96 THE CULTURE OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



regularly all round, and remove any deformities from the 

 cushion, to 'make it even all over. 



Pompoms are generally shown on stems, and three blooms 

 of a sort. They require but little dressing; still, they can 

 sometimes be improved by a little arranging of florets, 

 especially the anemone "poms." When arranging them 

 on the board it is better to place them in tubes and plug 

 them with moss than to tie them in bunches. They should 

 be fixed so that each and every flower can be seen to the 

 best advantage, and as evenly as possible all over the 

 board, with the colours arranged so that each set 

 harmonises with its neighbour. 



Singles are either shown in threes or in sprays of two 

 or three of each sort ; and when they are nicely set up and 

 arranged there is nothing in the whole show which attracts 

 more attention. They should be staged in a similar way 

 to pompoms (see above). The only dressing these require 

 is the pulling out of any short or irregular florets, so that 

 the flower appears as round and even as possible. Singles, 

 for exhibition, should not have more than two rows of 

 florets. I prefer to see singles and pompoms exhibited in 

 sprays. 



