The Chrysanthemum: Its Culture for Professional Growers and Amateurs; A Practical Treatise on Its Propagation, Cultivation, Training, Raising for Exhibition and Market, Hybridizing, Origin and History

The Chrysanthemum – is a practical treatise on Chrysanthemum propagation, hybridizing, cultivation, training, raising for exhibition and market, origin and history written by Arthur Herrington and published in 1905. The worldwide popularity of the chrysanthemum and the prominence it holds among the cultivated flowers in America are sufficient justification for this addition to the flower literature. Today, many chrysanthemums are grown, which do not differ significantly from the early varieties of a century ago. The current era of popularity of chrysanthemums has helped them gain more prominence. Chrysanthemums have a wide range of applications and adaptability. However, the main purpose of this book is to help and guide the efforts of those who would like to grow and succeed in producing the large flowers that can be seen at trade shows and flower shops every season. Undoubtedly, it was the large chrysanthemum that gave impetus to the development of culture and won for it a promising constancy. It is inconceivable that such a large, but at the same time, such a graceful flower, which revives the outgoing year, could ever find itself in clear disfavor, especially given its inherent volatility, which ensures the constancy of interest in anticipation of new creations. The flower has a seal of public approval. The aim of this work is to strengthen and expand the cultivation of chrysanthemums by describing in the proper sequence, methods and means. A successful gardener can find nothing new here, nothing that he did not know about. An attempt has been made to show this not in secret arts and practices, but with a simple procedure, as outlined here, the demonstrated results are achieved. This practical treatise consists of 20 chapters and 32 illustrations.