ON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



sufficiently good in character to put on the exhibition table 

 successfully. In the list of varieties only those suitable for 

 show purposes are named, with the bud that usually gives the 

 best flower : Alfred Salter, lilac ; a deep, well-formed flower ; 

 must be grown strongly ; crown bud. Austin Cannell, purple 

 maroon ; large, and of good form ; crown bud. Baron Hirsch, 

 chestnut-red ; a well-formed, large flower ; crown bud. Bonnie 

 Dundee (Fig. 76), beautiful orange shade ; a perfect flower when 

 well grown ; terminal bud. 

 C. B. Whitnall, purple ; fine 

 form ; the crown bud should 

 be selected early in August. 

 Chas. H. Curtis, rich yellow; 

 extra good, and indispens- 

 able ; crown or terminal 

 buds. D. B. Crane, bronze- 

 buff; deep flower, of good 

 form ; terminal bud. Duchess 

 of Fife, white ; a splendid 

 new variety, full of promise ; 

 crown bud. Empress of 

 India, pure white ; a magni- 

 ficent flower, but must be 

 grown well ; crown bud. 

 George Haigh, carmine-rose, 

 shaded with yellow ; deep 

 flower, of good shape ; crown 

 bud. J. Agate, pure white ; 

 deep flower, of splendid 

 form ; crown bud. Jeanne 

 d'Arc, white, tipped with 

 purple ; a deep flower, of 

 medium size ; crown bud. 



Fig 



76. — Chrysanthemum 

 Bonnie Dundee. 



a large flower, of good form 

 pale buff" ; a deep and fine 

 crown bud. Lucy Kendall, 

 flower; crown bud. Lord 



John Fulford, reddish-crimson ; 



terminal bud. John Lambert, 

 flower ; must be grown strong ; 

 coral-red ; a pretty, well-formed 

 Alcester, pale primrose; splendid 



flower if grown strong ; crown bud. Lord Wolseley, bronzy- 

 red ; a deep, well-shaped flower ; terminal or crown buds. 

 Lord Rosebery, mauve ; large and telling flower ; terminal 

 bud. Lyne, jun., golden-bronze ; of good form ; crown bud. 

 Madame Darier, nankeen yellow ; extra good shape and size ; 



