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HOUSE & GARDEN 
Although this French type of plant grows 
only about I 8” higb, it is a mass of buds 
and flowers. Marie Dufour, snow white 
mm 
Named in honor of the wife of 
the present mayor of New 
York City, is this new variety 
of purest white. Mrs. J. Purroy 
Mitchel 
Ramapo is a yellow seedling from 
Col. Appleton, an old favorite 
which was exhibited at the 
shows probably longer than 
any other variety 
B. Burge {left ), a white 
single with a bright yel¬ 
low center, is dwarf in 
habit with a stiff foot-stalk 
Choose such a single as Ivor 
Grant (right), where pro¬ 
fusion rather than quality 
of bloom is desired 
For exhibition purposes 
chrysanthemums must 
have ideal conditions for 
growth. Below is the 
promise and fulfilment of 
a greenhouse crop 
Mature blooms of the show 
chrysanthemums are too 
heavy to stand without 
some such support as 
shown below at the right 
