PROPAGATING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



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•covered with, close-fitting squares of glass, answer quite as well. Place these in a light 

 position in a house where the temperature ranges from 40° to 50°, and arrange the pots 

 in them, affording just sufficient "shade to prevent the leaves drooping. Moisture will 

 collect on the glass, which must be dried every morning. Keep the soil uniformly 

 moist, and directly roots form, admit air, slightly at first, then increasingly, thus pre- 



Fig. 151. Propagating Chrysanthemums. 

 a, Bad cutting ; b, good cutting ; c, seedling (page 350) ; d, crowded and spindled cuttings ; 



e, cutting properly inserted. 



paring the plants for a greenhouse shelf. They are liable to flag if suddenly transferred 

 from a close to an exposed position. Those slow in rooting must be separated from the 

 more advanced and kept close longer. 



Plants in their Earlier Stages. 

 It is of the greatest importance that newly-rooted plants be kept as sturdy as pos- 



