. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. CULTURE OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR EXHIBITION. 289 Clay's Fertiliser or any other approved plant food. Water- ing must be done with the greatest care now, and exces- sive moisture on the floor mopped up. Give free venti- lation, both door and windows being kept open on fine days. As the days get shorter, the air colder, and fogs and damp prevail, the hot-water pipes should be kept warm, and the temperature maintained at about 5odeg. Less ventilation will be required at this time. It is advisable to place
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. CULTURE OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR EXHIBITION. 289 Clay's Fertiliser or any other approved plant food. Water- ing must be done with the greatest care now, and exces- sive moisture on the floor mopped up. Give free venti- lation, both door and windows being kept open on fine days. As the days get shorter, the air colder, and fogs and damp prevail, the hot-water pipes should be kept warm, and the temperature maintained at about 5odeg. Less ventilation will be required at this time. It is advisable to place incurved varieties in a house by themselves in w hich cooler atmospheric conditions pre- vail. Plenty of room should be given to each plant, as ties are often removed from the long growths, and the fast-developing blooms allowed to hang head downwards. In this way a good globular form is promoted, and the art of "dressing" to a large extent dispensed with. It is the older type of the flower which needs dressing, those of recent introduction developing naturally in perfect form. To "dress" an incurved bloom the petals have to be arranged regularly all round the flower. Badly-formed, irregular, and quilled florets are removed by forceps specially made for this purpose. The dressing is carried out with neat little tweezers, beautifully finished for this particular work. Japanese sorts rarely need any dressing beyond removing a badly- formed or decaying floret which probably interferes with the even development of the flowers. Anemone flowers are sometimes improved by removing a few stray petals from the cushion-like disc in the centre, and also by arranging the guard florets, as these set off this type of the flower to conspicuous advantage. This dressing of the exhibition flowers should be accomplished on the plants, as far as possible, during development. No trace of manipulation can afterwards be seen. Shading the unfolding blooms from bright sunshine is a
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