The chrysanthemum : its history and culture / by John Salter.

  • Salter, John.
Date:
1865
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Credit: The chrysanthemum : its history and culture / by John Salter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER II. Garden culture—Soil—Situation—Propagation—Plantation Stopping—Training—Disbudding—Varieties adapted for the garden p. 18 CHAPTER III. Garden culture—Pompons—Different modes of planting— Effective as bedding plants—Harmonious arrangement of colour—Varieties best suited for bedding .... p. 22 CHAPTER IV. Specimen plants—Large Flowers—Necessary qualifications to ensure success—Propagation in autumn and spring—Manage- ment of young plants—Soil—Size of pots for specimens— Shifting—Stopping—Training — Disbudding — Blooming — Varieties best adapted for exhibition specimens or the con- servatory p. 25 CHAPTER V. Specimen plants—Pompons, propagation and cultivation— Shifting, stopping, training, disbudding—Blooming pots— Management during the blooming season—Names of suitable varieties p. 30 CHAPTER VI. Specimen plants, Standards — Propagation and management in winter—Cultivation in summer—Shifting, training— Height of standards—Formation of head, names of suitable varieties p. 32