1905.J 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 



171 



apparent not ordinarily observed. In the work of the elass 

 in lioriciiiture in the Massachusetts AiiTicultural Cohe"-e 

 special emphasis has been placed upon judging chrysanthe- 

 munis. Some practice will soon dev'elop a rapid and correct 

 estimate of the merits of varieties, and should prove valuable 

 to the average florist. 



The commercial scale is as follows : — 



Color, 

 Form, 

 Fullness, 



Stem, 

 Foliage, 



20 

 15 

 10 

 15 

 15 



Substance, 

 Size, . 



Total, 



The score upon a number of varieties follows : — 



15 



10 



100 



These scores may vary from those awarded the same 

 varieties by the Chrysantheuuun Society of America. Our 

 conditions may be accountable for the variation. 



Some varieties present features especially desirable for a 

 retail trade, — good keeping (jualitics, oddities in shape or 

 color, etc. Those presenting desirable features, from two 

 or three years' tests, follow : — 



