November 8, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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claret-coloured incurved variety, well suited for trained 
specimens. Several other houses are monopolised by 
Chrysanthemums in later batches, which will keep up 
a succession of bloom for a long time to come. Mrs. J. 
Wright is a fine white Japanese sort, but too tall for 
pot work, as it stands 10 ft. high. Lady Cave, on the 
contrary, is dwarf, bushy and suitable for conservatory 
work. A blush-white incurved variety named Mrs. 
Halliburton is also of medium height. Alfred Chant- 
rier is a .Japanese form, with golden rose blooms, 
shaded with violet. 
Putney Park Lane. 
A large quantity of Chrysanthemums are grown by 
Mr. W. Iceton, at his nursery in Putney Park Lane, 
but as he grows them solely or nearly so for cut-flower 
purposes, he confines himself to those which flower 
freely and present the most popular colours to the 
flower-loving public. G. Wermig and Madame Des- 
granges had almost finished flowering when we noted 
them the other day. Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. George 
Bundle still hold their own amongst incurved sorts 
for cut-flower purposes. Elaine is the favourite amongst 
white-flowered Japanese varieties, and about 5,000 of 
it are grown ; it has been in season for some time past, 
and is very floriferous, a number of stems being allowed 
to each plant, and disbudding is very moderate. About 
1,000 of Ethel are grown and an equal number of the 
Yellow Ethel, more correctly named Mrs. H. J. Jones. 
They were not in flower at the time of our visit. One 
of the most popular of the coloured Japanese varieties 
for market is Source d’Or, with rich orange blooms 
shaded gold. It flowers about mid-season, has small 
heads, is dwarf and floriferous. For trained specimens 
and pot work generally it is admirably adapted. About 
1,000 plants of it are grown, and 600 of the bright 
yellow Jardin des Plantes. 
Messes. Reid & Bornemann, Tjiewsbury Boad, 
Sydenham. 
A long, span-roofed house here is devoted to the 
culture of Chrysanthemums for cut-flower purposes. 
During summer the plants are grown in 48-sized pots, 
while the house is occupied with Tomatos. After the 
latter are cut, the Chrysanthemums are turned out of 
the pots and planted in the borders along each side of 
the central path. They are now a mass of bloom, and 
with the late kinds, including Princess Teck, Florence 
-Percy, Cullingfordii, Peter the Great, Jeanne d’Arc, and 
Barbara, a long succession will be kept up. A large 
batch of the last named is about 2 ft. high, beautifully 
even, regular, and a mass of flower buds. Amongst 
those that have been yielding a supply of bloom for 
some time past are Lady Selborne, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. 
Geo. Bundle, Mr. Bunn, Source d’Or, James Salter, 
Elaine, Elsie, and October Beauty, all of which are 
well adapted for the purpose. Elsie, in this style of 
growing it, resembles a pale sulphur-coloured Elaine. 
Many of the large-flowered Japanese kinds are grown 
in 32-size pots, and are cut back. The result is that 
the plants vary from lift, to 2^ ft., and carry three 
or four flowers of large size. Amongst those specially 
notable for the size of their blooms are Avalanche, 
Stanstead White (9 ins. in diameter), W. H. Lincoln, 
Baronne de Prailly, and Etoile de Lyon. The latter 
variety is only about 2 ft. high. Yal d’Andorre, in 
32-size pots, has stems about 18 ins. high. Lady 
Selborne and James Salter, struck in June, and now 
in 48-size pots, are 15 ins. high, while Condor, never 
shifted out of “long toms,” is 18 ins. high, bearing 
one large bloom. On the contrary, Sunflower, in 
48-size pots, and 2J ft. high, bears three fine heads, 
while Mons. Bernard, having a similar number, is only 
18 ins. high, and Edwin Molyneux 2 ft. A large 
quilled Japanese sort named Sunset has ruddy golden 
yellow flowers ; those of Mrs. Falconer Jameson are 
buff-orange and of great size ; while Geo. Daniels is 
pink, and resembles Etoile de Lyon. Other noteworthy 
kinds are President Hyde, Mrs. Irving Clark, and 
Miss G. Bornemann, the latter being a lilac-pink 
Anemone. Several seedlings of great merit are under 
trial, and many of them have variously-scented 
flowers, one kind strongly resembling Mignonette. 
Deyonhuest, Chiswick. 
There is a larger percentage of fine blooms than there 
was last year, in the collection of E. H. Watts, Esq., 
under the care of Mr. A. Wright. They are 
arranged on each side of the path in a Peach-house, on 
raised staging, but for the convenience of those inspect¬ 
ing them, a special platform has been constructed. 
The blooms of Stanstead White measure 9| ins, across. 
Other kinds having notably fine blooms are Avalanche, 
Yal d’Andorre, Stanstead Surprise, Maiden’s Blush, 
Florence Percy, Mons. Bernard, and Jeanne Delaux. 
Many of these have been grown on the cut-back system, 
and are very dwarf. Popular Japanese varieties are 
Hamlet, E. Molyneux, Mons. Tarin, Triomphe de la 
Bue des Chalets, Mons. J. M. Pigny and Lady 
Lawrence. A dark crimson variety is Mons. J. Laing, 
something in the way of Jeanne Delaux. Grand Turc 
is lilac and white, with a silvery reverse, and laciniated 
florets ; and Pelican and Mademoiselle Madeleine Tezier 
are white kinds. Sarah Owen is rose and yellow, sport 
from Madame J. Laing, and Paule Dutour is notably 
dwarf. An old plant of William Holmes that has 
received no special care has developed literally a sheaf 
of bloom. Amongst the finer blooms of incurved varie¬ 
ties we noted Queen of England, Golden Queen of 
England, Empress of India and Golden Empress of 
India. The single white Mary Anderson is finding 
its way into every collection. The flower-heads are 
regular, large, freely produced, and resemble a large 
Marguerite. 
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HEN-AND-CHIOKEN CHRYSAN¬ 
THEMUMS. 
I send you two flowers of the Japanese variety, James 
Salter, which have assumed a new character to me, 
and which I thought unique until I saw the note in 
your last number on Hen-and-Chicken Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, p. 133. You there mention that “ Bertier 
Bendatler has often shown this freak,” and it occurs 
to me that you may like to know that it is not singular 
in so doing. I have two plants of James Salter which 
bore six flowers on each, and all of the same character. 
I think the cause is to be found in the fact that I 
disbudded them rather early, and persistently prevented 
them from making any more growths, but even then is 
it not extraordinary 1 I send also a flower of Mrs. 
Dixon for your button-hole, to show what may be done 
by simply dividing the old plants, when there is not 
the convenience for striking cuttings annually .—George 
Thomson, Urtica Villa, Knap Hill, JVoJcing. [We 
have not noticed the freak in James Salter before, but 
it is to some extent a common occurrence in Bertrier 
Bendatler in most seasons. This year, however, a 
number of varieties are showing the same peculiar 
character, those we have seen ourselves being, besides 
the above, Etoile de LyoD, George Daniels, and 
Triomphe de la Bue des Chalets, Japanese ; and Lord 
Alcester, Queen of England, Empress of India, 
Golden Empress of India, Alfred Salter, and Prince 
Alfred, incurved. The small heads are, however, not 
always produced from the base as in the case of 
Bertier Bendatler and the bloom before us of James 
Salter, but sometimes from all over the crown, and 
frequently remain hard balls of small green florets. 
Excessive luxuriance of growth, owing to over-feeding, 
and the peculiar character of the season, must, we 
think, be held accountable for the deformity.— Ed.] 
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NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Mr. Wm. Lane. —The heads of this new Japanese 
variety are of large size, bronzy yellow, and slightly 
tinted with purple. They are also very deep, with very 
densely arranged florets, the outer of which are re¬ 
flexed. It is ah English raised seedling. Mrs. Irvinq 
Clarke.— The heads of this are even larger than those 
of the last, and the variety belongs to the same class, 
but to a very different type. The florets are of a soft 
silvery pink or flesh colour, often tubular, and much 
twisted and interlaced with one another, forming an 
intricate mass, but beautiful withal. The variety is of 
American origin, but if its present showy character is 
kept up it is sure to become a favourite with Chrysan¬ 
themum growers. Alberic Lunden.— The florets 
of this Japanese variety are of an intense, but bright 
crimson or carmine, shaded with crimson and silvery 
rose on the reverse. It is an English raised seed¬ 
ling of medium to large size, and is apparently destined 
to become a favourite with exhibitors. Madame 
Gayral. —This is an incurved variety much after 
the same style as Jeanne d’Arc, and evidently 
having a close affinity with it. The head is of medium 
to large size, white, and having the florets beautifully 
tipped with purple. The latter are also narrower than 
those of Jeanne d’Arc. Duchess of Westminster.— 
For description of this English-raised Japanese 
Anemone, see p. 139. All five were shown by Mr. B. 
Owen, Castle Hill, Maidenhead, at the Floral Committee 
meeting of the National Chrysanthemum Society, on 
the 29th October last, and each received a First Class 
Certificate. 
Gloire du Bociier. —The name of this new 
Japanese variety signifies “glory of the rock.” Plants 
were sent from Algiers to a friend of Mr. Charles 
Gibson, Morden Park, Mitcham. These produced 
seeds, from which Mr. Gibson raised Gloire du Bocher. 
It is a Japanese variety, of great size, with bronzy 
orange florets, pale yellow on the reverse, and pointing 
or diverging in all directions, forming a globose head. 
Blooms were shown by Mr. Gibson at the same time, 
and a First Class Certificate was awarded the variety. 
Mademoiselle Marie Hoste and Yiviand Morel. 
—These Japanese varieties are described on p. 1-89. 
They were again shown on this occasion by Messrs. J. 
Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, and received a First Class 
Certificate. 
Miss M. "Wild. —This may be described as a single or 
semi-double decorative variety. The rays are very 
numerous, overlapping, recurved, and deep rose-purple 
shaded with white towards the base, while the promi¬ 
nent disc is yellow. Wm. Neville. —Beflexed varieties 
are not particularly numerous, so that this may be 
added to the list. The heads are golden yellow, of 
good average size, and the two to three-toothed or 
bifid florets diverge in all directions somewhat after the 
style of the varieties named Christine. Both were 
shown at the same time and place a3 the above, by 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, and were awarded 
First Class Certificates. 
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DWARFING- CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
BY LAYERING. 
The plan of layering the tops of Chrysanthemums into 
small pots, with a view to reducing the height of the 
plants for decorative purposes, is an old practice in 
gardens, but until a short time ago we had not seen any 
attempt made to treat plants grown on the single stem 
system for large blooms in the same way. Calling a 
few weeks ago upon Mr. W. B. Glasscock, Shirley Park, 
Croydon, he showed us a number of plants upon which 
he had been experimenting in this direction, and not 
without a satisfactory amount of success. To save 
labour in watering, &c-., Mr. Glasscock planted out his 
plants instead of potting them, but otherwise as regards 
disbudding, &c., treated them just the same as he would 
have done had they been in pots, i.e., kept them to 
single stems, and disbudded to a single bud ; but during 
their growth trained the stems in a slanting direction, 
and ultimately layered them into 32-sized pots. They 
rooted with great freedom, and the ultimate result is a 
batch of dwarf, sturdy stems, carrying very good 
blooms indeed. Mr, Glasscock somewhat deviated from 
his original plan of action, and believes now that had 
he adhered to his original intentions he would have 
been rewarded with an even greater measure of success. 
If show blooms can be got in this way, many an 
amateur who has not glass accommodation for tall 
plants will welcome the hint and appreciate further 
details. 
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MUSHROOMS. 
How to Grow them in the Fields. 
A correspondent of Land and Water writes : “ Most 
people like Mushrooms, but I do not meet with many 
who know how to grow them. I allude to those grown 
in the open fields and parks, and not those forced on in 
Mushroom houses, or in covered up artificial beds in the 
open, which to my mind are very inferior in quality to 
those grown on grass fields, where they can be produced 
with very little trouble and expense on most land, 
though I do not say all. Yesterday, Tuesday, there 
was a sharp frost, the grass early was quite white, and 
there was some ice, but in spite of this I have picked a 
basketful of Mushrooms of all sizes each day on a field 
ot about eight acres of old pasture, on which, about ten 
years ago, I applied, in the month of February, about 
3 cwt. of ordinary rough salt to the acre, and soon after 
dibbled in by means of a sharp spud, bits of Mushroom 
spawn as big as a bean all over the field. This I did 
by myself by degrees during a space of a month or 
more, and the result has been that on this field 1 have 
had a grand lot of Mushrooms every year, from about 
May until now. I have some salt put on this field more or 
less every year since I first did it, and shall continue to 
do so, as the dressing not only assists in the production 
of Mushrooms, but it also improves the quality of the 
grass, which is grazed by cattle and horses, and some¬ 
times by sheep alternately. This last February I 
applied the same treatment to about an acre in the 
centre of a park, where I do not remember to have seen 
a Mushroom on that part of it ; this summer I have 
had many there, but only where the proper cultivation 
as above stated was adopted. ” 
