Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-07
ssThe Queen Of Autumn..
soAk1HIN0 ABOUT THE POPULAR rAvoRTTn
THE CHRYsANTHEMUM.


SOMETHING ABOUT THE POPULAR rAvoRITR
THE CHRYsANrHEMUM.
From the Providence Journal
Ihe increased attention which a being given
70 the cultivation Of this exquisite flower can.
not have escaped the notice OF the least ohsery.
ant OF our readers. No Tourists collection IS
complete without 1t, and in most Of our gardens
aus blooms light up the gloom which il caused
and early autumn. When the red OF the rose
mas paied and the Haunting dahfia has withered
her bse se o the queen Of autumn" displays
ana In defiance Of the early frosts From all
Rat Us OF the world we get the news OF progress
Be Sae g1o win Of this plant England France
sas IN the race for perfection in its culture; and
t " tnose whose memories Of the chrysanthe-
less than miraculous to behold the wonderful
Improvement which has been made in the form,
SIC SIC ana color Of its blooms and their prolific
rose and the lily, they have not shown their
gratltude as the chrysanthemum has which
shsd the rose in the variety and delicacy Of
ssnaoes, and surpasses the lily in the purity of
lts wnlteness. In fact, all colors but blue may
De FOUND In a collection of these flowers. SO that
one does not know which to admire the most,
the cream white, ivory white snow white or
.ne yelioW, buff, sulphur, crimson, cherry, car
m sa, PINK peach, purple. scarlet bronze and q
inc cultivation OF this flower in England
PECAN, we are told, in 1854, the plant having
pee peen brought over from China; but the loss Of
the plant through some accident soon followed
us introduction, and 1t was not until near the
beginning Of this century that any more at
know when the plant began to be known in our
own country. In 1908 there were some nine or
zen varieties of the flower. produced BY Guilt
Natlon, until now the number Is almost count
less. In the descriptive catalogues OF the grow
ers, where the different shapes OF the blooms
whose fiat forets curve in towards the center Of
the bloom; the recurved or refexed, which
ben bend d backward from the center. the quilted,
coherent, looking like small tubes; and the
anemone Powered, which have q GEN.
swan sg ra sus a3 ores but
seems almost wonderful When we remember
that most of the superb chrysanthemums
from q simple daisy-like flower, first brought
from Chusan, an island on the east coast Of
emma. 1t is an illustration OF what an enthu-
in their cultivation and close observation of
their habits Of growth, is able to do in the pro-
duction of new forms Of floral beauty. It were
flower like the Mrs g. Rundle," that splendid
white white bloom so we'll known to most Of our
fiorets slightly quilted, beautifully incurved,
and its deep bloom of q primrose-white color
or the flames Salter" with its rose-lilac, curled
f1orets the admiration of all frequenters OF the
famous London chrysanthemum shows.
me Japanese variety Of this flower is Of q
much later Introduction than the Chinese, and,
TO our mind, not half SO lovely, though the
present fashion has decreed that it should
prove more attractive to the general public
The hrst specimens which were sent to Eng
land struck everybody by their oddly; some
We're spotted and striped; others were fantisti-
cally formed and called dragons, while one was
an exquisitely fringed white bloom, looking
more like Japanese pink than a chrysanthe-
mum. The petals of one were like long, thick
hal of red color, tipped with yellow, like
able for their immense size and brilliant color
Ing. The distinctive attraction of the Japa-
nese sorts is claimed by the growers to be their
endless diversity of form and color. One writer
speaks OF seeing the anemOne-f1Owered Japanese
as large as saucers and of all colOrs from white
to crmson-scarlet and purple through all the
shades of sulphur, primrose, yellow, buff and
red. One recommendation Of this variety is, in
additlon TO their large size, popularity OF form
or strangeness of color, that they bloom later
and remain longer in bloom than the Chinese
kinds, SO that it is possible to have their flowers
up TO almost midwfnter. For decorative pur-
poses they are invaluable, and this is, perhaps,
one of the reasons why they are being cufti-
waited more and more by our florists. Chrysan-
themum exhibitions are as popular abroad and
In Boston, New York and Philadelphia as are
the spring and summer rose shows, while our
by their foreign brethren in quality of blooms,
however it may be as to the quantity.
. IL is not necessary, however, that one should
be professional florist in order to be success
full grower of the chrysanthemum. Any one who
mas small conservatory, or even large, we'll
llghted window or two, may find room for a
few plants which have been allowed to grow
out-of-doOrs during the summer and moved in
before the sharp frost can touch them. After
that. with ordinary care, they will do well and
prove a source of great delight when other flow
srs are faded and gone. The growing Of this
just begun in this country, yet great degree of
success has been reached.