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a rough frame about them and put a few 

 sash of glass over them during cold weather. 



AN amateur's experience 



As illustrative of what may be done with 

 such outdoor treatment of early varieties, 

 the experience of one amateur, told in his 

 own words, is uncommonly interesting: 



"Great was my satisfaction in demon- 

 strating that the early varieties of the 

 large-flowered type of chrysanthemums could 

 be successfully grown out of doors. I 

 prefer to have my plants in the open border, 

 where they lend their beauty to the general 

 scheme of the garden. I have no greenhouse 

 and I do not want one. 



"Planting out is done the latter half of 

 April, either from division of the old roots 

 that have been wintered outdoors, or from 

 new plants that I buy from the florists, 

 as I try a few novelties each year. 



"Division of the old plants and roots 

 and replanting each spring are a necessary 

 detail if you want flowers of size and quality. 

 Plants that have wintered in the open 

 ground are dug up as soon as they have made 

 new growth of two or three inches. They 



