Shamel: Chrvsanthemum Varieties 



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Parent variety 



Bud sport variety 



Published authority 



Bciule d'or, 1S92, Ja]). Goldcn-ycl- Chestnut lirown. 

 low. Bronze. 



G. C. 91, 1, 21. 



Bouquet fait, 1800. M. Planche- William Robinson, 1884. Light T. G. 88, II, .S30 

 nau, Ja]). Silver pink. Gold orani^e ydlow. T. G. 89, I, 331 



t-enter. 



Bouquet fait, 1800. M. Planche- i Mary Louisa Galton. Paler than T. G. 89, I, 331 



nau, Jap. Silver pink. Gold ; Bouquet fait. Blooms very 



center. - ( early. 



Bouquet fait, 1800. M. Planche- , Miss Gorton, 1887. Cream white, G. C. 89, 1,40. 



nau, Jap. Silver pink. Gold | pink, 

 center. 



Brooke (Lord), 1891, Jap. In- 1 Mrs. John Cooper. Carmine red. T. G. 97, I, 93. 



fleeted, orange bronze. 1 



Brocklebank (Ralph), 1886, Jap. Mrs. Bevan Edwards, 1887. Light T. G. 88, II, 487, 4^28 

 Deep primula 3'ellow. golden yellow. ; T. G. 89, I, 259 



HAS LONG BEEN CLLTIVATED 



According to Cramer the chrysan- 

 themum has been cultivated for some 

 hundreds of years. A sketch of its 

 history has been pubhshed by Hehnsley 

 under the title of "History of the 

 Chrysanthemum" in Gardener's 

 Chronicle 1889, II, ]j. 521, p. 555, 

 p. 585, p. 652. Its culture in Europe 

 dates from 1688, when Bruyne found 

 chrysanthemums in Dutch gardens. 

 In 1822, twenty-seven ^"arieties were 

 cultivated in England, j^art of which 

 had been imported, and som.e of which 

 had originated from the iinported varie- 

 ties through bud variations. Later the 

 production of new varieties was under- 

 taken from seed and by the careful 

 selection of bud variations. In 1836 

 there were imported three Chinese varie- 

 ties with pink, speckled, and flesh- 

 colored flowers respectively. The next 

 year a single plant bore all three of these 

 varieties. 



One of the tnost prolific sources of new 

 and beautiful varieties of chrysanthe- 

 mums has been Japan. In 1892 there 

 existed 269 varieties in Japan and new 

 ones have been produced yearly for 

 export to Europe and elsewhere. 



European gardeners have produced 

 an enormous number of varieties. In 

 1890 there were 300 cultivated varieties, 

 and in 1899 about 8.800. While there 



was undoubtedly some duplication in 

 varietal names, some varieties were 

 probably not announced at all because 

 of their apparent relationship to existing 

 varieties. 



EASY TO PROPAGATE 



The chrysanthemum is easy to pro- 

 pagate by cuttings which probably ac- 

 counts for the large number of varieties 

 produced vegetatively. Owing to the 

 fact that the flowers are often of different 

 color on opening than at a later stage, 

 and that color changes are frequently 

 brought about as a result of conditions 

 of nourishment, only those variations 

 that remain constant under changed cul- 

 tural conditions should be considered 

 to be true bud variations. If the varia- 

 tions can be propagated successfullv 

 they may be considered to be bud sports 

 and incipient new varieties. 



The bud variations which attract at- 

 tention are usually those which affect 

 the bloom. The valuations of vegeta- 

 tive parts are as common as bloom varia- 

 tions but owing to their inconspicuous- 

 ness are not usually obser\'ed bv 

 growers. Variegated leaf varieties; e.i{.. 

 Queen of England (Gardeners' Chronicle, 

 1863, p. 1107) is an example of this kind 

 of bud variation. 



Bud variations in chrysanthemums, 

 according to Cramer, occasionally show 

 so complete a change of form as to put 



