436 FLORAIHISTORICA. 



quently the earth within its reach soon becomes 

 exhausted ; therefore the plants should not be suf- 

 fered to flower more than two years without being 

 removed to other spots, or having the soil changed, 

 as without this precaution the blossoms will be- 

 come small and poor ; and rather than suffer 

 the plants to become too large it is best to sepa- 

 rate them every year, planting several so near 

 to each other that they may appear like one 

 clump, without being so crowded as to affect the 

 roots in their research for nourishment. The 

 mixing of the different varieties of colours on 

 one spot is objectionable, since it gives the effect 

 of some of the flowers being faded ; therefore, 

 when the clumps are not separated at some con- 

 siderable distance from each other, the colours 

 should be divided by plants of the white varieties, 

 but the larger the masses of each separate colour 

 are, the better will be the general effect. But to 

 have these plants in the height of their floral beau- 

 ties they should bo cultivated in pots, which 

 gives the advantage of our placing them in the 

 open garden in favourable weather, or dispersing 

 them amongst the plants in the conservatory in 

 blusterous seasons. The Chrysanthemum is also 

 well calculated to decorate halls and such parts 

 of the house where more delicate plants would 

 not stand in flower, and when so sheltered it 



