Until Victory 
ECAUSE of the necessity of winning the war, we have surren- 
dered a large part of our ornamental plant business for the dur- 
ation. We have abandoned all landscape contracting in order 
to increase our production of vegetables and seed specialties. 
The hybridizing and growing of new hardy chrysanthemums 
has been a specialty with us for years. We have developed the Arc- 
ticum Hybrids to the point where they are the finest chrysanthe- 
mums for Northern planting because of their extreme hardiness and 
early blooming habit. Nevertheless we have discontinued the breed- 
ing of new varieties until the war is over. The varieties which we 
offer this year are fully tested and tried. 
Because of continued demand we are reprinting in our catalog 
part.of our -treatise onthe “Culture.ef Hardy Chrysanthemums.” 
The original edition, now exhausted, became very popular and read- 
ers report much success through its guidance. 
Chrysanthemum Culture 
Hardy Chrysanthemums are not difficult plants to grow as they 
have few diseases and insect pests. They will even endure extremes 
of drought and rainfall. However, this does not mean that they will 
produce satisfactory results when grossly neglected. Because Chry- 
santhemum plants are small when received it is a common mistake 
to crowd them into small spaces between other plants. They should 
have plenty of room. A space fifteen to eighteen inches square is 
none too large and even twenty-four inches may be allowed for vig- 
orous growing varieties. 
The bed should be spaded deeply and a liberal amount of barn- 
yard manure thoroughly worked into the soil. It 1s also advisable to 
apply acid phosphate at this time at the rate of 10 pounds of 20% 
superphosphate per 100 square feet. For single plants a tablespoon 
will be sufficient. This phosphate is quite important as it not only 
stimulates rootgrowth but strengthens the stems and induces early 
blooming. Lack of phosphorus is often indicated by a yellowing of 
the leaves which may continue until only the ribs and adjacent por- 
tions are still green. 
If the leaves yellow at the tips and become thin and wilty when 
plenty of moisture is present, a lack of nitrogen is indicated. Thrifty 
leaves should be of good substance and with most varieties should 
be crisp almost to the point of brittleness. Nitrogen may be sup- 
plied by watering with a solution composed of one ounce of Ammon- 
ium Sulphate in 2 gallons of water. Application of some complete 
