The Chrysanthemum 
Outdoors 
WHY NO GARDEN IS WORTHY OF THE NAME WITHOUT 
THIS REIGNING STAR OF AUTUMN—SET PLANTS OUT NOW 
Photographs by N. R. Graves, C M. Weed and Chas. Jones. 
I N the revival of in¬ 
terest in the old- 
fashioned garden 
flowers none has be- 
c o m e more popular 
than the hardy chrys¬ 
anthemums. Their pe¬ 
culiar pungent fra¬ 
grance carries one to 
the days when those 
flourishing clumps 
bloomed so profusely 
in the old garden, 
neglected though they 
were in many instan¬ 
ces. The chrysanthe¬ 
mum seems to be 
m ore closely linked 
with these old gar- 
dens than the other 
old flowers which be¬ 
long with them, such 
as peonies, p h 1 o x, 
foxgloves and others. 
The name chrysan- 
the m u m brings to 
many minds the huge 
flower seen in the 
florist’s shop in early 
November and con¬ 
spicuous during the football season. Though attractive in size 
and color, the real flower lover who has seen the hardy kinds in 
flourishing condition, considers them inferior to their smaller 
cousins. These large-flowered kinds are not hardy except when 
given protection, and then do not produce the same quality blooms 
as the greenhouse-grown ones. 
Aside from the real pleasure to be had from the old-fashioned 
hardy kinds on account of the association, they fill a real need in 
brightening the garden late in the autumn when flowers are at a 
premium. 
Success in growing these beautiful flowers comes from a careful 
selection of position and some attention to soil and conditions. 
Flowering as they do, late in autumn when frosts are common, 
it is well to give them a sheltered position where their flowers will 
come to perfection without injury from frost. The south side of 
a wall or fence is ideal, or they may be put in the foreground of a 
shrub border where the taller plants afford the same kind of 
protection. 
Gardeners in growing these plants for their flowers alone will 
often have them in a frame, where they can, in the late autumn, 
cover them every evening with canvas, keeping the flowers in this 
way from being in the least marred by the frosts. 
Give chrysanthemums a light soil which is well drained. They 
will not flourish in clay or heavy soil, as it not only prevents a 
vigorous growth but subjects them to winter-killing. 
In getting plants for setting out. secure young stock grown 
from cuttings, in preference to divided plants, as the former are 
more thrifty and give better results, as good gardeners will tell 
you. In growing them from cuttings struck in April or May the 
returns that season will be very satisfactory if the plants are well 
cared for during the growing season. 
To prevent the customary trouble with aphis, a dusting of the 
foliage early in the summer with tobacco is effective. If later the 
aphis does trouble your plants, spray with tobacco water. 
As the plants gain height staking is advisable to keep the stems 
from snapping in storms. 
Wintering the plants proves to be a trying task with many and 
usually results from a desire to make the covering heavy. Heavy 
manure should never be used. It holds moisture and this results 
in rotting the crown of the plant. Use straw or leaves. 
When it comes to a selection of the best varieties, it is rather 
difficult to be definite, as the named kinds that are sure to be 
known to all the growers, are few in number. The past few years, 
however, many of the growers have been growing certain well 
known types and these are the cream of the known kinds. 
Among all the chrysanthemums the one held by the majority to 
be the real old-fashioned type is Autumn Queen, thought by some 
to be obtainable only from old gardens but now to be had from a 
number of sources. It is about the size of a silver dollar and a 
very pretty shade of rosy pink. 
There are some extra fine varieties of the same size as this old 
kind, the best of which I will name. A pure white one, Soeur 
Melaine, is quite hardy and the flower full double. Everyone is 
attracted to Julia Lagravere, a rich dark maroon, and also Fremy, 
a German variety with crepe petals of a pleasing shade of terra 
cotta. Mrs. Snyder, a rich golden yellow is quite large and showy. 
There are other very fine large ones, among which may just be 
mentioned, Globe 
d’Or. a fine lemon 
yellow ; V i c t o r, 
claret; Strath- 
meat h, a large, 
clear pink ; Prince 
Victor, brownish 
red and Stratagem, 
crimson, shaded 
gold. 
The button type 
appeals to m a n v 
people and from it 
the first to be 
selected is Brown 
Bessie, as it is al¬ 
most as well known 
as Autumn Queen. 
A rich, golden yel¬ 
low is Golden Mile. 
Martha,and in Nel¬ 
lie Rainsford we 
have a mingling of 
orange, salmon and 
red. Model is a 
The larger hardy chrysanthemums resem¬ 
ble asters in the size and form of their 
flowers 
