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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



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riably brighter and better, an 



THE BEST CHRYSANTHE' able tn'^otLr^ictions Im^s^n^^ tacfi^ <?Se' home^SuM^^^^ 



MUMS FROM AN AESTHETIC them from their once popular positi^^ m«iate the large blooms of the i 



POINT OF VIEW. ffn^gfordi-o^hegSen-ySoVSZiEJe" |oSranemon?-pr ' ^ 



J u T\T„ there is little that is attractive in the type. chrysanthemums 



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excellent autumn-tio^enngsubiect when de- ^ . additions be^n said respecting the points of merit of 



JhanrLvobLfSAr^atf^^^^^^ *«this section 'are very few indeed. The the «maller-riowered typ^s of the chrysanthe- 



«?ttfT^t3+n pleasuie and ^.^^.^^^-^^ „f ^j,^ ^^^^^ introductions measure mum. Given ordinary good culture, there is 



r^^^.Z}^ZZTZ^-.r..i^.. 1.^^ from three to four inches across, and with not the slightest doubt that plants of these 



..V^ -^l? tl ^l lI^L^.Jtliltf .r^^^ blossoms of this size, either individually or types will give a yield of beautiful blossoms 



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The superabundance of good Japam 

 begins to pall on one as the season j 

 therefore 



attributed for this appar< 

 is that commercially they 



lings of other types provides a welcome f^J®^^ 



'wt„*r fr^r-rric or,-i nn^r.^^r.. in +v,r. Tor^aripc^ neocssary, however, is that the disc shoi 

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•ally speaking, such a charge is hardly I am confident, however, were they taken 

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the floral 



to brighter-look 

 of good thing 



curved chrysanthemums are seldoi 



latly d 



blooms should beSltw'Xi^'^nfyfo^ct- rnd"doeT}oraiwa£co(^^^^ 



l\^fii"VX-are^L^^S^^^^^^^^ ^ fZ,^^ g?oo\^:.ttl 



" t?„.,/^1p " fo,v,;i^ wuo* ,v,^^„ o„j none. Some of the blossoms are very dain 



dainty little incurved blossoms? Twenty X aPP*"' 



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for their exclusion from the majority of pri- The pompons are seldom spokei 



vate collections to-day. Chrysanthemum spe- preciative terms at these times, 



cialists would promote their own well-being Ao^e^^ some growers are disposed t 



and add very considerably to the pleasure of f 7 f,^«rru-^7.„ ^^'-^^^J^J^L,^^^ .l,'*?^ 



private growers, were they to give us a few teur. 



more such beautiful incurved varieties, equal ^^^^ ^ 



in every respect to the "Bundle" family. ^ 



iindle" family. ^J^^^ 'tllfte fnvaJfa^V 'Sin ^p"!,! 

 wieTdVTxhiSon'^ncurred'woomshavf^^ P^^^^ ""'^^ ^ ^""-^ ^S'*' it 



value for the private grower. «»lated to add very considerably to the 



What of the anemone-flowered chrysanthe- ^^arms of the long range of decorative chry- 



mums? These types of the " Autumn Queen" santhemums. What is prettier - 



are being relegated to less conspicuous posi- autumn than the chaste and bea 



tions at most of our leading exhibitions ^'^^ ^'iTv.^Z^ J^^ Primrose I 



throughout the country, and there are many some of the North London shows 

 chrysanthemum shows where there is not "° 

 curious deSrative flowers. ThislsTTact to" 



deplored, because they are essentially decora- ''"^^^^ion^'that is seldom referrec 



gVa^f^ and SLuT/ of'form oTthe^m^osrrefined writers and others is that confined xo 

 character. We are so accustomed to see the generally called the Spidery chrysa 



nemone-nowerea Kinas represented by large, mums. This includ«s beautifuf little flowe 



isbudded blooms that few growers are that are also known as thread-petalled, boi 



ware of the beauty of these varieties when tonniere and aesthetic chrysa: ' 



rown in a free manner, and the sprays par- Several of these varieties bearii 



ally disbudded. The large-flowered ane- little blossoms deserve extendec 



Lones are most attractive but the Japanese Their value also lios in tlu" lac t 



tiemones are' quite fascinating because of of them come into H.>\v<n- hiU-r 



leir curious and quaint forms, llie section majority of the mid-M>asi,u kinds, 



ttle heard of nowadays is the anemone- November and Bevemh^'v n.t>„ tlu 



eelv by both private growers ^nd exhibi- Essentials in the aesthetic or mor* 



.rs,' and only those who have seen a bush- chrysanthemums are the follow 



ke plant bearing a large number of dainty plants should be free-flowering^ 



ossoms have the faintest idea how beauti- good bushy habit and sound 



il are they, especially when gathered in Preference should be given to va 



•rays that have been not too severely dis- develop their blossoms on long, 



idded. If, as the outcome of this confer- -talLs, s.. that disbudding should 



flowered chrysanthemuir 

 ^ Of the reflexed kinds. 



