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ways be disappointment, no standard in common use, and the 

 consequent mutual charges of dishonesty and color blindness. 



There are one or two suggestions which I offer in the hope 

 that they may be of some practical help to those selecting varie- 

 ties. The first suggestion is intended for those who grow chrys- 

 anthemums on a small scale, who wish the best of the new 



91.— Madame Carnot. Half size. 



varieties, and cannot afford to experiment with many. This 

 suggestion is that such growers select of new^ varieties only those 

 which have a single color. It is early enough to get those varie- 

 ties containing combinations of two or more colors after they 

 have stood the test of a year's experience with the market. Peo- 

 ple like strong, vivid and highly individualized single colors in 



