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CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



The following list contains some of tlie best varieties of 

 the Chrysanthemum, and are entitled to a place in every 

 flovv^er garden. In October and November, when the vjran- 

 ing year has left our gardens comparatively cheerless, these, 

 with their various colours, deck them out in gayety, and pro- 

 long the semblance of summer. They are perfectly hardy, 

 and will brave our severest winters. 



The gold bordered red ; 

 the petals are red, 

 striped with golden 

 yellow. 



White quilled. 



Pale buff, or orange. 



Changeable, red and 

 orange on same plant. 



Lilac quilled. 



Rose-coloured, or pink. 



Lilac and white, change- 

 able , the flowers vary 

 to lilac, to white with 

 a purple centre, and 

 to pure while. 



Dark crimson, or Span 

 ish brown. 



Straw coloured quilled. 



Golden yellow. 



Tasselled white. 



Semi-double quilled do. 

 Paper white. 

 Quilled light purple, 

 h^xpanded do. do. 

 Quilled yellow. 

 Double Indian yellow. 

 Double Indian white. 

 Dark purple. 

 Karly blush. 

 Golden Lotus. 

 Quilled purple. 

 Starry purple. 

 Park's small yellow.j^ne. 

 Quiljed salmon. 

 Semi-double quilled. 

 Pale orange. 

 Two-coloured red. 

 Curled buff, or salmon. 

 Large lilac. 

 Late pale purple. 



Quilled fine yellow. 

 Sulphur do. 

 Superb clustered do. 

 Small do. 



Single flame yellow. 

 Quilled pink. 

 Quilled orange. 

 Early crimson. 

 Curled lilac. 

 Two-coloured incurved. 

 Blush ranunculus. 

 Late quilled purple. 

 Tasselled lilac. 

 Tasselled yellow. 

 Yellow waratah. 

 Pale lilac. 

 Large buff, superb. 

 Barclay's. 

 A Iton's. 

 Sabine's. 



Chrysanthemums may be propagated from hardy cut- 

 tings, and each plant will produce several suckers, which 

 may be separated every spring. As the flowers are liable 

 to be injured by the rain in autumn, it is advisable to take 

 up a few plants, and place them in a light room or green- 

 house, which will preserve them for some time. 



Many people keep their late blooming plants in the house 

 through the winter ; this is a bad practice, as the heat and 

 want of air will exhaust or destroy the plants altogether. It 

 the flowers fade before hard frost prevails, it is best either to 

 plunge the pots into the ground with the plants, or to turn 

 them out of the pots and plant them, with the balls of earth 

 entire, into the borders of the flower garden. 



Early in May, such as may be intended for potting the 

 ensuing season should be divided at the roots, if not potted. 



