The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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Disbudding. 



One of the first facts for the chrysanthemum grower to realise is that more 

 buds are invariably produced than can be perfected. Fully one-half of the buds 

 should be removed from all plants. The crown or terminal buds are always the 

 best and should be left, while the buds produced on the short side growths 

 never attain any size and are better removed. Disbudding cannot be performed 

 at one operation, but must be done from time to time as the buds appear. 



Watering. 



Chrysanthemums should never be allowed to become dry. From the time 



that the cutting is rooted until the perfect bloom is ready to cut, no check should 



be permitted, or the bloom will suffer in quality. Plants growing in the open 



ground do not require as much water as those in pots. The pots should be 



plunged to their full depth, care being taken not to allow the plants to root out 



over the pot. During the hot season plants in pots require water more than 



once a day. 



Insects. 



The black aphis is the only insect that seriously troubles the chrysanthe- 

 mum, and these will sometimes infest even the healthiest plants in great 

 numbers. Syringing with a 

 decoction of tobacco will keep 

 the plants perfectly clean. 

 The refuse stems from tobac- 

 co factories are excellent for 

 this purpose. Plants in the 

 greenhouse are perhaps easi- 

 est kept clean by means of 

 fumigating with tobacco 

 smoke. Plants in the window 

 may be kept clear of aphis by 

 placing a cone made of strong 

 paper over the plant and fill- 

 ing it with tobacco smoke. 

 Tobacco should always be 

 moist when used, to prevent 

 it blazing. Where tobacco 

 cannot be conveniently had. 

 some extract of tobacco, of 

 which there is several brands, 

 should be used, sulpho-to- 

 bacco soap is probably the 

 best, but any of them are 



clean, easy to prepare and p.^.. 913. -Specimen Floweks of Mbs. 



quite effectual. Cbaig-Lippiscoit. 



