LARGE-FLOWERED JAPANESE, AND INCURVED. 15 
varieties that evolve during the earliest days of September 
produce flowers of beautifully even form that are excellent 
for exhibition. 
Summer Quarters. — The summer quarters of these 
plants should be a good open, sunny position, protected 
from the south-west, where strong winds in the early days 
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Summer Quarters for Chrysanthemums. 
Plants stood outdoors during the summer require proper supports for their growing 
stems in order to avoid injury by rough winds. This is best accomplished by fixing 
stout stakes 5 ft. h gh and at intervals of 15 to 20 ft. To these attach two rows or 
galvanized wire 30ms. apart and secure the ends to a nut and washer fixed in the end 
pO"ts for the purpose of keeping the wires taut. The illustrations show the methods 
adopted for single and double rows. The stakes supporting the shoots are. of course, 
secured to the wires. 
of August invariably give trouble. It is a great mistake 
to crowd the plants. There should be ample space 
between each individual plant, so that sun and air can 
