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desirable, in order that the roots may not be damaged by severe 

 frost, to cut the stems down to the ground and to place a covering 

 of ashes or littery manure over the old stool. This can be removed 

 in early spring and the production of suitable cuttings will speedily 

 follow. 



The number and variety of first-class chrysanthemums are now 

 so enormous that it is impossible within the limits of space to give 

 a selection of even the best of them here. The reader may, 

 however, be confidently recommended to study the catalogues 

 of one or two of the famous growers, and by their aid to make his 

 own choice. He will find the task both profitable and delectable. 



