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Gardening for Amateurs 



A pretty single Chrysanthemum, Ladysmith, rose coloured. 



Maggie, a free blooming, decorative, yellow Chrysanthemum. 



white; Normandie, blush- 

 pink ; Orange Queen ; Polly, 

 deep orange ; Robbie Burns, 

 rosy-cerise ; Provence, rose- 

 pink ; White Quintus. The 

 height of these varies from 

 20 inches to 40 inches. The 

 flowering season lasts from 

 July to November. 



Twelve Good Singles 

 for the Garden The fol- 

 lowing look charming in 

 the flower border when 

 planted to form groups or 

 clusters : Canada, salmon ; 

 Dorando, lemon - yellow ; 

 Carrie Luxford, rich crimson ; 

 Cecil, rosy-pink ; Crimson 

 Queen, rich crimson ; Janie, 

 rosy- salmon; Kingcup, 

 bright yellow ; Pink Gem ; 

 Rosy Morn, rosy-red ; Snow- 

 storm, pure white with green 

 centre ; Spitfire, fiery 

 crimson ; The Dome, 

 salmon with gold tips. 



Incurved Varieties 

 for Exhibition. Un- 

 doubtedly the plants and 

 blooms of the Incurved 

 section are more difficult 

 to grow than any other. 

 A little inequality, for 

 instance, in the Japan- 

 ese bloom is not notice- 

 able, but in the case of 

 the Incurved it mars the 

 bloom. An exhibition 

 flower must be deep, the 

 petals must overlap 

 evenly, be of good sub- 

 stance and of rich 

 colour, filling the centre 

 thoroughly and incurving 

 to a finished point. To 

 get good blooms of In- 

 curved varieties firm 

 growth is essential, thus 

 firmer potting throughout 

 is advisable, and care 

 should be taken not to 

 give fertilisers too freely. 

 It is also of great import- 



