08 FLOWER-GARDENING. 



PROPAGATING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Chrysanthemums may be propagated from hardy cuttings; 

 and each plant will produce several suckers, which may be 

 separated every spring. As the flowers are liable to be injured 

 by the rain in autumn, it is advisable to take up a few plants, 

 and place them in a light room or green-house, which will pre 

 serve them for some time. 



Many people keep their late blooming plants in the house 

 through the winter. This is a bad practice, as the heat and 

 want of air will exhaust or destroy the plants altogether. If 

 the flowers fade before hard frost prevails, it is best either to 

 plunge the pots into the ground with the plants, or to turn 

 them out of the pots and plant them, with the balls of earth 

 entire, into the borders of the flower-garden. 



Early in May, such as may be intended for potting the 

 ensuing season should be divided at the roots, if not potted, 

 and planted, each kind by itself. One single stem is suffi 

 cient for a moderate-sized pot, if the object be to have bushy 

 plants; but if showy plants are desired, one of each of the 

 varied colors may be selected for each pot, which should be 

 sufficiently capacious to hold them without crowding them, 

 as this will cause the plants to grow weak and slender. If 

 this occurs early in the summer, a stocky growth may be pro 

 duced by clipping the tops, and they will bloom in great 

 perfection in their usual season. 



INTRODUCTION TO THE CATALOGUE OF GREEN 

 HOUSE PLANTS. 



To promote brevity and avoid tautology, I here submit the 

 following statement : 



