The herald., 1893-11-19
newest 1880 sleeves worn bv the lair sex,
which is saving great deal.

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which is saving great deal.
No other flower has ever been honored
to the extent OF holding lovers OF 1ts
own while now it has gotten to be quite
customary, in the large cities, to hold
chrysanthemum shows every year. The
first OF it's kind was held just 10 years
ago in Philadelphia, under the auspices
OF the Philadelphia horticultural 30
ciety. but largely the result OF the Ell
forts of that greatest of horiculturlsts.
John Thorpe; this genius OF botany has
been more closely connected with the
growth and popularity of this plant
than any other man in this country, so
much 90, that in addition to being
known in America as "Uncle john" he
is known throughout the world 80
"Chrysanthemum John" Thorpe.
The annual exhibits at the Madison
square gardens, New York. have become
special features Of that city's entertain
ments which reminds me. Aunt
Polly, visiting on Manhattan leiand,
was asked il she would like to see the
chrysanthemums being exhibited down
town, to which she replied: christian
anthemsl La sakes, child, don't get
enough o. them at home o. Sundays
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the outsides o. their kivers? Haven't
YOU got anything rsle new and pretty to
show me-"
OF the many new seedlings being
shown here for the first time there is
the Marie Louise, which took first prize
in whites. 1t is very large, like globe
OF fallen snow, with curling torets
about the base. The queen is much
more striking shape, for 1T ls larger,
more compact, its incurved clustering
ball being gracefully fringed. The Eu-
gene Dailledanze took first yellow prize
this season. The Major Bonnaffon is
another perfect ball of amber, while the
Golden Wedding. the Abraham Lincoln,
! William II. Lincoln, Challenge, Mrs.
Craig Lippincott and the others in this
claes range through orange, buff, topaz,
lemon, sulphur, aureate, citrine and
straw colore. Many of these are of great
depth and solidity, measuring from
eight TO twelve inches in diameter, with
curiously serrated and contorted florets.
The Mrs. I'll. N. Higinbotham, new
conner named for the wife of the
president of the worlds fair direct
ore. is a 9-inch inverse, it's sil-
verv pink clustering petals COW
cred With a slight foss. The Mrs.
Potter Palmer is another new pink
Seeding, not hall 30 beautiful as the
president of the board of lady mana
gers, for whom it is named. The Inter
Ocean, seeding of the Vivian Morel,
is creamp pink Japanese. measuring
a foot from tip to tip. The Besu-Ideai
ia another pink, each foret being of O
much lighter shade, on the inside
than the out, forming unique feature
Another of this came kind ie the Miss
! Helyett, here the one side being 6
blush while the other is crimson.
The great leonine head Of the bronze
giant is acknowledged the deepest anc
richest bronze tone ever produced
while the old standby, the George W
Childs, still fails of improvement il
design and shades, knightly crimsor
with gold bronze center. The William
Simpson is large incurved, delicate
lavender, while some of the pas
prizs-winners are the Henry May, ole
gold, reined with red the Nevene, broad
spike-shaped bloom, pure white; th'
Mermaid, full petaled, OF white ant
damask dye; EntAnt des Deux Mondes
snowy corruscaied forets, covered will
carded wool; real Japanese Kiota, mel
low peachy glow, curiously interwovei
Il criss-cross fashion; Robert Mclnnes
bright russets, wheel OF fortune, crimsol