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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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group. Duchess of Wellington is another grand 
yellow, with long fluted petals slightly thorned on 
occasion. Emily Silsbury on terminal buds is a 
dream of purity. This variety seems to come well 
anyhow. Le Moucherotte (Calvat) we had not seen 
in condition this season until we saw the Trent Park 
plants. It appears to be decidedly later this year 
than last. Australia, although very large, is not at 
all coarse. It exhibits a very pretty shade of light 
rosy-amaranth with a silvery reverse. International, 
a charming American introduction of 1894, is also 
rendering an excellent account of itself. The dark 
orange blooms, flushed with chestnut-red, of Mrs. 
Hermann Kloss are at once conspicuous and distinct. 
This variety is certainly one of the best of the 
novelties. The yellow form of Primrose League 
is also a charming new thing that will doubtless 
become very popular. 
Miss Elsie Teichmann, Mephisto, Lady Saunders, 
Mons. Chenon deLeche, Madame Ad. Chatin, Reine 
d’Angleterre, Oceana, Madame Carnot, Dorothy 
Seward, Mutual Friend, Edwin Molyneux, Mrs. 
Harman Payne, and Col. Chase are a few other sorts 
amongst the many that were represented by some 
superb samples of the cultivators art. 
The incurved section is likewise well looked after. 
Ma Perfection is the latest arrival here. It is a pure 
white of extra large size and capital form, and will 
doubtless be a great acquisition to a class which has 
not advanced at the same rate as the Japs. James 
Agate is one of, if not the best white variety that we 
have had up the present time. D. B. Crane, sent out 
in 1895 is of medium size with broad florets, and 
exhibits a pretty shade of buff. Some very neat 
blooms of Bonnie Dundee (1896), likewise caught our 
eye. This variety does not grow to a large size, but 
its bronze-yellow blooms are very acceptable. M. P. 
Martignat is of medium size, yellow, and with broad, 
obtusely-pointed florets. Robert Petfield represents 
an excellent type of incurved bloom, and its sport, 
George Haigh, is not far behind it, and fills up a gap 
with regard to colour. Globe d’Or is buff, flushed 
with bronze, and rather larger than most of the 
incurves. John Fulford, sent out in 1895, exhibits 
a curious shade of cinnamon-red. Queen of England, 
although an old variety, still keeps before the public, 
thus closely imitating her name-mother. The golden 
form of it, known as John Lambert, is both a pretty 
and a distinct flower. All the foregoing, together 
with other varieties of which the pressure on our 
space forbids detailed mention, were in splendid 
condition with Mr. Lees. 
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PHILADELPHIA. 
As the name will suggest, this originated in America, 
and has now had two year's trial in this country, or 
nearly so. The first blooms of it seen here were 
sent over from America in November, 1894, and 
made a good impression after having been packed up 
for ten days on their long journey. The variety 
belongs to the incurved Japanese section, and has 
long, pointed florets, compactly incurved, forming a 
globular bloom about 6 in. in diameter, and remark¬ 
able for the peculiar way in which some of them 
point to the right and others to the left, interlacing 
with one another to some extent. The bloom is of 
a delicate creamy-white, and has the tips more or less 
tinted with sulphur-yellow. The variety originated 
as a seedling with Mr. Hugh Graham, an enthusi¬ 
astic florist of Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, but not 
being put into commerce then, considerable delay 
was created before it was placed in the hands of the 
public. Having arrived late for the floral committee 
meeting of the National Chrysanthemum Society, 
that body awarded it a Silver Gilt Medal. Needless 
to say it created a considerable amount of interest 
and excitement amongst the Chrysanthemum 
growers present. The plant proves easy of culti¬ 
vation, and only requires ordinary care to bring it to 
perfection. Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Victoria 
and Paradise Nurseries, Upper Holloway, supplied 
us with the accompanying illustration (p. 155). 
-- 
“ Flora of Syria, Palestine and Sinai ”—This work 
which has been carried on for some time past by the 
Rev. George E. Post, M.D., has now been completed. 
It extends to 920 pages and includes all the flowering 
plants, Ferns and their allies. The work embraces 
126 orders, 850 genera, and 3,416 species, many of 
the latter being new to science. The work is 
illustrated with 445 woodcuts. The area covered 
extends from the Taurus to Ras Muhammad, and 
from the Mediterranean to the Syrian and Arabian 
desert. 
1, Mrs. Filkins; 2, Souv. de Mme. G. Eynard ; 3, Silk Twist. 
whilst for a similar group possessing a diameter of 
12ft., Dr.W. Ford Edgelow, Torquay, was placed first. 
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BIDEFORD CHRYSANTHEMUM AND 
FRUIT SHOW. 
The fourth annual show of the Bideford Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Societytook place in the Bideford Pannier Market 
on the 29th ult. Over 190 entries were forthcoming, 
being an increase of nearly ninety over those of last 
year. The special prize, a valuable silver tea service, 
given by the president for a group of Chrysanthemums 
was won by Mrs. Sawer, Northam. The schedule 
contained numerous classes for cut Chrysanthemums, 
fruit, and vegetables, in all of which competiiions 
the cottagers entered keenly. Mr. F. Bray, Bideford, 
obtained chief honours for a collection of vegetables, 
the prizes in this class being given by the Mayor, 
Mr. H. Ascott, 
another decorative variety belonging to the same 
section, and is remarkable for its broad, suddenly 
pointed and more or less twisted florets. The 
blooms are reddish-chestnut tipped with golden- 
yellow. Silk Twist is also a decorative Japanese 
variety with curiously twisted and pointed florets. 
The heads are rosy-mauve, shaded with a creamy 
hue. See illustration of these spidery Chry¬ 
santhemums for which we are indebted to Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. 
Extract from a Lecture on “Foods" by Dr. Andrew 
Wilsoh.—“ Ttie consumption of cocoa happily increases year 
by year. I say ' happily,’ because, as tea and coffee are not 
foods, while cocoa is a true food, any increase in the national 
nutrition means an increase in the national prospeiity. 
Winter, besides, is close upon us, and I advise those who are 
susceptible to colds to fortify themselves against chill by 
attention to their food. The easiest way of effecting this end 
for many is to substitute cocoa (Epp's being the most 
nutritious) for tea and coffee." 
TORQUAY CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. 
The above show has made prodigious strides 
this year. Competitors last year only numbered 
ten with thirty entries. At the exhibition held 
on the 28th ult., there were 30 exhibitors with 
100 entries. The American method of exhibiting 
some of the flowers in vases, with long stems and 
their own foliage was immensely popular. Miss 
Fripp, Teignmouth, secured the leading prize for 
twenty-four cut japanese blooms in eighteen varieties, 
Mr. V. Stuckey, Langport, being placed second. 
Miss Fripp also headed the list for twelve incurved 
blooms, distinct. The first award for thirty-six Japs, 
cut with long stems, and comprising eighteen 
varieties fell to the lot of the Rev. Talbot Greaves. 
The premier prize for a group of Chrysanthemums 
to occupy a space represented by a diameter of 9 ft. 
was carried off by the Rev. H. Rutherford, Torquay, 
SPIDERY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Those who object to the great size of exhibition 
blooms may find a place for some of a totally 
different character and which can never be grown to 
exhibition size under any condition of cultivation. 
All are well adapted either for conservatory decora¬ 
tion, or for cut flower purposes, as they are light, 
graceful, and as durable as any class of flowers. 
For conservatory decoration, they should be grown 
in the bush form, for which their freely branching 
habit readily lend themselves. Mrs. Filkins is a 
Japanese variety of remarkable structure, the 
spidery appearance being due to the way in which 
the florets are cut into a number of slender, 
spreading segments at the apex. The opening 
buds are rather grotesque, as the florets begin 
to lengthen. The blooms are of a bright 
golden-yellow. Souvenir de Madame G. Eynard is 
