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Show Fooling the Polneettla. The florists wero long puzzled by tha problem of brliiRliiR nil their polnsettla plants to full bloom for the holiday NoiiKiui. In time n solution was offered of-fered by Dr. V. W. Ourner and II. II. Allnrd of tho United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture, who discovered that by rcRuhitlng the amount t which was allowed to reach the ' the blossomltiR (Into could tie sp or retarded nt pleasure. If the shine In nllowed to fall upon tho you polnsottln only a few hours cacli da. It evidently tnkos the lack of llRht to tho approach of the shortest day and puts all Its efforts Into blooming before the end of tho year. Chr'st inn Scl-euco Scl-euco Monitor. I |