December  14,  1699. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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POMPON  CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
This  section  of  Chrysanthemums  is  chiefly  noted  for  the  small 
size  of  the  flowers,  which  are  as  a  rule  freely  produced,  of  perfect  form 
an  1  colour,  an  1  attractive  in  pots  as  well  as  planted  out  in  the  open 
borders.  The.blooms  are  especially  suitable  for  decoration  because  of 
lodging  in  the  flowers.  That  their  culture  is  not  more  general  is 
owing  to  the  rival  attractions  of  the  big  Japanese  blooms.  They,  how¬ 
ever,  meet  a  want  which  the  Japanese  cannot  supply — viz.,  small 
and  effective  blooms  for  light  decorations. 
The  culture  of  Pompons  is  very  simple.  The  cuttings  do  not  need 
progagating’early  except  for  the  production  of  extra  large  bushes. 
Fig.  92.— CHRYSANTHEMUM  JMADAME  R.  CADBURY. 
their  light  and  "effective  appearance,  especially  when  cut  with  [long 
stems,  furnished  with  several  flowers,  from  round  which  the  small 
side  buds  have  been  removed.  Pompons  produce  a  much  better  dis¬ 
play  outdoors  in  late  au'umn  than  the  larger  flowered  sorts,  as  their 
short  and  stiff  petals  are  not  so  liable  to  suffer  from  excess  of  moisture 
February  is  a  good  time  to  insert  cuttings.  Several  may  be 
placed  round  the  edges  of  3-inch  pots.  Use  stiff  clean  growths, 
about  3  inches  long,  cutting  off  the  bottom  leaves  and  making  the 
stem  level  close  below  a  joint.  Prepae  a  light,  rich,  pandy  compost. 
Water  the  cuttings  after  insertion,  and  if  a  warm,  moist  atmosphere 
