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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ October 22, 1891. 
in immense quantity ; 2 feet 6 inches high, and so strong that the 
stems of my plants 2 or 3 inches above the mould measure five-eighths 
of an inch in diameter. It flowers at the end of September. 
M. Louis Lionnet is a salmon pink or flesh pink Japanese 2 feet 
6 inches high ; blooms 3 inches across, produced at the end of August. 
Le Pcete des Chrysantbkmes is a red mauve Pompon, grows 3 feet 
6 inches high, of slender habit and spare foliage ; profuse bloomer; 
flowers 2£ to 3 inches across; blooms at the beginning of August; very 
good variety, unlike all others. 
Silversmith was raised by myself from seed grown here. Very stout 
plant and free bloomer ; ball like white flow’eis 2 to 3 inches across ; 
plant 2 feet 6 inches to 3 feet high ; good doer and requires no sticks ; 
blooms in August. 
Vice-President Hardy is a very fine fire red Japanese, will bloom well 
all over the plants ; excellent habit; 3 feet 6 inches high; flowers 
4 inches across, with somewhat drooping petals of a fine transparent 
shade of colour; blooms end of September. 
M. Frfid^ric l’Usmayer is a very fine reflexed Japanese; orange 
flushed crimson, 4 feet high ; flowers 4 inches across; profuse bloomer 
in September. 
The following are all very early. Madame Gabus, lilac, broad petal; 
Pompon, 2 feet high ; flow’ers 2 inches across. Raol Chandon deBriailles, 
pink lilac, 2 feet 6 inches high ; reflexed flowers, 3 inches across ; robust 
grower ; a little like Pink Christine. Madame Mathilde Cassagneau, 
large flowered salmon pink, 2 feet high ; flowers 4 inches, very much 
reflexCd. M. G. de Dubor, resembling P. Van Geert, 2 feet 6 inches high, 
with long slender petals ; fine orange yellow Japanese. 
Rather later than the above but all good sorts are Madame 
Ve. Pasquier, white and primrose ; Gaston de Chamh n de Briailles, 
pmk reflexed Japanese ; M. Pierre Cassagneau, crimson reflexed 
Japanese, with slight blue tint; Madame Dufosse, fine red orange 
Japanese, 3 feet high ; Madame Bellau, large pink Japanese, very good, 
a little like Pink Lacroix ; Carrie Denny, orange incurved ; Camille 
Bernardin, purple reflexed Japanese. 
I think it desirable that the attention of many cultivators of flowers 
for that time between the middle of September and the same time in 
October should be called to the merits of the now not quite new Comtesse 
Foucher de Careil. It is a Japanese of the brightest orange red, very 
dwarf and stout, with a flower bearing capacity of the greatest 
abundance, the whole top of the plant being covered with masses of 
flow'ers. It has no equal at the time of year for brightness of colour or 
profusion of bloom, moreover being at this time a most fashionable and 
saleable colour. It is so stout and dwarf that it requires little or no 
support, and yet the branches are well fitted for cutting purposes; 
besides all this, it is robust, a good doer, as well as good to propagate. 
Blooming as it does at this time of the year, being too late for the early 
shows, and not late enough for the late ones, it has not the chance of 
becoming known as it is worthy to be. I can recommend it with great 
confidence to all growers. 
It is as well also that a little more should be said as to the merits of 
Arthur Crepey, a new one of last season. It is a most famous sort, 
resembling in foliage the Desgran^e family, from which it is probably a 
seedling, but this resemblance is only slightly existent in the flowers, 
they having a distinct reflex form. They are of a primrose or pale 
yellow colour, but nearly white under glass, and valuable as some relief 
from the now common prevalence of the Desgrange type ; besides the 
plant is of better habit, each flower stalk being longer, the flowers grown 
naturally do not come so huddled together, making each separate spray 
more elegant and charming. Beyond all this it is a much better plant 
for propagation, making it altogether one of the most desirable varieties 
ever sent out. It has a further recommendation—viz., that it comes 
rapidly to maturity from cuttings. For this season, adverse as it was, I 
had single buds put in on the 3rd of April, plants in bloom on the 20th 
of August, these being very dwarf and bushy, and the flowers being 3 to 
4 inches across, the earliest flowers being out by the end of July. 
In conclusion it may be well to say a few words as to the times of 
the two shows of those early and demi-early sorts. At present the 
Crystal Palace Show is, say on the 4th and 5th of September, and as 
that is decided by the Dahlia Show it cannot be moved ; but as the 
Aquarium Show is only one week later it is too soon, because, unless an 
exhibitor has two sets of plants, those damaged at one show often not 
being fit for the second so soon after ; besides, the time is too short 
for other sorts to come out. But if the other show w.re held at the 
end of September it would give a chance for sorts to be shown which 
now are not able to be exhibited publicly at all. Thus some excellent 
sorts are not made known—to wit, Comtesse de Foucher de Careil, which 
is superb at the end of the month, besides several others, especially 
now there are so many new sorts. I wid try, if possible, to say some¬ 
thing more on the October flowers later on.—W. PlERCY, 89, Beadnell 
Road, Forest Hill, London, S.E. 
Chrysanthemum Prospects for 1891 . 
After a'l the labour and anxiety connectei with the culture of the 
Chrysanthemum I am afraid we are not going to have a good year : the 
dull damp summer will cause many growers to remember the summer 
and autumn of 1891 with feelings of disgust. I know here in Grimsby 
we shall, I think, be below the mark with several varieties. I find there 
are a quantity of blooms comiDg deformed, notably Jeanne d’Arc, one 
of the most constant varieties, plants that are equally as strong as last 
year showing but poor blooms. Avalanche, another constant variety, 
seems to be coming only thin. Stanstead Surprise, Mrs. J. Wright, 
Sunflower, Madame C. Audiguier, Mrs. Beale, Jeanne Dblaux, and 
several others are coming moderately well 1 suppose we have the 
sunless summer to thank for it. On the other hand some are showing 
great promise, notably Miss Esmeralda, Puritan, Viviand Morel, likely 
to be a great beauty ; Coronet, also showing great promise. Others- 
most notable are Violet Tomlin, Fdrderic Marrouch, W. H. Lincoln, 
very good ; Bouquet de Dame, Eynsford White, and W. W. Coles, all 
showing good blooms. 
The plants around this neighbourhood, as far as the growth is con¬ 
cerned, are the finest ever grown in this locality, and if we had had a 
good summer, so that they could have their plants well ripened, there 
would have been some excellent blooms. There will be some as it is,, 
but I do not think they will be so good as they might have been. I 
have seen gcoi blooms of the new incurved Mr. Robert Cannell, also of 
Louis Boehmer, which ought to be in every collection. I think next 
year when it is better known it will be eagerly sought after. Gloire de. 
Rocher is a most charming variety. It has two good qualities, it is- 
constant, also of dwarf habit. I have seen two excellent blooms. 
Damp seems to be very prevalent, and I warn all young growers to 
keep a strict look out. Various remedies have been tried. I know 
many growers in their endeavours to keep their plants right for a 
certain show keep them outside too long. No plant ought to stay out 
any longer than when the bud begins to show signs of opening. If kept 
outside while they just begin to show their petals you cannot stop 
damping. I find the best remedy is to put them inside as soon as they 
begin to open the outer scale that covers the petals. After you get 
them housed and the blooms begin to expand, give them on dull days 
a little fire heat, admit plenty of air, and keep the plants at the roots 
somewhat dry. The wood is very sappy, and too much moisture at the 
roots leads to certain failure, so again I warn all beginners to be careful. 
—One Interested, Grimsby. 
Chrysanthemums at Chilwell. 
Chrysanthemums at Chilwell will soon be one of the sights of the 
floral world. The sight is indeed remarkable now, as will be found bjr 
whoever may make a journey to see the collection. The chief display is 
in a light and lofty span-roofed house 100 feet by 30. The hanks slope 
from the eaves to the broad central path, the plants in bloom being about 
6 feet in height at the back and 18 inches in front, the end opposite the 
entrance being furnished in the same way. 
Perhaps the most striking variety at present is M. R. Bahuant, a 
very fine incurved variety, up to Queen of England in form and 
substance, but with broader and rather shorter florets ; colour carmine 
rose, shaded cerise. It is a strong grower, of good habit, and the blooms 
seem likely to keep well. Mme. Frfii&ric Mistral is a very promising 
novelty, with the form and colour of Alfred Lyne, but a much better 
flower. Robert Cannell is showing well. The most noticeable of other 
incurved varieties are the Queen and Princess of Wales groups, while- 
Mrs. Shipman and Barbara are good. 
Of new Japanese Flora McDonald, Mistletoe, Yonitza, Mermaid, 
Evalien Stein, a very long-petalled blush variety, Mattie C. Stewart, Oita, 
and Progression are the most noteworthy. 
Last year’s novelties are well represented, the best of which, Alberic 
Lumden, Caesar Costa, very rich; Gloire de Rocher, Kate Murrel 1 , Louis- 
Boehmer, fine buds ; Mile. Marie Host 3 , Mrs. W. Sargeant, a grand 
incurved 'yellow ; Miss A. Hartzhorn, Viviand Morel, Sylphide, W. H. 
Lincoln, with fine bold buds ; Zillah, Omar, and Ulrich Brunner aie 
admirably represented, The last is an early variety, and was at its 
best a week ago ; colour, carmine shaded violet, very effective as a 
decorative plant, as it appears to flower freely. 
In the general collection of Japanese, Avalanche, Boule d’Or, Etoile 
de Lyon, Eynsford White, J. Ddlaux, Marsa, Minnie Palmer, Mrs. 
A. Hardy (showing colour), Mrs. Irving Clarke, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. 
Wheeler, Mrs F. Jameson, Ralph Brocklebank (improved), Sarah Owen, 
Stanstead Surprise, Stanstead White, and W. W. Coles, are coming on 
well, the last named carrying immense buds. 
The Reflexed varieties are arranged by themselves, as are the 
Anemone-flowered, while the Pompons and singles, which are in large 
bushes, are mixed. Some trained specimens are arranged at the right 
and left of the entrance mostly of pyramidal and globular form. 
Coquette de Castille, W. Holmes, Miss A. H. Bates, St. Michael, and 
Rosinante are the best. 
In another large house, 100 feet long, are big bushes for cutting, 
besides a large number of plants of the October flowering type, such as 
the Madame Desgranges family, Madame la Comtesse Foucher de Cariel, 
La Vierge, Mrs. Cullingford, and Roi des Prdcoces. Noticeable here 
are two new varieties, Martimas, a lovely shade of pink, and Arthur 
Crepey, a charming flower, somewhat like Mis. Burrell in colour, but 
changing almost to white as the flower ages. It is evidently a seedling 
from Madame C. Desgranges, but of much better form. 
Another house, 90 feet long, is filled with late sorts, Madame Pages, 
Boule de Neige, Eynsford White, Snowdrop, and Princess Teck, as 
whites ; of the coloured varieties Admiral Symonds is a favourite 
yellow’, and with Tokio, Julie Lagravere, Rubrum Perfectum, St. Michael, 
and Ville de Hy&res, a good supply of flowers will be maintained till 
after Christmas. 
Altogether the display is a gigantic one ; indeed the floral pilgrim w’ould 
have to travel far to find its equal, and then perhaps fail.—A Visitor. 
New Chrysanthemums. 
M. R. Bahuant. —As a new incurved variety of French origin the 
Chry santhemum named above attracted some attention last year, and 
several growers expressed an opinion that it would prove a really valuable 
