. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. Type of Pompon Chrysanthemum, outdoors, with l special ( blooms. The incurved bloom should be as nearly a globe as possible, as * depth' is an important point in es- .ttmating its value; the florets should be broad, s
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. Type of Pompon Chrysanthemum, outdoors, with l special ( blooms. The incurved bloom should be as nearly a globe as possible, as * depth' is an important point in es- .ttmating its value; the florets should be broad, smooth. CHRYSANTHEMUM round at the tip, and of sufiicient length to form a graceful curve. They ought to be regularly arranged, and the color clear and decisive. A hollow center or a. ir -''iM:^ 451. The reflexed types * of Chrysanthemum. ^ Small and regular; large and regular: large irregular. prominent eye is a serious defect, as also are a rough- ness in the blooms or unevenness in outline, and a want of freshness in the outer ; A perfect pic- ture of this ideal of the florists may be seen in Gn. 9, p. 269, or A. F. 5:5. Such are "dressed" with tweezers so that the rays all overlap one another in perfect order. Each flower is shown separately without foliage, while the prevailing American idea in exhibition is a mass efl'ect, with a vase of 12 or more long-stemmed fls., usu- ally of the same variety. EE. Form more or less irregular. 10. The Japanese Incurved Type. —Fig. 452 would be referred to this type by the English florists, together with all of the many other forms that are not globular and entirely regular. This section and the next are the most important in America. There are many variations of this type. It often happens that the outer 4 or 5 se- ries of rays gradually become reflexed, but if most of the rays are incurved, the variety may be exhibited in this section. DDD. Bays of various shapes: forms various. 11. The Japanese Types.
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