FLOWERING PLANTS 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Chrysanthemums when successfully grown 

 make a welcome addition to the autumn flowers 

 of the window garden. These should occupy 

 the window only during the flowering season. 



Only the dwarf varieties should be selected 

 and preferably those which break into branch- 

 ing freely. Young plants should be procured 

 in the spring. During the summer they should 

 be grown in pots or in the garden. 



When grown in pots, the plants should be 

 shifted from the small pots into those four or five 

 inches in diameter and placed out of doors fully 

 exposed to the sun. Where possible it is best 

 to sink the pots up to the rim in the soil in order 

 to prevent the soil from drying out too rapidly. 

 This also serves to keep the soil in the pots cooler. 

 It is also well to put two or three inches of coal 

 ashes under the pots in order to provide good 

 drainage and to keep out worms. Shift into 

 larger pots when necessary, using soil prepared 

 according to formula No. i. 



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