. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. llthe varieties that may be con-sidered good. Some of the Ane-mone kinds have the habit ofdeveloping ray petals among thecentre; if this occurs they canbe easily removed with the fingerand thumb. To make the series of selectionscomplete, I append a few flowersknown as reflexed, , flowersshowing the inside of the colours of these varieties aremuch more brilliant than those ofthe incurved; but, of course, theylack the high finish of that sec-tion. They are very useful for conservatory decoration, and mu
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. llthe varieties that may be con-sidered good. Some of the Ane-mone kinds have the habit ofdeveloping ray petals among thecentre; if this occurs they canbe easily removed with the fingerand thumb. To make the series of selectionscomplete, I append a few flowersknown as reflexed, , flowersshowing the inside of the colours of these varieties aremuch more brilliant than those ofthe incurved; but, of course, theylack the high finish of that sec-tion. They are very useful for conservatory decoration, and much to bo desired. ChevalierDomage, bright gold, undoubtedly the finest coloured Chry-santhemum in cultivation ; Dr. Sharpe, crimson red, also veryfine colour; Julie Lagravero and Progne, velvety red, bothvery fine; Annie Salter, clear yellow, when grown well aperfect gem; Cassy, red suffused with peach; Christine,blush ; Felicity, a good cream-coloured flower ; Orange AnnieSalter, a sport from Annie Salter, and one possessing all thegood qualities of that desirable Anemone-flowered Chrysantheranm CULTURE OF of the present race of Achimenes are garden hybrids,the result of crossing the different species mtroduced fromJamaica and South America. Achimenes have many proper-ties that commend them to the general cultivator, amon<;stwhich are the ease with which they may be grown, their long-continued blooming, and also their ability to bear when inflower a considerably lower temperature than that of a stove ; their suitability for conservatory decoration during the summerseason, when the majority of plants have ceased flowering,makes them valuable for using in that way. They rest throughtho winter, during which they should be kept in dry material,either sand or soil, and may be put away anywhere in a dryplace where the temperature does not fall below 50°; in onemuch lower than this they are not safe for any length of time,as, if kept too cold, thej decay.
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