CHRYSANTHEMUM 



Many of the midseason varieties are good for Thanks- 

 giving and after if planted late. Elmer D. Smith. 

 Subsection V. — Culture of Chrysanthemums for 

 JUxhihition. 

 This branch of cultivation naturally requires more 

 care than any other, and the cultural side counts for 

 very little compared with the personal qualities of the 

 e\hibitor after the fls are dehveied at the exhibition 

 hill Piiz. wniiim., IS 111 ,ic hki l.usnuss tinii fioueul 



It 1 i| Us but 



s 111 1 Many 



tc «n I 1 1 I 1 li " but a 



CliMsuiili iiiu 11 I, i\ Hi 111^ a 111 11 1 11(5, er and 

 more spti 1 tliZL (I th ui \\ ith .*n\ uthei tiuwci -Vs soon is 

 the schedule of piizes ib published the competitor 

 should pick out the classes he intends to try foi The 

 impiiit iiK 1 i>t stiiiui, stock can hardlv be overstated 

 N \ I III 1 l\ foiced plants aie more likeh to 



^i\ I 111 selected stock carefullj grown by 



til It ><e\t to a general coniprehen 



SI II I I II II I iiiiiiu culture perhaps the two most 

 impuit int t 1 f IS 111 successare the quality of stock and 

 the choKe cit 1 1111 1\ In the biggest exhibitions no^ el 

 ties iipflassfd h\ themselves One of the commonest 



upon novt Itif s tor f^f ni ral pif It i 1 ii i) 1 t * 



chin,e\isits with other ^i ^ i t i I I i il 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



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SECTION II -CULTrRE OF MARGUERITES INDOORS 

 There are t\\< t\ jn s nf "\1 u^ueutes the common one, 

 or Pans Dm i ti i i i ii foliage and the 



gl UK ous "M ^Uucous foliage 



The toiii. 1 I tor cut flowers 



Thelattii ( I I \ better for large 



specimens Mu^iuii a i i ail plants with flo 



nsts and lu the luuscin itoiies ot amateurs being of 

 eas> culture and remarkably free from enemies They 

 are cultivated for two distinct pui poses —for cut flow 

 eis aud for specimm pliuts \uung plants being used 

 for the foiiii, 1 piii| . ml l.U r ones for the lat 

 ter tor ut 11 w i tli iittiii_ uh looted in spring, 

 and the Hoi 1 t ii ii ill I | I'l j 1 mts in pots all sum 

 mer outdo is th n..li tin isn t n s a\ toi amateurs 

 and lis aic produced (luim, th. 1 II niii.. w inter It is 

 sometimes said that Maigueiitis 1 n t hit « , n m the 

 fall ittti beint. planted out ill sunnii i m th garden 

 and thit uiuestiicted root roc iii in ik s th, |)lints too 

 1 irge toi the best production ot < ut lii w ei s The prm 

 ciples undeihmg the matter are as follows m turning 

 plants out of pots into the open giound in 

 spring a plant that has tilled its pot well 

 with loots tends to make a much more t. "" v ^ 



compact root system m the garden than the i 

 plant th it had but a few roots m its pot 

 and the foimer jilmt is easily lifted m the 



rather small. If the 



year. 1 

 foliage, 

 liage; e- 



sufficient demand it could 

 to have fls. in every month of the 

 ]iity to cut Marguerites without any 

 - that all fls. look best with some fo- 

 1 ir i.wn. With a little forethought, 

 ■;in be secured, and they will look 

 much prettier and last longer. There are very few con- 

 servatories without some Marguerites. An excellent 

 pi m IS to have a number of plants m 6-inch pots from 

 cuttings struck the previous spring A plant looks 

 bail at hrst when the fls have been removed on sprays 

 a foot long, but in a short time tbe-s are ready for cut- 

 ting again With a little management a succession of 

 fls can be maintained without making all the plants 

 thm or unsightly Such spra> s will last a week or two 

 in water and the opening of the larger buds is an addi- 

 tional feature of beauty which is lost if fls. are cut with 

 short stems and without foliage Robert Shore. 



if the outdoor types are the Pompons 



h I hue from 40-100 buttons an inch 



1 1 md regular rays. Such plants 



I « inter A selection of these old- 



1 I 11 on page 308 under head of "(8) 



Pumpnn 



I outdoors but with poor results. The green- 

 5 not so hardy In the north they are 

 likely to be killed b\ the winter Their fls. usually lack 

 in size depth and symmetry largely because there are 

 more of thim on a pi mt than a florist allows for his best 

 blooms but chiefl\ because they do not get as much care 

 in general as is gn en to plants under glass, where 

 space IS precious For the very best results. Chrysan- 

 themums must be flowered under glass, and they need 

 the greatest care and forethought practically all the 

 year round Hilfwav measures are unsatisfactory. 

 Thus It Ii 1] I lis til it till T 1] aic se varieties are usually 

 unsatist I t IX lit II 1 III 1 the Pompons are chosen 

 by thi sH wh in _i\ x i liitle care to plants and 

 would 1 itlii 1 h u 111 iii\ sill ill lis than a few large ones. 

 This also]) iith 1 \pl ails wh-, uu two dealers recommend 

 anything like the same list ot Japanese varieties for 

 outdoor culture Neveitheless it is possible to grow ex- 

 cellent fls i and 5 or even b in ac-oss outdoors, but it 

 requires staking disbudding and some kind of tem- 

 porary protection, as of a tent or glass, during frosty 

 weather Pig 458 shows a cheap and simple structure 

 of coldframe sashes resting on a temporary framework. 

 In severe weather a canvas curtain can be dropped in 

 front and the wmdon of a warm cellar in the rear 

 opened to temper the iir Fig 458 is taken from Gar- 

 den and Forest 1 52 1 where J N Gerard has left a de- 

 tailed and delightful account of his success, which is 

 sure to rouse the enthusiasm of e\pcrt amateurs. For 

 general outdoor culture, however, where no special care 



fill 



summer tho 



rl( n th, fls slmnld not be 

 if tlu 111 iin obiect IS high 



lie unht for further use m 

 m-\s be turned out m sum 

 iiiish scattering bloom all 

 the fls are likely to be 



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458 Suggestion 



bloom outdoors 



