The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-23
viii Begin Wednesday at
PrOpagating Gardens.
FINE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT
Twenty -Four New Varieties Of This
Gorgeous Flower 10 Be Seen.
"Chrys0s' a Beauty.


Hropagatiug Gardens. The hours for
inspection of the plants viii be between
a. m and D. M. and the show viii
commence on Wednesday
TWenty-four hundred gorgeous flowers
viii be shown, and of these twenty-four
viii be q brand new species of chrys-
aurhemum never exhibited here before
-Four OF these are Indigenous TO the
Government Propagsting Gardens, hav-
ing been developed during the past year
by George III. Brown, the expert h0rti-
culuTist who has had charge of Gov
eminent gardening work in Washington
for the past IhiTJy-fiye years.
The new varieties are especially gor-
Eeous IN Coloring. and the shape of the
hOwer is quite different from what has
been grown before
The Golden "ChTy sos"
The "Chrysos" is one of these. IL is
of "a wonderfully rich golden color
whence its name-aud is Of an undo
niably fuzzy and quantity attractive ap-
pearauce. The petals are reflex and
grow close into the stalk. Mrs. Roose-
welt, when she first saw the "Chrysos''
a few days ago, declared the manner
I'm which the petals grew ia toward
the center reminded her OF the funny
hair OF poodle.
The "Chrysos" is considered a prize
blossom and Mr. Brown takes an
especial interest in IL because it is "a
Washington product
"Hon W. Q. Gresham"
Another one Of the handsome new
flowers which viii attract attention is
the Hon. ". O. Gresham, named after
the former Secretary of State. This IS
e. pure white blossom with loose petals
which give it a singularly graceful APP
pearance.
The Lou Dillon" which was named
by Mrs. Roosevelt last year, is a bios
som OF bright hue. and promises 20 be
The other new flower bred in the
pr0pag eating gardens the Mrs j, n
Nllson, is cream coloIeL YIN e-tLa
long petals, the center showing
lemon Ulges
Twenty Other Varieties.
Twenty other handsome blossoms viii
be seen by chrysanthemUm deyotees
here for the first time. Most OF these
new varieties are of Australian blood
That IS they were the direct result of
grating from Australian plants, and
the product is In many instances ex-
tHemeiy novel While Japan and China
are I'M reality the home aof the el8ry san
ulunI, the fuImer~ especially tAf8stralis
has jumped into the breach with some
very IRE specimens OF Ihe long petaled
flower grown in that country, and an
admirable mixture has been made.
The American flowers now greatly eE-
coed the japanese ia size. The japanese
minister IS said to have admitted this
when he visited the Chrysanthemum
snow LAST year. A list of the new varle-
Ties includes the following
S. e. Wright. william Duckham, DR.
Enguehard. Mme Paul Sehut. Mrs.
Nathan smith, r. A. CobD0-d, Donald
Mcleod Cleltoui- Lord AlleEEroue-
Henry Barnes. Mary Inglis. Ben Wells.
Cecil Cuts, Ethel Eitzr0y, Harry Plum
ridge, John Frazer. Lord HopeLouu,
Leila Filkius. Mayuen. Mrs T. Lonely
Many Handsome Flowers.
Otner varieties exhibited besides those
mentioned are; Brutus, Amorita. Henry
Sinclair. Adele, Robert Halliday, H. A.
Far. William Simpson, Golden Harvest,
Mrs is. Robinson, %. p Bassett,
MIle. Marie Liger, Baden Powell Col
ID Appleton. AIRS w B. Chamberlain,
laua-lVa- Cazc9, Intensity, }F. j. Bryan.
i. j. Taggart, Yellow Eaton Timothy
Eaton. UWauta, Othaheite, Black Hawk,
~ H. Chadwick Mrs Barley. Law
euder Queen, Lady Hauham. Golden
Cate, Charles Davis. Vivian AoreI.
Peunsylvanla, Helen BIoodgCod, The
queen Golden Wedding. Mrs. j. Pea
Alice Byron Queen Alexandra. IS. r..
Church, Edgar Sanders John Pocket,
Mrs j. O.. Neville, Convention Hail.
The United States Government has
progressed further than any other per-
son or corporation in the culture OF the
clry sanrhemum in this section OF the
country, and i= still AT work develOpins
the old. The Propagatiug Gardens. which
DE just south OF the Washington 1Iouu-
ment Grounds. ON the river front. are
uUdes the direction OF the Superiuteud-
eur of Public Buildings and Grounds
George II. Brown. the chief landscape
gardener. is personally lu charge. and
has devoted much Of his expert ku0Wl-
edge 90 the development OF the chrysau-
f1cmum-
The exhibit which opens ON VVeduez-
day Is contained lu a long greenhouse
with ground space of about q 900 square
there o. a Hover but the plants are SO
arranged that one can readily pass along
the ai5ies and gain careful view OF
each blossom. the various batrhes being
plainly labeled.
Outside Of Pots.
Gardener Brown has demonstrated the
truth of the fact that chrysautnemums
can best be- grown outside of pots. Ev-
cry year there Is competition over the
exhibits OF the Government pr0pa eating
Gardens ana the gardens of the Agrl-
cultural Department the latter of which
are directed by E b. Burns. aud the
victory has aiWayH gone 20 air. Brown.
AT the Agricultural Department the
flowers are crown Fr TIr= and rrIHHallf