July 10, 1909 



HORTICULTURE 



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New French Chrysanthemums 



Group of Calvat's Chrysanthemum Novelties. 



At Tours and at Paris large numbers of chrysanthe- 

 mum novelties are shown each year. But most of the 

 French growers have little idea of the kind of flower 

 suitable either for Englisli or American taste. I take 

 it from what one sees in x4mericau papers that large 

 pure colored varieties are chiefly in demand. From this 

 point of view Calvat's novelties are practically the only 

 ones worth our attention. Of these I give a list of what 

 I consider the best of his new seedlings as shown at Paris 

 last November. These won for him a grand prix 

 d'honneur. The group is shown in the accompanying 

 picture. The award made is the highest ever gained by 

 a chrysanthemum raiser and as a result, Calvat was 

 made an officier d' aeademie. 



Ferdinand de Bievre. A Japanese with florets of great 

 width; flower of spreading form, pale yellow; one of 

 the biggest shown. 



Reine Fianiniette. A full double flower having medium 

 sized florets forming a reflexing Japanese of the old 

 lype. Bright rosy pale amaranth with purplish shad- 

 ing. 



riachel L'Abbe. Immense Jap., with narrow, twisted and 

 intermingling florets, curly at the tips; color white, 

 slightly tinted green in the centre. 



Mme. E. Bonneford. Another huge Japanese of a high 

 order of merit. A graceful, reflexing flower, very full 

 and double; color rich apricot passing to golden yel- 

 low. 



General Samet. Another Jap. of great solidity; medium 

 sized grooved florets, curly at the tips; golden yellow. 



Souvenir de JIme. Gagnuire. Japanese also of the largest 

 dimensions with very long florets; bright pinkish rose 

 with reverse of silver. 



Claudius Denis. A medium sized Jap., very deep in build 

 with narrow florets; golden yellow. 



Mme. Travouillon. A monster Japanese shown in fine 

 form at Tours; a spreading long petalled variety full 

 to the centre: bright lilac rosy mauve. 



Belle Trouchoise. A big imposing Jap., verj' effective in 

 its rich shade of reddish salmon rose: reverse golden. 



Rev. W. G. Sharpin. A Japanese of the greatest possible 

 size and substance. Inside of the grooved florets 

 which are of good breadth the color is dull old rose; 

 reverse golden yellow. 



Belle Estezelle. An immense Japanese with very long, 

 spreading pure yellow florets. 



Calvat 1900. A compact Japanese with rather broad flor- 

 ets, tips slightly incurving; beautiful shade of bright 

 rosy amaranth with silvery reverse. 



Paul Delaroche. Another monster Japanese; florets of 



medium size, twisted and intermingling; color pearly 



blush, slightly tinted and shaded lilac mauve. 

 Miarka. An old type of Incurved of large size; grooved 



florets, a deep solid bloom; color pure white slightly 



tinted. 

 Alceste. A fine Japanese of great merit; florets of medium 



size and good length; color pure pale yellow. 



Other seedlings In the group of lesser value from the 

 American commercial point of view were: Ulysse Laf- 

 font, a massive .Tap., ochre yellow shaded apricot; Hen- 

 ry DeCault, also a huge Jap., pale amaranth; Cecilia 

 Monteil, pure white Jap., shaded pale purple towards 

 outer edge; Dr. Nicolas. Jap., deep violet witn silvery re- 

 verse, aorets rather broad and flat; Thais, Jap., chestnut 

 crimson, golden reverse; Thamard, Jap., purplish mauve, 

 reverse silvery pink; Cularo, Jap., chestnut yellow; Le 

 Maroc, a Jap. of the Edwin Molyneaux type, bright crim- 

 son with gold reverse. 



British Horticulture 



SWEET PEAS 



There is every prospect of another interesting display 

 being made by the National Sweet Pea Society at their 

 annual show in London on July 23rd. Amongst the 

 trophies ofEered is the Burpee challenge cup, given for 

 a display of sweet peas, arranged on a space 3x4 ft. 

 It is specified that all the varieties shown must have 

 waved standards. Mr. Burpee's firm also oSer prizes 

 for a display of American sweet peas. C. C. Morse and 

 Co., Santa Clara, California, are also offering prizes in 

 other sections. The society has arranged for two outings 

 for this season. A visit is to be made to the seed-grow- 

 ing district in Essex, where a big acreage is set apart 

 for sweet peas. Later in July the members will journey 

 to the Universit}; College Gardens, Beading, for the pur- 

 pose of inspecting the oSicial trials. These trials have 

 proved of the highest utility, many American and con- 

 tinental growers having found them of great guidance 

 for purposes of comparison. The Floral Committee 

 have endeavored to make this part of the work a helpful 

 adjunct to the society's other activities. 



ITEMS OF INTEREST 



A successful festival dinner was held in London on 

 June 24th in aid of the Gardeners' Eoyal Benevolent 

 Fund. Many leading nurser}Tnen aided in providing a 

 substantial sum. — The first Masters' lecture has been 

 delivered at the Eoyal Horticultural Hall by Prof. Hugo 

 de Vries, on "Masters' Vegetable Teratology."— Satis- 

 factory strides are being made by the newly-formed Na- 

 tional Vegetable Soc— Mr. H. Staples, Kentish grower, 

 is bringing out a new strawberry named Geo. Munro — a 

 name well known in fruit trade circles. — The Home 

 Secretarv' has appointed a commissioner to inquire into 

 certain diSicultie? which have arisen in the application 

 of the Factory and Workshop Acts to florists' workshops. 

 The present Acts are considered to seriously hamper the 

 trade in dealing with unexpected orders which necessi- 

 tate occasional overtime. — The membership of the Brit- 

 ish Gardeners' Association now numbers 1,517. Mr. 

 ■ Geo. Hemming has been elected chairman, and Mr. J. 

 H. Witty, vice-chairman. — A geranium with black foli- 

 age and scarlet flowers is being sent out by a Harrogate 

 florist. 



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