Vol. V. 



82.00 A YEAR. 



24 Numbers. 



CHICAGO, DECEMBER i, 1896. 



Single Copt 

 10 Cents. 



No. 102. 



PART OF THE PHILADELPHIA CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITION. 



Chrysanthemums. 



T«B CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITIONS. 



There seems to be no falling off in the 

 interest in theannualexhibitionsof chrys- 

 anthemums in November. During the 

 month just past exhibitions were held in 

 Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, 

 Providence, Montreal, Baltimore, Indi- 

 anapolis, Cleveland, San Francisco, New 

 Bedford, Mass., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 

 Frederick, Md., Syracuse, N. Y., Kansas 

 City, Mo., Louisville, Ky., New Orleans, 

 Toronto, Springfield, Mass , Hartford, 

 Conn., Milwaukee, Wis., Worcester, 

 Mass., Orange, N. J., Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., Germantown, Pa., Hagerstown, 

 Md., Carthage, Tenn.,and Chattanooga, 



Tenn. ^he above were all given by 

 organized societies, and in addition to 

 these there was a host of smaller displays 

 in various cities throughout the country. 



The production of new and improved 

 varieties continues, and this is undoubt- 

 edly a factor in maintaining the interest 

 in the chrysanthemum. 



In this issue appeara numberof engrav- 

 ings from photographs taken at some of 

 the exhibitions of this vear. 



HRRflNOEMBNT OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN 

 JAPANESE STYLE. 



The engraving on next page is from a 

 photograph of three vases arranged in 

 Japanese style by Prof. Choyo, and shown 

 at the recent Chicago exhibition. The 

 small vase in the center is over 300 years 



old, and that at the right is over 200 

 years old. The flowers are held in posi- 

 tion by pieces of broken stemsof chrysan- 

 themums wedged in the vase crosswavs. 



The vases at the ends are a pair for a 

 wedding. The one at the left has white 

 flowers above and red below, and is in- 

 tended to be placed in the house of the 

 groom, while in that at the left end the 

 color arrangement is reversed, and this is 

 to be placed in the house of the bride. In 

 the one at the left the half-opened flower 

 at the top indicates hope. The bride's 

 vase is not so favored as she merges her 

 identity with that of the groom. 



Prof. Choy r o explained that in the 

 Japanese symbolism white flowers repre- 

 sent purity and strength, and are there- 

 fore masculine, while red flowers repre- 

 sent beauty and delicacy, and are there- 

 fore feminine. 



