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the plants are retarded so that they will bloom later than would 

 otherwise be the case. A few plants treated in this way from 

 the beginning of May till the end of June will give a fine suc- 

 cession of flowers through January and February. After cut- 

 ting back in this manner the plants must be kept moist until 

 the new growth appears. It must be borne in mind that the 

 practice is not recommended except in the case of decorative 

 plants, as the individual blooms are not as large when so 

 treated. It is of special value in the production of flowering 

 plants for greenhouse or conservatory decoration. Late prop- 

 agation will also induce late blooming qualities, and keeping 

 the plants out of doors as long as possible in the fall is also 

 favorable to this result. 



There are some varieties which, under the same treatment 

 as other chrysanthemums, will not bloom until December is 

 well advanced ; such are Late Duchess, Princess Teck, Mrs. 

 Cannell, H. Waterer, and others. These should be supplied 

 with liquid manure until the buds commence to show color, 

 but on account of the short dull days in which they bloom 

 they will not require as much water during that period as the 

 earlier sorts. The following is a list of good late flowering 

 chrysanthemums : 



WHITE. PINK. YELLOW. DARK. 



Pelican, Hero of Stoke Newing- Thunberg, Welcome, 



Mrs. C. Carey, ton, Gov. of Guernsey, Mr. Gladstone, 



Lucrece, Mrs. Wanamaker, Mr. H. Jones. Bicolor, 



Moonlight. Mrs. F. Thomson, Goldfinder. Gloire de Tou- 



Syringa. louse. 



