64 Chrysanthemum Culture for America. 



to be exhibited in any of the great cities of the north or west, 

 and are to bear the scrutiny of a Thorpe or a Harris before 

 the blue ribbon is attached, a different system must be adopted, 

 and that is, continuous cultivation in pots, as by this method 

 the finest flowers and best results can be obtained. Cuttings 

 for this, as for other purposes, should be selected from strong 

 healthy plants after they are through flowering, placing each 

 in a two and a-half inch pot, and partially shaded until they 

 begin to root, when the shading should be removed, and the 

 plants kept close to the glass. In about three or four weeks 

 from the time of potting, the plant will need transplanting 

 into larger pots. Give sufficient ventilation, that the growth 

 may not become weakly, and keep up a night temperature of 

 48 degrees, for if it should get any cooler^than this, growth 

 would be arrested and a check to the plant ensue. The 

 plants should always be re-potted as soon as the ball becomes 

 filled with roots, and should never be allowed to become pot 

 bound. If the cuttings were rooted in February in two and 

 a half-inch pots, the next change will be into four-inch pots, 

 and this will need to be done about the end of March. If the 

 plants have grown well, the next shift will be into six-inch 

 pots early in May. It is advisable to place them in the house 

 again for a few days, at least, until root action commences, 

 when, if all danger of frost is over, they may be placed in the 

 open air. 



The summer quarters should be a level piece of ground, 

 arranged so that the surface waer from summer showers will 

 readily pass away. Care should be taken not to set the plant 

 in immediate contact with the earth, or worms will find their 

 way into the pots to the injury of the plants. Some place 

 the pots on boards, and others use slate, but perhaps the best 

 method is to set the plants upon a bed of coal-ashes, thus pre- 

 venting the entrance of worms, and allowing the water to pass 

 off freely. In no case should the plants be crowded, but set 



