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crown bud. Major Bonnaffon, much in the same form and 

 colour as Chas. H. Curtis, and by many is considered synony- 

 mous ; crown or terminal buds. Miss M. A. Haggas, primrose; 

 a lovely deep flower; crown bud. Mr. James Murray, bright 



pink ; a fine new variety, 

 of good substance ; ter- 

 . minal bud. Mrs. F. W. 

 Flight, white; a deep 

 massive flower, well in- 

 curved ; crown bud. Mrs. 

 Heale, white ; a medium- 

 sized and perfect flower; 

 crown bud. Mrs. R. C. 

 Kingston, soft pink or 

 mauve ; blossoms -of large 

 size; crown bud. Prince 

 Alfred, rosy-carmine ; an 

 old variety still worth 

 growing ; crown bud. 

 Princess of Wales, blush ; 

 only good when well grown, then 

 it is fine ; crown bud. Queen 

 of England, blush; a splendid 

 flower when strongly grown ; 

 crown bud. Robert Cannell, 

 deep bronzy -red ; very fine 

 form; crown buds; late. Robert 

 Petfield, silvery-mauve ; large 

 flower, well incurved ; terminal 

 bud. Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 pure white ; a massive flower, 

 of good shape ; crown bud. 

 The Egyptian,- deep red; very 

 large; a new variety of promise. 

 William Tunnington, reddish- chestnut ; must be grown strong; 

 terminal bud. 



Reflexed. — The true Refiexed Chrysanthemum has usually a 

 moderately large flower, with the florets or petals straight and 

 reflexing towards their points. It is neither so ornamental nor so 

 useful as most of the other classes; and although some, of the 

 varieties are well adapted for making a display in the conservatory, 

 they are not much admired. Only those varieties suitable. for 



Fig. 77. — Chrysanthemum 

 Golden Christine. 



