The Chrysanthemums

The Chrysanthemums Glossary

Anvil

A heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, on which metal is hammered.

Aphid

A tiny bug that feeds off of the sap from plants, which spreads rapidly and may cause excessive damage to crops.

Burro

A small donkey, used to carry things or draw wagons.

Chrysanthemum

A popular plant from the daisy family, which has brightly colored, ornamental flowers.

Clod-hopper

A large, heavy shoe.

Cottonwood

A North American poplar tree.

Coupe

Historically, a car or enclosed carriage for two passengers and a driver.

Cutworm

A moth caterpiller that lives in the upper layers of soil and eats the stems of young plants.

Foothill

A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

Fordson

The Fordson Tractor was a mass-produced tractor manufactured by Ford from 1917 to 1920.

Gang plow

A plow made up of two or more plows in one frame, used to till parallel furrows.

Geranium

A small flower.

Mongrel

A dog of no definable breed or type.

Picture Show

A old-fashioned term for movie.

Prairie schooner

A covered wagon used by 19th century pioneers.

Pumice

A small, porous rock.

Roadster

An open-topped car with two seats.

Salinas Valley

One of the major valleys and agricultural regions of California, located south of San Francisco Bay; often the setting in John Steinbeck stories and novels.

Scrub

Vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or small plants.

Sowbug

A small ground bug that lives in damp habitats.

Steer

A male cow that has been raised for beef.

Teamster

A driver of a team of animals.

Trowel

A small handheld tool with a curved scoop, used to lift plants or earth.