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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Jane 1, 1893, 
Peopagatikg New oe Scaece Vaeieties. 
An opportuaity will shortly occur whereby the stock of cuttings 
next November may be augmented with but little trouble. As the 
plants become well furnished with roots in the 5^-inch pots in which 
they are now growing they throw up suckers from the base. If these 
are taken off and inserted single in 2i-inch pots, giving them slight 
bottom heat, they will quickly make roots, finally shifting them into 
fi-inch pots and restricting their growth to one stem. The plants will 
not only produce one fairly large bloom each, but they will throw up 
many more cuttings next December than will probably the older plants. 
Wall Plants. 
Plants growing at the base of a wall where well supplied with 
wa^er at the roots are now making excellent progress. No time should 
be lost in thinning out the shoots to prevent overcrowding. A space 
of not less than 4 inches ought to be provided for every shoot from 
them at this stage. Where the branches are allowed to grow some 
length before being secured to the wall they are in danger of hanging 
down and becoming crooked. In this way they never look so well 
afterwards as when fastened as growth is made. During dry weather a 
mulching of manure spread over the surface, a couple of feet away from 
the wall, will be of great advantage to the plants in maintaining the 
moisture in the soil, and be a saving of labour also. 
Madame Desgeange Cheysanthemums in Boedees. 
Where plants of Madame Desgrange and its forms were growing 
in the borders last autumn and not in any way protected during the 
winter many are now failing to grow, or they are in a weak state 
owing to the severity of frost. The blooms which this section produce 
during the months of September and October in the open border are 
so useful that no time should be lost in making up any deficiency in 
their number from the plants that flowered in pots last autumn. A 
number of plants can be made by pulling in pieces the old stools. These 
if carefully shaded for a few days after planting, by inverting an empty 
flower-pot over them, quickly catch hold of the soil when kept moist also, 
and by September will have grown into useful bushes.— E. Molyneux. 
Madame H. Foetamiee. 
Five years ago this spring M. Eozain-Boucharlat sent out among 
the novelties of that season Condor, Geo. Daniels, and Etoile de Lyon, 
a remarkable and valuable trio of new seedlings. Although he has 
regularly distributed to the trade a collection of new Chrysanthemums 
every year since the three above mentioned were raised, there is not a 
single instance of any that has proved itself worthy of a place in the 
lists of prominent show flowers. It is to be hoped M. Boucharlat’s hand 
has not lost its cunning. Among his new flowers for 1893, all of which 
are stated to be of very large build and great width of petal, there is a 
variety called Madame H, Fortamier, a Japanese with an incurved 
centre, with ivory white petals, which the raiser claims to be the largest 
Chrysanthemum known, excelling even Etoile de Lyon in this respect. 
Cheysanthemum Liteeatuee. 
At the recent Exhibition of the B.H.S. at the Temple Gardens 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons displayed a collection of curiosities from Japan. 
Among them was a book entirely devoted to the Chrysanthemum, 
entitled “ Kikkwa Meiji Sen,” which is edited by a native Japanese, 
and contaius a large number of coloured illustrations of flowers of 
medium size. The title page and names of the flowers are given in 
English as well as in Japanese, which lends an additional interest to 
the work. The flowers represented do not in any marked degree vary 
from those we know already ; the colours are of various shades of white, 
rose, yellow, bronze, and purple, many of the varieties being of the 
tubular type. Some of our friends who complain of the monotony of 
Chrysanthemum Shows have here an idea upon which to work. Why 
not introduce classes for pictures of Chrysanthemums ? 
Eaely Cheysanthemums. 
A very decided advance was made in the cultivation of the Chrys¬ 
anthemum when M. Simon Delaux obtained the first large flowered 
Japanese early blooming varieties, for until then tie only earlies in 
cultivation in this country were of the Pompon type. He has already 
sent us over several instalments of the new earlies, and hitherto he has 
had a monopoly of them. This year, however, M. Boucharlat enters the 
lists with his more fortunate rival, and in announcing the distribution 
of a dozen new early flowering varieties, claims that they are the result 
of a rigorous selection, and are absolutely distinct from anything already 
known. Lovers of outdoor Chrysanthemums or anyone not possessing 
the convenience of a glass house have plenty to choose from. There are 
probably now upwards of 300 early flowering varieties. 
American Chrysanthemum Shows. 
On the other side of the Atlantic there is an interesting feature 
adopted. At many of the shows every visitor is presented with what 
they call an exhibition souvenir, which is usually a neatly printed little 
book, containing the work and object of the Society, a list of the 
officers and executive, a programme of the music performed during the 
time the Show is open, a list of exhibits and prizewinners, and two or 
three cultural articles. Some of them are so artistically got up that 
they well deserve to be carefully kept as interesting contributions to 
the literature of the popular autumn favourite. 
New French Varieties. 
Some people are inclined to think that the French growers have 
exhausted their resources, and as far as our getting good new show 
flowers from the other side of the Channel think we might as well give 
up the idea and look to ourselves or the Americans. The French, how¬ 
ever, seem to be of a different opinion, and are sending out this spring 
165 new seedlings of the ordinary November type without counting 
early and hairy sorts. There surely ought to be some grains of corn in 
so large a quantity of chaff. Any list of first-class Japanese Chrysan¬ 
themums for exhibition will show a larger proportion of varieties raised 
in France than elsewhere, 
Italian Chrysanthemums. 
Last spring there were several collections of new seedlings sent out 
by Italian growers. Unfortunately for them their novelties did not 
come prominently forward at the shows or in the trade displays. Mr. 
Jones of Lewisham had a few in fairly good form, Principe di Trabia, a 
large Japanese of light purple colour, being perhaps the best. I have 
not heard of any Italian seedlings being offered this year.— Obseevee, 
THE TEMPLE SHOW. 
As briefly announced in our last issue, this annual Exhibition, held 
under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society in the Temple 
Gardens, E.G., opened on Thursday, May 25th, and continued the 
following day. It was, as on former occasions, a grand Show, and 
fortunately beautiful weather prevailed. There was a large attend¬ 
ance of visitors on both days, so in most respects the Exhibition must 
again be described a success. As in previous years, the exhibits were 
arranged in a quartet of marquees, three of which were about 160 feet in 
length. The centre of one was devoted to Orchids, which formed a 
special feature, whilst around the sides were arranged in excellent style 
some grand groups of miscellaneous flowering and foliage plants. Roses 
in pots were not so extensively shown as we have seen them at this 
Exhibition, this doubtless being caused by the exceptionally dry weather. 
Another large tent was filled with Orchids and various greenhouse 
plants. The Tuberous Begonias and Gloxinias were very fine, as will be 
seen by the remarks appended. Hardy flowers were well represented, 
some charming collections coming from all the leading growers. Of 
fruit, too, there were some interesting exhibits. 
Orchids. 
These were examined by the following members of the Orchid 
Committee :—Messrs. Harry J, Veitch (Chairman), J. O’Brien, De B, 
Crawshay, Thos. Statter, Chas. Pilcher, Hugh Low, H. M. Pollett, W. H. 
White, A. H. Smee, H. Ballantine, Jas. Douglas, Thos. Bond, and Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Orchids, as already remarked, made a charming display, the majority 
of these being arranged in the centre of the largest marqude. Baron 
Schioler, The Dell, Egham (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine), sent a large 
group arranged with admirable taste. There were some very fine 
species and varieties amongst these, and the whole of them were well 
grown. Conspicuous amongst others were some magnificent examples of 
Cattleya Mendelli, C. Lawrenceana, C. Mossire, a grand plant of 
C. Skinneri, and Laelia purpurata. A plant of Cattleya Skinneri bore 
about fifteen spikes, each carrying nearly a dozen flowers. A splendid 
piece of Cattleya Warscewiezi Sanderiana was also much admired. 
This had four magnificent spathes, the largest carrying six very large 
flowers with brilliantly coloured lips. Odontoglossums were likewise 
finely represented in this group. Amongst others 0. crispum apiatum 
was most noticeable, this plant bearing a grand spike with fifteen 
flowers of an unusual size, and a large piece of 0. Pescatorei with six 
spikes was conspicuous. Some excellent forms of 0. crispum and 
0. vexillarium also added interest to the display, and the same may be 
said of the pretty Vanda teres. Cypripediums were best represented by 
C. Stonei, a plant of which had two spikes, each carrying four flowers ; 
C. grande, very fine ; C. caudatum, C. Lawrenceanum, and C. super- 
ciliare were also good. Dendrobiums, Masdevallias, and Epidendrums 
were well shown, and these added colour and variety to this splendid 
contribution, for which a silver cup was awarded. In addition to this 
group Baron Schroder exhibited a magnificent plant of Ccelogyne 
Dayana, possibly one of the finest specimens ever seen at a show. The 
plant bore about 800 flowers, these being produced on twenty pendulous 
racemes, averaging forty blooms on each. Besides awarding a first-class 
certificate for it the Orchid Committee recommended a silver Flora 
medal. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bjirt, Burford Lodge (grower, Mr. White) 
also staged a splendid group of Orchids. These were arranged in excellent 
style and added much to the beauty of the Show. Noticeable amongst 
these were Cattleyas, Laslias, Odontoglossums, Dendrobiums, Masde¬ 
vallias, and Cypripediums. A fine piece of Lmlia purpurata Bryseana 
was most conspicuous, as also was a grand plant of the beautiful 
Sobralia macrantha. Cattleya Mossire, Wagner’s var., bearing half a 
