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showing far into the winter. To have the best results 

 from open air culture, however, they should be planted 

 in the spring in the ground where they are to flower. 

 This may be in beds or borders, among shrubs, along 

 hedges, at the base of buildings in fact, given a 

 fair quality of soil there is hardly a position about the 

 home that cannot be embellished with hardy Chrysan- 

 themums if so desired. 



A p^n practiced by many is, in spring to dig up 

 the clumps that have stood out all winter and carefully 

 divide them into small pieces, each having two or three 

 small shoots attached, again replanting these. This 

 plan answers very well, but it is preferable to have 

 a new stock of plants each year, fresh raised from 

 cuttings of the young shoots. In order, however, to 

 follow out this plan, it is necessary to have the con- 

 venience of glass, and some of the plants must be lifted 

 and placed under glass for early propagation. Those 

 who are contemplating culture on a large scale would 

 be well advised to follow this plan entirely, but it need 

 not concern the amateur who has no glass at all at 

 his disposal. 



He may plant his Chrysanthemums and leave them 

 in the same position for a number of years by giving 

 them a good top dressing of manure each spring. 

 When left in this way it is beneficial to cut out some 

 of the weaker of the many shoots that come up in spring, 

 as a concentration of strength upon those that remain 

 will show improved results at flowering time. Only 

 when they show signs of diminishing strength need they 

 be disturbed, and then they may be lifted, divided and 

 replanted in spring as previously advised. One thing 

 is certain, the Pompon Chrysanthemum with its adapt- 

 ability to all surroundings, its ability to do well under 



