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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 13, 1897. 
G. Gover, a crimson-red Jap.; C. E. Sheffock, with 
tubular florets and crimson lamina; Eda Prass 
silvery pink; Col. W. B. Smith, grandly coloured ; 
Interocean, a large pink flower ; and Mrs. E. G. 
Whittle a pretty silvery Japanese variety. Colonel 
Neve, all of which have responded to the cultiva¬ 
tor’s care with large and handsome blooms. 
Beauty of Teignmouth is an incurved Jap, with 
carmine-crimson florets and a rose reverse. Mme. 
Carnot has developed into large and handsome form. 
King of the Hirsutes, a yellow variety, well represents 
the plumy section. Golden Gate, a bronzy-gold 
variety is rather late compared with the rest. The 
yellow, incurved Jap. Mrs. G. H. Smart is very full. 
We are pleased to see so many of the old favourites 
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Chrysanthemum Duchess of York 
Conway is a new white Jap. of considerable pro¬ 
mise. Western King is a choice thing ; and Silver 
King is a huge rosy-lilac flower. Louise and Shasta, 
well known kinds are very pretty in their respective 
ways. The same may be said of Avalanche, Mrs. 
Falconer Jameson, President Borrel, and W. H. 
Amongst recent introductions we noted grand 
blooms of Sunflower, Duke of York, Viscountess 
Hambleden, Kentish White, Florence Davis, the 
pretty greenish-white Jap, William Tricker, Inter¬ 
national, and that glorious, maroon-crimson variety 
G. W. Childs, which has often proved refractory. 
retained at Finsbury Park, as they are very choice 
indeed, though small compared with the modern 
giants. To illustrate what we mean we shall only 
refer to such as Chang, Triomphe du Nord, Val 
d’Andorre, Wm. Holmes, Barbara, Prince of Wales, 
Wm. BunD, Jean Delaux, &c., all of which are very 
