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/BARTERS’ CHOICE BULBS, as supplied to 
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T he beautiful easter lily.— 
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the National Chrysanthemum Society. 
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-CONTENTS- 
THE HISTORY OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM, By C. HARMAN PAYNE. 
Section 1.— Incurved Varieties 
,, 2.—Japanese Varieties 
,, 3.—Japanese Reflexed 
4.—Reflexed Varieties 
Section 5.—Large Anemone 
,, 6.—Japanese 
„ 7.—Pompons 
Section 8.—Pompon Anemones 
„ 9.—Early-flowering Vars. 
,, 10,—Late-flowering Vars. 
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