The introduction of the Pompone Crysanthemum, or Chusan Daisy, from China, by Mr. Fortune, some seven years ago, gave quite a new impulse to the culture of this flower, and completely re-established its claims to popular favor. We have now chrysanthemum growers, catalogues, exhibitions, books and essays, and the world-renowned dahlia itself can scarcely boast of a greater popularity than do these modest, charming daisy chrysanthemums. They are certainly a great improvement on the old, large-flowered Indian varieties. The plants are so compact in their growth, so profuse in their blossoms, the flowers are so regular, and the colors so brilliant and so varied, the foliage thick, and the entire plant and its flowers so miniaturelike, that they strike the eye at once by their novelty and beauty. They are easily propagated and grown, and we may expect that every garden and green-house will include them among their autumnal ornaments. Considering that it is only a few years since they were introduced they have been pretty widely disseminated, and the varieties greatly increased.

Every season brings out a collection of novelties.

Several French florists have taken them up as specialities, and are exercising all their ingenuity in producing novel combinations of color. In England, too, they are receiving much attention, and a few very good varieties have been produced there.

One of our plates for this month is a bequet composed of seven varieties, which have been introduced long enough to have become quite plentiful and easily obtained.

1. La Gitano

Pure white, becomes tinted with rose as it fades. Form regular and fine.

2. Criterion

Clear bright yellow, outside petals slightly marked with red. Flower rather above average size, fine form. A free, excellent bloomer.

3. Mignonette

Small, remarkably regular and daisy-like. Color yellow, deeply tipped with brownish red.

4. Sylphide

Pure white, slightly yellowish in the centre, and is lightly tinged with rose on the edges when fading. Form remarkably compact and regular.

5. Asmodea

Brownish red on an orange yellow ground. A distinct and showy variety.

6. Perfeeta Or Perfection

Purplish lilac. Form regular and beautiful. Blooms in large clusters. The best we have seen of this color.

7. Daphnis

Deep purplish rose, bordering on crimson. A rich color, and a free blooming, excellent variety. Quite distinct.

(Perhaps we ought to add here that the flowers from which our artist made his drawing were taken from plants rather past their prime, and they had a journey of two days to perform before they reached him. Still he has given us a very accurate picture, without the slightest possible exaggeration, unlike the unnatural, mathematical drawings we have seen in some of the foreign magazines).

8. Automne

Buff, with a shade of salmon; rather a dull color, but distinct, and a good shape.

9. Henriette (Chauvieri

White, with a delicate rosy tinge. Fine form.

10. Elegante

Blush, with a rosy tinge.

11. Valeda

Creamy white. Fine form.

12. Nimon

White. Flowers small, very regular and pretty.

13. Circe

Rosy blush.

14. Eliza Mielliez

Pale rose. Regular and finely formed.

15. La Sapajou

Deep yellow, edged with crimson. Open centre. Quite Distinct.

16. Le Jongleur

Bright golden yellow. Globular and regular.

17. La Fiancee

Pure white. Very good.

18. Piquille

Rosy crimson; a rich fine color.

19. Matricarioides

Very small, not more than one-fourth of an inch in diameter. Pale pink.

20. Omnium Minimum

The smallest of all. Lemon white.

These twenty varieties make a fine collection, giving a great variety of form and color. We might add others worthy of attention. Some new ones we have not seen, are highly commended, among which are Sacramento and Solfatare, both yellow. At the English floricultural shows last autumn, the competition among the growers of these pompones was very active, and attracted unusual attention. In looking over the reports, we find that, with a few others, the varieties we have named were the most successful.

The chrysanthemum is a flower of the easiest cultivation. Whether in the open ground or in pots, every person who desires, may hiring it to a very satisfactory state of perfection. Cuttings root in a sandy soil in a couple of weeks, where there is a temperature of 60° or 70°. If struck in March, and potted in small pint pots, they will be ready to turn into the border in May. The soil should be dry, deep and rich. Proper attention must be given them during the season, in the way of pinching, to make them bushy; and watering in a dry time. The plants must not be crowded together, but have plenty of space to admit air and light freely around them. In localities where October and part of November passes without a heavy frost, they will make a fine show.

Pot-culture consists in making a succession of shifts from smaller to larger pots, as they become filled with roots; in pinching at proper intervals, to regulate the form; (the pompones are not so difficult to keep in good shape as the old sorts;) in watering abundantly and regularly; and in keeping them well exposed to the sun and air. The usual practice is to plunge them in a dry border after the first shift; take them up and re-pot in June and July; plunge again in the border and let them remain till about the first of October, when the blossom buds will be well set. They are then moved to the stage in the green-house or window, light and air freely admitted to them, and a regular and abundant supply of water given. With this attention they will afford a fine display of flowers till Christmas or later. Either in open ground or pot-culture, frequent renewal of the plants is necessary. Young plants are much better than old ones, and therefore a stock should be propagated annually either by division of the roots or by cuttings.

We ought to add that some of the pompones bloom earlier than the large sorts, and are equally as hardy.

The Pompone Or Daisy Chrysanthemums #1

The Daisy Chrysanthemums continue to grow in favor; they now occupy a prominent position in the English and French autumnal shows. New varieties are brought out annually, chiefly by the French florists, as seeds ripen there much better than in England.

Two years ago we gave a plate of colored drawings of seven varieties, forming a very beautiful boquet, and we have now the pleasure of offering another, not of the newest varieties, but of such as proved distinct, free growers, and profuse bloomers, taken from a collection of sixty sorts.

Solfatare, Sacramento, and Appollon, are three supurb yellows, blooming in the greatest profusion, and resisting mildew, which is often severe upon the more delicate growers.

La Vogue is a fine yellow, marked with crimson.

Criterion - buff, marked with red.

Asmodee - orange-red.

Bernettianum -dark rosy-purple, quite distinct.

Helen - deep rosy-purple.

Valeda - cream-white.

Models - white.

Grand Sultan - deep orange-red.

Lais - very dark crimson.

Bouquet Parfaite - rosy-purple, with a white center, quite distinct and pretty.

La Roupe - reddish-buff.

The following extract from the report of the London Horticultural Society's exhibition of November 7,1854, will show the prize sorts there in 1854:

"Of Chrysanthemums there were several beautiful exhibitions. The best was that from Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., of Thames Bank, Pimlico. It consisted of the Pompones Drine, Model, Poudilette, Autumnum, rose Pompone, Surprise, Solfatare, Delicatum, and a beautiful large-flowered yellow kind called Chevalier. These were dwarf, medium-sized, beautifully-flowered plants, and were awarded, as they well deserved, a Silver Knightian Medal The next group in point of merit was furnished by Me. Mockett, gardener to J. Allnutt, Esq., of Clapham. This consisted of Sacramento, Adonis, Surprise, Fenella, and Solfatare. A Banksian Medal was awarded. Messrs. Veitoh also had a nice set of Pompone varieties, among which were large and beautifully flowered plants of Surprise, Delieatum, Le Naine,'Bebe, Sacramento, and Model. Finally, Messrs. Chandler, of Vauxhall, furnished plants of the following: Model, Sacramento, Adonis, Argenteum, Ninon, Solfatare, Surprise, Hendersoni, Dupont de P Eure, a brown sort tipped with yellow, Gerelda, white with a brownish center and very pretty, Ranun-cule, and Bixio. The above were all finely in flower, and made, as might be expected, a grand display".

Hendersoni, which is mentioned in Chandler's collection, is an early and very profuse-flowering variety - quite a valuable acquisition. The color is pale yellow; form beautiful We see that the French growers are making it a point to gain early-flowering sorts. Belle d'Aout is a pretty rose-colored, early sort Surprise is another; white, tipped with blush. The following are mentioned among the best new ones:

"Pompones: Biqviqui, deep plum color; Pluis o70r, dwarf yellow; Doctor Duval, reddish chestnut; Madame Rousselon, delicate peach; Sector, dark orange buff; Counts Vigier, pale buff; Mdlle: Ellsington, fine white; Bote Pompons, quilled pale lilac; Rsine des Anemones, fine white; Consuolo, yellow; Berrol, sulphur, suffused with rose; John Salter, dark reddish orange; Brilliant, reddish scarlet; Bayardiere, buff, suffused with silvery markings; Rosita, blush lilac; Precoce, deep rose; Mon. Bijou, pale fawn, shaded with lilac. Hybrids, i. e. crosses between the Pompones and large-flowered kinds: Mara-bout, fringed white; (Mo Nulli, white, with brown center, a pretty kind; Marceau, lilac-tipped white; Bernard de Bennes, dark fawn; Golden Drop, yellow Anemone-flowered sort; La Radieuse, rose with white center; Madame Passy, rose, shaded with lilac; Aurore Boreale, yellowish buff; Berthile, lilac bordered white. These in general have larger flowers than the Pompones".