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ting must be attended to, but never syringe in the lat- 

 ter part of the day, or allow any dampness to be pre- 

 sent on the foliage as night approaches. Some of our 

 finest \-arieties, in order to make first-class flowers, need 

 to be disbudded. This also each grower must regulatie 

 in accordance with the requirement of his market. 

 Varieties change so often, and there are so many in 

 cultivation, it does not seem best to occupy space here 

 in an endeavor to describe their individual treatment, 

 and in this connection I will only speak of Buttercup, 

 as up to the present time it is the best of its color, and 

 comparatively few succeed with it. More than usual 

 care should be exercised to have every cutting in jjsr- 

 fect health when taken from the plant. These should 

 be rooted, and treated as previously described, as they 

 are more difficult to propagate after January. In the 

 field they can be planted in a good loam, but for 

 bench work they need a stifFer soil than other varieties, 

 and I have had the best success on south benches and 

 where under heat was abundant. Propagate and grow 

 twice the number you wish to flower, and when hous- 

 ing never allow any plants to come inside that have 

 the slightest indication of anything but the most per- 

 fect health. 



The chief insect enemies, aside from those mentioned, 

 are slugs, mice, twitter and cut worms. Slugs and 

 snails will be conspicuous by their absence if the house 

 has been thoroughly scalded before being planted. 



