PLANTS IX SIX-INCH POTS 85 



kerosene. The temperature of the house at this time 

 is fifty degrees at night to sixty degrees during the day." 



Still smaller plants may be had if desired, by 

 using only a three-inch or four-inch pot, yet in their 

 season bearing flowers of proportionate size, these being 

 propagated still later. In some gardens it is customary 

 to grow a number of these miniature Chrysanthemums, 

 they might be called, as they are found very serviceable 

 to finish off groups or other arrangements of the larger 

 ones. Even when the flower bud is formed it is possible 

 to make a cutting of the shoot, and when the same has 

 put forth roots it can be kept growing, and from the 

 bud at its tip will develop a flower of good size and 

 quality. This, too, is a method that could be put to 

 good use by the amateur having small facilities. To have 

 these miniature plants at their best they should be 

 propagated any time during the month of August, if 

 possible, taking the cutting just prior to the formation 

 of the crown bud. The cuttings should be made about 

 four .inches long and only have the lowest leaves 

 removed, as the aim should be to preserve the foliage 

 as much as possible, as little more will grow. If the 

 cuttings be kept moist and shaded they will root in 

 about two weeks, when they should be gradually inured 

 to the light so as to keep them dwarf and sturdy. If 

 properly treated they will, when in flower, be only from 

 eight inches to twelve inches in hight. 



Varied uses might be suggested for these tiny plants, 

 and especially so for table decoration. It is important 

 to select varieties of strong growth for this treatment 

 which will hold up their flowers well, but any of those 

 in the list given for six-inch pots will do. Of course it 

 is necessary to have plants from which suitable cuttings 

 can be secured at this late date, but this can be easily 

 accomplished. They may even be grown in the open 



