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and prevent too rapid drying, or some straw 

 or litter may be used. This treatment, 

 as also the following, while not absolutely 

 necessary, will prove beneficial during the 

 periods of excessively hot weather, when 

 every available means should be taken to 

 improve the conditions. The chrysan- 

 themum grows best in a temperature rang- 

 ing from 45 to 75 degrees, and when the 

 temperature rises into the nineties, as it 

 frequently does, with a dry atmosphere 

 and burning sunshine, anything that can 

 conveniently be done to alleviate such 

 conditions will prove beneficial. 



SHADING 



The chrysanthemum thrives best in bright 

 sunshine generally, and whatever shade 

 is in any sense permanent in character is 

 detrimental to its best development and is 

 not to be tolerated. Even temporary shade 

 is not absolutely necessary, and, unless used 

 with good judgment, will be better done 

 without. If the matter is thoroughly under- 

 stood, temporary shade may be afforded to 

 bush plants during the hottest part of ex- 

 cessively hot days during July and August 



