November 15, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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two. Little more attention will be needed, except a 
soaking of water if the weather be dry. Early in 
October they should be potted and placed in a frame, 
on which the lights should be kept down for a few 
days to keep them from flagging, but as soon as they 
have established themselves in the pots, allow plenty of 
air to keep away damp. Plants grown in this way will 
flower almost as well as those grown in pots all the 
season,— William Little, Glcncorsc, Midlothian. 
Winter Hawthornden Apple. 
Tins Apple is sometimes confused with New Haw¬ 
thornden, and to add to the confusion there are two 
distinct varieties grown under the name of Winter 
Hawthornden, a green one and another that is yellow 
with a greenish tinge, but ripening to a rich yellow 
with a large bright red patch on the side next the sun. 
A large quantity of this has been in the market for 
some time past, and a fine appearance the fruit presents. 
The variety is smaller, harder, and keeps better than 
the New Hawthornden. It is usually considered a 
culinary Apple, and is in season from November till 
after Christmas. There is no doubt, however, but that, 
large quantities of it are consumed in a raw state in 
the metropolis by those who are attracted by its fine 
appearance. The flesh is firm, crisp, and juicy, with a 
yellowish tinge. Both varieties under the above name 
are grown in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural 
Society at Chiswick. 
Cineraria maritima compacta. 
This plant is grown extensively by Mr. Fred Perkins, 
of Coventry, for decorative purposes. It is a lovely 
object as he grows it, and its compact habit and 
bright silvery foliage render it a most valuable plant 
for decoration at this dull season. — Rusticus. j 
Salvia patens. 
A few plants of this old-fashioned Salvia, intermixed 
with the ordinary occupants of the conservatory, are 
very effective at this season. The colour, intense 
blue, is one which we rarely meet with among the 
class of plants ordinarily grown for indoor decoration, 
and when associated with zonal Pelargoniums, it has 
a bright and very pleasing effect. It is also well 
.adapted for planting out in mixed borders and beds, 
but being a native of Mexico, it will not survive our 
winters in the open, and the roots must be lifted and 
stored away in some frost-proof corner until the spring, 
when fresh plants may he propagated in the same way 
as Dahlias. A few seeds sown in spring will give a 
number of nice plants for indoor work, provided they 
are grown outside, in pots, during summer, and taken 
inside before frost hurts them.— W. Little. 
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SUMMER & AUTUMN OUTDOOR- 
FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
I WAS pleased to read the remarks of “A. D.” at p. 
139, on the outdoor-border flowers. They are a 
wonderful acquisition to a flower garden in autumn, 
when other flowers outdoors are scarce. The summer- 
flowering ones too are equally as beautiful and attrac¬ 
tive in July and August. The extraordinary abundance 
of bloom they produce when grown in the open borders 
would astonish anyone who has never witnessed such 
a sight. I cultivate the varieties mentioned below, 
and, without the slightest exaggeration, thousands of 
blooms have been cut from them since the middle of 
July, and thousands now remain, although some of the 
earlier blooming kinds are past their best. Anyone 
growing a dozen plants can insure having plenty of cut 
flowers for the decoration of every room in their house 
and for their friends too. 
My first bloomer is Mr. W. Piercy, which makes its 
appearance here about the middle of July ; the colour 
is a bronzy red, and sometimes sports into a purple, the 
name given to which is Madame Piccol. I have both 
colours blooming from one plant, and the same thing 
occurred with the same plant last year. The next 
earliest bloomer is Souvenir de Rampont, a reddish 
crimson showing yellow stamens ; it is a pretty variety 
and commences to bloom early in August. Pompon 
Toulousainis another beautiful reddish crimson variety, 
a compact flower, and like the last named is of dwarf 
habit and blooms in the greatest profusion. St. Crouts 
is a lovely compact little flower with white petals edged 
with pink; this is also a profuse August bloomer. L’Ami 
Conderchet, pale primrose, compact flower and good 
in every respect, commences to bloom here in the 
middle of August. Early Flora, a fine yellow and 
well-made flower, makes its appearance in August. 
Yellow Cassy is another good old August bloomer. 
Mrs. Culliugford is a fine white variety which blooms 
early in September, and there are hundreds of bloom3 on 
one single plant at the present time. Frederic Pele is 
a grandly made little Pompon, producing reddish 
crimson flowers early in September. Mignon is a 
charmingly compact little bright yellow flower, very 
dwarf, and blooms early in September. Fanny, clear 
light purple flowers, rather loose, but pretty, blooms in 
September. La Vierge is a finely shaped pure white 
flower, one of the very best, and blooms in October. 
Inimitable, orange-bulf, an excellent variety, contains 
clusters of flowers with quilled petals in the style of 
Frederic Marronet, but are much larger than those of the 
latter. Alice Butcher, reddish bronze, fine shape, and 
of dwarf habit, blooms in August. 
Precocite (of Delaux) is a remarkably fine October 
blooming variety, flowers of a reddish scarlet colour, 
and particularly attractive—perhaps the best of its class. 
I have a few other varieties, but ,the foregoing are all 
first class, and every person who has room to grow 
them should procure a collection. Rooted plants can 
be purchased in February and March at about Is. 8 d. 
per dozen, from various growers .—James Thurstan, 
Finsbury House, Richmond Road, Cardiff. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES. 
Tower House, Chiswick. 
At this place, the residence of Mr. J. McDonald, 
Chrysanthemums are grown for decorative purposes on 
the free and easy system, so as to produce the greatest 
possible quantity of bloom of a useful and suitable size. 
Mr. T. Bones, the gardener, finds that E. Molyneux is 
best for cut-flower purposes when grown in the semi¬ 
double state, as the rich colour of the upper surface of 
the florets is then seen to the best advantage. Cortez 
is a fine Japanese of a bronzy crimson or mahogany 
colour ; and a crimson and yellow Japanese reflexed 
variety named Frank 'Wilcox is highly suitable for 
decorative work. Well-known and good Japanese 
varieties here, are Ed. Audiguier, Sunflower, President 
Hyde, Mons. Freeman, Source d’Or, Val d’Andorre, 
Elsie, Wm. Robinson, Lady Lawrence, and La 
Triomphante, many of them, including the latter, 
being very floriferous. The blooms of Mrs. Alpheus 
Hardy measure 7 ins. across, and are amongst the 
largest to be seen this year of the variety. A plant of 
Stanstead White in a 24-size pot had a good-sized 
flower on a comparatively dwarf plant. Madame 
Rozain is a salmon and gold reflexed Japanese, with 
large flowers, and dwarf in habit. Roi des Japonais is 
a crimson and gold Japanese variety of the same form 
as Criterion, but much darker in colour. A pretty 
carmine rose variety but rather stiff in habit isjSuperbe 
Flore. Cullingfordi will always maintain its place in 
collections for colour. Amongst good incurved sorts 
we noted, were Miss M. A. Haggas and others. The 
conservatory is now very gay with Chrysanthemums 
alone. 
Duke’s Avenue, Chiswick. 
Mr. J. R. Wood, gardener to Mrs. Sanderson, grows 
Chrysanthemums for cut flowers, but he is also an 
exhibitor. The plants have to be housed in the vinery. 
Some of all sections are grown, including the more 
popular Japanese varieties, such as Avalanche, Madem¬ 
oiselle Lacroix, Criterion, E. Molyneux, Peter the 
Great, Mrs. J. Wright, and Hamlet, the latter being 
richly coloured. Etoile de Lyon was very vigorous, 
but dwarf, and bore seven heads, while two plants 
of Stanstead Surprise bore a dozen large blooms. Mr. 
Garnar is a dwarf rich yellow variety. He also grows 
a number of reflexed varieties, including St. Leonard, 
violet; Mrs. Wellam, creamy white ; Frank Wilcox, 
crimson and yellow ; and Cullingfordi. Incurved sorts 
are represented by a number of the Queen family, includ¬ 
ing Queen of England, Lord Alcester, and others ; also 
by Golden Eagle, and Jeanne d’Arc. Lady Margaret, 
Marguerite Villageoise, and Laing’s Anemone are 
good sorts of the Anemone type. A crimson, free- 
flowering Pompon is George Stevens. A number of 
single varieties are grown, including the pure white 
or blush-coloured Mary Anderson. The plants were 
bushy, and the blooms measured 3 ins. to 4 ins. 
across. Contrast is a crimson-red sort, with moderate¬ 
sized blooms ; Oriflamme is crimson, and Gus Harris, 
light purple. A large piece of Scarlet Gem, raised 
from a cutting in one year, literally bore an armful of 
pretty crimson-red blooms. 
Dover House, Roehamptox. 
Chrysanthemums are grown solely for the decoration of 
a conservatory at Dover House, one of the properties of 
J. P. Morgan, Esq. Fifteen hundred plants have been 
grown this year, and the conservatory has now been 
filled for the fourth time. The object aimed at is to 
get the bulk of the plants into bloom during October, 
and that has been virtually accomplished, although a 
display will now be continued to the end of this month. 
On entering the house a brilliant display meets the eye 
of the visitor, for the bulk of the Chrysanthemums are 
arranged in one huge bank sloping from the door to 
the end of the house, where the group is considerably 
elevated. Around the front as well as on the shelves at 
the sides were dwarf-trained and small but floriferous 
specimens of L’lle des Plaisirs, crimson and yellow ; 
Margot, Source d’Or, and others. The bulk of the 
plants, however, arc untrained, and few have been cut 
back, yet they are comparatively dwarf, with three or 
four large bloom3 on each plant. All the leading 
Japanese varieties are grown, including Sunflower, 
Avalanche, Florence Percy, Coquette de Castille, 
Triomphe de la Rue des Chalets, Meg Merrilies, Ralph 
Brocklebank, Val d’Andorre, Jean Delaux, Maiden’s 
Blush, Comte de Germiny, Mr. H. Cannell, Fair Maid 
of Guernsey, Madame C. Audiguier, Joseph Mahood, 
L’Adorable, and Grandiflorum. The blooms of the 
latter were of fine size aud very characteristic. Annie 
Clark, rose, with lacerated tips ; Buttercup, yellow ; 
and Mandarin, white, tinted lilac, are Japanese kinds 
comparatively seldom seen in modern collections. 
Amongst reflexed kinds we noted well-grown samples 
of Cullingfordi, also of the pink, golden and white 
Christine. Leading incurved varieties are represented 
by Queen of England, Golden Queen of England, 
Empress of India, Lord Alcester, Lord Wolseley, 
Bronze Jardin des Plantes, Guernsey Nugget, and 
Barbara. The flower heads of the latter were of large 
size. On the whole the plants are well grown and 
reflect credit on Mr. McLeod, the gardener. In another 
house was a quantity of the Pompon, Golden Madem¬ 
oiselle Marthe, in 10-in. pots, and the plants about 3 ft. 
or 4 ft. high were a mass of blooms and buds. 
Queen’s Road, Coventry. 
This private establishment has been famed for several 
years past for its superb collection of stove and green¬ 
house plants, which have taken the leading honours at 
some of our principal exhibitions. I had the pleasure 
of inspecting this collection with its enthusiastic owner, 
J. Marriott, Esq., the other day. 'When congratulating 
him upon his magnificent display, he informed me that 
some few years ago he was so disgusted with the 
condition and unsatisfactory state of his garden, that 
he had made up his mind to give up plant growing, 
but some friend persuaded him not to do so, and he 
was so fortunate as to secure the services of his present 
gardener, Mr. William Finch, who soon began to 
improve the place, and that encouraged him to go on. 
He has since increased his glass accommodation, having 
built additional houses for his treasures. In addition 
to the specimen plants referred to, Mr. Marriott has a 
magnificent display of Chrysanthemums arranged in 
the Vineries in a thoroughly artistic manner. The 
collection contains well grown and magnificently 
flowered plants, of all the best and most popular 
varieties to the number of about six hundred. The 
following I noticed as being extra fine solid flowers : 
Princess of Wales, Princess of Teck, Prince Alfred, 
Jeanne d’Arc, Jubilee, Lord Wolseley. Empress of India, 
Novelty, Nil Desperandum, Sir Stafford Carey, Violet 
Tomlin, Lord Alcester, Empress Eugenie ; amongst the 
Japanese, Boule d’Or, Florence Percy, Meg Merrilies, 
Baron de Prailly, Gorgeous, Carew Underwood, Val 
d’Andorre, Stanstead White, Stanstead Surprise, Condor, 
Avalanche, &e.— Rusticus. 
Chrysanthemums at Leamington. 
A fine display of this most popular winter flower is 
now on view in the nurseries of Mr. Perkins, which are 
situated about a mile from the town in the Lillington 
Road. A spacious house, 100 ft. long and 20 ft. wide, 
contains over 2,000 well-grown plants magnificently 
flowered, the blooms being wonderfully fine, and fit to 
adorn the table of any exhibition. The collection 
contains all the good old standard varieties, likewise 
the new ones of recent introduction, amongst which 
are many superb varieties. Some of the new varieties 
introduced recently from America are welcome 
additions. This show will remain on view and in 
perfection for some considerable time, as an enormous 
quantity are retained to keep up a succession.— Rusticus. 
