EARLY-FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT WISLEY, 1914. 5II 



EARLY-FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT WISLEY, 1914. 



Report by C. C. Titchmarsh, Trials Officer. 



In the spring of 1914 five hundred and eighty-four stocks of Early- 

 Flowering Chrysanthemums were sent to Wisley for trial. Four 

 hundred and three varieties were represented, of which 249 were 

 early-flowering Japanese, 113 were single-flowered, 2 were pompons, 

 and there were 39 varieties which failed to flower before the beginning 

 of November. 



The plants were placed in cold frames until the middle of May, 

 when they were planted out in ground which had been trenched and 

 manured during the previous winter. They were allowed to make 

 natural growth, neither stopping nor disbudding being practised. 

 The collection was examined by a Sub-Committee of the Floral Com- 

 mittee on two occasions. 



The dry condition during the growing period reacted upon the 

 plants in several directions. In general, both the plants and their 

 flowers failed to attain their normal dimensions ; the depth of colour 

 in the pink and mauve-pink flowers was considerably increased ; the 

 time of flowering was not appreciably affected. 



In this report the plants are grouped in twenty-six sections, neces- 

 sarily arbitrary, under popular colour names. Sections I. to XV. 

 comprise double varieties ; XVI. pompon varieties ; XVII. to XXV. 

 single varieties, and XXVI. varieties which failed to flower. The 

 varieties are arranged in alphabetical order in each section. The 

 Roman numeral which follows each name in the preliminary list 

 indicates the section in which the description of the variety will be 

 found. 



The technical colour name is given in the description, and is 

 taken from " Colour Standards and Colour Nomenclature " (Ridgway), 

 to which the index numbers and letters in parentheses refer. The 

 determination of the tint of flowers which owe their colour to the 

 presence of both red and yellow pigments presents the greatest diffi- 

 culty ; at the best it is only approximate. As the amount of red 

 pigment produced is governed to some extent by external conditions, 

 it is frequently difficult to decide in which class a plant must be 

 placed : a terra-cotta " may vary from " orange " to " bronze." 

 The diameter given is that of a terminal flower ; the measurement 

 after the description of the plant is its height ; the time, e.g. mid- 

 September, is the period at which the plant reached its maximum 

 flowering-point. 



