THE SUMMER CARE 



appreciated. Make it a rule to pick oflf every 

 bud, as soon as discovered, thus concentrat- 

 ing all the energies of the plant in the develop- 

 ment of branches rather than of flowers. It 

 will be understood that this advice applies 

 only to plants intended for use in the house 

 next winter — not to plants of summer-flower- 

 ing habit, like the Fuchsia, the Gloxinia, and 

 the Tuberous Begonia. These should be 

 allowed to bloom freely at this period, as they 

 can not be made over into winter-bloomers 

 by giving them the treatment advised above. 

 Repotting, if necessary, can be done at 

 intervals during the summer. I strongly 

 advise attention to this phase of gardening 

 early in the season, that the plants may have 

 ample time in which to reestablish themselves 

 before cold weather comes on. In the chapter 

 on Fertilizers I have had something to say 

 about the inadvisability of using as large pots 

 as we have heretofore thought necessary to 

 the satisfactory development of a plant. If 

 it is the intention of the owner of a collection 

 to make use of fertilizers during the coming 

 season, do not put your plants into pots more 

 than one size larger than they have been 

 growing in, if you repot them. Depend upon 



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