. 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. Gardening. 450. Type of Pompon Chrysanthemum. Grown outdoors, with no special care. blooms. The incurved bloom should be as nearly a globe as possible, as ' depth' is an important point in es- timating its value; the florets should be broad, smooth,. 451. The reflexed types of Chrysanthemum. Small and regular; large and r
. 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. Gardening. 450. Type of Pompon Chrysanthemum. Grown outdoors, with no special care. blooms. The incurved bloom should be as nearly a globe as possible, as ' depth' is an important point in es- timating its value; the florets should be broad, smooth,. 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 5:5. Such blooms 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 effect, 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. Says of various shapes: forms various. 11. The Japanese Types. —Pla,te VI. Theword"Japa- nese" was originally used to designate the large-fld. fantastic kinds, introduced by Robert Portune from Japan in 1862. It has never been restricted to varieties imported directly from Japan, but has always included seedlings raised in
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