Plate 279. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, IONA AND JOHN 
SALTER. 
Among the autumnal sights of London there is not one that 
the lover of beautiful flowers more values than Mr. Salter’s 
exhibition of Chrysanthemums in his winter garden at Ham¬ 
mersmith. We must confess ourselves to indifference to Chrys- 
anthemum shows. We do not care about the huge cut-flowers 
which have been twisted, and dressed, and fattened until, like 
the prize cattle, the real and ordinary character of the subject 
is lost; nor do we care for the exceedingly carefully grown 
plants exhibited,—there is a want of brightness in colour 
which, in the dull murky days of November, tell very much 
against their effect when massed together in this way; but in 
Mr. Salter’s garden the light and airy character of the house, 
the charming manner in which they are grouped, and the 
novelty of sorts, all combine to make it a place of great interest 
to the florist. 
We have selected from those which we saw at Mr. Salter’s 
last November, the two forming our Plate, as being the most 
distinct. Mr. Salter has other fine sorts, which he has selected 
from several hundred seedlings for distribution in April. 
Amongst the varieties of last year which have proved to be 
excellent additions to our already large lot of good varieties, 
we may mention Blanche of Castile , pure white incurved flower ; 
Golden Ball , bright orange with golden back (figured by us last 
year); Lady Carey , large lilac; Mr. Brim lees, large Indian red, 
with gold tips; Mr. Wynes. violet-puce incurved; Mr. Kaimes , 
transparent blush incurved ; Prince of Wales , dark purple-violet, 
with lighter shade, beautifully incurved; Sam Weller. Indian 
