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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



JUNK. 1906 



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settle soil among the roots. In order to 

 help the plants recover from the shock of 

 transplanting, syringe the foliage three or 

 four times a day, doing it early in the morn- 

 ing and late in the afternoon, with a couple 

 of syringings in the middle of the day. Take 

 care, however, not to give them so much 

 water that the soil in the pots will be kept 

 very wet, because if you do the soil will 

 sour. Great care must be exercised to keep 

 the soil moist but not water-logged. At 

 this time the plants are forming new work- 

 ing roots, so they can take only a small 

 quantity of water from the soil. 



In a couple of weeks when the new roots 

 will have commenced to form and to work, 

 the plants should be gradually brought into 

 the positions more exposed to the sun. 

 When the plants are first potted, they will 

 wilt some during the day, but so long as they 

 have a fresh, bright, crisp appearance each 

 morning, you need have no fear of losing 

 them. 



When the plants have become established 

 they may be brought into the house, or, they 

 may be set in a deep coldframe, or any 

 other place where they can be easily cared 

 for, have plenty of sunlight, and be protected 

 from the cold nights. 



I do not know the names of those which 

 I grew, but here are six varieties suitable for 

 window boxes, which will give you good re- 

 turns, as they are compact growing, free 

 blooming kinds: Enchantress, pale pink; 

 Mrs. Nelson, deep pink; May Naylor, white; 

 Boston Market, white; Portia, scarlet; Eldo- 

 rado, yellow. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS NEED THE SAME CARE 



I have described how I grew my carna- 

 tions. In this same plot of ground I always 

 grew a lot of chrysanthemums. They were 

 plants which were started in the spring, and 

 were large enough so that some of them 

 were in five-inch pots when I planted 

 them out late in May, sometimes before the 

 last frosts, but these will not injure them. 

 They were given the same treatment as 

 were the carnations, except the pinching 

 out of the ends of the shoots. This was 

 done regularly; every day or two the plants 

 were gone over, the ends of some of the 

 shoots being pinched out. As a rule I 

 usually allowed a new shoot to make about 

 two inches of stem before stopping it, but I 

 varied it, as was necessary in order to se- 

 cure a symmetrical plant. Pinching out the 

 ends of the shoots must stop not later than 

 the first of August. Some of the profes- 

 sional growers do not stop the shoots after 

 the middle of July. 



Plants given the treatment described will 

 need pots from eight to ten inches in dia- 

 meter, with possibly a few exceptions, when 

 eleven and twelve inch sizes may be needed 

 ■ — never larger than that. Soap boxes will 

 make very good receptacles for them, and 

 they are much cheaper, as several boxes can 

 be gotten from the grocer for the price of 

 one pot. Provide good drainage, by making 

 four or five holes in the bottom of the box 

 and putting in a layer one or two inches 

 deep of stones or clinkers. 



New York. P. T. Barnes. 



