6 THE CULTURE OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Twenty-four of the best incurved chrysanthemums in 

 1890 were : Princess of Wales, Mrs. Heale, Violet Tomlin, 

 Mrs. S. Coleman, Miss Hag-gas, Empress of India, Alfred 

 Salter, Golden Empress, John Lambert, Lord Alcester, 

 Queen of England, Refulgens, John Salter, Prince Alfred, 

 Lord Wolseley, Jeanne d'Arc, Jardin des Plantes, Hero of 

 Stoke Newington, Princess of Teck, Chas. Gibson, Nil 

 Desperandum, Barbara, Mrs. Geo. Rundle and Mrs. 

 Dixon. 



Only a very few of the foregoing plants are now in culti- 

 vation, the reason being that none of them wild compare 

 with the prize-winning varieties of the present day. 



In 1895 the incurved section was enriched by C. H. 

 Curtis, Mrs. R. C. Kingston, Baron Hirsch, Mdm. Barrier, 

 J. Agate, Mons. R. Bahuant, etc., while during the same 

 period the Japanese made such strides that larger show 

 boards were considered necessary. And for the vast im- 

 provement which was made much of the credit must be 

 given to Mons. E. Calvat, of Grenoble, who at that time 

 gave a stimulus to the chrysanthemum trade. Although 

 other growers were doing their best, their whole efforts 

 combined could not compare with M. Calvat 's. But, natur- 

 ally enough, a large number took up the running such as 

 Weeks, N. Molyneux, Penford, Mileham, Silsbury, Bryant, 

 Tanner, and other amateur raisers in Great Britain, in 

 addition to members of the trade, and Pockett in Australia 

 and others in different parts of the world, so that it is not 

 surprising that so many varieties are introduced each year. 

 And as it is only natural for each grower to look upon his 

 own production as superior to that of others, it can be easily 

 understood why so many varieties get into circulation. 



Among the Japanese varieties which were considered un- 

 surpassable in 1895 were the following : Mdm. Carnot, 

 Mons. Panckoucke, Mons. Chenon de Leche, Edwin Moly- 

 neux, V. Morel, Chas. Davis, Mdlle. M. A. de Galbert, Col. 

 W. B. Smith, Baron de Buffieries, John Shrimpton, 

 Phoebus, MdlHe. Theresa Rey, Louise, Le Moucherott.e, 

 Mutual Friend, Mrs. C. H. Payne, Mrs. W. H. Lees, Mdm. 

 M. Ricoud, Trios. Wilkins, Miss Dorothy Shea, Vicountess 



