August 14, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
787 
/CRYSTAL PALACE ANNUAL FRUIT 
Kj exhibition and grand national dahlia 
SHOW, September 3rd and 4th. Schedules on application to 
Mr. W. G. Head, Garden Superintendent, Crystal Palace. 
CONTENTS. 
Amateurs’ Garden 
Battersea Park . 793 
Carnations, indoors and out 795 
Chrysanthemums and Ear¬ 
wigs . 795 
Chrysanthemum culture .. 794 
Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Catalogue. 787 
DahliaShow,grand national 7S7 
Dendrobium superbiens .. 792 
Fruit crops . 795 
Fuchsias, notes on. 7S8 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 795 
Goodrich Court . 7SS 
Hanee, Dr., death of. 7SS 
Heating by hot-water _ 790 
Horticulturists in council 790 
PAGE 
Lilium chalcedonicum .... 790 
Liliums, notes on . 789 
London Gardening. 792 
Mammoth Scarlet Runner. 795 
Mignonette . 791 
Nonsuch Park. 794 
Nurseryman, the . 788 
Obituary . 796 
Orchid, a new hybrid _ 7S7 
Orchid Notes . 796 
Peach, the Amsden . 795 
Peas not Germinating .... 795 
Scottish Gardening . 791 
Societies Reports . 796 
Sulphide of Potassium .... 7S7 
Violas, notes on. 7SS 
Weeds. 789 
PAGE 
791 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, AUGUST H, 1886. 
The National Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Catalogue. —"We have before us a copy of the 
new catalogue of Chrysanthemums, just issued 
by the National Chrysanthemum Society, and 
coming as it does when the Autumn Queen is 
making such rapid strides in public favour, it 
will, without doubt, soon find its way into the 
hands of every enthusiastic Chrysanthemum 
grower, more especially as the price is within 
the reach of all. It is certainly the most com¬ 
plete list of Chrysanthemums that has yet been 
published, and contains the names of upwards 
of 1,100 varieties, each with a short description. 
We are not going to pretend that it is a com¬ 
plete list of every variety grown, or, to do the 
gentlemen who are responsible for its appearance 
the honour of saying, that it is absolutely without 
a fault; but it is an excellent list and a valuable 
addition to the very meagre stock of Chrysan¬ 
themum literature, and, we venture to think, of 
much greater use than some of the very mis¬ 
leading pamphlets upon this grand flower that 
have found their way into print. The catalogue 
is divided into ten sections, each section ar¬ 
ranged in lexicographical order, except, by'the 
bye, in section 4, where we notice that Faustine 
has in some way stepped out of its place and 
taken up its quarters with the M’s. With this 
exception the work is turned out in a very 
creditable way, the names of the flowers being 
in bold type, and in such a style as to catch the 
eye without much difficulty. 
Section 1 is a list of incurved varieties, and 
section 2 comprises “ incurved, not so generally 
cultivated as the preceding ” ; but we think it 
would have been less confusing if there had 
been but one list of these varieties; the same 
remarks apply to the Japanese, which are also 
divided into two sections. We are surprised to 
find that the catalogue has no date to it, but it 
is, we believe, brought down to 1885, and does 
not include the varieties which have been 
received from the raisers last spring, and these 
alone number upwards of 200. These have been 
omitted advisedly, as we do not know until the 
flowers expand how many may prove to be 
synonymous with varieties already grown. Take 
for example, Souvenir de Haarlem, received from 
France, in the spring of 1885, which has turned 
out to be Rosea superba,- introduced some years 
previously; and if we are to be subject to this 
kind of mistake on the part of the raisers, it is 
best that we should bloom all new varieties 
before including them in our catalogues. One 
great feature in this catalogue is the synonyms 
which are introduced in the list, with cross 
references, the correct name having the descrip¬ 
tion of theflower following it; this will materially 
aid the Chrysanthemum grower in tracing the 
plants over which he may have any doubt. 
The name of the raiser is also introduced in a 
great many instances, and in some cases, where 
there are two or three plants of the same name, 
the year of introduction is also added. 
Section 3 is a list of Japanese varieties, and 
section 4, the committee tell us, are Japanese 
Chrysanthemums not so generally cultivated as 
the preceding. A great deal has been written 
and said, by some of the leading members of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society, about the 
abominable practice of renaming, altering the 
names, or varying the spelling of the new intro¬ 
ductions, and we are not a little surprised at, 
and certainly cannot agree with the alteration 
on p. 20, “Messrs. Thibaut et Keteleer.” 
Delaux, in 1885, sent us over this new 
variety, which is a very good velvety crimson, 
and when more known is likely to prove a 
favorite. In his catalogue it is printed, 
“ M. M. Thibaut et Keteleer ” ; now we are all 
aware that M. M. means Messrs., as much as 
Mdme. means Madame, and we fail to see the 
necessity for making the alteration in the new 
catalogue. It is a trifling one, we will admit, but 
it is nevertheless open to objection ; some people 
might even go further, and say, why not trans¬ 
late the et, and make it Messrs. Thibaut and 
Keteleer 1 there is just as much excuse for 
doing the one as the other. 
Section 5 contains a Amry good list of reflexed 
flowers, amongst which will be found the uni¬ 
versal favourite, Cullingfordii, and few will 
dispute that this is the correct section for this 
charming flower. Sections 6 and 7 are devoted 
to large Anemone Chrysanthemums, but why sec¬ 
tion 7 should be headed “ large hybrid Anemone 
varieties,” instead of Japanese Anemones, we fail 
to see, for this particular class has, since the 
introduction into this country, been knoivn 
by the latter name; and now the National 
Chrysanthemum Society take upon themselves 
to christen them hybrid Anemones. Section 8 
giirns a list of Anemone pompons, here again 
was an opportunity for the committee to make 
a separate list of hybrids, for it has been sug¬ 
gested that such floAvers as Regulus and Rose 
Marguerite belong to the latter class. Section 
9 are pompons, and section 10 closes the cata¬ 
logue with a good list of summer and early 
autumn-floAvering varieties. 
Great credit is undoubtedly due to the select 
committee who prepared this catalogue, and, 
although their names do not appear, Ave knoiv 
that both Mr. C. Harman Payne, who acted as 
hon. secretary to the committee, and Mr. N. 
Davis deAmted much valuable time and attention 
to the preparation of the lists, and we are sure 
the Chrysanthemum world will agree Avith us 
that they have done their work well. As we 
have before said, it is impossible to produce a 
catalogue of this kind that would be absolutely 
free from errors, yet all will admit that it is a 
great improvement, and is not to be compared 
with the first catalogue of the National Chrysan¬ 
themum Society. We have now a good authentic 
list, and Ave venture to hope that another year 
the committee Avill see their Avay to give us, as 
far as practicable, in addition to the raiser’s 
names, the year of introduction of the plants ; 
and, Ave might also suggest, that an alphabetical 
list of all the varieties contained in the catalogue 
should be printed at the end, with a reference 
to the page upon which the description of the 
flower is to be found, for, at present, those not 
well versed in Chrysanthemum lore, have to 
wade through the different sections before they 
can ascertain to which group any new variety, 
to them, may belong. 
GARDENING MISCELLANY. 
Meetings for Next Week . — Tuesday. — Bil- 
ston Horticultural Society’s Show (two days). Wed¬ 
nesday. —Shropshire Floral and Horticultural Society’s 
Annual Show, in the Quarry, Shrewsbury (two days). 
Thursday. —MaidenlieadHorticulturalSociety’s Annual 
Show. Basingstoke Horticultural Society’s Show. 
Friday and Saturday. —Cheadle (Cheshire) Floral 
Society’s Nineteenth Annual Exhibition. 
A New Hybrid Orchid. —Messrs. James Yeitch 
& Sons Nursery at Chelsea, has during the past week 
or ten days proved a strong point of attraction for 
Orchid lovers, the object of interest being a plant in 
flower raised by crossing Sophronitis grandiflora with 
Cattleya intermedia. The plant is five years old, yet 
barely 3 ins. high, and bore one bloom 2| ins. across, 
rose-coloured with a delicate suffusion of purple. The 
sepals and petals distinctly resemble those of Sophronitis, 
but the lip is that of a diminutive Cattleya intermedia. 
This latest addition to the small list of bigeneric 
hybrids, is a plant of great interest, and Ave hope in 
our next to give its portrait. 
Royal Botanic Society. —The annual meeting 
of the Fellows of this Society was held, on Tuesday 
afternoon, at the house of the Society, Inner Circle, 
Regent’s Park. The forty-seventh annual report of 
the Council stated that although the number of new 
subscribers was specially small, the Council believed 
this to be but a temporary lull. The total receipts of 
the year had been £6,038 18s., as against £6,487 
17s. 10c?. in the previous year. The number of artists 
and students on the books was 729. The Chairman 
moved the adoption of the report, which Avas seconded 
by Dr. Mivart, and, after some discussion, adopted. 
Lapageria rosea in the Open Air. —We have 
received from Mr. Malcolm McLean, gardener to J. 
Watney, Esq., Yinters Park, Maidstone, some beauti¬ 
ful blooms of a good mottled variety of Lapageria 
rosea, cut from a plant growing against the wall of a 
Cucumber-house, west aspect, which has been planted 
out two years, and withstood the rigours of last winter 
without suffering any injury. The blooms before us 
are as large and as fine as any we have seen groAvn 
under glass. 
The Late York Gala. —At a general meeting of 
guarantors and life members of the grand Yorkshire 
Gala and Floral Exhibition held recently, it was decided 
to give to the charities of York out of this year’s profits 
the sum of £40, and to add a further sum of £25 to 
their invested capital. Yotes of thanks were passed to 
the officers, including Mr. John Wilson, who has been 
secretary of the society from its formation, twenty- 
eight years since, and to Avhose untiring interest so 
much of the success is due. £1,370 was taken on the 
three days of the last show, and the Committee have 
an invested fund of £1,700. June 15th, 16th, and 
17th, 1887, have been fixed as the date of next year’s 
exhibition. 
Grand National Dahlia Show. —Will you 
kindly alloAV me space to invite the attention of ex¬ 
hibitors and others to three points in connection Avith 
this attractive autumn show, namely: —(1) that the 
shoAV will be held this year on September 3rd and 4th, 
the place being, as usual, the Crystal Palace, Syden¬ 
ham ; (2) that exhibitors’ entries should be sent to me 
at Chelsea on or before August 27th ; (3) that the 
Turner Memorial Prize, a silver cup value £10, for 
tAvelve show and six fancy Dahlias, is open to further 
competition on this occasion. I may add that contri¬ 
butions to the prize fund Avill be very opportune.— 
Thos. Moore, Botanic Gardens, Chelsea, London, S. W. 
Sulphide of Potassium.— This remedy for 
mildew has now been extensively used by a large 
number of our leading gardeners, and as I have been 
mainly instrumental in getting its merits tested by some 
of our best men, I am glad to be able to report that 
the anticipations of the discoverer of its value as a 
remedy- for mildew has been fully realised. As it is a 
remedy at once cheap and effectual, I am anxious to 
make its merits as widely knoAvn as possible among my 
fellow amateurs and gardeners generally. I shall be 
glad to receive a line from all who have tried the sul¬ 
phide detailing their experience, Avith a view to publishing 
the results for the benefit of the gardening community. 
As mildeAV is very prevalent this season, I hope every¬ 
one who is troubled Avith this pest Avill test the sulphide 
and report whether it proves successful or not.— Edward 
W. Badger, Moseley, near Birmingham, Aug. 11, 1886. 
