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leaves good blooms may be expected later on. Amongst the newer 
varieties the following were promising, beside a number of seedlings 
under trial —C. Davis, C. Blick, W. Seward, Princess May, Comte de 
Paris, G. W. Childs, Excelsior, L’Enfant des Deux Mondes, Mrs. C. H. 
Payne, Le Verseau, Madame Octavie Mirbeau, Mrs. W. H. Fowler, and 
Potter Palmer. All the old and tried favourites are here grown, as 
well as the best of the incurved varieties. Several plants of all sections 
are grown without any disbudding or thinning of the shoots after 
being once topped when a few inches high. This is for testing their 
floriferousness, and an interesting display may be expected from these 
plants.— Visitor, 
CORNSTILES. 
This is the residence of W. F. Flight, Esq., who is well known as a 
patron of the Chrysanthemum. His gardener, Mr. Neville, has a collec¬ 
tion of dwarf well ripened plants that should produce fine exhibition 
blooms. Most noticeable amongst the incurved are the Princess family, 
which are well timed. The Japanese varieties are grand, comprising 
many new novelties. I noticed that J. Shrimpton and Beauts de 
Toulousaine were specially good. Mr. Neville, I think, will take some 
beating this year. 
Messrs, W. & G. Drover, Fareham. 
The blooms staged at the Centenary Exhibition by these growers 
brought their name to the front. They are now growing about 400 
plants for producing exhibition blooms. These are arranged in two long 
lean-to houses, one for Japanese, one for incurved varieties. The plants 
are taller this season, but are fine in stems, and the foliage is stout and 
green. The wood is also well ripened. I noticed Baron Hirsch, Brockley 
Gem, and the Queen family are showing good colour and depth. The 
varieties of the Princess family will not be up to their usual form this 
year. The Japanese are most promising, especially W. Seward, Colonel 
W. B. Smith, Lord Brooke, G. C. Schwabe, Golden Wedding, Charles 
Davis, Mrs. C. H, Payne, Mrs, Alpheus Hardy, and a few good promising 
seedlings. 
The Victoria Park, Portsmouth. 
The plants grown by Mr. Hatch for exhibition blooms number about 
250, and about 150 plants are cultivated for groups. These are showing 
well. Pompons and singles are also well grown. Mr. Hatch has taken 
many prizes for cut blooms, also for groups.—A Gardener. 
Chrysanthemums in the Isle of Wight—New Varieties. 
In spite of the extra amount of heat and sunshine during the past 
summer. Chrysanthemums in the south are a little late on the w'hole. 
Nevertheless, by the time the exhibitions come on I shall indeed be 
surprised if the season does not prove to be one of the best of the past 
decade as regards the improvement in the varieties of the Japanese 
section. New life has been instilled into the cultivation of the flower 
by the interest taken in the hybridising and raising of English seedlings, 
the character of which can be fairly well proven the first season. 
There is no doubt but that the fine hit made by Mr. J. Shrimpton, 
gardener to W. Seward, Esq., by the raising of the brilliant varieties 
named after the raisers and introduced last season will be in evidence 
this year at most of the exhibitions, and there are others to follow 
that will leave their mark. How the name of Shrimpton revives old 
memories of the past, in the minds of some of the old Stoke Newington 
school, and others of more recent date, when the Kingston and Wimble¬ 
don gardeners used to flock in scores across Wimbledon Common to visit 
our old friend of that name that lived at Roehampton, and grew 
such flowers as no one else could at that time, twenty to twenty-five 
years ago 1 The sight of his flowers gave the fever to many young 
gardeners that have since made their mark in the Chrysanthemum 
world, and by the zeal displayed in the neighbourhood resulted in the 
establishment of the Kingston and other neighbouring Chrysanthemum 
Societies. In the history of the Chrysanthemum I am glad to lay my 
tribute to our late friend, and many of my Kingston and Wimbledon 
associates can, I am sure, bear testimony to the wonderful influence 
“ Shrimpton’s ” Chrysanthemums had on the gardeners and others at 
that time. This season will prove that history repeats itself, although 
the bearer of the honoured name, the raiser of the new varieties under 
notice, told the writer of this personally last season he could not claim 
any relationship to oui old friend of Roehampton. 
The above thoughts suggested themselves on a visit to the unique 
gardens at Yarborough House, Bradiug, the residence of J. Darley, Esq , 
whose gardener, Mr. George Burt, has " taken on” wonderfully, and grows 
the Chrysanthemums, as he does anything else he takes in hand, with 
very great success. Favoured by a delightful sheltered situation, and a 
maximum amount of sunlight, the colours are highly developed, the 
collection consisting of nearly all new varieties. Last season Mr. Burt 
crossed a late bloom of Mrs. E. Beckett with J. Stanborough Dibben, 
and have now about thirty plants showing colour in different stages and 
of different cbaricters, one of which, not yet named, is a beautiful 
distinct reflexed Japanese about 2 feet G inches high, carrying three 
fine flowers about 6 inches across, of a deep primrose, with shades of 
bronze and red in the centre of the flower ; a variety of great promise. 
The following are some of the best, all of which are good, produced on 
plants carrying clean fully developed flowers fit for any exhibition. 
The high coloured varieties are very telling. Wrn. Seward, deep 
crimson, with long florets, is prominent on the three or four plants ; all 
are fine, one carrying eleven flowers of good substance ; like all dark 
coloured varieties, they require to be shaded from the hot sun to prevent 
burning. J. Shrimpton is a grand crimson with a golden turnover on 
the tips of the reflexed florets ; both these varieties show unmistakeably 
the blood of Cullingfordi in the wood and foliage. C. Shrimpton is another 
high coloured variety, but the flowers are not so promising as the pre¬ 
ceding, having come single on the terminals. Alice Seward is a very 
pretty variety with incurved florets, purple rose splashed with white, 
with a silvery turnover, reminding one of Don Quixote, but very much 
better. Charles Davis, the bronze yellow Viviand Morel, is represented 
by three plants, each carrying finely developed blooms of a beautiful tint, 
reminding one of Criterion, but much larger. L’isere is a splendid 
variety with large spreading stout florets, white, with a cream shade, 
turning up at the points like Stanstead White or Mdlle. B. Pigny, of 
which it is a much improved variety, both in the flower and the habit of 
the plant. I predict a good run on this variety. 
Louise is a very fine incurved Japanese of extraordinary substance, 
like a huge Queen of England, a soft peach colour. Lord Brooke is a 
grand acquisition in colour; the flower here is of great substance, and 
the plant very showy. White Louis Boehmer, a small plant carrying 
three fine blooms, pure white, and very hairy ; better than Mrs. Alpheus 
Hardy. Madame Appin, light rose, reminding one of a pale Viviand Morel ; 
a fine exhibition flower. Col. W. B. Smith on all plants is very good, one 
plant carrying fourteen blooms ; this is a great acquisition. Mrs. A. G. 
Ilubbuck, deep purple amaranth, very full flower with drooping florets. 
Excelsior, showing a good colour, deep rose, with silvery turnover. 
Waban, large, not yet fully developed. Chas. Blick, deep yellow, is very 
good. Elma de Smith, deep chestnut red, is very promising. Miss 
Dorothy Shea, large flower, with drooping florets of a dull brick red, 
reminds one of Margaret Marrouch, but as coming here, not quite so 
full; when good it would cover the board. Princess May has long droop¬ 
ing white narrow florets, and Le Prince du Bois is a very pretty flower, 
soft yellow drooping florets like Sunflower. Mrs. C. Harman Payne, 
rose, is a very strong variety carrying twelve fine blooms. Others very 
good are John Farwell, deep crimson red; L’Ami Etienne, full round 
incurved Japanese, colour of Madame C. Audiguier, but broader florets ; 
and President Borel, deep rose, drooping florets. Queen of the Hirsutes 
is chestnut red, and F. Vv'. Flight is rather late, but coming good. 
Some older varieties, such as Mdlle. Marie Hoste, M. E. Carriere, 
Louis Boehmer, Edwin Molyneux, and Felix Cassagneau are grown, but 
Mr. Burt is very severe in his selection, a collection of which any man 
might w'ell be proud.—C. Orchard, Bemiridge, 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
The nursery of Messrs. Jas. Veitch k Sons at Chelsea is, as everyone 
connected with horticulture well knows, always worth a visit, and now, 
when the Chrysanthemums are in bloom, perhaps more so than ever. 
The house in which the plants are shown is a large span-roofed one, the 
same as was utilised last season ; the arrangement being also similar, 
a central bank, with narrow borders on each side. Most, if not the 
whole, of last season’s novelties are to be seen, every endeavour having 
been made to keep the collection well abreast of the times. It is the 
general opinion of those who have seen the flowers that they surpass those 
of last season. This will doubtless be considered high praise by those 
who saw the magnificent examples last year, and who have not yet 
paid a visit this season; but, nevertheless, it is well merited, as all 
must acknowledge when they see the flowers. The plants are models of 
good management, and much credit is due both to the firm and the able 
grower, Mr. Weeks. The Japanese varieties are in full bloom, the 
incurved being a few days later. Careful attention has been devoted in 
placing the plants so that the colours would blend harmoniously, and the 
effect from the door of the structure is consequently striking, which 
attracts the attention of those who are passing down the walk through 
the nursery. 
Immediately on entering the house a flower of Colonel W. B. 
Smith is prominent, measuring, with the florets hanging down, 22 inches 
in circumference. Not so large but equally as striking are blooms of 
Miss Anna Hartshorn and the dark coloured Wm. Seward, one of the 
latest introductions, and decidedly an acquisition amongst the very deep 
crimson varieties. Bouquet des Dames is seen in superb form, the 
blooms being exceptionally deep and handsome. Edwin Molyneux 
here, as at many other places this season, is good, as also is Baron 
Hirsch, a bronzy yellow incurved. There are several plants of Viviand 
Morel, almost all of which are carrying large shapely flowers. Mons. 
R. Bahuant is admirably represented, the same remark being applicable 
to Mrs. C. E. Shea and L’Automne. Amongst the hairy petalled varie¬ 
ties Louise Boehmer and W. A. Manda are carrying by far the best 
blooms, this being more especially the case with the former. The now 
popular Beauty ot Exmouth is to be seen in grand shape and fine sub¬ 
stance, and is certainly one of the best whites extant. 
A superb deep rosy pink is found in Mrs. C. Harman Payne, 
additional beauty being given to the plant by the white-tipped florets. 
One of the newest introductions is J. Shrimpton, Japanese, which, 
besides having fine deep velvety crimson petals, is of a dwarf habit, 
which will doubtless be a great recommendation to some growers. An 
ivory white variety of a high order of merit is Mdlle. Thdi^se Rey, the 
blooms of which are of almost perfect shape. G. C. Schwabe carries 
highly creditable flowers of a pleasing rosy carmine colour. Miss 
Dorothy Shea will not readily be superseded amongst the charming terra 
cotta shades, as the substance is all that could be wished, and the shape 
practically faultless. Chas. Davis is a fine bronze yellow variety of 
the true Viviand Morel type. The blooms of the grand yellow W. H. 
