

PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



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The Chrysanthemum, next to the Rose, is the most fashionable flower. Its remarkable diversity of size, form and 

 coloring added to its freedom of bloom, at a season when all other flowers have faded, render it a plant eminently 

 worthy of the care and attention now bestowed upon it. In 1795 the first plant that flowered in England bloomed in 

 a nursery in Chelsea. The London Horticultural Society, in 1845, obtained from Mr. Fortune, their agent in China, 

 a plant of the Pompon class, but it was not till 1860 that the Japanese section was introduced. Within the past few 

 years marked attention has been paid to the Chrysanthemum, and flowers of enormous size, with beautiful color and 

 form in the Chinese, and diversity of shape and hue in the Japanese section, are the result of the care bestowed. It is 

 invaluable as a border or pot plant; its chief requirements are plenty of water and a rich soil. Sunny, warm situa- 

 tions suit it best and prolong its season of bloom until severe frosts set in. 



Our list has again been carefully revised, and only the cream of existing sorts appears therein. 



JAPANESE. 



Ab-del-Kader. Rich deep crimson maroon. 

 Angele. Pale satiny rose, suffused with pale pink; re- 

 verse of petals silvery. 

 Bicolor, A distinct and handsome variety with bright 



crimson flowers tipped golden yellow. 

 Christmas Eve. By far the finest white in cultivation, 



of a pure snowy white color, superior in shape and 



first-class in every way. 30 cts. each. 

 Duchess. Rosy crimson, suffused with salmon; distinct 



and handsome. 

 Fantasie. Flowers blush white and of good size; each 



petal is 2 to 3 inches in length, has a convex surface 



and is slightly twisted. 

 I'M a mine de Punch. Orange red, streaked with golden 



yellow ; extra large flower, with twisted petals. 



Fimbriata. Handsomely fringed petals, of a most lovely 



shade of delicate blush. 

 Gloriosum. Very fine bright yellow, with large hand- 

 some flowers. 

 Glory of France. Curiously shaped flowers of a deep 



reddish maroon, with golden tips. 

 Golden Dragon. Yellow, with long twisted petals; 



one of the richest and finest colors. 

 Hon. John Welsh. Beautiful deep crimson ; a distinct 



and handsome variety. 

 Jessica. Very large pure white, with lemon-colored 



centre. 

 Julius Scharfl". Very large, flat and smooth, of the 



richest violet amaranth ; lasts a long time. One of the 



very finest. 



