144 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



some of the cases reported were due 

 simply to these causes. 



To perpetuate the new colour of the plant 

 that has sported, the method generally 

 followed is to cut out the leaf on the flower- 

 ing wood with a heel or portion of the stem, 

 and place these under a bell-glass or closed 

 frame to induce them to make roots, after 

 which they send forth new growth. These 

 are planted the next season, and if any pos- 

 sess the original colour they are discarded 

 and those of the new colour saved. Gen- 

 erally in the course of two or three seasons 

 it is safe to consider the new variety estab- 

 lished and the colour, as it is termed, fixed. 



HOW SEEDLINGS ARE JUDGED 



The Chrysanthemum Society of America 

 each year appoints committees, composed 

 of three expert judges of chrysanthemums, 

 to meet in the more important, prominent 

 cities of the country, on appointed dates, 

 notice of such meetings being given in all 

 the weekly floricultural publications, to pass 

 judgment upon any seedlings, sports, or new 

 importations that may be brought before 

 them. The decisions of these committees 



