•November 19, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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Who distributed the three best Japanese Chrysanthemums 
which stood at the top of Mr. Molyneux’s audit in the “Journal of Horticulture ” last spring, viz., 
G. J. Warren, Lady Hanham, and Julia Scaramanga? Why, WELLS. 
Who distributed Mrs. White Popham, Nellie Pockett, John Pockett, Mr. T. Carrington, Pride of 
Stokell, and Mrs. Barks? Why, WELLS. Who will distribute Lord Ludlow, another grand Australian 
seedling of Mr. Pockett’s, also Hon. W. F. D. Smith, the grandest of all the grand Crimson ’Mums this 
season: may well be termed Crimson Madame Carnot? Why, WELLS. 
Who wili publish the Best Book on ’Mums ever written, 
giving the best photographs, and other information re the Fungus, and other useful and injurious 
insect pests, with modes of destroying them ? Why, WELLS. 
This book will be ready middle of January, 1899. Cloth bound 1/6 each, post free. 
Who was Awarded the Gold Medal in Paris on November 9th, 1898, 
for Novelties? Why, WELLS. 
Catalogues ready. Post Free, from 
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CANNELL’S CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
OOME AND SEE 
An enormous amount of evidence confirming our special 
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from properly prepared stock, from pure, clean, healthy, open- 
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The following is unmistakable :— 
MR. H. ADAM, Hon. Sec., 
Dunedin Chrysanthemum Club, 
Sept . 13 th , 1898. New Zealand. 
We received the Chrysanthemums. I am instructed by 
my committee to thaok you very much for you'* liberal 
treatment. The plants arrived in splendid condition, only 
two died out of the forty-four. 
Forward me your catalogues, as you can rely on orders. 
H. CANNELL & SONS, Swanley, Kent. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , NOV. iqtli, 1898. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, November 21st.—Lyons Chrysanthemum Show. 
Tuesday, November 22nd. — Royal Horticultural Society: 
meeting of committees at 12, noon. 
Wednesday, November 23rd.—Aberdeen Chrysanthemum 
Show (2 days); Galloway Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Show at Newton Stewart. 
Thursday, November 24th.—Dundee Chrysanthemum Show 
(3 days). 
Friday, November 25th.—Dunfermline Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
^uberous Begonias in November.— 
Were it not for the uncertainty of our 
climate, we have had ample evidence during 
the past eight or ten weeks that tuberous 
Begonias would otherwise be capable of 
producing a finer display than anything 
else used at present in the open garden dur¬ 
ing the autumn months. Zonal Pelar¬ 
goniums can rarely be depended upon after 
the end of September, and in cold, wet 
seasons their beauty is seldom prolonged 
beyond the beginning of that month. The 
autumn rains, which destroy the flowers 
of Pelargoniums, bring fresh life to the 
Begonias, provided the temperature is fairly 
high, and that the early frosts are not 
severe. The first effects of the latter cause 
the flowers to fall; but provided mild 
• weather again intervenes, the buds, pro¬ 
tected by the ample foliage, push up in a 
few days, making as fine a display as ever. 
To the inexperienced the first light frost 
seems to ruin the display for the season, 
but so long as the foliage remains fresh and 
good there is hope of something to come 
after. 
An examination of any good,modern collec¬ 
tion, or a bed of mixed seedlings, shows that 
the bulk of the leading or best types now 
in cultivation owe their origin chiefly to 
Begonia Veitchi and B. Pearcei. Raisers 
soon found out that the broad-leaved and 
round-petalled B. Veitchi was the more 
tractable, and the more likely to give the 
circular flowers so dear to the heart of 
florists. B. Pearcei had equally well 
formed flowers, though small. The latter 
defect has been remedied by the skilful and 
judicious intercrossing of the two species 
just named, together with the progeny re¬ 
sulting from the same. The beautiful 
bronzy varieties owe their origin to the 
blending of the scarlet and yellow of the 
species in question. The leaves of both 
original parents were broad, so that the 
highly developed race resulting from them 
have this character in common. The silvery 
venation and the purple markings of the 
undersurface of the leaves of many varieties 
clearly point to B. Pearcei. In any case 
we regard these two species as vigorous and 
relatively hardy, with circular flowers, and 
ample foliage. These characteristics serve 
to explain, to a large extent, the continued 
display of Begonias, contemporaneously 
with the Chrysanthemum under glass. The 
broad leaves of the plants shelter the flower 
buds till they are almost od the point of 
expansion ; and they are safe till frost is 
sufficiently severe to destroy the foliage. 
From evidence, derived from several 
sources, we have reason to believe that the 
autumn display of Begonias has been com¬ 
mon to all the southern and midland 
counties of England, in gardens where they 
are favourites. One unfortunate circum¬ 
stance is that the Begonias had to be lifted 
in those gardens or beds where the planting 
of bulbs and other spring bedding had 
to be carried out. In the first place those 
gardens were the losers : and in the second in¬ 
stance the Begonias would be dealt with un¬ 
fairly. Those,who grow them extensively and 
closely study their welfare, believe that the 
tubers always keep best when allowed to 
remain in the ground till the first sharp frost 
completely destroys the leaves. After that 
it is no longer safe to leave them in the 
ground ; but when lifted the ripening process 
is easily effected,and then the stems fall away 
readily without wilting. When the sever¬ 
ance of stem and tuber is effected in that 
way the tubers always keep well, provided 
they have been lifted before frost has had 
time to affect them. Taking all these 
things into consideration, gardeners should 
plant their Begonias where it would be un¬ 
necessary to lift them in order to make way 
for spring bedding, wherever such a course 
is possible. Tuberous Begonias flowering 
in the open garden in November surely beat 
all previous records. 
