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of plants consists of about 300, and is exclusively confined to the best 
known exhibition varieties. The incurved section is that which receives 
most favour at the hands of the elder Mr. Lofley, whilst the Japanese 
varieties are the especial favourites of the younger, Mr. Anthony. A 
pleasant mutual agreement, therefore, between them is, that whilst both 
work together to one end, each takes charge of his own favourite 
section. 
As a proof that they are no tyros in Chrysanthemum culture I may 
state that Mr. Anthony was successful in carrying off the Veitch 
Memorial medal for twentv-four blooms, Japanese, at the last show of 
the Hull and East Riding Society in a very strong competition against 
well known first class growers, and hopes again to enter the lists as a 
competitor at the next show of the same society. The whole of his and 
Mr. Lofley’s plants are in the best possible condition, strong, without 
being gross, the wood apparently ripening well, the foliage large and 
stout and of a most healthy dark green colour, reaching down to 
the pot, even Mrs. H. Cannell, which with most growers quickly 
loses its lower leaves, as represented here by several very strong 
plants is as vigorous as the others and shows none of that, its usual 
propensity. The Japanese varieties are mostly tall, many being 
already G to 7 feet in height, grown on the natural system, unstopped 
in any .way. They are arranged in ro vs, given plenty of space for the 
admission of sun and air both in and between the rows, the growths all 
trained separately to upright builders’ laths, which are again fastened to 
strong slaters’ laths affixed to stout sawn stakes driven into the ground. 
An excellent arrangement here adopted for providing free drainage 
and preventing the plants rooting through into the ground below is the 
affixing of Ions boards about 2h inches wide and half an inch thick 
on edge at about 3 inches apart,"and standing the pots thereon, thus 
keeping them clear of earth and ensuring free ventilation all around 
and underneath. 
A common difficulty with this, as with all collections 1 have this 
season visited, is the showing of premature buds, and from present 
appearances it would seem likely that the best crown buds of many 
varieties will be produced too early for the principal shows. Especially 
is this the case with such varieties as Mrs. J. Wright, Edwin Molyneux, 
Mdlle. Lacroix, Mdlle. Louise Leroy, Comte de Germiny, and others. 
The first named variety is here, as in most of the collections I have 
this season seen, unusually strong and fine-looking. Last season the 
opposite was the case, and at few shows was it well staged. This year 
it promises to come out in fine character generally. 
BARKBY HALL. 
At this fine old place, which is deserving of a more extended notice 
(the proprietor, T. W. Brooks, Esq., being an.ardent lover and supporter 
of horticulture and of floriculture, and being most ably seconded in 
this by his skilful gardener, Mr. Landsell), Roses and Chrysanthemums 
are grown as specialties. Of the latter about 200 are grown in the most 
approved exhibition form, and are very strong, many of them also being 
remarkably short-jointed and dwarf with large strong foliage covering 
the pot surface. No topping or cutting back is practised, nor apparently, 
owing to the generally short-jointed growth made, is it here needful or 
advisable. The pots are plunged to about one-third of their depth, 
mainly with the object of preventing them being blown over and broken 
during high winds. Mr. Landsell has been for some years past an 
exhibitor and prizewinner at past Leicester shows. That he may long 
continue to be such is the wish of myself and most of those with me 
share his acquaintance. 
STONELEIGH, BARKBY. 
Mr. W. Bilkson, the proprietor, has for some years been a very 
successful grower and exhibitor at home and abroad. His collection 
comprises about 700 plants, most of which are very strong and in 
promising condition, providing the plants can be sufficiently ripened. 
They are somewhat too crowded owing to the large number grown, and 
the space available for standing them upon being limited. Mr. Billson’s 
name will figure prominently at more than one leading show in 
November next. The greenhouses at his disposal for flowering the 
plants, being light, airy, and commodious, are simply perfection for the 
purpose. 
MR. JI. JORDAN'S COLLECTION. 
Lansdowne Road, Aylstone Park, is the address of this grower, 
who is a prominent supporter of the Leicester Society and a member of 
its Committee. He is an earnest and successful amateur cultivator, 
growing about 200 plants of the best and most recent varieties. The 
plants in this collection are almost throughout remarkable for their 
dwarf and sturdy growth, stout hardy stems and large healthy foliage 
reaching in most cases down to the pot. Sunflower (new yellow 
Japanese) is here remarkably strong with large leaves, each nearly a 
foot in length ; Etoile de Lyon and Mdde. Louise Leroy are also very 
robust and strong. A notable feature in Mr. Jordan’s practice is the 
mixture of a considerable proportion of common salt in all the potting 
compost he uses, sufficient to destroy all earthworms therein contained, 
and to this he mainly attributes the unusual dwarf, sturdy character of 
his plants. He is of opinion, formed from several years of experiments 
amongst various kinds of plants, that salt has a direct tendency to 
produce short jointed growth. 
Another novel and commendable feature in Mr. Jordan’s practice is 
his system of summer training, which differs from what I have at any 
time seen elsewhere. Three stakes are thrust into the put around the 
sides, forming a triangie, and of a height to which it is believed the 
growths will attain. The plants are then arranged in lines as usual. 
Along the back side of the line of pots stout pointed stakes are driven 
into the ground, and a strong longitudinal lath fastened to these at 
about 3 feet G inches high. Also on a level with these are iron brackets 
screwed to the upright stakes and projecting horizontally sufficiently far 
to carry another longitudinal lath parallel with the first, and about 
9 inches therefrom. To these two laths then are all the stakes tied. 
The advantages claimed for the system are—firstly, the more equable 
diffusion of air and light around each branch ; and, secondly, that much 
time and trouble are saved at the time of housing the plants, nothing 
farther being then required besides cutting the ties attaching the stakes 
to the laths and carrying the plants indoors. 
Mr. Reed, the energetic and respected Secretary of the L. and M.C.C. 
Society, lives next door to Mr. Jordan, and also grows about 20J plants, 
using the same compost, salt, &c., as does that gentleman. He, too, is 
equally a strong believer in the value of salt for the purposes named 
above. His plants, partly grown as cut-backs and part natural grown, 
are promising to produce some good flowers. They are not, however, 
yet so strong as are Mr. Jordan’s.—W. K. W., Syston. 
LILIUM PARVUM. 
One of the most attractive of the small-flowered Lilies is the 
Californian Lilium parvum, regarded by Mr. Baker in his synopsis of 
the genus as a variety of L. canadense, under which also are grouped 
L. Walked and L. parviflorum. It has stem3 usually 2 feet high, but 
when very strong it sometimes greatly exceeds that height, though in 
its native state it is frequently not more than 1 foot high, so that it 
must be considere l as one of the dwarfest Lilies grown. The flowers 
are small, open, and nodding ; yellow or orange, varying somewhat in 
tint, and with numerous small dots on the perianth divisions. Like 
