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is having given birth to the Lenormand Short - 

 stemmed, which is to-day one of the most generally 

 prized." 



M. May describes and figures this variety in 

 the Revue Horticole for 18S0. In the Journal of 

 the Central Horticultural Society of France for 

 1857 is a report of a committee of that society 

 upon this variety as grown on the grounds of M. 

 Lenormand near Paris, it having been introduced 

 by that gentleman in 1852 from Halle, in Central 

 Germany, where it was then largely cultivated. 

 The committee made a very flattering report, find- 

 ing the Lenormand much finer than the other 

 varieties, Half Early Paris, Erfurt, and Alma, grow- 

 ing in the same field. 



In this country the Lenormand was formerly a 

 popular variety, being frequently mentioned, as 

 long ago as 1858, with the Early Paris as one of 

 the two best varieties. Since then it has been dis- 

 placed by the following: 



Lenormand Short-Stem. — This variety, derived 

 from the Lenormand, is described by Yilmorin 

 in 1883 as follows: " The aspect of this variety is 

 very characteristic, and enables it to be distin- 

 guished easily from all others when it is well grown. 

 The stem, extremely short, strong and stocky, is 

 furnished down to the level of the earth with short, 



