108 THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 



long and twisted like the Cactus Dahlia, others small 

 and compact. It would seem as if the whole scope of 

 variation had been gone over to produce such an array 

 of colors as is now found in them. Those who knew 

 them in the past are surprised at some of the magnifi- 

 cent varieties of recent introduction, which have created 

 such great enthusiasm and brought the Pompons into 

 more popular favor. 



That they are hardy and of easy culture does not 

 mean that they need no care at all; in fact, there 

 are very few flowers that respond more readily, or 

 pay better interest for the care bestowed on them, 

 than the Pompon Chrysanthemums do. Planted and 

 allowed to take care of themselves they will produce 

 a surprising amount of flowers. But by planting 

 healthy young plants every spring, and giving them 

 good, practical, common sense treatment, the surprise 

 at the amount of good flowers developed will be still 

 greater. The methods of culture given here are for 

 the Middle Atlantic States, and outside the limits of 

 this latitude must be varied according to circumstances 

 and conditions. 



There are many florists who do not look at the 

 Pompon Chrysanthemums in a commercial way, but 

 as a necessary evil or a luxury and not as a profitable 

 investment, but the fact is that there is money in them 

 rather more, to a certain extent, than in the large 

 flowering varieties, as better results can be obtained 

 at less expense, and they do not need the attention 

 that must be given the larger ones to bring them to 

 even a fair state of perfection. To grow Pompons first 

 care must be exercised in the selection of varieties 

 suitable to the different uses they are intended to fill, 

 either for cut flowers, bedding, pot plants, window 

 garden, etc. 



