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CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 
At a later date again, plants of the earlier batches may 
be spaced out advantageously, so that when the time 
comes for their repotting they should be in prime condi- 
tion for the shift. The same rule may be observed with 
the plants soon after they are placed outdoors, and with 
equally good results. As a consequence, the growths 
attain a vigour rarely seen under less satisfactoryc i I 
tions ; the foliage stands out well beyond the edge of the 
pots, and finely developed plants soon become ready for 
the final potting. 
At the time the plants are transferred to five-inch or 
six-inch pots, they should each receive the support of a 
stake of suitable length. Small stakes only are needed 
at this comparatively early period, and there are no bet- 
ter stakes than those cut from the hazel. They are very 
cheap, may be purchased in bundles that will make a 
large number of both small and large stakes, and their 
natural colour does not render them unsightly, as are 
many others now on the market. See that the end in- 
serted in the soil is nicely sharpened to a point, and do 
not insert the stake too near the base of the stem of the 
plant. For want of care in this respect, plants are not 
infrequently partially denuded of their roots, and such 
specimens must suffer in consequence. Make one tie 
near the base, and another just at that point in the stem 
of the plant that denotes it is ripening and getting fairly 
hard. Never tie where the stem is soft and brittle. 
SUMMER TREATMENT. 
The summer quarters or standing ground for plants of 
the decorative kinds in pots is a position that should be 
allocated with careful forethought. A good open posi- 
tion, at the same time sheltered from the east and north, 
is one that should be selected if possible. One also has 
to remember the boisterous winds from the south-west 
which usually prevail from August onwards, while the 
plants are outdoors. For this reason, therefore, if the 
