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through summer and winter. There is too much space occupied just 

 at the time we are storing our winter-blooming plants, and also in 

 summer, now that it is necessary to grow them indoors all the season, 

 so we have to make arrangements to supply the aching void left after 

 the cut blooms are all gone by bringing on other plants in the space 

 that would be otherwise occupied by specimen Chrysanthemums. But 

 these are requisite and indeed essential to make up a good exhibition, 

 and where one has the time at disposal as well as the space it is an 

 interesting hobby, and is one that will give lots of pleasure to the 

 grower. It is essential you will find in the beginning to select with 

 care the kinds to grow for this purpose ; very few of those adapted 

 to producing large blooms are suitable for bush plants, and this is the 

 reason we see so much duplication at exhibitions; for white. Ivory, 

 Jos. H. White and L. Canning are good; for pink, Louis Boehmer and 

 all its sports, V. Morel, lora and Eda Prass ; and for yellow, W. H. 

 Lincoln has no equal, and also Golden Ball and Clinton Chalfant; 

 while for reds, G. W. Childs is a reliable one. Cuttings to produce 

 plants for this purpose should be inserted early in the year to get a 

 good start and to build up as good a foundation as possible before the 

 middle of August, for on this depends the size of the plant, and after 

 that time it will take from the size and number of the flowers to i)inch 

 the plants later. Secure good strong cuttings, and when rooted grow 

 them on without the least check, shifting on from one size pot to 

 another as may be necessary until in May all are in the flowering size, 

 and then the rapid growth must be carefully pinched in as soon as 

 two joints of new growth are made, but be sure never to pinch at pot- 

 ting time, rather wait until the roots have gotten over the check ; it is 

 too much to disturb the roots and pinch off the tops at the same time. 

 A good spraying every evening is a great help to the plants, and stim- 

 ulates them after the heat of the summer days; it is also highly essen- 

 tial to keep from insects. As soon as the plants have become well 

 established in the flowering pots stimulants must be applied as before 

 noted, taking care not to use them too strong, but to err on the weak 

 side rather than on the other ; the pots too should be away from direct 

 sunshine, either plunged in the garden or, if in the greenhouse, 

 mossed round so as to keep the pots from direct sun, these being cap- 

 ital conductors of heat, and the roots will soon suffer, especially those 

 in contact with the pots. Be sure at housing time in fall to give 

 plenty of air at all times when the weather is favorable ; it is far best 

 to use a little artificial heat at night and leave air on than to close up 

 the house on cool nights ; mildew is sure to result ; also damping of 



