. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 694 The American Florist. Dec. 14, Several attempts have been made to classify the chrysanthemum but all the classifications are comparatively worth- less, because of the great variation in form. The great distinctions in the past were those of the Chinese and of the Japanese types, which, for a time, were very marked but are now practically lost. However, a lew distinctions are worthy of note, among which are the Incurved, reflexed, pompon and anemone. In the last named the distinction is quite marked, in that it
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 694 The American Florist. Dec. 14, Several attempts have been made to classify the chrysanthemum but all the classifications are comparatively worth- less, because of the great variation in form. The great distinctions in the past were those of the Chinese and of the Japanese types, which, for a time, were very marked but are now practically lost. However, a lew distinctions are worthy of note, among which are the Incurved, reflexed, pompon and anemone. In the last named the distinction is quite marked, in that it has two forms of florets, the ray and the disk, but as the different varieties merge from one to another, any classification must neces- sarily be short lived. The wide range in size and form of the florets is extremely interesting to any who still cultivate the old varieties. We are impressed with this fact when we compare the broad florets of Waban, which when spread out measure one and one-eighth inches, with those of Shasta and Fimbriatum, which are not larger than coarse thread. We are equally interested when we note the vast difference between the long, pendulous florets of Golden Dragon, with those of some old Chinese varieties; or the twisted and almost shapeless florets of Loma Doone, when compared with the regular florets and symmetrical bloom ol Diana. Taking all this into consideration we can see that a classifi- cation of any kind is almost impossible. The advance made in the development of the chrysanthemum has not only been in size of bloom, but also in modes of culture. A great many of the first-class, old varieties, if grown under the new systems, would be far superior to what they were a few years ago. The matter of training specimen plants has also attracted considerable attention in the past few years. At first they were allowed to grow in a wild, straggling manner peculiar to neglected plants. This was due, possibly, to the fact that. the old varieties had
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