ON THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 93 



The foregoing ten sections contain types varied 

 enough to please the greatest enthusiasts in Chrysan- 

 themums. The Japanese is far the most important 

 for indoor culture. The Incurved, though still prized 

 for exhibitions, tends rather to recede than advance. 

 Of the remainder, the Single and Pompon types are 

 perhaps the most popular at the present day. The 

 latter is even more useful than the Japanese for garden 

 culture, owing to the dwarfer growth and neater habit. 

 I may sum up by saying that the average amateur could 

 get along very well with no other section than the 

 Pompon for his garden. 



Varieties. In view of the fact that the Chrysanthe- 

 mum is still under development, varieties are superseded 

 somewhat frequently, and selections tend to become 

 out of date within a few years of being made. The fol- 

 lowing sorts (page 94) have, however, sufficient merit to 

 justify the belief that they will hold their places for a 

 considerable time. 



The object of giving two selections of Japanese is 

 to emphasise the fact that exhibition varieties are not 

 necessarily, or even probably, good garden and green- 

 house sorts. The amateur grower who goes to a show, 

 and sees huge flowers of beautiful shape and colour, 

 is apt to conclude that the condition in which he sees 

 them is their normal one, and that it would be repeated 

 if they were grown in his own little conservatory or 

 back garden. The truth is that the condition is entirely 

 abnormal, and is only brought about through treatment 

 of a highly skilled and specialised character. Most of the 

 show sorts do not shine under a simple system of cul- 

 ture: the habit is not good, and the flowering is sparse. 

 There are, however, varieties which grow naturally 

 or with very little training into a suitable shape for 



