THE EARLY-FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUM. 435 



Early Chrysanthemum Trials. 



Name of Variety. 



Date of 

 Propagation. 



Number of 

 Breaks. 



In full Flower. 



Average 

 Height. 



' Madame M. Masse ' * 



Oct. 27 



I 



Sept. 7 



27 ins. 



»i • 



Oct. 27 



I 



Sept. 7 



27 ,1 



»» • 



Nov. 27 



I 



Sept. 1 



36 „ 



j# • 



Dec. 31 



1-2 



Sept. 10-20 



42 „ 



»» • 



Feb. 2 



O 



Sept. 1 



28 „ 





Feb. 27 



O 



Aug. 1 



21 





April 1 



O 



Sept. 7 



25 



'Mrs. W. Sydenham'* 



Oct. 27 



3 



Sept. 7 



28 „ 



»» • 



Oct. 27 



3 



Sept. 10 



28 „ 



, 



Nov. 27 



3 



Sept. 20 



28 „ 





Dec. 31 



3 



Sept. 25 



30 „ 





Feb. 2 



2 



Sept. 28 



30 „ 





Feb. 27 



0 



Aug. 1 



24 „ 





April 1 



0 



Sept. 7 



24 „ 



' Improved Masse ' * . 



Oct. 27 



i-3 



Aug. i-Sept. 20 



31 ,1 



Oct. 27 



1-2 



Aug. 20-Aug. 30 



30 „ 



it ' 



Nov. 27 



1 



Aug. 20 



24 „ 



>> • 



Dec. 31 



1 



Sept. 10 



35 ,, 



t» 



Feb. 2 



1 



Sept. 10 



34 » 



>> 



Feb. 27 



0 



Aug. 15 



24 „ 



i> 



April 1 



0 



Sept. 7 



20 



'Polly'* 

 »» 



Oct. 27 



1 



July 2 6- Aug. 15 



24 .. 



Oct. 27 



1 



Aug. 15 



24 „ 





Nov. 27 



0 



July 26- Aug. 15 



30 » 



>> • • • 



Dec. 31 



0 



July 26-Aug. 15 



25 „ 



1, 



Feb. 2 



0 



Aug. 20 



27 



a • • • 



Feb. 27 



0 



Aug. 20 



27 „ 





April 1 



0 



Aug. 20 



24 „ 



'Wells' Scarlet'* . 



Oct. 27 





July 26-Aug. 15 



26 „ 



a 



Oct. 27 



2 



Aug. 20 



26 „ 



a 



Nov. 27 



1 



Aug. 20 



27 M 



1 1 • 



Dec. 31 



1 



Aug. 15 



25 „ 





Feb. 2 



1 



Aug. 20 



26 „ 





Feb. 27 



1 



Aug. 20 



20 



a 



April 1 



0 



October 



24 „ 



' Bronze Goacher'* . 



Oct. 27 



2 



Sept. 7 



40 „ 





Oct. 27 



2 



Sept. 20 



40 „ 



a 



Nov. 27 



1-2 



Sept. 7-Sept. 20 



34 „ 





Dec. 31 



2 



Sept. 7 



33 „ 



" 



Feb. 2 



2 



Sept. 7-Sept. 25 



33 ,1 





Feb. 27 



1-2 



Sept. 20-Sept. 30 



30 





April 1 



0 



October 



24 „ 



•Framfield E.White'* 



Oct. 27 



3 



it 



40 „ 





Oct. 27 



3 





40 





Nov. 27 



2-3 





42 „ 





Dec. 31 







42 „ 





Feb. 2 



; 





39 „ 





Feb. 27 



2 





40 





April 1 



1 





36 „ 



Those marked * were potted into 5-inch pots. 



In all cases it has been calculated as a break when the centre bud did not 

 develop. 



Varieties with double flowering-dates were irregular. 



The flowering-dates given are those when plants were at their best. 



