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supply, yet it is necessary, at all times, to be moderate in giv- 

 ing it. The heat must be well kept up, and as the shoots 

 extend, they must be supported by sticks, or trained, in any 

 direction, on wire or cords. 



Under such treatment as I have described, I have known 

 one root to grow ten feet in the course of a season, and to 

 have numerous blossom stems upon it. 



