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They can also be more easily cared for when the rows 

 across a bench are 12 inches apart, but the plants con- 

 stituting the row may be six inches apart. 



Again, if single flowers on long stems are desired, 

 soft cuttings should be rooted by the first of July, and 

 planted as soon as ready from a two inch pot, in four 

 inches of soil, six inches by 12, as before described. 

 Care should be taken to plant the low growing varieties 

 where there is the least amount of head room. If they 

 are to be supported by wire stakes, the upper wires 

 should be in position before the bench is planted. 



The soil should be composed of two-thirds decayed 

 sod of a rather light texture, and one-third well com- 

 posted manure, to which add fifty lbs of flour of bone 

 to the amount of soil necessary for a hundred foot 

 house. Give them plenty of air without drafts. See 

 that they never lack for water, or receive a check of 

 any kind from the time the cutting is made, until the 

 bloom is perfected. Remove all laterals as fast as fhey 

 appear, and as soon as the buds are formed, remove all 

 but one. This should usually be the crown, but if 

 that is in any way imperfect, select the best one. 

 From this time until the flowers show color, liquid 

 manure should be supplied liberally, but not too strong, 

 or when the soil is in the least dry. In whatever por- 

 tion of the house your highest colors are planted, see 

 that the glass is shaded slightly, or the full sunlight 

 will fade the bloom. 



