72 THE PARLOR GARDENER. 



blue, all the shades of the rainbow, and, in addi- 

 tion to these, the purest white, and a deep pur- 

 ple, so deep as to be almost black. 



These chrysanthemums possess, as regards slips, 

 a peculiar property, worthy of your attention ; they 

 furnish slips at all the various stages of their vege- 

 tation. Of such kinds as accord, in their natural 

 dimensions, with the space that you have reserved 

 for them, take, for sticking, young shoots between 

 one and two inches in length. These slips will 

 quickly take root, and in due time attain the nor- 

 mal size of their species ; after which they will 

 bloom. On the other hand, if you wish to stick 

 some w'hose dimensions greatly exceed the space 

 that can be disposed of in their favor, w r ait until 

 the flower buds terminating the upper extremities 

 of branches have attained about half of their size. 

 Then detach such branches for slips, and plant 

 them in pots, where they will very soon take root ; 

 their buds will continue to develop, and you will 

 obtain as fine a bloom as that which remains on 

 the entire plant. These slips, however, will not 

 grow ; they remain of the same size as when first 

 planted. 



