44 Growing Flowers 



Chrysanthemums 



Chrysanthemums bloom more satisfactorily if the 

 seeds are sown in hotbeds and the young plants 

 transplanted to the open as soon as the soil has 

 become sufficiently warm to receive them. They 

 should be set about a foot apart when set in 

 permanent locations. 



If chrysanthemum buds are pinched back the 

 work will be rewarded by a great increase in the 

 size of the flowers, as well as by branching and 

 stocky plants. 



Chrysanthemums in pots require liberal feeding 

 with fertilizers from August until the flowers come 

 out. Liquid manure is the simplest way of 

 fertilizing them. 



Chrysanthemums require a rich, well-drained loam. 



Lice frequently take up their abode on the tender 

 terminal shoots of the chrysanthemums. To get rid 

 of them, the leaves should be sprayed with a 

 commercial nicotine solution or with water in 

 which smoking or plug tobacco has been steeped 

 for several hours. Soaking the tobacco in cold 

 water for twenty-four hours will answer. 



