124 Chrysanthemum Liilture for America. 



from the nutriment of the bud, and on this account must be 

 carefully removed. After their removal, the flowering buds 

 begin to swell rapidly, and liberal applications of liquid 

 manure must be made. If the buds appear early in August, 

 it is best to rub them out and let another shoot come and pro- 

 duce another bud which will undoubtedly give the best bloom. 

 The crown or terminal bud that forms early in August will 

 not as a rule make a good bloom, being liable to be deformed. 

 Any buds that appear after the last week in August may be 

 retained, as all will make good blooms that form after that 

 date. A variety of liquid manures should be on hand all 

 through this and the next two months, so as to give the plants 

 a change occasionally, which is highly beneficial. 



SEPTEMBER. 



Where large blooms are required, disbudding should be 

 closely attended to all through this month, and the tying and 

 training of specimen plants should receive the undivided 

 attention of every cultivator. Watering, top-dressing and 

 syringing are also important points now. Nearly all the 

 varieties will be showing their buds by the middle of the 

 month, and these must be thinned out in accordance with the 

 purpose of the grower. The top-dressing must be resorted 

 to in wet weather, as the rain carries the fertility down to the 

 roots. Manure water cannot be advantageously applied when 

 the weather is very wet, and the top-dressing is the best way 

 to furnish them their nourishment. At this time it may be 

 piled a couple of inches above the rim of the pot, leaving a 

 basin in the center to hold water. All plants intended for 

 indoor decoration that have been growing in the open ground 

 during the summer, should now be taken up and potted. 

 Shade well for a few days, keeping them sprinkled, and grad- 

 ually inure them to the full sunlight. Stake carefully, and 

 remove only leaves that have wilted and become brown-dur- 

 ing the operation. 



