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CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 bush plants 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



5. Standards differ fr 

 stout, self-supporting stem, msti 

 They require the same culture as 

 exception that they are not Bt"i 

 make one continuous growth until 

 are then treated the same as 1 

 require the same attention as i 

 secure symmetrical heads. , . , , * 



6 Pyramids are only another form of bush plants, 

 and it is optional with the grower which form he prefers. 



Subsection III. -Culture of Chrysanthemums for the 

 production i 



iilv. with the 

 allowed to 

 ' :! ( ..!• r. It. hifib, and 

 sb'ijUii.t^. They will 

 stopping and tying to 



for several years ; such as 

 and Minnie Wanamaker, 

 ; JIis. .1, -runic Jones, Col. 

 :.! Maix'ar.t .L-ffords, Jos. 

 ri-'v M.iiw.ivli, ■■,12; Niveus, 

 li-ii W.-dclint.'. H. L. Sunder- 



^ , __ W. R. Smith. '9:!. There 



aremany "other varieties that have stood the test for 4 



ties that have stood the 

 Ivory, 1889; W. H. U 

 '90; Mrs. J. G.WhilMi 

 W. B. Smith, Mrs. A.-l 

 H. White, Geo. W. rhil 

 Maud Dean, The Qu.. i: 

 bruch. Good Gracious, Pres 



The object of f 



cd-sa 



1' varieties. 

 is the improvement of exist- 



or bronze, as n; 

 certain of imin. 

 ness or dwarfu^ 



lings will be hi'! • ■■■ n i, , ts' 



as the greater I" ■ :■,..■■ :'.'ii ' ^" '.'''/',' i'',i'iun tV> 



Only those wh" ^1 - ' i' t >m!' 1 1. ,■!:'' " 



cross-fertilization ^n ilH.hu i.l nuik^'L -n.-r. -''•'". 

 hybridized seeds possess value oyer thos,- lKipnaz,m ly 

 fertilized by wind and insects only accordmg to the de- 

 gree of intelligence employed in the selection of parents. 

 What the result will be when a white flower is fertilized 

 with a yellow one, the operator cannot diHrinin.; :.< u<>- 

 outset. It may be either white, yellow, iiii'i iii.Mk.i.. .h 

 partake of some antecedent, and thus >>•■ .Ii-him t r..i,i 

 either. Improvenu-nts in color can be ol.tani. .1 oi,i> hv 

 the union of .-..l. r-, L. :m in- in nimd the la«> ot nutuii/ 

 n uniting two 1 , . ■ - ■l,ird. Bed upou yellow, or 

 v^ce-versa ii.as I " - i-l or yellow -give orange 



' . inav -. . 111. The operator is more 



1^' aloiiM, oilier lines, such as sturdi- 

 of growth, earliness or lateness of 

 bloom, or doubleness of flowers. The selection of those 

 most perfect in these particulars is very sure to give 

 Sraila? or improved results. Always keep a record of 

 this work showing the parents of a seedling. The satis- 

 faction of knowing how a meritorious variety was pro- 

 duced more than pays for the trouble, and may lead to 

 further improvements iu certain lines. The operation 

 begins when th- flow, r i. half open, cuttmg the petals 

 nff close to th. ir ha- « i'li •' pair of scissors, until the 



stvle is expo- . > ,M tl„ iliwer showsignsof having 



d^sk or stami u tr lionts, ,o ve these with the points of 



the scLso^rs and thus avoid self-tertilizatinn. When the 

 styles are fully grown and developed, th.- uj.ihi mii- 

 fftce or stigma is in condition to receive tin poll, i, l.y 

 pushing aside (with the thumb) the ray iloiw- oi uv 

 flower desired for pollen, the disk flon-t> whi.li |ir."UMo 

 the pollen will become visible. The pollen may be cui^ 

 lected on a camel's-hair pencil or tootlipick and applied 

 to the stigma of the flower previously prepared 

 toothpick be used, nev, =' ' " »••" 



It is not the purpose of this article to recommend varie- 

 ties of Chrysanthemums, but the following list includes 

 the best varieties now knovm. The list will be valuable 

 as showing a serviceable classification: 



Seteeti,.,, of ,;,r!.t!,s hnsed ,ipnn tho main types - 

 (1) /,„■„,... ; l-,.-!1. I'oit.vinr-, (■on.-o Tn-,!,., I.thIpi, 



Mrs.T. I>. M ••■ •' '-I ■ '■■'• '■'■ ^';- '"'■''' ';'"-• 



Wrs.L.r.M : :. ,,.,,M,. - l;,.-o,,-i,,. .| ■' • ■ • - o .. 



(21 .7-/ . '■ '"■' ^'.'' . ■■\-' ■ ',, ' 1 



den W.a.lH,.;. .M..>ll''A'^.-. Mo,h-.o, V^;"''',"v 1 , ;^ 

 Friend, Black Uawk, Niv.-us, \ iviand Morel 1 anonia. 

 (3) Japanese Incurved: Nyanza, Mrs. W. C. Egan, Eu- 

 gene Dailledouze, Georgiana Pitcher Good t-^a"""^ ' 

 Jennie Falconer, Mrs. Geo. West, Philadelphia, The 

 Oueen, Mrs. Jerome Jones, Western King. ii)Ba^iry : 

 - •■ " ir, Louis Boehmer, Mrs. A. Hardy, R. M. Grey, 

 m. Queen of Plumes. (5) Beflexed : CuUing- 

 othv.Tohr. Gold Standard, Miss Elma O Far- 

 ,;,, ■ p,,, •)., iii:,, (6) Large Anemone: Ada 

 |V , r:ilcon, Junon, Marcia Jones, 



,; ,. I, wmowe.- Condor, Enterprise, 



.,,,„ ii, . i> I --an Joaouin, Surprise, Satisfac- 

 ,. i;,;„.|; n.mtrlass. Golden Mile. Mar- 

 op, Wm. Ken- 

 ■.iiiily Bowbot- 

 Sintir, Queen 

 I'^'iis : Bronze 

 Jolivart, Mr. 



of poll 



in an open-n,' 



using, it m:i\ i 



riety without t. ir oi mop 



affecting the present. t_ ui 



and grown to single blooi 



convenient for seedi 



for more than one kind 

 lel's-hair pencil to stand 

 .hoi a few moments after 

 en dry, upon another ra- 

 , of the former operation 

 ; struck in June and July 

 4-inch pots are the most 

 Such flowers, if not given too 



much feed, are more natural and furnish abundance of 



pollen, as well as being easier u. 

 blooms produced for the exhibit loi 

 should be done on bright, sunii\ - 

 <lay as possible. As soon as tin - 

 they should be placed by thiin-, 

 tion by insects, and should there 

 are ripe. Keep the plants rather 



rly in tho 

 t rimmed, 

 fertiliza- 

 the seeds 

 the dry side, and 



give abundance of air. Seeds, which ripen 

 weeks, should be saved without delay, and carefully la- 

 belled In sowing seeds, they should be covered very 

 Hghtfy and keTt in a temp'eratu're of 60°. When the seed- 

 liSgs are large enough to handle easily, remove to small 

 pots, or transplant further apart in shallowboxes. Chry- 

 santhemums flower the first season from seed. 

 Sulsection IT. -Varieties. 

 Of the long list of new varieties sent out each year, 

 but few are retained after the second year's trial. This 

 is probably due to the fact that most American growers 

 are more interested in the commercial value of the flower 

 than the curious forms or striking colors they present 

 Exhibitions have n 

 here as iu England 



ioldeuH 

 White f 

 fordii, 1 

 rell, Ti 

 Strickh 

 Thorpe 

 Mrs. F. 



tion. IS) V /••'". Ui.irk I 



the. Mile. Marthe, Mrs. H^it, 



nedy. (9) Pompon Anem 



torn", Marie Stuart, Mme. ( I 

 of Anemones. (10) Earhi 

 Bride, Flora, Frederick Ma 



Selley, Miss Davis, Mrs. Cullingford, Mile. Elise Dor- 

 dan, Illustration, St. Mary. (11) Single : Mizpah, Fram- 

 field Beauty. itri •.., 



Selection of varieties based upon color.- White - 

 Ivory, Mrs. M. A. Ryerson, Mrs. H. Weeks Mrs. Henry 

 Robinson, Mutual Friend, Niveus. Pm*-Merula, Mme. 

 F Perrin, Helen Bloodgood, Harry Balsley , lora. Autumn 

 Glorv \wrn;rnth. Purplish Crimson. Magenta, and the 

 HI; '-'i';.r., Mrs. A. J. Drexel, Mrs. Geo. West, Elma 

 , 1 [• ,, r. 11 ( ■rhnson - Shilowa, Black Hawk, Geo. W. 

 I hilil- .1 oh „ SInimpton. Fisher's Torch, Defender. Sed 



and r:il:.r.j;r„n„.fWf- '' -—---""- 



Edwin A. Kiml.iill, r.nil i.l- 

 I-c/?oic-Modesto, I , . 

 Thomden, Major I i 



Selection of r./, • ' ' ', " - .J' ';?/"?; ~ vfi 

 Plants: White - Mutual FneiKl. .los H. \\liit_e ; ^e - 

 low- W. H. Lincoln, C. Chalfant ; Pink- V iviand Morel, 

 lora ; Bronze-Col. W. B. Smith, Hicks Arnold ; Crim- 

 son - Geo. W. Childs, J. Shrimpton. Single Stem Pot 

 — - Mnson, Merza ; Yellow— 

 rl.iuch; Pink -Mme. F. 

 1.- d'Or, Rinaldo ; Crim- 

 _ Shrimpton. Exhibition 



B/'^oms .^White-Frunk Ilar.ly, Fee du C^ampsaur, Mme. 

 Carnot, Western King ; Pink - Viviand Morel, lora. Good 

 Gracious ; YeUow- Modesto, Golden Wedding, Eugene 

 Dailledouze, G. J.Warren; Bronze--Chas Davis, Rus- 

 tique, Nvanza; Crimson-Geo.W. Childs Shilowa, Black 

 Hawk ; 'Miscellaneous - Chito, yellowish bronze ; Lady 

 Hanham, golden cerise ; Mrs. Geo. West, rosy purple. 

 Commercial Blooms ( based upon quality, and ease ot cul- 

 ture • White-Ivory, Mrs. Henry Robinson, Mrs. Jerome 

 Jones • Pink-Mrs.'S. T. Murdock, Mme. F. Pemn, Glory 

 of Pacific; Yellow-Marion Henderson.MajorBonnaffon, 

 Yellow Mrs. Jerome Jones ; Crimson - Geo. W. Childs, 



, Chas. Davis, 



cks Arnold, 

 •n Wedding, 



ts: White -Mr 

 Major Bonnailon. 

 Perrin, Merula ; 1 



reached the hearts of the people 

 id France. There are a few varie- 



, Black Ha 



Kalli: r ' ' 



Playfai! \ 

 Marion II- ii.:- - 



Christmas; Pini 

 S. T. Murdock. >i 

 W. Rieman, Libti 



Odd Varieties : Lillian B. Bird, 

 ns Plume, Pitcher&Manda. Best 



• I loroiiiann. Ivory, Midge, Geo. S. 



1 ' M 111--, I'ink Ivory, Merula, Lady 



- t , ilnrrcU, H. L. Sunderbruch, 



, Tr.-iihv. Best Late: White- 



Wiii. H. Chadwick, Merry 



, II ;,ves, Harry Balsley. Mrs. 



s , ii„w-W. H. Lincoln, H. 



iljow .Mrs. Jerome Jones. 



