HORTICUL-TURAL SOCIETY. 321 



PERPETUAL MOSS. 



. Scdet — Pink, or light rose color; large; pretty in bud; a true 

 perpetual, and the most valuable moss rose. 



JUNE ROSES. 



Mme. Flantier — Pure white; above medium size; full; flowers 

 profusely, fragrant, vigorous grower. 



Harrison^ s Telloio — Early; fragrant. 



Queen of the Prairie and Baltimore Bell — Climbing; red, some- 

 times with white stripes, with very slight fragrance; blush, 

 changing to nearly white. 



The following paper was contributed by Mr. Nagel by si)ecial 

 request: • 



THE QHEYSANTHEMUM A:N^D ITS CULTUEE. 



By E. Xagel, Minneapolis. 



The chrysanthemum is now the most popular flower of the day; 

 it is rightly called the Queen of Autumn. It rules royally from. 

 September till December, in the most gorgeous colors, cardinal 

 and old gold, bright bronze-brown and white as pure as snow, 

 and feathery as ostrich plumes, clear golden yellow, rosy pink 

 silvery gray; no other flower can compare with it for variety and 

 purity of color. Xo wonder that the admirers go wild over the 

 chrysanthemum shows in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and 

 other large eastern cities. To think of the endless varieties and 

 the most gorgeous colors, and oddest shapes, flowers to measure 

 five inches or more across and color as bright as gold, it is cer- 

 tainly the most gorgeous and beautiful flower for decorating and 

 all other purposes for which flowers are used. At the same time 

 it is not an expensive flower, it is the flower for everybody, rich 

 or poor, all alike, awaiting with a good deal of anticipation, 

 when the flowering season of chrysanthemum is approaching. 



The popularity of the flower seems to be increasing from year 

 to year in this country, and in Europe. The growing demand in 

 the last four or five years is astonishing, is'ot very many years 

 ago the chrysanthemum was classed among the most common 

 flowers, and used only in the most common floral work. 

 Vol. IV— 41. 



