Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-04

copic confusion. All the usual varieties OF
chrysanthemums are represented in great
perfection, but interest centers in the many
new and strange forms that are the result of
the annual experiments in producing new
varieties. The great sturdy pink boehmer
and the more fragile if more elegant yellow
gloriosum were chosen for crossing and the
result in snowy white, delicate pinks and
yellow, deep reds and oranges is enough to
startle even the fondly expectant dreams of
Superintendent Hamilton himself The seed
bearing plant of the boehmer was imported
from Japan two years ago and is of that
shade known as ashes of roses. The petals
are broad, very closely curling and covered
with fine hair. The gloriosum, the flower
with which the boehmer was fertllized, is a
pale lemon; has long, slender, thinly scat
tered petals. The work of fertilization was
done entirely by hand, and to this Superin-
tendent Hamilton attributes his wonderful
success, that usually being left entirely to
chance. The original seed pod contained so
seeds, and from this number planted As
plants have resulted.
Of course all are not prize plants. There
are dainty little single flowers, somewhat
resembling ox-eFe daisies, which 60 back to
the original plant thousands of years ago;
such flowers as probably grew in the fields
of Japan when Contucius adopted the
chrysanthemum to represent the great
truths Of his philosophy.
Snow-White and Gold.
Mr.. Hamilton points out as his favorites
a group Of plumy snow-white flowers with
a CLINT OF gold in their hearts. They are 8
inches in diameter Near the Superintend-
ent's favorites is rosy beauty that is
worthy rival-a delicate rose-pink shading
to deeper pink in the center. 1t is at least
inches in diameter, and somewhat re-
sembles an orchid in appearance. The
petals are long and very much curled
Widely different from all the surround
ing flowers is the warm flesh tinted chrys-
anthemum that stands at the end of the
row and with two lone representatives of
its loveliness. They are inches in
diameter, fiat, with petals slightly curved.
Yellow is represented among the seedlings
with more or less generosity. The finest
specimen of that color is fiat: but with an
outer edge very much be-frilled and ruff1ed.
1t shows no center and is from to inches
in diameter.
A fairy mop of red and yellow in less en-
position that the elves had been trifing
with Mr.. Hamilton's plants. A deep gold
on the upper side the flower has most be-
coming lining of crimson. The plants are
unusually fine for seedlings and the number
that has resulted for the year is something,
Mr. Hamilton says, unexampled in his
knowledge of chrysanthemum growing.
The Mrs. Henry Phipps variety, one of last
years seedlings and which was awarded the
silver cup at last years chrysanthemum
show, is larger and more perfect in form
and color. Another of last years seedlings
noticeable is the bright red
flower of the Colorado, so named because of
its color. 1t is fully 8 inches in diameter.
A Worlds Fair Chrysanthemum.
Everywhere are representatives of the
famous George w. Ohilds chrysanthemum.
1t is of dark crimson-the best dark GRIM
son chrysanthemum known-and was origi-
mated by John Thorpe, in charge of fori-
culture at the Worlds Fair. 1t looks
like fine dahIia, and is about
s inches in diameter. There is every color
but blue, blue being color impossible to
produce in a chry ysanthemum.
While sauntering to and fro along the |
aisles of plants every few minutes Mr.. |
Hamilton would stop to snip away with |
scissors or fingers an offending twig or bud
The buds seemed to be the main sufferers |
and when questioned as to the destruction
Of these prospective flowers he replied:
'Oh, these are superhuous buds. To obtain