20 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



who are supposed to care little where their 

 tents may be pitched, if only the man with 

 the knife will make no mistake in selecting 

 their buds. But — on tile benches, with 

 plenty of room overhead, and free air cours- 

 ing in every direction — these chrysanthe- 

 mums have developed heavier stems and 

 more perfect foliage than we have ever 

 before seen on our place, and we feel sure 

 that the big houses are largely responsible." 



PROPER HOUSES IMPORTANT 



Old houses with heavy sash bars, small 

 glass, little head-room, and 2x4 foot venti- 

 lating sash, ten feet apart, will not produce 

 first-class blooms, however well the plants 

 may be treated otherwise. Leaf spot, mil- 

 dew, and other diseases will be almost certain 

 to attack the plants growing under such 

 conditions. Cheap houses may be built 

 that will produce good blooms, if the plants 

 are treated properly, but they must be light 

 and well ventilated. 



I have grown good plants in a temporarily 

 constructed house made by setting two or 

 three rows of posts, to the tops of which 

 strips of narrow boards were nailed hori- 



