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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 29, 1892. 
For conservatory work M. Wm. Holmes, with its 
bright crimson and gold tipped florets, will long be 
held in esteem. An older sort is M. Astorg, with 
silvery white flowers and broad, drooping florets. 
The new rosy pink Wm. Tricker is a free flowering 
early sort that has already found its way here. The 
older W. H. Lincoln is a golden yellow type that has 
rapidly found favour with cultivators. the blooms 
of Peter the Great are similar in hue and represent 
a type that has not been very plentifully grown for 
some years. Comte de Germiny, the buff yellow 
incurved Japanese sort with a metallic hue, is still a 
favourite with many growers. Etoile de Lyon, on 
the contrary, has sprung into popularity very rapidly 
since its first appearance, but being a late bloomer is 
scarcely in character yet. The early stages of 
Florence Davis shows too much green in the centre, 
but later on it has an ivory lustre about it. Mrs. 
Alpheus Hardy has been declining almost as 
rapidly in favour as it gained it. Some early blooms 
of it are now past their best ; they were the produce 
of the crown buds and are now tinted with pink. 
Several plants of it are grown, and which would 
indicate that its constitution is not quite so bad as 
was at first suspected 
Some very old types may still be seen at Battersea 
Park, including Joseph Mahood, a golden yellow 
bronzed in the centre and on the reverse. Another 
that seldom makes its appearance on the show 
boards is Alfred Chantrier, with pale yellow blooms 
slightly tinted with bronze, and divaricate florets. 
Much in the same way is the early flowering Flamme 
de Punch, not very plentiful on the show boards at 
the present day. The blooms are of good average 
size, and golden bronze, but the florets are narrow. 
Free flowering also is the old James Salter, and 
because well suited for conservatory work should not 
be lost sight of. The lilac or pink blooms are very 
pretty. The comparatively new Gloire de Rocher is 
not yet in character. 
Incurved varieties are grown to some extent, but 
very few of them are yet in bloom. The most 
advanced are M. R. Bahuant amongst new sorts, and 
Jeanne d’Arc amongst the old ones. Princess 
Beatrice and Empress Eugenie are advancing 
rapidly. The cerise shading is very conspicuous in 
the early stages of the bloom. The later sorts have 
fine buds and look promising for large blooms. The 
most popular of the Pompon type is Mademoiselle 
Elise Dordan, of which numbers are grown and 
some now in full bloom. The Golden Madame 
Martha, with its golden yellow flowers produced in 
great abundance, stands up very prominently. 
Dulwich Park. 
No pretensions are made of growing and exhibiting 
Chrysanthemums to the general public at this new 
park as yet, because there is no proper house for 
their accommodation. When convenience permits 
of it however we may be sure that Mr. Mosrman, 
the superintendent, will give encouragement to an 
old favourite hobby. He has in fact a collection of 
plants in pots, and not having a house for them, he 
improvised one by setting up some framework, and 
covering the sides and ends with mats. The sashes 
from some frames close by were made to do duty as 
a roof. Here the Chrysanthemums are located fora 
time and sheltered from the weather. They are very 
late this year and few were in bloom when we saw 
them, although the numerous large buds were very 
promising. One of the most advanced was the pure 
white Bouquet de Dames, and Mademoiselle Lacroix 
was not far behind it. Others beginning to make 
themselves conspicuous were Cesare Costa, a poppy- 
red Japanese variety, the purple Stanstead Surprise, 
the crimson Wm. Holmes, and Annie Clibran, better 
known perhaps as the pink Mademoiselle Lacroix. 
The collection as a whole is dwarf, with fine 
foliage of a rich dark green colour. 
Inner Temple Gardens. 
The spirit of enthusiasm with regard to the autumn 
queen of flowers is as lively as ever in the Inner 
Temple Gardens, superintended by Mr. John Newton, 
F.R.H.S. The gardens have a historical interest 
from the fact that the red and the white Roses 
representing the badges of the houses of York and 
Lancaster, were believed to have been plucked in the 
Temple Gardens. Shakespeare says :— 
“ This brawl to-day, 
Grown to this faction, in the Temple Garden, 
Shall send, between the red rose and the white, 
A thousand souls to death and deadly night.” 
First part of Henry VI., Act II., Sc. 4. 
To-day it is the Chrysanthemum which holds the 
foremost place in the minds of the horticultural 
fraternity. The house in which they are exhibited is 
located at the eastern end of the garden, close to the 
Victoria Embankment and the Thames. The collec¬ 
tion is perhaps the most extensive as to number of 
varieties of any of the London parks, although the 
quantity is less. The endeavour to be up to date is 
evidenced from the fact that 67 new varieties have 
been acquired this year, and 81 last year. New and 
old together number 678. It is too early by a fort¬ 
night to see the collection in perfection, but many of 
the earlier varieties are now at their best, Amongst 
the acquisitions of this year of the Japanese type 
we noted Camille Flammarion, dark violet ; Bouquet 
de Dames, white; Cesare Costa, poppy red ; Gloire 
du Rocher, orange amber ; J. Stanborough Dibbens, 
bronzy yellow ; Mohawk, maroon crimson ; William 
Lane, cinnamon shaded rose ; Viviand Morel, rose ; 
Sylphide, chrome yellow; W. H. Lincoln, golden 
yellow ; Mrs. F. Clinton, canary yellow ; Mr. A. H. 
Neve, pink and white, passing to pure white; Presi¬ 
dent Harrison, large, salmon red ; Mr. D. B. Crane, 
bronzy yellow ; Mrs. A. Blanc, pink ; W. Tricker, 
rose; President Rene de St. Foix and others. The 
last named is a beautiful golden bronze with droop¬ 
ing florets and blooms of good average size, They 
are much larger than those of L’lle des Plaisirs. 
Many of the last year’s additions to the collection 
are also interesting, as showing what is being done 
with the favourite flower. One of the darkest is 
Alberic Lunden, intense amaranth-crimson. Annie 
Clibran, or the pink Mademoiselle Lacroix, has 
also found its way here. The purple-carmine M. 
Ulrich Brunner is a bold and conspicuous flower. 
Others are W. W. Cole, bright red, Lillian S. Bird, 
a beautiful pink, and Louis Bcehmer, the hirsute 
variety, just expanding, while several of the fine late 
ones are not yet in character. 
Old varieties are retained, and their number added 
to where it is possible to get hold of them. Of these, 
Elaine, white, La Triomphante, rosy-lilac, Chevalier 
Domage, golden yellow, M. William Holmes, F. 
Marrouch, crimson-tipped gold, Wm. Robinson, 
with yellow tubular florets, Margot, rose, Arthur 
Wood, crimson and gold mixed, and M. Deleaux, 
red, are all at their best. A Japanese variety named 
Bismark, with terra cotta flowers, and something in 
the way of Sarah Owen, has recently been added to 
the collection. M. Robert Owen, a Japanese variety 
with tubular white florets, may also be noted, as 
well as M. M. Fabre, a soft rose variety with heads 
of medium size. Incurved varieties are grown in 
quantity, but few are in perfection with the excep¬ 
tion of M. R. Bahuant, cerise, and Geo. Glenny. 
Others with promising flowers are Golden and White 
Beverley, Ami Hoste, rosy buff with yellow tips, and 
Mrs. F. Mistral, rosy purple with silvery tips. In a 
fortnight’s time the visitor will be able to see them 
at their best. 
New Varieties Certificated. 
The following new varieties were certificated by the 
Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society 
on the 18th inst. 
Baron Hirsch. —New seedling incurved varieties 
of Chrysanthemum have been rare or almost absent 
for the last twenty years or more. The new varieties 
which have been turning up for many years past 
have all been sports from old or already existing 
kinds. The old sorts were of English raising, and 
now that a fresh start has been made in the seedling 
Baron Hirsch, raised by Mr. Robert Owen, Castle 
Hill, Maidenhead, we may expect to see some fresh 
introductions of great merit. A priori there seems 
no reason why incurved varieties should not be 
raised now-a-days as well as formerly. That under 
notice is of large size, semi-globular, measuring 4 in. 
to 5 in. across, perfectly full, and high in the centre 
with regularly incurved florets, imbricating alter¬ 
nately with one another, broad, and of a beautiful 
golden-bronze, always darkest in the centre and 
during its progress of expansion, while the outer and 
older florets gradually become paler showing more 
of the yellow. The upper surface of the florets is 
crimson, but of course hidden. The leaves are large, 
leathery, and moderately deeply cut. Mr. Owen 
says the seed parent was either Baron Beust or 
Prince Alfred. An Award of Merit was accorded it. 
Mrs. C. Myers. —In this we have an October 
flowering, reflexed Japanese variety, also raised by 
Mr. Owen as in the last case, and honoured with an 
Award of Merit. The bloom is of medium size, and 
pure white, or tinted with primrose-yellow in the 
centre when expanding. The florets are broad, 
regularly recurved, but not crowded in any way nor 
too compact in the centre. The leaves are large, 
deeply cut, and sometimes tinted with bronze. 
William Seward. —The blooms of this variety 
are large, measuring 6 in. to 7 in. in diameter. The 
florets are long, moderately broad, reflexed, and of 
an intense crimson somewhat shaded with maroon, 
but brighter than the dull crimson of such a variety 
as Jeanne Deleau, and the bloom is very much larger. 
The reverse of the florets is bronzy buff, but this hue 
is only seen while the florets are in the young and 
unexpanded state. The bloom is moderately deep, 
full in the centre, but neither hard nor too much 
crowded. The leaves are large, deeply cut, and 
leathery. The variety was shown by William 
Seward, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Shrimpton), The 
Firs, Boston Road, Hanwell, and received an Award 
of Merit. 
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NOTES ON FUCHSIAS. 
The Fuchsia as a greenhouse plant has been some¬ 
what neglected of late years, more especially the 
large pyramidal specimens which used to figure so 
prominently at exhibitions. There is evidence, 
however, that Fuchsias will yet be more extensively 
grown for bedding purposes and planting out on the 
grass. The amount of variation is greater at the 
present day than when the old growers used to bring 
them to such perfection. We had ample evidence of 
this the other week on receiving a large boxful of 
cut sprays loaded with flowers in innumerable tints 
of colour from Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay i 
Scotland. Both single and double varieties were 
well represented, and the number of flowers on some 
of the large doubles, and all open at one time, says 
much for their vigour and free flowering nature. 
Double Varieties. 
The flowers of La France are very large and full, 
yet the broad petals are not crowded. They are of 
a deep violet, but gradually change to purple. As 
in the last case the sepals of Duchess of Edinboro 
are deep red, but the petals are white except at the 
base and of great substance. Mrs. E. G. Hill is 
remarkable for the shortness of the white petals, as 
well as the stamens and style, none of which are so 
long as the sepals. In Col. Domine, on the con¬ 
trary, the sepals are reflexed, showing off the widely 
spreading white petals. The leaves of the variety 
are relatively small. The intense violet of Avalanche 
shows off well against the sepals ; but the name does 
not strike us as very appropriate. The widely 
spreading mauve petals of Lizzie Viddler are also 
very distinct and pretty. Quite an avalanche as far 
as size is concerned are the flowers of Frau Emma 
Topper. The petals are flesh coloured, more or less 
deeply suffused with rosy veins. 
Admiral Courbet shows a very curious mixture. 
At the base of the red sepals are two small red 
petals close together in pairs, making eight in all ; 
inside of these is a series of very much larger intense 
violet ones, curiously scolloped or indented at the 
edges. A very pretty and evidently free flowering 
variety named Gustave Dore took our fancy from its 
light and elegent nature. The bright red sepals are 
paler internally, and longer than the shorter and 
compact, bell-shaped corolla. That of Molesworth, 
on the contrary, had very long and broad petals of a 
purer white, with some rose veining at the base only. 
Almost as large is Lamenaise, but the petals are 
shorter, more compactly arranged and of great 
substance. Dorothy Fry, judging from the speci¬ 
mens sent, is only to be considered as a semi-double 
with the white petals veined with rose at the base. 
Some of the flowers, however, had evidently dropped 
making it difficult to determine their real character. 
Crepuscle is a distinct looking thing with a short 
intensely purple corolla, long red sepals and small 
bronzy leaves. The mauve flowers of President F. 
Gunthier have short sepals, and look rather lumpy 
in consequence. A handsome and striking sort is 
Beauty of Exeter, with long red sepals and scarlet 
petals not too crowded. It is one of the boldest in 
flower, whatever the habit may be. 
Single Sorts. 
One of the most striking in this class sent us was a 
variety with a narrowly bell-shaped nearly black 
corolla, but no name was sent with it. The spread¬ 
ing carmine petals and the red sepals of Sedan 
