THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



June 

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be very poor. As fast as breastwood shows, it should be 

 pinched out, thus restricting the plants to three shoots. 

 It is natural for Chrysanthemums to form this trio of 

 main growths. The shoots start after the production of 

 an early flower bud, either in April or May, and grow on 

 throughout the remainder of the year, eventually pro- 

 ducing one large flower each. If the side shoots which 

 start from them were allowed to extend at will, the 

 energies of the plants would be spread over a greater 

 number of shoots. More flowers would be produced, 

 but they would be smaller. When the plants are stood 

 out of doors for the summer, the three growths should 



be tied to stakes, 

 in order to guard 

 against their being 

 broken by gales. 

 The position 

 chosen should be 

 a sheltered one, if 

 possible, but not 

 overshadowed by 

 large trees. The 

 plants benefit by 

 full exposure to 

 sun. 



Hardy Biennials 

 and Perennials. — ■ 

 Seeds may be sown 

 as advised in the 

 previous section. 

 A task that will be likely to call for early performance in 

 herbaceous borders is that of staking. The plants will be 

 full of growth now, and many will be developing flower 

 stems, The habit of the plants, and their behaviour under 

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Fig. 43.— Staking Herbaceous Plants. 

 a. The wrong way. b. The right way. 



