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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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ful system of cultivation, manufacture, and preservation of the wine,”— 
(Liverpool Daily Mercury.') 
THE NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY’S CATALOGUE. 
The revised edition of this catalogue for 1888 is just to hand, and 
without doubt it is the most complete and satisfactory work of the 
kind yet issued. It comprises sixty-five pages of closely printed matter 
arranged in the following manner. After the preface, which describes 
the method adopted in the revision, is a list of the Committee, and a 
short history of the Chrysanthemum. Then follow the varieties in their 
several sections, each group being preceded by a brief paragraph giving 
their characteristics, no formal definition being attempted. In the 
incurved section eighty varieties are described in alphabetical order, a 
list of thirty-six being selected from these and “ named in the order of 
merit as determined by the vote ” received by each. The Japanese are 
dealt with in a similar way, eighty-two varieties being described, and 
forty-eight select varieties are enumerated separately. Section 3 con¬ 
tains the Japanese reflexed, twenty-four varieties described, and twelve 
selected from these. Of reflexed eighteen are described and twelve 
selected. Of large Anemones twenty are described and twelve selected* 
There are fourteen Japanese Anemones and a select list of twelve in the 
order of merit, fifty Pompons and twenty-four selected, with twenty-four 
Pompon Anemones and fifteen selected, lists of twenty-four early 
flowering and eighteen late-flowering varieties also being added. An 
alphabetical list of varieties of all sections occupies a good portion of the 
work, brief descriptions being given of those not included in the select 
lists, with indications in all cases as to the section to which they belong. 
The catalogue is a neat book, well printed, and a useful addition to 
Chrysanthemum literature. 
In the preface is given the following description of the method 
adopted :— 
When the returns were received they were individually compared 
with the existing list, and the votes recorded for each variety, necessi¬ 
tating the examination of over 900 printed pages, or about 27,000 names, 
which portion of the work, including the whole of the select lists, was 
undertaken by Messrs. Castle and Gordon. In some instances the MS. 
returns were also considerable ; for instance, one member sent over 
thirty pages of descriptions, corrections, and additions, and altogether 
not less than 150 pages of MSS. had to be examined, collated, condensed, 
or elaborated. There was necessarily much repetition, and some un¬ 
avoidable discrepancies, doubtful points to be elucidated, and questions 
to be decided that occasioned much more labour than could be imagined 
from the results set forth in this catalogue. The system of election 
adopted, however, has enabled the revisers to restrict the lists to the 
varieties most generally in favour with exhibitors in all parts of the 
country. The information supplied has also permitted the extension of 
the descriptions in most cases, the chief characters (following name, 
raiser, date of introduction or raising, and synonyms) being taken in 
this order—colour, size and style of bloom, season of flowering, and 
average height of plant. 
Those marked “ early ” are most unreliable for shows after the first 
week in November unless the terminal buds are taken, this of course 
depending to some extent upon the character of the season and the 
locality where they are grown ; but it may be considered as a general 
indication that the crown bud is too early for exhibition blooms. The 
varieties recorded, on the other hand, as “late” are generally recom¬ 
mended to be taken on the crown bud for all souther or midland shows, 
while the midseason varieties can be taken on either bud, accord n; to 
the condition of the plant and date of the show. But it must be 
remembered that no absolute rule can be drawn up in these matters, 
though an attempt has been made, in response to many requests, to give 
a few hints on a difficult subject. The height indicated “dwarf” in 
the descriptions is an average of 4 feet; by “ medium,” 5 feet to 6 feet; 
and by “tall,” 6 feet to 7 feet and upwards. 
The Japanese reflexed group has been a source of some difficulty, 
as a divergence of opinion evidently existed amongst the Committee 
as to what varieties should be included, and several advocated the 
exclusion of Cullingfordi from the true reflexed, placing it in the new 
section. In the determination of this point, as in all others of a similar 
charac'er, one method only was adopted — namely, taking the majority 
of the votes, and by this means the Japanese reflexed were selected. 
It must, however, be observed that some of the varieties received a 
number of votes both for the Japanese and the Japanese reflexed classes, 
and adding these together brings the total high in the list. The leading 
varieties of the select list in this way, and in the order of the number of 
votes, are the following—Yal d’Andorre, Criterion and Elaine, equal ; 
L’Adorable and Jeanne Delaux, equal ; M. John Laing, Triomphe du 
Nord, La Nymphe, Dr. Macary, M. Henry Jacotot, Margot and Phoebus. 
This order, it will be seen, differs from that determined by the number 
of votes as Jananese reflexed, alone indicated in the list following the 
described selections. One variety has been excluded from the select 
Japanese reflexed first published—namely, Gorgeous, and this has been 
done because it appears two varieties are in cultivation under the name 
and there was danger of confusion arising. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS AT FARE HAM. 
Spending a few days on the south coast, and hearing so much of 
the southern growers of Chrysanthemums, I decided early one morning 
to visit one of them. Time being rather short I started for Fareham 
to look round Messrs. W. & G Drover’s nurseries, not being able to reach 
Swanmore Park till another time, so I had no trouble in finding Mr. 
W. Drover, who kindly showed me round. The first three houses were 
filled with Begonias, Fuchsias, Ferns, &c., of different sizes. The next 
house, one large span, 40 by 20 feet, was filled with Camellia alba plena, 
5 to 7 feet high, having been replanted last March to check their 
growth ; it has well repaid for doing, every plant being well set for bloom. 
The next house, the same size, is filled with Richardias, of which about 
1000 plants are just placed. The other houses are devoted to Gardenias, 
Stephanotis, plenty of flower being picked at the present time. Two 
long ranges of glass, 100 feet long, are filled with the most suitable 
Roses for cutting purposes, as the cut flower trade here is extensive. I 
must conclude with a few words about the popular flower, the Chrysan¬ 
themum, grown here so well and with such numbers of other plants. 
Messrs. W. & G. Drover must be very energetic, for they look after the 
Chrysanthemum after the busy day’s work is over, the watering of 
course being done in the day when needed. There are 800 plants grown 
on the system Mr. Molyneux describes. All the plants as they stood in 
rows looked very promising. Avalanche looks particularly strong, and 
plants of W. G. Drover, the pink variety sent out from here, are looking 
well. All the other varieties are up to the same standard. Several new 
varieties are growing here to be shown this year for the first time, which 
I hope to see later on.—A. W. R. 
NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
At a reeent'meeting of the National Society’s Floral Committee the 
following members were present :—E. Sanderson, Esq., in the chair, and 
Messrs. W. Holmes, H. Cannell, L. Castle, J. Mardlin, W. Boyce, J. P. 
Kendall, T. Bevan, R. Owen, G. Steven, and G. Addison. The Chrysan¬ 
themums submitted were not numerous, and only three certificates 
were awarded as follows :— 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. Hawkins (Hawkins & Bennett).—This was 
certificated on the previous day by the Royal Horticultural Society. It 
is a golden variety of the G. Wermig style, forming with this and Mrs. 
Burrell a tree of yellow forms of the Madame Desgrange’s type, all 
good early flowering varieties. 
Chrysanthemum Fanchette (R. Owen).—A charming Pompon, like 
Lyon in shape of flower, but of a pleasing light rosy tint, the lower 
surface of the florets silvery. 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. J. Pitcher (-J. Pilcher).—A useful early 
flowering variety, with flowers of a delicate blush hue. 
At the same meeting certificates were awarded for the following 
plants :—Aster Comet and Triomphe (H. Glasscock), Dahlia Mikado 
(T. W. Girdlestone), Beauty of Brentwood (J. T. West), Gertrude 
(H. Glasscock), Miss Ramsbottom (T. S. Ware), Victoria (J. Cheat and 
Sons), Admiration and Kathleen (C. Turner) ; Pompon Dahlias Fairy 
Tales, Little Ethel, Little Darkie, and decorative Panthea, from Messrs. 
Keynes Williams & Co., Carnation Mrs. Reynolds Hole (Dicksons A Co.), 
Pelargonium Robert Owen (R. Owen), with Gladiolus Mrs. Lindrell 
and Phyllis from Messrs. Burrell. 
SMALL FRUIT FARMS. 
The first farmer was a gardener and a fruit grower. His labou r 
consisted in caring for the trees that yielded the fruits on which he 
subsisted. In tropical countries where fruits ripen through the year 
men still largely live on the products of the Banana, which it has been 
said produces a greater amount of nutriment per acre than any kind of 
grain. It is quite possible that some kinds of small fruits, and 
especially the Grape, might contest with the Banana for supplying 
man’s wants for food from small areas. The small fruits are veritable 
foods and not mere relishes, as they are too often considered. If used as 
food more extensively mankind would be healthier and happier. 1 hen 
fruit-growing, as it conduces to this result, is a benefit to the race. By 
diversifying farm labour it also helps to make all branches of farming 
more profitable. , 
In some sections of country where fruit generally succeeds the 
devotion of entire farms to the growing of fruit has become quite 
common, and is liable to be still more so. It is every year more evident 
that for exclusive grain-growing of any kind the Eastern farmer cannot 
compete with the great West. In fact, the Western farmer is himself 
hard pushed to compete successfully in Wheat production with the 
Wheat of Russia and India. It is this which within a few years has so 
largely stimulated the making of butter and cheese at the West. there 
is money in dairy products for Western farmers on cheap lands, 
especially as these enable them better than grain-growing to maintain 
the fertility of their soil. But with the West monopolising grain and 
dairy products what is there for the Eastern farmer ? _ 
Fruit-growing seems the most natural answer to this inquiry, there 
are many advantages in this kind of farming. It does away w ith the 
need of expensive machinery required in grain-growing or the more 
