10 BOOK OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 



day raisers of that country one name stands out very 

 prominently among its fellows. 



I am referring to M. Calvat, who gave us that very 

 popular variety F. S. Vallis and another almost equally 

 as good, Mdme. Carnot, in its day. These two blooms 

 have held very high positions among exhibitions and the 

 former is still in fashion. Mons. Calvat has also sent out 

 many other forms worthy of note. 



Among our own present day men we have the 

 familiar names of H. J. Jones, Lewisham ; Norman Davis, 

 Framfield; Godfrey, Exmouth ; Wells, Merstham; and 

 Sydenham, Tamworth the latter making a speciality of 

 hardy outdoor forms. These names represent the chief 

 Chrysanthemum growers of Britain. 



Among the raisers we have many enthusiastic gentle- 

 men who have assisted in a very material way to 

 embellish our gardens and greenhouses with better 

 varieties in later years Mr Chas. Shea, C. Harman 

 Payne, D. B. Crane, E. Molyneux, and others. 



Still the work goes on, and we begin to wonder in a 

 vague kind of way what the Chrysanthemum world will 

 be like at the end of the present century, if progress 

 continues at the same rate as it has done during the past 

 thirty years. 



I don't think it will be possible ever to obtain much 

 larger blooms than are grown at the present day. I am 

 sure the monster blooms one sees at shows are almost 

 too large to be considered artistic. I have belief that in 

 the future the fashion will tend to the decorative side. 

 We shall have very beautiful forms in singles, semi- 

 doubles, and other pretty families. The season will 

 extend over a longer period than at the present day, and 

 the colours will be even more brilliant, beautiful, and 

 lasting. 



