70 A LITTLE BOOK OF PERENNIALS 



Uses. Because of their season of blooin and their rather attrac- 

 tive colors, they make good plants for the border, or to plant along 

 streams. S. N. Baxter suggests the Shasta Daisy as an effective fore- 

 ground companion plant. 



Culture. Chelones thrive best in moist or swampy places, in 

 half shade. They are easy of culture. At blooming time, they should 

 be fertihzed or mulched deeply in order to conserve the moisture. 



Propagation. They are propagated from seeds, cuttings or 

 divisions of the roots made in the Spring. 



Chrysanthemums, Hardy 



October and November are the months which marshal in the 

 Chrysanthemums and if these months be cold and rainy, the flowers 

 do not develop well, but if the days are warm and the nights frosty, 

 but not freezing, these flowers are in the height of their glory. 



"All through the budding Springtime, 

 All through the Summer's heat, 

 All through the Autumn's glory. 

 They hide their blossoms sweet. 



"But when the earth is lonely, 



And the bitter north winds blow. 



With a smile of cheer for the dear old year. 



The lovely Christ flowers blow." 



The catalogs are now listing certain varieties such as Cranfordia, 

 Normandie, Ruth Cumming, Mme. August Nonin and Eden, which are 

 known as early flowering varieties. One is more apt to get blooms 

 before freezing weather when these sorts are grown. Some of the 

 earher Pompons of the florists are hardy but only bloom early enough 

 in the most favorable years. Such varieties as Lillian Doty, Garza, 

 Golden Climax, Zenobia and Tiber belong to this group. It is suggested 

 that for the most northern gardens principaUy the earliest sorts be 

 chosen, for it is a great disappointment to have the buds freeze just ajs 

 they start to open. However, the Pompon group wiU actually stand 

 more real freezing than the early flowering varieties. 



For Shasta Daisy, see p. 74;forPyrethrum,p. 146; also Daisy, p. 74. 



Culture. Chrysanthemums wiU grow in any garden soil that 

 is rich enough, for they are gross feeders. Buy plants in early Spring 

 or divide old plants and reset each Spring, otherwise, they wiU become 

 too crowded and impoverish the soil. Extra large blooms may be pro- 



