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inside through the entire season, encouraging them by 

 every possible means to make as rapid a growth as is con- 

 sistent with sturdy vigor. Use weak liquid manure 

 water every day. Keep all laterals removed, and just 

 as the buds begin to show, strew a liberal sprinkling 

 of flour of bone on the sand on which they stand. 

 As soon as the bud that is to remain is selected, and 

 the others are removed, handle and size them, giving 

 to each plant three inches of space each way, and place 

 them where they are to remain without being disturbed 

 again until the flower is perfected. It will be but a 

 few days before the roots will go through the bottom 

 of the pot and spread out like a fan in search of the 

 bone. This will cause the plants to produce flowers of 

 enormous size compared with the amount of pot room 

 given to the roots, and when placed where the size 

 of the pot and bloom can be compared, beholders are 

 filled with wonder and amazement at the result. Of 

 course they are in blissful ignorance as to the cause, 

 but that does not warrant any one in saying it is a 

 trick. There are no tricks in our business. They 

 were all appropriated by the trades which preceded 

 us. If it is desired to exhibit any of these in pots, the 

 roots should be severed that are outside of them, and 

 in doing this no harm will result to the blooms if they 

 have matured, and if they are kept liberally supplied 

 with water. 

 Changes are taking place yearly through the intro- 



