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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Aug 1 st 20, IS35. 
In 1881 Messrs. Veiteh & Sons imported from Japan six new sorts 
called Bend Or, Comte de Germiny, Delicatum, Duchess of Con¬ 
naught, Ksempfer, andThunberg, all of them being so well known as 
to require no comment on their merits. Two or three years later 
Messrs. Mahood & Son were successful in raising some seedlings, and 
the three varieties sent out by them, bearing the names of Mrs. 
Mahood, Joseph Mahood, and Mrs. Townsend, are stated to have been 
selected from over 300 seedlings raised by them. 
Mr. Salter’s retirement was probably the reason why so few 
purely English-raised Chrysanthemums of all sections have been 
obtained since he discontinued the work, although there have been 
some very valuable contributions both before and after that event by 
the florists of this country, Mr. Bundle, Mr. Bull, and Mr. Hayes 
being some of those who are specially worthy of mention. Mr. 
Alfred Salter, the son of the great raiser, is still engaged in con¬ 
tinuing the work begun by his father, and during the past two or 
three years has distributed Annie Holborn, Comet, Distinction, Gloria 
Solis, Salterii, Maid of Athens, Mary Salter, Rob Roy, Tubiflorum 
in the Japanese section, and a few other kinds. 
There remain also to be mentioned among raisers of our own 
country, Mr. Cullingford, Mr. N. Davis, Mr. Geo. Stevens, and Mr. 
Teesdale, whose flowers may be found described in any of the 
catalogues issued by the nurserymen who are in the habit of dealing 
to any extent in this plant. 
We must now take one more look at the French, and it is with no 
little regret that the author is compelled for the sake of brevity to 
limit his account of their recent triumphs. 
A few words must therefore suffice. For the past twenty years 
those French florists who have taken up the culture of the Chrysan¬ 
themum have been working at their improvement steadily but surely. 
They have not only produced varieties of far greater superiority to 
any of the earlier kinds, but they have been instrumental in producing 
varieties for which in brilliancy of colour may be said to be un¬ 
paralleled. 
This, it should be borne in mind, does not apply to the incurved 
kinds, but more particularly to the Japanese and Pompon varieties. 
They have created a new race hitherto unknown which we call the 
Japanese Anemone, and of this class, although consisting of some¬ 
thing under a dozen distinct sorts, much may be expected. The most 
prominent raisers in France of very recent times, with some of whom 
the author is in personal communication, are 
Dr. Audiguier, the raiser of Dr. Barrie, Joseph Durban, L’Infante 
d’Eipagne (syn. Soleil Levant), Mdlle. Blanche Pigny, Mons. F. 
Marrouch, Mons. J. M. Pigny, Souvenir du Mareehal Niel, Silvie, 
Madame Berthe Pigny. 
Mons. Boulanger, who has sent out Gloire de Mazargul, and 
several other sorts not very generally grown at the present time in 
this country. 
Mons, Victor Lemoine, who raised Fulgore, several Pompons, and 
large-flowering varieties. 
Mons. Bernard, who sent out Gloire Rayonnante, M. Fremy, 
Reine Margot, was also the raiser of a few Pompons and others. 
.Mons. Boucharlat, noted principally for his Pompons, some of 
which belong to the liliputian class. 
Mons. Lacroix, not to be confounded with the amateur of the 
same name, a comparatively new raiser whose best known flowers are 
Mdlle. Moulis, Souvenir de la Reine Mercedes, Parasol, Mdlle. 
Lecroix, Flocon de Neige, Tendresse, the splendid incurved Jeanne 
d’Arc, the Japanese Anemone, Fabian de Mediana, wrongly printed 
in English catalogues Fabias de Maderanaz. 
Mons. Marrouch, to whom we are indebted for Madame Clemence 
Audiguier, Marguerite Marrouch, Mons. Marrouch, Madame Clos, 
Madame Therese Clos, Marie Jolivart, Mdlle. Cabrol, Soeur Dorothee 
Smille, and Souvenir de l’Ardenne. 
Mons. Pertuzes, whose flowers are not very well known in 
England, excepting perhaps Timball d’Argent and Triomphe de la 
Rue des Chalets. 
Mons. de Reydellet, an amateur raiser of great promise, whose 
new Japanese Camieu received a first-class certificate last autumn at 
the Crystal Palace. He has altogether in the last few years raised 
and distributed a large number of varieties amounting now to upwards 
of 100—C. Harman Payne. 
(To be continued.) 
HAMPTON COURT. 
It would be difficult to find flower gardening carried out in any part 
oE the kingdom, whether in private or public gardens, on the same high 
standard of excellence as in the public parks and gardens of London. 
Most provincial public gardens have little high-class flower gardening, 
wh'le in many fine parks not a flower is to be seen, but in and about the 
great metropolis every endeavour is made to render these public resorts 
as gay and attractive as possible. That the public most highly appreciate 
the fl oral decorations provided for them, is proved by the fact that hundreds 
of thousands wend their way annually to Hampton Court, alone to examine 
and criticise the “ bedding.” It was with this object that I made my way 
to these gardens, which have become so widely famed of late years for its 
carpet and other bedding. Those who reside in the country and have not 
visited these parks, can form only an inadequate idea of the enormous 
amount of care and labour required to provide a change in the arrange¬ 
ment of the plants and the design of the beds. It is astounding how 
Mr. Graham succeeds in making new and suitable designs year after year, 
but such is the case, and it is plainly evident that one less skilled in the 
art of flower-gardening would certainly fail, or have to fall bade 
upon old designs. There is, however, no trace oE failure at Hampton 
Court, and no lack of elegant designs, for the carpet beds are this season 
more beautiful than ever. 
Carpet bed ling and beds filled with Pelargon'ums are not the only- 
styles of flower gardening carried out in these gardens ; on the contrary,, 
a great diversity of plants is employed. For instance, the long border 
skirting the Palace and terrace walk, probably half a mile in length, has 
the wall covered with Roses, Clematis Flammula, and very beautiful this is 
at the present time, and other climbing plants, while half the length Is 
filled with a choice assortment of hardy herbaceous plants, while the- 
remainder is arranged with subtropical plants at the back, the front 
is planted with a line of Beet, next to this a row of Pelargonium. 
Flower of Spring, and edged with Ageratum Cannell’s Dwarf. Beds are 
filled with Roses dotted about the ground-*, and large beds and borders,, 
forming a background to many of the flower beds, are filled with a large- 
and choice collection of herbaceous plants. Carnations and Picotees are 
represented by about seventy varieties, while Phloxes and Lilium auratum, 
are amongst the most conspicuous of the hardy plants in flower. Very 
noticeable also in these borders was a species of Achillea—3ent to Mr. 
Graham by Mr. Ware—that attains a height of about 4 feet, and produce® 
large heads of its bright golden flowers. This is a beautiful decorative- 
plant for this season of the year. Another bed, which is merely mentioned 
to show the variety of the arrangement and the style of planting, had been, 
beau'iful with the old Lilium candidum, and a little earlier in the season 
with Delphiniums planted amongst them. The latter having been cut 
down clo-e to the ground after flowering will soon be in full beauty again. 
Another beautiful bed for autumn in this department is planted with an 
early-flowering Japanese Chrysanthemum Madame Desgranges, edged 
with a wide band of Aster Amellus bessarabicus, one of the finest of the 
Michaelmas Daisies. Other very fine autumn beds might be noted, but I 1 
shall leave this department with a mere mention of Lilies that are largely 
grown, being raised by thousahds, and under the system pursued will 
flower freely in about three years. I am not in a position at present to 
state the method of propagation and culture pursued by Mr. Grahamy 
but have no hesitation in saying that the discovery he bas made and is 
practising, will revolutionise LTy culture entirely when publicly known, 
and bring them within the reach of all who have a few square yards of 
garden. 
Amongst mixed beds and those in which Pelargoniums formed the 
principal feature, one planted with Pelargonium Mrs. Pollock in the 
centre, mixed with Viola Favourite and edged with Coleus Verschaffeltii, 
was very conspicuous. Another striking arrangement was formed with 
Flower of the Spring Pelargonium, carpeted with Viola Tory and edged 
with Pelargonium Golden Harry Hieover. Another beautiful arrange¬ 
ment was planted with Pelargonium Black Douglas carpeted with Viola 
Blue King, the combination of these two being really charming. A broad 
band of Coleus Taylor’s Pet, a dark dwarf compact grower, admirably 
adapted for flower gardening, edged with Alyssum saxatile variegatum 
completed the design. Perhaps the most perfect bed of these mixed 
arrangements was formed with Pelargonium Bijou, carpeted with Viola 
Favourite and edged with Iresine Herbsti. The companion bed to the 
last described was even more beautiful, the arrangement being exactly 
the same. A very striking bed was planted with Pelargonium Lord 
G fiord and edged with P. Manglesi variegatum. Tue firtt mentioned 
variety in this bed is worthy of special note ; it is in colour very bright 
scarlet, large flower and truss, very free, brighter and more vivid in 
colour than the old Vesuvius, which has stood unrivalled for bedding pur¬ 
poses so long. Another charming bed, and one that will daily improve 
until cut off by frost, is planted with Veronica Andersoni variegata, 
mixed with Iresine Herbsti, and Verbena venesa, edged wi h Iresine 
Herbsti, and a narrow band of Stellaria graminea aurea. 
Very conspicuous was a bed of Pelargonium Amaranth, pink, edged 
with P. Manglesi variegatum in flower, which showed a marked improve¬ 
ment over other beds edged with this variety and the flowers removed. 
An effective and telling bed was formed with Pelargonium Manglesi 
\ariegata, Iresine Herbsti, Verbena venosa, and, Viola Favourite, mixed 
together and edged with Iresine Herbsti. Consp cuous was a bed of 
Veronica Andersoni variegata carpeted with Verbena Hampton Court 
Crimson, edged with Ageratum Perle Bleue, a decided improvement on 
Cannell’s Dwarf. This variety is very dwarf and c impact, and does Dot 
appear to run back, the same as is the case with the above variety. Mr. 
Cannell of Swanley recommended Perle Bleue to Mr. Graham’s notice, 
and it has proved all that it was represented to be. All who desire a good 
dwarf variety for flower gardening should procure this variety, for it is 
decidedly the best of all dwarf-growing Ageratums. A good scarlet Pelar¬ 
gonium that figured conspicuous-ly amongst others was H. M. Stanley, 
Pelargoniums Lucius, Rose of Allandale, Surprise (full of bloom), and 
Warrior comprised some of the very finest used in the beds, while the dark 
Henry Jacoby was also strikingly effective. Two other mixed beds only 
, will be noted, the first being planted with Abutilon niveum maculatum, 
