SELECTING THE BUDS 27 



The lateness can often be circumlocuted and the bud 

 taken in August by the following plan. 



Instead of waiting to allow the bud to form in May, 

 pinch in April the point of the growth. This will fore- 

 stall the May break as it were, and the growths will be 

 earlier, consequently the crown bud will show earlier 

 than if waiting to appear in the natural way. I cannot 

 advocate this for all growers. It will suit those in the 

 south, but in th$ far north they may often have to rely 

 on their first crowns, unless favoured with a particularly 

 good season. 



The latter are far more handicapped than the former 

 in the choice of buds, and usually have to take first 

 crowns, through the season being colder and shorter than 

 in the southern area. 



Some may question what constitutes the north, and 

 what the south portion. 



I think the very north of England and Scotland might 

 go together, and the rest of England and Ireland as south. 



It is difficult to define even at that, as districts in 

 Scotland vary considerably. 



A few miles south-west of my district, the summer- 

 flowering Chrysanthemums are quite three weeks earlier 

 than with me, in fact vegetation in general is much in 

 advance. 



I merely give this as an illustration, and every grower 

 must find out how best he or she is suited and act 

 accordingly. 



When obtaining plants from nurserymen or Chrysan- 

 themum growers, advice is generally tendered gratis as 

 to the best method to employ for each variety, taking 

 the locality and season into consideration, and what bud 

 will meet the circumstances. 



The cultivation and raising of new varieties among 

 Chrysanthemums has now reached a very high order. 



Each variety brought out is entered in the National 



