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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
( March 22, 188k 
produced such pretty little dwarf bushes and flowers. Yet another 
cross is announced, Madame Geo. Bruant, said to be a hybrid between 
K. rugusa and Sombreuil. I should say, from the bloom obligingly sent 
me by Messrs. Cooling & Son of Bath, that Eugosa has not much, if at 
all, participated in it; it is very pretty and most deliciously sweet 
scented, but knowing nothing of its parentage I should have said it 
was a pure Tea. I have not as yet grown it, and probably wc shall 
know something more of it as the season advances. 
It was a trying season for new planted Roses, and therefore some 
of the “ species ” which I tried to grow did not make much headway. 
Berberifolia Hardii is clearly not hardy in this part of Englan{l, 
although I have little doubt of it in S. Wales or Cornwall. What it 
might do on a wall, or under a shelter of a wall, I know not, but 
it was placed in the sunny part of the rockery, and there succumbed to 
frost. Others, such as myriacantha, pimpinellifolia, and laevigata, are 
now established, and I hope will make progress next season. 
It would be useful to go through the list of those Roses which 
have done W'ell and pleased me this year. Some of the older varieties 
quite hold their own, and notwithstanding the lavish praises which are 
bestowed on new varieties, it will be some time before many of the 
older varieties are beaten out of the field. They are praised for a 
season or two, and then disappear in the background. Have such 
flowers as Marie Baumann, Duke of Edinburgh, Souvenir d’Elise, 
Catherine Mermet, or Comtesse de Nadaillac yet been surpassed ? but 
hybridisers are not discouraged, nor, indeed, should they be. There 
is something yet to be done, we do not so much want monstrous Roses, 
as Roses of good substance and distinct colouring. If we get size with 
these well and good, but let not great size be the hybridiser’s chief 
effort. 
In this part of England (Kent) we have had an exceptionally severe 
time, not for the intensity of the frost, but the depth of the snow. 
There are no signs of pushing buds, and pruning must be late, but let 
us hope we may be spared those bitter north-easters in May, for we 
have had enough of them already, and then, I think, we might look 
forward to a really good Rose year.—D., Deal. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS. 
We have received notices of the following fixtures for the Shows of 
1888 
National Chrysanthemum Society, Metropolitan Shows, September 
12th and 13th ; November 7th and 8th ; and January 9th and 10th, 1889. 
Provincial Show at Sheffield, November 16th and 17th. 
Kingston-on-Thames, November Cth and 7th. 
Portsmouth, November 7th, 8th, and 9th. 
Teddington, November 8th and 9th. 
Crystal Palace, November 9th and 10th. 
Ascot, November 13th. 
Southend, November 13th. 
Devizes, November 13th. 
Brighton, November 13th and 14th. 
Putney, November 13th and 14th. 
Winchester, November 13th and 14th. 
Bournemouth, November 14th. 
York, November 14th, 15th and 16th. 
Market Harborough, November I4th and Ijth. 
Brixton, November ISth. 
Reading, November 15th. 
Pembroke, November 15th. 
Lindfield (Sus.sex), November 15th and 16th. 
Sheffield and West Riding, November 16th and 17th. 
Liverpool, November 20th and 21st. 
Birmingham, November 21st and 22ad. 
Hull, November 22nd and 23rd. 
Pontefract. November 23rd. 
A NEW DEPARTURE IN CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
In the first number of the American “Garden and Forest” a dis¬ 
tinct variety is figured in photogravure under the name of Mrs. Alpheus 
Hardy. It is a lar«e, broad floreted, Japanese variety, having spine-like 
glandular hairs on the backs of its incur /ing florets. Its appearance is 
quite unique. It has the asperity of a star fish, and the curled-in look 
or appearance of Anastatica heirochuntica, or Rose of Jericho, when in 
its dried up or sunburnt phase of existence. It was sene to Mrs. A. 
Hardy direct from Japan by a student of the Flowery Land, whom she 
had befriended when he was on a visit to the United States. A Japanese 
botanist who saw the flower at Cambridge, Mass., said he had never seen 
a variety like it in Japan. The spines or glandular hairs are about the 
eighth of an inch long, and curved like the letter f. their apices being 
tipped by a globular mass of gum or resin. When the Delaux’s and 
Boucharlets of sunny Franco get hold of this variety it is likely to 
become the progenitor of a new race of Japanese flowers.—F, W. B. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR BORDERS. 
A LONG suceession of Chrysanthemums can be had in the flower 
borders as well as in shrubberies. Very frequently old pot plants are 
saved and either divided and planted or plaeed out intact. The former 
practice is preferable of the two, but still better results attend planting 
out newly struck cuttings. The latter take most readily to their fresh 
quarters, and the three or four strong branching growths these form are 
ample. Dibble the euttings thinly in ordinary Pelargonium boxes or 
large pans of fine sandy soil, water them through a fine-rose pot, set in 
gentle heat, keep them rather close and shaded from sunshine till rooted. 
When struck pinch out the tops and strike these if needed, and when 
breaking afresh transfer to a cold frame or pit to harden off. By 
the middle of May capital bush}^ plants will be ready for the open 
ground, no potting being necessary. The dwarf early-flowering varieties 
may be planted in mixed borders, three plants in a group, while those 
that flower later, and which it is intended to either lift or protect, 
may be planted 18 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart. All should have 
well manured freely worked soil to grow in, and if duly staked will 
succeed surprisingly well. The following Chrysanthemums for the open 
ground may be selected :—La Petite Marie, both yellow and white 
varieties, very dwarf, early, and compact; Mrs. Cullingford, white and 
good ; Fiberta, yellow, of branching free-flowering habit and early 
Frederick P41e, crimson, early and very free ; Madame Piccol, rosy 
purple, free-flowering, and early ; St. Mary, white, branching, and good ; 
Pompon Toulousain, reddish orange, very free ; and Flora, rich yellow. 
These should commence flowering in July and last till frosts cripple 
them. Madame C. Desgrange, sulphur white, of sturdy habit, one of the 
best ; G. Wermig, a yellow sport from the last named; Alexander 
Dufour, violet, of medium height, and very effective ; La Vierge, pure 
white, and valuable ; L’Isle des Plaisirs, bright crimson, dwarf, and 
good ; Soeur Melanie, white, sturdy, and very free, one of the best; and 
Mandarin, creamy white, flower grandly in October, and all are suitable 
for lifting. These give finer and less formal flowers than do the summer¬ 
flowering varieties. James Salter, lilac, a tall, early, and very free- 
flowering Japanese variety ; and Lady Selborne, a beautiful, pure white 
sport from the latter, frequent, flower grandly in the open, and trans¬ 
plant readily. Mrs. Rundle, Mrs. Dixon, and Mrs. Glenny, struck and 
grown as just advised, will, if the autumn be mild, yield a wonderful 
profusion of flowers, and the old variety Julie Lagravere also does well 
under similar treatment. The later-flowering Japanese, as well as the 
large-flowering incurved and reflexed varieties, seldom pay for garden 
culture, but nearly all the Pompons may safely be given a trial. 
—W. I. M. 
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. 
March 21st. 
The first Spring Show of the season was held in the Corridor and 
Conservatory in the Botanic Gardens, Regent’s Park, on Wednesday last. 
Exhibits were numerous, and there was a brilliant display of flowering 
plants, the beauty of which was considerably heightened by a bright 
sunny morning. 
Bulbs. —Hyacinths as usual contributed largely to the Show, Mr. 
Douglas winning first honours for twelve plants of the following 
varieties :—King of the Blues, Czar Peter, Koh-i-Noor, La Grandesse, 
Vuurbaak, Solfaterre, Lord Derby, Princess Amelia, and Princess Mary 
of Cambridge, all having substantial spikes and bells. Messrs. Eason 
and Scott were second and third respectively. In the nurserymen’s 
class Messrs. H. Williams & Sons took the lead with good specimens ; 
Mr. H. R. Wright being second. Mr. Douglas staged the best twelve 
Tulips in the amateurs’ class with well-developed flowers of Proserpine, 
Ophir d’Or, Keizerskroon, and Joost Van Vondel. Messrs. Scott and 
Clements followed in the order named. In the nurserymen’s class 
Messrs. Wright and Williams were the exhibitors, and were awarded 
first and second honours. 
Mr. J. Douglas was first with twelve Amaryllises, very strong, several 
with two scapes and four flowers each. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
were second, the plants also being strong, but the flowers were smaller. 
Messrs. H. Williams & Sons, Finchley, were first with six pots of 
Lily of the Valley, well flowered. Mr. J. R. Chard, Stoke Newington, 
was a close second with grand specimens, and Mr. R. Scott, gardener to 
Miss Foster, Regent’s Park, was third. Croeuses were well shown by 
Messrs. Scott, Douglas, and Clements, who gained the prizes in that 
order. Chinese Primulas from Messrs. H. Williams & Sons, W. Kemp, 
and H. R. Wright winning similar awards. 
For twelve pots of bulbous plants, Messrs. Paul & Son were first, 
showing freely flowered specimens of Iris reticulata and Krelagei, Scilla 
siberica, Chionodoxas Luciliie and sardensis, Leucojum carpathicum, Ga- 
lanthusSharlocki, and Bulbocodiura vernum. The same firm was first with 
S'x Roses in pots, the fragrant dark crimson H.P. Comtesse de Camande 
being very notable. Messrs. Douglas and Eason were the winners with 
six Ileutzias, the first having his usual large specimens. 
Azaleas were not very satisfactorily shown, but Mr. H. Eason, gar¬ 
dener to B. Noakes, Esq., Hope Cottage, Highgate, had the best six in 
the amateurs’ class, dwarf, fairly well flowered plants. The second and 
third prize plants were of little merit, and one half-dozen ought not to- 
have been exhibited. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, had an interesting collection of hardy 
plants in the open class. Daffodils, Dielytras, Primulas, &c., and was 
awarded the first prize. The first-prize collection of hardy Primulas 
from Mr. Douglas comprised pretty examples of the white viliosa nivea. 
