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THE CULTURE OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



left for a week or so, towards the top, to retard the bud. 

 Amongst the incurveds C. H. Curtis, Duchess of Fife, 

 Clara Wells, and a few others the buds may be secured 

 by the middle of August, as they have so many florets; 

 but the majority are best not secured earlier than from the 

 2oth to the 25th, or they would be too early. They may 



Crowr? Bud Terminal Buds 



be retarded a little by leaving" a shoot at the side of the 

 bud for a few days to draw the sap from the bud, as with 

 the Japanese. The best incurveds are those secured at the 

 end of August. 



A Good Dressing. 



Now, supposing we are at the end of August, or the 

 first week in September, and the buds are all secured. It 



