THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Sept. the whole they are best out of doors, as they are less 

 l~^5 liable to destruction by " rust " — a fungus which causes 

 brown patches on the leaves, and leads to great loss of 

 foliage. There is a certain risk of injury by frost, but 

 the plant is really hardy in most soils. It is more likely 

 to be killed on a damp site than on a well-drained one. 

 Rabbits must be excluded from the garden. These 

 animals will come close to a house in the quietude of 

 dawn, and they are very fond of Carnations. The 

 majority of growers pot their young plants, and winter 

 them on a bed of cinders in an unheated frame. If they 

 can be kept free from rust, such plants are certainly 

 bigger in spring, as a rule, than plants which have been 

 wintered in the open air ; but they must be examined 



periodically, and any 

 infected leaves re- 

 moved. Three and a 

 half or 4-inch pots 

 will be suitable, ex- 

 cept for very strong 

 plants, which may 

 have 5-inch. The soil 

 should consist mainly 

 of fibrous loam, with 

 a liberal dash of sand. 

 The plants should be 

 potted firmly. 



Chrysanthemum 

 Buds. — I have de- 

 scribed the "crown" 

 buds on Chrysanthe- 

 mums, and told how they generally appear in August. 

 They are distinguished, as I have said, by the fact 

 that a cluster of growing shoots breaks out beneath 

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Fig. 69.— Taking Terminal Buus off 

 Chrysanthemums, 



a. The terminal bud. 



b. Smaller buds which must be cut off, 



as denoted by the dark lines. 



