ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
Corn Marigold; Shasta Daisy).—Ord. Composite. Greenhouse, hardy 
annual, herbaceous perennial & shrubby plants. First introduced 1764. 
CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Soil, ordinary, rich. Position, 
open, sunny. Plant seedlings out in May. Sow seeds Zin. deep in 
boxes of light soil in temp. 65° to 70° in March, afterwards planting 
seedlings out; or similar depth where plants are to flower. Thin seed- 
lings to 3in. apart in June. Gather seed in Aug. 
POT CULTURE OF ANNUAL SPECIES: Sow seed as above. Trans- 
plant seedlings when 2in. high at rate of four in a 5 in. pot, or seven 
in a Gin. pot. Compost, two parts good soil, one part leaf-mould or 
decayed manure & sand. Grow plants in cold frame or greenhouse. 
Water moderately. Thin flower buds if fine blooms are wanted. Give 
weak liquid manure when flower buds appear. 
CULTURE OF MARGUERITES: Compost, equal parts loamy soil 
and leaf-mould, fourth part silver sand. Propagate by cuttings in- 
serted singly, or three in a 4in. pot, in April. Cover pot with bell- 
glass or place in propagator. Pot cuttings when rooted in 3 in. pe 
shifting them into 5in. in August. Stand plants in full sun from 
July to Sept., place in cold frame from then to Nov., thence into green- 
house heated to temp. 50° to 55°. Water moderately. Give liquid 
manure when pot is full of roots. Throw plants away when a year old, 
& raise fresh stock from cuttings. 
CULTURE OF INDOOR CHRYSANTHEMUMS: Classes: In- 
curved, petals curving inwards; reflexed, petals curving backwards; 
Anemone-flowered, flowers with dense centres & petals fringing their 
base; pompones, flowers small, petals reflexed, fringed or toothed; 
Japanese, flowers large, petals loosely arranged, variously shaped. Com- 
post, three-parts fibry loam, one horse manure, one decayed tree leaves, 
one coarse silver sand, quarter part finely ground bones, same of dis- 
solved bones, one part charcoal & wood ashes & little soot. Pot first 
time in 3 in. pots, March; second, in 5 or Gin., middle of April; third, 
in 8 or 10in., middle of June. Stop main stems 4in. from base in 
March for ensuring bushy plants; those to produce blooms for exhibi- 
tion leave untouched. Cut down plants intended for dwarfs to within 
6in. of pot in May. Thin flower buds to one on each shoot when they 
are size of radish seed. Stand plants in full sun May to Sept., then 
remove to greenhouse. Water freely while outdoors, moderately in 
greenhouse. arly, liquid manure when flower buds form & continue 
till flowers open. Propagate by cuttings issuing from roots, inserting 
these singly in 2in. pots in temp. 55° to 65° in Jan., Feb., or March, 
or in cold frames in Dec. ; by seeds sown jin. deep in light soil in temp. 
65° in March. After flowering cut stems down & place plants in cold’ 
frame to produce cuttings, after which plant out in garden or discard. 
Temp. for plants whilst in flower, 45° to 50°. Suitable liquid manures: 
Nitrate of soda, }0z. to gall. of water; sulphate of ammonia, } tea- 
spoonful to gall.; guano, 402. to gall.—all three once a week; sheep 
& cow dung, peck of each & } peck of soot to 36 galls. of water, to be 
applied half diluted once weekly. 
CULTURE OF OUTDOOR CHRYSANTHEMUMS: Soil, good ordi- 
nary. Position, sunny beds or borders. Plant out 3 ft. apart in May. 
Stop shoots when Gin. high, then allow plants to grow naturally. Do 
not disbud. Water freely in summer. Give liquid manure J: uly to Sept. 
CULTURE OF HARDY PERENNIAL SPECIES : Soil, ordinary rich. 
Postion, sunny borders. Plant, autumn or spring. Lift, divide, and 
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