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taken off in February or March. They need only ordi- 

 nary care, but should be kept in growth during the sum- 

 aier. They may be planted in the open ground in May 

 and left there until September, when they should be 

 taken up and potted, or they may be placed in four-inch 



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pots and plunged. They may also be grown in a cool, 

 well-ventilated greenhouse and should in any case be 

 large enough to go into five- or six-inch pots by Septem- 

 ber. They naturally branch, but they can be thickened 

 up by pinching them in once or twice. Some florists 



