86 THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 



ground, planting them out in spring. If planted out 

 and grown up to three or four strong shoots from which 

 the side shoots are kept disbuded, these tips will make 

 the very best of material to cut off and root in August. 

 If one has a number of plants under glass, some of which 

 have grown too tall for the position they occupy, they 

 may be beheaded, and every one converted into a minia- 

 ture plant that will flower in due season. There is no 

 uncertainty about this method and the results, given 

 the suitable material and the right treatment; but 

 to behead a Rose or Carnation at this stage and try 

 to make a flowering plant of it, would only end in 

 failure. This further illustrates the adaptability of the 

 Chrysanthemum to wide and varied uses. 



