November 7, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
149 
MRS. G. H. SMART. 
Incurved Japanese Chrysanthemums take a multi¬ 
plicity of forms according as they are much or little 
incurved. Mrs. G. H. Smart is very much incurved, 
but the florets are irregularly arranged, and more or 
less interlocking with one another. This lack of 
regularity separates it from the Chinese or true in¬ 
curved Japanese type. The blooms are of great size, 
good form, highly attractive and well adapted for 
exhibition purposes. The florets are of medium 
width, rather deeply fluted or grooved, and golden- 
buff on the inner face ; but owing to their being so 
compactly incurved, the reddish-buff exterior is 
most in evidence. The variety was raised by Mr. 
-H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, in 1804, and adds another to the 
numerous acquisitions which have been secured 
there. We are indebted to Mr. Jones for this oppor¬ 
tunity of presenting our readers with the accompany¬ 
ing illustration. 
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DEVONHURST CHISWICK. 
A fine collection of the most modern varieties of 
Chrysanthemum are grown in the gardens of E. H. 
Watts, Esq., Devonhurst, Chiswick. All, or almost 
every bloom, are grown to exhibition size notwith¬ 
standing the fact that they are mostly intended for 
home decoration. For two days, every year, the 
gardens are open to the public on payment of a 
small sum, the proceeds of which are given in aid of 
one of other of the local charities. With this end in 
view, the gardener, Mr. James Gibson, has to 
arrange his plants in the most attractive way the 
houses at command will permit. These consist of a 
Peach-house and two vineries connected end to end. 
In order to permit the public to come in close con¬ 
tact with the greatest possible number of plants, the 
latter are arranged in undulating banks, now towards 
the back wall of the different houses, so that the 
public enters at one end of the range and following a 
winding pathway, makes its exit at the other end. 
Judging by the large number of local visitors, this 
annual exhibition is very much appreciated. 
The varieties grown are very numerous, but space 
forbids mention of more than a few of those that 
