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applied to this kind. If the buds which appear on the extremities of 

 the branches are too precocious, they should be picked off, leaving the 

 side branches for flowering. 



Shino-Zukuri is a term applied to a method by which the flower- 

 stalks are fastened to bamboo sticks before blossoming in the manner 

 shown in fig. 6, and this method especially suits cultivation on a 

 large scale. The flower- stand shown in the picture is 90 feet long by 

 30 feet wide, consisting of five rows. The method can be applied to the 



