220 CATALOGUE OP GREENHOUSE 1*LANT. 



Chrysanthemums may be propagated from seed and cut- 

 tings, and each plant will produce several suckers which 

 may be separated every Spring. As the flowers are liable to 

 be injured by the rain in Autumn, it is advisable to take up 

 a few plants, and place them in a light room or greenhouse, 

 which will preserve them for some time. 



Many people keep their late blooming plants in the house 

 through the Winter ; this is a bad practice, as the heat and 

 want of air will exhaust or destroy the plants altogether. 

 If the flowers fade before hard frost prevails, it is best either 

 to plunge the pots, into the ground with the plants, or to turn 

 them out of the pots, and plant them, with the balls of earth 

 entire, into the borders of the flower garden. 



Early in May, such as may be intended for potting the 

 ensuing season, should be divided at the roots, if not potted 

 and planted, each kind separate. One single stem is suffi- 

 cient for a moderate sized pot, if the object be to bave bushy 

 plants ; but if showy plants are desired, one of each of the 

 varied colours may be selected for each pot, which should be 

 sufficiently capacious to hold them without crowding them, 

 as this will cause the plants to grow weak arid slender. If 

 such happens early in the Summer, a stocky growth may be 

 produced by clipping the tops, and they will bloom in great 

 perfection in their usual season. 



INTRODUCTION TO THE 



CATALOGUE OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



To promote brevity, and avoid tautology, I here submit 

 the following statement : 



That the directions accompanying our catalogue of 

 Annual, Biennial and Perennial Flower Seeds, will apply 

 to such plants in the green-house department as are ordi- 

 narily raised from seed. 



That the directions annexed to the catalogue of Flower- 

 ing and Ornamental Shrubs, for propagation by cuttings, 

 layers, &c., are applicable to. a great proportion of the 



