28 Chrysanthemum Culture for America. 



shown it loses only one point." Such was the standard of 

 excellence in the "good old times " for a chrysanthemum, but 

 now it is far removed from what Mr. Glenny describes as his 

 ideal. In England, however, the incurved and reflexed varie- 

 ties are still justly popular, but with us the "Jap" is still 

 supreme. We will not attempt to peer into the future ; popu- 

 lar taste is too inconstant, and the successful grower who 

 would see the chrysanthemum maintain its present foremost 

 position must be ever ready to avail himself of new ideas in 

 seeding, growing and showing, and attracting public atten- 

 tion in some way to the beauty and usefulness of the flower. 



In 1 88 1, Messrs. Veitch & Sons of London imported from 

 Japan six new sorts, called Ben d' Or, Comte de Germiny, 

 Duchess of Connaught, Thunberg, and others, all of which are 

 well known. Messrs. Mahood & Son were also successful in 

 raising some very fine seedlings in England, as were Mr. Run- 

 die, Mr. Bull, Mr. Cullingford, Mr. N. Davis, Mr. George 

 Stevens, and Mr. Teedesdale, whose flowers can be found 

 described in any catalogue of chrysanthemums. The names 

 also of Joseph Dale, Isaac Wheeler, Edwin Merry, Robert 

 James, Adam Forsyth, George Taylor and George Glenny 

 will long be remembered in the chrysanthemum lore of Eng- 

 land for their devotion to this favorite flower. Happily the 

 succeeding generation has produced men to take up their 

 labors, and the admirers of the autumn queen have suffered 

 little in the change. With such men as Mr. C. Harman 

 Payne, a master of the literature of the subject, and Mr. 

 Edwin Molyneaux, the champion grower of cut flowers, Mr. 

 Wm. Holmes, Mr. C. Ochard, and Mr. Robert Owen in the 

 lead, we may expect to see great results. 



Considerable attention has also been given the chrysanthe- 

 mum in the islands of the English Channel. In 1836 Mons. 

 Lebois, an amateur in Jersey, turned his attention to the rais- 

 ing of seedlings, and produced some marked improvements. 



