Photo: D, S.Fish, Edinburgh. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM, THE GREAT PYKEXEAX DAISY. 



Perennial : 

 arcticum, 9", sum., wh. 

 Catananche,6", spr., yel., 



blood red, suitable for 



rockery, 

 frutescens (Marguerite, 



Paris Daisy), H', wh., 



yel. centre. 



Etoile d'Or, bright yel. , 

 very free. 



Branching fitoile d'Or, 

 a free habited var. 



indicum, parent of florists' 

 varieties (see p. 206). 



Leucauthemum (Ox-eye 

 Daisy), 2', sum., hdy., 

 wh. 



CHRYSANTH 

 (FLORISTS'). 



The development of the 

 from the original species, 



maximum, 3', large, hdy., 

 wh. (tife figure). 



Perfection, 2.J', hdy., 

 wh., yel. centre. 



Princess Henry, 1J', 

 hdy., wh. 



nipponicum, 2', wh., 

 shrubby stems. 



Partheiiium, the well- 

 known Feverfew or 

 Golden Feather. 



Tchihatchewi, 2', Je., 

 wh., yel. (Kyn. Pyre- 

 thrum Tchihatchewi). 



uliginosum, 4' to 6', Aug., 

 wh. (*;/. Pyrethrum 

 uligiiiosuin). 



EMUM 



florists' Chrysanthemum 

 sinen.-e and indicum, to 



time for propagating ranges from the early part of 

 December to July, according to requirements and 

 facilities. When large blooms are desired December 

 and January are the best months, but plants for 

 providing cut flowers and for outdoor culture may 

 be piopagated later. For early cuttings a house 

 with a temperature of from 45 to 50 is suitable, 

 and they root best under hand-lights, or in frames 

 fixed near the glass. Late cuttings root readily in 

 a cold frame. The cuttings are best inserted 

 singly in small pots, pressing the soil firmly round 

 each one, and giving one watering through a fine 

 rose. Stand the pots on a bed of ashes in the 

 frame, and keep the latter closed till roots are 

 formed, except for a short time in the morning, 

 when the lights should be taken off to allow 

 moisture to be dissipated, otherwise there is a danger 

 of the cuttings damping. Another method is to 

 insert five or six cuttings round the edge of a 5" 

 pot; they root freely, but there is a danger of 

 injuring the roots when potting. 



