THE GREAT CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITION, 
NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
F OR the benefit of those of our readers who are now 
making the Chrysanthemum a specialty, we publish 
the following report of the committee, which is complete 
ever excessive training to mechanical models is employed,, 
the plants always appear unhappy. As to variety and 
effectiveness, the exhibition was glorious — taking the 
Incurved Chrysanthemum. 
in descriptions of the flowers that were awarded the 
highest premiums and Certificates of Merit. 
The Japanese varieties were in the greatest force, and, 
on the whole, were the best grown and most effective. 
We were pleased to note that a very natural and effective 
manner of training had been adopted throughout the 
whole of the classes; this is as it should be, for when- 
colors in their various shades. The bronze and old-gold 
shades were Kirakana, Katakana, Red Dragon, Jessica, 
Triomphe du Chatelet, Comte de Germiny and Chang. 
The whites were : Elaine, Ceres, Lady Selbourne, Hiver 
Fleur with lemon centre, Mile. La Croix and Comedie. 
The deep crimsons were: Bras Rouge, Juvena, Abd-el- 
Kader, Fulgore, Earl of Beaconsfield, Mons. J. C. Equileor„ 
