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Search - Chrysanthemum Culture For America - A Book About Chrysanthemums, Their History, Classification And Care

Chrysanthemum Culture For America A Book About Chrysanthemums Their History Classification And Care
Author: James Morton

PREFACE. TO ALL who cultivate the Chrysanthemum the Stareyed Daughter of the Fall the author presents this little volume that he has.endeavored to make replete with tidings of the Autumn Queen. Numerous works have been devoted to this favorite flower, but they are chiefly of English origin, and in view of the great difference in our climatic con... more »ditions, they can only with uncertainty be adopted as guides in our country. There have also been issued a few excellent treatises on the Chrys- anthemum, that except in a casual manner do not deal with anything further than mere cultural details, and it is therefore hoped that the ensuing pages will be of interest to those who are desirous of obtaining, in addition to cultural instruc- tions, a brief history of their favorite flower, gleaned from many sources. The wonderful progress in the culture of the Chrysanthemum under the influences of American environments, the matchless beauty and vigor of the American seedlings, to- gether with the all-important demand for information regard- ing its culture, have suggested the publication of the pres- ent volume, presenting the results of experience gained Chrysanthemum Culture for America. beneath American skies and enumerating the varieties most popular among American amateur and professional florists. It is also hoped that the present volume will prove com- panionable, and gain admission into the fellowship of works devoted to our Queen by other growers who have written of their favorite flower and mine, and that it may find for itself an abiding place in the hearts and homes of all people. In regard to a large portion of the historical matter pre- sented, the writer desires to express his obligations and grati- tude for the kindly assistance of that profound student of chrysanthemum history, Mr. C. Harman Payne, of London, England. He would also acknowledge his indebtedness to the pages of the Gardeners Magazine, and to Mr. Shirley Hibberd, its courteous and learned conductor. Clarksville, Tenn. JAMES MORTON. The author is pained to learn, since this volume has been in press, of the death of this revered horticultural leader. CONTENTS. Chapter. Page. I. ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN HISTORY 7 II. AMERICAN HISTORY 31 III. PROPAGATION 41 IV. GENERAL CULTURE 50 V. EXHIBITION PLANTS 63 VI. INSECTS AND DISEASES 74 VII. SPORTS AND OTHER VARIATIONS 76 VIII. CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS AND ORGANIZATIONS 83 IX. CLASSIFICATION 94 X. VARIETIES FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES n o XI. CALENDAR OF MONTHLY OPERATIONS . . .118 rROM CHAPTER I. Oriental and European History. almost pre-historic times the inhabitants of China and Japan have cultivated this famous flower with a wonderful devotion. From the earliest times travelers have related the esteem in which this plant was held by the inhabitants of the flowery kingdom. The propitious climate enabled the gardeners to display its virtues and ad- vance its fame until it now adorns the humblest cottage as well as the habitation of the exalted mandarin. This great love for the chrysanthemum in the Celestial Empire, as well as in the Mikados kingdom, did not extend to the entire genus, but was confined to the varieties indigenous to their climate, toward which they still exhibit the most ardent and unchanging admiration...

ISBN-13: 9781406781519
ISBN-10: 1406781517
Publication Date: 10/9/2007
Pages: 140
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Publisher: Brunton Press
Book Type: Paperback
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