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THE HOME GARDEN. 
a change of situation every two years or so. It may be 
raised as an annual, and is also propagated from the roots, 
cuttings, or layers. A bed of phloxes in September is a 
brilliant addition to the garden, ranging through all the 
shades of red, purple, and white. 
The asters, which usually come into bloom in August, 
are a large and showy family, easily cultivated, and display¬ 
ing great variety in the size and coloring of their flowers. 
The 6 ‘ quilled” asters are very full and pretty, in lovely 
shades of pink, purple, and pure white. They require so 
little care that the busy owner of a small garden will find 
them highly desirable. 
The chrysanthemum, or “ Christmas flower,” so called 
from its late bloom, is the pet and pride of the autumn 
flowers, and the large, queenly blossoms of the white 
variety are especially beautiful. The pompone, or small 
flowered kind, is very pretty in form and coloring. 
The plant is hardy and easily cultivated in rich light 
soil, being raised from suckers, layers, and cuttings. These 
will require house culture until the middle of May or first 
of June, when, for blooming in-doors the succeeding au¬ 
tumn and winter, they should be repotted in a strong, rich 
compost, and, after being plunged in the ground, should be 
kept well watered, sometimes with liquid manure. For six 
weeks or so the ends of the growing shoots should be 
pinched off, and by the middle of August they will form 
their flower buds. The plants should be brought into the 
house before the first heavy frost. 
A single plant of the pure white variety will bloom pro¬ 
fusely in-doors, and this, with a delicate shade of rose, will 
probably be as much as the amateur will care to undertake. 
Large, strong garden plants are raised by setting them 
in the open ground in May and potting them early in 
September. Under the old name of “ artemisia,” they are 
often found of great size in country gardens. 
