. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgot. The American Florist. 419. GENERAL VIEW, HORTICULTURAU EXHIBITION OF NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, OCT. 2 1-27. inducement to spend time and money ?with the hope of improving our early varieties. A. H. FEWKES, NEWTON HIGHLANDS, MASS. In last week's issue I noticed Mr. Rudd's remarks in regard to Chrysanthe- mum Opah. I fully agree with him in the conclusion at which he has arrived judg- ing from the flowers as they were sub- mitted to us, one week later than to the others. We considered the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgot. The American Florist. 419. GENERAL VIEW, HORTICULTURAU EXHIBITION OF NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, OCT. 2 1-27. inducement to spend time and money ?with the hope of improving our early varieties. A. H. FEWKES, NEWTON HIGHLANDS, MASS. In last week's issue I noticed Mr. Rudd's remarks in regard to Chrysanthe- mum Opah. I fully agree with him in the conclusion at which he has arrived judg- ing from the flowers as they were sub- mitted to us, one week later than to the others. We considered the variety an extra early one and judged it as such, thinking that it should be judged in the class to which it belongs, for there can be no hard and fast rules established in these matters. If a variety is an extra early one it should be compared with the best varieties in its own class as regards earliness and not with the best of the later varieties, as this would manifestly be an unfair thing to do, for we are not trying so much to fit our chrysanthe- mums all into one mould as we are to give prominence to the good things as they come along and sift out the woith- Uss. I think a thorough understanding of this matter of a standard would lead to more uniform work among the com- mittets. EDWIN LONSDALE, CHESTNUT HILL, PA. I do not see where any improvement can be made upon the present method of judging new chrysanthemums, other than the scale plan now in operation, though I have often thought about the matter. During the five years when I was associated with the Philadelphia committee we always took into consid- eration the season of the year when a new variety entered for a certificate was exhibited. I think Mr. Rudd's conclu- sions are correct, to the effect that the committee would not give full points because they were comparing the variety in question with larger and later varie- ties. It will be seen by the report of the Bos- ton committee the following week that said comm
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