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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ November 5, 1885. 
might b3 added that Miry Salter, a9 grown by Mr. Davi 1 , is much like 
Fair Maid of Guernsey. 
The incurved are later anl are not yet at their bast, though there are 
good blooms of Prince of Wales, Mr. Bunn, Empress of India, Lord 
Wolseley, Lady Hardinge, and Lord Alcester. The early floweret, Madam 
Dasgranges and its golden spoit G. Wermig, are still beautiful, the latter 
having been in flower for over three months. 
MORDEN HALL, MEBTON. 
For several years Mr. Gibson, the gardener at Morden Park, has grown 
Chrysanthemums with remarkable success, and this season he does not 
appear likely to lose the credit he has gained. He has 400 plants, each 
bearing three or four blooms of exhibition size and substance, forming one 
of the most even and meritorious collections that we have seen. The 
blooms are mu ;h earlier than the majority around London, and this may 
prove a source of weakness in some of the severe contests they will have 
to endure, but at present there is little to fear on that score. Both 
Japanese and incurved are of excellent substance, large but clean, and 
free from all objectionable coarseness. All the best new and old varieties 
are grown. Here again we saw Madame de Sevin in good coniition, 
and Mr. Gibson recommends it strongly as a useful variety that ought to 
he included in every collection whore Chrysanthemums are grown for 
exhibition. Mr. J. La : ng is also good, of a bright reddish hue from late 
buds, and i3 in that state much superior to the early blossoms. The 
beautiful Japanese Anemone Soerr Dorothhe Souille continues gaining 
favour deservedly, and at Morden Park is very fine ; its companion, 
Fabian de Mediana is, however, much later this season, and up to the 
present we have not seen a good representative bloom of it. Beflexel 
varieties are well grown, the bright yellow Chevalier D outage being 
uncommonly good, while the Violet-scented Progne, the deep-coloured 
Xing of the Crimson-, and the Christines are all notable in this section, 
The other varieties in the respective groups cannot be ennumerated, for so 
many are good. The plants are arranged in vineries and constitute a 
handsome exhibition, which is open to all visitors. 
COMBE LEIGH, KINGSTON. 
About 250 plants are grown by Mr, C. Orchard, not for yielding exhi¬ 
bition blooms but for decorative purposes, and his success in this respect 
and in grouping is well known. The charming and useful dwarf plants 
are as usual excellent this season, and bearing fine flowers, a good pro¬ 
portion of which are quite fit for the exhibition board. Oae variety with 
which Mr. Orchard is particularly pleased is the Japanese M. Henri 
Jacotot, which in all stages, either as dwarf, medium, or tall plants, is 
free and of first-rate quality. Some dwarf specimens, 2 or 3 feet high, 
have six grand blooms each, of great substance, and intensely rich 
crimson maroon with golden tips. La Purete and Mdlle. Lacroix are 
here again proved to be identical, and the former name must be discarded ; 
the variety is, however, an excellent one, and some standards have twelve 
to sixteen of its pure white blooms, extremely useful for arranging in 
groups. Cullingfordi is in splendid condition, the blooms 5 inches in 
diameter, very solid, and unrivalled in the intensity of its rich crimson 
colour. Val d’Andorre is again noteworthy, as also are M. Astorg, Beau'A 
des Jardins, Yellow Drag-.n, Joseph Mahood, Gloria Solis. Agrdments de 
la Nature, Mrs. Mahood, M. Tarin, and Elaine. A pretty old variety, but 
seldom seeD, is Bras Rouge, not large enough for cutting for exhibition, 
but fine as plants for groups, the colour something like J. Delaux, but 
brighter and with a golden reverse. As elsewhere the incurved are not 
fully out ; there are some fine blooms promising, and when Mr. Orchard 
has the plants arranged in the pretty conservatory at Coombe Leigh they 
will undoubtedly form a group that could scarcely be surpassed. 
SWANLEY. 
As is well known Chrysanthemums form a special department of the 
“ Home of Flowery” and are in charge of an expert who devotes his 
whole thought and time to their propagation and culture. Every section 
is represented, all established varieties grown, and new ones added from 
American, French. Chinese, Japanese, and English raisers. The collection 
embraces about 900 named varieties, represented in about 5000 plants. 
There are arranged in five new span-roofed structures, a walk passing 
down the centre, and the soil excavated on each side, so that the pots are 
2 feet or so below the floor level, and the blooms are consequently brought 
literally “ under the eyes ” of spectators. They are from ten days to a 
Fortnight later this year than usual, in consequence of the prevalence of 
north and easterly winds. Only a few of the earlier varieties are flower¬ 
ing* biA in the course of ten days and onwards till Christmas there cannot 
fail to be an imposing display. Amongst the few in flower a grand 
bloom of Jeanne d’Arc, beautifully coloured, attracts notice, and well 
confirms what has been said as to the great value of the variety. A new 
variety named Ensign, received a3 a Japanese, has proved to be a true 
incurved, but whether totally distinct from some others of its colour 
pinkish lilac, can only be proved by comparison. Since some of the best 
judges iu England have been deceived in awarding a certificate to an 
isolated variety, the test of actual comparison of so-called new with 
existing forms becomes the greater for avoiding the mistakes in future. 
Mdlle. Lacroix and La Purdt6, the last certificated last year, are identical 
at Swanley, if not everywhere else, and persons who possess the latter will 
do well to give it its right name, Madlle. Lacroix ; it is a charming white 
Japanese variety well worth growing. L’Triomphante (De Reyddelet) is 
effective at Swanley; it is a large Japanese, with broad, flat, drooping 
pale peach-coloured florets something like Brise du Matin. Henri Jacotot is 
$ree and fine, crimson_ tipped^ with gold, and will be extensively grown 
for conservatory decoration and for the front rows of exhibition stands of 
Japanese blooms. Soeur D irothes Souille is one of the Anemone Japanese 
that will find its way into all collections. The pretty old reflexed variety 
Phidias is restored, as it deserves, from its long obscurity, and King of 
Crimsons, with Emperor of China, are very fine in the same section. 
Several d warf floriferous forms of Japanese will be valuable for small 
greenhouses and conservatories generally, also for affording cut flowers. 
Firmament, crimson, tipped gold, is extremely free; so are Isidore 
Ferral, pale pink, and A. Dufour, rich magenta ; but the darkest and 
richest of all is Black Douglas, purplish plum colour, but less floriferous 
than the others. The bright yellow early-flowering Pompon, Fiberta, is 
fading, but there are few more worthy of culture for late summer 
decoration. 
The yellowish Pomponium (certificated) cannot be referred to ap¬ 
provingly, as the plant is the reverse of compact, however dissimilar the 
flowers may be from others. Something more than distinctness is needed 
now-a-days, and the feeling is growing that enthusiasts are somewhat too 
readily disposed to grant certificates for new varieties before their 
characters have been fully proved. Among the single varieties at 
Swanley, Miss Mary Anderson, silvery peach, is one of the best yet 
raised ; and Rev. A. H. Glenny, rich chestnut, is in full beauty. Those 
are only a few noted amongst the “ early bloomers,” the great majority of 
the varieties only just showing the colour of the florets, but they will 
produce a fine effect by-and-by. 
ROYAL NURSERIES, SLOUGH. 
For years “Turner’s Chrysanthemums” have long been famed for 
excellence of culture ami the great number of plants represented in the 
annual displays. This year they are, if possible, finer than ever, and in a 
short time will produce a magnificent effect. Three or four large houses 
are filled with some 4000 plants, and there are probably 3000 more 
under a framework and protected with mats. These are varieties of the 
Rundle type, mainly grown to meet the great demand for early cut blooms. 
It would astonish those persons who think Chrysanthemums cannot be 
well grown except in 9 and 10-inch pots to see the vigour of the stems, 
clothed to the base with luxuriant foliage, on plants in 7-inch pots. As 
in other places, the blooms are 1 ite, and the majority will not be fully 
developsd till the middle of this month. Flowering now and very fine 
are Laly Selborne, which is appreciated because of its character being so 
unlike that of Madame Desgrange, which it succeeds, and on that account 
is preferred to Elaine ; Cassandra, a white rose-shaded incurved variety, 
very attractive ; Empress of India and the golden form, also Lord 
Alcester, large and fine ; Jeanne d’Arc, excellent ; John Salter, Mr. 
Bonn, Sir Stafford Cary, Virgin Queen, and some other early incurved 
well represented. In addition to Lady Selborne the following Japanese 
forms are highly effective :—Album plenum, Margot, A. Dufour, China¬ 
man, F. A. Davis (J. Delaux), George Gordon (L’Africaine), La Puretd 
(Mdlle. Lacroix), Flamme de Punch, Henri Jacotot, Flambeau, Golden 
Fair Maid of Guernsey, Source d’Or, Mens. Planchenau, Madame C. 
Audiguier, and Hiver Fleuri. These are a mere fringe of the collection, 
but they indicate the character of the coming display, which will un¬ 
doubtedly rank amongst the greatest and best in the country. 
ST. JOHN’S NURSERY, PUTNEY. 
Some thousands of Chrysanthemums are grown by Mr. G. Stevens, 
and this year he has surpassed all his previous efforts in the production 
of fine blooms. The Japanese are of good substance and bright in 
colour, but the incurved are some of the best we have seen, being earlier 
than the majority, of capital size, clean, and even. He also has a sufficient 
number of dwarf plants this year to render his groups more effective and 
better finished, as was seen in the case of that at Kensington recently, 
when he secured the first prize. They are well clothed with foliage, an 
important point in producing a good group, and which unfortunately is 
not always fully recognised by exhibitors. A useful decorative Japanese 
variety, which is grown this season in large numbers at Putney, is a 
seedling named Mrs. Stevens ; the blooms are yellow and bronze, the 
florets flat, and is extremely free and effective, in a dwarf state, with 
dwarf Elaines and Madame Desgrange ; it is excellent for grouping or 
cutting. Another seedling Japanese, named Maiden’s Blush, has large 
handsome blooms somewhat in the way of Hiver Fleuri, but greatly 
superior, quite distinct in the foliage, and of a soft blush tint. It is of 
strong habit, and appears promising. The single variety, White Per¬ 
fection, certificated last year, is grown extensively, and the abundant 
graceful blooms are now expanding. Elaine is largely grown for yielding 
its blooms early and is then discarded, the later crop referred to last year 
not proving satisfactory. 
INNER TEMPLE. 
The exhibition in these gardens, which is opened to the public by the 
liberality of the Benchers, is now attracting large numbers of visitors. 
The general opinion is that Mr. Newton has this year provided an even 
better display than usual, the blooms promising more substance and being 
brighter in colour. About 800 plants are arranged in the house near the 
Thames Embankment, and include representatives of all the leading 
varieties together with some of the newer forms. Both Japanese and 
incurved are rather earlier than in most gardens, but there are still many 
more to come, and intending visitors will find a good display for fully 
another fortnight. The best of the Japanese are James Salter, Lady 
Selborne, Margot, Beaute des Jardins, Madame de Sevin, Mdlle. Lacroix, 
J. Delaux, Val d’Andorre, Comte Germiny, and Curiosity. The incurved 
include Jeanne d’Arc in handsome form, Lord Derby, Jardin des Plantes, 
and Mr. Bunn as the best of the general collection. A Japanese variety 
