The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-09
descriptions of the glory and beauty

descriptions of the glory and beauty
Of this flower, and it is, since OUT
commercial intercourse with China
and Japan that We had an introduce
ton to this most interesting and now
commercially valuable flower. for Of all
flowers 1t best represents cheerfulness
under adversely. as no other flower
will produce such a glorious display
Of color during the short and often
dark and cloudy days Of autumn. With
such extravagances of display some
plants have been known to have 49,
600 flowers open at n time, and
from the name that the color original
~ was yellow. we now have almost
any shade of color represented.
Originally introduced to England
from the celestial empire in 1854. 1t
seems to have been lost by some acci-
dent, because no further record Of
kind is known until 1889, when 1t was
brought from China to France and
from there 1t reached London in 1875.
The late John Thorpe was a famous
chrysanthemum enthusiast, and did
much to kindle an interest in the cul-
ture and improvement Of this flower.
In association with v. H. Hallock &
Sons Of Queens. n. Y. ne sent u a
great number of American raised
seedlings. w. K. Harris. Robert Craig
T. H. S%paulding OF Orange, N. j.. did
much to improve and disseminate
seedlings raised by themselves. At
present the E. G. Hill company, Rich
mond. Ind, and Nathan Smith &
Sons. Adrian, Mich. are justly cele-
hrated for the great number OF valu-
able icy introductions of this popular
flower. The latest creations Of these
famous chrysanthemum raisers will be
shown in st. Paul. Elmer D. Smith,
successor to Nathan Smith & Sons. is
to-day the foremost champion chrysan-
themum breeder and raiser in the
very large and complete exhibit is
promised from his great collection.
France Leads in Varieties.
While in Europe. France is perhaps
Heading in the production of new va
~rieties. in recent years quite a num-
Der Of YER distinct and valuable va
rieties have been brought to this
country from Australia. Thus through
out the world many men are making it
their life study and work in an effort
to improve, or rather help nature inn
prove. its own work. In this field
work is carried on. not according to
ldHa SSSIet 1dl1lQld VI pIdSIlSS, uul
through a ne%ver-ending patience, a
%servanee Of indefinite details. all in
conformity to natural laws. Nothing
can be done toward improving ma
lures product but by a strict observ-
ance OF these laws. and by doing so
and by patience improvements can he
made and are being accomplished all
the time-not only in the production
of chrysanrhemums. Il cultivated
plants. OF the many thousands Of
plants in cultivation today most Of
them are so transformed and improve
cd that when we meet their parents in
their native wild state very few anon
us would recognize them at all: and
while the march of improvement is
constantly going on. the march is not
as rapid or easily recognized as inn
provements in the mechanical or in
dustrial world. 1t is nevertheless as
valuable or more so. because without
the horticultural as we'll as agricul-
tural workers to aid nature in its own
efforts to improve its products, this
world would certainly be a sorry
world to live in. as we at least must