If required for blooming in the open, prick the seedlings off as soon as they will bear handling, and in May have them planted out in final positions, giving a little protection at first.  They will yield a profusion of bloom which will prove invaluable for decorative purposes throughout the autumn months.

The Perennial Chrysanthemums include the well-known Marguerite, or Ox-eye Daisy (=C. leucanthemum=), of which several new varieties have been introduced in recent years.  Not only have these flowers been greatly improved in size and form, but there are now early-and late-flowering varieties which will give a succession of bloom from May until early autumn.  The seed may be sown at any time from April to July on a carefully prepared bed of light fertile soil, and when the seedlings are large enough they should be transferred to permanent quarters for flowering in the following year.  In the perennial border the plants make handsome specimens, and the long-stemmed flowers are also invaluable for vase decoration when cut.

Several of the Annual Chrysanthemums make superb displays in borders, especially when planted in large clumps, and they deserve to be grown extensively in odd corners to furnish a supply of charming flowers for bouquets and arrangement in vases.  There is a considerable choice of colours, which come quite true, and the plants may be treated in all respects as hardy annuals.  When grown in pots, the Star and Dunnettii varieties make most attractive subjects for the decoration of the greenhouse in winter and early spring.  For this purpose seed should be sown in August and September.

==Cineraria==

==Greenhouse annual==

The comparative ease with which the Cineraria can be well grown, together with the exceeding beauty and variety of its flowers, will always insure for it a high position in public favour.  It is now so generally raised from seed that no other mode of culture need be alluded to.  The plant is rapid in growth, very succulent, thirsty, requires generous feeding, and will not endure extremes of heat or cold.  A compost of mellow turfy loam, either yellow or brown, with a fair addition of leaf-mould, will grow it to perfection.  If leaf-mould cannot be obtained, turfy peat will make a fairly good substitute.  Soil from an old Melon bed will also answer, with the addition of sharp grit such as the sifted sweepings from gravel walks; the disadvantage of a very rich soil is that it tends to the production of too much foliage.

The usual period for sowing is during the months of May and June, and, as a rule, the plants raised in May will be found the most valuable.  A June sowing must not be expected to produce flowers until the following March or April.  It is quite possible to have Cinerarias in bloom in November and December, and those who care for a display at that early period should sow in April.