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HOW TO CARE FOR PLANTS ON ARRIVAL 
When plants have been transported considerable distance 
they often show the effects of such treatment, especially so if 
delayed in transit. When they have been packed three or more 
days their roots should be submerged in tepid water a few 
hours, this treatment will revive them sufficiently so they will 
be more likely to survive when planted out of doors or placed 
in pots. The moss may be removed or if the ground is dry it 
may be left intact and then planted, thus treated moisture will 
be conserved at the roots which will be very beneficial and may 
establish some that would otherwise be lost. It is also well to 
make the soil fairly firm near the plants which prevents rapid 
evaporation. 
IDENTIFICATION 
Each Autumn we receive many flowers with a request to supply the 
name. We are glad to do this as far as possible but the following rules 
should be complied with : 
1. Cut the stem at least one foot long so we may see the foliage. 
2. Wrap the end of the stem with wet moss or other material to 
preserve the freshness. 
3. Number each kind and keep a record of the numbers. 
4. Line the box with wax paper and tie the blooms securely to 
prevent shifting. 
PLANTING RECORDS 
When the exact location and the varietal names are desired the fol¬ 
lowing system should be adopted. Draw a diagram of the space planted 
and number the plants, or rows if all are the same, and keep this record 
in a file or book. Indicate the name of each number. If this course is 
followed identity is always available and lost labels are of no con¬ 
sequence. 
COLOR VARIATION 
The originator of new varieties usually decides which kind of bud to 
reserve or at what date the proper bud generally appears. Such data is 
important, if the same results are secured, as it has a bearing- on the 
color as well as the form of the bloom. The early bud usually produces 
the largest bloom and is lighter in color than blooms secured from the 
late buds. Some varieties that are white from an early or crown bud 
are more or less pink if a late or terminal bud is reserved and yellows 
may be bronze. 
