60 THE CULTURE OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



CHAPTER VIII, 



POMPOMS AND ANEMONES. 



Pompom chrysanthemums should be grown in a similar 

 way to the large flowering varieties, but they should not 

 be rooted before January. Grow about eight or nine on 

 a plant ; an 8-in. pot will be quite large enough. The 

 buds will not require to be secured until quite the end of 

 August, or up to the middle of September, as terminal 

 buds produce the best flow r ers. Crown buds come too 

 coarse, and are devoid of that bright colour which ter- 

 minals have. 



When grown for specimen plants, pompoms require the 

 same treatment as decorative or single varieties. For 

 conservatory decoration they may be rooted later, say, the 

 end of March or even up to the end of April, and nice 

 plants may be grown in from five to six inch pots. The 

 treatment is the same as for single varieties. 



Anemone Chrysanthemums* 



These are not grown to nearly the same extent that they 

 were before the singles came so much into favour, and 

 the showing of flowers on boards went out of fashion. Very 

 few people would attempt to pack anemones in a case and 

 expect them to come out perfect for a show, for if two or 

 three guard petals are bruised or pulled out, the beauty of 

 trie flower has gone. Nevertheless, there are a few of 

 the stiff-stemmed kinds which make very pretty pot plants, 

 and are also effective in sprays. The treatment should be 

 the same as for singles. 



A few good ones for bush plants are Descartes, Mrs. C. 

 J. Salter, La Marguerite, Mrs. Caterer, Mrs. Shimmins, 

 and Fabian de Mediana. 



