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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ 3Iaicli 12 , 1851. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM ANALYSIS, 1885-90. 
In 1889 the principal Exhibition of the National Chrysanthemum 
Society contained a smaller number of exhibits than any previous 
Show, while that of last year was, on the other hand, much the largest 
the Society has yet held. This Centenary Exhibition proved a magnifi¬ 
cent one, and in every way a worthy memorial of the able Secretary 
■who had done so much towards planning it, but who never lived to 
witness the result of his exertions. Taking all the classes the cut 
b’ooms numbered over 3800. Besides these there were no fewer than 
145 trained specimen plants, to say nothing of the many beautiful 
groups, and several exhibits not for competition. There were two 
circumstances in connection with this grand Show which happened 
fortunately for the present analysis. In the first place the extent of 
the Exhibition, for of course the larger the display the more valuable is 
the record for the year likely to be. Then, again, the early flowering 
kinds having been unduly favoured at most of the previous shows, it 
was very desirable that at this one the later sorts should be, as in 1889, 
Well represented, and this I find to have been the case. 
The figures which follow are very encouraging, as they clearly show a 
steady increase in the number of exhibits in every year except 188l> 
since the establishment of the National Society. 
1885. 
1886. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
1890, 
Incurved ... 
839 
1080 
964 
1147 
682 
1377 
Japanese ... 
835 
1026 
1221 
1759 
922 
2054 
1674 
2106 
2185 
2906 
1604 
3433 
In order 
to place 
the newer 
Chrysanthemums as 
far as possible on 
an equal footing with the more established varieties the following system 
has been, as in former years, adopted. The 1880 kinds are given places 
according to the average number of times they were shown at the last 
three shows, those of 1887 according to their averages for the last two 
years, while the positions of the still newer kinds depend upon the 
number of times they were stgged at the Centenary Exhibition alone. 
On reference to the table of incurved varieties it will be at once 
noticed that Empress of India no longer stands, as in all the previous 
analyses, at the head of the list, this proud position having been taken 
by a comparative stranger—Miss M. A. Haggas. Queen of England has 
also had to give way to another new comer—Miss Violet Tomlin—for 
the second place. Considering what a very conservative section this has 
been in recent years regarded, surely this amounts to little short of a 
revolution, particularly when we consider that both of these usurpers 
were last year only two years old, while the varieties they have 
dethroned are two of the oldest on the list. Whether they will be able 
to hold their own as years go on against either of these two veterans 
appears very doubtful. Even last year, although the Empress was not 
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INCURVED VARIETIES. 
Position in Present ^ 
Analysis. 
Average Number of 
Times Shown in the 
Six Years. 
Number of Times 
Shown in 1890. 
Name. 
Date of Introduction. 
Eaiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
i tolo 
64 
1 
Miss JI. A. Haggas . 
1888 
Hayes. 
Soft bright yellow. 
2 
i 162 0 
62 
Miss Violet Tomlin. 
1888 
Doughty . 
Bright violet purple. 
3 
1 60-5 
71 
Empress of India. 
1861 
Downie, Laird, and 
Pure white. 
4 
' 53-2 
55 
Queen of England . 
1847 
J. Salter | Laing 
Delicate rose blush. 
5 
! .52'5 
71 
Lord Alcester . 
1882 
Freemantle . 
Pale primrose. 
6 
! 49-0 
59 
Golden Empress of India . 
1877 
Loader . 
Pale yellow. 
7 
1 46-0 
59 
Jeanne d'Arc. 
1881 
Lacroix . 
Blush white, tipped purple. 
8 
1 .39 8 
52 
Lord Wolseley . 
1883 
Orchard . 
Bronzy red. 
9 
I 37-8 
42 
John Salter . 
1866 
J. Salter. 
Cinnamon, orange centre. 
10 
i 36 2 
58 
Princess of Wales. 
1865 
Davis . 
Blush, tinted rose. 
11 
! 35 0 
44 
Prmce Alfred . 
1863 
Davis . 
Rose carmine, shaded purple. 
12 
33 8 
52 
Golden (^ueen of England. 
1859 
J. Salter. 
Pale straw colour. 
13 
33 5 
38 
Alfred Salter. 
1856 
J. Salter. 
Clear lilac pink. 
14 
J 29-0 
29 
Mrs. S. Coleman . 
1889 
Russell . 
Bright rose, shaded yellow. 
15 
23-8 
32 
Nil Desperandum. 
1862 
Smith. 
Dark orange red. 
16 
27-0 
4 
Mr. Bunn . 
1881 
Bunn . 
Bright golden yellow. 
17 
26-0 
33 
Lady Hardinge. 
1861 
Clark . 
Silvery rose. 
18 
24-3 
29 
Jardin des Plantes ... 
1859 
J. Salter. 
Deep golden yellow. 
19 
2 4-0 
40 
Barbara .. . 
1869 
J. Salter. 
Bright amber, shaded orange. 
19 
24 0 
40 
Mrs. W. Shipman. 
1878 
Shipman. 
Fawn colour. 
20 
22-8 
41 
Mrs. Heale. 
1867 
Heale . 
Pure white. 
21 
22-0 
40 
Princess of Teck . 
1868 
Pethers . 
White, suffused pink. 
Rose pink. 
22 
19 3 
28 
Hero of Stoke Newington . 
1873 
Forsyth . 
23 
17-5 
24 
Refulgens . 
1873 
Cannell . 
Rich purple maroon. 
24 
160 
17 
Cherub . 
1862 
Smith. 
Orange, tinted rose bronze. 
25 
14-0 
27 
Empress Eugbnie. 
1866 
Pethers . 
Rosy lilac. 
Indian red, tipped gold. 
26 
138 
27 
Mr. Brunlees. 
1884 
Smith. 
26 
13-8 
1 
Prince of Wales . 
1865 
Davis . 
Purple. 
27 
12 7 
20 
Princess Beatrice. 
1868 
Wyness . 
Delicate rose pink. 
28 
12 0 
9 
White Venus. 
1872 
Shrimpton. 
Pure white. 
29 
11 8 
4 
Venus. 
1863 
1863 
J. Salter. 
Lilac, suffused pink. 
Cream white. 
30 
11-5 
6 
Beverley. 
Smith. 
30 
t 115 
20 
Lady Dorothy . 
1887 
Buss . 
Cinnamon buff, suffused rose. 
31 
10 0 
2 
Golden George Glenny . 
1876 
Dixon . 
Bright yellow. 
31 
* 10 0 
19 
Mrs. Norman Davis. 
1886 
Mizen. 
Rich golden yellow. 
32 
8 5 
1 
Mr. George Glenny. 
1870 
Waters . 
Primrose yellow. 
33 
* 83 
5 
Bronze Queen of England. 
1886 
Carter. 
Bronze brown, tinted rose. 
34 
82 
2 
Mrs. George Bundle. 
1868 
Rundle . 
Pure white. 
35 
75 
5 
Golden Eagle . 
1863 
Davis . 
Reddish bronze, tipped orange. 
Rose lilac. 
36 
X7-0 
7 
Alfred Lyne. 
1888 
Lyne . 
36 
jlO 
11 
Charles Gibson. 
1887 
Mizen. 
Bronze red, centre fawn. 
37 
6-8 
10 
Mabel Ward. 
1882 
Ward . 
Buff yellow. 
37 
68 
15 
Novelty . 
1860 
Clark . 
Blush. 
38 
6-7 
6 
Baron Beust. 
1868 
Pethers . 
Chestnut red, shaded yellow. 
38 
6 7 
8 
Eve. 
1865 
1864 
Cream white. 
Lilac pink. 
39 
5‘5 
1 
Lady Slade . 
Smith. 
* Average for three years only. ■]■ Average for only two years. J Number, of times staged in 1890. 
