4 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



gently making plans and preparations for 

 the ensuing year. It will be well to watch 

 this expert, and, so far as possible, adopt 

 his methods. His note-book will be a 

 prominent factor in his operations at all 

 times, and particularly so at the beginning 

 of the chrysanthemum year. As his flowers 

 come along he jots down the date of full 

 development, the condition and appearance 

 of blooms from the different kinds of buds, 

 and whether colour, form, and general 

 character are desirable. He decides which 

 varieties and how many of each he will 

 grow, and selects the healthiest plants that 

 have produced the best blooms for "stock" 

 plants for propagating purposes. As soon 

 as the blooms are cut he has these stock 

 plants stored in some cool, light, and well- 

 ventilated place, convenient for watering. 

 A sheltered and well-protected coldframe, 

 he finds a most excellent place for storing 

 stock plants from which cuttings are not 

 to be taken before February 1st. When 

 cuttings are required as early as January 

 ist he places them in a greenhouse where 

 a temperature of 45 to 60 degrees Fahr. 

 can be maintained. Meanwhile the expert 



