FOR AMATEUR CULTURE 



great regularity. The plants should be show- 

 ered all over every day, if possible, to keep the 

 red spider down. If this is not done this pest 

 will soon ruin them. 



If young plants are procured in spring, to 

 grow on for winter use, they should be pinched 

 back, at intervals during the season, to secure 

 plenty of branches. If this is not done they 

 are almost sure to develop into lanky, leggy 

 plants with but few branches to bear flowers. 

 They should not be allowed to bloom during 

 summer. Hold them in reserve for winter. In 

 September put the young plants into six and 

 seven-inch pots. These will be large enough 

 for them to bloom in. When buds show, apply 

 a good fertilizer. If many buds appear, it is 

 well to cut away some of them, thus throwing 

 the strength of the plant into the development 

 of large flowers from those you leave. 



If one does not care to start her Carnations 

 in spring, field-grown plants can be procured 

 in early fall. These will be bushy, compact 

 plants, often well set with buds when sent out. 

 If this is the case, I would advise cutting away 

 every bud, and not allowing the plant to bloom 

 until later in the season after it has fully estab- 

 hshed itself in its new quarters. 



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