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from tip to tip of the two lobes, but occasionally only one of these is 
produced or becomes fully developed. The surface is curiously wrinkled 
or puckered, and when ripe it assumes a rich orange colour and is then 
very ornamental. It is probable that by artificial fertilisation these fruits 
could be more frequently obtained on cultivated plants, but as with other 
EXHIBITING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Mr. Iggulden asks my opinion as to admitting Japanese Anemones 
in a stand of Japanese. I write briefly to say that I should not counte¬ 
nance this. We must draw a line somewhere and keep to a certain stan- 
Fig. 2.—The White Bladder Bloom, Physianthus albeus. 
Asclepiads the method of fertilisation is strangely different from m st 
plants, and a good idea of the arrangement of the organs can be obtained 
from a careful examination of one of our common hardy Aselepias. 
dard for the guidance of future exhibitors. There is no mistaking the 
character of this new addition among the classesof Chrysanthemums. It 
is a distinct type, and recognised as such, by a separate class being pro- 
