Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-12
EVERYBODY MAY GROW
CHRySANTHEMUMS NOW
New York Botanical Garden
Issues a List for Back
Yard Growers.

New York, June I0.-~Iust ordinary
everyday people who like flowers
who have no specia skill in rails
ing them, perhaps not n very good
place 20 grow them and who do not
care to spend much money, will be
glad 10 know that the New York Botan-
ical Gardens has printed list OF hardy
chrysanthemums which they warrant to
grow. "Chryeenthemums for Every
body" they call them. II is list rec
commended by Arthur Harrington in
lecture at the garden.
"Chrysanthcmums Of the past said
Mr.. Harrington, "made their chief mp
peal to hcople who had greenhouses to
give tho flowers the necessary shelter
and bring them 10 perfection. In re-
cent wears great changes have been
wrought and new types and varieties
have been developed, so that today we
have really hardy chrysanthemum
which any one who wishes, in town or
country. can grow in the garden.
This is not figure Of speech; look
ing from the windows of elevated trains
| in the feason, have seen glorious
white, yellow, pink and crimson cbry-
santhemums, which have been planted in
boxes in small back yards in the hear
of the city, making charming littlt
oasis in desert Of dirt and disordere
You can have a perfect riot Of cbrysar-
themums, if YOU wish, for period OF
from six to eight weeks Have the
hearts desire, and the rest is compare
lively easy.
! Here is Mr.. Herringtoh's list Ms the
Garden has printed it Of the most salts
factory varieties, the great number OF
the dealers sts being confusing 10 tho
beginner.
Early Towering kinds which begin &c
bloom in Septemher-Smith's Ad
vance (white); Cranfordia yellow
| Charles Jolly pink; A. Barhan
| (bronze)
Pompons, large ge-Howered--Lillien Dot,
| (pink); White Doty (white); Conni'
| Dick yellow; Anna Moran (bronze)
Pompons, small-flowered--Little Gen
0ipht pink; Rose Trevenna (deeJ
pink; Zen obia md the Baby (yel
low; Mrs. Frank Wilcox lbronze).
Single Powered varieties--Mrs. Buck
inghom and Kitty Riches pink.
Single -fowered Very carly-Mcns'
(white); Golden Mensa yellow
: Glorianna and Ida Schid (bronze.)
: "The cost is little" says Mr.. Her
rington, "ior tho Young plants can b
purchased at planting time in May fo
about 20 cents apiece. May is o goo
time TO plant them out. They will gro
in any ordinary garden soil, but If tn
; soil ia poor enrich il by adding bon
5 meal or pulvcrized sheep manure, who
: can be obtained from seedmen in hand
packages.
About two weeks after planting
when the young plants have become o
tablishcd and begin 10 grow, the grow
ing tip should be pinched or cut Of
, This tends TO make the plants bush
well-branched and comparatively sci
supporting a second pinching may !
given if the PLANTS seem to be grown
TOO TALL but do not pinch later than Il
: last week in June. If, after the plan
are started, they seem TO be in need
= stimulant, because of poverty of so
9 they can be given LIQUID food, tabl
9 spoon full of nitrate OF soda dissolved
= two gallons Of water. This will VOL
r wonders, but it must not be apple
e more than twice during the season.
h sheep manure may be spread on d
ground and watcred in.
: ''Of plant enemies the one rcrsiste
r one Of the chrysanthemum. and not
serious pest, is the Aphis or green &
This invariably appears during d
growing season. 1t must Re killed by
:. contact poison and the best remedy is
y nicotine preparation such as 'Bla
Leaf 49, applied as directed on the CO
tainer, in fine mist spray which tho
oughly vets the shoots and the irse'
on them. If one has not facilities