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does not matter. Almost any 

 dark colored variety gives a 

 fine mass effect, especially 

 when there is a suggestion of 

 gold in the backs of the 

 young florets, to set off the 

 rich reds of the developing 

 flower. The plant in figure 

 179 is more symmetrical than 

 that in figure 175, and there 

 are no stakes or strings to be 

 seen. It is only one of many 

 beautiful shapes that may be 

 obtained. 



III. CONTROLLING 

 THE COLOR OF 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Out of 31 pink flowered 

 varieties of different shades 

 and grown under the same 

 conditions at the Cornell Ex- 

 periment Station in 1897, 14 

 turned out to be practically 

 pure white, while three others 

 showed much less color than 

 the descriptions called for.* 

 This was no accident. The 

 varieties were true to name. 

 The flowers averaged six 



179. — IVhat any one may raise with care 

 in the hotucwir.doiv. ( Variety ^ J. IV. 

 McHaltic.') 



* These varieties were G. V. 

 Atkinson, Mrs. Theo. F. Beck- 

 ert, Belle of Castlewood, Bellem, 

 Brian Born, G. Carvell, Col. 

 Cnrzon, Miss A. L. Dalskov 

 (Syn. rink Ivory), Mrs. W. C. 

 E^an, Klainora, Gladys, Sibyl 

 Kaye, Gov. IMatthew-s, Mernla, 

 Rose Owen, Mrs. A. H. Wood, 

 J. H. Woodford. 



