STIMULANTS 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS need a large amount of nourishment 

 during their growing seasons, and this is an absolute 

 necessity where good results are looked for later when 

 producing their blooms. One of the safest and best 

 stimulants that can be given them is freshly gathered 

 droppings from a deer park or sheep pastures, about a 

 barrow load placed in a tank or large butt and filled up 

 with water. To this may be added some soot, tied up 

 in an old sack or bag of fairly coarse texture, and allowed 

 to soak a few days before being used. Many use cow 

 manure in the same manner, but I do not consider that 

 it has the same virtue. It appears to waste more 

 quickly in the water, and cakes the surface of the soil 

 more quickly. 



The only bother to avoid in using deer or sheep 

 droppings is the choking up of the can spout. Use one 

 of wide and short barrel. Some, again, use farmyard 

 drainings, very good in their way, but perhaps not equal 

 to the first-named. Usually it is quite safe to apply 

 this liquid on every second or third day and it may 

 be continued up till the time the bloom has almost 

 expanded. The only time it should be withheld is im- 

 mediately after the plants have been repotted. As soon 

 as the roots have commenced actual growth it may be 

 used. 



When the plants are housed, and all the buds have 



been taken, they should be further encouraged by the 



use of stronger manure, either as a top-dressing or 



applied in liquid form. Some growers top-dress with 



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