HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1911 
tance apart and very .widely scattered. 
These chrysanthemums are particularly 
useful for cut flowers, as they last for weeks and mass together 
in flower jars in very attractive ways. They are especially good 
for use in wall vases, on the background of a plain wall covering. 
The varieties vary greatly in size; the smallest are the tiny 
flowers of the button type and the largest the well-developed 
flowers of the aster type. Between these extremes are various in¬ 
termediate sizes. There is also much variation in the height of the 
plants; some are dwarf forms, excellent for bedding; others are 
very tall, excellent for the back part of the border, while the ma¬ 
jority are intermediate, reaching a height of from two to three feet. 
At the Chrysanthemum Show in New York last autumn the 
splendid exhibits of pompons attracted much attention. Judging 
by appearances alone the following varieties were among the best 
shown: 
Baby : Button ; golden yellow. 
Bedouin : Small; mixture of garnet and white. 
Julia Lagravere : 
Large; rich maroon. 
Mrs. Snyder: 
Large; rich yellow. 
Nellie Rains ford : 
Small; orange salmon, 
tipped red. 
Prince Victor: 
Large; brownish red 
Soeur Melaine: 
Large ; pure white. 
Sunset: Medium; 
single, reddish brown. 
Yellow Gem: Me¬ 
dium. 
Mary Keyes: 
White, daisv-like. 
Baby 
Button; white 
stem. 
Savannah: Button; 
brilliant yellow. 
Golden Mademoi¬ 
The button type comprises flowers as small 
as a half inch in diameter, borne many 
on a stem 
Marguerite: 
on 
In the garden plant your chrysanthemums in a mass rather than as individual plants 
selle Martha : Small; clear, orange yellow. 
There is much variation in the variety 
lists of the different catalogues. A few standard storts are listed 
in all or nearly all, but to a large extent each list is different from 
the others. There are probably many synonyms. 
The hardy chrysanthemums can be bought in the form of well- 
rooted young plants from all the more important nurserymen. 
They are usually quoted at from ten to twenty-five cents apiece. 
In a rich soil and with other conditions favorable the plants spread 
rapidly from the crown, so that in two or three years a single 
specimen will form a cluster that can be readily separated into 
many plants. They are also readily started from stem cuttings. 
The bed for these chrysanthemums should be well prepared by 
deep, spading and the digging in of a good amount of barnyard 
fertilizer. When this has been done and the surface smoothed 
with a rake so that the soil is in fine tilth, the young plants should 
be set about eighteen inches apart if there is plenty of room, but 
closer if necessary. They should be planted early in May and set 
a little deeper than 
they were growing be- 
f o r e. Then the sur¬ 
face of the soil should 
be kept well tilled to 
conserve moisture and 
keep down weeds, and 
every thing done to 
bring about a good 
growth the first sea¬ 
son. If the plants do 
not get a good start it 
will be worth while to 
pinch off the blossom 
buds this season, but 
this is usually not nec- 
e s s a r y. Vigorous 
young pot-grown 
plants raised from 
cuttings are the most 
desirable. 
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