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blooms on a plant, and shall do so this year. The plants may be 

 flowered in pots, or in a solid soil bench. Very good small plants 

 may be brought to perfection in 6-inch pots, but the best results, 

 in pot plants, are to be obtained in 8-inch or 10-inch pots. If the 

 plants are to be used for decoration, they should, of course, be 

 grown in pots, but the best results for cut flowers are usually ob- 

 tained by growing in the earth. In any case, the cuttings are 

 made from the tips of basal or strong lateral shoots, late in Feb- 

 ruary, to May. One form of cutting is shown in Fig. 87. It is 

 inserted in the soil to the point C. If the plants are to be flow- 

 ered in pots, in which case they usually mature earlier, the cut- 

 tings may be started as late as April, or even June; but if they 

 are grown in the soil and large plants are desired, the cuttings 

 should be taken in February or March. The plants which are 

 flowered in the soil are generally grown in pots until July. The 

 grower must decide how many blooms he desires on a plant, and 

 then train the plant accordingly, bringing up the different 

 branches so that they will all bloom at the same time. A well- 

 grown chrysanthemum, in an 8-inch pot and bearing five or six 

 perfect blooms, is one of the most decorative plants which the 

 florist can produce. 



Reflections upon nomenclature, classification and variation (Mr. 

 Miller). — There is need for reform in three important matters re- 

 lating to chrysanthemums — nomenclature, synonomy and classi- 

 fication. New varieties of chrysanthemums often bear absurd, 

 bombastic and vulgar names. Many are named after society 

 leaders and prominent persons. There are always practical rea- 

 sons why novelties are named after popular men and women, and 

 these reasons are often unworthy ones. The poor quality of 

 cigars named after election candidates is notorious. Those who 

 buy new flowers, because of the attractive names, usually feel de- 

 frauded of their sympathies. The criticism is often made that our 

 monthly magazines are dealers in attractive titles; that the mat- 

 ter is rarely as spicy as the caption. The disseminators of new 

 horticultural varieties take advantage of waves of popular enthu- 

 siasm. They name flowers after actors, base-ball players, barons, 

 saints and society leaders. Almost is realized one of Dean Swift's 

 dissonant combinations, " lords, fiddlers, judges, and dancing 



