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THE NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS OF 18G9. 
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pale centre wlien fully incurved, a flower of remarkably fine quality, and of great 
size, evidently destined to play an important part on the exliibition-table in the 
time to come. Glohosa, Indian red, of a dark hue, with broad stout florets, 
formed into finely incurved flowers ; the habit is unusually dwarf, and the growth 
compact. Marginata, one of the anemone-flowered class, the guard-petals blush 
at the base, with an edging of deep rose ; the centre rose, but fading to white 
when the flowers become fully developed, while the rose in the margin of the 
guard-petals becomes more distinct; a fine addition. Meyerbeer, pale rosy chocolate,, 
lighter towards the centre ; the flowers of medium size, and the florets remarkably 
broad, finely incurved when fully developed. Miss Hope, a very beautiful incurved 
flower of a delicate lilac tint, with white centre, paling to white as the flowers age ; 
it is likely to be a great favourite. Mrs. Wreford Major, deep rose, a reflexed 
flower of good qualit}^, and promising to be very useful for pot cultivation, from 
its compact, bushy growth. Nonna, one of the half-open petaled varieties, of an 
ivory-white colour, with stout stiff florets, dwarf, compact habit, and likely 
to be very useful as a pot plant. Ondine, a flower of some novelty of character, 
the base of the florets cream, tipped with rosy lilac; the blooms are finely in¬ 
curved, distinct, and full. Princess Louise, another of the anemone-flowered type, 
the colour a delicate rosy blush, with high close centre, and, like Marginata, a 
good addition to this class. Virginalis, equally fine as an anemone-flowered 
kind ; colour white, centre close and high ; somewhat late in blooming. 
It would seem that this season brings no addition to the Pompon class. 
Evidently the small-flowered Chrysanthemums are not so much regarded by 
raisers as those of the large-flowered type. 
Of the Japanese kinds, Messrs. Salter have produced some fine new flowers, 
showing that the improvement of these curious flowers is being most successfully 
prosecuted, and that from the time that Mr. Fortune introduced them from 
Japan, up to the present moment, our florists have not been unmindful of the 
peculiar functions they discharge in relation to plants. Of the new varieties a 
few are of the ribbon style, and it is curious to observe that in the case of nearly 
all these flowers, they come with an outside ring of quilled florets of a tubular 
shape, with about an inch of the top flattened out. The new kinds comprise :— 
Aurora, one of the curiously twisted ribbon flowers, though only partially curled ; 
colour bright orange, fine and distinct. Chang, another of the twisted and 
curled ribbon flowers ; colour red, with yellow at the back of the florets, which are 
very broad, forming large flower-heads. Emperor of China, with the florets in 
the form of slender quills, the centre of the flower dashed with reddish orange, 
and pale buff tips ; the outer florets blush, those on the exterior of the flower 
not so much quilled. Giant, a most extraordinary flower, arid a decided novelty ; 
colour a pale lilac, with the florets of a quilled form; the diameter of 
this flower reaches fully one foot, and I am informed that while expanding, 
the florets lengthened fully an inch each day. Gold Thread, golden amber ; 
