December 6, 1894. 
JOURNAL] OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
521 
Chrysanthemum Owen’s Crimson. 
Compared with the Japanese Chrysanthemums the true incurved 
kinds are by no means so popular with the general public. Neither are 
new varieties of them so abundant, but when one of merit is brought 
forward it usually receives some attention from specialists. As has 
been pointed out in these pages, many of the recently introduced Japanese 
A Chrysanthemum Year Book. 
As was announced by the Chairman at the annual dinner of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society, and a report of which appears 
elsewhere in this number, a Year Book will be issued by the Society early 
in January. Under the editorship of Mr. C. Harman Payne this work 
will doubtless contain much useful information for Chrysanthemum 
growers, and its publication is being looked forward to with a great 
amount of interest. We understand that the portrait of Sir Edwin 
Saunders, President of the National Chrysanthemum Society, will be 
published on the cover of the book, and among other interesting items 
an illustration of the champion challenge shield will be issued with the 
contents. 
Floral Committee Meeting—Certificated Chrysanthemums. 
The Floral Committee of the National Chrysanthemum Society held 
a meeting at the Eoyal Aquarium on Tuesday last, Mr. R. Ballantine 
Fig. 81.-chrysanthemum OWEN’S CRIMSON. 
and Chinese incurved varieties bear such a close resemblance to each 
other that even experts have been misled in distinguishing them before 
developing their characteristics. Thus it is that we have now what a 
correspondent described as “the missing link ’’ type. Mr. Owen, Castle 
Hill, Maidenhead, informs us, however, that the bloom depicted in 
the illustration (tig. 81) is a true Chinese incurved, and as such it was 
certificated by the National Chrysanthemum Society on the 21st nit. 
When shown by Mr. Owen, by whom it was raised, at the Drill Hall, 
Westminster, on the 27th ult., the Rojal Horticultural Society likewise 
adjudged an award of merit for this variety. The flower is of the old 
show type, with long and broad florets, and dark crimson colour. 
We understand that the plant is a good grower, and the crown buds 
should be “ taken,” the terminals not producing such deep blooms. 
The engraving was prepared from a bloom produced by a terminal bud, 
and supplied to us by Mr. Owen. 
being in the chair. For so late in the season there was a large number 
of novelties presented, but many of them were inferior in quality, 
although of good size. New Chrysanthemums nowadays must not be 
rough or coarse, and exhibitors at the floral meetings would do well to 
bear this in mind. The principal collections came from Mr. C. E. Shea, 
Mr. E. Beckett, and Mr. R. Owen, and first-class certificates were 
awarded as under :— 
La Meije, — A noble looking Japanese, very deep, compact, and 
globular. The fiorets are rather narrow, curly, and intermingling. 
Colour pure white. Exhibited by Mr. W. H. Lees. 
Mrs. JR. C. Kingston .—This is an incurved variety of the old show 
type. The blooms are large and deep, the florets good but slightly 
notched at the tips. Colour rosy blush passing to white towards the 
centre. From Mr. C. Lawton. 
Fride of Swanley ,—A very large Japanese with long drooping florets 
forming a globular flower. The florets are close and compact and of 
medium width. Colour pure white. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons were 
the exhibitors. 
