CARE OF THE BUDS 57 



ventive. Occasionally damping may take a more pro- 

 nounced form and the entire flower rot in its early 

 stages, from the center, so as to be absolutely worth- 

 less. This is from excessive feeding, and especially 

 denotes too much of chemical fertilizers, for which the 

 remedy suggests itself to be remembered the follow- 

 ing year. 



Finally, as the flowers attain maturity, the season's 

 record should be completed with a few timely notes 

 of the most important operations, as a ready reference 

 for the future, and a safeguard against mistakes 

 through lapse of memory, especially in regard to the 

 dates when the buds were taken. If these be recorded 

 and they prove to have been too early or too late, the 

 mistake can be rectified the following year. 



Exhibition Chrysanthemums are entirely a prod- 

 uct of -individual effort. They are a development of 

 latent possibilities, inherent in the plant, but unat- 

 tainable if the plant be left to its own natural growth. 

 The grower's success, therefore, along this special line 

 of culture, is just in proportion to the knowledge he 

 has at command and the systematic application of the 

 same toward the purpose in view. 



