ON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. l6l 



yellow ; a well-known old favourite ; height 2^ft. Harvest Home,, 

 bronzy-red, tipped with gold ; very handsome and free ; height 

 2\it Lady Fitzwygram, a splendid early white ; height 2ft. 

 Madame Desgranges, white; well known for its excellence ; height 

 2^ft. Madame Eulalie Morel, a beautiful cerise and gold; height 

 3ft. Madame Marie Masse, lilac-mauve ; one of the best ;. 

 height 2ft. Mytchett White, snowy white ; a magnificent 

 variety ; height i|ft. Prefet Cassagneau, deep crimson ; fine 

 habit; height 2ft. Ryecroft Glory, deep orange; most effective; 

 height i|ft. Sam Barlow, a charming salmon-pink; very free; 

 height 3ft. The Don, lilac; profuse and early; height 2ft. Vice- 

 President Hardy, deep red ; good habit ; height 3^ft. 



Pompones. — The small compact-flowered Pompone varieties are 

 greatly admired by many, and are extremely useful for cutting 

 purposes, or for massing in beds. Amongst the many varieties in 

 commerce, the following may be described as of high merit : 

 Alice Butcher, red, shaded with orange ; excellent ; height 2^ft. 

 Anastasio, pale purple ; very dwarf and bushy ; height i^ft. 

 Blanch Colomb, ivory-white; free and pretty; height 2ft. Canari, 

 yellow ; flowers in great abundance ; height i-Jfft. Early Blush, 

 soft blush; very fine variety; height 2ft. Frederick Pele, crimson 

 and gold; makes an effective bed: height 3ft. Golden Fleece, 

 straw-yellow; one of the best of its colour; height 2ft. L'Ami 

 Conderchet, primrose; probably the best Pompone; height ift. 

 Longfellow, pure white ; splendid for cutting or for beds ; height 

 2^ft. Madame Jolivart, white, tinged with pink ; very pretty ; 

 height 2ft. Mrs. Cullingford, white ; excellent ; height 3^ft. Miss 

 Davis, soft pink; a sport from Mrs. Cullingford, but dwarfer. 

 Mr. Selley, a blush- white.; very pretty and effective; height ijft. 

 M. Jules Paquet, white, and violet-rose; height ift. Piercy's 

 Seedling, deep yellow; wonderfully free; height 2ft. Silversmith, 

 white, of large size ; a most useful variety ; height 3ft. Strath- 

 meath, a soft rosy-pink; excellent; height 2ft. Toreador, a rich 

 crimson and gold; height 2^ft. Yellow L'Ami Conderchet, 

 deep yellow ; sport from LAmi Conderchet. For further list 

 of varieties, see "Appendix." 



Animal and Vegetable Diseases, &c. — Very few flowers 

 with a popularity as great as the Chrysanthemum enjoys can 

 boast such an immunity from pests. And it is this, as much as 

 anything, which has caused the flower to be so enthusiastically 

 taken up by the amateur. The most formidable which has 

 asserted itself . within recent years is the Chrysanthemum Leaf- 



