THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 



SELECTIONS OP CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Now that collections of Chrysanthemums are in 

 bloom, and exhibitions are being held, a good oppor- 

 tunity is afforded for taking note of some of the finest 

 blooms in the different sections of this popular autumn 

 flower. While looking over collections and stands of 

 bloom during the past week, we made note of the 

 following varieties as well worthy of cultivation : — 

 Incurved Blooms : Yellow, Jardin des Plantes, a fine 

 old variety very rich in colour; Gloria mundi, Mr. 

 Bunn, fine deep yellow, a sport from Beverley ; George 

 Glenny, pale primrose, a sport from the white Mrs. G. 

 Rundle ; Mrs. Dixon, a fine and handsome golden 

 sport from the same ; Golden Empress of India, pale 

 in colour, but very fine ; and Guernsey Nugget. 

 This gives us a good selection of yellow-flowered 

 varieties of all shades. White flowered : Empress of 

 India, very fine; Beverley, large and fine; White 

 Venus, Mrs. Geo. Rundle, probably the most useful, if 

 not the best white Chrysanthemum ever raised; 

 Princess Teck, delicate blush, very fine ; Dido, blush ; 

 and Novelty, a very fine white. The blush flowers 

 are very charming indeed. The purple-flowered 

 varieties are a limited but very fine class ; the three 

 best being Prince of Wales, very fine ; Prince Alfred, 

 a very pleasing flower ; and Lady Talfourd. There 

 are, no doubt, others of fine merit, but the three 

 named are unquestionably very fine. In what can 

 be designated the piuk and lilac-flowered section, 

 there are some very fine types, all very beautiful 

 indeed. We may mention Lady Hardinge, soft pink ; 

 Hero of Stoke Newington, delicate pink ; Mrs. Sharpe, 

 Venus, very pretty ; Princess of Wales, very delicate ; 

 Isabella Bolt, a charming flower ; Ossuna, fine pinkish 

 lilac, very large and pleasing ; and Countess of 

 Dudlejr, the circumference purplish lilac, with a pale 

 silvery-creamy centre. The bronze and chestnut- 

 coloured flowers form a very attractive section, and in 

 this must also be grouped the orange and cinnamon- 

 coloured flowers. Our list includes the Rev. C. Boys, 

 deep bronze ; Beethoven, very fine ; General Bain- 

 brigge, Baron Beust, Bronze Jardin des Plantes, 

 Antonelli, Barbara, a flower having a good deal of 

 gold in its surface when fully incurved ; John Salter, 

 very fine ; and Monarch, reddish bronze. Of what 

 are known as the reflexed flowers, three varieties can 

 be selected as possessing especial merit, viz., Dr. 

 Sharpe, J ulia Lagravere, and Progne ; all very finely 

 coloured. 



The Japanese varieties now form a very large sec- 

 tion, and include types of great size and beauty. 

 The leading flowers are Fulton, deep golden-yellow, 

 extra fine ; Garnet, orange-red ; Madame Lemoine, 

 rosy-lilac, large and very fine ; Arlequin, orange centre, 

 tipped with purple on a blush ground ; Lutea Striata, 

 pale gold, the reverse of the florets cinnamon ; M. 

 Ardene, pink, large and very handsome ; Oracle, lilac- 

 pink, large and very fine ; Ville de Hayne, orange- 

 cinnamon, reflexed with gold, in the way of Dr. 

 Masters ; James Salter, very fine and free ; Gloire de 

 Toulouse, Red Dragon, Fulgore, Fair Maid of Guernsey, 

 very fine white ; Cry-Kang ; Elaine, Orphee, bright 

 red; and Mons. Crousse, pale orange-red, the florets 

 pure gold when incurved in the centre. 



The following selection of Pompome varieties is not a 

 large one, but includes what we took to be some 'of 

 the most useful for general decorative purposes. 

 White flowered : White Cedo Nulli, Marabout, a 

 very fine white variety; and Mdlle, Marthe, perfect in 

 shape and very free. Yellow : Mons. Astie and St. 

 Michael. Crimson : Bob, Fanny, and Maroon Model. 

 Bronze and Gold : Aurora Boreale. Lilac and Pink : 

 Lilac Cedo Nulli. Of the anemone flower section 

 there are three very charming varieties that should be 

 in every collection : Calliope, reddish cerise, yellow 

 centre ; Marie Stuart, delicate pink, very pretty ; and 

 Dick Turpin, bright red with yellow centre, distinct. 



In the class of large-flowered anemone-bloomed 

 varieties we have seen nothing new. Fleur Marie, 

 Gluck, Prince of Anemones, and a few others are still 

 the best, and when nicely grown, and produced clean 

 and pure, are very charming indeed. It is a class 

 that increases but slowly ; and they are not nearly so 

 much grown as the fine and handsome varieties in the 

 incurved group. 



CLOVE CARNATION, SUSAN ASKEY. 



In our notice of this fine clove in the November 

 number of the Floral Magazine, if; was stated that 

 the origin of it was involved in some doubt. We are 

 informed that it was raised by Mr. William Culverwell, 

 Thorpe Perrow Gardens, Bedale, who introduced the 

 Clove to public notice. 



