November 7, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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reddish-purple florets, with nearly inconspicuous ray florets. 
Its floriferousness, -combined with the' fact that it is one of the 
latest to flower, renders it very desirable. N. America, 
Aster cordifolius. 
A tall-growing plant having a light and graceful habit, 
rendering it effective when utilised in a cut state. It pro¬ 
duces white' flowers, whilst the variety elega-ns, which forms a 
desirable companion plant, has lilac flowers. N. America, 
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis. 
A distinct herbaceous plant-about 3 ft, high, which, although 
at this season yellow flowers are predominant-, deserves inclu¬ 
sion. The flo-wers, which are' freely produced, are about 1 in. 
across, bright yellow, with conical dark centres, N. America, 
Nardostachys Jatamansi. 
A pretty little perennial plant, which, when well grown, is 
very attractive in the rockery. Its leaves are spathulate and 
pointed ; arising above them is a. simple or trichotomously 
branched scape, 6 in. to 8 in. high, bearing pale pink or nearly 
white flowers in dense heads, Himalaya. 
Chrysanthemum Notes. 
Ryecroft Nursery. 
The Chrysanthemum season for 1903 will be remembered 
for the heavy and continuous' rainfall a-nd the damping which 
occurred amongst the Chrysanthemums. The largest and best 
blooms: are those most likely to suffer, so that we look forward 
to the big autumn shows to see how thase blooms will compare 
with tliosei of former years 1 . Another point- is that Chrysan¬ 
themums have been late in some districts, while in others: it 
seems that the varieties, will keep their dates:, whatever the 
season may be. 
Last week we paid a visit- to the collections of Mr. H. .T. 
Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham, where the 
extensive collection is chiefly grown in. two very large house®: 
The finest, blooms are in the early house, although finer 1 colour 
is evident- amongst- some of the- la-ter blooms. The: Japanese 
varieties are the most abundantly represented, and amongst 
them we noted Henry Perkins-, a-- rich dark crimson, with a 
diameter of 8 in. or 9 in. ; F. S. Vallis;, a. yellow Japanese- 
form after the style of Mine. Carnot, but just a-s easy to grow 
as that one is difficult; Countess, of Harrowby has very large 
heads, 8 in. in diameter, of soft silvery-lilac florets'. It. is o-ne 
of the largest. 
Here we noted a. reddish-bronze sport from General Hutton, 
being otherwise the counterpart of that fine variety. Miss. 
Cicely is of the Lillian Bird type, and might also be described 
as a yellow Rayonante, the slender-quilled florets being of -the' 
same form, but. yellow. A very fine- thing is Harry Shrimpton, 
with golden-yellow florets having a- bronze shade. It- makes 
a. large: a-nd showy amateur’s: flo-wer of easy culture. Beauty 
of Sussex is well named, for it is a. beautiful deep rose flower 
with a, silvery reverse. A Japanese incurved variety is Mme. 
Waldeck Rou ssea-u, having crimson florets and a buff reverse. 
One of the finest of the dark or maroon-crimson, varieties is S. 
T. Wright, the florets of which seem to be shaded with bla-ck, 
with a bronzy-buff reverse. It isi the finest of this particular 
colour. Edith Smith has recurved white florets, and promises 
to- be the largest white Japanese variety, the spread of the 
florets being veiy great, Mme. Henry Doullet has deep- rose 
florets of great breadth, a-nd silvery on the reverse. 
The bright yellow florets o-f the Hon. Mrs. Acland are some- 
timeis incurved at the tips. Another very large flower is 
Countess- of Arran, with recurved silvery-pink florets, deepen¬ 
ing to- rose-pink according to the bud taken. Miss Stop-ford 
is another Japanese recurved, with greenish-white florets tinted 
vith primrose in the centre of the- bloom a.t first, -and more 
o-r less interlacing. Mrs. Green-field is 1 a rich yellow, with 
ooad florets dimpled at the tips and shining yellow on -the: 
leverse. Mrs. C. M. Pagei produce® blooms of good s-ize, even 
v len grown in a- 6-in. pot, the outer florets being fluted and 
t ie rest- incurved at the tips and pure white. Col. Garret ha,s 
tinted buff florets a-t the base, while all the rest of the bloom 
is crimson-red and massive. The basal floret-s- of Viscount. 
Cranbourne are old gold in colour, while the rest- of the flower 
is deep crimson. Lord Hopetoun is a brilliant- scarlet-crimson 
of very choice quality, the colour being veiy bright. A very 
reliable variety also- is: W. Ducklia-m, an incurved Ja-p., with 
-soft delicate pink flowers. Another very distinct variety in its 
way is George Mileha.ni, with broad florets, -of a wine-red colour, 
forming a large bloom. The florets of Philip du Cfo-s are 
recurved, densely arranged, and of a brick-red colour. 
Miss Elsie: Fulton is a-n incurved Jap. that ha-s given great 
satisfaction this year on account of its very large pure white 
flowers, which resemble those of Alic-e Byron. The variety is 
very early and handsome. Mrs. Emmerton is very similar tci 
F. S-. Vallis in colour and form, but the florets are more acute. 
More distinct is Sir William Acland, having bronzy-red droop¬ 
ing florets'. Lady Mary Conyers has- broad, rosy-pink florets 
that are sometimes- a- little whorled. An improvement upon 
Calvat’s Sun is Col. Ducroiset, being an incurved Jap., but the 
yellow colour is much darker. Florence Penford is a-lso an in¬ 
curved Jap., with light- silvery buff-yellow blooms. Duchess 
of Sutherland ha-s broad interlacing golden-yellow florets-, anc? 
makes a handsome bloom. The globular flowers o-f Souvenir 
de C'alvat- Pere arei soft- silvery-lilac, the white ground colour 
being much in evidence. Another veiy fine variety is Mrs. 
Judge, which flowers 1 rather early, say about the' third week in 
October, and produces blooms 7|- in. across of a. rich rose colour, 
the florets being broad and massive. 
Amongst- older varieties we- should notice George Ijawrence, 
cne of the best of last year’s varieties, with buff-yellow whorled 
florets. George Penfold is a- Japanese crimson, with a. buff- 
yello-w reverse, and is easy to grow for a- crimson. Mildred 
Ware has- lovely salmon-pink flowers of great size, and is 
generally considered to be the finest novelty of last year. 
Another very choice variety of two or three years’ standing is 
Mr. J. C. Neville, having pure white and veiy broad florets, 
somewhat bristly on the back. It is one of the largest of the 
white varieties', being larger than Mrs. Weeks, and therefore 
worthy of close attention. 
New incurved varieties are rather scarce, but. Emblems 
Poitevin is a very fine one, with clear yellow, broad florets, 
slightly bristly on the back. When well grown, it, makes a fine 
flower a-b-out- 6 in. in diameter and 4f in. deep. 
Single Chrysanthemums. 
A number of seedlings' of single varieties are now flowering 
freely, although some of them have not- ye-t- received a name. 
The beautiful colour of many of them, and the. graceful habit 
of the stems, with the -easy poise of the flowers:, make the 
single varieties very suitable for cut-flower purposes, and for 
conservatory or other decoration we think they might be more 
largely and generally cultivated than they are a-t the present 
day. One of these unnamed varieties bad soft silvery-blush 
flowers of tine form, and very much in, the wa-y of that named' 
Paris Daisy. Pretoria, is: a- goldenryellcw variety. Lillian 
Foster has white flowers of medium size, the blooms being pro¬ 
duced in great abundance, forming splendid corymbs' suitable 
fo-r cut-flower work. 
Very bright is that named- Annie Farini, with maro-o-n-red 
flowers. A showy one also is that named Marion Gower, witli 
orange-crimson flowers. Bona has rose flowers, with a white 
centre, and of medium s-ize. Fairy is a peculiar colour, beino- 
white-, shaded with blush and yellow, and produced in o-reat 
abundance. An older variety is Edith Pagram, with silvery- 
rose flowers, of great beauty. A very peculiar colour for "a, 
Chrysanthemum is that represented by Horatio, the flowers 
being shaded with rose on a- yellow ground, and the t-ips o-f the 
floret® being yellow. The -arrangement- of colours would recall 
that, of a, Gaillardia,, or what- is -seen, in some of the sino-le 
Dahlia®. The flowers of Brutus’ are soft- primrose, chano-in^toi 
pink. Cecilia- has soft blush flowers, those of PortiaT beino- 
bright- yellow and veiy freely produced. Oxeye is well na-niech 
having pure white rays forming a, saucer round the yellow disc." 
We have' taken some photographs of the finest of the above 
varieties, a,nd will produce them -some time during the present- 
month. 
