Flower grower's guide . Fig. 154. Terminal Bud (d).e, e, Side buds, removed for strengtheningthe bloom. CHRYSANTHEMUMS: CROWN AND TERMINAL BUDS. 341 say, about August 15th in the south. Other late-flowering varieties, including GoldenGate, Etoile de Lyon, Mrs. J. Shrimpton, Madame Carnot, and Mrs. W. H. Lees, arenot, as a rule, presentable from the first crown bud, but if topped on about April10th, the second crown bud ought to be secured, by the timely removal of axillarygrowths, about August 25th. In the case of the more precocious varieties, such asViviand Morel and its sports, which are ap
Flower grower's guide . Fig. 154. Terminal Bud (d).e, e, Side buds, removed for strengtheningthe bloom. CHRYSANTHEMUMS: CROWN AND TERMINAL BUDS. 341 say, about August 15th in the south. Other late-flowering varieties, including GoldenGate, Etoile de Lyon, Mrs. J. Shrimpton, Madame Carnot, and Mrs. W. H. Lees, arenot, as a rule, presentable from the first crown bud, but if topped on about April10th, the second crown bud ought to be secured, by the timely removal of axillarygrowths, about August 25th. In the case of the more precocious varieties, such asViviand Morel and its sports, which are apt to show buds much earlier than is desirable,extra good cuttings should be selected and rooted during January; and if a portion of. Fig. 155. Growths and Blooms of Chrysanthemums. References.—o, Eesult of not disbudding terminal (W. H. Lincoln); b, effect of disbudding ; c, natural break(Madame Paul Lacroix); d, July break; e, bloom, second crown bud taken in August; /, topped plant (March)of C. H. Curtis; g, July break; h, h, blooms from second crown buds; i, bloom from terminal bud (crown budr emoved at g). the plants be grown without topping and the rest topped in March, second crownbuds ought to be plentiful about August 30th, when they may safely be taken. Training. E ach shoot ought to be secured early to a light stake; taller stakes will be neededsubsequently—one to each growth. Eor this purpose bamboos are suitable and lastseveral seasons. A few stout uprights, with one or two wires strained from them, are 34-2 THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. needed for fastening the bamboos, as all the growths can then be neatly secured againstinjury by rough winds. Attend closely to the removing of superfluous side shoots,
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