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H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen and Florists, Interlactien, Florida. 
Gljrysaijtljenqtinjs. 
These make a gorgeous display in the flow¬ 
er garden, or for poc culture. 
C HRYSANTHEMUMS are now, and deservedly, the 
most fashionable of all autumn flowers. Their easy 
culture and freedom from insects and disease commend 
them to the most inexperienced cultivators, while the varied 
and gorgeous colors and fantastic shapes of many varieties 
make them the fashionable flower of autumn. The improve¬ 
ment made in this favorite flower during the past few years 
has been so great that for late fall and early winter blooming 
no other plant can compare with it. It thrives well in any 
good, rich garden soil; its onty requirements are plenty of 
water and sunlight. In planting, give each plant a space of 
at least two feet square. As the Chrysanthemum flowers 
only on terminal branches, the tops of the young plants 
should be pinched out when five or six inches high. Con¬ 
tinue to pinch out the tops of the young growth every three 
or four weeks until the first of June ; after this they 
should be allowed to grow undisturbed. All varie¬ 
ties are hardy at the South and need not be moved 
from the ground during the winter. The fact of the 
Chrysanthemum being the most deservedly popular 
flower of the day will induce thousands to go into 
its culture who are entirely unacquainted with its 
varieties and habits. For amateurs and others we offer the 
following suggestions. Small plants can be planted any time 
after January ist in Florida, and a little later in other sections. 
They require, for perfect flowers, two things—a good soil and 
plenty of water; they should be copiously watered during a 
dry time. For Florida add to the soil a good proportion of well composted muck or stable manure. After the first of May 
the shoots should be pinched off to make the plant stocky. This may be done as often as necessary until they begin to form 
the flower buds, when a large proportion of the buds should be pinched off to have large perfect flowers. In Florida and 
Texas the Chrysanthemum blooms from Angust ist to December. To have perfect flowers in winter protect from the frost. 
Cut flowers of the Chrysanthemum may be kept from three to four weeks if kept in a cool shady place. Alwavs lift, 
divide and replant every year. Never keep them longer than a year without dividing. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FROM SEED. 
There is a particular pleasure in raising seedlings, and plants raised in this way are sure to be of clean thrifty growth and 
have a profusion of flowers never attained in any other way; and the lovers of flowers will- be delighted to watch the pro¬ 
gress and development of the plants, for no two—no matter how many there may be—will be alike in foliage, and the same 
distinction will be seen in the flowers. Some will be single, others double or semi-double, Japanese, Chinese, Anemone, 
Pompon, and other forms; white, yellow, chestnut, bronze, purple, crimson, and their different shades of color; and large 
and small, good, extra fine and not so good flowers in their several classes. Seedlings have sold at fabulous prices for the 
plant, oddities often being bought by florists and seedsmen from amateurs for from $25.00 to $1,500. 
JAPANESE. —Seeds from these choice stocks, selected by us with great care, include those large, loose, lovely, 
crazy, irregular flowers so much admired, and which, year after year, attract so much admiration and attention in private 
and public collections and exhibitions, especially in those of the New York Horticultural Society. 
