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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER . 
[ October 37, 1892. 
•of the best yellows in cultivation for decorative purposes. Edouard 
Audiguier is grand, the blooms being large, of good substance, and 
richly coloured. Etoile de Lyon attracts attention with its massive 
blooms, as also does Condor, the flowers of the latter being very fine. 
Among other varieties Mons. R. Bahuant is excellent, the flowers 
showing great depth and width, as also are Yiviand Morel, Amos Perry, 
Louis Boehmer, Mr. Charles E. Shea, and Bouquet de Dame. 
As already mentioned, the majority of the incurved varieties were 
not open at the time of our visit, but were looking remarkably well. 
Lord Alcester had developed several excellent blooms, as also had the 
well known varieties Golden George Glenny and Prince of Wales. 
Chrysanthemums at Castle Huntly. 
The residence of Mrs. Armistead in Perthshire has for the past six 
years been celebrated for Chrysanthemums. Mr. Beisant, the gardener, 
is well known as an enthusiastic grower, and also an enterprising and 
successful competitor ; and, judging from the appearance of his 500 
plants which I had the pleasure of seeing the other day, we are likely to 
see and hear more of him this season than hitherto. The majority of 
his plants are of medium height, and carry three blooms each. The 
shoots are thoroughly ripened and very brown, with strong thick 
leathery leaves. The plants are arranged in light, airy, span-roofed 
houses, with most of the buds within a foot of the glass. The majority 
of the Japs were showing colour, and what grand buds ! Mr. Beisant 
finds them a fortnight later this season, and is now assisting them with 
fire heat. Amongst new varieties, Edwin Beckett, Mrs. E. Beckett, and 
W. K. Woodcock were extra fine. The most promising Japs in the 
general collection were Florence Davies (grand), Yiviand Morel, Louis 
Boehmer, Cesare Costa, Sunflower, W. W. Coles, Edwin Molyneux, 
Etoile de Lyon, and Stanstead White. Bouquet de3 Dames, W. H. Lincoln, 
and Madame Louise Leroy were fully developed and most magnificent 
blooms the latter is a great favourite at Castle Huntly.— Visitor. 
Chrysanthemums Around Liverpool. 
Mr. Carling of Dove Park, Woolton, has some very promising plants 
both in the older and newer varieties. All the types of the Queen and 
Princess family look capable of producing fine flowers. In the newer 
varieties one which stood out more prominently than the rest was Felix 
Cassagneau. Although a weak plant the flowers were very fine, remind¬ 
ing one of Criterion in shape, but with a colour many shades deeper. 
W. Tricker, Madame Mezard, Mr. and Mrs. Beckett, Beauty of Castle 
Hill, Beauty of Castlewood, W. K. Woodcock, Mrs. Libbie Allen, 
Lilian B. Bird, Florence Davis, A. H. Neve, May Tomlin, and Ami 
Hoste should all turn out well. A variety named Mohawk was conspi¬ 
cuous by its fine shapely buds and dwarf habit. Very good, too, were 
Sarah Owen, Madame J. Laing, Sunflower, Boule d’Or, and Val d’Andorre. 
About 100 seedlings in 6-inch pots are being tried. Several of these 
looked well as regards habit and buds. 
Highfield, Woolton. 
Mr. Haigh does not exhibit, but as he grows 600 plants of the most 
sterling varieties in excellent style he is deserving of a short note. The 
plants,°which are well arranged in the large plant house and in the 
Peach houses, are remarkable for their dwarf habit and excellent foliage. 
The Queens and Princess family are well ripened, sturdy, and just right 
for producing clean and good shaped flowers. Felix Cassagneau was 
here very fine, as also were Bouquet de Dame, Gloire du Rocher, Yiviand 
Morel, Lilian B. Bird, W. K. Woodcock, and Mr. and Mrs. Beckett ; 
whilst Richard Parker (grafted) had shapely buds just showing colour. 
A feature which might oftener be imitated, and especially by those 
having a large amount of decorative work to do, was a stage filled with 
plants from 15 to 18 inches high in 6-inch pots, and carrying just one 
flower. 
Camp Hill, Woolton. 
Perhaps on no former occasion has Mr. Jellicoe had such a promise of 
fine flowers as the present. That he will be hard to beat no one having 
seen the plants can for a moment doubt, and whoever does it will have a 
tedious task to perform. In all the 800 plants grown it would be 
difficult to find a poor one. True some are rather early, but there are 
plenty to fall back upon. The Queen family are superb, and so are 
Princess and its sports. Stanstead White, Florence Davis, Mrs. Falconer 
Jameson, Miss Anna Hartzhorn, and Puritan I singled out as deserving 
special mention by reason of their extra quality. Mr. J. Stanborough 
Dibber, Mdlle. Marie Hoste, Louis Boehmer, Sunflower, Volunteer, and 
M. R. Bahuant were grand. Madame Darrier (incurved) ought to prove 
good, as no doubt will H. Ballantine, one of the hairy types, Mr. 
Jellicoe had some beautiful blooms of Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. 
Allerton House, Allerton. 
Here Mr. George Eaton has 300 well grown plants. He is particularly 
strong in the Japanese, having Sunflower, Boule d’Or, Etoile de Lyon, 
Stanstead White, W. H. Lincoln, Florence Davis, Gloire du Rocher, 
Mdlle. Marie Hoste, W. W. Coles, Mr. and Mrs. Beckett, and Alberic 
Lunden all very fine in bud. The Princess type are all good ; Queens 
Tather late but promising. Robert Cannell and Mons. R. Bahuant 
very good. His reflexed varieties are all represented by sturdy plants. 
Hillside, Allerton. 
Another exhibitor who came out with a fair share of success at 
Liverpool last year was Mr. Healey. He has been persevering, and this 
year his plants are looking very well. Princess of Wales, Mrs. Heale, 
and Mrs. S. Coleman are the best of that section. The-Queen types are 
good, and Mons. R. Bahuant is very fine. The best amongst the Japanese 
are Condor, Stanstead White, Criterion, Etoile de Lyon, W. W. Coles, 
Mdlle. Marie Hoste, Viviand Morel, and Florence Davis. 
Crofton, Aigburth. 
There are 100 plants grown here, and Mr. Donald Forbes ought to 
feel proud of them. In the Japanese, Mrs. E. W. Clarke, Boule d’Or, 
W. W. Coles, Florence Davis, and Stanstead White are very promising, 
whilst Mdlle. Marie Hoste and Mr. Edwin Beckett are the best I have 
seen as yet. Nearly all the newer Japanese are being tried. The 
following were all showing remarkably well : G. C. Schwabe, F. W. 
Flight, Holborn Dragon, J. D. Salter, W. K. Woodcock, Coronet (ex¬ 
cellent), W. Tricker, Gretano Guelfi, a creamy white variety with 
spreading petals ; Anatoli Cordonnia, a large white variety with broad 
straight petals, a very large flower; Madeline Davis, a beautiful 
incurved Japanese ; Comte deLaurane, a variety of a lovely pink shade ; 
Mr. G. Herring and La Verseaux. The Queen family was fine, as were 
the Princess, the latter a little later. Rt. Cannell, Mrs. Robinson 
King, Miss Bella Wilson, Miss B. V. Robinson, Mons. R. Bahuant, all 
showing very good buds. Fred Hart, a new reflexed, was very fine. 
Lingdale Lodge, Oxton. 
As a most successful exhibitor, Mr. George Burden needs very little 
introduction. This year the incurved are very promising, the following 
being especially fine : The Queen family, Princess of Wales and their 
sport Prince Alfred, Lord Wolseley, Jeanne d’Arc, John Salter, Princess 
Beatrice and its sport Jardin des Plantes, and Mr. Bunn. Of newer 
ones, Mons. R. Bahuant is very good, whilst Robert Cannell and Mrs. 
Clibran are looking well. In Japanese, Viviand Morel, Stanstead White 
and Surprise, W. H. Lincoln, Sunflower, Etoile de Lyon, Mrs. F. Jameson, 
Florence Davis, Edwin Molvneux, and Bouquet de Dame of the older 
ones, and Elliott F. Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs. Beckett, and W. K. Wood¬ 
cock of the newer varieties, are the most promising. 
Mossley House, Mossley Hill. 
Judging from present appearances the splendid collection of 350 
plants grown here by Mr. D. Heany must, as regards excellence of 
quality, run those of Mr. Jellicoe very closely. For the number it would 
be difficult to see them surpassed, and Mr. Heany is almost certain to 
be heard of in the course of the next few weeks. The Queen and 
Princess families are grand, and here I saw Richard Parker most 
promising. Mons. R. Bahuant was enormous on some early buds, but 
there are more in reserve in a later stage. John Salter, Ami Hoste, 
Mrs. Clibran, Robert Cannell, and Mrs. F. Mistrell and Camille 
Flamarion are certain to produce excellent blooms. In the older 
Japanese Stanstead White, Avalanche, Etoile de Lyon, Boule d Or, 
W. W. Coles, E. Molyneux, Condor, Madame Laing, Sarah Owen, Mrs. 
Falconer Jameson, and Bouquet de Dame are all good. The newer ones 
very promising are Elliott F. Shepherd, Violet Rose, Yiviand Morel, 
Lilian B. Bird, A. H. Neve, R. C. Kingston, F. Clinton, Felix Cassagneau, 
Gmtano Guelfi, W. H. Lincoln, W. Tricker, Mrs. Irving Clarke, Louis 
Boehmer, Mrs. A. Waterer, and Miss Anna Hartzhorn. 
Damping has been very prevalent amongst the earlier blooms ; this 
is being guarded against by placing tiffany, which covers the roofs 
of the houses. The plants throughout are all free from mildew, and 
look very well.—R. P. R. 
VINES AND VINE CULTURE—AN APOLOGY. 
We have received the following communications, which are creditable 
to both parties. Mr. McCormick, we have reason to believe, is a com¬ 
petent grower of Grapes, and was not aware of the nature of his 
transgression. Had he acknowledged the source of the matter that he 
appropriated Mr. Barron would not have made the complaint, for which 
he had such abundant justification :— 
To Mr. A. F. Barron.— Dear Sir,—I regret very much that the 
essay referred to on page 349 of the Journal of Horticulture should 
have given offence to anyone. I assure you, however, that the 
portions you complain of as being bodily taken from your work describe 
what I have carried out in practice during the last ten years, and I used 
your work simply to enable me to bring it out in a more concise form 
than I might otherwise have done. During the last twenty years I have 
taken a keen interest in everything appertaining to the Vine, and after 
comparing notes taken during that time with your work, which I assure 
you I very much value, I found it impossible for me to get away from 
the plain facts there recorded. Had it occurred to me that I was com¬ 
mitting an error I should certainly have consulted you before I submitted 
the essay either to the Society or any other place.—I, am, dear Sir, yours 
very truly, James McCormick. 
I accept the foregoing apology from Mr. McCormick as suitable and 
satisfactory, and beg to express my sincere regret that it should have 
been necessary to draw attention to anything of the sort. I am gratified 
by the notice “Vines and Vine Culture” receives from the gardening 
community, whilst anxious to secure the full credit for my work, which 
is my chief reward.— A. F. Barron. 
