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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