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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. 
PLANTING RECORDS 
When the exact location and the varietal names are desired 
the following 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 consequence. 
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. 
KEEP THIS CATALOG FOR REFERENCE 
This catalog is really a book of reference, giving the height 
the plants attain, and the best bud to reserve for the many sorts 
especially so as the time for securing buds draws near. Every 
word in this catalog from cover to cover is worth reading and 
may throw light upon some subject important to the recipient. 
