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many to select from. A rule should also be made absolute, that 

 neither a medal nor certificate shall be given to any seedling unless 

 it is named, and that this name is not to be changed. The giving 

 of medals and certificates to seedlings bearing numbers only, is cal- 

 culated to mislead and confuse. I do not wish it to be understood 

 that I object to the exhibition of seedlings under numbers -when 

 they are placed there for exhibition only, but as soon as they enter 

 into any competition let them be properly named. 



It is also hoped that in making awards to seedlings neither 

 Anemones, Pompons, nor any other type will lie overlooked or dis- 

 carded, as it is in the varied forms that so much interest lies. 



It has l)een asked whether very early kinds are desirable. My 

 reply is that with one or two exceptions the very early varieties we 

 now have are not of great merit. Tliey lack either vigor, distinct- 

 ness, or brilliancy, all of which they should possess as decorative 

 plants. But suppose we have presented to us a group of robust, 

 compact growth, briglit and decidedly healthy foliage, flowers of 

 the type of and as large as President Hyde, and in desirable colors, 

 flowering from the fifteenth of September — Avhat could l)e more 

 attractive? VTe are promised such a group and they will be heartily 

 welcome. 



Just as long as there are produced new types and new shades of 

 color, just so long will the interest in the cultivation of the chr^'san- 

 themum be kept up. We have but to -recall the interest which that 

 beautiful variety, Mrs. Hardy, and her followers created. Now we 

 are evolving a type which is certain to create further interest. Its 

 distinctive characteristics are the marked extension of the ray 

 florets beyond the body outlines of the flower. Examples are 

 Violet Rose, Ada vSpaulding, and Flora Macdouald. The ligulate 

 petals are broad, numerous, and incurving. Perhaps a good name 

 for this type would be "American." Yet another type, the original 

 of which is Laciniatum, one of Fortune's importations from Japan, 

 is being developed in all colors and in the largest sizes. Still 

 another form, distinct in every particular, is one where the flowers 

 present two distinct surfaces, the upper surface being composed 

 of broad reflexed petals, and the lower surface being a mass of 

 narrow segments which extend from either side of the base of each 

 floret. These are only a few of the newer forms waiting to be 

 brought forth. 



That there is a constant addition to the already numerous shades 

 and tones is known t6 close observers. The pink shades are each 



