PLANTS WORTH GROWING 
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appropriate in Autumn are even finer in the early 
than in the late section. 
To grow outdoor Chrysanthemums really well 
cuttings should be rooted during December and 
January, under glass, but not in strong heat. 
Choose sturdy 
young growths 
from the base of 
stock plants which 
have been potted 
as soon as flower- 
ing ceased. Insert 
these in sandy 
compost, and 
when rooted pot 
off singly into 
small pots. Grow 
on steadily in 
moderate warmth, 
giving plenty of 
light and ventila- 
tion, and if pos- 
sible re-pot into 
five-inch pots as 
soon as the small pots are moderately well filled 
with roots. Stop the points of the shoots when 
about six inches high, harden the plants off grad- 
ually, and plant out when genial Spring weather 
warrants. The ground should be prepared in 
Autumn by deep digging, liberal manuring, and 
An Early Flowering Chrysanthemum 
" Stool " showing Young Shoots. 
No. I WILL NOT MAKE A SATISFACTORY CUTTING, BEING 
AN OUTGROWTH OF THE OLD STEM. No. 2 IS BETTER, AND 
MAY BE USED WHERE STOCK IS LIMITED; BUT NO. 3, 
GROWING DIRECT FROM THE BASE, MAKES THE IDEAL 
CUTTING. These basal shoots may often be secured 
WITH young roots ATTACHED. 
