4 Chrysanthemum Culture for America. 



beneath American skies and enumerating the varieties most 

 popular among American amateur and professional florists. 



It is also hoped that the present volume will prove com- 

 panionable, and gain admission into the fellowship of works 

 devoted to our Queen by other growers who have written of 

 their favorite flower and mine, and that it may find for itself an 

 abiding place in the hearts and homes of all people. 



In regard to a large portion of the historical matter pre- 

 sented, the writer desires to express his obligations and grati- 

 tude for the kindly assistance of that profound student of 

 chrysanthemum history, Mr. C. Harman Payne, of London, 

 England. He would also acknowledge his indebtedness to 

 the pages of the Gardener's Magazine, and to Mr. Shirley 

 Hibberd,* its courteous and learned conductor. 



Clarksville, Tenn. JAMES MORTON. 



*The author is pained to learn, since this volume has been in press, of the death of 

 this revered horticultural leader. 



