fully tended, and these flowers which 

 grew upon the spot where the holy 

 Child stood are the snow-white chrys- 

 anthemums we know so well. 



The name chrysanthemum will have 

 to be changed again, since other colours 

 than yellow have grown to be popular. 

 Indeed, in England red and pink are 

 more highly esteemed than the gold. 

 The question, " What 's in a name ? " 

 could never be applied to this flower, 

 for the whole world seems to have 

 been ransacked for fanciful titles for 

 different varieties. 



There is the " Fair Maid of Guern- 

 sey," Canary Bird, Ebornella, Elaine, 

 Good Gracious (an American variety), 

 Georges Sand, Black Hawk, Mutual 

 Friend, Oriental Glory, Le Grand 

 Dragon, Queen Alexandra, Rosy Morn, 

 Market Pink, Godfrey's Pet, and a 

 thousand more. These names would 

 have pleased Ruskin, who invented 

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