THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



VARIETIES OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



TTAVING referred to the propagation and culture of these extremely popular flowers, 

 and pointed out approved methods of producing both trained specimen plants 

 and particularly plants for affording exhibition blooms — which are grown in countless 

 thousands yearly — there remains the question of varieties that at the present time; 

 are regarded as the most suitable for the object in view — exhibiting. These rank 

 also among the more effective, whether for arranging in imposing groups at home, or 

 cutting for vase decoration, for the adornment of rooms. There are other varieti-js, 

 however, not so much valued for the merits of their blooms individually, as for the 

 floriferousness of the plants, and their consequent suitability for the embellishment of 

 conservatories, as well as for affording bunches of flowers for sale. These will be 

 duly referred to under their proper headings in Vol. III., the varieties now to be 

 named being those which possess the properties and characteristics set forth in Vol. I. 

 pp. 332-3. 



As will be seen, they are arranged under their prevailing colours, omitting 

 the blending of tints and shading of hues, which may be found in catalogues. The 

 relative heights are indicated, as of importance in choosing varieties for grouping ; and 

 their natural disposition to flower early, mid-season, or late, this being of vital moment 

 in the selection of buds for the development of blooms at the time required. Further, 

 in the two great sections, the large Japanese chrysanthemums, also in the large incurved 

 (Chinese race), the names of the raisers of the varieties are given, with the years of 

 their introduction, so far as could be ascertained, as at once just to the several raisers 

 and a record of historic value. This is not done in what may be termed, without 

 deprecation, the minor sections, first because of their smaller relative importance, and 



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