March, 1912 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS xix 
strong, effective shades and the more deli- 
cate tints occuring. Many of these group 
effectively with the hardy asters, espec- 
ially if the taller growing varieties of 
these are used, the planting being made in 
the rear of the chrysanthemums. The 
hardy asters have small single flowers, 
which are produced in large sprays which 
quite cover the plants, giving them an espe- 
cially light and feathery appearance, 
which contrasts charmingly with the 
stronger tones and more robust forms of 
the chrysanthemums. 
The chrysanthemum family includes 
not only the pompon variety, but also 
such single forms as the Moonpenny 
daisies and the Shasta daisies. Many of 
these latter are very effective, especially 
such varieties as the Improved Shasta 
daisy and Maximum Robison, both of 
which may be readily raised from seed. 
DOG FANCYING IN AMERICA 
By T. C. TURNER 
HE canine world is not exempt from 
the peculiarities which are common to 
the world in general. It has to-day, and 
always has had, its fads and fancies. New 
breeds come into vogue year by year, 
some times to stay and flourish, and at 
other times merely to pacify the constant 
desire for something fresh, and then when 
they have served their purpose, gradually 
to become a thing of the past. And so to- 
day, you can say of the dog, as we do of 
most things, that such and such a breed is 
fashionable. Time was, and not so many 
years ago, when the Airedale, Pomeranian, 
Chow Chow, Griffon Bruxellois, West 
Highland Terrier, and the Pekingese had not 
graced the benches of even our best shows. 
To-day, with the exception of the Griffon 
Bruxellois, the other breeds may be classed 
among our most popular fancies. Partic- 
ularly is this the case with regard to the 
Pomeranian and the Pekingese, which seem 
now to be, if one may say so, at high 
water mark, if one can judge from their 
present popularity in England, and one 
may say with safety that England does set 
the fashion in all matters concerning the 
dog. An English dog journal, for instance, 
contains usually sixty-four pages, varying 
slightly according to the heavy or light 
show season. Of the sixty-four pages of the 
issue before the writer, eighteen pages, or 
fifty-four columns, are taken up by what 
is known as classified advertising, which 
means short advertisements without any 
display. To give an idea of the small 
space occupied for each of these advertise- 
ments, there are in the fifty-four columns 
no less than one thousand, four hundred 
and fifty-eight advertisements. In addition 
to this, many pages are given over to the 
large display advertisements, and the re- 
mainder to reading matter. As the old 
saying has it, “straws indicate which way 
the wind blows.” So we may readily fol- 
low the fashions by seeing how much 
publicity the producer is giving to the 
article he has for sale. It is for this reason 
interesting to find that Pomeranians head 
the list with one hundred and seventy-four 
advertisements. They are followed by that 
old-reliable breed which has always held its 
own, the English Bull Dog, with one hun- 
dred and forty-five. Next in order we 
find another long-time popular breed, the 
Fox Terrier, one hundred and eight. And 
then follows one of our latest arrivals, 
Pekingese, with ninety-three. Scottish Ter- 
riers of both varieties, eighty-eight. Aire- 
dales, eighty. Collies and Spaniels with 
sixty-one each. And our little old-fashioned 
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