HOW T0 GROW CHRYSANTHEMUMS 99 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
A PRACTICAL EXPLANATION OF THE CHIEF DETAILS 
Taking the Cuttings.—January is perhaps the most suitable 
month for inserting the cuttings when growing the plauts for decora- 
tive purposes, either for the greenhouse or to provide cut flowers for 
the rooms. As a week or two will make very little if any difference 
in the ultimate result, it is better to wait till good cuttings can be 
obtained rather than put in unsuitable ones, for a good beginning 
must be made 
with short, sturdy 
cuttings. The 
growths that 
come up around 
the base of the 
stem make the 
best cuttings. If 
produced freely 
so that they are 
unduly crowded, 
the long and weak 
growths must be 
removed. Do not 
insert any cut- 
tings from the 
stems unless the 
variety is scarce, 
for stem cuttings 
do not make good 
plants, and are 
liable to produce 
flower buds dur- 
ing their season 
of growth. An 
old, discarded 
table knife is a | 
very good imple- GOOD CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS. 
ment to use for 
removing the 
cuttings when it is necessary to sever them below the surface 
of the soil. 
Frame for the Cuttings.—The amateur who cultivates 
Chrysanthemums has usually two places available for the cuttings, 
namely, a handlight in the garden frame and a small portable 
propagating frame on the stage in the greenhouse. ‘There are several 
reasons for adopting the latter method, except for the late flowering 
section. If rooted in the garden frame it may be impossible to look 
at them for several days, when the frame is covered up as a 
