TYPES AND VARIETIES l8l 



^ays long, twisted, curled, and drooping, 

 producing singular and sometimes very 

 beautiful effects. 



THE POMPON TYPE 



The pompons have small blooms, some of 

 them being not more than one half inch 

 across. The growth is never more than 

 three feet high, the leaves are small, and the 

 stems stiff and wiry. They will live out of 

 doors with very slight protection in most 

 parts of the United States. 



THE INCURVED TYPE 



The flowers are regular in outline, glob- 

 ular, with the florets regularly and smoothly 

 arranged. Any unevenness is considered a 

 defect. Consequently the flowers of the 

 true incurved type are very formal. 



THE REFLEXED TYPE 



The flowers of this type are more or less 

 hemispheroidal, having the bloom well filled 

 with florets growing outward and downward 

 and full at the centre. 



THE HAIRY TYPE 



The flowers of this type are generally 



