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completely refuted all that has been said in that direc- 
tion. We believe on the contrary that the climate of 
the South is especially suited to its cultivation. 
SELECTION OF PLANTS. 
In early Spring secure nice healthy young plants in a 
fresh growing condition. Avoid those that are rather 
large and have a hard woody stem. These are plants 
that were rooted in November and December and got 
stunted through the Winter, and on this account will 
not make a vigorous growth, and are apt to rust and 
become unhealthy long before the Summer is over. 
Better far secure a nice growing plant with soft wood and 
in a healthy condition, if well rooted no matter how 
small, for it will soon grow off with much vigor, and if 
properly cared for, will retain it all the Summer and look 
rich and luxuriant when the large wooded plants before 
mentioned look stunted and less vigorous. We grow all 
our large specimen plants from cuttings rooted in Feb- 
ruary and March. Wegive elsewhere a list of the differ- 
ent varieties best suited for a special object of culture, _ 
PREPARATION OF SOIL. 
After selecting your plants, choose a nice open spot 
where they will have sunshine each day. Make the soil 
rich to a depth of at least eighteen inches with cow 
manure. and a little bone dust ifat hand. If thesoilhas 
a tendency to be stiff or clayey, add a little sand to keep 
it porous, as the Chrysanthemum delights in a rich and 
rather light soil. Set the plants carefully out, taking 
care that the roots are moist and in no way suffering for 
want of water. As soon as your plants begin to grow, 
place a nice stake to each one. Allow only one shoot to 
grow, and when this has attained the height of about 
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