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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 11, 1899. 
sary to growers and gardeners who visit the autumn 
shows. The blooms of the new Mr. W. Harvey are 
of great size, and a distinct shade of creamy-white, 
Equally new is Mr. A. E. Stubbs, as large as C. H. 
Curtis, but of a deeper yellow. Mrs. Gerald 
Williams and Mr. James Murray (bright pink) 
augment a list that is by no means over full. 
Several grand decorative varieties have also been 
placed at the disposal of the public by Mr. Jones, 
including the widely cultivated Ryecroft Glory. 
Sunbeam, Ryecroft Scarlet, and Vivid. 
Mr. Henry Weeks. 
Within the past few years growers have been turn¬ 
ing their eyes towards the raiser of such magnificent 
varieties as Lady Byron, Mrs. H. Weeks, and others. 
The raiser, in this instance, is Mr. Henry Weeks, 
gardener to Lady Byron, Thrumpton Hall, Derby, 
whose portrait we are pleased to give in the accom¬ 
panying supplement. Most of his varieties belong 
to the Japanese section, for several of which he has 
received First-class Certificates and Awards of 
Merit. Others have been put into commerce without 
having received that distinction, and letters of congra¬ 
tulation from many eminent growers have been reach¬ 
ing Mr. Weeks for some time past concerning them, so 
that before many days are over, a large proportion, 
if not all of them, will be placed before the public in 
splendid form. Some of them we have already seen 
in collections this year. 
The best known of his varieties are Lady Byron, 
with white florets, tipped green; and Mrs. H. 
Weeks, white tinted with pink, when in perfection. 
Others put into commerce are Mrs, G. Carpenter, 
rosy-pink, with silvery reverse ; Joseph Chamber- 
lain, crimson, with golden reverse; Emily Towers, 
bright pink ; Henry Weeks, bright crimson ; W. 
Cursham, rosy-fawD, with a buff reverse; Lady 
Crawshaw, pearly white; Edith Dashwood, flesh 
pink; Madam R. Cadbury, creamy-white; Mrs. W. 
Cursham, soft pink; and Miss Alice Bryon, a lovely 
pearly-white. Both in form and tint, the white 
varieties raised by Mr. Weeks are well represented, 
for besides those already mentioned we must add 
Mrs. J. Beisant, white; and Little Nell, an engaging 
pure white variety of refined form. The rosy-mauve 
Mrs. Barkley made its debut last year and was well 
received. Other good things calling for recognition 
are George Luckman, rose-purple, with long spread¬ 
ing florets; Amy Ensoll, a very pretty shade of 
mauve; Hero of Omdurman, bright crimson, with a 
golden reverse; and Mrs. Coombes, rosy-mauve, of 
large size, and already frequent in collections. 
All of the above are Japanese varieties, but Mr. 
Weeks has raised Annie Prevost, a white incurved 
Japanese form,and Miss Annie Hills, a true incurved 
sort with blush flowers. 
Thus we see that Mr. Weeks has been very busy 
since he commenced raising new varieties, and is as 
enthusiastic as ever. It may be interesting to 
growers, and the public generally, to know that this 
year’s seedlings promise to produce a better set for 
next year than any he has hitherto raised. 
Mr. W. Wells. 
No doubt many will recognise the accompanying 
portrait of Mr. W. Wells, of Messrs. Wells & Co., 
Earlswood Nurseries, Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey, 
who is a frequent exhibitor, and moves about the 
country while the shows are being held. He com¬ 
menced growing Chrysanthemums as long ago as 
1869, and for several years past has shown that he 
can produce grand samples of cultivation. 
He has not hitherto devoted himself to the raising 
of new varieties of the Japanese and incurved types, 
though he has long had a name for the single varie¬ 
ties he has raised at the Earlswood Nurseries. 
Moreover, he has been instrumental in introducing 
a considerable number of Japanese varieties, which 
have had a large run of popular favour. He will 
always have what is known as a “ Wells-Pockett ” 
set to send out every year. An arrangement has 
been made between Mr. Wells and Mr. John 
Pockett, of Australia, whereby the former was to 
send out European novelties of striking character, 
and Mr. Pockett was to plant them out and save 
seed, Mr. Wells to have sole control of anything 
good which should appear amongst the seedlings. It 
takes two years for them to get acclimatised in this 
country, but the results are now showing themselves 
plainly, as the bulk of our readers know. 
The Australian seedlings include John Pockett, 
Lord Ludlow, Mr. T. Carrington, Mrs. C. Bown 
(market variety), Mrs. G. A. Hawes, Nellie Pockett, 
and Wattleblossorn, the latter of which is proving 
grand this year. The same may be said of Lord 
Salisbury, Sir Redvers Buller, Sir J. W. Clarke, 
Silver Queen, Miss Ida Barwood, General Symons, 
and one or two others which will not be dropped for 
a few years to come. Besides the above put into 
commerce or about to be by Mr. Wells, he has also 
introduced many fine varieties of English raising, in¬ 
cluding G. J. Warren (sport from Mme. Carnot), 
Julia Scaramanga (seedling), Lady Hanham (sport 
from V. Morel), Hon. W. F. D. Smith (seedling), 
Mr. Louis Reray (sport), Mrs. J. W. Barks (sport), 
and Mrs. White Popham (seedling). 
From the large list of single varieties raised by 
Mr. Wells himself, we select a dozen of the best- 
Daisy Brett is a pure white sport from Earlswood 
Beauty ; Disraeli, a dwarf, free-flowering primrose 
variety; Earlswcod Beauty, a primrose seedling 
from Purity; Earlswood Terra-Cotta, one of the 
most handsome of all singles ; Treasure, a bright yel¬ 
low, with small flowers, and admirable in bush form; 
and Salmon, the colour of which is well expressed in 
the name. Emily Wells, a pink variety, is well 
adapted for growing as [a bush, and one of the best 
singles. The colour of Rose Pink and Purity is 
identified with the name. Very fine also are May 
Jeal, rosy-violet, lined with white ; Poinsettia, a deep 
Indian red, forming the nearest approach to scarlet; 
and Miss M. Rennie, pale cream, edged with violet. 
The above dozen would form an admirable and 
choice set for any collection. 
Mr.'N. Molyneux. 
The raisers of Chrysanthemums are not confined to 
London and its neighbourhood, but are pretty well 
distributed over the provinces as well. Mr. N. 
Molyneux is gardener to J. C. Gamier, Esq., 
Rookesbury Park, Fareham, Hampshire, and, like 
several others, has made his name prominent as a 
raiser during the past few years. He supplies one 
more witness to the fact that Chrysanthemum seed 
can be produced in this country, and that varieties 
of superior merit can be raised from it. 
We remember noting some of his novelties in 1897 
at the November exhibition of the National Chrys¬ 
anthemum Society, and which were destined to come 
into much greater prominence in the following year, 
after they had practically been put into commerce as 
novelties. The 1898 novelties included Mary Moly¬ 
neux, Princess Charles of Denmark, and Mrs. N. 
Molyneux, whiah, together with Jane Molyneux, 
John Miles, and Nellie Threlfall, his novelties for 
1899, all appeared on the stands of Mr. J. Agate, 
Havant, Hants., when he secured the National 
Challenge Trophy of the National Chrysanthemum 
Society on November 8th, 1898. 
Mary Molyneux is a Japanese variety of a soft and 
pleasing rosy-peach colour, and under good cultiva¬ 
tion develops into blooms of handsome size. It has 
gained First-class Certificates at shows of the 
N.C.S., Bristol, Southampton, Portsmouth, Win¬ 
chester, and Hull, and an Award of Merit fr'bm the 
R.H.S., the highest award for a florists' flower. It 
also gained the Silver Medal of the N.C.S. at the 
November show in 1897. Princess Charles of 
Denmark, being an incurved Japanese variety, the 
bronzy-red of the inner surface of the petals is 
mostly hidden, but the golden-amber reverse of the 
broad florets makes a lovely bloom when shown in 
perfection. The other novelty of 1898, to wit, Mrs. 
N. Molyneux, is a true incurved variety, of a beauti¬ 
ful ivory-white shade, and so large of its race that it 
makes a first-class bloom for the back row on the 
exhibition board. 
The next set raised by Mr. Molyneux, included 
Jane Molyneux, a Japanese variety in its 
best form when taken on the second crown 
bud, for then the long, creamy-white petals are 
flat or strap-shaped. The plant is of vigorous 
constitution, and the bloom of grand proportions. It 
has been honoured with several First-class Certifi¬ 
cates. Mrs. M. Simpson is a late and snowy-white 
Japanese variety, with gracefully disposed florets. 
Nellie S. Threlfall is a true incurved variety, a 
novelty for this year, with broad, pure white florets 
of good substance. John Miles is another acquisi¬ 
tion to the incurved section, being of excellent build, 
and of a beautiful amber shade, more or less tinted 
with red. Two First-class Certificates have already 
been gained by it. 
Mr. N. Molyneux has long been a cultivator, but 
now he has entered the arena as a raiser we wish 
him much success. The accompanying portrait 
which we are pleased to place before our readers 
shows Mr. Molyneux as he is. 
Mr. Norman Davis. 
As a raiser of Chrysanthemums the name of Mr. 
Norman Davis, Framfield, Uckfield, Sussex, may not 
leave such a mark as that of some of his fellow 
specialists, yet he has been a grower and introducer 
for a very lengthy period, and his work amongst the 
inner circle of experts has long been highly appreci¬ 
ated. The accompanying portrait will be recognised 
by not a few. 
Though he has raised a large number of seedlings, 
comparatively few of them have been put into com¬ 
merce, as he has always had a fixed determination 
never to distribute anything but what would add to 
his reputation. Hundreds of fairly good seedlings 
that would more than bear comparison with the long 
lists both of home and foreign.raisers have been dis¬ 
carded rather than lower the standard idea of what 
novelties should be. Having acted as agent for many of 
the leading raisers of late years he has always been 
able to make a good selection without the aid of 
second-rate varieties either of his own or other 
people’s raising. The seedlings he has distributed 
range over all the types of the Chrysanthemum. 
Amongst early L flowerirg sorts, such varieties as 
Blushing Bride, Miss Davis, Samuel Barlow, Mrs. 
A. J. Parker, and others have enjoyed a long popu¬ 
larity. In single varieties, of which he introduced 
the very first set, nearly every one has kept a place 
before the public. Some of the best are Eucharis, 
the finest white single ; Framfield Beauty, rich crim¬ 
son ; Golden Star, clear yellow; Mrs. D. B. Crane, 
cerise-pink; Rose Perfection, Yellow Jacket, and 
Dolly Varden. Mr. Davis has also paid considerable 
attention to market varieties, a class in which he has 
had much success. The latest introduction to this 
class, namely, Klondike, is much liked in the market, 
and is the best yellow of its date and type. 
Amongst exhibition varieties, perhaps the trio 
bearing his family name, to wit, Florence, Charles, 
and Madeline Davis will be remembered longer than 
the average introduction. The first named was the 
green Chrysanthemum of its day. Charles Davis is 
a sport from Viviand Morel, and has an interesting 
history. Mr. Davis, recognising the great value of 
the parent, determined, if possible, to produce a 
sport. Over 500 plants were grown and treated in 
various ways by experiment; and, strange to say, 
whether by sheer luck or direct result from any of 
these experiments it is impossible to say, but a sport 
was obtained. It was a root sport, that is, the whole 
plant was fixed. He at once set to work to get stock, 
and by the month of May following, 1,000 plants had 
been raised. Many were forced to flower to ensure that 
the whole stock was true. Half this stock was sold 
to another specialist, and the whole distributed 
within six months of the sport being obtained. Of 
the many thousands of plants raised from this stock 
we have never heard of a single plant reverting to 
the parent. With the single exception, perhaps, of 
Edwin Molyneux, no Chrysanthemum has had such 
a lengthy run of popularity. 
Amongst the raisers for whom he has acted as dis¬ 
tributor, Mr. Henry Weeks takes the first rank. 
Some of the very best introductions are Lady ByroD, 
Mrs. H. Weeks, Henry Weeks, Mrs. Barkley, and 
Mrs. Coombes ; but, as we have already hinted under 
the notice of the raiser, those to be introduced next 
spring will more than sustain Mr. Weeks' reputation. 
Several of them have received certificates, including 
Miss Alice Byron, Mrs. Cursham, Madame R. Cad¬ 
bury, &c., the first and last named being magnificent 
whites. 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey. 
Many will yet remember the commotion caused when 
Chrysanthemum Beauty of Exmouth first made its 
appearance in 1892. Being sbo vn in excellent form 
it served as an introduction to its raiser, Mr. W. J. 
Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon, whose portrait we have 
pleasure in reproducing. The first dozen blooms of 
Beauty of Exmouth shown at the November exhibi¬ 
tion of the N.C S., were undoubtedly the sensation of 
the show, and would even yet be worthy of remark. 
Strange to say though not grown by an expert hand, 
no such blooms of this variety have since been seen. 
Other fine Japanese varieties followed rapidly, in¬ 
cluding Pride of Exmouth, Mrs. Hume LoDg, Vicar 
of Exmouth, General Ruke, and Mrs. Tucker PaiD, 
