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and length of stem. In tying, place blooms 

 of different size and height adjoining, as 

 far as possible. If this point is carefully 

 carried out, the plant will be symmetrical 

 in outline and yet free from the slightest 

 appearance of stiffness. Good taste and 

 judgment are very important factors in 

 the successful outcome of this work. 

 Silkoline or green smilax twine should be 

 used for tying. Pieces of this may be 

 stretched from each of the short wires to 

 the other, and blooms that have to be 

 tied between two wires may be fastened 

 to the strings. Each section should be tied 

 in conjunction with the others, working 

 from the centre of the plant and entirely 

 around it until finished. The finished plant 

 should show practically none of the frame- 

 work. 



The frame for tying out the blooms of 

 standards is very similar, except that the 

 centre stake should be made of wood about 

 one inch square. Two holes should be 

 bored through this at right angles to each 

 other, with a gimlet or small bit, just large 

 enough to allow a piece of No. 8 wire to 

 pass through, and at such height as will 



