. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 90 The American Florist. Aug-. IS, appear to be doing well must have care- ful attention. The surface soil must be kept moving and the plants stood well apart to admit air to all parts. Water with care as the plants need it individ- ually, not soaking the whole lot whether they need it or not. Chrysanthemums. The latest pot plants should by now be ready for their final potting into S-inoh or whatever size they are going to be grown. When they are ready they should not be delayed as any delay is apt to lead to weak
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 90 The American Florist. Aug-. IS, appear to be doing well must have care- ful attention. The surface soil must be kept moving and the plants stood well apart to admit air to all parts. Water with care as the plants need it individ- ually, not soaking the whole lot whether they need it or not. Chrysanthemums. The latest pot plants should by now be ready for their final potting into S-inoh or whatever size they are going to be grown. When they are ready they should not be delayed as any delay is apt to lead to weakness of the lower leaves. If these fall later on, before the plants come into flower, the appearance of the plants is greatly marred so look after the foliage. The soil at this last potting should consist of good loam and cow ma- nure in the proportion of one to five with sand added if the loam is at all in- clined to run close together. Tso a thin potting stick and ram the soil down hard carefully avoiding Injury to the lower leaves. It pays to take care of these plants for there is always a demand for good pot chrysanthemums. They must be carefully watched for insects and a little dry tobacco powder sprinkled oyer the young shoots is useful in keeping greeii fly in cheek. As soon as the roots are well through the new soil and feel- ing the pots feeding may commence. A change from the ordinary manure water occasionally is helpful but nitrate of soda, a favorite stimulant with some growers, is not a good manure to use for pot plants, or at least not until the hn- ishing stages. Good guano is a far bet- ter manure for plants of a gross feeding nature like the clirysanthemum. Marguerites. Where cuttings were struck and the plants potted up as advised recently, these will now be making some progress and must be kept in track. The marguerite is one of the easiest of plants to grow hut it must have attention in the ear- liest stages to lay the foundation for good bushy plants, well
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