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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 9, 1895. 
petals. Madame Blanchard is crimson with a golden 
reverse, and for want of a better term we describe 
Alberic Lunden as crimson-purple with a dark purple 
reverse. 
Incurved varieties have to contribute their quota 
for decorative work, but they seem unusually late. 
Baron Hirsch is notable for its rich dark chestnut 
hue and compact form. As a trained plant in broad, 
convex outline it answers admirably and produces a 
great abundance of moderate-sized blooms of dark 
colour. The soft yellow blooms of John Lambert, 
flushed with bronze, are also attractive. Here also 
are Empress of India and many others of that class. 
While making a hasty survey of the garden we 
noticed finely-finished crops of Gros Colman, 
Alicante, Lady Downes, and Muscat of Alexandria 
Grapes in the vineries. Auguste Nicaise and Presi¬ 
dent are the popular Strawberries for forcing here. 
A batch of Marguerite Carnations, sown in March, 
are now in bloom and will continue so all the winter. 
Zonal Pelargoniums, amongst which we noted Blue 
Peter, are used for the same purpose, as well as 
Chinese Primulas. The crimson flowers of 
Hippeastrum aulicum are conspicuous. The stove 
is bringing on its batches of Poinsettias, Euphorbia 
fulgens, Calanthe vestita oculata lutea, and C. 
Veitchi. A large batch of a fine variety of Solanum 
with large berries is literally aglow with colour. 
The plants were lifted from the open. Caladium 
argyrites, C. minus erubescens, two variegated 
species of Carex and Begonias of the Rex type are 
useful for various purposes. Fragrant Marie Louise 
Violets are flowering in pots and are also planted out 
in frames. 
The kitchen garden is well furnished with crops of 
vegetables, including Brussels Sprouts; Broccoli 
to furnish a succession ; Celery, 3$ ft. in height; and 
Cardoons to match, both of which are fully earthed 
up to blanch. 
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FINSBURY PARK. 
The new conservatory here has practically developed 
into a winter garden for the accommodation of 
Palms, Dracaenas, Ficus elastica, and various other 
fine foliage plants. It had been closed for a few 
days for repairs and rearrangement, but is no w 
open to the public again. A number of small groups 
of Chrysanthemums are intercalated amongst the 
general greenery to give an enlivening effect. The 
annual display proper of the "autumn queen’’ is 
located in the old span-roofed house in the shrub¬ 
bery. Here the show is not only up to the standard 
of past years, but in our opinion is finer and better 
displayed. The plants are dwarfer than ever we 
have seen them here, and remarkably even in quality. 
The number of large exhibition blooms is remark¬ 
able, and the really fine kinds are grown in great 
quantity. There are about 4,000 plants altogether, 
and are arranged in a two-faced bank along the 
centre of the house, while the public is directed up 
one side and down the other. The plants are re¬ 
arranged at intervals of a few days, and those that 
have outgrown their positions are set back so that 
the whole bank slopes evenly and regularly from the 
centre towards the sides of the house. The variety 
of colours is very great and gives the whole a very 
bizarre effect. The numerous white and pale sorts 
prevent any glaring appearance, but rather present 
combinations both pleasing and charming to the eye, 
During a rapid survey we noticed grand blooms in 
great plenty of Gloire du Rocher, Sunflower, 
Charles Davis, Viviand Morel, Avalanche, Col. W. 
B.Smith, La Triomphante, Mrs. Harman Payne, and 
the curious but beautiful flesh-pink Good Gracious. 
Wm. Tricker, in one instance, bore seven large 
blooms on a single plant. Numerous plants of the 
glowing velvety-crimson W. G. Childs are very 
dwarf and turn up at frequent intervals throughout 
the house. Hairy Wonder, like many other 
popular sorts bears light and dark flowers 
on the same plant. The chaste and charming 
Mrs. E. G. Hill is also of great size. The 
bronzy-yellow Golden Gate is dwarf and very late. 
We were pleased to see the deep salmon flowers of 
our old friend, Triomphe du Nord. Excelsior, Wm. 
Seward and Mrs. E. G. Whittle are also notably 
fine. Elaine and many other old kinds also retain a 
place in the vast assemblage of new kinds. 
A pretty lengthy list of new kinds has been added 
to the collection, and besides some already men¬ 
tioned, one may note Philadelphia, Viscountess 
Hambleden, Madame Charles Mclin, Mdlle. Therese 
Rey, Louise, Internationale, Marie Therese Berg¬ 
man, and Velveteen; the two last-named are 
single varieties. Edith Rowbottom, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. 
J. Blackburn, G. C. Schwabe, Waban, Autumn 
Tints, and Madame Dupanloup are also new ; the 
latter is an Anemone. This section is also repre¬ 
sented by Delaware, Judge Benedict, Mons. Chas. 
Lebocqz, and the glorious crimson Descartes. 
Pompons are stood along the front of the larger 
flowering kinds and the globular, pink Mdlle. Elise 
Dordan, being taller, is stood amongst the large 
flowering sorts. Incurved varieties are not forgotten 
but include large numbers of the rosy-chestnut 
Mons. R. Bahuant and the rich chestnut Baron 
Hirsch in splendid form. We were pleased also to 
notice George Glenny, Golden George Glenny, Mrs. 
Geo. Rundle, Mr. Bunn, and the deep orange Bar¬ 
bara, all choice and refined in their way. Mr. John 
Melville, the superintendent, and his skilful foreman 
in this department are to be congratulated on their 
magnificent display. 
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VICTORIA PARK. 
The large span-roofed Chrysanthemum structure 
here is well adapted for a public show house and 
spectacular effect. A roomy pathway runs along 
the whole length, so that the public can take in the 
whole collection at a glance, while individual varieties 
may readily be examined in detail. On either side 
of the iron grating forming the pathway the plants 
are arranged in a long undulating bank rising gradu¬ 
ally from the path to the glass at the sides. The 
collection is necessarily extensive to fill so large a 
house, and both new and old sorts rub shoulders 
with one another. In private establishments, and 
especially where the gardeners are exhibitors, the 
old varieties have to be discarded to make room for 
the new. Not so here, for the showier and most 
useful decorative sorts which were favourities in 
olden times still do their duty as effectively as of old, 
we are highly pleased to remark. It is hard for 
lovers of the beautiful to dispense with old varieties, 
even if it may be said that they served their day. 
Mr. W. J. Moorman, the superintendent, is well 
supported by his two leading men in this department, 
and who are enthusiasts in the delightful work. 
As at Finsbury Park the plants here again are un¬ 
usually dwarf, and very numerous ; floriferous pom¬ 
pons are stood in front of them, while taller varieties, 
including the favourite Mdlle. Elise Dordan in quan¬ 
tity, mingle with the large-flowering sorts. The 
whole presents a fresh, charming, and attractive 
appearance, drawing great crowds of people. The 
orange bloom of Mrs. F. Jameson are handsome, and 
the half-expanded blooms of Lord Brooke simply 
grand. Such fine things as Gloire du Rocher, J. 
Schrimpton, La Triomphante, Mr. J. Laing, Charles 
Davis, Viviand Morel, the old favourite Mdlle. 
Lacroix, Wm. Tricker, W. G. Newitt, Wm. Seward, 
Source d'Or, Col W. B Smith, Miss Anna Harts¬ 
horn, President Borrel, Mrs. C. Harman Payne, 
Bouquet des Dames, the early Louise and many 
others require neither description nor eulogium 
beyond the statement that they are in fine condition 
here. The same may be said of such grand old 
sorts as Criterion, The Cossack, Sunflower, Mrs. E. 
W. Clarke, Florence Davis, and many others. The 
golden and globular blooms of J. H. Runchman, the 
white and primrose M. Gruyer, the fine exhibition 
M. Pankoucke, the golden and narrow-petalled 
Duchess of Albany, Lizzie Seward, deep rose-purple, 
Duke of York, Vice-President Jules Brigny, Interna¬ 
tional, and Mrs. E. G. Hill are also favourites here. 
The yellow H. L Sunderbruch is notable for the 
enormous length of its petals. Bride of Maidenhead 
is also a useful sort for park displays. The dwarf 
character of Mrs. E. W. Clarke is very noteworthy, 
and Robert Flowerday is fine but very late. The 
blooms of Istrolable are moderate in size, globular, 
orange-yellow, and very choice. The yellow Lacroix 
is a charming variety, which is extremely well done 
here. The broad, flat, pink flowers of Mrs. J. 
Egerman are also very noteworthy, as are the light 
crimson ones of Van den Heede, with a buff reverse. 
Miss Dorothy Shea is a charming light orange- 
crimson flower. The flesh-coloured Directeur 
Kowlick can hardly escape observation. The old- 
fashioned Fair Maid of Guernsey still finds a place 
in this modern collection. Ryecroft Glory, a decora¬ 
tive sort of the first order, is finding its way into 
every park and garden. 
The true incurved or Chinese section is well 
represented at Victoria Park by the best of both new 
and old varieties. Prince Alfred, Madame Darrier, 
and Baron Hirsch have been remarkably well done, 
and Prince of Wales adds another that is unusually 
richly coloured for this section. Wm. BunD, though 
old, is ever new with each returning season, and 
judging from the large number of plants of it 
dispersed through the collection, it is a great 
favourite, and deservedly so on account of its cheer¬ 
ful bright yellow colour. The Golden Beverley also 
holds its own together with many another old 
favourite, such as Mrs. Geo. Rundle and the Queen 
family. Mr. Robert Cannell has also given great 
satisfaction. 
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CHISWICK. 
Two houses are filled with Chrysanthemums in the 
gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at Chis¬ 
wick—namely, the large and new span-roofed 
structure that took the place of the old Palm house 
and the old Fig house. They are mostly grown as 
bushy and decorative plants for conservatory pur¬ 
poses or for cut flowers; and it must be admitted 
that the quantity of bloom is very great. In the 
first-named house, however, are large blooms of 
Comte de Germiny, now old and tinted with pink, 
also Avalanche, Wm. Seward, Mrs. Harman Payne, 
and Viviand Morel. 
We are more interested in the bushy plants, from 
which armfuls of flowers could be cut. Some of the 
showiest and most conspicuous are Mons. Wm. 
Holmes, Source d'Or, Lincoln's Inn, Roi de 
Precoces, most floriferous, Gloria Mundi, Golden 
Beverley, O. J. Quintius, very early, and Vierge 
Japonaise. The latter has narrow-petalled, white 
florets, spreading, twisted, and interlacing in a most 
charming way. The plant stands about 4 ft. high, 
but the peculiar beauty of the flowers renders this 
variety particularly suitable for light and graceful 
arrangements of cut bloom. Ivory stands about 2$ 
ft. high, and produces a fair quantity of good-sized 
ivory-white flowers. Pompons are also grown in quan¬ 
tity in this house, without disbudding. Very bushy and 
free are Golden St. Thais and the Golden Madame 
Martha. Mary Anderson is of a beautiful and 
delicate pink as we have seen it elsewhere this- 
season. 
The collection in the old Fig house is even more 
interesting from the fact that the plants are more 
than one year old. A quantity is cut down every 
year, and the root stocks kept and shifted into very 
large pots. Some of them form immense bushes, rather 
tall it is true, but they form wide tops literally laden 
with blossom of a useful size for decorative %vorlf. 
For instance, the bushes of Ivory, the bronzy-orange 
Wm. Stevens, and the orange-crimson Mons. Wm. 
Holmes are 3 ft. to 4 ft. in diameter with the blooms 
literally crowding one another on the top. Those of 
the latter are of good size. The quilled and starry 
flowers of Stanstead White are very striking grown 
on this principle. Other noteworthy specimens are 
James Salter, Lady Selborne, Cloth of Gold, very, 
striking, Avalanche, Mons. Freeman, dwarf and rich 
in colour, and Sunset. The latter is a golden-orange 
pompon. Those who grow Chrysanthemums for 
market purposes might do well to give this system of 
cultivation a trial on account of the great quantity 
of bloom. 
THE PEOPLE’S PALACE. 
From the People's Palace to the Crystal Palace is a-- 
wide stretch, but to the National Chrysanthemum 
Society’s show the stretch is even wider. The 
People’s Palace and East London Horticultural 
Society held their second annual show on the 1st 
inst. in the fine building in Mile End Road. In 
such a populous neighbourhood one can understand 
the difficulty of cultivating Chrysanthemums. Com¬ 
petition is confined to members who are all 
amateurs. 
A large number of small groups of pot plants were 
ranged round the sides of the building, and smaller 
lots formed a bank down the centre. Mr. J. 
Williams, 126, Grange Park Poad, Leyton, Mr. 
Thos. Smith, 37, Field Road, Forest Gate, Mr. W. 
Crawford, 46, Sewardstone Road, Victoria Park, and 
Mr. H. J. Brightwell, 37, Field Road, Forest Gate, 
took the leading awards in four classes for groups of 
pot plants, showing some creditable specimens, con¬ 
sidering the conditions by which they are hampered. 
Mr. Thos. Smith also took the first prizes for twelve 
Japanese blooms, and six in another class, showing 
