larksville, Term. 
rubbed or pinched out from time to time, and the small flower buds are 
removed as soon as they are as large as raddish seed, which is during 
the latter part of August and September. The terminal bud is the larg- 
est and the one usually retained. Growers for exhibition often confine 
their plants to one stout stem, and every lateral shoot is removed as 
soon as they appear, and only one bud retained. By this means of 
devoting the complete energy of one plant to the development of a 
a single blossom, it is wonderful the size of the blossoms that are grown 
by this manner of cultivation, and where ample room can be obtained 
and a good supply of plants on hand, the intending exhibitor would do 
well to follow this tule if fie wish to distance all competitors for large 
blooms in the November exhibitions. All through the season the plants 
must have constant attention. The watering and thinning of the shoots 
in Summer and the disbudding in September and October is the chiei 
points in the raising of large blooms. The number of blooms allowed 
to remain on each plant is a matter that each grower must determine 
for himself, according to his circumstances and requirements, always 
remembering that quantity will always be at the expense of quality, as 
the flower producing power of each plant can be concentrated into one 
or more shoots, and the same power in each shoot can in return be con- 
centrated into one particular bud. The number of shoots intended be 
be left on each plant must be decided on in the early Summer, not later 
than July 1st. Not more than six should be left, four would be better. 
Some growers for exhibition grow only one stem to the plant and one 
flower to the stem, but this is where neither labor or expense is a con- 
sideration. When the number of shoots are selected the chief care is to 
preserve only that many. All others should be rubbed off as quick as 
they appear and the selected shoots given all the chance possible to 
grow. Towards the first of September these shoots will begin to show 
their buds, when the process of disbudding must be closely attended to. 
This is a somewhat critical task, even to the experienced cultivator, as 
much judgment is required in the selection of the particular bud to be 
retained. Some growers take out the terminal or end buds as soon as 
they appear and secure fine blooms from some one of the side buds 
retained for that purpose. This is to be recommended in the case of 
early varieties that are apt to come in too soon, as the terminal bud will 
always blossom earliest. With all medium and late flowering varieties 
it is best always to retain the terminal bud. It is not safe as soon as 
disbudding commences to remove all buds but one. At the first dis- 
budding leave say about three ; this will be when buds are about the 
size of raddish seed. As soon as they attain the size of peas the third 
one must be removed. After they begin to develop rapidly and the fear 
of accident from grasshoppers past, the most shapely and promising 
bud must be retained, and the other removed. Keep a sharp look out 
for grasshoppers, as one of these buds just beginning to swell seems to 
be a favorite tit bit for them. Abundance of water must be given when 
buds have reached this stage, and liquid manure must be alternately 
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