Plate 235 . 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, GOLDEN BALL, AND 
VENUS. 
The favour with which the Chrysanthemum has been re¬ 
garded for so many years seems to be increasing rather than 
diminishing, and, if one may judge from the number of new 7 
varieties wdiich are being introduced by Mr. Salter, this is more 
especially the case with the large-flowering section, for wdiile 
he announces only four new 7 Pompons, there are no less than 
twenty-eight large flow 7 ers, of which those in our Plate are, w T e 
are inclined to think, amongst the finest. 
Me had an opportunity in November of inspecting Mr. 
Salter’s rich and varied collection in his winter garden,—one of 
the choicest treats to a real lover of the flow 7 er that London 
affords at that season of the year, and far to be preferred to any 
exhibition, in our humble opinion, for the plants are much 
more naturally growrn; and the advantage of novelty is also 
added, for here one may see at a glance, not merely the best 
flow 7 ers in growffh, but also those which are to be sent out in 
the following spring. Me had ourselves grown a good selection 
of the new T varieties of last season, and can strongly recommend 
amongst large-flow 7 ered varieties— Prince Alfred , a splendid 
rosy-crimson, finely incurved, and the best purple in growth; 
Princess of Wales , pearly-white, tinted w 7 ith rosy-lilac, of beau¬ 
tiful form, broad petals, w 7 ell incurved, a splendid flow 7 er; Lord 
Clyde> fine, bright crimson; General Bainbrigge , dark orange- 
amber and gold centre; Bernard Palissy , fiery orange, good 
pot-plant; Sam Slick , ruby, w 7 ith bronze tip; Saint Margaret , 
orange anemone flower, w 7 ith stiff guard-petals and high centre; 
Florence Nightingale , a fine pot-plant: wdiile among Pompons, 
Lizzie Holmes stands pre-eminent, although it came everywhere 
darker than last year. 
