Early Flowering Chrysanthemums 
lor the Garden 
CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS 
In preparing the soil, it is necessary to have ground deeply 
dug, and if not in very good condition it should be manured 
the previous autumn or at the time of digging. 
The time for planting is from early May until the middle 
of June although this rule need not be strictly adhered to, as 
I have obtained splendid results in planting right through into 
July. 
It is necessary to plant firmly and set plants about 18 inches 
apart each way and keep the ground in moist (not wet) con- 
dition at all times. In late plantings the plants may be set 
12 to 14 inches apart. I recommend a second planting in early 
July for the Coast area, 
The method of stopping and disbudding varies according to 
the purpose which the grower requires, whether for garden 
decoration or exhibitions. A good general rule, however, is 
that the plants should be pinched back to within 5 or 6 inches 
of the ground as soon as they have started a healthy growth 
after planting. Then if required for exhibition, 3 to 6 of the 
shoots which are produced from the joints can be retained 
and the remainder taken away. Keep these growing shoots 
free from insect pests, etc., with the usual spraying and retain 
the crown bud on each shoot. 
If required for cut-flower or garden decoration no thinning 
or disbudding is necessary after stopping. 
The ground should be kept free from weeds by frequent 
hoeing and applications of weak liquid manure or a balanced 
fertilizer (2 oz. per sq. yd.) may be applied alternately every 
week or 10 days until the buds begin to show color, not longer, 
I sometimes add a tablespoonful of equal parts superphos- 
phate and bone meal in hole for each plant at time of planting. 
Unless the ground is well drained, dig up plants in the fall 
and winter them over in a cold frame or a dry sheltered spot 
outside where they can get air—not in a basement. 
ORDERING 
We seem to have quite a supply of stock plants, yet we 
know that of some kinds we are rather short. If you do not 
want us to substitute when we are short of a kind, please say 
“No Substitutes.” If we have to substitute, we will use kinds 
that are similar to the ones ordered. It is no small bother to 
return money in small amounts, hence we will ask you to 
name a few second choice kinds. If you order a dozen, name 
a few from which we can select substitutes. This will enable 
us to fill the order complete without the trouble of makine 
a refund. Orders are filled in the order received by us, hence 
we can fill early orders more completely than late ones, 
Hence order early. 
