CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN 6-INCH POTS. 33 



CHAPTER IV. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN 6-INCH POTS. 



Dwarf chrysanthemums are now grown in all parts of 

 the United Kingdom, and in recent years so many 

 naturally dwarf varieties have been raised that it would 

 be an easy matter to form a large group composed of 

 plants none of which stand over four feet, while the front 

 could be faced with plants from 18 to 24 inches high in 

 6-inch pots. 



Methods of Culture. 



There are a number of methods which may be pursued 

 in the production of these handsome dwarf specimens. 

 The first is to insert the cuttings at the beginning of 

 April, in boxes, so that a square of glass can be laid over 

 them to keep them close until rooted (a herring-box is a 

 capital thing). The box may be placed in a greenhouse or 

 cold frame. Fill it half-full of soil, the same as that re- 

 commended for cuttings (see Chapter II.), and dibble the 

 cuttings in lines, with a small label to each. As soon as 

 they are nicely rooted, pot them off into 3-in. pots. When 

 they are six inches high take out the point to make them 

 break, and when the pots are well filled with roots (which 

 will be towards the beginning of July), a shift should be 

 made into 6-in. pots. Pot tolerably firmly, using the same 

 kind of soil as recommended for final potting. One shoot 

 only should be allowed to grow, and the next bud which 

 appears should be secured from such kinds as Algernon 

 Davis, Beatrice May, Chs. Beckett, Frank Payne, F. S. 

 Vallis, Hoi. Mrs. Lopes, John Peed, Keith Luxford, Lady 

 Talbot, Leslie Morrison, Mrs. A. T. Miller, Pockett's Crim- 

 son, W. A. Etherington, Walter Jinks, W. Howe, and 

 W. Mease. 



Another method of producing dwarf plants and per- 

 haps the best way of all is to secure some of the top 



