492 CHRYSANTHEMUM. THE ENGLISH FLOWER G A RDEN. chrysanthemum. 



of the same plant are also good. They 

 are propagated from seeds sown in April 

 in open beds or borders where the plants 

 are to flower ; or they may be sown 

 earlier in pans or boxes of light rich 

 earth in a pit or frame, from which they 

 can be transplanted after all danger from 

 frost is over. Plant singly in rich soil 

 in an open and sunny position. 



C. Coronarium(Oww;Z?rt/i7). — A hand- 

 some annual 2 to 3 ft. high in its wild form 

 in S. Europe and N. Africa, and, in cul- 

 tivation, breaking into a number of forms, 

 few of them so pretty as the single 

 wild flower, pale yellow or buff, treated 

 as a half-hardy annual, and sown in good 

 ground in April. 



C. frutescens {Paris Daisy, Mar- 

 guerite). — A half-hardy bushy plant 

 from the Canary Isles ; the foliage 

 glaucous ; the flowers large, pure white, 

 with a yellow centre, and appearing from 



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Paris Daisy (C. frutescens). 



June until cut down by frost. Several 

 forms or allies are also valuable, such as the 

 yellow Etoile d'Or and Comtesse de Cham- 

 bord. These are of easy culture and 

 propagation, for the outdoor garden, 

 treated as half-hardy plants and put out 

 in May. 



C. indicum. — The parent of the 

 numerous varieties of the hybrid Chry- 

 santhemum. Although in our country, 

 generally, open air culture will often 

 be impracticable, the outdoor kinds are 

 so pretty that it is worth while trying to 

 secure the best kinds where the climate 

 allows of their growth out-of-doors. 



The following varieties are good : Lady 



Fitzwygram, Mdme. C. Desgrange, G. 

 Wermig, Comtesse Fouchier de Careil, 

 La Vierge, Gustave Grunerwald, Roi des 

 Precoces, Ryecroft Glory, Vicomtesse 

 d'Avene, Maria, Mrs. Gifford, Montague, 

 ?vldme. Eulalie Morel, Florrie Parsons, 

 Strathmeath, Arthur Crepey, Carrie 

 Denny, Mdlle. Renee Cohn, October 

 Yellow. 



In many well-kept gardens there are 

 open spaces on the walls, and the 

 question is often asked, What can be 

 done to hide them ? The answer is, 

 train Chrysanthemums upon them ; if 

 well nailed in they take up but little room, 

 and afford a pleasing background to the 

 other occupants of the borders. Strong 

 cuttings or suckers, or, what is better still, 

 the old roots or stools that flowered in 

 pots the previous season, planted at the 

 foot of the wall 3 ft. apart early in March, 

 in soil similar to that just recommended, 

 will make remarkably rapid growth, 

 and, if kept neatly nailed in and all the 

 side-shoots removed as they appear, will 

 soon cover a wall of ordinary height. 

 Should it be desirable to protect the 

 blossoms from wind and weather it can 

 be effectually done by nailing a 12-in. 

 board on the top of the wall, so as to 

 form a coping. This, supported by a 

 few poles in front, is all that is required, 

 and, if practicable, a canvas covering 

 fastened in front when the nights are 

 cold will generally prove sufficient 

 protection ; with these simple precau- 

 tions the duration of the flowers will 

 be greatly prolonged. The varieties 

 named below are best for wall culture. 

 Many early-flowering Japanese and re- 

 flexed kinds are included, as they are more 

 suitable than the incurved section, the 

 natural form of the petals being less likely 

 to hold water from night dews and rains, 

 [^//z/^.— Eynsford White, Lady Sel- 

 borne, Mdlle. Lacroix, Elaine, Fair Maid 

 of Guernsey, Mrs. Forsyth, Felicity, A\a- 

 lanche. YelJozv and Orange. — G. Glenny, 

 Jardin des Plantes, Sunflower, Butter- 

 cup, Mrs. Horril, President Hyde, 

 Phoebus. Blush and Rose. — Bouquet Fait, 

 Princess of Teck, Venus, Maiden's Blush, 

 Peach Christine, Christine, Etoile de Lyon, 

 Annie Clibran, Viviand Morel. Crimson. 

 — E. Molyneux, Cullingfordi, W. Holmes, 

 King of Crimsons, M. Mousillac, M. Henri 

 Jacotot, and Progne. Red and Brown. — 

 Triomphe du Nord, Gloire du Rocher, 

 Val d'Andorre, P'elix Cassagneau, Wm. 

 Robinson, Julie Lagrav^re, and Source 

 d'Or. Purple and Amaranth. — Dr. Sharpe, 

 M. Bernard, Alberic Lunden, and Mrs. 

 Nisbet. 



