104S. IRENE— A most beautiful and attractive novelty ; large, open flowers, of good form, white, 
flushed pink, and which continues throughout its flowering period ; dwarf, bushy habit; good for 
exhibition and general decorative purposes. 
104t. MRS. E. STAINES— Of the purest white; florets long and well developed, forming into 
well-shaped flowers ; good high centre ; very free flowering ; valuable for growing into specimen 
plants; useful. 
1045. STAR— A seedling from the well-known variety Miss Rose; extremely floriferous, and 
forming into handsome plants ; medium-sized flowers of a pink shade Much admired when 
exhibited at the Aqnarium Show last November. 
2s. 6'/. each. 
THE GARDEN, 31st October, 1896. Royal Horticultural Society. 
Larly Oporto Tait (Jap.), a very handsome variety, and an acquisition to the front row on any 
board of cut-blooms; the colour is a deep golden yellow, the petals long and broad, being disposed 
in the way of those of Thunherg ; it is of medium size. Mrs. J. Lewis (Jap.), a reiparkablj fine 
show variety of large size, and the purest white; the petals broad, the build of the flowers 
being very massive and of great depth. Several varieties of Chrysanthemums, new kinds, were 
shown by Messrs. H. Canuell & Sons. The finest were Pride of Exmouth, a very lovely white 
Japanese, a full shapely bloom ; Mrs. J Lewis, also a large pure white; Lady Q^mrto lait, a fine 
goltlen yellow, with thick tw'isted petals; and liobl. Powell, a handsome flower, bronze and yellow. 
National Chrysanthemum Society. 
Mrs.,I.M. Aew A- (Jap.), big and solid. The florets are b-oad, curly, and intermingling; colour 
pure white. A. 11. Wood, a pale yellow sport from Primrose League, large and spreading. 
Kobt. Powell, a big solid incurved .Japanese ; colour golden bronze reverse, inside carmine 
chestnut; was very fine. So too was Ernest Canuell, of ordinary incurved form, full and double; 
colour, pale ochre-yellow. Another regarded as a promising novelty was Lady Oporto Tait. 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 3Ist October, 1896, Royal Horticultural Society. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons exhib.ted two very fine blooms of the variety Mrs. J. M. Lewis, 
pure white Japanese, large and very deep. Award of Merit, also First-Class Certificate, N.C.S. 
Lady Oporto Tait, a broad floreted fancy Japanese with twisted florets, rich gold colour. Award 
of Merit. Ernest Cannell, an incurved flower of promising character. 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE, 31st October, 1896. 
Lady Oporto Tait, a large .Japanese variety with broad curling and incurving florets of the 
brightest gold colour. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Mrs. .1. M. Lewis, a large white Japanese of 
compact form, florets broad and pointed. Award of Merit, R.H.S. ; First-Class Certificate, N.C.S. 
THE GARDENING 'WORLD, 31st October, 1896. Royal Horticultural Society. 
The grand vellow incurved variety Ernest Cannell was in fine condition in Messrs, Canuell & Sous* 
exhibit. 
Baron Tait writes: — I was appointed a judge for the Oporto (Portugal) Society. There 
was one exhibit of 80 plants, much the finest in the show. I was delighted to hear from the 
grower that he had received all his stock direct from Cannell & Sons. Somehow I always 
get on splendidly with what you tend, while thosj from others, even my own, fail. I am 
puzzled to know how it is yours do so well. 
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