CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
POMPON. JAPANESE. 
The Chrysanthemum is the prettiest late autumn and 
early winter flower in existence. In November and 
December there is nothing that will make such a cheer¬ 
ful display. The thought that the Chrysanthemums are 
opening almost makes us willing to have the autumn 
leaves fall. They are almost hardy, but not ..uite, north 
of New York City. The best way is to get young 
plants in the spring, and sink the pots in the soil up to 
the rim. Take them to the house in October and 
November, and you will have a grand display for two 
months. There are three classes of Chrysanthemums, 
the Chinese , bearing a large, loose, graceful flower ; the 
Pompon , with small and perfectly double flowers in great 
abundance ; and the Japanese , with ragged, fringe-like 
flowers, like the Chinese, only more so. The character 
of the Pompon and Japanese we have endeavored to 
show in the engravings. The prevailing colors arc- 
white, the different tints of yellow (and the yellow j 
colors are exceedingly fine,) and different shades of red. 
The reds are not brilliant. This interesting flower has 
not received half the attention in this country that it 
deserves. Plants 20 cents each ; $2.00 per doz. 
JAPANESE OK FRINGED. 
Abd-el-Kader, crimson maroon. 
Grandiflora Japonica, bright yellow. 
Gold Thread, yellow, outer petals maroon. 
Glorie de Mazarque, white, shaded with rose 
La Chinoise, lemon yellow 
Laciniata, pure white. 
Ne plus Ultra Nova, white, rose tinge. 
Parasol, yellow and red. 
Ville de Marseilles, red and yellow. 
POMPON SMAI.I.-FLOWEK ED. 
Bouquet Blanc, white. 
Cinderella, white. • 
Coralie, white. 
Epaminoides, pink, white center. 
Golden Crescent, rich dark yellow. 
Golden Aurora, bright yellow. 
Innocence, pure white. 
Model of Perfection, pink, margined with white. 
Model, white, tinged with rose. 
Mrs. Wynes, lilac, quilled. 
Mrs. Aristee, lemon yellow, quilled. 
Prince Victor, maroon, fine. 
Prince Albert of Prussia, white. 
Valliant, rose, tinged with yellow ; very small 
COLEUS. 
The Coleus are the 
best and cheapest orna¬ 
mental leaved plants we 
have for ornamental bed¬ 
ding, in what is some¬ 
times called the carpet 
style. A few dozens of 
these plants will make a 
bed of which no one will 
have any cause to be 
ashamed. There is such 
an endless variety in 
their colors and mark¬ 
ings that, with a little taste in planting varieties, the 
most gratifying results can be obtained at a trifling cost. 
Plants should be set about a foot apart, so that when the 
size of the bed is ascertained, it is easy to figure how 
many plants are needed of each kind for a row. Plants 
20 cents each ; per dcz., §2.00. 
Beauty of Widmore, green-maroon and pink. 
Berkleyii, chocolate-purple, netted green. 
Bouquet, yellow, well blotched with maroon. 
Brilliant, bronzy crimson, yellow edge. 
Chameleon, purple, rose and green. 
Edith, crimson-golden border. 
Golden Gem, crimson-bronze. 
Hero, chocolate-maroon. 
Holandi, crimson-maroon ; yellow margin. 
Kingii, yellow laced with purple. 
Laciniata, canary marked with crimson. 
Sambo, chocolate. 
Setting Sun, crimson-bronze; yellow edge. 
Sunbeam, crimson, with yellow edge. 
’76, bronze-yellow, veined with purple ; under-side of 
leaf purple. 
Verschaffeltii, velvet-crimson. 
Vesta, chocolate, with yellow border. 
CYCLAMEN. 
CHINESE OK LARGE-FLOWERKD. 
Boule de Neige, white. 
Diana, flesh, tipped with rose. 
Figaro, yellow and red. 
Competition, pure white. 
Glonia Mundi, brilliant yellow. 
Venice, pink, with light center. 
CYCLAMEN PEKSICUM. 
The Cyclamen is particularly adapted for window 
culture, and will give more flowers with less trouble than 
almost any plant we are acquainted with. The colors 
| are usually white, tipped at the base with rosy' purple. 
Use a small .pot, and place the crown of the bulb just 
1 above the surface of the soil. Keep the plants cool till 
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