CHINESE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 281 
hardy enough to live in the open air, but it requires the 
shelter of a wall, and, from the lateness of its flowering, it 
is only the early varieties that even in fine seasons are 
enabled to unfold their blossoms against a south wall in 
our open borders. It is scen in its beauty only when 
grown in pots and under glass. Yearly plants are prefer- 
red. In the beginning of April, cuttings of the last year’s 
shoots, about three inches long, are put singly into small 
pots, filled with soil composed of one-half bog-earth or 
leaf-mould, and one-half pure sand. Their growth is ex- 
pedited at first by gentle heat. In about a month they 
are found to be rooted, and are placed in a cold frame, in 
which they are kept till the beginning of June, when they 
are put into larger pots, and set out in some airy situation. 
About this time, the tops of the plants are pinched off to 
make them bushy, but no more side shoots are allowed to 
remain for flowering than the plants are likely to be able 
to support without a stake. In August, they are again 
shifted into larger pots, filled with strong rich soil. Dur- 
ing the whole season, the pots are frequently moved to 
prevent the roots from striking through, and they are © 
never plunged. Mr. Munro, of the London Horticultural 
Garden, whose method of culture we have been describing, 
recommends liquid manure to be applied from time to time 
in summer and autumn. Other cultivators, in order to 
have a greater succession of flowers, and a variety in the 
stature of the plants, strike cuttings at two seasons, in 
March and in May, and likewise propagated by layers in 
August. In the beginning of winter the plants are placed 
in a cold frame or vinery, and they are brought into a 
milder temperature as they are wanted. To produce large 
showy plants, a few of the chrysanthemums of the former 
year may be selected, and being freed from suckers, and 
