CULTURE 



To be successful in the cultivation of the Chrysanthemum, 

 whether for pleasure or for profit, for exhibition or for 

 decorative purposes only, it is absolutely essential that 

 one must be systematic, and attentive to the needs of the 

 plant, from the start to the finish. 



Every successful exhibitor or grower brings all his 

 thoughts and faculties to bear on what he undertakes. 

 There is no haphazard or slipshod method employed. 

 Everything is carried out in a definite, prearranged 

 manner. Some people will say the culture of the 

 Chrysanthemum is easy. This may to a certain extent 

 be true. At the same time there is a wide difference 

 between plants or flowers that are grown in an indifferent 

 manner, and others that have had unremitting care and 

 attention bestowed upon them. The beginning of the 

 Chrysanthemum year is, I consider, when the principal 

 exhibitions are past, and the plants are being prepared 

 for the production of cuttings after the flowers have 

 been removed. 



This period will be in the latter days of November 

 or early December. 



The flowering growths should be shortened down to 

 within about five inches from their base. The plants 

 should be placed in a cool house, free from frost, and 

 as near to the glass as possible. Some growers advise 

 turning the plants out of the pots, reducing the ball of 

 soil a little, and replacing them in a somewhat smaller 

 size. 



This system is only necessary if the plants have been 



