“I have always been captivated by the vibrant colors and delicate petals of the chrysanthemum, a beautiful flowering plant native to China.”

“By the mid 1800s, the heads of chrysanthemum flowers were used to obtain pyrethrum, and rotenone was extracted from the derris plant.”

“The flower of summer was the lotus, autumn the chrysanthemum, winter the plum blossom, and spring the peony.”

“It also affects trees, such as lilacs, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and red and Scotch pines, as well as many others.”

“On All Saints' Day, people visit cemeteries, light candles, and place chrysanthemums on the graves in remembrance of their deceased loved ones.”

“She carried a bouquet of light yellow roses, large daisies, chrysanthemums and blue campanulas.”

“His passion for plants eventually brought him to concentrate on producing chrysanths and bedding plants for direct sale.”

“But the popularity of chrysanths is diminishing, I've noticed it over the last few years.”

“Gooseberries and apples, in fact, figure just as largely in the early Transactions of the Royal Horticultural Society as new exotics like dahlias and chrysanths.”