November 18, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
175 
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CHRYSANTHEMUM CATALOGUE 
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and will contain Cultural Articles by 
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35,000 Seedlings raised in the States last year, and they are 
unique in size, style, and colour, and will be necessary to every 
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For Index to Contents see page 186 
" Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
for the eternally coming of seedlings good 
and moderate. 
So far, out of the very many new 
Japanese seen on the show tables, no 
fl jwer has stood out with exceptional dis¬ 
tinctness, even Viviand Morel so ex¬ 
ceptionally the premier flower two years 
ago is but on an equality with later intro¬ 
ductions. No doubt growers in all 
directions have been taking keen notes of 
the best new ones, for if they are to have 
any chance at all in the competitions, those 
they must have. The traders love to see 
the pencils at work, it means future 
business. The grower, perhaps, when he 
gets home and scans the traders’ lists, 
heaves a heavy sigh, as he finds that to 
obtain the varieties he desires will absorb 
much of his present gains in piize money; 
but it must be so if he would continue to 
hold his own in the race for supremac}'. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, November 20th.—Bulb Sale at Protheroe & Morris' 
Rooms, and every day in the week. 
Tuesday, November 21st.—Wexford Chrysanthemum Show. 
Wednesday, November 22nd.—Beverley Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
Thursday, November 23rd.—Sale of Orchids and other Plants 
at the Bank Auction Mart, Bristol, by Messrs. Alexander. 
Daniel, Selfe & Co. 
Dundee Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Friday, November 24th.—Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris' 
Rooms. 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
♦ 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER i%th, 1893. 
Whe Chrysanthemum Shows. —Now that 
^ the southern show season of the 
Autumn Queen is about closed, it is 
possible to note with some degree of con¬ 
fidence what were the general results of 
the remarkably dry, hot summer, on bloom 
production. Relatively it seems to have 
had little or no ill effects upon the Japanese, 
for the blooms of these were all round as 
fine and as beautiful as well could be looked 
for. They have perhaps never been seen 
in finer condition, certainly never in such 
great abundance as recently—satisfactory 
proof that this grand section, the ver}' 
saviour of our Chrysanthemum life, seems 
to be so little influenced by varying British 
seasons. 
With respect to the other great show 
section, a famous grower remarked the other 
day : “ I have always contended that the 
too hard ripening of the wood does not suit 
the incurved blooms,” and the shows seem 
to have fully justified that conclusion. 
Perhaps that may lead growers when hot 
summers again prevail to stand their 
incurved plants rather out of the sun than 
into its full heat, so as to check undue 
ripening. However, there is one fact that 
stands out above all others, and the old 
Chrysanthemum florists must now recognise 
it, and that is the immensely enhanced 
value of the Japanese, not onl}/^ on the show 
table, but for decorative purposes. We 
fear it is but a truth to assert that, but for 
the shows and prizes, not one half of the 
incurveds would be grown that now are. 
We like them ; there is a singular beauty 
that is all their own about perfect flowers; 
but there is no real variety in form, and 
little in colour. With the Japanese, on the 
other hand, we get all variations in form 
and colour, some hues being exceptionally 
brilliant ; indeed, so far as form is con¬ 
cerned it would seem as if these would 
have, in time, to be more largely divided 
into form, or else colour classes, to find room 
Mbout Exhibitors. — A very marked 
V feature of the recent Chrysanthemum 
competitions has been found in the 
accession of comparatively new or almost 
unknown men to the ranks of first-class 
competitors. We have found this fact to 
havebeen exemplified in so many directions, 
that it does but the more and more serve to 
show that there is no royal road to success, 
and that what success is achieved is more 
due to skill, patience, care, constant atten¬ 
tion, and knowledge, than to any vein of 
luck or other causes. Even the most 
notable of exhibitors have, after two or 
three years’ run of success, found that some 
other and younger men were distancing 
them, and then wisely, rather than be beaten, 
have retired with their blushing honours 
thick upon them. 
This season, two or three, and com¬ 
paratively young growers, have sprung right 
into the front rank, while in very few cases 
indeed have the older men accomplished 
anything remarkable. These may plead 
that the hot summer was adverse to them, 
but then it was so to all. With many other 
friends of the late Mr. Wildsmith, we re¬ 
joice to see one of his pupils, in the person 
of young Mr. Lees of Trent Park, so 
thoroughly facile princeps at the National, 
indeed quite the hero of the show. He 
had good company in another older pupil 
of the same master, Mr. Turton, who was 
so successful with Apples. But even such 
success as the present 3'ear has brought 
may never come to Mr. Lees again. So 
many new men are constantly coming into 
the field of competition, that heroes are 
likely to start up in the most unlooked for 
directions. 
We have long got rid of the fiction that 
very long experience and exceptional skill 
are needed to produce fine show flowers. 
It is far more a question of room, accom¬ 
modation, and of labour. These are the 
chief things, for the rationale of culture is 
soon picked up. It is well known that all 
the best collections are grown more by the 
young men who have them speciallj^ in 
charge, than by their chiefs. It is when the 
exhibiting comes that the experience of the 
older head proves so useful. Young ex¬ 
hibitors, however, if wise, like to find their 
feet tentatively. They start with a dozen 
or two, and then learn to get the measure 
of their own skill as well as of their 
opponents, and that once rightly gauged, 
they are fools indeed if they make mistakes. 
f ROP Recuperation. —It seems just now 
so very difficult to associate with the 
exceeding abundance of winter vegetable 
crops seen in every direction the 
wretchedly stunted and weakened aspect 
the crops presented on the same ground in 
the summer. The rebound from scarcity 
