. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. THE. I VOL. v.] MAY, 1882. [No. 0. The colored plate which adorns the present number will make our readers acquainted with three distinct sections of this showy flower—the Japanese, Pompon, and the Chinese. Figures seven and nine indicate the Japanese variety, nine being the large white flower so prominent in the upper part of the group ; one and two are yellow and rose-colored Pom[)ons, and the remainder belong to the Chinese sec- tion. In our climate, except in the sections where the autumnal frosts are post
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. THE. I VOL. v.] MAY, 1882. [No. 0. The colored plate which adorns the present number will make our readers acquainted with three distinct sections of this showy flower—the Japanese, Pompon, and the Chinese. Figures seven and nine indicate the Japanese variety, nine being the large white flower so prominent in the upper part of the group ; one and two are yellow and rose-colored Pom[)ons, and the remainder belong to the Chinese sec- tion. In our climate, except in the sections where the autumnal frosts are post- poned quite late by the modifying in fluences of large bodies of water, the Chrysanthemum needs to be brought into the conservatory or cool greenhouse in order to enjoy their bloom. Their season of flowering is late in the autumn, and on that account an almost indis- pensable plant, making the conservatory gay with its crimson and gold, when there is scarcely any other plant in bloom. It is of easy culture, growing readily from cuttings, or suckers, or divisions of the roots, yet it has seemed to the writer that the best results are obtained by growing them from cuttings. These THEMUMS. may be taken ofl" in the spring, and as soon as they an; rooted put into small pots, from which they should ba shifted to larger when their growth requires it. A six inch pot is lai'ge enough for the last shift, in which they can remain until they have bloomed. They should never be allowed to flag for want of water, but be plentifully supplied all the time they are growing and blooming. Nor do they thrive as well in great heat as when kept in a cool place where they can have plenty of air. After the young plant has got well established in the small pot and has attained a height of five or six inches, the terminal bud or top of the plant should be pinched ofi*, so as to make the plant throw out branches, and as these branches extend they will also require to be pinched in, so that a bush
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