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Show i WISTARIA Tho commonest cause for the nom flowering of wistarias are unbalanced feeding and insufficient or Incorrect pruning. An excessive amount of ni-trogenous ni-trogenous matter in a fertilizer or the soil causes the plant, whether it be vino or bush, to develop great sterf and leaf parts at the expense of flo ers and fruit By withholding all food for a season you may bring your plant into blossom In the same way any shock to the plant's system will check the growth of the plant and make it think of reproduction the propaga tion of the race which, of course, means flowers Wistaria is a slow H grower and slow to reach the point ol flowering. Prune in the spring, or late in tho winter most of the side shoots on the H main branches to not moro than sis inch stubs H Prom these should develop many side brunches, on which in all proba- H bility flowers will be borne the follow H ing season. H Hotter do your roadwork cheerfully and honestly, or have the grace to H grin when you have to take the con H sequences of your own laziness. H Sow mignonette in pots for winter 1 In purchasing grass seed, the best Is always the cheapest In the end. H |