NOVEMBER $, 



GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE. 



7*7 



CHRYSANTH 



AT THE N 



Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons. 



RED with some of the trade collections, the Chelsea collection of this well- 

 ^° MP firm is not exceptionally large, but it certainly is of a very high order of 

 ^•^both from a cultural point of view and in the selection of varieties grown. 

 rtf*' are two large greenhouses in which the collection is arranged, and in one of 

 these there are some very pretty and useful bush -grown plants suitable for general 

 decorative purposes. The varieties employed in this way consist principally of 

 Kadame la Comtesse Foucher de Careil, Lady Fitzwygram, M. W. Holmes. 

 m Seward, Souvenir de Petice Amie, W. Tricker, and Mrs. Cullingford, with 

 veral examples of others less well known, such as the old Mdlle. B. Pigny, 

 •hich is very free, Mabel Douglas, deep yellow, and October, yellow. 



Passing through the house containing the main collection, Descartes, the 

 richly-coloured Japanese anemone, is much in evidence ; Frank Ashman, a large 

 Japanese with very broad florets, deep golden yellow ; Colonel W. B. Smith, 

 Mrs. R. C. Kingston, incurved, large and good, and the curious pale yellow sport 

 from Enfant des deux Mondes, called Leocadie Gentils, are sure to attract the 

 visitor's attention. Mrs. Falconer Jameson is rich in colour, and so too is John 

 Neville, a Japanese, with very long drooping florets twisted at the tips and of 

 medium width, colour deep golden yellow, shaded carmine, 



James Murray belongs to the old type of florists' incurved, and is of good form, 

 the colour pale pink. Miss Nellie Pockett is of Australian origin ; it is a very 

 pretty Japanese, with a multitude of very narrow grooved incurving florets pointed 

 at the tips, colour pure white. William Towers is a large spreading flower, with 

 long drooping florets of medium width, and the colour is very pure pale canary 

 yellow. The large, white Lady Byron is in good form, deep and solid, so too are 

 Sunflower and Robert Powell, both fairly well known. Modesto, the rich, deep 

 golden-yellow American introduction, is very fine in colour and size. 



Amongst the miscellaneous novelties of a few seasons ago received from the 

 Continent, M. Aug. Lacoivier is rather early, but of a peculiarly delicate blending 

 of colour. Baron Ilirsch, Hairy Wonder, and William Seward are also note- 

 worthy. Good whites are represented by Mrs. H. Weeks, Mrs. Chas. Blick, 

 Mutual Friend, while higher tones and varying in degrees of richness are Octoroon, 

 Royal Standard, Ethel Addison, Charles Davis, and its parent, Viviand Morel. 



Calvat's seedlings are finely-flowered, one of the best being Louise, which is 

 big, massive, and of good substance. President Nonin is very large, an incurving 

 Japanese of fine form, buff yellow with a straw reverse. The rich golden-yellow 

 Aniiral Avellan is also of good size, and, like most from this source, helps to 

 maintain the reputation of this well-known raiser. Werther, a deep rich velvety- 

 porple amaranth, is fairly well known, as also is M. C. Molin. General Paquie 

 B another very large Japanese of a deep orange-yellow shaded bronze, and having 

 very long florets. President Borel. Madame Gustave Henry, need no description. 

 One of the older sorts is Madame Marius Ricord, a very pleasing shade of deep 

 rosy pink, and Madame Ferlat, a finely incurved white variety of large size, leaves 

 little or nothing to be desired. N.C.S. Jubilee, pale silvery-pink, and Souvenir 

 de Mohnes, orange-bronze, are also worthy examples of M. Calvat's skill. 



At Earlswood. 



Mr. W. Wells just now has a very attractive and extensive collection, com- 

 pns.ng nearly all the best introductions from all sources, but particularly in 

 S COl °. mal no ^lties. The plants are arranged in a large span-roof 

 nouse of dimensions suitable for making an imposing display, and knowing from 

 past experience the quality we might expect we were pleased to find our estimate 

 noiaisappointing. The incurved section is not so largely represented here, but 



1 K stl afew .°[ und «ubted merit, and of these Topaze Orientale, a lovely 

 £le pure yellow, with a multitude of narrow florets forming a deeply built com- 



oTa ct;n ,S °? C ° f the best ' Madame De *blanc, incurved Japanese, is 



? 22?8 d( \? f pale maUve P assin S to white » and Yvonne Desblanc is a 



eSe^ mCUr . V ? d ° f good form ' EmiIe Nonin > seen las < reason, 



» cn cnestnut, is also promising. 



fere^ th h^^ neS l S " tion almost ever y ^P e and form are ^presented, the pre- 

 of whfch Mr^wv^ 11 ^ Siven to promising varieties suitable for the showboard, 



mSmSS <£S? 15 i"5* krge deeply built J a P a *ese flower with 



S5T S5 ? ^ P ° inted at the ,ips ' colour I» lc P ur P le mau *e and a silvery 

 bloom ' A fill a grown * n ,ar £ e quantities, and makes a noble, imposing looking 

 JaZese of Z^f g0,de \ ch <: Stnut tone is found in John Pockett, an incurving 

 bC nSlSyL 0 ^ haV1Dg J ather br ° ad florets and a reverse of golden 



Stokell h21 ' ,T hlle the nch crlmson sport from that vari «ty, Pride of 

 amoved ImEL \ g °> v rev f"e streaked crimson, will be sure to be effectively 

 Australian p!n! bril l lanc 7 of co our is required. Also of colonial oriein are 



Mr. 



«teS£3^^*^ crimso °' reverM 8 °' de °' ,e,y 



W p1M^ 1S a g ^ od number of French noveities from various raisers more or less 

 TvT* S r h ° Se flowers > on th e whole, are only of ordinary merit. 



Calv^SS- W IJT for b, g P rizes will > however, be more interested in 

 that'll t eedllngs - . Madame G. Bruant, introduced last season, is richer in colour 

 l .f 7 Seen , lt elsewhere, for instead of being almost white it is of a fine 

 SSf£ \E aIepur P e ^auve paling off to white in the centre. N.C.S. Jubilee, 

 aeiicate silvery pink, is good. Surpasse Amiral is a large deep golden yellow. 



i! 1S a T nother lar ge one, having narrow florets curly at the tips, pale 

 pinkish mauve. Iserette is also good in colour. M. Hoste, Pres. Nonm, Werther, 

 Madame Gustave Henry, Congres de Bourges, Madame Ferlat, Australian Gold, 

 tne very curious green Madame Ed. Roger, Mdlle. Lawrence L<Me, and Madame 

 "ft bou y in > a H recent introductions, have already been seen in more or less 

 gooa form last season or before. But dealing exclusively with his novelties for 

 tne present year which have not been seen in flower in this country before, the 

 most meritorious m his set are undoubtedly Pres. Bevan, a fine large solid 

 Japanese incurved with broad florets, colour deep golden buff ; Mdlle. Madeleine 

 fcxpulson, a deeply-built bloom, with florets sharply pointed, twisted, and inter- 

 mingling, colour pure creamy white ; Marie Calvat, a very large but rather rough 

 Japanese with long straggly tubular florets, white tinted purple; M. Fatzer, 

 Japanese incurved, with medium florets, deep golden yellow outer florets, tinted 

 bronze ; Madame Couvat de Terrail, large, but flat, a Japanese, colour white, and 

 general Paquu*, a fine Japanese, with flat drooping florets, colour deep golden 

 amber, with golden reverse, and of which a coloured illustration was given in 

 Mr. calvat s spring catalogue. Madame Bertet, white ; Melusine, rosy white ; 

 Mdlle. Gab. beince, white, also belong to this season's set, but are not so striking 

 and effective as those already named. 



We cannot leave this eminent grower's novelties without referring to Le Grand 

 Dragon, a fine long-petalled golden yellow Jap ; Tatiana, a very close, compact 

 Japanese with long drooping florets, a finely formed flower, colour rich canary 

 yellow ; and Perle, fine, a large JaDanese with long quilled florets, a pleasing but 

 curious flower, colour deep lilac pink. There are in all thirty-two of Mr. Calvat's 

 189S novelties, but we think we have selected from them the names of the best 

 and those most likely to suit the exigencies of English exhibitors, to whom 

 Calvat appeals far more than most of his fellow countrymen . 



At Swan ley. 



The large span-roof house in which Messrs. CanneU and Sons' collection or 

 chrysanthemums is usually staged is very bright just now, and contains a compre- 

 hensive collection of novelties from all sources. The blooms, as a rule, are well 

 developed, and will repay a visit to anyone interested in the study of the season's 

 novelties. Continental novelties are very numerous, and, as a whole, promising, 

 although here and there we find examples of seedlings from one or two well- 

 known raisers that appear, to our taste, to be disappointing. There are several 

 contributions from MM. Delaux, Nonin and Boncharlat, one or two of the last- 

 named being of a veiy delicate and refined character, although not quite up to our 

 exhibition size. 



Calvat's novelties of the past and present seasons comprise, amongst other 

 grand things, M. Fatzer, a very large, deeply-built Japanese incurved,close f com- 

 pact and solid, colour rich golden yellow. Topaze Orientale is a lovely pale 

 yellow incurved of fine form, deep and regular in form. Mdlle. M. Expulson, a large 

 white, Souvenir de Molines, large, bright brick-red, tinted and tipped with gold. 

 In very rich shades of colour Madame Robt. de Massy is of a deep velvety purple, 

 with silvery reverse, a Japanese, large and deep in form. Jjt Grand Dragon, 

 fine Japanese, of deep golden yellow, has already been mentioned in the N.C.S. 

 Floral Committee report ; Melusine, very long, drooping florets ; 

 white, shaded purple, is big and deep. Sardou is not large for an 

 incurving Japanese; it has grooved florets of a reddish shade inside, 

 with reverse of gold. A fine yellow is to be found in Tatiana, which has long, 

 drooping, narrow florets, and is of a beautiful shade of golden canary yellow. 

 This promises to be quite an acquisition. Iserette, golden bronze ; President 

 Nonin, Australian Gold, Beaute Grenobloise, white ; Congres de Bourges, 

 Madame Ferlat, N.C.S. Jubilee, a fine pale-silvery pink ; M. Massange de 

 Louvrex, yellow, and the peculiar green Madame Ed. Roger are all a season 

 older than the preceding, but by no means the worse on that score. General 

 Paquie is a very fine new yellow Japanese, and from the same set comes Marie 

 Calvat, a big, white Japanese, slightly tinted. ^ There are many other varieties 

 from this source, but we have said enough to give an indication of their merits, 

 and there is no doubt that M. Calvat still occupies the foremost place, in spite 

 of several strong competitors from his side of the Straits of Dover. 



In Continental incurves of recent date Triomphe d'Eve is a fine white. 



named. 



good 



ery large, is also a first-class 



Australian R»n« J 7 « 1C M U11CU « ^iso or colonial origin are 



Chatsworth £ ^fP/^^nk, and a large white called Mrs. C. Boun. 

 J-I^ici £ "^^L V^lL?^ of 1-1 « ^doubtedly Mr. T. Carrington, a 



of this type. 



While holding a high opinion of the Continental novelties, we are by no 

 means unmindful of the special claims of our kindred across the sea in far 



.-f-M^c incurved xvuh ™ a i j n . ^* — — & — 1 « Australasia, and this is the first year we have had such a capital opportunity of 



leneth rhJ ^ Z ™ d 5 eply g rooved flo ? ets > grooved and pointed, and of se ein C so many colonial novelties at once. We like Mrs. J. T. Tibbs, a pure 

 pvrple. 1 Ur **** deep velvety purple, with a reverse of pale silvery white sport of Lilian B. Bird, and also Mrs. H. B. Higgins, a fine large white 



Japanese of a pure creamy shade, very delicate and soft in tone. Mr. T. Carring- 

 ton is a fit companion for such monsters as Australie and Pride of Madford, to 

 both of which there is a slight likeness. Miss Mary Underhay is a Japanese 

 incurved of very good build. The tlorets are of medium size, regularly incurving, 

 grooved and ribbed on the reverse, a lovely thing in colour, being a rich buttery 

 yellow. Purple Emperor, as its name implies, is grand, velvety purple and 

 silvery pink reverse. Wonderful of the Wheeler type, Euterpe, rosy mauve ; 

 Nellie Pockett, white ; Mrs. Bissett, S. Kerslake, pure white; and Miss Vera 

 May Fraser, lovely shade of terra cotta, exhaust the space at our command for 



Australian seedlings, in which the Earlswood 



»n good form / 9 , 1 iNelhe 1 OCkett ' a hDe white Japanese, has been 

 HlCSi 1 ^ ?u Ces; a ? d . The Convention, Japanese incurved, 



A. Harris TnM™ k' ade . d br ? nze insidc » 13 of a ver y takin g **** Mrs. 

 fi a«t, which S \tv br( ™ e >. ls str ? kin S but rather s -all ; and certainly one of the 

 ^ow.grooveH flESSf! f 15 int f ended to «U Lord Ludlow, has a multitude of 

 **** U of a veil r' l°u g ^ eat i e ? gth ' is very dee P and globular in build, and in 

 J 011 *. Nor mvLf shade of hne canar y yellow, shaded in some instances with 



^P^UalsTrnW big ' massive > a nd tall as usual. Purple 



S^^^^^*^yi telling * * • " " 



name 

 al Fi 



vai yinc shaoCT "J r a Madone ' Madame Carrey, Madame Ph. Rivoire, 



varie ty it is, the colour being indicated 



, Beaute Grenobloise, 



Lady 1 1 an ham, the beaut 



**"<n.'W;ett£T£ Then there are SOme ver y go'S* blooms" of G. j! Am incurved of good si« s and substance. . Belle Mauve 



cbirn, the sam ' Zr J™ Sp r ° rt ' and the su, P hur W. Mease, which class, a Japanese with lor.fi ; florets ^ the colour indicated by its name 

 I. W t>. , m * Parentage. r.* ( 1v iionl^m th* v;,5„_j At . ..i ._. . _'j >, >f;i.,„^ \tr< I. \\. Harks, the eolden bronze SDort from I < 



^ks, »fiS , r? tag ±M I *S Hanham ' the Vivi ?nd Morel sport, and Mrs. 



^Swl*? $een Iast season in very t 

 ; and \r I? S Tr a J a P anes e of pale canary 



— j g r a - 



W. Towers, medium 



c^rtaiai 



-~my not the U,* ^ ' 9 !" ■ & — uuicib uuc ratner tnin, arc 



M - Uiis ReSf attractlve ^ Mis. G. W. Palmer is a rich purple bronze, 



™**ft a pure white, both snorts from Mrs. C H fl rman P,i>nP. *nd 



thlS AmoDg home-raised Japanese of varying shades of yellow, Edith Tabor, Elli 

 Curtis, Baron Tait, C. T. Payne, and the fine Carnot sport. Mrs. W. Mease 



must not be forgotten. „ w - 9 



first rate, and in whites we get Mrs. II. Weeks, Lady Byron, Kathleen Rogers, a 



3 _r 1 U~ —A Mauye J, p • - 



mm _ Lady 



way/Milano, Mrs. J. W. Barks ' 



all in good form, and make very attractive-looking blooms* I^dy Isabel, c 

 silvery pink, was seen last season, and so too was Duke of Wellington, 

 solid Japanese incurved of deep golden bron zc . 



In the old section of florists incurved there are a few representatives, M 

 A Hagcas, Mrs. Heale, Austin Cannell, Violet Tomlin, very bright and fii 

 the Princess family, fllobc d'Or, C. H. Curtis, Mrs. R. C Kingston,iand 

 being of the number. 



