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Bubstance, and a very compact bloom ; and C. B. Whitnall, an incurved 
flower of American origin, colour deep purple crimson. 
Some small but curious thread-petalled flowers, said to have been 
sent from Japan, were also staged by Mr. Morter, to whom a vote of 
thanks was accorded. 
Cups and Tubes. 
Though we have cups and tubes of improved patterns “ the Perfect ” 
has yet to come. We want a cup with a spring or clip in the neck that 
will catch the stem of the flower when drawn down, and hold it 
securely and firmly in position. Especially is the want felt with 
incurved blooms, for pinning the stem with a cork wedge does not 
give satisfactory results. Some of them are sure to get loose, and by 
the time you reach “the halls of judgement” they are wobbling 
about.—E. K. 
Hairy Chrysanthemums. 
I HAVE been expecting to hear something about these new candidates 
for public favour, and have kept a rather keen look-out for them 
wherever I have been this season. There have, however, been so many 
of the other sections shown in fine form that hairy varieties, or at 
least the newest of them, seem to have escaped anything like marked 
attention. Everybody is now fairly well acquainted with the older 
sorts like Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, Louis Boehmer, L’Enfant des Deux 
Mondes, W. A. Manda, and a few others, that nothing need be said con¬ 
cerning them. But some notes of a few of the novelties may be 
acceptable to those interested in the new class. 
Hairy Wonder is a Japanese incurved bloom of a deep bronzy yellow, 
with numerous hairs on the reverse of the petals ; and another, called 
King of the Hirsutes, which I saw at the Aquarium in Mr. Jones’ stand, 
is also a yellow, which, in the uncertain light of that building, seemed 
to approach too nearly in form and colour to W. A. Manda. Sautel, 
1893, is probably the best, for it is larger in size than most of those in 
its class ; it has deeply grooved incurving florets of a light rosy amaranth 
inside, with a pale pink silvery reverse. Chrysanthemiste Delaux is not 
pretty, although distinct, is a dull bronzy crimson. Mireilli is also a 
Japanese, the colour pale lilac. Souvenir de I’Ami Coye is better in 
several respects, being a pure white Jap of the incurved type, with 
narrow pointed florets and plenty of hair on the reverse. Belle Arl4sienne, 
like the four preceding, comes from France ; it is less hairy than the 
others, but the colour is clear and good, being pure white, with a delicate 
shade of yellow in the centre. William Falconer is a pretty pale blush 
sport from Louis Boehmer, a more refined looking flower than the 
parent. This was raised in America, where it is also known, I believe, 
as Patrick Barry. Mrs. Dieterichs is probably from the same country, 
the florets incurve, and the colour is a clear silvery shade of mauve. 
Miss Baldwin is rather a flat flower, very tall in growth, the colour pale 
mauve or amaranth. There are about twenty other sorts announced in 
the catalogues, but the above are all I have seen worth mentioning.—P. 
Pompon Florence Carr. 
Probably never in any season has there been more Pompon 
Chrysanthemums shown than during the current year, for at all 
local shows they have been well represented, while at the “ National ” 
Exhibition they were shown in abundance. With the exception of one 
or two cases they were all of very high quality, showing that they are 
becoming more popular, and as the varieties are not very extensive 
any good sort would be much appreciated, and that I think we shall find 
in Florence Carr. This is a variety raised by a Mr. W. Carr of Croydon, 
who exhibited it at the show held in the Royal Aquarium, West¬ 
minster, where it was commended ; it received a first-class certificate at 
the Crystal Palace this year. The colour of this new Pompon is of a 
deep bronzy red, flower of large size, fine substance, and the plant a 
dwarf habit of growth, something after the style of Mdlle. Elise Dordan. 
I do not know whether this Pompon is being sent out; if not, I hope 
it soon will be. Perhaps some of our readers will be able to give us 
their opinion about it.— Grower. 
Incurved Japanese Chrysanthemums. 
Where any society is afliliated to the N.C.S. the duties of judges are 
clearly defined in the matter of nomenclature, and their duties in this 
respect are rendered quite easy. Varieties that do not correspond 
with the published description of each in the official catalogue must of 
necessity be disqualified. In the case in point (page 497) the judges 
ought to have exercised their powers in disqualifying L6on Frache and 
Mdlle. M, Hoste, as they are clearly not recognised as incurved Japanese. 
The latter was introduced by Lacroix, 1891, and except a few florets 
from early formed buds the blooms cannot be termed incurved at all. 
L^on Frache opens with an inclination to incurve, but this eventually 
passes away, leaving the florets quite flat. Now that this section is 
increasing so fast varieties that remain incurved when fully developed 
only ought to be admitted. For instance, Robert Owen is a true type 
of incurved Japanese. 
Where judges have no definite law laid down for their guidance, as 
in the case of new varieties, it is then rather embarrassing for them to be 
called upon to make a law applicable to certain varieties.—E. M. 
Chrysanthemum Catalogues. 
May I be allowed to point out a very important matter in con¬ 
nection with the new Chrysanthemum catalogues which does not seem 
to have entered the minds of our principal growers ? In these days there 
is a large number of persons interested in tracing the origin of some of the 
new flowers and of discovejring the age, raisers, and names of some of 
the older ones. A set of old catalogues of any of the principal Chrys¬ 
anthemum importers would afford much interesting material of this sort, 
especially if they could be bound up together in a neat handy little 
volume. With the lists of most of the leading firms this is impossible, 
because every two or three years they alter the sizes of their lists, with 
the obvious result that after lying about for a time they become dog¬ 
eared, the wrappers torn, and are little better than waste paper. If some 
of our trade growers would only do as the late Mr. John Salter, or as 
Messrs, Dixon did—keep their lists to one size—many of us would, 1 am 
sure, carefully place them aside year by year and have them bound up 
for future reference and instruction. This is a plan I have adopted for 
some years where possible, but unfortunately several of our leading 
trade growers and importers will never be represented in my set of 
Chrysanthemum catalogues because of the frequent changes they have 
made in their lists.—P, 
Mr. Mawley’s Chrysanthemum Analysis. 
Whilst all must concede that Mr. Mawley has in the preparation of 
his Chrysanthemum analysis, published in the Journal of Horticulture 
for November 30th, shown great patience many persons will ask of what 
use is it when it is published ? The figures given of the number of blooms 
shown at the Royal Aquarium November shows are interesting, in so 
far as they exhibit the rise and wane of exhibitors’ enthusiasm. Starting 
low in 1885, rapidly rising for the next three years, falling to zero in 
1889, then springing up most spasmodically to more than double the 
number of the previous year, then coming down again gradually to a 
low ebb in 1892, when many exhibitors doubtless having the measure 
of their quality wisely retired from a competition at which only the very 
best blooms can win. Still even these figures are of no appreciable 
value to the present day grower, whilst the long lists of varieties that 
have been popular in past days read simply as old history, for to-day 
already three-fourths of the Japanese mentioned are as good as dead and 
buried. 
In the case of the incurved forms they move so slowly that change 
is far less in their case in ten years than in the Japanese in one year. 
Now, what would be far more useful as well as interesting, would be 
selections made by hona-fide private growers and exhibitors of say 
twenty-four of the best Japanese selected from their own or other boxes 
of the past show season. With exhibitors it is most important to learn 
not of old and now shunted sorts, but of the very best present day varieties. 
I should rigidly exclude from the growers who may be invited to join 
in this selection—and some twenty-five to thirty would be ample—all 
trade growers. The object should be to secure impartial returns of the 
very finest varieties, each one being placed on the list by the sender in 
the order in which he regards it as meritorious. 
It is so very obvious that whilst this season we have seen fully one 
half of the places in good class boxes occupied by new or practically 
new varieties, that next year that proportion will be extended to fully 
two-thirds, almost the only so-called old varieties, perhaps, being 
E. Molyneux, Avalanche, Sunflower, Viviand Morel, W. H. Lincoln, and 
Etoile de Lyon; and of these how many will be found in first-class 
stands two years hence ? It is this great swiftness to displace older good 
sorts that presents such a terror almost to exhibitors. They cannot, if 
they wish to be in the front ranks, refrain from obtaining the best new 
sorts, but they do not want to purchase varieties that have either not been 
seen or may prove worthless. It is in this respect that high-class selec¬ 
tions by leading private growers would prove so helpful. 
Whilst we do undoubtedly derive splendid varieties of Japanese 
Chrysanthemums from seed, and for such a facile means of obtaining 
variations we ought to be grateful, yet is it in danger of becoming some¬ 
thing of a nuisance, because it is at once so difficult and so costly to keep 
pace with novelty production. Only last week there were at the Drill 
Hall and the Aquarium no less than eight Japanese varieties certificated, 
and at the preceding meetings on November 7th and 14th at the same 
place nine other Japanese were certificated and several others had been 
certificated previously, so that altogether some twenty-five at least have 
been so honoured, and another twenty-five have come so near to honours 
as to show that they have if well grown high merit. What wonder is 
it if in such case a selection becomes bewildering ?—A. D. 
The Right Bud. 
This is the most perplexing question a Chrysanthemum grower can 
put to me. I get this question from all parts of Scotland, Ireland, 
Wales, and England, but it cannot be answered without some 
consideration. First, as to what part of the British Isles does the ques¬ 
tion come from ? What time of the year were the cuttings rooted f 
How were they treated after rooting ? When were the plants potted ? 
Were they ever topped, pinched, or cut back ? 
Before a correct or final answer can be given all the above details 
must be taken into consideration. The “ right bud ” for southern England 
is the wrong bud for northern districts, and the same applies to Scotland. 
The grower should be the best judge. He should study his locality ; the 
time the blooms are required; whether the variety is early, medium, or 
late. No hard and fast rules can be laid down. The seasons vary so 
much ; the treatment of plants varies equally as much. Therefore, no 
definite answer can be given to this question. Many growers profess to 
know the exact bud to select, and when to select it. I do myself, but 
only for my own locality, not for Great Britain.—R, U. M. 
