IN MY LADY'S GARDEN 



Amongst the glowing ruby tints which are now so valuable 

 in the garden, Goacher's Crimson is the best of the early 

 chrysanthemums a richly coloured flower, which is borne on 

 a stout stem, and most brilliant in effect ; Roi des Precoces, 

 too, is remarkably good, in a slightly darker shade of red ; 

 and Black Prince is a gorgeous blossom of large size in 

 crimson, with a golden reverse. Carrie is the name of one 

 of the brightest of the yellow varieties, a most floriferous 

 plant, with flowers of the shade of yellow seen in the dande- 

 lion ; Horace Martin is a sport from the well-known older 

 variety Crimson Marie Masse, which, like Carrie, is dwarf 

 (about 30 inches high), and produces yellow flowers ; Polly 

 is in a deep tint, almost reaching orange, and of the same 

 height ; whilst Rosie is in terra-cotta-red (a decidedly uncom- 

 mon tint in chrysanthemums), and Coral Queen is in a lovely 

 shade of pink, early, and with large flowers. Louis Lemaire 

 is bronzy apricot in tint, and Rabbie Burns, a sport from 

 the older Marie Masse, is in bright coral-pink, a beautiful 

 flower. 



We are getting rather tired of the immense blooms of the 

 show chrysanthemums, which are of no use for cutting, and, 

 if staged alone, have a decidedly heavy effect. But the 

 single varieties are charming, being far more really decora- 

 tive, and very elegant in sprays of a few blooms, either on 

 the plant or in water. 



Single, however, they scarcely are, for they have a thick 

 fringe of petals around a daisy-like eye ; but they are so 

 useful and so easy to grow that every one should possess 

 them. Some of the early-flowering single chrysanthemums 

 can be grown in the open border, as they blossom in 

 September and October. Distinction is one of the earliest to 

 open, a large flower in rich pink ; and the fine yellow blooms 

 of Nonin's Single are also available in September. Covent 

 Garden White, a very good dwarf variety, blossoms early in 

 October, with the delicate blush-pink flowers of Early 

 Queen ; and the deep crimson of Mrs. C. Curtis, which also 

 is a free-flowering bushy plant, most useful for cutting. 

 Elegans, too, in golden chestnut and red, is very handsome, 



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