. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 302 CHRYSALIDOCARPUS carefully watered in order not to sour the soil. In the preparation of the receptacles for the seed, a little gravel in the bottom will be found good, as the rools work very freely through it, and
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 302 CHRYSALIDOCARPUS carefully watered in order not to sour the soil. In the preparation of the receptacles for the seed, a little gravel in the bottom will be found good, as the rools work very freely through it, and when the time comes to separate the plants previous to potting, it is an easy matter to ^^0^'-. disentangle the roots without bruising them. Probably the plan which works best is to wash the soil and gravel entirely from among the roots. Pot in soil not too dry, and for the next few days keep the house extra warm and humid, and the plants shaded from the sun without any moisture applied to the soil for the first few days. Jared G. Smith and G. W. Oliver. CHRYSANTHEMUM (Gr«-k,;; rioicr). Includ- inf,' I'lir'/hriim. I'<nii ii('i!<ilir. A hirgf gnnus of herba- ceous and sub sl]rul)l)V phiTits, mostly hardy, and typi- cally with white or yellow single Us., but the more im- portant kinds greatly modified in form and color. Ben- tham and Hooker make 22 subgenera (of which about 6 include the garden forms), based chiefly on the mm ner in which the seeds are ribbed cornereil or wmged and the form of the pappus. The garden P\ rethrums cannot be kept distinct from Chrj san themums by garden characters The garden conception of Pyrethrum is a group of hardy herbaceous plants with mostly single flowers, as O] posed to the florists' or autumn Chi} santhemums, which reach perfection only under glass, and the familm annual kinds, which are commonh called Summer Chrysanthemums When the gardener speaks of "Pyre- thrums," he usually means Many of the species d
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