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CHRYSANTHEMtTM 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



known :i- /■,(,■.•■/,,..„,,■...,,.„., ImiIh .-mi r, .m-.h .-I .,!• 

 namental plants in general, ami of hanly, herliaccous 

 plants in particular, few cases are so striking as the 

 great popularity of Pyrethriim rosenm in the Old World, 

 and the feeble and uncertain hold that it has in America. 

 W. M. 

 SECTION IV.-CULTURE OF PYKETHRUM ROSETJM. 



attribut.'il i-- iii. -.i, ni ;,,:_!, .i ,,i 1,:,, ,|y flowers that 

 prevails ill iir - 1 j.ni j i ..n . ,, i!-, uM-own flower, 

 hardy euoii;4h i. v.uh umd .,ui' -.MLi.rx. As repre- 

 sented to-day in the hundreds of \;iiirn,s e\t:iiit. it 

 should command attention. These vjn. ih ^ liav. , \ ny- 

 thing to recommend them. First ami f'n ihm-i , iti, \ ,irr 

 easy to grow. Any good garden s.iil will sullin'- Pa- 

 them, bill ilii\ ,11, rich feeders, and therefore the 

 ground -]■ i i -i i Iv dug and liberally enriched 

 ' iiti'ist root-run is most conducive 



vith 



to their il.- - n m • , , imI ;, - 

 (andbvi-i ",■■" ■ !■ 

 they ar. i 



anythim.' ' :. i i ■ .. 

 is best |. . : •m,.. .' i-, . 

 may be li ■ ' li. 'i: v,' '1 . 

 separatel; "r |i|:iiiii il in 

 frame, ami in ;i Irw «,•, 

 They can 111 .. Im. ,:,p„ll 

 which, s.iu n in s|,riim', \ 

 the following year. Un 

 very fine varieties, seedl 

 ment; and, in any case, 

 and variety of form and . 

 nalnr.l var'irties of to-,hr 

 vein-, i.f i.,-,liriit lalM.ral 



iITi 



; Apol- 

 Oliver 

 rincess 

 ; Stan- 



lyon, bright 



Marie, pure ■. I , 



ley, deep cai' r.... i|.ir, IIhiim'I-h. -in '/ling crim- 



.son ; lanthe. rose; i >chn>leuca, sul|iluir. and Devon- 

 shire Creanj, cream color. A. Herrington. 



Pyrelliriim rosea in in its numerous varieties possibly 

 may never become as popular in America as in England, 

 owing to the fact that it is not hardy under all soil and 

 exposure conditions in the climate of northern United 

 States. With the proper soil conditions and such atten- 

 tion as may be necessary, 

 it is possible to raise Pyre- 

 thrums to the best advant- 

 age and with splendid flow- 

 ering results. The ideal 

 soil for Pyrethrums is a 

 rich, sandy loam that is 

 suflciently porous to pre- 

 vent stagnant moisture 

 accumulating about the 

 n-. i-vn - I f the plants. This 

 I ' ' ' :-t and principal 



I 111 the culture of 



I . : .1 .111-'. While they 

 ha. I, L" u grown to com- 

 paratively good advantage 

 in soils of a clayey nature, 

 yet unless extreme care is 

 taken to prevent this ac- 

 cumulation of moisture 

 about the crowns, sad 

 havoc is frequently made 

 during severe winters, 

 and especially during un- 

 usually abundant rains in 

 the fail. While it is pos- 

 sible to grow Pvrethrums 



ey soil, yet in such instances, 

 aiile to depending upon the 

 under ordinary conditions. 



preciation ■ 

 remedied I 

 the grounil 



t and air to the center of 

 healthy growth. In late 

 lot be a successful treat- 

 I From a commercial 



1 11. 11 ^' the most difficult 

 . ' lii-er of crown rot, 

 ■ III loss in shipping 

 III difficult plants to 

 II -land importation by 

 li> -lii|inient of the plants 

 ; 11 i~ also essential that 



To seleil :i.. i.. I 

 easy, win n Hi- h I 



named x n. ;. i , ,i 

 and donlili ilr. ,., i . 

 day is certain t.. I" 

 A few, however, ii 

 carmine-red ; rrn: 

 white; Alfred II. im 

 way, clear rose ; I'l 

 petals of pale pink ; 



' - iliiiii a ili-.iade hence. 

 ire : i.onl Koseberry, 

 i'lw ; Aphrodite, pure 

 I puipl.- ; Leonard Kel- 

 n\it yellow, with guard 

 Ultra, white, and very 

 large; Melton, deep crimson; Solfaterre, cream; Prin- 

 cess Beatrice, bright pink ; King Oscar, crimson, and 

 Captain Nares, red. These are all double, In singles, a 



names of the varieties oft'ered by American nurserymen 

 is due to the inordinate desire on the part of the Euro- 

 pean dealers to produce a long list of varieties, many of 

 which are very similar in all outward characteristics. 

 Some of the leading dealers publish a list of from 50 

 to 100 varieties, and others in still greater number. 

 At the present time, over 400 varieties of Pyrethrums 

 are catalogued, which, while it illustrates the great inter- 

 est taken in this i.ardinlai- plant in Kiin.p.-, is .vi.leiice 

 that raanvvarietie- n.n-l l.e verv -ilniiar wli. r.- tin- raiij.'e 

 of color ext.-niN i..il> fnin, im.-e uliit,. Iliniiiel, ^hail.-i.f 

 scarlet to purpl.-, ami wilh ..nlj a f.w. variel i.s that are 

 in any way a satisfactory yellow shade. The yellow- 

 flowered forms at best are hardly deeper than a rich 

 buff or light lemon, and while these shades are distinctly 

 yellow in their effect, still there is no clear golden yellow- 

 yet offered in the trade. j. Woodward Manning. 



