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flower spikes. Fig. 107 shows arums as grown in one of the houses represented on 

 page 288. 



The other plan, and which, answers remarkably well, is to rest the plants after 

 flowering, and early in June divide and plant out singly on a breadth of moderately 

 light, free-working ground that was manured for some previous crop. Very stiff, 

 lumpy, or newly- 

 manured ground is not 

 suitable, as the plants do 

 not all move well from 

 it. Trenches prepared 

 as for celery are quite a 

 mistake. Plant the single 

 crowns, the strongest, 15 

 inches, and the rest 1 

 foot apart each way, just 

 burying the crowns. 

 Give water to settle the 

 soil about the roots, and 

 mulch with long, strawy 

 manure. During a very 

 dry, hot summer, water 

 may be given two or 

 three times with advan- 

 tage, but during the 

 average summer none 

 need be applied. By the 

 end of August, flowers 

 should bo showing on 



many of the plants. All ought to be carefully lifted not later than the second week in 

 September, saving as many roots as possible with some soil about them. Place them 

 singly in pots large enough to hold the roots without unduly cramping them, or two or 

 three strong plants may be placed in a 10-inch pot, a plan that is preferred when cut 

 blooms only, not plants, are marketed. After potting, arrange the plants outside, in a 

 convenient position for housing quickly, in the event of a frost being anticipated, and 



Fig. 1C7. House ov Arums. 



