The Garden Under Glass

THE BEST FLOWERING PLANTS 65 crown must be grown on as the second would be too Jarietks differ greatly in respect to bud formation and p-ain ^nepI^U^ re£ulated according to the experience S^ined of !t by oneself or by others. These differences ccount for the confused ideas of buds, and envelop the whole process in a cloud of mystery. The Value of Data It may happen that a certain variety does well on the second crown bud, but if allowed to break naturally the o wer i rom that bud would be insufficiently developed for nie time of the show at which it is intended to exhibit earllr11???0^ necessitV of hopping the young plant andHf Jn^hUi bnnSin&about the appearance of the bud eiiirhn fuU devel°Pment at approximate dates. For future Ü 1S wel110 keeP an accurate account of when the DottSZ Wtre n\Serted’ When they received their various aoniS iey Were st°PPed' whcn various buds the tZ ?He °" Which the chosen one was ^en “d ho ni? °f ltS fu develoPment- Added to these, it would for thp6 lnstructlve and interesting to note the formulæ and theTT C“nposts’ the times of leding the plants, with the t mdS °Ållqiud and dry fertilisers used, together specifik °f and the hei^hts of the PIants at onlVæmnP?eS’- ? & theSe n°teS are taken theV wil1 not tion biifP? an lnt.erest ln the work and stimulate observa-could i ±° ,W0 d provide data fOT tlK which put to practical account. Number of Blooms per Plant shouH be 'ifl? W°°ms are t0 Sr°™ »o more than three ould be allowed „„ each pIant. Some of fllc leadjng