand in soaking 

 wet soil for several days. Try to keep the soil evenly moist. 

 It is the best way for the new roots; it will encourage their 

 growth more than anything else, and that is what you want 

 and must have before you can expect long-stemmed flowers 

 in September. 



UTILIZING SURPLUS FIELD CARNATIONS 



There are several ways of getting money out of surplus 

 field Carnations. One is to keep on pinching the smaller 

 plants back and potting them up about the middle of 

 September, carry them over the Winter in frames, and use 

 them for planting out for your customers' borders. These 



