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colours may be alike for beds, borders, &c., or they may 
be mixed. An edging of mixed colours round the flower 
garden is very effective. With its straight stem, bearing 
the clusters of small 
flowers, it makes a 
most suitable flower 
for table decoration. 
It is about 1 ft. 
high. 
Chrysanthe- 
mum. — This is an- 
other very pretty 
and useful annual, 
the seeds of which 
are fairly large. It 
may be sown about 
1 in. deep, early in 
April, and when the 
plants have made 
two rough leaves 
they may be thinned 
out to give the 
others more oppor- 
tunity to develop. 
In dry weather 
they ought to be 
thoroughly well watered at intervals. The beautiful large 
flower heads are borne on long stalks, which give the 
plant quite an outstanding appearance in the garden. 
They are also among the very best of this class of plants 
for supplying cut flowers for home decoration, remaining 
Chrysanthemums 
