The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-30
GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.

be taken in May or June, says Amer
lean Farming.
The cuttings should be put in the
propagating bench in good sharp sand
four or five inches deep; the sand first
thoroughly watered and firmed by
means of a brick or block of wood.
After the sand is firmed well, take a
piece Of board about two inches wide
and the required length, then, with
an old knife or piece of glass, draw
lire and insert your cuttings. Firm
each cutting good and so on. After
the cuttings are in, water well with
a good rose water can, and shade with
paper, laid on the cuttings, or burlap
on the outside of glass or few sticks
can be put in the bench about a foot
high to keep the paper from weighing
them. They should be syringed every
morning and watered again if neces-
sary till they have taken root, which
will be in about two weeks. They
should then be lifted by means of a
trowel care being taken not to in
jure the roots.
They should then be potted in thumb
pots in a compost of good fibrous
soil; manure and sand. To every three
shovels of soil add one shovel Of ma
nure and a little sand. The pots
should he thoroughly clean and when
pCtting press rather firm. They
should be thoroughly watered and
shaded for a few days; also slightly
syringed so as to keep them from
willing. Great care should be given to
watering; they must never be allowed
to get dry
After the plants have filled the pots
with roots they should be again shift
ed into three-inch pots. In rOtting
I this time, increase the manure. The
cbn1t1h no f~npkaH with a niece
OF broken crock or ashes. Pot rather
| firmly and place in a good sunny To-
| sition with a temperature Of 30 to 65
degrees by day and so to So degrees
by night. The plants should again be
! Watered well and care taken for a few
! days not to get them too wet or too
dry or your labor will be lost for the
| whole season.
AS soon as the plants have filled the
pots with roots, shift again into six
| inch pots. Give a good drainage of
| broken crooks and two-thirds flbrous
soil and one-third good rotten ma
! nurc. Place back in the house again,
water thoroughly and syringe occa-
! sionaly.
: Should the plants be attacked with
! green fly. sprinkle a little tobacco dust
on them. From this out the plants need
no other shift till they get their final
SiilIAt WUlCu 10 dDOul lile lllldulC vi
June.
: Care should be taken in pinching the
| plants-pinch either ten days before
| potting or ten days after-as it is LA
BILE to check the plants
! When potting to their final pots, or
! benches, give good drainage, and use
| good soil and well rotted manure. For
pots the best size is 10 to 12-inch pots,
| well drained, and the soil in good
! pliable condition. Pot very firmly by
means of "a stick, leaving about two
! inches from the top of the pot for
watering and mulching. The plants
! should then be thoroughly watered and
placed in good position and syringed
overhead for a few days, great care
being taken in watering till they get
! well established in these pots.
Stalking and pinching must now be
attended to, selecting shoots according
| to the number of flowers wanted. If
| large flowers are needed. leave three
good, strong shoots, all side shoots
being rubbed off whenever they appear
and all suckers removed from the pots,
! and the top of the soil occasionally
stirred. The plants will need great at
tention in tieing, stalking, watering
etc. If SCOT can be obtained, it is an
excellent thing for foliage. Use about
one shovelful to thirty-six gallons If
water.
/ prefer. after July 4, to give a weak
solution of liquid manure once a week.
! but this should be given right after
watering with pure water. A slight
mulch of sheep or COW manure is vtry
! beneficial. About the second week in
August the buds will appear. Select
! your crown buds, keeping all others
rubbed out, but leave an extra bud On
each, in case of deformity or buds get
; ting broken. Some prefer to leave ter
minal buds, according to the variety
AS soon as the buds swell, start in
with liquid manure, care being taken
not to give it too strong at first Give
strongest doses at each watering which
should be every other day, as the
chrysanthemum is a vigorous feeder. A
change should always be given in
liquid manure, using cow, sheep chick
en-, or human, with an occasional
! watering with SCOT and sulphate of
ammonia, a three-inch potful to thir-
| ty-siX gallons of water, as this gives
a beautiful gloss to the foliage and a
| good color to the flower.
Keep your plants well tied to pro-
tect them from strong winds. Go over
them every day, pick off all surplus
shoots and buds and house your plants
early in case of frosts, and your sea-
| sons labor will be rewarded.
George Standen.