Ornamentals. 



authorities. There is not a little speculation as to the form 



of these promised new-comers, for chrysanthemum Malgako 



is entirely unknown to this country, and whatever peculiarity t Ne ^ of 



of form or habit it may have, can only be determined after chrys- 



we have been duly placed in possession of that variety or its mum!" 



new issue. 



"Another point concerning the novelties for the year is the 

 announcement that a considerable number belong to the large- 

 flowered, early-blooming section. Of these, Delaux alone 

 takes credit for distributing 125 varieties, some of which are 

 recommended as beginning to flower so early in the year as 

 the month of June. For purposes of reference, it has been 

 deemed advisable to separate such from the ordinary autumn- 

 blooming varieties, and give an independent list of each. 



"For the first time in our experience it may be noticed 

 that a Belgian nurseryman is acting as an original distributor 

 of new seedlings. M. Chantrier, whose name is closely con- 

 nected with chrysanthemum-culture in France, from an exhi- 

 bition standpoint, has taken up with seedling-growing, and 

 has disposod of his gains to M. Rosseel, of Ghent. 



"In the annexed list every effort has been made to ensure 

 brevity consistent with accuracy. It is not always easy to 

 cut down a foreign description to just sufficient for English 

 readers. An instance maybe cited to show to what lengths a 

 translator may go. One of the new chrysanthemums has this 

 year thirteen closely printed lines devoted to its description, 

 containing over 100 words of more or less eloquent language, 

 while perhaps ten words at most can be afforded here. The 

 classification in each case is that given by the raiser, and al- 

 though it is the best that can be given at present, it will, as Thelis1 

 previously stated, be unsafe for English growers to rely upon 

 what, even in France, is as yet a vexed and unsettled question. 

 New chrysanthemums can only be properly classed when 

 grown by English cultivators and submitted to some authority, 

 like the Floral Committees of the Royal Horticultural or Na- 

 tional Chrysanthemum Societies, and until the flowers now 

 mentioned have been bloomed in this country, all attempts to 

 do so, or reliance upon others, is likely to lead to much con- 

 fusion and disturbance of established principles. Thus it is 

 that for merely reference purposes we give the section as in- 

 dicated by the raisers, or omit it altogether if they do. 



