This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V28", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
"A lady" desires to know how best to grow Poinsettas. If very large bracts are desired, the plants may be cut down in early spring. As soon as they have pushed a little, shake out of the old pots, and reset in as small pots as the roots will grow in. As soon as they get established in these, repot in an eight or ten inch pot, and set in the full sun and give plenty of water during summer; early in the fall take to a warm house. A temperature of 700 gives the best results. Whether large or small plants are desired, they take a good heat when flowering, as well as when growing, to get the best results.
 
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