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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



AMUL 16, itgfc 



DWARFED CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



chrysanthemums, care being taken not to let them become drv ^ 



„ „ ..... — in such small pots th ey require feeding, little and often beinetl r g 



As the remarks in the Gardeners' Magazine in November last, plan. Some varieties will show a bud shortly after the cuttin 

 descriptive of the plants then in bloom here, appear to have created rooted S f uc \ mu ^ as the plants break from one!' 



acbL T * u . . rtrc nf thf > Autumn Oneen T am induced to three shoots should be left as the cultivator deems fit Of mJl \ i0 



some interest among cultivators of the Autumn Queen I am induced to ^ on thc bloQm ^ ™ s m. Oi course when 



' - ' ' w ~ — ^ Mth * r fnr ™«««» orfor ho ™ varieties, viz.. Souvenir de Petite Amie, Louise ^ Ph^s^^ ^ 



W. H. Lincoln, Boule de Or (Calvat's), Elsie Teichman, Vi viand & 

 C. Davies, and several others will give good blooms, and make ml» 

 plants when three shoots are left. Some varieties will grow from V 

 inches to two feet before showing a bud, and if this shows after Aueus t ? 

 it should be secured, as it is by these plants extra fine blooms are 

 produced. 



refer to the subject. For grouping, either for competition or for home 

 decoration in conservatories, rooms, &c, this system of late cuttings is 

 invaluable, and I feel certain there are many gardeners who, if they once 

 tried it, would be more than pleased with the result. I may at once say 

 I do not claim it to be a new system, for it has been practised in France, 

 and discussion on the same was held in Lyons in 1896. With the remark 

 not long since made that there was not much in the system I entirely 

 agree, but to how many other methods [might not this apply with equal 



force? 



It is about four years since I first grew a few dozen chrysanthemums 

 from late-struck cuttings, and was so pleased with the result that each 

 year since I have increased the number of plants grown, and also tried 

 many more varieties. For some years previous I had practised what is 

 known as the cutting-down system, and to me this always seemed a most 

 barbarous one. Cuttings were struck in December and plants grown on 

 until the beginning of June ; then the plants were cut down and labour 

 was thrown away ; then when the time for blooming came how jew 

 produced blooms fit for cutting for exhibition as such ; but by striking 



Japanese — 



feet 



high ; Vivand Morel, Lady Hanham, and C. Davis, one to three blooms 

 Emily Silsbury, one to three ; Lady Byron, Melano, Matthew Hodgson' 

 Mr. A. G. Hubbuck, Oceana, W. Wright, Woods Pit, Mr. Gus Henry 1 

 Modesto, Sunstone, Hairy Wonder, C. Shrimpton, Duke of York, and E 

 Molyneux, one bloom each ; Golden Gate, Etoile de Lyon, and John 

 Shrimpton, one to three ; H. L. Sunderbruck, Kentish White, Lady 

 Randolph, Madame Carnot, Golden ditto, Mutual Friend, Miss E. AddisoiL 

 and Miss M. Blenkiron, one each ; Mrs. C. E. Shea, this variety when 



t « foo t 



late some of the finest blooms I have ever seen have been produced, and across, but before the centre developed the outer petals were past there- 



during the past four years many have been exhibited on winning stands 

 in strong competition, a result I have never seen from cut-down plants. 

 Should anyone want to grow exhibition blooms alone, not caring for 

 grouping, &c, I do not recommend them to try this system alone, but, as 



before stated, when both are required, I know of no system to equal this, blooms ; 



fore I shall not again try more than one or two plants of this variety. 

 Mrs. C. H. Payne, very good, one bloom ; Mrs. H. F. Druet is very 

 pretty and distinct, one bloom; ~' 

 dwarf, one bloom ; 



M. 



Chenon de Leche, very fine and 

 Niveus, very good, one ; Phoebus, one to three 

 Pride of Madford, one ; Reine d'Angleterre, one ; Ladv E. 



DWARFED CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT FOXBURV. 



for by it you can have plants in forty-eight and thirty-two sized pots, 

 to ,l?JL f°"! ° ne J° ^eWpoms, the stems ranging in height from one 

 nvSle a * C t0 the rim ° f pot ; such P ,ants are 



Saunders, very good, one ; and Australian Gold, one. The fo^gJJJ 

 have all done well. I have tried many " — * A hnve °^ 



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droop 



rs. 



varieUes I^ave found lO^ttfe^jES^' ^g" 2 li§t ° f - Blick ' when * rown on "single" stem,' with their fine large fc^JJ 



however, I m ght mst mention tt JV < J < l ' S /'T^, adva " ta g e »J? over the pots, and monster bloods above, have only to be seen to be 



un tatrVvr* . J i V ment [ on > that is, late-struck plants seldom throw admired, but th*r» ic a;« A-.tc^^ w Uh two : cuttings should oe 



•LSStS V ,ate ,', n the au tumn, and generally these are much 

 2f r , than from 0, der plants ; as every cultivator knows, many 

 vaneties begin to throw up suckers early in August, and these having to 



rmtio" 1 Y Uken °, ff ' 11 ha PP«"s that when the time comes for taking 

 cuttmgs, these are often drawn and weak. Then also you can store 



h^En^c" 5 S *?lF h P ° ts in a 8 iven s P ace than the ordinary nine or ten 

 A manv i, ' S ,' S * considera tion where a large collection is grown. 



^^jft?2iSi! M W eS M 1 think 1 shaI1 rec l uire are ke Pt as cool 

 keep the m l\Z t'h V? 118 Sufficient Protection in severe weather to 



*i v , e ' th,s last season many have been standing at the foot of 



S any p SXiS. * tSlS" S ° frOSt ' and have n ^ed 



1 would KS£ S t,me ' * Had the wea *her been very severe, 



or litter. ^oT T ay ,8 o 1 *t'*> T*^ 1 ° PS W * h a 

 cutting singly in a thumb Lf. \ beg,n t0 t , ake cutt,n g s , Pitting each 



spent hotbed, Jhere there ^» p,aCed in a frame on a 



or ten days some will be ^otcd wh^^ 1 heat In a J OUt e5ght 



frame, and gradually haXr^ ^ n -.^ are at once removed to a cold 



they become g drawn /therefore 1 ^ ' ' f Mt ° nly tWO *»■ after ro °ted 

 day until all are rooted A^Ll ' S " ecessar y to look over them every 



into sixty-sized pots, and st^l?,!? as plants are read y they are shifted 

 are full of roots we irlv J n - an °Pen position, and when these Dots 



have all done well. I have tried many other sorts, and some nave 

 equal to the above, but others not so good ; these named may be 

 on. There are two other varieties, viz., Mrs. H. Weeks and M 

 Blick, when grown on single stem, with their fine large foliage ( 

 ing over the pots, and monster blooms above, have only to be seen 

 admired, but there is this difference with these two : cuttings shou.a 

 put in by the end of March ; confine them to one shoot, and taKi% 

 first bud that shows, as for the best bloom of Mrs. H. Weeks I haa i 

 bud was taken July 27. Others taken August 1 and later «' ere " , ^ 

 good Mrs. Blick may be taken a little later, but I . like to obtain M« 

 this before August 20. Plants of these two varieties treatea as 

 produced some of the finest blooms I saw last season. ^ 



The following incurved varieties I have found do well, » u * 1 r rtSt 

 them to one bloom, with the exception of Mrs. Rundle a " d n * r 

 on which I have three : Sir T. Lawrence, Duchess of F life, c a 



SkS: S U £ is ' the best of a11 S rown this ^ y ' Bon « ie nS \VeHsL)-«*. 

 Whitnall, R. Petfield, G. Haigh, Mrs. R. C. Kingston, Harold **^J£ 



jun., Mr. J. Murray, M. P. Martignac, Ernest Cannell Maior Monn ^ 

 Baron Hirsch, Mrs. G. Rundle, Mr. G. Glenny, and Mrs. 

 last three are very pretty, producing three good blooms in 

 and never growing more than three feet 



Foxbury Gardens. 



Dixon 

 a six inch p** 



J. LvW> 



F *" n ^bour in Queensland.— We learn from the ^m^J^JSJi 



and 



ie plant During the remainder of 

 treatment to that accorded other 



yit^pcrous condition, an 

 capital, after they have 



farmers 



tncts ot v u ^~r if 'm * 



good ploughmen" and farm hands. The sugar jndus^ ^ ^ 



jtre excellent openings for ^ _ 



have acquired some experience of tne 

 demand at some other of the Austrian cion-o, 



fan » "'V. 

 Mine" 4 * 1 



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