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' ' • GARDENING. 



The following are the actual measure- 

 ments of some of the flowers of some of 

 the varieties: Harry L. Sunderbruch, 

 bright \ellow,19 inches across the flower; 

 Mrs. E. D. Arlanis. white, 18 inches; Mrs. 

 Geo. WVst, pink, ir. inches; Grace Ches- 

 nev ((MH ■ iw II 'H 'Hi iig), bronze, 15 inches; 

 Geo. W. 1. hiM- iiiiiison, 12 inches; Mr. 

 Hicks AiiinM, iiT..,i/e,15inches; L'Enfant 

 tics Deux Monties (white Louis Boehnier), 

 10 inches; Judge Hoitt, anemone, pale 

 pink, 11 inches; Mrs. J. W. Morrissey, sil- 



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very pink, 14 inches; Pitcher & Manda, 

 white and yellow, 12 inches; Lillian Rus- 

 sell, silvery pink, 15 inches; and Mrs. 

 Bayard Cutting, pink, 13 inches, 

 (irauge, N. I. \Vm. Fitz\vili.i.\m. 



Lflie BLOOMING CflRySflNTHEMUMS. 



Late as it now (December G) is we have 

 a good many fine chrysanthemums in 

 bloom jet. M. B. Spaulding is one of the 

 best; its flowers are rich yellow, as large 

 and fine in form as those of Golden Wed- 

 ding, and it has a good constitution and 

 habit. For the last two vears I have had 

 Eva Hoyt in bloom as late as Christmas. 

 They are the two best late yellows that 

 we have unless Challenge be added, but 

 unfortunately it has a habit of coming 

 blind or crippled with me, in fact, the per- 

 centage of imperfect blooms is so great as 

 to almost prohibit its use commercially. 



In white flowers Mrs. W. H. Trotter 

 is large and fine with thick, close, 

 notched petals, forming an immense solid 

 ball. Its habit is stifi" and erect. Fine for 

 amateurs or exhibition but no use for 

 shipping. Mrs. H. F. Spaulding is a 

 superb, large, deep, solid pure white 

 flower with a stiff' stem, and opening the 

 last week in November. It is good for 

 commeroial as well as private use. Mrs. 

 J. Geo. lis is an immense deep flovi-er of 

 the purest white, and a good keeper, but 

 unfortunately on account of the large 

 size of the bloom the stem is weak, and 

 this acts against it. On account of its 

 fine late blooming qualities, however, it 

 will be grown by most people. Eider- 

 down is another fine late white, a solid 

 bloom of the hairy petalled class. Its 

 habit is good, stem stiff' and rather tall 

 Snowflake is a pure white, beautiful 

 incurved flower at its best past midsea- 

 fon, and has the best of habit. 



.\mong the pinks Wanlass as a late 

 should be put in the van. The bloom is of 

 the largest size, solid and full, and all that 

 could be desired for any purpose. Its 

 habit is tall which is rather against it un- 

 less one has plenty of room, but its good 

 qualities out weigh this slight defect. 



In bronzes Ingomar is a fine late 

 variety, but on account of its tall strag- 

 gling habit it will never be popular, as a 



late bloomer, however, we can find a 

 place for it. Achilles has bold incurved 

 flowers, soft shaded pink of a rather un- 

 pleasant shade similar to E. D. Hatch 

 Its habit is dwarf and stem stiff" and 

 erect. The variety will be valued for its 

 late flowers. James Comley is a magnifi- 

 cent oddity with large blooms having 

 long drooping petals of a deep magenta 

 pink heavily striped the whole length 

 with a band of white or delicate rose 

 pink, and opening about December 1. A. 

 H. Le Roy is a fine variety for any pur- 

 jiose, and one of the latest we have got; 

 the color of its flowers is a beautiful rich 

 dark shade. And the form and habit of 

 the plant are perfect. 



In dark varietie'S I know of none that 

 can be called extra late unless it be 

 Brigand. Its color is the deepest crimson 

 similar in shade to Cullingfordii. It was 

 aw ardcd a Columbian medal at Chicago. 

 ( )ctoroon, an extra large flower, ox-blood 

 red color with reverse of petal a shade 

 lighter, was in perfection withmeNovem- 

 l)er 30. 



Any or all of the above varieties, by 



CHRYSANTHEMUM AUTUMN LEAVES. 



special treatment, or in some seasons can 

 be obtained earlier than the dates men- 

 tioned, but their natural time of flower* 

 ing should be classed as late as November 

 20 to 30. T. H. Spaulding. 



Orange, N. J. 



[The three varieties of new chrysanthe- 

 mums illustrated in this issue are Marion 

 -Abbott, Mermet pink. Autumn Leaves, 

 white variegated with pink; and Marie 

 Valleau, shell pink. They were described 

 individually in Gardening December 1, 

 page 86. But their photographs were 

 not taken soon enough to allow us to 

 have engravings made from them for last 

 issue. — Ed.] 



Since the publication of the illustra- 

 tions and notes of some of mj- chrysan- 

 themums in Gardening (November 15) I 

 have received many incjuiries for instruc- 

 tions how to produce such flowers, also 

 how to grow them in pots, etc., and as I 

 have not time to answer each individually 

 I thought a few plain remarks in your 

 paper would not only answer all, but 

 would perhaps be of some service to 

 others of your many readers who might 

 wish to have a f w plants to make their 

 homes more bright and cheerful at a 

 season when we have very little in bloom 

 in the open garden. 



For extra fine specimen flow-ers, such as 

 illustrated, the bench system of growing 

 them will give very much the best results 



with the least trouble. For this method 

 a greenhouse is necessary. The siz • can 

 be regulated according to the number of 

 Ijlooms wanted, so long as it has a clear 

 headway of five feet between the bench 

 and the glass, though someof thcdwarfer 

 varieties can be grown well with less 

 head room. 'Where such a greenhouse is 

 available have a bench made at any 

 height from the ground that it may be 

 desirable and in a position which will 

 ensure all the light possible forthe plants, 

 and be particular to provide ample drain- 

 age. In making such a bench bearers of 

 any size can he used providing they are 

 strong enough to carry the weight. For 

 a bench four feet wide pieces of timber 

 two by four inches are strong enough, if 

 wider they should be proportionately 

 heavier; 2x6 is generally strong enough 

 for all ordinary benches if the supports 

 or posts are placed upon something solid 

 —and the bearers should be not over 

 three feet six inches apart. On these nail 

 six-inch boards with an opening between 

 each of not less than three-quarters of an 

 inch; the sides should rim down solid on 

 the bearings, this leaves five inches for 



The plants should Ije propagated for 

 this purpose about the middle of April, 

 and as soon as rooted potted into 2-inch 

 pots, using clean fresh soil with scarcely 

 any manure init,thisinduees slow, sturdy 

 growth. As soon as these pots are well 

 filled with roots and before the plant 

 gets at all stunted in its growth they 

 should be shifted into one size larger pots, 

 say 3-inch, using the same kind of soil. 

 By the time this is filled with roots it will 

 be the end of June or first of July, time to 

 jjlant them in the bench. Presuming the 

 iiench is already built take thin sod, cut 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MARIE VALLEAU 



in narrow strips, or, failing in this, some 

 rough manure will do equallj- well, cover 

 the cracks between the boards with it to 

 prevent the soil falling through, then fill 

 the bench level full loosely with good rich 

 compost, composed of good loamy soil 

 (if rather heavy so much the better) four 

 parts and one part good manure, well 

 decomposed. This should have been 

 turned over several times to thoroughly 

 mix it before placing it on the benches. 

 AVhen this is done start and put in the 

 plants, first marking out the bed on your 

 bench in spaces about twelve inches each 

 wav, then turn the plants carefully out 

 ot the pots, slightlv loosening the roots 

 at the base of the ball, and with the hand 

 or a trowel make a hole just deep enough 

 to bury the ball to about the same depth 

 as it was in the pot, or not more than 

 half an inch deeper, and when the whole 



