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articles to be exhibited, and some elegant devices of choice flowers were grouped around 

 it. The fuchsias of Mr. 0. H. Gater and Mr. R. Hesketh excited universal admiration. 

 Mr. J. P. lloaro exhibited a splendid collection of roses. Mr. D. Dipnell exhibited 

 an ingenious devise of his own garden, in cut flowers ; and Mr. E. A. Smith some 

 maguificent strawberries. The cottagers mustered very strong, and their vegetables 

 were highly creditable to them. Some peas shown by Messrs. Howell and Cork 

 attracted great notice. A full list of prizes was given in the IlamjtsUre Advertiser 

 of the 2nd July. 



IMPOETANT POINTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 

 CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



KEAD BY MR. D. T. COLE, AT A MEETING OE THE EAST LONDON 

 AMATEUR CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



There is no flower that has had so much 

 written about it as the Chrysanthemum. 

 As our friends at Stoke Newington raised 

 this plant from perhaps worse than obscu- 

 rity to one of the most important of 

 florists' flowers, so to one of that society's 

 members, Mr. George Taylor, is the credit 

 due of writing and publishing a book de- 

 tailing the mode of cultivation as practised 

 by himself. Amateurs now consulting it 

 will derive much profit from its pages.* 

 Mr. Dale was, I believe next in the field, 

 and any one that has seen his beautiful 

 productions — .fit for any show-board — as 

 well as tlie splendid beds andborders covered 

 with a profusion of blooms, will aot con- 

 sider a book out of place that shows the 

 Londoners how this grand eil'ect was pro- 

 duced. Mr. Broome ably followed him 

 with a book which must be considered one 

 of the most important on the subject. It 

 is specially interesting, if only for the care- 

 ful classification of the heights and colours 

 of the plants. Mr. Shirley Ilibberd has 

 also published a book solely relating to the 

 Chrysanthemum. Most of us remember 

 the interesting papers read by Mr. Hol- 

 land on the culture of Pompones. These 

 were afterwards published in several jour- 

 nals. Messrs. Oubridge, Bird, and Taylor 

 also read essays. In most of the floricul- 

 tural journals of the day may be seen 

 articles relating to the Chrysanthemum by 

 ■citlier Mr. Broome, Oubridge, Holland, 

 Wiggings, Morgan, and others ; in fact, no 

 ■one seems tired of writing or reading about 

 this plant. But does not the question 

 arise — Is it necessary to read and study all 



• Tlii3 book having gone through two editions, 

 i3 at present out of print. The writer has been re- 



■que-itecl by several aniiteurs to reprint it, which 

 IS not to be wondered at from his acknowledg:ed 

 pre-erainfineo in tha culture of this particular 

 ilower. The directions given respecting the culture 



■of large llowers for exhibition by those not having 

 the advantage of glass, but merely a waU or fence, 



'Are escelleut. 



these books before you can grow a good 

 Chrysanthemum ? 



I will suppose a person about to grow 

 the plant for the first time. He procures 

 all these books, and in anguish asks if he 

 must read them all ? If this question was 

 asked me, I should reply — Read them most 

 certainly; they are the productions of in- 

 telligent and thinking men, and the result 

 of long experience, and founded on notes 

 made from time to time ; each book is in 

 some way written with reference to a spe- 

 cial locality, as each writer had varied con- 

 veniences for growing his plants ; there- 

 fore, no matter where the intending grower 

 lives, he is sure to find some valuable in- 

 formation in eacli of these books. It is 

 said the Chrysanthemum will bloom with 

 any treatment ; so to a certain extent it 

 will. In the same manner you may say a 

 street-organ will play one of Handel's 

 tunes, but there is a great difference when 

 the same tune is pei'formed on the organ 

 at St. Paul's ; aud as great is the difference 

 between the flower that is grown "any- 

 where" and the flowers shown at the 

 exhibitions. Every one is aware that if 

 they wish to succeed either in growing a 

 Chrysanthemum, turning a barrel-organ, 

 or making a watch, the reasoning faculties 

 must be brought into motion, and some 

 degree of sttidy must be devoted to the 

 subject. For my part, I must confess that 

 some of the directions given are quite 

 frightful, and enough to deter any one not 

 I possessing a great degree of enthusiasm 

 ' from growing the plant. Only think of 

 the directions how to make liquid manure ! 

 But Mr. Green has shown, if you want this 

 article, it is not necessary to manufacture 

 a tub of abomination, enough to poison 

 the whole neighbourhood. Some mention 

 has been made of manure eleven years old : 

 Why, our members thought themselves 

 fortunate if they had it eleven weeks old; 



