150 FOURTH NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR THE GARDEN 
BY CHAS. H. TOTTY 
Are you foregoing the pleasure of having a showy bed of Chrysanthemum 
flowers in the fall, thinking perhaps that they are too difficult to grow? In 
these few notes we are not going to speak of varieties that will do weU under 
glass, but varieties that can be grown by everyone who has a few feet of space 
at their disposal. 
The culture of the Hardy Chrysanthemums is simple: they will grow in 
any good garden soil and should be set out in the spring about eighteen inches 
apart with twelve inches between the rows. Pinch the plants back, once or 
twice during May or June to keep the plants dwarf, as some varieties are in- 
clined to grow straggly instead of spreading into bush form. If the center 
shoots are pinched out once or twice as suggested, this will cause the plants 
to branch out into bush form. 
Bud selection, which is of such paramount importance in growing green- 
house varieties, does not enter the cultivation of the hardy types at all ; unless 
one wishes particularly large flowers on their varieties. If they do, the plants 
should be disbudded the latter part of July in order to concentrate the strength 
of the plant into the blooms. As a rule Hardy 'Mums are wanted for decorative 
effect in the garden, and the long graceful sprays are much more desirable for 
this work. 
If a choice of sites is available I would suggest a location that has a pro- 
tection of buildings or trees, from the north and west winds. Of course, this is 
not imperative, but it will help furnish an ideal condition. 
The Early Flowering 'Mums have developed so tremendously the past 
few years that unless one has kept close track of them, they would be bewildered 
by the long list of varieties offered by dealers in this type of plant; all of which 
are warranted to give good satisfaction. The place of honor for outdoor 'Mums 
must be given the type known as Early Flowering. August Nonin of Paris, 
France, has done more than anyone else to perfect this type of plant, and today 
we have over one hundred varieties tested under American conditions that are 
guaranteed to flower the last week in September and during October, and give 
a wealth of bloom during this period; something that was impossible, a few 
years ago. Among the best of this type would be the following: 
White: Dorothy; Debutante; Marie Dufour; Petite Jean and Normandie. 
Yellow: Cranfordia: Carrie and Etoile d'Or. 
