jlecembei- 7. 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



737 



of his success for, in the days when he 

 first began, the American seedlings im- 

 ported into England were invariably 

 late in flowering and while the interest 

 of the growers was keenest Calvafs 

 novelties were well out before the 

 shows. He has had a pretty good run 

 since 1S92 and must look out for rivals 

 for in the chrysanthemum world no 

 man has ever remained at the top of 

 the tree without his position being chal- 

 lenged soner or late.'. 1 have .just paid 

 SL visit to a grower who has the Calvat 

 collection for 1H(J7 in good foim. Thsy 

 ■were described by me last season in 

 my notes of the French shows. Those 

 that are the most promising here are 

 Algerias, Ami Bergeret, Excelda, La 

 Marseillaise, Paul Randet. Leon Tru- 

 elle, Mme. Vellay Desmeslretz, 

 Roi d'Yoetot. 



New Australian Chrysanthemums. 



From what I can gather Australian 

 seedlings do far better in America than 

 European-raised varieties, and as I 

 have just visited the new Wells-Pock- 

 ett collection it may be useful to give 

 a few advance notes; — 



Clara Wells. — This is a monster in- 

 curved variety of the old florists' show 

 type. The florets are deeply grooved 

 and most regularly incurving, building 

 up a flower of the deepest and most 

 compact form. The color is quite 

 golden yellow, passing to a creamy 

 golden buff towards the base of ihe 

 flower; a grand acquisition. 



Merstham Blush. — A huge Japanese 

 with very long outer florets, twisted 

 and intermingling in the center; color, 

 delicate shade of pale blush. 



Pockett's Surprise. — This ought to be 

 one of the best. The blooms are of 

 colossal dimensions, the florets of great 

 breadth and very long, curly at tips, 

 purplish rose; reverse, golden bronze. 



C. H. Totty. — A Japanese, deep in 

 build; a compact flower with florets re- 

 flexing; golden reddish chestnut, re- 

 verse golden; florets of medium width. 

 A rich, warm shade of color that is 

 pleasing to the eye. 



W. Luxford. — A large Jap., medium 

 grooved florets' pale, pure canary yel- 

 low, somewhat lighter on the reverse, 

 which has a glistening surface. 



Mrs. W. Wells. — Another big bloom, 

 medium-sized flat florets; color, golden 

 orange, shaded carmine, golden reverse. 



Dorothy Gouldsmith. — A Jap.; very 

 long florets, making a deeply built 

 flower. Florets curly at the top, canary 

 yellow, outer florets shaded bronze. 



Messrs. Brumming of Australia have 

 raised some very good kinds and, 

 among their newest, Romance is 

 worthy of a note. This is an old style 

 incurve, perfect in build and of great 

 size; a deep rich shade of golden yel- 

 low. 



Richard Seddon. — Jap.; a beautiful 

 color, a warm golden shade of terra 

 cotta with a iine golden reverse; the 

 florets are of medium width. 



Lottie. — Jap.; this has twisted and 

 intermingling florets of great length; 

 the flower as seen was of medium siz^ 

 but very promising; pure golden yel- 

 low. 



Mrs. Henry Hughes. — A large Jap.; 

 medium sized florets, twisted and 

 curly; color, old rosy amaranth, with 

 reverse of silvery pink; a full double 

 flower of great size and substance. 



Golden City. — Incurved; most per- 

 fect in form; a deep pure rich .vellow. 



New Continental Seedling Chrysanthe- 

 mums. 



After a careful comparison of the 

 many new flowers submitted for adju- 

 dication at the Paris show, I have come 

 to the conclusion to discard any at- 

 tempt to rely upon the decisions of the 

 Floral Committee and to judge for my- 

 self as to the possible merits of the 

 new French seedlings for 1908. Cli- 

 mate and cultural conditions vary and 

 that Eftglish and American growers 

 have had in their testing of novelties. 



Mme. Nathalie Langle (Calvat). — A 

 Japanese of great size and substance, 

 very full and double, good floret, pret- 

 ty shade of maiden's blush. 



Marthe Randet fCalvat). — A very big 

 Japanese incurving flower with me- 

 dium-sized florets, which are deeply 

 grooved, color creamy white. 



Barton Pacha (Calvat). — A very deep 

 globular flower, of the Japanese type. 

 Bronzy gold, deeper on the outer side. 



Mme. St. Romme tCalvat). — This 



too, is a very large, deeply-built globu- 

 lar Japanese, with rather broad flor- 

 ets, color very pale blush passing, to 

 white towards the centre. 



Le Capitole (Calvat). — Japanese In- 

 cui'ved, very narrow grooved florets, 

 but a compactly built flower, very deep 

 in form, yellow, outside shaded bronze. 



Vice-Consul Lervin (Calvat). — Jap- 

 anese not unlike a pale Mrs. W. Wells, 

 in color being of a rather paler shade 

 of warm golden terra cotta. 



Comte Grandence Torrielli (Calvat). 

 — A very large Japanese having nar- 

 row florets that build up into a big. 

 compact flower; deep golden yellow, 

 shaded outside with purple. 



Francois Marchand (Calvat). — A re- 

 flexing Japanese of excellent form, 

 rather narrow florets, color old rosy 

 crimson shaded golden. 



Souvenir de Vindras (de Pins). — 

 Japanese Incurved with broad grooved 

 florets, a big solid flower, color rosy 

 crimson, reverse golden straw. 



Vicouitesse de Chanternac (de Pins). 

 —Another big Japanese with grooved 

 incurving florets, very solid and deep 

 in build. A full and double flower, 

 deep golden orange tinted bronze. 



Gene Drude (de Pins). — Large 

 blooms of the Japanese type, color very 

 fine and effective, deep rich shade of 

 reddish crimson, the florets rather 

 broad, reverse golden yellow. 



Pic de Pajolle (de Pins). — A noble, 

 solid-looking flower incurving in form, 

 the florets deeply groved, close and 

 compact in build, color old rosy crim- 

 son, with straw reverse. 



Lieut. Cochet (Calvat). — A huge 

 Japanese, having long flat florets pure 

 golden yellow, a bloom of noble dlmen- 

 siiiiis pnd of line toi-Tii. 



Victoire (de Pins). — A very large 

 Japanese after the style of Le Colosse 

 Grenoblois, very full and double, lilac 

 mauve shaded pink, reverse silvery. 



M. .L Barat (de Pins). — Japanese, a 

 very full and double flower, of deep 

 build, color rich rosy purple, rather 

 broad florets, reverse silvery. 



Le tour d' Argent (de Pins). — A very 

 globular Japanese, compact and close 

 in build, color pure white. 



C. HABMAN PAYNE. 



