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my opinion, is too soon by three or four days ; 
you have not that prospect, or even a chance 
of having a choice of first-rate flowers in full 
bloom, and in their highest condition, as you 
otherwise would, provided you -were to post- 
pone it a few days longer. This flower can- 
not be hurried into bloom for reasons before 
stated : and it is well known to a good con- 
noisseur, after the middle pips are fully ex- 
panded, that if placed in a full north aspect, 
and supplied with water. Sec. that their bril- 
liant colours will remain unchanged twelve 
days at the least, and are well calculated to 
remain on a stage eight or ten days longer j 
but in prize floAvers there should not be 
even one single faded pip. It ought to be 
known, that after the petals of a flower are 
completely expanded two or three days it very 
frequently improves with many sorts ; the pips 
get larger, and quite flat and level, and some- 
times more lively in their colours. Each shew" 
day should be so arranged as to be three clear 
days apart, at least, so as to allow you an op- 
portunity to attend a little to your business or 
profession, as well as to pleasure. 
I am sorry to say, that some of our best 
florists keep too few sorts, as well as too 
small a stock, which is the cause why they 
