THE CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITIONS. 
W E are indebted to John Thorpe, Esq., the chrys¬ 
anthemum's able advocate, for the following lists 
of the various classes which were awarded the highest 
honors at the New York and Philadelphia exhibitions. 
For illustrations of different varieties see The Floral 
Cabinet for February, 1885 : 
JAPANESE VARIETIES. 
Admiration. —Soft rose, white centre ; distinct in char¬ 
acter, and a charming variety. 
Ben d'Or. —Pure golden yellow ; centre of petals broad ; 
as the flowers mature the petals wrap over, forming rib- 
bon-like balls. 
Bouquet Fait .—A most beautiful variety, with delicate 
rosy lilac flowers of immense size. The flowers are 
shaded silvery rose. 
Bras Rouge.— Velvety crimson-maroon, with reverse 
of petals deep bronze. 
Ceres .—Beautiful blush pink color, fine flower; a dis¬ 
tinct variety. 
Chang. —Very large, with broad twisted and curled 
florets of dark orange red color. 
Comte de Germiny. —Among all the Japanese varieties 
this is one of the most conspicuous ; very large flowers 
and remarkably broad petals of a rich orange brown ; re¬ 
verse of petals silvery bronze. 
Earl of Beaconsfield. —One of the best of the newer 
kinds; flowers very large and of a rich bronzy-crimson 
color, resembling some of the shades of crimson found in 
zinnias. 
Elaine. —Pure white, back of petals slightly tinted when 
old ; an exceedingly useful flower, with broad petals, very 
full ; extra fine. 
Fantasie.— Flowers of bluish-white and of good size ; 
each petal has a convex surface and is slightly twisted, 
being two to three inches in length. 
Fair Maid of Guernsey .—Flowers in clusters, very 
large and of the snowiest white; one of the very best 
varieties. 
Fr. Delaux .—Dark red, reverse of petals golden yel¬ 
low ; very large and double; very early. 
Grandiflorum. — A magnificent variety; flowers of 
immense size, often six inches in diameter; petals very 
broad, incurving, so as to form a solid ball of the purest 
golden yellow. 
Hero of Magdala. — Blood - red, reverse of petals 
orange-buff; the flower reflexed, showing two distinct 
colors in the same flower. 
Hiver Fleuri .—Flowers large, much fringed and of 
good size ; early and very free ; creamy white and bluish. 
J. Delaux .—Flowers large, color very dark brown, 
reverse of petals bronze. 
Julius Scharff .—On first opening very large, flat and 
smooth, of the richest violet amaranth, lasting a long 
time. This is of the very finest. 
Lady Selborne.—k.x\oG\zx very large pure white variety 
of the greatest merit, and quite early in flowering; the 
flowers are remarkable for their flaky and snowy-like 
whiteness. 
Mine. C. Audiguier.—YXo'x&xs of the largest size, of 
the purest rosy pink. 
Mine. Lacroix. —Flowers of a light rose, changing 
into pure white ; this is a superb variety. 
M. Desbrieux. — Compact flat flowers, of peculiar 
brassy-amber color ; fine and distinct. 
M. Moussillac. — Enormous flowers; the color is dark 
crimson, with fiery-red centre; the nearest approach to 
scarlet. 
M. Planchenau. — Mauve, shaded rose and silver; 
flowers large, free and early. 
Mrs. R. Brett. —A distinct variety, differing from all 
other varieties in its peculiar plume-like flowers and rich 
coloring of pure gold. 
Perfection. — Immense flowers, seven inches across, 
somewhat flat; petals ribbon-like, incurving to the cen¬ 
tre, irregular in outline ; shaded pink, white and laven¬ 
der ; fine. 
Rubra Striata. — Ground-color creamy, lined with 
rosy-salmon on each side of the petal; flowers six inches 
across. 
Striata Perfecta. —White, very large; perfect shape, 
mottled and lined with rosy-lilac. 
Thunberg. —Flowers very large, petals long and much 
incurved ; of a pure primrose shade of yellow. 
Triomphe de la Rue de Chatelets. —One of the largest 
and most distinct of all chrysanthemums; petals five 
inches long, arranged in whorls, silky and flossy in ap¬ 
pearance, of a rich buff, shaded nankeen; a superb variety. 
Viceroy of Egypt .—Deep rosy crimson, white back; 
first row of florets quilled, the rest very broad and curved 
inwards. 
CHINESE VARIETIES. 
Angelina. —Golden amber; very large and finely in¬ 
curved. 
Aureum Multiflorum .—Flowers of medium size and 
rich deep golden yellow ; very free ; incurved. 
Duchess of Connaught .—One of the most beautiful of 
all; very rich silvery-blush of great size, globular in form 
and perfectly incurved. 
Empress of India. —Immense flowers; pure ivory 
white; incurved. 
Faust. —Rich deep purple, shaded red; large and 
finely incurved. 
Fingal. —Violet purple; broad petals, flowers quite 
globular; incurved. 
Golden Beverley. —Flowers large and perfectly in¬ 
curved. 
Golden Empress. —Primrose yellow ; fine show flower; 
incurved. 
Golden Queen of England. —Very large, rich lemon 
yellow ; one of the best; incurved. 
John Salter .—Bronze red, shaded brown, with golden 
tips; fine habit; incurved. 
