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briggc, Her Majesty, Guernsey Nugget, Garibaldi, Emperor of 

 China, and Hetty Barker. 



Fomjwnes.- — These are indispensable for decoration both in the 

 border and for pot cultiu'e for the greenhouse or window. Very 

 neat little plants may be obtained for the latter purpose by striking 

 the cuttings as late as May, and growing several plants in a pot, 

 or by layering the points of the shoots still later. Prince Victor, 

 Antonius, Jersey Gem, Golden Madame Martha, Model of Per- 

 fection, Cedo Nulli in various coloiu-s. Sunset, Crimson Perfection, 

 La Vogue, Bob, Faiiy, Rosy d' Amour, Little Beauty, General Can- 

 robert, Mrs. Dix, Adonis, and Surprise. 



Anemone-floivered Varieties. — Mrs. Astie, Miss Nightingale, 

 Perle, Astrea, Marie Stuart, President Morel, Aglaia, Astarte, 

 Antonius, Rose Marguerite, Regulus, Firefly, Grace Darling, Rcine 

 des Anemones, and Virginale. This is one of the most beautiful 

 sections of Chrysanthemiims, and useful as cut flowers. 



Japanese Varieties. — Comte de Morny, grandiflorum, Peter the 

 Great, Madame Berther Rendatler, Dr. Masters, Bismarck, Fulton, 

 Bend d'Or, Elaine, Mons. Lemoine, Thunberg, Yellow Dragon, 

 Lord Beaconsfield, Reine des Beaut^s, Chang, Nagasaki, James 

 Salter, Viceroy of Egypt, Red Gauntlet, La Frisure, Bouquet Fait, 

 La Nymphe, The Daimio, Duchess of Connaught, Fair Maid of 

 Guernsey, Ethel, Alba-plena, I\Ieg Merrilies, Lady Selborne, The 

 Cossack, and Wizard. The Japanese section are very beautiful for 

 cutting to fill vases, etc. 



Chrysanthemum frutescens and Varieties. — These are popularly 

 termed Paris Daisies, from their single Daisy-like flowers, and a 

 most distinct and useful class they are for the greenhouse, con- 

 servatory, or border. Indeed the same plants after flowering 

 all summer in the border, if not crowded too mucli, may be lifted 

 towards the end of September, potted carefully, and placed in a 

 close house for a time. They may be relied on to continue blooming 

 till Christmas in a light position A\dth just a little warmth ; and 

 after resting a few weeks, will begin again and continue to put 

 forth crop after crop of flowers till the end of the year. Young 

 shoots strike freely in spring in a gentle bottom -heat, like an 

 ordinary bedding plant, and in smnmer imder a handlight or in a 

 frame kept close. 



CHAPTER IX 



Petunias, Double and Single. — Both classes are very suit- 

 able for pot culture in the greenhouse. About the end of January 



