300 of tl]e be^t dl|by$kqtl|eir{uii)$ direct 
fborq J dpai). 
We are delighted to state that we have at last succeeded in 
importing two large consignments direct from the native home 
of the Chrysanthemum, selected and packed by an English gar- 
dener ; we have, therefore, every reason to hope that they will 
be unusually attractive, and give us an entirely new feature in 
the Chrysanthemum. 
The following is the sender’s letter, advising us of the dispatch 
“Dear Sir,— I send you 200 Chrysanthemums ; you will find the 
varieties not named, but I assure you they were seleeted by myself when 
in flower, and contain the best and most recently raised sorts. Some of 
them have the commencement of a blue tinge, others are white and 
green, and some are peculiar broad -petalled kinds, single, after the 
fashion of a single Dahlia. There are no greater curiosities to be had 
in this country, as 1 have visited the principal growers, and have 
selected the most peculiar kinds.” 
STEEL TWEEZERS. 
Foil PDLLTKO out the green eye or centre, and deformed petals. 
Price on application. 
The three best white Late-flowering varieties : — 
MRS. C. CAREY. ETHEL. VIRGINALE. 
THE BOOK WHITTEN BY MR. BRADNER, who lias carried off seventy-four First and twenty- 
nine Second Prizes, gives every and full particulars of treatment of the Chrysanthemum, 
from the time of taking cuttings, to staging plants and blooms for show. Post free. Is. Id. 
Mr. C. Herrin, who carried off the great £15 Premier Prize at the Royal Aquarium, writes us 
thus 
“Many thanks for your wonderful ‘Floral Guide.’ I am pleased to see you are cutting down the 
number of so-called improved varieties of Chrysanthemums, especially the Japanese ; half the new 
varieties are inferior to the older ones. 1 hope we mg^piot going to be flooded with them from America 
and other parts. Please send me some cuttings of gfod single sorts ; we must go with the fashion.” 
