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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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lending colour to the Qaltonias and Liliums, which prolong the bloom 
into October. The Galtonia and Lilium epeciosum were very effec¬ 
tive even as late as October 21st, and there is the greenery of the 
German Iris and Lilium eandidum ; in fact, this arrangement is 
never without interest, and there is always something to charm from 
April to November inclusive. In this bed are a few bulbs of Lilium 
auratum and some Tuberoses. The Golden-rayed Lily does well, 
but the Tuberoses have their spurs to win. Perhaps it would be an 
improvement to introduce a margin of Winter Aconite, Snowdrops, 
Crocuses, and Scilla sibirica. 
The other bed is a regular shape on grass in the open. It has 
ltay Lily (Hemerocallis flava) at 4 feet apart, and Alstromeria 
chilensis vars., with aurantiaca, peruviana vars., and A.aurea at 2 feet 
apart; and at 1 foot apart Spanish Irises, Lilium aurantiacum • 
and at 6 inches apart Hyacinths and Parrot Tulip 3 . The best 
display is made by the Parrot Tulips, and the Irises, the Day 
Lilies, and Orange Lilies help to fix the eye and take off the mono- 
* be .y ac i n *hs are set off by the comparing greenery, and 
_ e Alstromerias are quaint and effective, keeping on up to frost, 
inese merely require attention to weeding in summer, and a surface- 
ressing in autumn of partially decayed leaves or spent manure— 
ttiat of an old Mushroom bed or hotbeds that have been formed of 
ung and leaves. Be the winter ever so severe no harm is done with 
tne mulching,_ but a little dry hay may be used as an extra precaution 
against harm in a severe weather, with which aid the most tender passed 
safely the severe winter of 188C-7. The situation is 300 feet above 
sea- evel, formation chalk, a mulch of cocoa fibre refuse in summer 
would be a manifest advantage, but it was not used this year. 
I have jotted down the foregoing as indicative of a change in 
favour of a much-neglected class of plants, a desire to have beds and 
borders that will have something of interest and beauty at all 
seasons. The idea could be extended with great advantage to 
any hardy and even half-hardy plants which are now excluded by 
the prevailing taste for masses. —G. Abbey. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES. 
MR. MEASE AND THE HULL CHALLENGE CUP. 
. ^, HE rema rks of “ A Chrysanthemum Grower ” on page 364 resDect- 
mg the report that Mr. Mease is ruled “out of competition” at Hull 
this year is a great surprise to me, as it will be to many others. If that 
of P the HulTand’F th f n k ’r nd n h u 0pe ’ that Such action of the Committee 
IvtAiltf' East Riding Chrysanthemum Society will be the death 
for 1ssfi T U o™! °. f com Petition. On referring to the Hull schedule 
exhibit ” T Tho d that f - ^ glyes thom the “right to refect any 
ruiJ if rule 1S also m their schedule for 1887. Had that 
thit m m mittCd f , r ? m the schedule for either year, I am of opinion 
ch^ss ^for emdcl not have been debarred from competing in the 
susneot ?he h H c ,h a r 1 , len g e «°P this year ; but under the circumstances I 
suspect the Hull Committee are within their legal rights, but whether 
quite a^othmmnatter! ^ ^ *** IaW ~ iS CqUally ° n their side - is 
rni “ ^ Chrysanthemum Grower ” has conferred a boon on Chrysanthe- 
hl Jn t0rS r b ? making public the case of Mr. Mease, if it Is true ; 
th en I shall expect to see an official contradiction of the state- 
^ nex t issue. It is not possible to form a perfectly correct 
opinion of this matter, because we are not informed whether Mr. Mease 
entered the flowers originally in his own name, or whether he entered 
na ? C , of lus employer. This is a distinction with a differ- 
ence, and the whole case turns npon it. Whether the Hull Committee 
are right or wrong in. their action, the system under which the cup was 
eVnpr^ 1 L t0 f bl M m w fOrliad S at not becn in existence, the unpleasant 
have ^ would not have ha PP en ed. The men of Sheffield 
have pluckily set a better example by offering a very valuable cup and 
a handsome prize in cash to the first winner, and it is to be hoped that 
pur best Chrysanthemum growers will show their appreciation of the 
• new departure by making a grand effort to obtain the magnificent 
puzes so generously offered on two separate occasions in that town_ 
UDALE, Elf or a . 
t 1 L ^ A ^l fr °o™. 1 tbe Iett ? r of “ A Chrysanthemum Grower,” in your 
Journal of the 2 1 th mst., that m consequence of the death of my‘late 
lamented brother and sister, Mr. Mease is not to be allowed to exhibit 
his plants in Hull on the 17th prox. I should be glad if you could 
inform me on what grounds, or according to what rule of the Society 
such a decision has been arrived at, Mr. Mease is cultivating the plants 
at my request and at the expense of the estate, for he still holds the 
position of gardener at Wyncote.-T. F. Neumann, Executor rf the 
late Mr. and Mrs. C. JV. Neumann. 
It is greatly to be regretted that owing to exceptional circumstances 
the w nner of the Hull challenge cup has no opportunity of winning 
it finally. IV hat are the facts ! Should the same exhibitor win the cup 
twice consecutively, or three times altogether, it becomes his property. 
Ihe winner of 1885 failed to attain to the first position in 1886, other¬ 
wise it would have become his property. The winner of 1886 cannot 
finally win it this year, owmg to the lamented death of his employer in 
the interval. He has, however, been allowed to keep the plants by the 
executor for the purpose of this competition.' If the winner of 1885 
w ™ perform a graceful act he should announce that if the winner 
of 1886 enters and successfully competes this year, he will waive all 
future rights in the competition so far as the winner of 1886 is con¬ 
cerned. I believe the Hull Committee would be unanimous in wishing 
to have the competition as between these two noted growers decided, 
whoever else may enter the contest.— A Member of the Hull Com¬ 
mittee. _ 
In reply to “ A Chrysanthemum Grower ” in your this week’s issue, 
allow us to say that the decision of our Committee not to allow Mr. 
Mease to compete for the challenge cup of this Society, “ as the holder 
of the epp” was arrived at after consulting the best horticultural 
authorities and taking legal advice on the matter. The circumstances 
of the case to be decided are very exceptional, and it is therefore neces¬ 
sary to carefully consider the interests of all parties—that of the Com¬ 
mittee as well as the exhibitors. Your correspondent writes quite in 
the interest of the present holder of the cup. We had to consider our 
position in regard to Mr. Lindsay, for Sir T. Edwardes-Moss, because in 
AA Se -\T 6 Cup was won a " ain ky Mr. Mease (for the executors of the late 
Mr. Neumann) he might protest against its being finally handed over to 
them. Ihe Society is advised by its solicitor that the property in the 
cup only rests for one year, and is personal to the late Mr. Neumann. 
Much as the Committee desire to give Mr. Mease a chance of winning 
the cup finally this year, they cannot be blamed for following legal ad¬ 
vice, and having some regard for the possible “ trouble and annoyance 
m the future, and perhaps legal proceedings,” to which your correspon¬ 
dent refers. • 
Let us, however, add that Mr. Mease is not excluded as a competitor. 
It is quite open to him to enter the competition, either personally or on 
behalf of his employers, the executors of the late Mr. Neumann, and if 
he wins the cup it will be handed to him as the winner in whichever 
capacity he enters, but it will have to be returned to the Society at the 
end of the year in accordance with the rules. Our Committee having 
taken legal advice must follow it. They have no other course— 
Edward Harland, James Dixon, Hon. Secretaries Hull and East. 
Riding Chrysanthemum Society. 
[Ibis will answer the letter of Mr. Neumann better than we can 
and the suggestion of “ A Member of the Hull Committee ” will also be 
noted by those who are interested in the subject.] 
NEW VARIETIES. 
Many of the newer varieties seem inclined to be flowering too early 
for exhibition. We have many now almost at their best, such as the 
following : Annie Clarke, Charlotte de Monteabrier, both very fine 
blush pink rose ; 1 avourite, a beautiful blush variety ; La Triomphante, 
a splendid flower, which has been described previously in your columns ; 
M. D. D. Ilillier, a noble flower, crimson and gold, a fine variety ; 
Ornements, a very fine colour, after the style of Tokio, but a much 
larger bloom ; M. H. Elliott, a very curious salmon, suffused with cerise, 
a lixige flower; Salmoneum plenum, another handsome salmon tinted 
variety ; Mr. A\ m. Clark, quite the best of this class, a bold well-formed 
now er ; \\ illiam Stevens, should be in every collection, a well-formed 
bronzy red; Phoebus, very large flower of golden amber; Edouard 
Audiguier, very fine, of a splendid velvety maroon ; J. H. Laing, very 
handsome ; Jupiter seems a delicate variety, though a fine flower of the 
orange scarlet type ; Snowstorm, promises to be a very fine white ; 
Mme. la Marquise de Mun, Mr. Deveille, and Exposition de Troyes, the 
two former with ground silvery white, suffused with pink, the latter a 
beautiful pink, a fine noble flower ; J. A. Laing is a very promising 
salmon colour, with twisted petals ; M. Castel is a beautiful variety, 
crimson gold tipped, a very showy flower. 
Of the older varieties the most notable are :—Bacchus, Commandant 
Baco, Coquette de Castille, Criterion (very fine), Emeraude, Etoile du 
Midi, Garnet, Henri Jacotot (very fine), Joseph Mahood, J. Delaux 
(very large), La Triomphante (has come very fine with us). Marguerite 
Marrouch, Mr. Townshend, Mme. C. Audiguier (very large), Mme. Clos 
(a fine Anemone), Mdlle; Lacroix (seems to be good with most growers), 
1 eter the Great, R. Ballantine, Tisipkone (a very useful variety, though 
small), Triomphe de la Rue des Chalets (very promising. I should have 
included M. N. Davis in the new varieties, as it is a very pleasing 
colour and good flower. Amongst Anemones and reflexed Cincinnati 
seems likely to be a telling variety. Cullingfordi will be good in a 
week ; in fact, the whole of the sorts mentioned are nearly at their 
best. Most of the incurved varieties are ten days later. I have named 
the above with a view to see if some of my southern friends will 
mention which have come earliest with them,' most of these are from 
crown buds.— A Notts Grower. 
CHELSEA. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons for many years past have provided an 
annual display of Chrysanthemums in their Ring’s Road Nursery, com¬ 
prising both novelties and old varieties of proved merit. This season 
the usual number of plants are grown, a large span-roofed house being 
filled with them, and besides that an avenue of plants is formed in the 
Camellia house near the Brompton Road entrance, which has a very 
pleasing appearance. No special effort is made to obtain the plants in 
flower early, and it is found much more convenient to have a good dis¬ 
play at the time when so many Chrysanthemum admirers are visiting 
the numerous metropolitan shows. The first and second weeks in No 3 - 
