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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Owen, and Mrs. J. Laing. Of incurved varieties the Queen family all 
look very well, and some excellent flowers are showing of Mr. Bunn, 
John Salter, Violet Tomlin, Empress Eugenie, Miss M. A. Haggis, &c. 
Amongst new varieties W. W. Coles and Mr. A. Id. Neve are very good. 
Of Ada Spalding it was too early to speak, but the plants were 
strong. The flowers are being developed in the Azalea house, and will 
be taken from there to the corridor, the roof of which is glazed with 
Hartley’s rolled glass, the flowers keeping a long time under the sub¬ 
dued light. 
Aymestry Court, Woolton. 
Mr. C. Osborne. Captain Robinson’s head gardener, has a collection 
of some 250 plants, exclusive of Pompons, &c , which are grown on the 
pinched and the three-bloom system, and right well they are grown. 
The Japanese section is very good, the following being the most con¬ 
spicuous :—Japanese.—Mons. Bernard, Etoile de Lyon, and Sunflower are 
the best I have seen so far ; Avalanche, Boule d’Or, Mrs. F. Jameson, 
Stanstead White, Comte de Germiny, M. J. Pigny, J. Delaux, Fim- 
briatum, Condor, E. Molyneux, Stanstead Surprise, Meg Merrilies, 
T. Stephenson, and R. Brocklebank. Incurved.—Jeanne d’Arc, Princess 
of Wales, Violet Tomlin, Lord Wolseley, Prince Alfred, and the Queen 
family are very good ; also Princess Beatrice. Newer varieties are 
Puritan, fine; We Wa Mr. Osborne considers identical with Mrs. 
Wheeler, and does not intend to grow it again ; George Maclure, and 
Sunset, not expanded, but very promising ; Mrs. A. Carnegie, a beau¬ 
tiful colour, with large buds ; Volunteer is not considered nearly so 
good as Belle Paule ; W. W. Coles, excellent; Madame Louise Leroy 
is one of the finest introductions ; and, last, Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, which 
is all the raiser claims for it, and a great beauty. Mr. Osborne has 
exhibited for several seasons with much success, and is likely to be seen 
again this year. 
Otterspool, Aigburth. 
Although Mr. Lindsay, through the death of Sir T. Edwards- 
Moss is not likely to exhibit this year, Chrysanthemums at Otterspool are 
still largely and well grown. They are not so tall as usual, but are sturdy 
well matured plants, with thick leathery foliage down to the pots, and 
would no doubt have done him credit on any exhibition table. The 
following are developing grand blooms :—Etoile de Lyon, Stanstead 
White, Stanstead Surprise, Avalanche, Marsa, Mrs. Falconer Jameson, 
and Bouquet de Dami,a beautiful full silvery white flower, which ought to 
be better known. Amongst the incurved Miss M. A. Plaggas, Violet 
Tomlin, Mrs. Heale, and Princess of Wales stand out prominent. The 
Queen family is represented in Mr. Lindsay’s excellent style. The secret 
in the timing of these lies in early pinching. At Otterspool few are 
grown on the orthodox system, but from six to nine flowers are aimed at. 
If more collections were so treated less would be heard of being too early 
or too late. By so treating them Mr. Lindsay believes a late or inter¬ 
mediate crown bud is secured, which is the one that develops into 
the most perfect and well timed show flower. Avalanche so done, and 
carrying twelve flowers, was quite a show. I have in my mind’s eye a 
plant of Pelican which I saw two years ago. It was in a 9-inch pot. 
and carried six magnificent flowers, which I have never seen equalled, 
I trust Mr. Lindsay may soon be seen as an exhibitor again, for his stands 
were always of the highest order. 
Highfield, Woolton. 
Here there is a collection of 500 plants, and although Mr. Haigb, 
Mr. W. H. Tate’s excellent gardener, does not exhibit, his collection is a 
rich one and well grown, and if he exhibited he would be a formidable 
opponent. Particularly striking in the Japanese were Album Fimbriatum, 
Etoile de Lyon, Stanstead Surprise, Stanstead White, Condor, Mons. 
Bernard, Boule d’Or. T. Stephenson. Holborn Beauty, Meg Merrilies, 
R. Brocklebank, C. Wagstaffe, and William Holmes, a charming pair 
for decorative work. Violet Tomlin superseded all others of the variety 
I have seen this year. The blooms were over 4 inches deep, and ail 
other parts in proportion. Princess of Wales, Empress of India, Prince 
Alfred, Lord Wolseley, Refulgence, and others were of the highest 
quality. Of the newer varieties I may draw your readers’ attention to 
L’Automne, a splendid salmon buff incurved variety, a large flower, 
excellent in petal, and one which ought to be in every collection. 
Volunteer is not cared for, and I saw Ada Spaulding for the second time. 
I must see it much better before I would grow it. It is more like an 
incurved Japanese of a very poor variety. Leon Fraiche is really a 
grand variety, and Mr. Haigh does not intend to grow We Wa again. 
John Doughty is spoken highly about. 
Elm Hall, Wavertee, Liverpool. 
On my visit to Mr. Cox I found him looking over his Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, of which he has this year 500 plants, arranged here, there, and 
everywhere. They are all grown on the non-pinched principle, and 
many of them are much shorter than usual. The Japanese arc excellent, 
and here I saw some of the finest flowers of E. Molyneux I have ever seen. 
Others worth noting: Avalanche, Album Fimbriatum, T. Stephen 30 fj, 
Belle Paule, Madame C. Audiguier, Jeanne Delaux (magnificent), B. le 
Prailly, Sunflower, Carew Underwood, Mons. Bernard, Stanstead White, 
and Stanstead Surprise. The incurved were very solid and broad in 
the petal. The Queen type .were represented by very fine flowers ; the 
same may be said of Princess of Wales family, and again of the Tecks. 
The newer varieties in the Japanese were Annie Clibran, syn. Pink 
Lacroix, very good ; and Oriental, a beautiful, narrow-petalled variety, 
of a Venetian red colour, flaked with gold. It is one Mr. Cox thinks 
will come much larger another season, and if so it is destined to become, 
a great favourite. Of the incurved John Doughty is a splendid addition, 
and a century in front of Bronze Queen. Mrs. Coleman is a grand 
variety, and for size Emily Dale Improved is far away ahead of Emily 
Dale. Of Anemones, Gladys Spaulding is one which ought to be in every 
collection. There is here a striped sport from Queen of England. It is 
of a lighter shade, but with a violet stripe down each petal ; a very 
pretty variety. Although so many of the large flowering ones are 
grown, Mr. Cox has wisely made ample provision by growing a house¬ 
ful of Pompons, Anemones, and reflexed varieties for cutting purposes. 
Mr. Cox is well known, having taken many first-class prizes, cups, kc. r 
and his blooms are just right for the shows. 
Camp Hill, Woolton. 
Mr. Jellicoe has this year a large number of very promising flowers. 
They are rather later than many collections I have seen, but will be. 
none the worse on that account. At the earlier part of the season 
Mr. Jellicoe suffered very much from the damp, but at the present time 
they are quite free from it. His best blooms of Japanese are E. Moly¬ 
neux, Mrs. F. Jameson, Condor, Stanstead White, Surprise, Criterion,, 
and others, and of the incurved varieties Mr. Bunn, White Beverley, Lord 
Wolseley, Jeanne d’Arc, Refulgens, all the Queen family, Hero of Stoke 
Newington, Princess Teck, &c. Mr. Jellicoe is a thorough grower of 
the Chrysanthemum, having taken the silver cup twice at Liverpool, 
and other valuable prizes in all parts of the country. 
Lingdale Lodge, Oxton, Cheshire. 
The residence of G. Cockburn, Esq., is about two miles from Birken¬ 
head, and in Mr. Geo. Burden Mr. Cockburn has a gardener who can 
grow the Chrysanthemum to perfection. The Japanese varieties are all 
excellent, th se worthy of mention being Avalanche, Criterion, Stan¬ 
stead White, Mrs. Wright, Belle Paule, T. Stephenson, J. D41aux, Mons. 
Bernard (extra fine), Etoile de Lyon, Fimbriatum, Duchess of Albany, 
Stanstead Surprise, Mrs. F. Jameson (grand), Mr. H. Whellam, &c. The 
incurved varieties are of the highest order, and never have I seen such 
a houseful staged, not a bad flower amongst them, and for size of bloom 
and petal they cannot be surpassed. The Queen family are perfection, and 
Beauty, Violet Tomlin, Princess Teck, Miss M. A. Haggas, Prince Alfred, 
Lord Wolseley, Mrs. Shipman, Princess Beatrice, &c, are good. From the 
last named Mr. Burden has a very pretty sport; it has the same build as 
the parent but the colour is a bronzy rose shading to yellow, and a 
beautiful bloom it is; it is quite distinct from Mrs. Shipman, and Mr. 
Burden will do well to take care of it. Mr. Burden is not so well known 
yet, having only exhibited three years, but with much success at 
Birkenhead, Liverpool, and last year at the great Centenary Show at 
Edinburgh, and is destined to soon take a foremost position ; he is an 
enthusiast, and is well supported by his exce'lent employer, Mr. Cock¬ 
burn. There are 450 plants grown, both on the pinched and the 
orthodox principle. The new varieties worth growing are Mr. E. W. 
Clarke, Maggie Mitchell, Marsa, Puritan, W. W. Co'es. John Doughty 
is grand and Emily Dale Imp. is an improvement in size. Ada 
Spaulding is a Japanese incurved from an early bud, but may be better 
later. 
Dove Park, Woolton. 
Mr. Carling grows 300 plants, but unfortunately he had many of the 
most promising shoots broken by the severe gale we had just before 
they were housed, and the crippled shoots testify to the effects of the 
wind. Nevertheless, they are very fine, Edwin Molyneux, Mrs. F. 
Jameson, Florence Percy, Stanstead White, Stanstead Surprise, Condor 
(grand), Avalanche, F. A. Davis, Fimbriatum, Geo. Daniels, and Sun¬ 
flower particularly so. The incurved and specially strong are Princess. 
Beatrice, Violet Tomlin, Nil Desperandum, Refulgens, Miss Haggas 
the Queens and Tecks. Of Ada Spaulding it was too early to speak. 
Geo. Atkinson, Puritan (splendid), and Madame Louise Leroy, perhaps 
one of the best blooms in the collection, are worth growing in the 
Japanese. In the Anemones Nelso i and Sabine, and the incurved Mrs. 
Coleman and John Doughty, were noteworthy. Mr. Carling has exhibited 
ia various parts with much success, and will be seen again this year. 
In conclusion I wish to state that what new varieties I have men¬ 
tioned are thought worthy of being grown, not by myself alone, but by 
the growers whose collections they are in. The colour of the flower I 
have not described, as they are to be found in all good catalogues, and I 
would most respectfully ask those who by their courtesy and kindnesa. 
have made the compiling of these notes a lighter task than they would 
otherwise have been to accept my warmest thanks. 
Calderstones. 
In visiting Calderstones, Allerton, the residence of Mrs. Maclver, a 
few days ago, I was heartily welcomed by Mr. W. Tunnington, the 
popular gardener, who has presided over the gardens at Calderstones for 
a great number of years. As might be imaained at this season of the 
year, the first thing we conversed about was the Chrysanthemum. As 
we walked through the houses, where the Chrysanthemums were 
arranged, it was a treat to hear Mr. Tunnington relate some of his ex- 
pei iences ; and, although not having been an exhibitor for some few years, 
there was the same master hand exhibited in their cultivation. Among the 
Japanese, which were very good, were the following Madame Louise 
Leroy, Etoile de Lyon, Avalanche, Mons. Bernard, Mons. H. Elliott,. 
Marsa, Martha Harding, Mrs. W. Stevens, Stanstead Surprise, E. Moly¬ 
neux, Sunflower, &c. Incurved: All the Princess of Wales type were 
very good, and Lord Wolseley, Refulgens, Mr. Bunn, and the Queen 
