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end. All possible numbers besides, either fall 

 short of or exceed unity ; they are therefore irre- 

 gularities, and irregularities are redundant, infinite, 

 and unsatisfactory to contemplate, unless there 

 appears a sufficient reason for departing from 

 unity.'' 



In cultivating the Chrysanthemums for the 

 house, I have found it desirable to grow some of 

 the strongest plants in large pots, so as to procure 

 them of the greatest height and size possible, at 

 the same time pruning off all superfluous shoots : 

 by this means I procured plants resembling large 

 flowering shrubs, which proved a great ornament 

 by the mass of flowers, when either standing in the 

 house, or when placed occasionally amongst the 

 shrubs of the open garden. This mode may be 

 objected to on account of its frequently causing the 

 lower part of the branches to become bare of fo- 

 liage ; but this deficiency is not seen when the 

 pots are placed behind dwarf evergreens ; and 

 when they are placed on a lawn, or in either the 

 saloon or conservatory, the large pots containing 

 the tall plants should be surrounded by the more 

 dwarf plants, and thus a conical mass of flowers 

 will be given that cannot be so happily obtained by 

 any other means. I should therefore particularly 

 recommend, that some of the tallest-growing varie- 

 ties should always be planted in suitable-sized pots^ 



