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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
CASCADING EFFECT 
The type known as mountain 
Chrysanthemum plants is so pliant 
or yielding that they may be trained 
to any desired form. For cascading 
or drooping effect they usually are 
manipulated as follows: When the 
main shoot is about 6 inches high 
pinch the center. As soon as the 
side shoots attain sufficient length 
train one of them to a stake 4 feet 
to 5 feet long, stuck into the soil at 
an angle of some 30 degrees from 
the vertical. Pinch the other side 
shoots from time to time at their 
third, fourth or fifth joints, accord¬ 
ing to the variety. Continue pinching 
throughout the summer until about 
the middle of September so as to 
develop a correctly shaped plant. By 
this time many branches should have 
been produced at every joint ready 
to bear flowers at their axils. 
When the buds show color re¬ 
move the stake and place the pot on 
a shelf sufficiently high to keep the 
drooping top of the plant from off 
the ground. Unless the stems hang 
gracefully by themselves they can be 
directed by means of galvanized 
Grown to Cascade Form wires bent to any desired shape. 
Normally the plants will come into 
bloom about the end of October and remain brilliant until late November. 
Generous feeding is required during the entire growing period if large plants 
are desired. The feeding should be stopped, however, when the buds show color. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR 
EVERYONE 
Since 1907 we have devoted our entire time and energy to 
the development of all types of Chrysanthemums and especially 
those best adapted to commercial and exhibition use. 
Our collection of standard varieties is unsurpassed in Amer¬ 
ica. As soon as the merits of the new sorts are established we 
discard the weakest of the old kinds and thus keep our offerings 
strictly up-to-date. 
ELMER D. SMITH & CO. 
Adrian, Mich. 
