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decided merit, and have met with the approval they so well 

 deserve. The following is a list of those which Dr. Walcott 

 considers his best : 



R. Walcott, Shasta, Savannah, Wenonah, Monadnock, 

 Semiramis, Alaska, Pontiac, Ramona, Nevada, Cambridge, 

 Tacoma. 



As will be seen from the names of his seedlings, Dr. Wal- 

 cott has started a reform in chrysanthemum nomenclature 

 that deserves the attention of all raisers of new varieties. 

 The names should be as short as possible, and such names as 

 Alaska, Shasta and Cortez are preferable to such lengthy 

 appellations as Bronze, Queen of England, Hero of Stokes 

 Newington, or Monsieur le Comte de Faucher de Cariel ; and 

 to have names that can be written on one label, is of itself a 

 great convenience. 



The name of Wm. K. Harris, of Philadelphia, also figures 

 prominently among the pioneers of chrysanthemum culture 

 on this side of the Atlantic, and it is safe to say that within 

 the past ten years Mr. Harris has produced more varieties 

 which are now considered standard kinds than all our other 

 growers together. His first seedling of merit, Mrs. Wm. 

 Sheaf er, was sent out in 1881, and was awarded a certificate 

 of merit by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and in 1882, 

 he sent out White Dragon, which was awarded a certificate of 

 merit by the Royal Chrysanthemum Society of England in 

 1886. In 1885, Mr. H. Waterer sent out Puritan, Miss C. Har- 

 ris, John M. Hughes, Miss Meredith, and Mrs. R. Mason, 

 and in 1886, Wonderful, Robt. Crawford, Mrs. John Wana- 

 maker, Thos. Cartledge, Alfred Warne, Mrs. Anthony 

 Waterer and Lucrece, all of which were produced by Mr. 

 Harris. Each senson his productions were increasing, so 

 that in 1887, Mr. Robt. Craig came to the assistance of Mr. 

 Waterer in disseminating the productions of this eminent 

 grower. During that year Mr. Craig sent out L. Canning, 



