Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-14
BEAUTIFUL CHRySANTHENUMS,



in Great variety--Au Array OF SURPRISING
loneliness Names and Characterization.
Special Correspondoncs OF tiazotto and journal
Claymont, Nov. Is. Mr.. John Il.
Cochran, the courteous and urbape
florist, at Mirahores, tho beautiful
home of Mrs. Ida Carr Wilson, is indeed
an artist, and he may well feel proud
to have propagated and developed such
a beautiful display of chrysanthemums
as he has this year. Tho flowers are
arranged to excellent advantage, and
present picture, as whole, as one
secs them from the entrance, that is
pleasing in the extreme.
There are about so varieties of every
shape, size, color and shade that one
can think Of A few of them are as
follows:
Mutual Friend, large white; no
centre; over 10 inches in diameter
Emily Ladenherg, of Japanese type
dark purple.
Minnie Wanamaler, lnee Mrs. Bar
clay Warburton,) purest white; globe
shape
The Queen, pure white with in
curved petals; very large; recent intro
duction and rare.
Mrs. L. O.. Madeira, pure golden:
globe shape.
Mrs f. W. Clark, large and noble;
purple; pinkieh color.
Fred Miller, purple crimson; very
large and beautiful.
Harry Barclay, mumet pink; extra
fine shade.
Right here Mr.. Cochran smiled as
he presented Robert j. Handy, and the
correspondent thought'essly asked
Has it Fix petals on one side and 10
on the other?" but recurring imme-
diately to the situation, observed the
flower to be dark purple, large and
somewhat fiat.
George w. Childs, crimson with
petals tapering to old gold; perfect
beauty.
Colonel William B. Smith, brown /;
large; globular; noble flower.
Lillian Russell, pleasing; shade OF
pink; pompadour style.
Louise Boehmer, original ostrich
plume and hairy; peculiar specimen
indeed.
Mrs. J. George lis, pure white; a
late variety.
Eugene Daillidonze, best yellow
pure golden simply beyond describing.
Rohohallion, small yellow with por-
cupine petals.
e. G. Hill, peculiar shade of yell
low intertwined with carmine.
Shasta, pure white; smallish; well
defined centre; resembling an extra
large daisy.
Lillian Bird, extra large; late
variety; beautiful shrimp pink.
Good Gracious, so-called from the
exclamation usually made at first sight
Of it; very large; fine pink.
Mrs. Kate Brown, gold white; early
variety.
Nivens, one Of the largest; best
white; every petal perfect
Harry May, small size; old gold color.
Ivory, dwarf grower and one of the
best white.
Philadelphia, lemon yellow; chang.
ing to white as it natures; full ant
beautiful.
Margaret Jeffords, very large; ole
gold and perfect.
Frank Wilcox, old variety, but con
sidered by Mr.. Cochran one of the
best; top Of petals brown and under
side old gold.
Miss Bertha Robinson, Lilac type
medium size.
Harry Sunderbencb, pretty owarI
yellow; one Of the finest under cultiva
tion.
King Of Ostrich Plume, large, vel
low and hairy.
Mrs. Il. ID. Adams, pure whit.
with large golden centre; twirled
petals as though rapidly twirled b,
some great force.
Two seedlings are worthy Of notice,
and are quite promising. One is |
lightish purple, and the other a very
large purple, tipped with yellow, larg,
yellow heart centre. Potted Jerusalem
cherries in the height of perfection
make border for the display, and il il
almost useless TO add that-all those who
gee 1T are charmed and delighted.
Lovers Of flowers are welcome t.
Mirahores to view this most pleasing
display, and congratulations are du'
the owner and Mr.. Cochran on thei
wonderful success with chrysanthe
NUNS.