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r HE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 12, 1898. 
Descartes for richness of colour as it revels in the 
rare November sunshine. M. Charles Lebocqz, 
Gluck, Delaware, Mrs. Judge Benedict andNouvelle 
Alveole are other large Anemones that have flowered 
in fine form this season. A great variety of pom¬ 
pons serves to give finish to the whole, ranged as 
they are along the front of the others, forming an 
edging to the pathway. 
The more popular of the incurved or Chinese 
varieties are represented by Prince of Wales, Prince 
Alfred, the neat and pretty D. B. Crane, and Baron 
Hirsch. Quite of another type is C. H. Curtis, 
which well upholds its race again this season. 
Amongst decorative varieties none excels the golden 
glow or the floriferous character of Ryecroft Glory. 
Altogether the collection well maintains the reputa¬ 
tion of this park. 
Chrysanthemum N.C.S. Jubilee. 
Mr. Moorman, the superintendent has had a great 
amount of labour in doing the plants justice, or in 
keeping them alive; for in addition to the unpre¬ 
cedented late summer drought, the East End water 
famine made its effects felt here. On one or two 
occasions only two cart-loads of water could be got 
in the park and these were taken to the Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. The plants show no evil effects, however, 
for they seem in the freshest and healthiest con¬ 
dition. The flowers, generally, are of medium size, 
though some individual varieties have done much 
better than others. The colours, generally, are very 
highly developed, rich and bright. 
Some of the early varieties that have bloomed 
admirably, but are now past their best are Louise, 
A. H. Neve, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Gloire du Rocher, 
Wm. Seward, Mme. Ed. Rey, &c. The colours 
silvery-purple of Rena Dula, and the huge silvery- 
gray flowers of Australie are also very striking. 
The plumy varieties still furnish delight and 
surprise to the general public which exhibits a warm 
interest in such as Hairy Wonder, Louis Boehmer 
and its white variety, otherwise known as Enfant des 
deux Mondes. Bride of Maidenhead has done 
wonderfully well, being not unlike Avalanche, which 
used to be so popular. Modesto is one of the richest 
golden-yellow varieties we have. Many first-class 
blooms of Lady Byron attest the general excellence 
of this variety.- Lizzie Seward is a pretty variety of 
a deep amaranth, with a silvery reverse. Incurved 
Japanese varieties are very numerous, and, besides 
those we have mentioned, include Oceana, pale 
yellow; Mrs. H. Cheeseman, white; Sautel, pink; 
J. H. Runchman, yellow ; Lady Ridgeway, soft fawn 
generally are very highly developed, and together 
with freshness make amends for any lack of size that 
may exist. Brightly coloured are Interocean, pink ; 
John Shrimpton, velvety crimson ; Amiral Avellan, 
deep golden yellow; M. Charles Molin, golden- 
bronze; President Borrel, N.C.S. Jubilee, G. C. 
Schwabe and others, which are all handsome and 
attractive according to their kind. A group of 
Emily Silsbury shows that this variety has given 
great satisfaction. Quite distinct is the new variety 
Yellow La Triomphante, a sport from the well- 
known decorative variety. M. Panckoucke has also 
done splendidly, as well as the incurved Japanese 
Yvonne Desblanc. The new green Chrysanthemum, 
Mme. Edward Rogers, is causing a great amount of 
interest amongst visitors. It is an incurved Jap. of 
moderate size and wholly of a soft green colour. The 
and yellow; Mrs. Hume Long, deep purple, with 
silvery reverse ; and Pride of Madford, crimson, with 
silvery reverse. Robert Owen promises well although 
the buds are only one-third open. The rich golden 
yellow and the broad florets of Pallanza make this 
very suitable for decorative work. A beautiful pure 
white Japanese sort is Miss Hettie Dean. Equally 
pretty in its way is the soft salmony-apricot Mrs. 
Lady Hanham, which still retains its distinctness. 
Old-fashioned sorts still receive the best of atten¬ 
tion in this highly representative collection; for 
amongst others we noted Mrs. Geo. Rundle, George 
Glenny, Beverley, Mr. Bunn, Hamlet, Elaine, 
Criterion, Mdlle. Elise Dordan, and others, as well 
as universally popular sorts such as Viviand Morel, 
Charles Davis, &c. 
Amongst Anemone varieties none of them excels 
CHRYSANTHEMUM N.C.S. JUBILEE. 
The delicacy of the colour of this incurved Japanese 
variety is one of its chief recommendations, because 
the contrast is so great between it and the red, crim¬ 
son, bronze, orange and other varieties of decided 
hue, which are placed in juxtaposition to it on the 
exhibition board. The blooms are large, and the 
relatively broad florets are of a soft lavender, with a 
silvery reverse, and neatly incurved, giving the 
bloom a refined appearance. The smooth and glossy 
surface of the florets adds greatly to the genera 
quality and appearance of the whole, so that when in 
perfection the beauty of the variety is not to be gain¬ 
said. The accompanying illustration, lent us by 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, gives a fair 
idea of the general contour of the bloom, which is 
neat and attractive, whether in the cut state or on 
