November 11, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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proves to be an early and free-flowering kind, for 
each plant bears four or five blooms that are now in 
the last stages of development and will soon be over. 
The broad florets of Puritan get tinted with pink as 
they get old. The massive heads of Avalanche de¬ 
velop freely and regularly, and are well adapted for 
conservatory work. Beauty of Exmouth is equally 
beautiful, but is evidently more tender in damp 
seasons. 
Compared with the bulk of the popular Japanese 
kinds, Etoile de Lyon is late, and the blooms are 
only half open, but the colour is good. The large 
blooms of Col. W. B. Smith are also handsomely 
coloured, rejoicing in a rich golden-bronze. The 
same may be said of Lord Brooke, which is hand¬ 
somely tinted with chestnut. Condor is nearly pure 
white, and an easy kind to grow. The plants of 
Stanstead Surprise get very tall, but the blooms are 
relatively very large. Mons. Wm. Holmes still 
maintains its character as a most serviceable kind for 
conservatory work. 
Finsbury Park. 
Many of the Chrysanthemum-loving public are 
familiar with the low, shed-like house in which the 
plants used to be located and exhibited to the public 
at this time of the year. All that has been changed, 
and the public is privileged to walk into the finest 
Chrysanthemum house in any of the parks. It is a 
span-roofed structure of considerable height and 
length, with some attempt at ornamentation with 
pale blue, pink and green glass forming the panels 
just under the eaves. The building of it has just 
been finished. It is intended as a winter garden 
during the rest of the year. A broad, curved walk 
runs along the centre and turns round to the door at 
either end. On either side of the walk are broad 
sloping and undulating banks of Chrysanthemums 
which are edged with pompons. The blooms seem 
somewhat later than in the other parks and are now 
at their best. For size and colour the flowers are 
finer than elsewhere, being in many cases large 
enough for exhibition purposes. Whether the ele¬ 
vated position of Finsbury Park has anything to do 
with this we are unable to say, but the superiority of 
the display, independent of its extent, is acknow¬ 
ledged by those who have been going the round of 
the parks. 
The large size and rich colour of the blooms of 
Viviand Morel rivets the attention at once upon 
entering the house, and the plants are also numerous. 
Some of them have pure white flowers, the dark ones 
being of a warm, rich rosy-pink. The blooms of 
Comte de Germiny are also of handsome size, and 
being in their ultimate stage are tinted with pink. 
The same may be said of Bouquet des Dames, also 
well done. Gloire du Rocher has globular blooms 
of great size, but the half developed ones are the 
most brilliant in colour. Marquis de Paris is an 
incurved Japanese sort, and white tinted with pink. 
The ivory-white flowers of Madamoiselle Marie 
Hoste are large and attractive. The new Wm. 
Seward is also in grand form. Except in the parks 
and market gardens Source d’Or is now almost 
ignored, and yet its orange-red flowers are very 
attractive, though moderate in size. Elaine and 
Eynsford White are similar in form and colour, but 
Avalanche has narrower florets, all three are notable 
for their compactness and solidity. Condor is less 
compact, but the florets are of great breadth and 
stand the damp well. Here again we meet with the 
graceful and elegant Mr. Charles E. Shea and 
Shasta. Florence Davis is also in characteristic 
form and of large size. Beauty of Exmouth is very 
pretty, but seems to suffer from damp. Within the 
last few years Ralph Brocklebank has been some¬ 
what neglected, but its long, spreading, clear yellow 
florets are very characteristic and conspicuous. The 
golden-bronze of Col. W. B. Smith is likewise very 
fine. The old Madame C. Audiguier is of moderate 
height. The golden blooms of Sunflower are of large 
size. The oldish flowers of Mons. Wm. Holmes 
now form globular balls of crimson and yellow. A 
very old variety named Chang has bronzy-yellow 
slightly plumose flowers, a character it possessed 
before Mrs. Alpheus Hardy made this section 
popular. The ivory-white blooms of Miss Anna 
Hartzhorn are very late. The blackish-purple 
Edouard Audiguier, with purple reverse, are very 
fine in their way. Louis Boehmer is well coloured 
here. Etoile de Lyon is very late. The silvery- 
pink blooms of Mons. Freeman are comparatively 
large. The pale rosy-purple flowers of Duchess of 
Devonshire have never attained the popularity of 
those of Beauty of Exmouth sent out at the same 
time. 
There is a good sprinkling of all the types of 
Chrysanthemum here, including some of the large 
Anemones, such as Mrs. Judge Benedick, having a 
high primrose centre and white rays, soon becoming 
rosy-pink. Deleware has likewise a high primrose 
disc and numerous white rays. Amongst the reflexed 
kinds are well-grown samples of Triomphe du Nord, 
R. Smith, and King of Crimsons. Amongst incurved 
sorts, Mons. R. Bahnant is almost red here. Good 
old sorts are Golden George Glenny, Mr. Bunn, 
Lady Talford, bright rose-purple, and White 
Beverley. The primrose Lord Alcester will be fine 
when fully developed. Jeanne d’Arc is also very 
pretty with its white and pink tinted florets. 
Victoria Park. 
A LOW, span-roofed house was constructed here some 
years ago expressly for the accommodation of the 
Chrysanthemums. A broad walk runs along the 
centre of it from one door to the other, affording 
every facility for the public. The roof of this house 
is too low for a winter garden, but a new Palm house 
is in the course of construction in the park to serve 
this purpose. 
Many of the earlier flowering varieties of Chry¬ 
santhemum are past their best, the house having been 
open to the public for just a month. The silvery- 
rose Mrs. Harman Payne is in fine form and great 
size, and so are Sunflower, Etoile de Lyon, and Col. 
W. B. Smith. A distinct variety is R. C. Kingston, 
of a crimson-purple with a rosy-purple reverse. The 
crown buds of Madame C. Audiguier are nearly pink, 
and partly reflexed, while the terminal blooms are in 
good character. Avalanche and Madamoiselle 
Lacroix are very dwarf and well flowered. The 
broad, ivory-white florets of Miss Anna Hartzhorn 
are very telling. Mrs. F. Jameson, with its golden- 
bronze flowers, has also done well. The apex of the 
florets of Wm. Tricker are curiously toothed at apex, 
and add interest to a flower already of great orna¬ 
mental value. Louis Boehmer is always a variably 
sort, and here the flowers are remarkably incurved, 
and of a darker purple than usual. Very striking is 
the old-fashioned Grandiflora, with bright yellow 
and jagged florets, and is not often seen now in 
collections. Boule d’Or still maintains its popularity, 
the large fantastic flowers, with broad florets, being a 
great recommendation. 
The blooms of Edwin Molyneux were almost over 
on the occasion of our visit, and it would seem 
generally to prove early. Here, as elsewhere, the rich¬ 
est colour displayed by Gloire du Rocher is when 
the flowers are in the process of expansion. 
Florence Davis is pretty, but small. La Triomphante 
is another old sort seldom seen, its flowers being too 
small for exhibition purposes though well adapted 
for conservatory decoration. Madamoiselle Marie 
Hoste is very dwarf. At first sight, Japonais recalls 
a pale Lord Brooke, but it is very distinct, notwith¬ 
standing. The latter is richly tinted with chestnut 
until in the very last stages. Col. W. B. Smith has 
also turned out early, and is nearly over, as is the 
case with Alberic Lunden, and Comte de Germiny, 
all of which have been good. Hamlet is well 
coloured. Mr. A. H. Neve appears to be more 
popular in the parks than on the exhibition board, 
probably, because usually under the required size. 
W. K. Woodcock and Director Kowallek are two in¬ 
curved Japanese forms, the latter being white, tinted 
with pinkish-purple. Here we noticed Mrs. 
Alpheus Hardy, the only instance we have come 
across in the parks. The blooms are very late and 
not yet expanded. Bouquet des Dames is as easy to 
grow as the former is difficult. 
A good sprinkling of incurved varieties may be 
noted, including Mons. R. Bahuant, White Beverley, 
Gloria Mundi, Prince Alfred, Queen of England, 
Jeanne d’Arc, Mr. Bunn, Lord Wolseley, Lord 
Alcester, and Sir Beauchamp Seymour, the latter 
being golden-buff and not very common. Fine 
bushy and well-flowered pompons are stood along 
the front. The crimson reflexed Cullingfordi is as 
bright as ever. 
The Inner Temple. 
Space is very limited here, consequently the 
collection is smaller. The conservatory is narrow 
and angular in outline, to fit the shape of the end of 
the building against which it is placed. The plants, 
in many cases, show an improvement over last year, 
the individual blooms being larger. Incurved 
varieties are less numerously represented perhaps 
than in any other of the collections of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums to which the public are admitted. The 
Japanese kinds monopolise most of the space. The 
White Louis Boehmer, or Enfent des Deux Mondes 
as it is called, is rather pretty and singular in its 
way. Louis Boehmer itself is in good form and size. 
W. K. Woodcock is an incurved Japanese sort, with 
crimson florets and golden-buff on the reverse. Some 
blooms of Lord Brooke are the finest we have seen 
this season for colour and size. The broad, golden 
florets of Boule d’Or, shaded with buff, still make 
this a conspicuous variety amongst the old-fashioned 
kinds. The globular flowers of Madame J. Laing 
are silvery pink and pleasing. Florence Davis 
carries large flowers, which are whiter than usual. 
The blooms of W. A. Manda never get to large size, 
but present a somewhat fantastic appearance. Pale 
and dark blooms of Viviand Morel may be seen on 
the same plant. The white florets of Mrs. E. D. 
Adams attain a great size, but they still maintain 
their original fault of having a hard centre that 
spoils the effect. Bouquet des Dames seems never 
to fail anywhere. 
Similar in form to Viviand Morel is Comp. F. 
Liviani, but the flowers are of a different shade of 
rosy-pink. The broad-petalled A. H. Neve is a 
telling variety when well done, but as a rule it is 
only of moderate size. Middle Temple is a soft 
rosy-purple variety, but evidently not large enough 
for exhibition purposes. The silvery-pink flowers of 
Charles Bonstedt are large, deep, and compact. The 
crimson and gold flowers of Arthur Wood are 
attractive, but by no means large. They are notable 
for their high centre. Judging from the flowers of 
J. Stanborough Dibbens here, it is a late variety and 
also variable in form. The half-opened flowers of 
Gloire du Rocher are of a brilliant orange-crimson, 
and very effective; but as they get fully expanded 
they become considerably toned down. Very 
attractive and pretty in their way are Mr. Charles 
E. Shea and Shasta, the former having primrose- 
yellow flowers and the latter white. The florets are 
very slender and graceful, drooping in the former ; 
spreading, and more rigid, but elegant in Shasta. 
The flowers of Mrs. Harman Payne are rather open 
in the centre, but as a rule the opposite is the case. 
The orange-red flowers of Val d’Andorre, and the 
dwarf habit are recommendations for the culture of 
this old-fashioned sort. The new Charles Davis is 
dwarf and deeply coloured. 
A few incurved sorts are scattered through the rest, 
including Prince of Wales, White Beverley, and 
Gloria Mundi. Mons. R. Bahuant is both early and 
has given great satisfaction. The half-opened and 
large flowers of Empress of India and Queen of 
England were aptly compared to turbans by the 
public, which was eagerly scanning the flowers even 
in the early part of the day. 
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PLANT NAMES AND 
THEIR ASSOCIATIONS. 
{Continued from p . 146.) 
The Origin of British Plant Names. 
Perhaps I should say popular English names of 
plants. As there are many theories—sound and un¬ 
sound—as to the origin of plant names, and as many 
plants are now known by names which are but the 
outcome or survival of a graduated course of error, 
corruption, and occasionally the coinage of the brain, 
it is unwise to be dogmatical upon evidence so loose 
and, at times, conflicting. Take, for instance, the 
disputed origin of the name of the Jerusalem Arti¬ 
choke. The balance of evidence goes to show that 
it has no more connection with Jerusalem than with 
Timbuctoo. The plant is a species of Sunflower, 
and is a native of Brazil. Like all Sunflowers, it 
likes to turn its face to the sun, and it is this fact 
that caused the French to name it Girasole (mean¬ 
ing turning round to the sun). The English gar¬ 
dener, not caring to risk his jawbone in the pro¬ 
nunciation of French names, settled it by calling it 
" Jerusalem Artichoke." To give you a local instance 
of how names are metamorphosized, let me quote a 
story as it was told me by one of the two parties 
concerned. A gentleman was passing a cottage 
garden in North Devon and observed a man digging 
Potatos. He spoke over the hedge, saying, ''That’s 
a remarkable fine crop of Potatos your are digging. 
What is the name of that sort? ’’ “ Us calls ’em 
Beauties of Abraham, sir." "Dear me! what a 
funny name. Why are they called that ? ” " Well,’ 
