Show Your Own Ow j n 3 j. j awl l I. I CHRYSANTHEMUM l ADVICE It is the chrysanthemum that we look at nt this time of year year for color colorin in in the garden the tho daisies and which make the borders bright with their purple and lavender yeU yellow w and bronze in September will b be fading soon and then the chrysanthemum takes up the pageant of oC color and will flower as long as Jack Frost permits it to Plenty of water should be given to lo chrysanthemum plants now and andas andas as long as they are arc in active growth A little liquid man manure re also made by soaking fresh barnyard manure in water will give the plants a wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- Impetus to out-do out themselves in flowering If you want to have the largest possible flowers on your chrysanthemums chrysanthemums chrysan chrysan- you must practice dis dis- dis- dis budding By By this we mean the re removal removal removal re- re moval of aji buds from a stem except except ex- ex ex cx- the central or ore terminal bud We throw the energy and strength of that stem into the one bloom when we disbud instead of leaving It to be shared hared by a considerable ble number and of course we get fewer blooms but far superior ones You should by all means stake your chrysanthemums if you have not already done so so because rain or strong wind can easily ruin the appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap of any tall plant and w when en the chrysanthemum is is' bearing Its ts heavy load of ot flowers these blooms arc arO laid low merely by their own weight should an autumn storm come along For a large group of chrysanthemums U use a e plenty of stakes and be careful that yo you adhere ad adhere act ad- here as much as possible to the natural natural natural nat nat- ural shape of the plant In staking and t tying ing Never thrust a sInglestick single singlestick singlestick stick into the ground and then bunch all an the Stems together and tie them Have you ever eyer taken up a few roots of chrysanthemums to pot for winter blooming It Is an experiment ment meat worth trying especially when you have the late blooming varieties which so often are killed by hard frost before they have had a chance to flower II If your plants are taken i up up with as much soil soU adhering as possible and and kept v virtually soaked with water Yater f for r several days in a 8 cool shady place they will not even I droop and will flower over a long period in the house And by the way way If it your garden only possesses the late varieties m make I up your mind that next spring ng you will buy a few v early carly blooming chrysanthemums for Jar there arc are now varieties which flower as Os early carly as August and September and which arc sure to give glye you a good crop of bi blooms oms before winter whiter puts put's an end to their beauty for the year QUERIES V. W. r. r L L. C. C Bingham Canyon writes writes' I have an old shrub which I would like to divide if it is pos possible os- os sible and I l' think it would make several new starts because it is isso isso so 60 thick at the roots When had hadt t this ls best be done f fAns Ans You You Y ou dont don't name your shrub although perhaps it wasn't necesSary necessary Sary nary sary since most shrubs submit to the tho dividing process very kindly Wait until frost has turned the color of the leaves and then do it Water the new divisions well to help their roots get established d. d |