CHAPTER IV 

 Bush Plants and Standards 



Time for propagating — Watering — Condition of soil used — 

 Drainage — Stopping or pinching — Tying and training — General 

 care — Supports for the blooms — The finishing operation — 

 Transporting the plants 



To PRODUCE first-class specimen bush 

 plants or standards the grower must use 

 all available means at his command, leaving 

 nothing to chance that possibly can be 

 foreseen. Good large plants are more at- 

 tractive and impressive than good small 

 ones. To get large plants they must be 

 propagated early. It is advisable to put 

 in at least two lots of cuttings for this 

 purpose; three lots will be better, as " things " 

 will happen to the plants, no matter how 

 well they are managed. Early propagated 

 plants that are intended for large specimens 

 will sometimes make flower buds in March, 

 which generally will ruin them for the 

 purpose intended. The first lot of plants 

 should be propagated before January ist, 



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