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Chrysanthemum—continued. 
urple, guard-petals lilac; JAMES WESTON, white; JEANNE 
Marty, blush-white, a very fine full flower; MABEL MILLER, 
white, large and excellent; MADAME CLOS, disk white, guard- 
etals rose; MARSIA JONES, one of the finest whites; Mr. 
1uGH H. GARDINER, deep rose, very fine; RIDER HAGGARD, 
deep rose and pink, the largest Japanese Anemone; ROBIN 
ADAIR (Fig. 258), blush-white, tinged with lilac, an extra good 
variety ; SOUVENIR DE MADAME BLANDINERIES, & handsome 
crimson; TAM 0’ SHANTER, rosy-lilac, a splendid flower; 
W. W. Astor, salmon-blush, one of the best. 
Large. DELAWARE (Fig. 259), white, very large handsome 
flowers ; DESCARTES, crimson, with very prominent disk, a fine 
variety ; EMPEROR, blush, with paler centre or disk, large and 
good ; EMPRESS, blush, disk lilac, eae and of good form ; 
Gro. HAwWKINs, a lovely golden-yellow ; GLUCK, golden-yellow, a 
well-known old variety; LADY MARGARET, pure white, of fine 
shape, a tall grower ; MADAME ROBERT OWEN, pure white, large 
and excellent, dwarf habit; Miss ANNIE Low, a yellow LADY 
MARGARET; MISS CATERER, pure white, of splendid form and 
habit; Mrs. C. J. SALTER, buff-orange, pretty and effective ; 
Mrs. JUDGE BENEDICT (Fig. 260), pale flesh, with a prominent 
lemon disk, an excellent ‘variety, height 3ft.; NOUVELLE 
ALVEOLE, a shade of blush-lilac, fine flowers; ROBIN ADAIR, 
blush, with a good disk, fine flowers, height 4ft. ; STONEACRE 
GEM, yellow, shading to red, excellent. 
Pompones. ASTARTE, amber 
ruby-red, very striking flower; EMILY ROWBOTTOM, creamy- 
white, fine ; Eric, deep orange-buff ; MADAME MONTELS, white, 
yellow disk ; MAGENTA KING, magenta, yellow disk; Mr, ASTIE, 
golden-yellow, dwarf ; PERLE, rosy-lilac ; REINE DES ANEMONES, 
. white, fine for cutting; VIRGINALE, white, rather large flower, 
valuable for its lateness. 
Pompones. This class, with its small flowers borne 
in great profusion, should find a place in every garden where 
Chrysanthemums are grown ; for not only are the plants of 
dwarf habit, and covered with blossom, but the flowers, 
being small, can be employed for purposes for which the 
large-flowered classes would be useless. A few of the best 
of this pretty section are as follow : 
AURORE BOREALE, bronze-orange ; Bos, very dark crimson ; CEDO 
NULLI, white, golden, and lilac, three very fine varieties ; COMTE 
DE MorRny, bright purple ; FLORENCE Carr, deep bronze ; HARRY 
Hicks, soft-pink; LA PuRITE, pure white, very useful for 
wreaths, &c.; MARION, deep orange; OUR FRED, blush-pink ; 
PRINCE OF ORANGE, pale orange ; ROSINANTE, blush, very fine ; 
SNowprop, white, remarkably small flower, pretty; WILLIAM 
PAYNE, deep orange, dwarf and free. 
EARLY-FLOWERING VARIETIES. Though the early- 
flowering Chrysanthemums haye not made the advance in 
public favour that they should have done, considering their 
great utility alike for garden decoration and for furnishing 
eut flowers for home use or for market, there is strong 
evidence that their merits are beginning to be more fully 
recognised, and that their enlture is extending in all 
directions. In time, no doubt they will oceupy much of the 
space now devoted to plants which neither produce such a 
good display in the flower garden nor supply ’so many cut 
flowers for so long a period, 
In forming a collection of early-flowering Chrysanthe- 
mums, it is always advisable to grow two lots of 
plants of the same varieties, one in pots, and another 
ontside in a nice sunny position. The former will be 
extremely useful for room or conservatory decoration, and 
should any of the plants outside prove tender and unable to 
withstand the rigour of winter, or fail to throw up cuttings 
for propagating, their stock may be grown from the pot 
plants, and the risk of losing choice varieties is reduced to a 
minimum. Unless duplicates are thus grown, it is 
practically certain that losses will occur amongst the ont- 
side plants, and usually most highly-prized varieties are 
those to disappear. 
With all early-flowering varieties the end of February or 
beginning of March will be quite soon enongh to put in 
cuttings. If inserted earlier they seldom make such good 
or such floriferons plants as those putin later, which grow 
on freely withont a check. In taking cuttings, it is always 
best to choose those shoots springing from the soil, avoiding 
those which may have formed on the stem below where it 
was cut down ; the latter never make such large or vigorous 
plants as those struck from suckers coming through the soil. 
In preparing the cuttings, carefully remove a few of the 
lower leaves, and then insert singly in small pots, properly 
drained, using a sandy compost of loam and leaf-mould, in 
equal proportions, thoroughly mixed. Press the soil firmly 
about the cutting, and immediately afterwards give a good 
watering, which tends to settle the soil, and to prevent the 
foliage from flagging. A close cold frame is a very suitable 
and gold, dwarf; CALLIOPE,. 
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place to stand the pots in, keeping it quite close until the 
cuttings are rooted and beginning to grow. LEyery care 
should be taken to see that the plants have sufficient water. 
As soon as it is seen that the cuttings have taken root, air 
should be gradually admitted on all favourable occasions in 
order to keep the plants sturdy and strong. About the first 
week in April the plants may be shifted into larger pots 
(say large ‘‘sixties’’). By the middle of May these pots 
will be full of roots, and the plants may be either 
transferred to the pots in which they are intended to flower, 
or they may be put ont in a sunny place, where the soil has 
been deeply dug and well manured during the past winter. 
If potted, a compost of three parts fibrous loam and one 
part spent horse-droppings mixed together, with a little 
bone-meal added, will prove excellent. 
Naturally, some varieties are much taller than others, 
and in the list appended the average height of each is 
mentioned, indicating which sorts are best for back and 
front rows respectively. A fine effect may be produced by 
a judicious blending of colours ; or the beds in large gardens 
may be planted with one variety only, thus giving a mass of 
one colour, as is done in many of the large public parks. 
The plants should be supported by neat stakes early, other- 
wise many will be broken by the wind, and thus cause 
unsightly blanks in the beds. Ifthe soil is rich and deep, 
and the plants are strong and healthy, 24ft. or 3ft. between 
each will be a suitable distance; if the soil is poor or 
shallow, 1ft. less space should be given. On all soils, 
however, it is advisable to make fresh plantations each 
year.. 
Japanese, or Large-Flowered. The following 
varieties haye proved most meritorious in a large collection : 
ALBERT CHAUSSON, orange-red, very fine in pots or beds, height 
2kft.; ALFRED Droz, soft yellow, borne in profusion, height 
2ft.; BARONNE G. C. DE BRAILLES, pale pink, very large and 
fine, height 3ft. ; ComressE FOUCHER DE CARIEL, orange-yellow, 
excellent and free, height 2ft.; CORAL QUEEN, lovely coral, a 
charming variety, height 3ft.; CRIMSON QUEEN, deep crimson, 
a great favourite, and of fine habit, height 2ft.; DE LA BOUERE, 
amaranth, large and fine, height 2ft.; DORCAS, white, bushy 
habit and free-flowering, height 2ft.; EDIE WRIGHT, pale pink, 
assing to white with age, excellent in every respect, height 
Bet ; EpirH Syrarr, soft pink, wonderfully free and dwarf, 
height 14ft.; GASPARD BOUCHARLAT, a lovely orange colour, 
produced in profusion, height 2ft. ; GENERAL HAWKES, crimson- 
amaranth, very free, height 2ft.; GEORGE WERMIG, rich soft 
yellow, a well-known old favourite, height 24ft.; HARVEST 
Home, bronzy-red, tipped with gold, very handsome and free, 
height 2\ft.; Lapy FirzwyGRam, a splendid early white, 
height 2ft.; MADAME DESGRANGES, white, well known for its 
excellence, height 24ft.; MADAME EULALIE MOREL, a beautiful 
cerise and gold, height 3ft.; MADAME Marie Massp, lilac- 
mauve, one of the best, height 2ft.; MyfCHETT WHITE, snowy 
white, a magnificent variety, height 14ff. ; PREFET CASSAGNEAU, 
deep crimson, fine habit, height 2ft.; RyECRorrT GLORY, deep 
orange, most effective, height 14ft.; SAM BARLOow, a charming 
salmon-pink, very free, height 3ft. ; THE Don, lilac, profuse and 
early, height 2ft.; VICE-PRESIDENT Harpy, deep red, good 
habit, height 34ft. 
Pompones. The small compact-flowered Pompone 
yarieties are greatly admired by many, and are extremely 
useful for cutting purposes or for massing in beds. Amongst 
the many varieties m commerce, the following may be 
described as of high merit : 
ALICE BUTCHER, red, shaded with orange, excellent, height 2sft. ; 
ANASTASIO, pale purple, very dwarf and bushy, height 1sft. ; 
BLANCH COLOMB, ivory-white, free and pretty, height 2ft. ; 
CANARI, yellow, flowers in great abundance, height 14ft. ; EARLY 
BLusH, soft blush, very fine variety, height 2ft.; FREDERICK 
PELE, crimson and gold, makes an effective bed, height Sft. ; 
GOLDEN FLEECE, straw-yellow, one of the best of its colour, 
height 2ft.; L’AMt_ CoNDERCHET, primrose, probably the best 
Pompone, height 1ft.; LONGFELLOW, pure white, splendid for 
cutting or for beds, height 2sft.; MADAME JOLIvART, white, 
tinged with pink, very pretty, height 2ft.; MRs., CULLINGFORD, 
white, excellent, Heian 3sft.; Miss Davis, soft pink, a sport 
from MRS. CULLINGE£ORD, but dwarfer; M. JULES PAQUET, white, 
and violet-rose, height 1ft.; Mr. SELLEY, a blush’white, very 
pretty and effective, height 1sft.; PreRCy’s SEEDLING, deep 
yellow, wonderfully free, height 2ft.; SILVERSMITH, white, of 
large size, a most useful variety, height 5ft. ; STRATHMEATH, a 
soft rosy-pink, excellent, height 2ft. ; TOREADOR, a rich crimson 
and gold, height 2sft.; YELLOW L’AMI CONDERCHET, deep 
yellow, sport from L’AMI CONDERCHET, 
INsECT AND orHER Prsrs. Aphides are amongst the 
most destructive insects infesting Chrysanthemums, and 
