Chrysanhemum - The meaning of flowers. The chrysanthemum is a popular perennial first cultivated by the Chinese more than 2500 years ago. Used initially as a herb, the chrysanthemum was first exhibited in England in 1795. Chrysanthemum is a Chinese word, derived from Chu hua meaning October flower.
The island is damp and dreary. The castle of Dragonstone is a small fortress located on the face of the volcano. Outside its walls sits a small fishing village on the stormy coast. Beneath Dragonmont are rich deposits of dragonglass.
Stephen King got the name Castle Rock from the fictional mountain fort of the same name in Lord of the Flies and used the name to refer to a fictional town that has appeared in a number of his novels. The book itself appears prominently in his novels Hearts in Atlantis (1999), Misery (1987), and Cujo (1981).