The American florist - a weekly journal for the trade (1902) (17952826399)

Chrysanthemum 'Amorita' and Chrysanthemum 'Henry Sinclair'
Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw25amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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CHRYSANTHEMUM AMORITA. CHRYSANTHEMUM HENRY SINCLAIR. TWO OF THE SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS WHICH JOHN N. MAY IS EXHIBITING BEFORE C. S. A. COMMITTEES. conditions for growth, it is ready fiiUy a week earlier than its parent, Glorj' of Pacific. It is pure white, of fine form. The blooms illustrated were grown in a sash house, given verj' ordinary culture and no feeding beyond a light mulch, yet they measured from eighteen to twenty- one inches in circumference. CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. E. THURKELL. Ed. Am. Florist:—I notice the account of a chrysanthemum in many of the trade papers, which is attracting con- siderable attention as an exhibition variety. There were two blooms shown at Chicago under the name of Mrae. Thirkall. Being interested in all new comers, and desiring to know of its origin, I have, after some searching, been able to locate this variety. The correct name is Mrs. E. Thurkell, one of Thos. Poekett's seedlings. Herewith I append a description as given in G. Brunning & Sons' catalogue, who are noted Austra- lian raisers: "Mrs. H. Thurkell, very deep yellow, late flowers bronzy yellow, extra large, grand exhibition variety, best on latecrownbuds." The English firm of \V. \Yells & Company catalogue this variety as Mrs. E. Thirkell but Brunning & Sons handle all of the Pockett novelties and are likelj- correct. I furnish this information with the hope that all parties cataloguing may adopt the correct name and thus avoiii some confusion. Elmer D. Smith. NEW CHRYSANTHEMDMS. Amorita, which John N. May grew as No. 15, is a bright, glowing satin-like shade of pink. It is a seedling of Mrs. Perrin and Mrs. Jerome Jones, a sturdy grower with extra fine foliage and stem. The flowers average six inches in diame- ter by four and one-halt inches deep, ready October 15 and remarkable for their keeping quality. The plant is about three and one-half feet high and the use of the first terminal bud is recom- mended. Henry Sinclair, formerly designated as No. 11, also raised by Mr. May, is a fine canarj' yellow, a bold, handsome flower and a very good shipper. It is a seed- ling of H. L. Sunderbruch and Jeannie Falconer. The flower averages six inches in diameter by five deep, on a strong stem clothed with good foliage. Flowers ready October 15 were still in good con- dition on the plants on November 4. The plant is about fourfeet high and the second crown or terminal buds give best results. Color Scheme in Chrysanthemum. BY nioF. JOUN F. COWELL, BUFFALO, N. Y. (Read before the Chrysaixthemum Society of America at the Chicago convention, Novembtr 12-13, 1003.) When I received an invitation to pre- pare a paper for this national body of experts, gathered in convention to-day, I must confess that I doubted my ability to prepare anything that would becither new or interesting on the subject dearest to the heart of this society, and the more I looked into the extensive literature of the chrysanthemum the stronger this feeling became. To find some phase of the subject which had not been thoroughly threshed out and winnowed, and yet within the limit of my time and knowledge, seemed an almost hopeless task, and only my feel- ing of duty to your organization pre- vented my declining the honor. The subject as announced briefly is "The Color Scheme in Chrysanthemum," and the investigations on which much of what I have to say is based were carried on by me over a quarter of a century ago. I must beg of you not to regard my remarks as a sermon or a lecture, but merely as a rambling talk, on certain theories, which may brin^ out further discussion of benefit to all interested in extending the color range in the queen of autumn. My acquaintance with the chrysanthe- mum dates back over forty years, and my earliest recollection is of the clumps of somewhat pinky white and rather striped purple blooms that stood in a sheltered nook beneath the dining-room windows of my boyhood's home. While these blooms would hardly pass muster to-day, 3'et I remember that we looked forward to their blooming and valued them the more because they braved the cold November winds with their modest show of color. Of the then choicer varieties, grown in pots for indoor decoration, were a bronzy yellow, a pure white and a brown red or