THE COTTAGE GARDENEJR AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, December 1 , 1857. 
Madame Chalonge, white, with a creamy centre, 
fine. 
Madame de Montel, large white, with golden centre. 
Madame Sentier {Sangtie), pure white. This is just 
Nancy de Sermet, the best of the old large Anemone 
kinds, in miniature. 
Antoinette Adam, a large white hybrid, or half way 
between the old Chrysanthemums and new Pompones. 
Madame Achile Dutour, pure white, and singular in 
having only the centre flower in each truss Anemonied, 
the rest being full petals. 
Madame Grami, white, with a greenish-yellow 
centre. 
The following are a sample of some important dis¬ 
coveries which I have made in my travels among the 
Chrysanthemums ; the pronunciations, are from country 
cousins, and the spellings were taken from the labels 
1 on exhibition plants, no matter where. 
Abyn for Albin ; Augus-te My-e, for Agust or 
i Ogust Mee; Bigu for Bishu in Bijou; Dupont de 
Leve, leur, and leure, for Dupont de V Eure ; Canrobert 
for Can-ro-be ; Durufflet for Du-ru-fie ; Dree-ne Dree- 
nee for Dry-en Dry-en, in Drin Drin; Elysa for 
I Eleese in JElise; Etoyl for Etual in Etoile ; Glory for 
gluar in Gloire; Luter formosa for Dutea formosa ; 
Nonparile and iel for Nonpareil; Mille for Miellez ; 
Yoltar for Voltaire; Powdry de Or for Poudre d’Or; 
and Tilbury for Trilby. 
Now, these things deserve the serious attention of 
young gardeners. A young man may be as clever as 
the doctor, and as wise as a judge ; but unless he can 
spell and pronounce the names of plants something 
near correctness, depend upon it, the gentlefolks will 
think him no better than an old shoe, and will insist 
upon it that he is as stupid as a mule. And more than 
that, the florist’s way of spelling and pronouncing 
| ancient and historical names is so different from the 
! ways in which they are in books, that many of the 
| gentry themselves go wrong about them. Therefore, I 
would advise master and man to get one of Mr. Salter’s 
i catalogues, which is our best authority in this country, 
! as he knows the ways of all the best florists from 
I Russia to Gibraltar; but, of course, anyone would 
need to buy a few plants to entitle him to a catalogue, 
“free gratis.” Meantime I have attempted, in the 
following lists, to make the spelling and pronunciation 
more plain, but not perfect; the explanations being 
within brackets. 
Albin ( Albeen the Gaelic name for Scotland), a fine 
' crimson flower; but there is no real crimson yet in the 
j family. 
Alfred Salter (the heir to the Versailles Nursery, 
I once the “ Vineyard ” of Lee and Kennedy, at Ham- 
1 mersmith), the finest of all the “delicate pinks.” 
• Alix, the same as Voltaire, rosy carmine. 
Anaxo, a large reddish orange ; a favourite at Stoke 
Newington. 
Annie Salter, the best known of all the yellows. 
Aristee, a new light lilac, and very fine. 
Augustine rosea, also new deep rose. 
Auguste Mie, { Ogust Mee, royal mistress), a fine 
reddish yellow', tipped with gold. 
Baron de Scalabert ( Skalaber ), a fine new 7 deep rose. 
Beaute du JSord {Nor), purple, rose, and crimson 
mixed. 
Beauty, a fine large blush flower ; a general favourite 
at Shows. 
Cassy, a fine large reddish-orange flow'er. 
Cardinal, a fine brownish-yellow fiow 7 er. 
Chevalier Dumage (Dumaish ), golden yellow. 
Christophe Colomh, reddish and pale violet; fine. 
Cloth of Gold, a fine large show 7 -flower. 
Comte de Morney, dark purplish-crimson, with a 
lighter centre; fine. 
Crebillon, new and clear yellow. 
Defiance, very good, but not a first-rate white. 
Duke, a fine blush flower. 
Dupont de VEure {Du/pong, a surname ; Eure, name 
of a river in Prance, as Cossack, of the Don, Douglass 
of the Dee, &c.), one of our finest show-flowers ; rosy 
and yellow 7 . 
Etoile Polaire {Etual Polayre, Polar Star), fine 
golden yellow 7 . 
Golden Cluster, this and yellow Queen of England, : 
are tw'O of the best show 7 -flow 7 ers. 
Hermine {Hermm for Ilermione). The greatest 
favourite at Stoke New ington, for dressing, and the 
largest blush flower. 
King, another fine blush, approaching to peach. 
Le Bourreau {Boo-ro, the executioner), new, fine, 
reddish brown. 
LAdmirable, a new deep blush. 
EEmir, a favourite between reddish-crimson and 
Indian red. 
Peon Lequay {Lai-quai), fine blushing lilacky bloom. 
Lysias {Lee-see-a ), a beautiful reddish-orange. 
Louise {Loo-ee-se), a fine, new, clear white. 
Louis ( Loo-ee ), to sliow T the difference in pronouncing 
the names of sister Louise and brother Louis. 
Lucidum, still one of the oldest and best whites. 
M. Dechamps {Deshang), a new', clear, light yellow. 
This M. Dechamps w'as the originator of exhibiting 
curious and fine-leaved plants at English exhibitions. 
Nonpareil. The nearest of all the race to a true j 
lilac when dressed. 
Phidias {Fee-du-a), a fine rosy flow'er. 
Pacine {Pa-ccen). The most distinct yellow with 
dark tips to all the petals. 
Path. The inimitable Ruth, with brown auburn j 
curls, is a most appropriate name for this beautiful j 
flower. 
Themis {h and s to be sounded, an ancient name), 
one of the great favourites at Stoke New'ington; a 
rosy blush. 
Ttvo-coloured-Incurved, an old, fine, rosy yellow 7 . 
Temple of Solomon, still a very good yellow 7 . 
Trilby (not Tilbury), a most delicate light blush; 
a famous one for dressing up the petals. 
Versailles Defiance, a fine rosy-lilac blush. 
Vesta, style like Lucidum ; one of the best whites. 
Alphabetical lists of Pompones and Prench-named 
Roses, with pronunciations, are much wanted for the 
rising generation; indeed, a ready key to the pro- j 
nunciation of the florists’ names would be acceptable 
to us all. . D. Beaton. 
THE POLES. 
This neat residence of — Hanbury, Esq., is about 
two miles from Ware, and five from Hertford. The 
greater part of the enclosed demesne, though agreeably 
varied in its surface outline, occupies a rather elevated 
position; the Ware and Buntingford road falling con¬ 
siderably to Ware on the one side, and rapidly to the 
village of Wadesmill on the other. On this road, at a 
considerable distance from each other, are two neat 
entrance lodges, built with brick, and painted, like the 
mansion, of a dark, sombre, stone colour. The gates 
are formed of wood, combining in their construction 
elegance and strength, and standing at a short distance 
from, but at right angles with, the highway. The 
approaches, so far as I saw them, were marked by 
the ease and gracefulness of their curves. The park 
is not distinguished for the extraordinary size or the 
legendary age of its timber ; and yet it has a very 
attractive appearance, whether seen in glimpses from 
the highway, or more fully from the terraces in front 
