BRIEF REMARKS. 17 



BRIEF REMARKS. 



Chrysanthemums.— Each successive period of the year has its 

 general floral representative, and the vacuum which a few years ao-o 

 existed towards the end of the year, has been filled up with a hicrhly 

 ornamental display of this extensive and very beautiful tribe of flowers ; 

 and the Ciirysantliemum now takes its stand as a leading flower, so 

 that distinct exhibitions of it are held throughout the country. Our 

 continental friends have paid mucli attention to raising seedlings, and 

 each successive season we have been favoured to receive in this country 

 some of their improved varieties. During the present antumn, we have 

 taken notes of the best flowers exhibited at the shows, or seen in the 

 general nursery collections. The following are the best of the season. 



Marmontel, deep bronzy red, quilled, tipped tvith golden yellow 

 Very singular and pretty. 



Virge Maria, white, quilled, compact ; very neat. 



Basqiiere, lively red, petals very broad ; very neat. 



Justine Lebois, deep purple, very distinct and pretty. 



Rose du Eiel.— The underside of the petals white, and the upper 

 part purple and blush. Petals broad and slightly incurved. A very 

 superb variety. 



Piereile, peach-blush, petals broad ; a very good flower. 



Medusa, purple tinged witli cinnamon and tipped with buff". Quilled. 

 A very distinct and beautiful variety. 



Victorine Pele, pretty purple, shaded with lilac, petals broad, and a 

 very pretty flower. 



Pomponette, a very bright yellow, the underside of the petals tincred 

 with chestnut. Petals broad, and a very neat flower. ° 



Gazelle, rich purple, petals broad ; very handsome variety. 



Rose et Blanche, rosy-blush and white, with the centre brown. 

 Very singularly distinct, and pretty. 



Trilby, chestnut-red, a compact flower. 



Jen7iy, bright crimson-purple, petals broad, and a very handsome 

 variety. 



Arthemise, blush, broad petals, good flower. 



La Reine d' Or, rich yellow, a very neat compact flower. 



Armand Tessier, purple, with the outside of petals lighter ; incurved. 



Sydenham, crimson-red, petals broad, some of tlie outer ones tus- 

 selled ; pretty. 



Pompon d' Or, flower rather small, a bright yellow, and very distinct 

 and handsome. 



Pompon la Lawne, pearly white, smallish, anemone-flowered : very 

 neat and pretty. 



Queen of England, petals outside pure white, inside slightly tinged 

 with flesh, fine petal and large flower ; very good. 



Vesta Superba, a pure white, very large, rather reflexed, but a fine 

 variety. 



Berryer, orange with a chestnut lower side ; petals broad, and a 

 superb flower. 



Rebecca, rosy-pink, with a deeper-coloured centre, incurved • a 

 superb flower. ' 



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