Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-11-17
FINE FLORAL WONDER,
Chrysanthemum Three Feet Hiuh
Has Five Hundred Blossoms.
TWENTY FEET IN DIAMETER.
Private Car Needed to Take Golden
Beauty Grown at Madison, N. j., to
Chicago Flower Show-"A World
Beaten" Declares Gardener Who
Planted II Last February.

Planted 1t Last February.
Solomon in all his glory has been out
done by mere chrysanthemum.
In the spacious greenhouses Of the
Hamilton Nick. Twombly estate at
Madison, n. j., the naughty Japanese
flower was seen arrayed in such gor-
geOus attire that even its own little
daisy ancestor would never recognize
this magnificent monarch. Although
only the cream of chrysanthemum so
ciety has ever been allowed to break
into bloom in the recherche circles Of
the Twoml Y hothouses. this year a
new and more marvellous bud will
make her debut. one that is destined
to make even the aristocratir and prize
winning dowagers lift up their sweled
heads and marvel. for the dpbutantc
chrysanthcmum. though an infant Of
only nine months, has already acqUir-
cd 500 blossoms to her slim young stalk
and boasts II diameter of twenty feet,
50 that when travelling about on cXhi-
bitiOn she needs must have whole
private car of her own
To meet this HrohdingnG~ia speci-
men face to face n New York Evening
World reporter journeycd out to Madi-
son the other day. and there surround
ed by an ndmiring throng of sister
chrysanthemums, the 800 header stood.
The more the mcrrer seemed to be the
motto Of this fat young thing. for bulg
ing blossoms burst from every availa-
bic space. Five hundred good sized
golden heads, all gayly nodding ac
acknowledgement Of the wondering gaze.
proudly challenged the flower world to
match their charms with hers
But none dared come too close to the
naughty though corpulent debutante
Tor her burlened branches, stretching
out ten feet on all sides, made admira-
ton permissible only at long distance
While this stupendous specimen Of the
Japanese flower IL the long Of 1t IN
width. 1t must be confessed she Is
certainly the short of 1t In height, for,
standing in solitary splendor upon a
shelf all her own, she only reaches the
three foot mark when stretching to
her utmost.
But lack Of inches doesn't disturb the
vanity Of the youthful debutante, for,
lifting her yellow heads to the admir-
ing gaze Of the beholder, she scorn-
fully seems to say to her dollhouse
companions, Bear me If you can"
''And there isn't chrysanthemum
In the world that can beat this young
beauty" proudly said Arthur Harring-
ton. head gardener Of the eighteen
greenhouses which stand on the
Twombley place and who for nine
months has raised this latest floral
wonder with the tenderness Of a fl-
Their.
I'VE planted her hast February, Just
q little shoot from one Of the other
chrysanthemums, and she has respond
ed to my care just as IL she were
human being. When we grow more
than one blossom on branch we
pinch out each little shoot and in that
way start another bud growing, while
with the tall one blossom flower we
train all the stray shoots In. Well. |
never saw chrysanthemum grow so
many shoots as this golden headed one
did. They simply sprouted out by the
hundreds. and every day we'd find
dozen or more blossoms to greet us
She just started IN to beat the record.
ara she has certainly succeeded. for
there probably isn't another flower Of
this Kind IN the world which can boast
Of SEQ blossoms.
shes the pet of the greenhouses
ana there isn't anything fine enough
Tor her. we think. OF course she'll
nave a private car when we take her
TO the Chicago flower show. fer size
couldn't get In with any others. she's
such Il size.
ana she isn't pampered or petted
flower either. This little beauty didn't
need any certain temperature or other
cares like the orchid or numerous
flowers OF delicate constitution. She's
q hardy girl with a fine sand setting.
and nothing short Of a cyclone will
mar her beauty. It's one best bet
to say she's the finest chrysanthemum
in the world"
Although the 800 header Is the nc
knowledged beauty Of the place, chrys-
-anthemums Of other varieties run her
q close second for wopdrous beauty