104 THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 



find of equal or greater merit,, adds additional interest 

 and the zest of expectation to every flowering season. 

 For example: A white Wm. Duckham or Col. D. 

 Appleton would have an enormous commercial value, 

 yet it may possibly happen. The entire process that 

 brings it about, however, is one of Nature's secrets that 

 we cannot fathom, nor is there any known method of 

 treatment that may be said to he conducive to an evolu- 

 tion or manifestation of this natural freak. It has 

 happened since the early days of Chrysanthemum 

 culture and will continue so to do, but always spasmod- 

 ically and with uncertainty. 



