ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PLANTS 229 
Chrysanthemums, early flowering kinds : — These are invaluable 
in September and October for the front row of a border. Many 
of the older sorts are perfectly hardy, and will stand the winter 
out of doors, but they are better lifted in autumn, kept in a 
cold frame all winter, and divided and potted in the spring. 
Also propagated by cuttings or seed. Among those that are 
quite safe to leave out of doors is Cottage Pink, an old-fashioned 
tall variety with pink flowers and bronze - green leaves. The 
Pompon varieties, which flower in July, are better cut back a little 
in June to ensure a later flowering. They grow about 18 inches 
high, while the others are from 2 to 4 feet. 
The varieties are so numerous that only a few can be given here. 
Carrie. Bright yellow, very free. 
Champ d’Or. Bright yellow and very dwarf. 
Crimson Marie Masse. Bronze. 
Crimson Pride. Deep crimson. 
GoachePs Crimson. Large, bright red flowers. 
Harvest Home. Brown and yellow. 
H. H. Crane. Chestnut petals with gold lining. 
Horace Martin. Bright yellow. 
Madame C. Desgrange. Creamy white. 
Madame M. Masse. Lilac-mauve. 
Mrs Burrell. Primrose-yellow. 
Perle Chatillonaise. Creamy-white and pink. 
Perle Rose. Pearl pink, small round flowers. 
Polly. Deep orange. 
Rabbie Burns. Salmon-pink. 
Sally. Coral-pink. 
White Quintus Pure white. 
Flo?-a (Pompon). Yellow. 
Lami Co?iderchet (do.). Creamy- white, orange and brown. 
St Croats (do.). Light pink. 
CIMICIFUGA, “Black Snakeroot.” (N.O. Ranunculaceae.) 
Tall handsome plants of easy culture in rich soil. Propagation 
by division. 
C. racemosa. White blossoms in feathery racemes, 1 to 3 feet 
long, handsome foliage, growing 6 feet high. 
CLEMATIS, “Virgin’s Bower.” (N.O. Ranunculaceae.) 
This plant, generally known as a climber, has three or four 
herbaceous varieties, from 1 to 3 feet high, and though they prefer 
