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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 5, 1896. 
Mr. Norman Davis had likewise an exhibit of 
Chrysanthemums not for competition, including 
single, pompon, and decorative varieties as grown for 
market. 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, 
Norwood Road, exhibited a collection of Apples and 
Pears, many of the Apples being highly-coloured. 
Uvedale’s St. Germain and Catillac Pears were of 
great size (Silver Medal). 
Mr. C. J. Waite, gardener to Col. the Hon. W. P. 
Talbot, Glenhurst, Esher, exhibited a magnificent 
collection of vegetables (Silver Gilt Medal). 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E., set 
up a very pretty table of fruit, chiefly Apples. 
Splendid dishes of such varieties as Blenheim 
Orange, Cellini Pippin, Lane’s Prince Albert, 
Waltham Abbey Seedling, Hoary Morning, and 
Sandringham, were very noticeable. Pear Uvedale’s 
St. Germain was represented by some of the largest 
and finest samples we have ever seen. The table 
was very prettily and seasonably decorated with 
foliage and berried plants. A young box tree 
trimmed into the form of a peacock that found a 
place at one end of the table excited a good deal of 
attention from the visitors (Silver Gilt Medal). 
S.E. The public are now getting to expect some¬ 
thing phenomenally good from Mr. Jones, and once 
again they were not disappointed. The outline of 
the group, both at the ground level and in elevation, 
was charmingly undulated, whilst the feathery 
plumes of Cocos weddeliana were very effective as a 
lightening agency. From a ground-work of Ferns 
and dwarf foliage plants the Chrysanthemums 
showed up bravely. The size and freshness of the 
blooms themselves must not pass unnoticed ; some 
grand samples of The Egyptian, W. Wright, A. H. 
Woods, Hebe, the new Mrs. H. Brooke, and Mdlle. 
Margaret Gueze were very striking A Gold Medal 
was awarded for this fine display. Mr. Jones also 
had a number of cut blooms exhibited for Certificates. 
They included half a dozen fine blooms of Mrs. W. 
H. Lees. 
The Lawes Chemical Manure Company had a 
very attractive stand of various specifics sold by 
them, including their Horticultural manure. 
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AN AVENUE OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
The accompanying illustration represents an avenue 
of Chrysanthemums as they appeared in one of the 
one may already possess. Some growers total up 
their various varieties by three figures, and to say 
one has a hundred and twenty different sorts is but 
a common place expression. Well, no fault can be 
found with those who adopt this plan, perhaps their 
taste and requirements necessitate such diversity of 
size, form, or colour; and, when looking at a house- 
full of Chrysanthemums, these points are imme¬ 
diately sought for. But if the taste runs in other 
directions, and only flowers of one colour can be 
utilised, then the culture of that particular shade 
must be practised, and every endeavour made to give 
pleasure in this particular direction. 
At Marley Hall, the seat of J. Forbes, Esq., some 
three miles from Exmouth, white flowers are always 
in demand, and must be used in house 
decoration. This has led Mr. Moiest to grow only 
such as are of this colour, and this autumn a most 
beautiful display has embellished mansion and 
house, and will do so for some time to come. The 
first to come in was Barbara Forbes, one of Mr. W. 
J. Godfrey's raising, and called in honour of the lady 
of the house. This is a compact, partly incurved 
Japanese of pure white, fine substance, and very 
showy. The flowers are large, and as they can 
An Avenue of Chrysanthemums. 
Messrs. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, showed a 
quantity of cut Chrysanthemums. The blooms were 
large and in remarkably good condition considering 
the advanced state of the year. Madame Carnot, 
Waban, Silver King, C. H. Curtis, and Reine 
d’Angleterre were some of the strongest blooms. 
The collection of zonal Pelargonium blooms although 
not so large as some the Messrs. Cannell have set up 
was fully equal to their best efforts in point of 
quality. Not only were the colours of the flowers 
most brilliant, but they were large and of the finest 
form. Florence Farmer, Mrs. Hall, Raspail 
Improved, Duchess of Portland, Snowdrop, Flam¬ 
beau, Lilacina, Mrs. P. Routh, John Ruskin, and 
Lady Newton, were some of the best forms in an 
exhibit in which all were of great merit (Silver Gilt 
Medal). 
The Ichthemic Guano Co., had a large and impos¬ 
ing stand, tastefully decorated with Ferns and other 
foliage plants, and setting forth the virtues of their 
valuable specific. 
Undoubtedly the feature of the show, as far as the 
’Mums were concerned, was the superb group set 
up by Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, 
nurseries of Mr. W. J. Godfrey, of Exmouth, Devon, 
about the middle of September, and which was 
supplied us by Mr. Godfrey. The avenue represents 
a method of growing Chryanthemums in full 
exposure to light and air, and at the same time well- 
secured against injury from rough winds after the 
plants get tall. The method is very generally 
adopted by growers in the South both in public and 
private establishments, when the space at command 
permits the adoption of the same. In many 
establishments, however, the plants have to be con¬ 
fined to a single row on each side of a hard gravel 
path, but nevertheless well-exposed to light and air, 
a fact which should be borne in mind by every 
Chrysanthemum grower. 
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MARLEY HALL, NEAR EXMOUTH. 
It has become so customary when visiting gardens 
during the months of October, November, and 
December to expect to find a good display of 
Chrysanthemums that one naturally resolves before¬ 
hand to make a mental note of any new or beautiful 
variety it would be desirable to add to the collection 
easily be at their best early in October, it will be 
seen that it is a most desirable kind. Following 
this (which will be grown in large numbers next 
year), came Avalanche, beautiful in form, and of the 
purest white ; close on the heels of this came a 
quantity of Madame Carnot. 
These plants were struck as cuttings in March, 
and were flowering in 6 in. pots ; the flowers were of 
grand size, ioj in. to ii in. through, by 6 in. to 7 in. 
deep, fit for exhibition purposes. Beauty of 
Exmouth was also very neat and showy, and the 
same might be said of Stanstead White. Plants of 
this variety that were struck in March had developed 
flowers of immense size, well incurved, and very 
deep. Others struck in December had brought 
flowers much flatter, and which had come partly 
reflexed, nevertheless, grand flowers for single glasses 
and vases. Mdlle. M. Hoste was very fine. So too 
was Mme. Therese Rey. Mrs. Beale had been 
grown, but did not commend itself so much as some 
others ; while Mrs. W. J. Godfrey, represented by 
just one or two plants only, will certainly be more 
widely grown, as it becomes better known. Of 
Mme. Ad. Chatin it is difficult to speak too highly, 
