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florets round a raised disc of quilled ones) ; Japanese Anemone- 

 flowered (outer ring of flat drooping florets round a raised disc of 

 quilled ones) ; Pompon (small, roundish double flowers not more 

 than 2 ins. across) ; Pompon Anemone (small form of the large 

 Anemone-flowered) ; Single (round, flat flowers, with only 2 or 3 

 rows of florets, centre open). As we may reckon in with the 

 Japanese the great majority of the small-flowered double " decora- 

 tive " varieties grown for greenhouse and garden decoration 

 (although a few of these are Pompons) , it is much the most important 

 class. Next to the Japanese for show only comes the Incurved, but 

 for general purposes the Single holds second place. The rank and 

 file of Chrysanthemum growers could well afford to ignore all the 

 classes except the Japanese and single. 



Growing for large show blooms. This is a distinct and specialised 

 form of culture, which should not be embarked on except by those 

 who can give attention to the plants for the better part of a year, 

 make a study of bud production, provide special soil and pots, and 

 grow large varieties. The routine is briefly as follows: (i) Strike 

 cuttings (preferably short, sturdy suckers from the base) in Novem- 

 ber or December, in 3 -in. pots filled with loam well lightened with 

 leaf mould and sand; keep close till rooted, then in a light, cool, 

 airy house till March, when they may be shifted to 5 -in. pots and 

 stood on a bed of cinders in a cold frame, a mat being put over on 

 frosty nights; strike a few more cuttings from tops in spring. 

 (2) Stop such plants as require it in spring, so as to get 3 shoots for 

 giving crown buds in August. The varieties vary a great deal in 

 respect to spring stopping, as the following examples of certain 

 popular Japanese sorts will show : 



VARIETY. 

 Algernon Davis 

 Bessie Godfrey 

 Brilliant 



Dorothy Gouldsmith 

 Duchess of Sutherland 

 Edith Jameson 



E. J. Brooks 

 Emily Towers 

 Florence Penfold 



F. S. Vallis 

 F. W. Lever 

 George Mileham 

 Harry Wood 

 Henry Perkins 

 Henry Stowe 

 H. J. Jones 

 Hon. Mrs. Lopes 

 H. W. Meadows 

 J. H. Silsbury 

 J. Lock 



John Peed 



J. W. Molyneux 



WHEN TO STOP. 

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