November 27, 1009 



HORTICULTURi: 



747 



TWO GOOD DAHLIAS. 



Dahlia Geisha 



The varieties of Peony-flowered 

 dalilias shown herewith are among 

 the most satisfactory of the last sea- 



Dahi.ia Bertha von Sutton 



son's introductions. Bertha von Sut- 

 ton is a fine tint of pink; Geisha is 

 bright red and yellow. Both are 



vigorous, profuse blooming, large flow- 

 ered varieties, representing the best 

 type of the peony-flowered section. 



fold for days until finally there is 

 nothing left at the center, this being 

 absolutely full, and even then the 

 petals which have become somewhat 

 bleached can be removed and it is 

 still a perfect flower. If Jack Rose 

 blooms were cut in the same condition 

 and with the same regularity as Lynd- 

 hiurst, there would be no complaint 

 that the color was not everything that 

 could be desired. The only criticism 

 made on Jack Rose has been length 

 of stem and color, and, as I am only 

 answering the criticism, I am not ex- 

 tolling the other merits of the flower. 



Last spring W. C. Ward, Quincy, 

 Mass., wrote nie after Memorial Day, 

 that Jack Rose was not only the best, 

 but the only perfect cut-fiower dahlia; 

 that if it had a single fault he did 

 not know it, adding — "we are getting 

 $1.50 per dozen for the blooms and 

 cannot supply the demand." In con- 

 clusion I would simply quote a news 

 item from. Boston, Mass., under date 

 of November 13th; "C. W. Ward of 

 Quincy, is still sending to market 

 some excellent Jack Rose dahlia 

 blooms, which Thos. Pegler says are 

 sellers." 



L. K. PEACOCK, 



Berlin, N. J. 



SOME NEW SHOW CHRYSANTHE- 

 MUMS. 

 During the present season, which 

 has not been so favorable to the chrys- 

 anthemum a,K some, we have had sev- 

 eral opportunities of seeing some of 

 the best of the most recent English 

 productions in new chrj'santhemums. 

 They are as a nile presented in rather 

 better form than the new French var- 

 ieties. These latter when first shown 



by the raisers on the Continent are 

 lacking in the quality we know as 

 "finish" and are often coarse and 

 wanting in depth. 



At Messrs. W. Wells' nursery many 

 of the novelties are Australian seed- 

 lings sent over to England for trial. 

 If they do well they are named and 

 distributed and among some of the 

 best at the time of our visit late in 

 October, we noted Mrs. R. Luxford, a 

 Jap. of medium size suitable for mar- 

 ket purposes. It has long drooping 

 florets, forming a globular flower, and 

 slightly twisted at the tips; the color 

 is golden chestnut with reverse of old 

 gold. Alice Lemon is a grand Show 

 flower 'of the typical Japanese build, 

 large and spreading with an immense 

 length of floret. The florets are 

 drooping and of medium width. The 

 color is rosy blush. H. W. Thorpe is 

 a noble Incurved —a perfect flower of 

 its class; petals regular, of good sub- 

 stance and finely imbricated. Color 

 pure white. Bessie G. Payne is one 

 of the heavily built types of Japanese 

 with broad, grooved florets of consid- 

 erable width. The flowers are deep 

 and globular and veiy solid. Color 

 inside of florets golden chestnut, re- 

 verse deep gold. 



At Messrs. Cannell's many of the 

 novelties are of French origin, prin- 

 cipally Calvats. We noted here some 

 fine additions to the show type, of 

 which Hon. Mrs. Lopes is a grand ex- 

 ample. An immense spreading Jap- 

 anese with petals of great length, and 

 curly at the tips; color, canary yellow. 

 Mrs. F. W. Duck — A Japanese, very 

 close and compact in build, florets of 

 medium width ; color amber, shaded 

 pale purple, center golden. Hamilton 



— An Incurved of colonial origin. A 

 large flower with medium; florets; pale 

 lilac mauve, reverse silvery pink. 



In W. J. Godfrey's stand at the N. 

 C. S. show, we specially admired the 

 following- Acquisition — Jap. with 

 very long drooping florets. Blooms 

 solid and deep in build with medium 

 sized florets; color amber yellow. 

 Laura Hill — A massive Jap.; color 

 orange terra cotta. Mrs. Arthur Ar- 

 nold — Jap.: rather broad florets slight- 

 ly incurvin.g; pale golden yellow. 

 Mrs. W. Iggulden — A sport from Mme. 

 G. Rivol. Florets rather stiff and 

 intermingling; golden yellow. 



Mr. Norman Davis showed grand 

 flowei-s, probably the best in the show. 

 Thrv were Yellow Mrs. Cbas. Beckett 

 — A huge Japanese with broad florets; 

 color clear primrose. Mary Poulton — 

 A most attractive Jap. of the show 

 type; color shell pink. Miss Lilian 

 Hall — Broad incurving floret, forming 

 a Japanese show bloom of the largest 

 dimensions; color silvery rose. Henry 

 Poulton — Jap., a deeply built bloom; 

 color crimson. Mrs. Robt. Brown — A 

 fine show Jap. with broad florets; 

 deep yellow suffused with chestnut 

 red. 



At the meeting of the N. C. S. Floral 

 Committee on the 3rd of November, 

 there were several good show flowers 

 staged. The under-mentioned were 

 particularly fine: G. Hemming — Jap. 

 of large lize, long drooping florets; a 

 closely built flower: color amaranth, 

 reverse silvery. Francis Joliffe — An 

 immense Jap.; florets very long and 

 rather broad; centre golden yellow, 

 passing to straw yellow towards the 

 tips, shaded rose. 



C. HARMAN PAYNE. 



