CHAPTER X 



Growing in the South 



Chrysanthemums outdoors in New Orleans — Cultural hints 

 month by month 



"As SOON as the young plants are well 

 rooted in small pots," says C. W. Eichling in 

 the New Orleans Picayune, "they should be 

 shifted into three-inch pots, using a rich soil 

 to induce a healthy growth and prepare them 

 for the open ground, into which they should 

 be planted about the end of April. The 

 cuttings are made from January to the end 

 of March, according to the early and late 

 blooming varieties. Some that are wanted 

 for Christmas flowers may be propagated 

 in the open ground under slatted shed or 

 canvas in July and August. In New Orleans 

 our most valuable crop is taken off on All 

 Saints' Day, November 1st. The beds in 

 which the chrysanthemums are to be grown 

 should be made of rich soil, high, and well 

 drained. A heavy loam, with a liberal mix- 



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