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cut off. You can get these from any florist, or 

 greenhouse-possessing friend, as they are usuallj^ 

 "thrown out" after the crop is out. 



These roots, planted in deep flats, or directly 

 in the soil, may be placed under a bench or any- 

 where out of the way. Give just enough water 

 to carry them along until January or February. 

 When the new shoots, which will soon start, are 

 a few inches long, they are rooted in sand. 

 They are grown on, giving two or three shifts 

 until May. They may then be set outside in 

 the soil to be taken in later to the bed or bench 

 under glass. Or, if they are to be grown in pots, 

 or plant boxes, they are kept in these. Or small 

 plants may be bought in May or June, for grow- 

 ing on for fall blooms. 



While "mums" like a rich, strong soil and are 

 greedy eaters, they are cool temperature plants, 

 requiring little heat, even in the fall. In fact, 

 they may be grown without any heat, in a cool 

 house, or a grape-house. But the moderate- 

 temperature house will answer. 



Training and Disbudding 



For the biggest blooms, the plants are trained 

 to single stems, all side shoots being pinched off 

 as they appear. Only the terminal bud is left, 

 all others being pinched out. For symmetrical, 



