CHAP, viii.] THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 275 
tasselled kinds, the quilled petals of which 
are very long, and hang down like tassels. 
The culture of the chrysanthemum differs 
according to the use which it is proposed to 
make of it. When it is to be flowered in 
pots, cuttings are taken from the tops of the 
shoots in April; and as soon as they have 
taken root they are transplanted into very 
small pots, where they are planted in a com- 
post formed of equal parts of sand, loam, and 
peat. As soon as they begin to grow, and 
send out plenty of roots, they are "removed 
into other, rather larger, pots; and this 
shifting is repeated eight or nine, and some¬ 
times ten or twelve times. This constant 
shifting will keep the plants bushy, without 
the cultivator being under the necessity of 
pinching off the ends of the shoots; a prac¬ 
tice which, though it answers the desired 
end of keeping the plants of a compact habit 
of growth, has yet the inconvenience of 
making them throw out so many shoots and 
leaves as to weaken the flowers. When the 
chrysanthemums are to be planted in the 
open border against a wall, their roots 
should be parted in autumn or early spring, 
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