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DAISY CDRYSAirrnEMUMS. 



aiul blossoming, and bearing of tlie subject, and have a well understood and deterniinod 

 object in view. A feeble tree and a vigorous tree must not be pruned alike, no more 

 than an invalid slioulJ be served with the same food, and urged to the same labor as 

 a man in full health. An apple and a pear treo that produce their fruit only (with 

 rare exception) on wood of three years old and upwards, cannot be pruned in the 

 same way as a peach or a nectarine that bears principally on wood of one season's 

 growth. The grape, the currant, the raspberry, the quince, the fiiljcrt, and the fig, 

 have each a peculiar mode of growtli and of bearing, and the pruning applied to 

 them must be based upon an accurate knowledge of this. Even in the same species, 

 a prolilic variety must not be pruned in the same -way as a shy bearer. The culti- 

 vator of ornamental plants knows how necessary it is to understand the mode of 

 flowering of plants, in order to prune them well. In roses, for instance, all the per- 

 j^etual bloomers produce their blossoms on young wood of the current season's growth, 

 while the summer roses generally produce their blossoms or blossom shoots from wood 

 of the preceding year. 



Pruning becomes plain and simple when these principles are studied, and instead 

 of being a superfluous, expensive, or unnatural operation, is OTte of the most useful, 

 interesting, and beautiful, enabling us to exercise a perfect control over the forms and 

 fruitfulness of our trees, and to adapt them to every circumstance and condition that 

 fancy or interest may dictate. There is certainly no branch of culture so inviting to 

 gentlemen who love their gardens and their trees, and. desire to participate in their 

 management. It is a pleasant exercise for both body and mind, and its practice not 

 only awakens increased interest in regard to the trees themselves, but throws a new 

 light and suggests new inquiries on the whole subject of vegetation. 



THE POMPONE OR DAISY CnRYSANTHEMUMS.* 



The introduction of the Pompone Crysanthemum, or Chusan Daisy, from China, by 

 Mr. Fortune, some seven years ago, gave quite a new impulse to the culture of this 

 flower, and completely re-established its claims to popular fovor. We have now 

 chrysanthemum growers, catalogues, exhibitions, books and essays, and the world- 

 renowned dahlia itself can scarcely boast of a gi-eater popularity than do these modest, 

 charming daisy chrysanthemums. They arc certainly a great improvement on the 

 old, large-flowered Indian varieties. The plants are so compact in their growth, so 

 profuse in their blossoms, the flowers are so regular, and the colors so brilliant 

 and so varied, the foliage thick, and the entire plant and its flowers so miniature- 

 like, that they strike the eye at once by their novelty and beauty. They are 

 easily propagated and grov^n, and we may expect that every garden and green-house 

 will include them among their autumnal ornaments. Considering that it is only a 

 few years since they were introduced they have been pretty widely disseminated, and 

 the varieties greatly increased. Every season brings out a collection of novelties. 



* See Frontispiece. 

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