no HARDY PERENNIALS 
miniature species of Chrysanthemum such as the 
silvery-leaved C. argenteum and C. cinerarice folium, 
and also Alpinum and Arcticum, Bornmulleri and 
Caucasicum, all of which make capital edging 
plants as well as Rock plants. These are best 
propagated from cuttings in cold frames. 
Chrysanthemum indicum (early-flowering section). 
— From August to October the early-flowering 
Chrysanthemum plays a most important part in 
the maintenance of colour in the garden and pro- 
vision of flowers for cutting. Of late years the 
early-flowering section has been so rapidly 
and greatly improved that in beauty of form, 
variety and richness of colour, and in all-round 
serviceability there is no vital disparity between 
these and the late-flowering section. We do not, 
admittedly, see giant blooms such as we are accus- 
tomed to see at the November exhibitions of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society, nor would such 
blooms be serviceable in the open garden, where 
the gorgeous colour effects are admirably secured 
by means of the liberal masses of moderately-sized 
flowers grown in a perfectly natural manner, whilst 
by a judicious reduction of growths during Summer 
and a moderate amount of disbudding combined 
with liberal watering and feeding, quite good in- 
dividual blooms are obtainable. So far as varieties 
are concerned we may have all the colours obtainable 
among those of the later bloomers, and the chestnut- 
reds, the bronze, orange, and yellow shades so 
