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plants dwarf. Golden Hair, golden-yellow, the florets being very 

 hairy. Hairy Wonder (Fig. 74), reddish-bronze; the most 

 massive and best hirsute variety. Louis Boehmer, a shade of 

 purplish-pink ; very hairy ; good habit. Madame M. Marchant, 

 rosy-pink; large flower, and plant of sturdy habit. Midnight, 

 bronze; flower very large and very hairy. Mrs. C. B. Freeman, 

 golden-yellow sport from Louis Boehmer. Mrs. W. J. Godfrey, 

 probably the best white hirsute variety ; good habit. M. Fernand 

 Bertin, white, shading to red; a large, bold flower. Souvenir 

 de l'Ami Coye, white ; of good size, and dwarf sturdy habit. 



Fig. 73. — Chrysanthemum Margot. 



Singles. — These are particularly serviceable for cut flowers, 

 being light, graceful, and remarkably free-flowering. A few 

 varieties should be grown in every garden. Their culture is 

 identical with that already described for bush plants. It may be 

 stated that the Single Chrysanthemum flowers usually continue 

 fresh longer than the other sections, and damping of the flowers 

 very rarely occurs, even in bad weather. Alice, white, with yellow 

 disk ; large. Annie Heard, white, yellow disk ; dwarf. Dolly 

 Varden, rosy-pink ; flowers small, and produced in great clusters ; 



