1 8 BOOK OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 



points and on the leaves where principally affected. 

 This should be done over night and the powder may be 

 syringed off in the morning. 



At the end of March or beginning of April, plants 

 should be making rapid growth and ready for another 

 potting. To allow plants to become at all pot-bound at 

 this stage is throwing away one's chances of good results 

 later. The sizes of pots this time may be from 5 to 6J 

 inches diameter, according to nature and size of plant. 

 The soil may be correspondingly coarser and heavier, 

 with the addition of a very little bone-meal or other 

 stimulant. All the Incurves and finer growing varieties 

 may be placed in the smaller sizes, as in the final potting 

 they will not require so large a size as some of their 

 more vigorous neighbours the strong-growing Japs. 

 They should all be returned to the frames with the 

 exception of the early flowering section that are intended 

 for planting out. These will not need a second potting, 

 but may be stood out under a wall facing south or west 

 to harden off, and may be finally planted out about the 

 end of April, in the places appointed for them. 



Of course much will depend on the weather in this 

 respect : seasons vary so and localities must also be taken 

 into account. 



It will be advisable to keep the newly potted plants 

 in a closer atmosphere for a few days to admit less air, 

 and if the weather be bright and sunny frequent light 

 syringes will be beneficial, also a piece of light tiffany 

 may be used as a shading through the middle of the day, 

 but only if necessary through flagging. This may also 

 apply in the earlier stages of the plants. 



Several days of continuous dull weather will weaken 

 plants, and a burst of strong sunshine following will 

 often cause them to droop badly. It will be wiser under 

 the circumstances to use light shading and admit less air, 

 until they recover their usual robustness. Frequent 



