November 3, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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blooms presented to the committee were not good 
specimens of this excellent Chrysanthemum. While 
on the subject of errors, I am reminded of some notes 
on Chrysanthemums which appeared a few weeks ago 
in a country newspaper I received from one of my 
correspondents, in which the writer stated that care 
should be taken not to spill water about the conservatory 
for the next ten months ; it is to be hoped we are not 
to have ten months winter, the temperature has already 
been below the average for fifteen months. October 
was an improvement and a good friend in every way, 
as after a very chilly introduction the month was 
beaming with sunny smiles all through.— Practical. 
Homefield, Ealing. 
It is rather early to compare the collection here with 
that of last year, with regard to the size and fineness of 
the bloom, but the flower heads are plentiful and bid 
fair to equal those of former seasons, and, notwith¬ 
standing the wet summer, the plants are not taller than 
usual. Amongst incurved varieties, Empress of India, 
Queen of England, George Glenny, Mrs. Geo. Rundle, 
and Jeanne d’Arc are already in fine condition. The 
greater number of the Japanese kinds are normally 
earlier than the incurved varieties, and certain kinds 
take the lead. Elaine, Madlle. Lacroix, with long 
drooping florets ; Moonlight, creamy white ; and Lady 
Selborne are very distinct and good white sorts ; the 
latter being a sport from James Salter, it exhibits the 
same twisting and interlocking of the florets when 
fully expanded, and adds greatly to the beauty of the 
variety. Bertier Rendatler is another very early 
Japanese sort that varies considerably in the colour of 
its bronzy orange and yellow flowers, and passes under 
the name of Curiosity with some growers. Comte de 
Germiny is always an interesting flower, notwithstanding 
its being so common. Maiden’s Blush, deep blush ; 
Margot, Rose-chamois, Source d’Or, brilliant orange- 
scarlet ; and Japonais, bronzy yellow, tipped with 
gold, are all recurved or drooping Japanese kinds, each 
very charming in its way, and early. Amongst large 
hybrid Anemone varieties, Sceur Dorothee Souille is 
also fine. 
New Varieties Certificated. 
At the meeting of the Floral Committee of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society, held on October 24th, the 
undermentioned new varieties received First Class 
Certificates. "We omitted them from our report last 
week, owing to the pressure on our space. 
Sunflower. —For a description of this new Japanese 
variety, see our last issue (p. 131). Exhibited by Mr. 
William Holmes, Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney. 
Nelson. —This is a new Japanese Anemone, with 
large rosy red flower-heads. The florets of the ray are 
very numerous, and the tubular florets of the disk are 
often mixed with the flat ones of the ray where the two 
kinds meet. Exhibited by Mr. William Holmes. 
Stanstead Surprise. —-This new Japanese kind is 
a seedling of last year. The flower-heads are of enor¬ 
mous breadth, with very 16ng reddish purple florets, 
which are of medium width, and spreading or drooping. 
Exhibited by Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. 
H. Shoesmith. —Two plants of this new incurved 
variety were shown. It is a deep bronze sport from the 
yellow Mr. Bunn, and like that sort, it grows vigorously 
and flowers freely. The flower-heads are about the 
size of those of the type. Exhibited by Messrs. 
Davis & Jones, Camberwell. 
Magicienne. —For description of this new Japanese 
variety, see p. 131 of our last issue. Exhibited by Mr. 
Robert Owen, Maidenhead. 
Violet Tomlin. —Being a sport from the incurved 
Princess of Wales, this variety presents all the cha¬ 
racters of the latter except in colour. It is of a deep 
silvery rose with pale tips, and inclined to purple, 
especially when expanding, and is several shades darker 
than the type, even when fully expanded. Exhibited 
by Mr. Doughty, Angley Park, Cranbrook. 
Tower House, Chiswick. 
The Chrysanthemums at Tower House are grown 
for conservatory and other decorative purposes, con¬ 
sequently a fair quantity of moderate-sized blooms is 
more the object than a few of large proportions. 
Prominent amongst those in bloom is Comte de 
Germiny, which is notable not only for its earliness, 
but for its dwarf stature. Mons. Freeman is also par¬ 
ticularly early, bears large, pale rosy violet flower- 
heads, and does not exceed 2£ ft. to 3 ft. in height. 
A new Chrysanthemum of great promise for dec¬ 
orative purposes is Elsie, a creamy white variety that 
produces a great quantity of neatly-formed flowers. 
Amy Furze is another new Japanese kind, with close 
flower-heads of moderate size and recurved florets. It 
is evidently allied tolMaiden’s Blush, and differs chiefly 
in being more or less densely striped or suffused with 
lilac-purple instead of blush. Ralph Brocklebank, a 
bright yellow sport from Meg Merrilies, bears much 
larger flower-heads, with long, spreading, rather loosely- 
arranged florets, which are much appreciated by many 
growers on that account. Mrs. G. Rundle (incurved), 
Elaine and Madlle. Lacroix are early-flowering white 
varieties that hold their own. As here grown, Curiosity 
and Bertier Rendatler seem distinct. The former has 
brownish orange flower-heads, while the centre of the 
head of the latter is yellow ; but what is more singular 
is that one plant of Bertier Rendatler produces branched 
heads only, similar to those of the Hen-and-Chicken 
Daisy. The primary head is bronzy orange, with a 
yellow centre, and from the bracts at its base other and 
smaller flowers are given off that are wholly yellow. 
The stalks of these secondary flower-heads being very 
short, they form a series of yellow rosettes round the 
base of the(’parent head,‘increasing its depth con¬ 
siderably. 
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CERTIFICATED APPLES AND 
PEARS. 
The following is a list of the varieties of Apples and 
Pears, exhibited at the recent Chiswick Conference, 
which were awarded Certificates of Merit. The plan 
pursued by the conference committee, was not to award 
prizes to the collections staged in their order of merit, 
but to carefully go through each collection and award 
Certificates of Merit to those samples which were of 
exceptional excellence according to their respective 
kinds. The figures given after each variety represents 
the number of samples which were certificated. 
Apples. Apples. 
Adam’s Pearmain (2) 
Alexander (2) 
Alfriston 
Alma Pippin 
Annie Elizabeth (2) 
Baumann’s Red Reinette 
( 2 ) 
Beauty of Kent (2) 
Bismarck (2) 
Blenheim Pippin (3) 
Bramley’s Seedling (5) 
Cellini (2) 
Cockle’s Pippin (3) 
Court Pendu Plat 
Cox’s Orange Pippin (8) 
Cox’s Pomona (5) 
Domino (2) 
Duchess of Oldenburgh (2) 
Eeklinville Seedling (3) 
Egremont Russet (2) 
Fearns’ Pippin 
Frogmore Prolific 
Gascoigne’s Seedling 
Gascoigne’s Scarlet 
Golden Noble (4) 
Golden Spire 
Gospatric (2) 
Gravenstein (2) 
Grenadier (3) 
Herefordshire Beaufin 
Hormead’s Pearmain (2) 
Kerry Pippin 
King Harry 
King of Tompkins County 
King of the Pippins 
Lady Plenniker (3) 
Lady Sudeley (2) 
Landsberger Reinette 
Lane’s Prince Albert (2) 
Loddington House (2) 
Lord Derby (2) 
Lord Grosvenor (2) 
Lord Suffield (6) 
Mabbot’s Pearmain 
Mannington Pearmain 
Melon Apple 
Mere de Menage 
Mother (2) 
Mrs. Barron (2) 
New Hawthornden (2) 
New Northern Greening(2) 
Niton House 
Northern Dumpling 
Northern Greening (im¬ 
proved) 
Okera or Akera (3) 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch (5) 
Potts’ Seedling (5) 
Reinette de Canada 
Ribston Pippin (5) 
Rosemary Russet 
Scarlet Nonpareil 
Scarlet Pearmain 
Schoolmaster (2) 
Seaton House 
Small’s Admirable 
Stirling Castle (6) 
Stone’s 
Striped Beefing 
The Queen (4) 
The Sandringham 
Tibbett’s Incomparable 
Tibbett’s Pearmain (2) 
Tower of Glamis 
Tyler’s Kernel (3) 
"Varner’s King (10) 
"Wellington (4) 
"Wiater Hawthornden 
"Worcester Pearmain (5) 
Yellow Ingestrie 
Pears. 
Autumn Bergamot 
Baronne de Mello (2) 
Bergamotte Esperen (2) 
Beurre d’Amanlis (9) 
Beurre d’Anjou 
Beurre d’Aremberg 
Beurre Bachelier (8) 
Beurre Baltet Pere (2) 
Beurre Bose (5) 
Beurre Clairgeau 
Beurre Diel (5) 
Beurre Hardy (5) 
Beurre Ranee 
Beurre Sterckmans (2) 
Beurre Superfin (3) 
Catillac (3) 
Clapp’s Favourite 
Comte de Lamy (2) 
Doyenne d’Alenfon 
Doyenne Boussoch (7) 
Doyenne du Comice (7) 
Durondeau 
Dr. Jules Guyot 
Duchesse d’Angouleme (2) 
Easter Beurre 
Emile d’Heyst 
Fondante d’Automne (4) 
Gansel’s Bergamot (3) 
General Todleben 
Glou Monjeau (3) 
Gratioli of Jersey 
Grosse Calebasse 
Hessle 
Josephine de Malines 
King Edward 
Knight’s Monarch (2) 
Louise Bonne of Jersey (13) 
Madame Therese 
Marechal de Cour (3) 
Marie Benoist 
Marie Louise (5) 
Marie Louise d’Uccle 
Nouvelle Fulvie (3) 
Passe Colmar 
Pitmaston Duchess (7) 
President d’Osmondvillo 
Seckle (2) 
Souvenir du Congrfes, cl. 8 
and 9 
Thompson’s 
Triomphe de Vienne 
Uvedale’s St Germain (4) 
Van Mons. Leon Leclerc 
Verulam 
Vineuse 
"Williams’ Bon ChrStien (2) 
Winter Nelis. 
VALLOTA PURPUREA. 
This brilliantly-flowered subject—known also as the 
Scarborough Lily—may easily mislead the uninitiated 
as to the real colour of its blossoms. From the name 
it might naturally be expected to produce purple 
flowers, whereas they are bright scarlet. Coccinea would 
naturally suggest itself as a more appropriate title ; 
but, as Shakespeare said, “What’s in a name?” It 
makes a fine exhibition plant, and is very useful when 
grown in small pots for indoor furnishing. It also 
makes a fine subject in a cut state for decorations, 
particularly for shooting parties and harvest festivals, 
though it does not last so long in water as might be 
expected. 
Plants that have done flowering will now require less 
water than when in active growth, but they should in 
no case be subjected to that severe drying-off process 
which generally means that they are stored under 
stages, and the pots laid on their sides, not receiving 
a drop of water for months. The foliage should remain 
intact as long as it will, and to secure this keep the 
plants during the winter in a light position in a cool 
house. 
It is well not to disturb Vallotas too frequently by 
re-potting, though when the pots get too full by the 
accumulation of small bulbs the plants should be 
shaken out in the spring, and be re-potted according to 
the size of the bulbs in a mixture of fibrous loam, dried 
cow dung rubbed through a sieve, and plenty of coarse 
sharp sand to keep the soil open, giving them good 
drainage. After potting, a vinery or Peach house at 
work will be a suitable temperature to give them a start 
in, and care should be taken not to over-water them. 
Established plants required to bloom late, after having 
been wintered in a cool house, should be stood out-doors 
in a sheltered position at the end of May, standing the 
pots on boards or slates to prevent the ingress of 
worms ; keep a look-out fGr snails, which are very apt 
to attack the scapes when pushing up in autumn. 
We have a large plant so treated that produced 
twenty-two spikes, fifteen of which were cut a few days 
ago for decoration, seven being still on the plant, with 
several blooms still to open .-—George Potts, Junr., 
NortMam, Oct. ‘IDth. 
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Hotes from Scotland. 
Apples, Pears, and Plums.— Cultivators are 
frequently induced to under-rate certain garden pro¬ 
ducts because they are not of the highest quality, and 
certainly it is right to discard an inferior kind when a 
superior variety can easily be found to give as good 
bulk with equal certainty. This is common enough 
among both fruits and vegetables. It so happens, 
however, that such Apples as Stirling Castle, Cellini, 
King of Pippins, and others invariably bear crops, more 
or less, every season, while some of the best kinds 
produce light crops, and in such seasons as the present 
the fruit is almost worthless for any purpose. In 
northern parts especially, when they should be fit to 
gather, they are sour, hard, green, and not half their 
usual size. The same may be said of Pears. On 
standard trees, the old Hessle, among local varieties, is 
well to the front because of its hardiness ; but many 
kinds, even of the common class, are not worth the 
labour of gathering, as they can never ripen. 
On walls they are little better, and where Moorfowl’s 
Egg—a kind seldom seen, and one which has a distinct 
and. pleasant flavour—is grown with others of that 
class, a fair supply of fruit may be had till the end of 
the year is past. Some of the kinds so fine and useful 
last year cannot be recognised this season, never having 
developed either into size, form, or colour. Plums are 
somewhat better, and although they may not get 
into quality suitable for dessert, they are fit for culinary 
purposes, and as such they are always acceptable. 
Besides, they can be manipulated into most useful 
articles when green and hard, and we have seen extra¬ 
ordinary transformations b} r a skilful French cook. 
We note the sensible remarks of your Irish corre¬ 
spondent regarding the Victoria Plum, and if not equal 
to a Jefferson or a Kirke’s, they should be cultivated in 
every northern garden. While they are most service¬ 
able in many parts when treated as standards, they can 
be grown to a large size, fine dark appearance, and 
really fair dessert fruit when the advantages of wall 
space can be afforded them. We never failed in having 
good crops on walls, and this year large fruits of a 
purple colour have been gathered—the assistance of the 
warmth of a late vinery ripened them—with Jefferson 
really good, and other kinds not disposable even for 
dessert. Now that the planting season has arrived, 
and trees have to be purchased, we would urge culti¬ 
vators to plant a large percentage of kinds which are 
known to be thoroughly hardy, and will bear and ripen 
fruit at most seasons.— Caledonian. 
