Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-12
AUTUMN's QUEEN OF FLOWERS.
Something About the Chrysanthemum,
Which L. Now All the Rage.

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Something About the Chrysanthemum,
Which L. Now AL the Rage.
IT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR CENTURIES IN CHINA
AND JAPAN, But Is COMPARATIVELY RECENT IN
THIS coUSTRY-rrs MANY VARIETIES AND BRIL-
LIAScY OF colon.
This is the month of the chrysanthemum,
which has now come to be styled the autumn
queen" Of flowers. In every large city chrys-
anthemum shows are either now being held or
preparations are being made for exhibitions of
TINS beautiful flower in the near future. This
II particularly the case in New York and Phila-
deiphia. In these cities the florists will unite
in an extensive exhibition, which will be held
this week, the feature of which will be the
many varieties of the chrysanthemum. 1t is
only within the past few years that America
has given any attention to this flower. but dur
ing this brief period growers in the United
States have succeeded in producing almost an
infinite variety of plants. There are florists in
this city in whose establishments not less than
FIVE hundred different varieties Of the chrysan-
themum are now lifting their fower-crowned
heads and in other localities the number is
even greater.
ITS JAPANESE ORIGIN.
For centuries has the chrysanthemum been
the cherished and embematic flower of Japan
and China To it has been ascribed place in
all the painstaking art of these Oriental lands
II Is typIfied in porcelain and all the earth
enware Of the East. 1t is represented in the
elaborate embroideries that are the wonder of
the Western world. 1t has a corner in every
picture. Infinite are the varieties and marvel
Gus the colors produced in the home of the
race to whom the Government of the United
States has closed its portals
From the Chinese and Japanese have all low
er-growers obtained the choicest specimens of
the chrysanthemum. Susceptible of constant
change In propagation new varieties are con-
stantly manifesting themselves wherever more
than one kind OF plant is grown. The English
chrysanthemum clubs take pride each autumn
in the showing Of new varieties that have
sprung from those shown the year previous.
American growers exhibit specimen flowers
that belong exclusively to the country. One
OF the most recent achievements is a snow
white blossom with fine quilted petals. called
the Mrs. Cleveland" None in the catalogue
OF snowy blossoms is more dazzlngly white.
THE oLp-FAsHIoNEp cHRYsANTHEMUMs,
grown in country gardens in struggling fashion,
and removed from out-of-door life just before
frost came to blight the buds, were nearly all
white.
plants would be roughly taken from their gar
den beds and transplanted into any convenient
abandoned pal, box or tub. They stood out
of frost's way, anywhere, until they showed
signs Of bursting into bloom. Then they would
be cayried for brief reign into dining rooms
and halls. When the last flower had faded the
plant would be hurried to ignominious retire.
ment in the cellar and pass the dreary days I'M
til spring sunshine warmed the earth again
among bins of potatoes and apples, the cabbage
heads and carrots.
One of the most noticeable and richest in
coloring OF recent importations is large
golden flower from Japan, of the anemone
type. with down-turning petals. The disk is
thick and fne as sealskin and bright as sun
light The red varieties have been greatly
enhanced in brilliancy, and, massed together,
form glow of warm color.
new Chinese variety, small of blossom and
dainty of petal, is greatly priced The plant
Is low and it is extravagant bIoomer.
Chinese taste gives the preference to the small
posies with fine petals.
THE RAGGED-EDGE CHRYsANrHEMUM,
while not regarded with the high favor be-
slowed upon some of its relatives, yet is capa-
BILE of superb possibilities in coloring. 1t is
better adapted to artistic reproduction than
the more compact blossoms, and more fire.
quently employed in picture making. The
anemone lowered chrysanthemums have been
steadily gaming In favor, and many new seed
hngs of this variety have been produced in the
last year. Among this kind the large lowered
Chinese contains very large flowers. There is
the Acquisition, creamy of tint, with a yellow
center; Agnes Hamilton, rose and pink: EN-
peror, blush, sulphur center; Fleur de Marie,
pure white. There are others from the land
OF the sun of brassy yellow, Of lilac
tint, bronze, lemon and nankeen yellow crimson
pink and rose color. The Japanese anemone
chrysanthemums all have long, wavy, dropping
and confused guard petals. Their number is
limited, although they are of the most effec-
tive varieties. The following comprise all the
varieties in commerce: Cincinnati, blush and
lilac; Duchess of Edinburgh blush lavender,
and yellow; Fabeas de Maderanaz, large. blush,
bronze and white; Madame Cabral silyery,
blush and rose; Madame Therese Clos. white,
rose and bronze; Madame Bertha Pigny, ma
genta and crimson; Sour Derothee Suille, lilac
and blush; Souvenir de rArdenne, lilac rose;
Ilmbale dArgent, snowy white.
PoMPoN VARIETIES
come in beautiful bronzy red shades in yellows,
red and gold, pink, rose, pure white and blush
Chrysanthemums with single flowers find many
admirers. One kind resembles daisies OF many
colors. There are from 200 to 800 varieties of
the Marguerite chrysanthemums The Mrs
Geo. W. Childsn is a new VARIETY which is of
Japanese inheritance, large full flower of a
pink color and with incurred petals 1t is at
tractive on account Of its size and color but
viii never become so popular as the Mrs
Cleveland" The chrysanthemum is one of the
most available flowers for decoration as the
petals are firm and close, while the blooms are
so large and snowy. They last from about
the first OF November to New Years day, and
used
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From the New York Times London Special
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