CHAPTER XI 

 Chrysanthemum Plants in Six-Inch Pots 



The adaptability of the Chrysanthemum to various 

 methods 01 culture greatly widens its field of usefulness 

 so that it is practically brought within the means of all. 

 An easy and delightful way of growing good flowers 

 upon small plants and in small pots is practiced by 

 some growers, a system that is deserving of wide 

 popularity. Late struck cuttings are grown on into 

 plants that require a pot only six inches in diameter, 

 and the plants often do not exceed two feet in hight, 

 yet produce blooms of almost exhibition merit. Such 

 plants are admirable for use in decorating the home 

 and are much more lasting than cut flowers. It is 

 really surprising that one only occasionally meets with 

 the Chrysanthemum well grown in this way, and that 

 usually in some good private garden. Such plants 

 ought to be a staple market article in season and hardly 

 less numerous than cut flowers. They certainly should 

 appeal to those who grow for their own pleasure, and 

 more especially to those who cannot afford to devote 

 a whole house to Chrysanthemums planted out on 

 benches. 



The following detailed description of the method 

 pursued is from the pen of an excellent grower,* 

 who has for many years been most successful with 

 Chrysanthemums grown in every way; but particularly 

 meritorious are those that he grows in six-inch pots, a^ 



*P. l>uff, Orange, >'. .T. 



