THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 



of which I have spoken in another chapter is a 

 better place for them. 



Be sure they get plenty of air. Shower them 

 all over daily. This will have a tendency to 

 keep the red spider from working on them. 

 If the aphis attacks them, as he probably will, 

 apply Nicotocide as advised in the chapter on 

 The Insect Enemies of Plants. Sometimes 

 a black beetle appears on them very suddenly, 

 and makes sad havoc with them in a short 

 time. Be on the lookout for this pest. If dis- 

 covered, apply the kerosene emulsion advised 

 in the chapter mentioned above. Be prompt 

 in its use, or the beetle will have done its dead- 

 ly work and gone his way before you have be- 

 gun your fight against him. 



The Chrysanthemum is one of the most 

 tractable of all plants. You can grow it as a 

 bush or small shrub, or you can train it as a 

 tree. You will find directions for both methods 

 in the chapter on the Pruning and Training 

 of plants. 



It is a good plan to leave your plants out of 

 doors as long as it is safe to do so. Slight frosts 

 will not be likely to injure them, but it is well 

 to be on the safe side, and give them a little 

 protection when the nights begin to have a chill 



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