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shoot and in the axils of the upper leaves, 

 and unless some of them are destroyed 

 the majority of blooms will be rather 

 small and perhaps rather badly shaped. 

 This is chiefly because there are more 

 buds on the plants than can be properly 

 supported. It is therefore advisable to 

 rub out with the finger and thumb all 

 the buds on each shoot except one or two 

 of the best and most promising. Although 

 the work is quite easy to an expert, owing 

 to constant practice, the amateur will 

 find at first that he will rub out the very 

 buds which he would like to retain, be- 

 cause they are sometimes so closely 

 situated to the undesirable ones. A little 

 practice and care however will soon over- 

 come this difiiculty. 



The following is a selection of the 

 kinds suitable for outdoor cultivation : — 



White. — Blaine, MdUe. Lacroix, Pair 

 Maid of Guernsey, Felicity, Avalanche, 

 Lady Selborne, Mdme. Desgrange, 

 Barbara Forbes, Lady Fitzwigram, 

 Market White, Mytchett White, White 

 Grunerwald. 



Blush Pink o-r Soft Rose. — Bouquet 

 Fait, Blushing Bride, Early Blush, Mrs. 

 J. B. Pitcher, Albert Rose, Coral Queen, 

 Ivy Elphic, La Vierge, Mrs. CuUingford, 

 La Triomphe, Mdme. A. Nonin, Louis 

 Lionnet, Eose Wells, Marie Mass^, MdUe. 

 Guindudeau, Martinmas, Strathmeath, 

 Miss Davis. 



Crimson. — Cullingfordi, W. Holmes, 

 King of the Crimsons, Chas. Gerard, 

 Mdlle. Sabatier, Prefet Cassagneau, Pride 

 of the Market, Buby King. 



Purple. — Alex. Dufour, Bouquet 

 .33stival, Edie Wright, Edith Syratt, 

 Frangois Vuillermet, General Hawkes, 

 Mdme. Eulalie Morel, Mdme. Gajac. 



Yellow and Orange. — George Glenny, 

 Jardin des Plantes, Buttercup, Phoebus, 

 President Hyde, Geo. Wermig, Mrs. 

 Hawkins, Golden Fleece, Mons. G. Dubor, 

 Mrs. Burrell, October Yellow, Orange 

 Child, Eyecroft Glory, Blanche Colonib, 

 California, Edwin Rowbottom, Ivy Stark, 

 Lemon Qvieen. 



Bronze and Hed. — Source d'Or, 

 Bronze Bride, Bronze Prince, Gaspard 

 Boncharlat, Harvest Home, Nellie Brown, 

 Gloire du Eocher, Val d'Andorre, Wm. 

 Eobinson, Julie Lagravere, M. Leveque 

 Fils. 



POMPONS 



'White. — Cedo niilli, Eleonore, La 

 Burets, Maid of Kent, Mdlle. Martha, 



Snov/drop, Soeur Melanie, Petillaud^ 

 White St. Croats. 



Blush Rose and Pink. — Little Pet,- 

 Marabout, Eosinante, Illustration, Long- 

 fellow, Mdme. Jolivart, Miss Davis, Mr. 

 Selly, Nanum, St. Croats, St. Mary, Mrs.. 

 Cullingford, Pygmalion, Rose d'Amour^ 

 Eose Trevenna. 



Yellow amd Orange. — Cedo nulli, 

 Dolly, Drin Drin, General Canrobert, 

 Golden Mdlle. Marthe, La Vogue, Lizzie 

 Holmes, St. Michael, W. Westlake, 

 Yellow Gem, Flora, Canary, Fiberta, 

 Frederick Marronet, Golden Drop, L'Ami 

 Condorcet, Mignon, Pr^cocite. 



Bronze amd Bed. — Little Bob, Maud 

 Pitcher, Mr. W. Piercy, Piercy's Seedling, 

 Toreador, Aurora Borealis, Elsie Walker, 

 Florence Carr, Miss Bateman, Wm. Payne, 

 Indian Eed. 



Purple an^ Crimson. — Anastasia,. 

 Adonis, Perle des Beautes, President, 

 Prince Victor, Eubra perfecta, Trafalgar,. 

 W. Kennedy. 



C. lacustre. — A robust perennial with 

 angular stems 2-3 ft. high, native of 

 Portugal. Leaves fleshy, bright green, 

 oval-lance-shaped, irregularly toothed,, 

 upper ones stem-clasping. Flowers in late 

 summer and autumn, pure white, 2-3 in. 

 across ; disc at first yellow, afterwards 

 purple. Also known as Leucanthemum. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 plant likes deep rich soil, and should be 

 moved about every two years, and have 

 fresh soil added. It may be increased by 

 dividing the roots in late autimin or pre- 

 ferably in early spring. Seeds may also 

 be sown in the open in April or May in a 

 shaded spot, and the seedlings may be 

 placed in their flowering quarters for 

 the following year about September or 

 October. 



C. latifolium. — A fine European spe- 

 cies 2-3 ft. high, with large broadly lance- 

 shaped, toothed fleshy leaves. Flowers in 

 summer and autumn, 3-4 in. across, white 

 ray florets, yellow centre. This species 

 has been found to cross with C. maximum, 

 and several forms intermediate between 

 the two have resulted. 



Culture and Propagation the same as 

 for C. maximum. 



C. Leucanthemum (Ox-Eye Daisy). 

 This beautiful British perennial 2-3 ft. high 

 is found growing wild in meadows, waste 

 places, railway embankments &c., and is 

 worth a place in the garden. Leaves 



