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for the latter purpose, therefore I have to discard a good many 

 A'^arieties that make very fine exhibition blooms, and give you the 

 following list of what I think are the best market kinds to date : 



" White. — Mrs. Bergmann, Ivory, Mrs. H. Robinson, "W. G. 

 Newett, Mrs. Phipps, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Minnie Wanamaker, 

 Niveus, Pelican. 



" Yellow. — Yellow Queen, Major Bonnafon, Gold Lode, W. H. 

 Lincoln, H. W. Rieman, President Hyde for a pot plant. 



" Red. — John Shrimpton and Cullingfordii. John Shrimpton 

 is good for single stems and pot culture as welL 



^' Pink. — M. Neval, Mrs. Perrin, Helen Bloodgood, Mrs. S. T. 

 Murdoch, Erminilda, Maud Dean, Ada Spaulding, Ruth Ellis. 



"Bronze. — Sundew, Harry May, E. G. Hill. 



''The plants were propagated from May to the 20th of June, 

 and planted on the benches from the lotli to the 2oth of July, in 

 compost the same as last year. 



"This year in feeding fused considerable imported English 

 bituminous soot and consider it very valuable in keeping the 

 foliage in good condition." 



The fine condition of the plants Avas the best evidence of good 

 cultivation ; two flowers were grown on each plant, each abun- 

 dantly large enough for all commercial purposes. An experienced 

 florist who accompanied us on this Adsit said that it Avas as good 

 a house as he ever saw, and that the moderate sized floAvers, of 

 Avhich these Avere so fine samples, would find a much more ready 

 market than the larger ones. 



Chrysanthemums at Oakmont, Lexington. 

 By James Comley. 



Chrysanthemums are largely groAvn at Oakmont, many neAV 

 varieties being obtained each season, a list of Avhicli, with their 

 descriptions, is given for the benefit of those Avho ma^^ Avish to 

 add to their collections. 



Adelaide. — Japanese. Deep rose pink ; reverse, shell pink. 



Autumn Bride. — Japanese, 1896. First exhibited as October 

 Queen. Pure Avhite, incurved, fine, early. 



Buff Globe. — Japanese IncurA^ed. A bulf yellow sport from 

 Good Gracious. 



Buff Harry. — Incurved. Deep brownish yellow shaded buff; 

 petals covered with glandular hairs. 



