Plate 284 . 
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS, EAIRY NYMPH, 
ROSE D’AMOUR, AND TORERIDA. 
The forthcoming novelties that Mr. Salter is about to in¬ 
troduce to Chrysanthemum growers comprise more of the 
beautiful class of Pompons than for some few years past he 
has been able to bring out, and from amongst them we have 
selected those which we believe will be found to be great 
acquisitions. 
In his valuable work on the Chrysanthemum, Mr. Salter 
says:—“ The great beauty of a Pompon consists not only in fine 
foliage and good habit, but in a multiplicity of bright, distinct, 
and well-formed flowers. In growing specimen Pompons for 
show, exhibitors usually train their plants into a shape which 
will, at a glance, present the largest amount of bloom, namely, 
a flat or slightly convex surface; but however advantageous 
this plan may be for the purpose, it is not by any means the 
most elegant, for the more we can retain the natural growth of 
any plant, the greater will be its beauty.” “It is not neces¬ 
sary,” he adds, “ that disbudding should be carried to the same 
extent as with the larger varieties; the top bud must always 
remain, but those below T only require judicious thinning. 
Liquid manure should be used, and its strength increased until 
the buds are fully formed, when it must be entirely discon¬ 
tinued. To prevent any injury from early frosts, it is always 
advisable to put the plants into pits in October, giving them 
air whenever the weather is fine. Syringing in the evening 
will improve the foliage, but must be discontinued as soon as 
the blossoms expand. It will sometimes be necessary to shade 
the blooms from the sun, otherwise the brightness of the 
colours runs the risk of being impaired.” 
