i26 The Flower Garden [Chapter 



ing once a week, if in loam or stiff soil, but if in muck 

 it will only be necessary to mulch. Water every day 

 during the hot weather, and if kept from seeding they 

 will bloom from June until cut down by frost. They 

 do well in full sunshine or in shade, but must have a 

 fair amount of moisture. If no seeds form plants 

 may be lifted in the fall and potted in large pots for 

 winter blooming. 



Small plants of the Chrysanthemum obtained from 

 the florist in the spring will, with proper care, make 

 fine blooming plants by fall. Plant out, when all dan- 

 ger of frost is past, in a sunny bed composed of rather 

 sandy loam and muck well manured and made deep 

 and mellow. Set the plants from a foot to eighteen 

 inches apart each way and cultivate at least once a 

 week during the summer. They should never suffer 

 for water, as if once allowed to dry out they never 

 fully recover. 



When the plants are six or eight inches high pinch 

 back to four inches. Allow four branches to spring 

 from this main stalk, removing all others. When 

 these are four inches long pinch back again, allowing 

 each of the four shoots to form three or four branches 

 and nipping out all others as they appear. If a few 

 very large flowers are desired, allow only the four 

 branches to grow from the main stem, removing all 

 other shoots. When the branches are six inches in 

 length pinch back for the last time not later than 

 August ist, after which they should be allowed to 



