CHAPTER XVI. 



CLASSIFICATION 



As very few schedules include classes 

 for specific types, knowledge pertaining to- 

 classification has not been fully promulgated 

 'and accepted as an important adjunct to 

 Chrysanthemum culture. And further, the 

 hybridist has so crossed and re-crossed some 

 of the sections, that the identity is often 

 rather obscure. 



Chrysanthemums possessing certain char- 

 acteristics of form and petalage are grouped; 

 into classes, according to these peculiarities. 



FIG. 32. INCURVED 



The following are abridged descriptions of various types as adopted 

 by the National Chrysanthemum Society of 

 England : 



Incurved The distinguishing characteris- 

 tics are the globular form and regular out- 

 line of bloom. They should be as near a 

 globe as possible, the florets broad, smooth, 

 rounded at the tips, and regularly arranged. 

 A hollow center or eye, or unevenness of 

 outline is a serious defect. See Fig. 32. 



Japanese No definition can be given to 

 include all the remarkable variations of 

 form found in the Japanese chrysanthemums. 

 FIG. 33. JAPANESE. The ma j oritv of the leading varieties are 

 so distinctly marked, that nearly every one would require a special defini- 

 tion. Without regarding the colors, the form of the florets and blooms 

 furnish ample means of identification. The florets are either flat, fluted, 

 quilled or tubulated, and of varying length, from short, straight, spread- 

 ing florets, to long, drooping, twisted, or irregularly incurved ones. See 

 Fig. 33. 



Japanese Incurved No definition can be given to include all the re- 

 markable varieties found in this type. The florets are either flat, fluted, 

 quilled or tubulated and 'of varying length, from short, straight, and* 

 spreading, to long, drooping, twisted, or irregularly incurved. See Fig. 34. 



