OCTOBKK 26, 1911. 



The Wtc^y Florists' Review. 



17 



THE MUM SPECIALIST'S NOTES. 



Some of the Newer Mums. 



Every recurring chrysanthemum sea- 

 son brings some surprises to the grower 

 and this year is no exception. Varie- 

 ties that have been figured on to be in 

 tiower by the first or second week in 

 October will have a fit of capriciousness 

 and not come in flower till some two 

 weeks later, or the varieties generally 

 classed as midseason to late will be in 

 liower ahead of their time, and so the 

 j^ame goes merrily on. 



No novelties seem to have been pre- 

 sented before the committee to date, 

 something that has not happened for a 

 long while. My own seedlings and the 

 varieties under test of the Wells-Pock- 

 «'tt type are all late this year, and the 

 first of the shows, opening October 25, 

 have seen but little that is new pre- 

 sented, so far as we are concerned. 

 Pompons and single varieties are also 

 easily ten days later than usual and 

 the early shows are likely to suffer 

 somewhat in consequence. 



Smith's Advance and XJnaka. 



In the newer commercial types, 

 Smith's Advance has, all things con- 

 sidered, made an excellent showing. It 

 • ertainly is early. Our first flowers 

 were cut from about the middle to 

 the end of September. There has been 

 some complaint about its buds refusing 

 to swell, but that is only to be expected 

 with such intense heat as we have ex- 

 perienced this year. It is really 

 against its natural character for a mum 

 to flower so early as this variety will. 

 A peculiar fact about Smith's Advance 

 is that while it showed not the faintest 

 trace of color with us, yet in England, 

 both under glass and outdoors, it has 

 shown a decided tendency to go pink. 

 One would have thought that the cool- 

 *!r atmosphere would have preserved its 

 color and its original character, instead 

 of which it seems to have acted the 

 other way. 



To Unaka must be given the place 

 of l^nor in early pinks, for size. A 

 flower ready to cut October 1, with 

 perfect stem and foliage, must be 

 classed among the varieties that have 

 come to stay. 



Mrs. Wm. Arnold. 



A white that has made a splendid 

 showing and is apparently just now 

 beginning to be appreciated at its true 

 worth is Mrs. Wm. Arnold, a variety 

 that I distributed in 1910. It leaves 

 nothing to be desired in stem and foli- 

 age, is a grand keeper and shipper and 

 has been in the market in magnificent 

 condition since October 1. At this sea- 

 son it has been in direct competition 

 with Beatrice May, and while some 

 wonderful flowers of the latter have 

 been seen in the market, Arnold will 



displace it, for it has a splendid habit 

 and t^e foliage is fine, whereas Beatrice 

 May, while a magnificent flower, is deli- 

 cate and the foliage is almost invari- 

 ably marked and disfigured. 



B. F. Felton and Chrysolora. 



Another of our 1910 introductions 

 that seems to be coming into its own 

 is R. F. Felton. This is the deepest 

 possible shade of yellow and, in spite 

 of the recent continuous rains and 

 dirty weather, it has not showed the 

 least sign of damping or spotting. This 

 alone endears it to the heart of many 

 growers who can not or will not take 

 the time to use proper precautions 

 when watering their plants when the 



weather is bad, and to keep the tem- 

 perature exactly right. 



The new Chrysolora seems to be liv- 

 ing up to its description, though some 

 growers, myself included, took the bud 

 too early and the flowers suffered in 

 consequence, both in size and finish. 

 Yellows are none too plentiful just at 

 the time when Chrysolora is ready to 

 cut and it certainly will find a wel- 

 come. 



Last Tear's Exhibition Sorts. 



Coming now to the exhibition varie- 

 ties of last year's introduction, the 

 largest thing so far developed is F. E. 

 Nash, a reflexed pink of enormous size, 

 a shade early, perhaps, for some of 

 the exhibitions, but one that certainly 

 must be reckoned with in the future, 

 by present indications. 



Mrs. G. C. Kelly is going to live up 

 to the kind words of last year. I shall 

 be surprised if the exhibition season 

 does not show this variety in grand 

 shape almost everywhere. The same 



thing applies to both Lady Carmichael 

 and F. T. Quittenton, two of last year's 

 novelties that are making a good show- 

 ing. The former is white and the lat- 

 ter crimson. They are today the 

 strongest growers in the house and can 

 not fail to render a good account of ' 

 themselves. 



Wm. Turner will be somewhat late 

 for the early shows, but there are pos- 

 sibilities in this flower, from a commer- 

 cial as well as exhibition standpoint, 

 that will most likely be brought out 

 this year. W. Wells says that Wm. 

 Turner is a much better variety than 

 Mrs. David Syme. There will be, ap- 

 l^arently, a difference of some three 

 weeks between them in flowering and 

 they wiU not, therefore, conflict with 

 each other, but I shall indeed be sur- 

 prised if Turner does not go down 

 into 1912 as one of the best, 



C. H. Tottv. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Wlork of the Committees. 



Before the Chicago committee Octo- 

 ber 14, White Gloria, Japanese in- 

 curved, exhibited by Elmer D, Smith & 

 Co., Adrian, Mich., scored for com- 

 mercial purposes as follows: Color, 18; 

 form, 10; fullness, 9; stem, 13; foliage, 

 13; substance, 12; size, 10; total, 85. 



Before the Cincinnati committee Oc- 

 tober 14, Sport of Gloria, Japanese in- 

 curved, white, exhibited by Elmer D. 

 Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored for 

 commercial purposes as follows: Color, 

 16; form, 12; fullness, 8; stem, 14; foli- 

 age, 12; substance, 10; size, 9; total, 

 81. 



Before the Cincinnati committee Oc- 

 tober 14, Mme. Michael Gorday, Jap- 

 anese, pink, exhibited by the E. G. HUl 

 Co., Bichmond, Ind., scored for com- 

 mercial purposes as follows: Color, 15; 

 form, 13; fullness, 10; stem, 14; foliage, 

 11; substance, 14; size, 8; total, 85. 



Before the Cincinnati committee Oc- 

 tober 14, Sport of Glory of Pacific, 

 Japanese, white, exhibited by H. Web«r 

 & Sons Co., Oakland, Md., scored for 

 commercial purposes as follows: Color, 

 16; form, 12; fullness, 10; stem, 15; 

 foliage, 13; substance, 12; size, 8; total, 

 86. 



Special Frizes. 



The following is the schedule of spe- 

 cial prizes offered for the annual exhibi- 

 tion of the Chrysanthemum Society of 

 America, to be held in conjunction with 

 the St. Louis Horticultural Society, St. 

 Louis, Mo., November 7 to 11, 1911: 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY PRIZE. 



Ten cbrysantbeniuiu blooma of any one variety, 

 silyer cup. 



JEROMB JONES PRIZE. 



Ten blooms Cbry santbemum Mrs. Jerome Jones, 

 first, $15; second, $10. 



ELMER D. SMITH PRIZE. 

 Twclvp blooms cbrysantbemums In twelve 

 varieties. Introductions of 1910 and 1011, shown 



