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How to Cure Chrysanthemum Rust 



Q. My plants are badly affected with this reddish fungus. What 

 can I do to cure it or prevent its appearance another year 1 Anxious, 

 tSurbiton. 



A. Take the cuttings in December, sooner or later as convenient, 

 trim the leaves off the cuttings, and do not leave more foliage than 

 is absolutely necessary ; do not cut the bases off, label each lot of 

 cuttings, and bury them in sulphur in a close fitting box a biscuit 

 box would do. Use plenty of sulphur so as to cover the cuttings. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS. BAD ON LEFT ; GOOD 

 ON RIGHT. 



Leave them in the box for twenty-four hours, then take out, cut off 

 the bases and insert in the usual way. The cuttings will nag a little, 

 but will soon pick up after being put in the cutting box. If 

 possible strike them in another house, apart from the house in which 

 they flowered, or even in a cold frame. This treatment invariably 

 effects a cure : you may follow it with confidence. 



