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Introauctorij Remarks. 
A PROMINENT writer on horticultural matters, who 
contributed an article to the American Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Annual, took occasion to sound a note of warning 
against the tendency in some quarters to appraise 
the value of a Chrysanthemum entirely by its fitness for cut 
flowers. “Horticulture,” lie wrote, “is broader than the cut-flower 
market, and there is room without crowding for the cut-flower 
varieties, Ostrich Plumes, Anemones, singles, tasseled and all tho other 
quaint forms.” Ho laid particular stress on the peculiar fitness of the Septem¬ 
ber Flowering Varieties for garden purposes, and his views met with instant 
and unanimous approval by the horticultural press. Wo have always main¬ 
tained this position, and this year more strongly than ever do we maintain that the broader 
field of the open garden is the one to cater to. Our list is selected with regard to that end, 
but it also includes the finest exhibition and large-ilowering sorts from all over the world, the 
cream of the new sorts and all the older ones which are meritorious enough to maintain their 
position against those of more recent introduction. Examine the list carefully; the various 
groups are arranged for their peculiar fitness for the purposes indicated. 
September Flowering Ghryssiitheiviuivis. 
Again wo offer these new Chrysanthemums, and after a more extended trial we do it more 
confidently. Out of over 200 sorts which we tested wo have selected those named below as the most desirable, and all bloomed the 
latter part of September and during early October. Hitherto the great objection to Chrysanthemums in our Northern States was that 
tho frost destroyed most of the flowers before coming to maturity, but now this difficulty is overcome, and this grand advance must 
surely give an impetus to Chrysanthemum culture hitherto unknown. 
Baron Veillard. Proony-flowered; plantdwarf, flowerverydoubleand 
vory largo; brilliant yellow, each petal outlined in rosy crimson. 
Camille Bernardin. Very largo paeony-flowered; amaranth violetand 
brilliant carmine, lightened with white; entirely new. (See cut.) 
Charles Joly. Japanese hybrid ; flower very large; largo petals; 
beautiful violet rose, glossy white, centre gold ; dwarf habit. 
Clias. Greard. Japanese; yellow ground, liberally overlaid with 
tawny red, flowers six inches and over; very good. 
Chev. Ange Bandiera. Japanese; flower of tho largest size; very 
long petals, recurved; white, cream and rose, golden centre. 
Duchesse de Crussol. Rich chrome yellow, overlaid with tones 
of tawny red ; bright orange or citron red centre. 
Eugene Farez. Indian red, reverse golden; flat petals, somewhat 
twisted ; medium size flower; very early. 
Gaetan de Venoge. Largo Japanese flower; nankeen yellow, 
rose edges; very largo, centre creamy white, reverse rose. 
Georges Devred. Japanese; flower very large, very double 
long petals recurved, curled; canary yellow, very delicate. 
J. B. Duvoir. Flower average size, very'double, globe shape, pure 
white, rose centre, with golden markings. 
Jean Nicolas. Japanese; petals slender and curled; glossy rose 
and a shade of dim whito, centre cream. (Sec cut.) 
Marquise de Montmort. Japanese; flowers very large, pure 
glossy rose and silvery white; a unique and distinct variety. 
Mile. Fleurot. A very pretty variety; whito, tipped rose, large 
broad petals, cupped and slightly twisted, yellow centre. 
Mile. Jacob. Japanese; recurved, rosy lilac and glossy white. 
Mile. Germaine Cassagneau. Pieony-flowered, very large; largo 
potals; lilac rose, shaded with white, yellow centre. 
Mine. A. Tliiebault de la Croure. Japanese; of a special new 
form ; carmine purple, centre greenish gold color. 
Mms, Gastelier. Pure whito, a largo fluffy flower, double to the 
centre; one of the earliest to bloom. (See cut.) 
Mme. Louis Lionnet. Japanese hybrid; flowers large, brilliant 
silvery white, richly tinged with rose; centre old gold. 
Mme. Marie Constans. Silvery white, flat petals slightly droop¬ 
ing and irregular, centre lemon yellow with erect petals. 
Mme. Mathilde Bettzich. Medium size, reflexed, loose, creamy 
white, marked light rose, lemon centre. 
Mme. Ve. Pasquier. Japanese; clear cream, white edges; rose 
at base of petals. 
Mme. F. Bergmann. Pure white; a fine, large globular flower, 
grown extensively for cut flowers and very fine as a pot 
plant. 
Mrs. Clias. W. Woolsey. Pure white, and of exceptional value 
because of its carliness in bloom. Last season we cut flowers 
from it October 5th. 
M. Gustave Grunerwald. Japanese form, upright, borne on 
strong stems, large petals, flowers very double; silvery-white, 
shading towards the centre to rose. 
M. Francois Katzer. Japanese; very largo flower, curled and 
disheveled, rose and light yellow, marked with deep yellow. 
M. Frederic l’Usmayer. Brilliant, deep yellow, edged crimson 
maroon. 
M. Henri Galice. Japanese; flower very double, brilliant golden 
yellow, tinged with rosy pink, lightly tinted with yellow. 
M. Valery Larbaut. Creamy white and rose, lemon centre; ex¬ 
cellent dwarf habit; good pot variety and for garden culture. 
Prof. Welter Croz. Japanese; petals twisted and curled, snow- 
white, carmine centre. 
Vve. Chiquot. Ranunculus-formed flowers of the size of Ranun¬ 
culus ; centre brick red ; edged brilliant yellow. 
J*rieo for* tiny of tho nbo\ r e, 20 o. onoh. $2.00 per cloy.., or tho full sot' of HO sorts for f'.i.OO. 
Four or more sold tit tho doyen rate, any- 15 for $2.50. 
NOTIf'P is asked for our GOLDEN JUBILEE PRErUUiT OFFERS on page 7. It is to your 
Jr LLI.AU 1>W 1 IvL interest to examine them carefully. 
