The morning times., 1895-11-10
NAMES OF THE FLOWER.

The 'Philadelphia'' is a very light pink,
| the shade being light that ordinary OBJ
| servers say that It is white, without be-
| Ing at all color blind.
Another beauty Is the ''E. G.. HILL"
| which gets its name from o ne of the most
| famous growers of this country.
| From the spect acuiar standpoint one
| OF the prettiest is the Sunset" the name
| of which indicates a variety OF tints like
| the changing or shifting colors Of the sun
set.
Another is the Mrs. Bergman" which
| Is pure white, and still mother the Kate
Brown" which will suggest the SOC, 900
| Kate Browns of this country who mar
reid the 500 900 John Joneses.
A rare and magnificent flower is the
| October Pink which is possibly the
choice flower of the pink variety.
| There is, of course. an earthly Of the earth
i side to the question of chrysa nthemums and
| that is that you have to pay for them.
| The cost is anywhere from five cents tofifty
cents for single flower, the variety, the
| size of the flower and the height of the
| stem being the great considerations aside
| from the sentimental value. The longer the
| stem the higher the price, is an axiom of
| the trade. OF the hothouse plants the
| price remains about the same all the season
| round. but the outdoor flowers can he had
| from four to ten cents bunch, the bunch
| containing from a dozen to fifty flowers.
The outdoor plants are late this season
| on account of the severe frost which oc-
| Cured this month, when the temperature
went do wn TO % degrees. The cold chilled
| the buds all through and gave them black
appearance. Thousands upon thousands
were caught outside, and consequently they
are scarce, but there has been no increase
in the price. s-t
The lone beauties, which are found on
the high stems, are theqresult of the forcing
of the whole vitality of the root into one
flower, and this is done by excising the
other flowers, SO that the single one rep.
resents the value to the florist of hun
dreds of scientifically sacrificed flowers
and buds. r
HOW THEY ARE USED
The great use of thrysanthenIums appears
to be the decoration OF tables and especially
at banquets, the sanctuaries of Churches
parlors on festive occasions, and, lastly,
funerals, at which the white ones are most
ly in service.
A magnificent display at any one of those
places is almost alwaysa case Of borro wed
plunles and indicates but seldom the floral
wealth of the house or establishment where
they are seen. j. iiFi
Washington is noted for the richness of
its flowers and their abundance. Very
often they are shipped from here to the
South. LII this case it is the cut flower
that is sent, and the chrysapthemum plays
its part in this foreign representation of
the wealth of the Capital.
The echrysanthemum islot, however, to be
found i'll any great quantities in our prt.
vate gardens, so that aside from the florists
preserves there are not many to be found
anywhere. There are a greatmany fine ones
grown in Brookland and at Frederick, Va.
Once upon q time, when the flower was
first making its way, there used to be
flower shows, at which 1t, of course, had
the first rank, and when the rose had rea-
son to blush for the bad taste of the too
sentimental admirers Of the imported rival.
This envy was also shared In by the carna-
don. but now that the fever is over tho |
rose and the carnaiop, which, Ike the !
poor. we have always with US. are regain |
ing-in fact, have entirely regained-their |
place of prestige.
There are also to admire the hyacinths,