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and violet, the season for selling the chrys- 

 anthemum flowers is short, three months, 

 October, November, and December being 

 the only ones in which the flowers can be had 

 for sale. There is, however, another source 

 of income from the chrysanthemum, but it 

 is available to a very limited number of 

 florists. This is from the sales of young 

 plants. Thousands of these are sold each 

 year from the first of January to the first of 

 June. They are mostly new varieties, either 

 the production of American hybridizers or 

 importations from foreign sources. 



The greater portion of these plants is 

 sold by the large commercial and importing 

 establishments to other large commercial 

 establishments that grow the plants for cut 

 flowers only. The small retail florists and 

 gardeners in charge of private places absorb 

 a considerable quantity, the balance being 

 sold by the large seed and plant dealers 

 through their mail trade. 



PACKING YOUNG PLANTS 



As a considerable quantity of the young 

 stock sold must be shipped during the months 

 of January, February, and March, the matter 



