86 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. 



well as any kind of modern introduction. It is ijuite an 

 old garden flower, but one of those good plants some- 

 times lost through newer acquisitions being praised 

 beyond their worth. The bright yellow fardin des 

 Plantes is often very showy in the autumn, as its colour is 

 rich and effective. Besides growing Chrysanthemums in 

 open beds or shrubberies, they may be planted against 

 brick walls, which usually require something to hide 

 their ugliness. Strong plants put in during March will 

 bloom in the following autumn, and if necessary the 

 flowers may be protected with a canvas screen sus- 

 pended from a coping, as practised in the case of lruit 

 trees on walls. 



C. laeustre and C. Leueanthemum, the beautiful 



native Chrysanthemum of pastures, are uselul also ; of 

 the laiter there is a semi-double \ariety, which should 

 alone be grown, as the typical plant is common enough 

 in the fields. C. laeustre is known also as C. latifolium, 

 and of our native Ox-eye Daisy or Chrysanthemum there 

 are several vatieties, the most popular being semi-duplex, 

 which is a flower of considerable beauty, snow white, and 

 very useful for cutting. Grandiflorum is the name of a 

 larger form, of the same pure whiteness and freedom. 

 C. maximum is a noble flower, bold and pure white, 

 made purer still by the deep green abundant leaves. It 

 will grow in almost any soil, and should be planted to 

 give cut flowers. Many beautiful varieties of this 

 Chrys < nthemum have been raised, some of more 

 importance than others, and perhaps the most distinct 

 and handsome ol all is the one iinown as Maurice 

 1'richard, which was raised from the form called ihe Rev. 

 Wolley Dod's Ai. The flowers are almost massive, so 

 loiaist, so to say, are the petals, and of purest white, made 

 purer still by contrast to the yellow centre. The Mun- 

 stead variety is also very fine, and in soaie catalogues, 

 besides those alreadv mentioned, are recorded Duchess 



GATHERING WILD CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



CHR YSA N 1 HEM UM MA XIH UM . 



of Abercorn, Elaine, fimbriatum, G. II. Sage, grandi- 

 florum, Mrs. Head, and VV, B. Child. Fimbriatum is 

 conspicuous for its thread-like petals of showy white, and 

 grandiflorum blooms later than the 

 tvpe. If only one form could be 

 chosen, Maurice Prichard would be 

 the one to select. 

 C. Uliginosum [the Moon Daisy) 

 was formerly known as Pyrethrum 

 uliginosum, and is one of the most 

 beautiful flowers ol autumn. Its 

 tall stems, 5 It. or more high, bear 

 big white Daisy-like flowers, which 

 seem to gleam like silver in the 

 clear moonlight of autumn. There 

 are few spols in which this plant 

 will not succeed. It will run riot 

 in a damp ditch, making clouds of 

 blossom in September and October, 

 but the plant is a success even in a 

 town garden. The graceful stems 

 are useful for cutting lor the house. 

 It is as easily increased as a 

 weed by division of ihe plants in 

 spring. 



Cimieifuga. — The popular name of 

 this family is Snakeroot, and they 

 are all vigorous border plants, or 

 may be used to beautify rougher 

 places in the garden, shrubbery 

 margins, etc., where the soil is 

 sufficiently rich to support strong 

 growths. The commonest kind is 

 the Black Snakeroot (Cimieifuga 

 racemosa), which has light graceful 

 spikes of white flowers; C. japonica 

 is also worth planting. It is a 

 simple matter to increase them if 

 desired by division, either in the 

 autumn or spring. Many value 

 them for their late flowering, and 

 perennials that bloom after those of 

 the midsummer are pa--t possess 

 much value. Besides C. racemosa 

 and C. japonica one may also plant 



