CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
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Rose Queen. Bright rose amaranth; a distinct shade. 
Richmond Beauty. Brownish amber; very large bloom. 
Robert McInnes. Perfect globe form; scarlet and gold. 
Roslyn. Immense superb pink. 
Sunrise. Inside of petals bright terra cotta; reverse old gold. 
Silver Cloud. Enormous blooms; white, suffused with salmon. 
Silver Waves. Long graceful petals; silvery white; extra. 
Sugar Loae. Yellow, shaded bronze; very good. 
The Bard. Rich dark red; a strong grower. 
Thalia. Beautiful lavender pink, shading to rose at base of petals. 
Tuxedo. Bright orange amber; good bush plant. 
Violescent. Center white, outer petals violet. 
Viviand Morel. Pink; very large and early. 
V. II. HallOCK. A well knoivn pink; always a favorite. 
W. B. Dinsmore. Incurved, golden yellow. 
W. M. Singerly. Rich dark plum. 
W. II. Lincoln. A splendid yellow; still one of the best. 
Wm. Seward. Rich dark red; an excellent variety. 
Wilbur Condon. Immense incurving flower of deep chrome yellow. 
W. G. Newitt. Pure white, long drooping petals. 
Yellow Queen. Yellow: a veiy dwarf variety. 
Zulinda. Clear rose pink, reverse silvery. 
IRevv Varieties of 1898* 
To be distributed March 1st. 
The following comprise the best of the new varieties to be introduced 
this Spring. They are ail good and connoisseurs of the Chrysanthemum 
should procure a few, but to those w ho have not as yet become admirers 
of this grand Autumn flower much more satisfaction can be derived from 
the same amount of money expended in the purchase of the older and 
better known varieties. Customers may however rely on the following 
list as being first-class, as every variety enumerated possesses some 
distinct improvement over all existing ones. We have now the National 
Chrysanthemum Society of America, composed of experts in the culture 
of this flower. This Society has committees in most of the large cities 
of the country, who pass judgment upon all new' varieties as they are 
presented each season. In cases w'here the Society see no merit the 
blooms presented are not recognized. In cases where the new varieties 
presented to the Society possess decided advantage over existing ones 
in its own form and color, it is given a certificate. When varieties are 
therefore introduced as certificated by the National Chrysanthemum 
