90 BRITISH FLORAL DECORATION 



takes too much nourishment from the flower. In the 

 list given below I have been most careful to include 

 none but those which are practically free from 

 all these faults. One of the most vital points in 

 single Chrysanthemums is the eye, which should 

 on no account be big or prominent ; this is specially 

 important in dark and white varieties, but not in 

 yellows, as the eye being yellow too, its size is not 

 so noticeable. 



For decorative work it is never advisable to use 

 Cineraria-eyed varieties such as Sylvia Slade, as 

 they, and also those with prominent centres, create 

 a kind of feeling that the flowers are all staring at 

 you. The disc strikes you first instead of the 

 beauty of form or colour. 



I have had to make a rather long list to include 

 the early, middle, and late varieties, but those who 

 cannot do with the whole collection will find the 

 twelve marked with an asterisk comprise all the 

 best colours, and will give a succession of flowers 

 throughout the season. The majority of them 

 make good pot plants. 



Aurora Borealis. 

 *Arcturus. 

 Altrincham Yellow. 

 Brazier's Beauty. 



