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must have a good stake to protect it and keep it straight. 
When the desired height is attained, pinch the top off 
and treat the new shoots that come from the sides as 
before directed, and allow none to come out on main 
stem for say thirty inches above the ground. If your 
main stem has ‘not attained thirty-six inches in height 
before pinching, of course shoots must be allowed to come 
out a little lower down, so as to form a good head. In 
growing Standards they must be kept in pots all the 
time, that is where they are wanted for conservatory or 
room decoration in the Fall, as there would be danger of 
loosing them when transplanting to pots after all their 
growth was made in open ground. In the far South, 
where they remain out all the time, it is not necessary 
to keep them in pots, but may be grown to Standards in 
the open ground with the same care as the other Chry- 
santhemums. 
SAVING SEED. 
The seed bearing plants should be grown in pots, and 
somewhat small, for convenience in handling and stor- 
ing; the blossoms should be the largest and most perfect, 
and all inferior flowers removed. The plants, while in 
flower, should be kept in a dry, airy, sunny greenhouse 
or window, and they should be well established, even to 
pot-bound, in their pots to quicken their inclination to 
bear seeds. As soon as the flowers selected for seed bear- 
ing are in full bloom, clip, off the flower leaves with a 
pair of shears, but not so short as to injure or touch the 
stamens or pistils. This allows ready access for wind or 
insects to assist in fertilizing the flowers, also for the use 
of the camel’s-hair brush in hand-fertilizing them. In 
bright, sunny weather, and where bees and other flower- 
haunting insects abound, a good crop of seed may be had 
by their assistance; but, for all the time and trouble it 
