480 CHRYSANTHEMUM. THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



in open beds or borders where the plants j 

 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 (Crown Daisy}. A bold 

 and handsome annual 2 to 3 ft. high in its 

 \vild form in S. Europe and X. 

 Africa, and, in cultivation, 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 or early in May. 



C. frutescens (Paris Daisy, Mar- 



trying to secure them where the soil and 

 climate are not unfavourable. 



The following varieties will make a 

 capital display out of doors : Lady Fitz- 

 wygram, 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, 

 Mdme. 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, 



Chionocloxa snrdensis. 



}. A vigorous half-hardy plant 

 from the Canary Isles ; the foliage 

 glaucous ; the flowers large, pure white, 

 with a yellow centre, and appearing from 

 June until cut down by frost. It is a 

 fine Daisy-like plant, and 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, being for the outdoor garden, 

 treated as half-hardy plants and put out 

 in May. 



C. indicum. This is a native of China 

 and Japan, and from it has originated 

 the numerous varieties of the Chrysan- 

 themum. Although in our country, gener- 

 ally, open air culture will often be im- 

 practicable, nevertheless, the outdoor 

 kinds are so pretty that it is worth while 



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, 



