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them well, but bow seldom are the Anemone- flowered types seen in the 

 collections of private growers ! 



There are three distinct types of the Anemone-flowered Chrysan- 

 themums, viz : — large -flowered, Japanese, and pompon. The first are 

 very beautiful, having regularly arranged ray florets and a high, neatly 

 formed centre or disc. The Japanese are of more fantastic form, the 

 ray florets in many varieties being less regularly arranged ; in some 

 blooms they are narrow and much twisted, in others broad and curled, and 

 in some instances the ray florets droop and form an elegant fringe. As 

 the name suggests, the pompon-anemones are miniature editions of their 

 larger flowered rivals and as decorative material in a cut state, they are 

 exceedingly pretty. 



The rage for large blooms of other sections is no doubt responsible for 

 the apathy on the part of growers towards the Anemone-flowered Chrysan- 

 themums. Their cultivation is not by any means difficult : there are 

 varieties that are less easy to grow than others, but taking the series 

 as a whole, those who are disposed to grow 7 them will find their cultivation 

 not in the least difficult. 



Chrysanthemum Societies throughout the country are largely respon- 

 sible for the neglect of this and some other groups of Chrysanthemum 

 Those responsible for their government tell us that they are established 

 ' to promote the cultivation of the Chrysanthemum ' &c. &c, but apparently 

 of the Japanese section only, if we may judge from the character of most 

 of their displays. Incurved varieties are provided for too, but in a 

 diminishing degree each successive year. 



This unwise partiality for the Japanese varieties has ousted the 

 beautiful Anemone-flowered types from shows and from private gardens 

 as a consequence. There was a time, not a great many years since, when 

 the plants of this type were associated quite freely with other types of 

 this flower in groups arranged for effect, but they are rarely seen 

 nowadays. 



It is to their decorative value, however, that I especially desire to draw 

 attention. Blooms of the highest quality may be obtained by disbudding 

 the plants to three or four buds on each, but to see the Anemone- 

 flowered varieties at their best the plants should be grown in bush-like 

 fashion or else grown on to their terminal buds, and these thinned out to 

 some extent. Each method has its advocates. 



By pinching out the points of the shoots in early spring and repeating 

 this treatment at intervals on each succeeding six inches of growth, 

 beautiful bush-like plants may be developed. The last pinching of the 

 growths should be done towards the end of June, after which the 

 plants should be grown on to the terminal buds. When the buds are 

 sufficiently developed, all except the largest and best shaped bud in the 

 cluster should be removed, thus retaining one terminal bud on each shoot. 

 Bushy plants formed in the manner I have suggested, should present a 

 beautiful appearance at the flowering time and should be freely studded 

 with dainty blossoms of good form, that are invaluable for indoor decora- 

 tion. As plants for greenhouse or conservatory embellishment, they are 

 very charming, pleasingly contrasting with other types of the flower. 

 Plants of each of the three types may be treated in similar fashion, 



