November 14, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
945 
Notes on the Chrysanthemums in this Issue. 
Countess of Harrowby. 
The above is a. Japanese variety, and one of the largest. The 
florets are regularly recurved and of a. soft silvery-lilac, by 
some described as pink, but in any case the colour is very 
delicate and beautiful. When well grown it produces blooms 
8 in. in diameter, and is, therefore, of first-class importance 
for exhibition purposes. The flowers should be taken from 
the first crown bud to get them in time for the. November 
exhibitions, and also' get them in their best and most character¬ 
istic form. The 1 plant grows 5 ft. high. Our illustration 
was taken last week in the nursery of Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecrof t 
Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham, and will convey a better 
impression of the form of the' flo'wer than mere description. 
Embleme Poitevin. 
Incurved varieties are 1 not very numerous, but the above is 
a very pretty one taken in the nursery of Mr. 
H. J. Jones, where we saw it the other week. 
The florets are broad, blunt, clear yellow, and 
slightly bristly on the back, as may be seen 
by reference to the illustration. These out¬ 
growths are not sufficiently numerous to class it 
amongst the hirsute varieties, as they are only 
observable at a short distance, being few and 
thinly scattered. When well grown tire blooms 
are 6 in. in diameter and 4^ in. in depth. This 
will be sufficient to make a useful variety for 
exhibition purposes, even with the numerous 
advances that have been made in recent years. 
Donald McLeod. 
The florets of this Japanese variety are very 
long and broad, of a bright yellow and bronzy- 
gold on the top of the bloom. That was the 
colour of the flower we' noted the other week in 
the nursery of Messrs. W. Wells and Co., Earls- 
wood, Redhill, Surrey. In better seasons, how¬ 
ever, when sunshine is more plentiful, the 
florets have red edges, and in late buds more 
particularly the whole flower may be heavily 
shaded with crimson. That may, indeed, be the 
case this year in districts which have been more 
favoured with sunshine than in the neighbour¬ 
hood of London. The blooms usually measure 
7 in., by 7 in. The variety was raised at Earls- 
wood from seeds; sent over from Australia by 
Mr. T. W. Pockett. The plant is of dwarf habit, 
with large- leaves of a leathery character, and 
requires! stopping early in April, so as to secure 
the first crown bud. If the cuttings are rooted 
in February, the cultivator must secure the 
first bud which appears. The height of the 
plant is 4 ft. The variety is thought highly of 
in America, where it is considered superb when 
in its best condition. 
Lady Marguerite Douglas. 
We should like to see the single varieties more extensively 
cultivated than they are at present, and for that reason more 
encouragement might be given for them at exhibitions. They 
might be more employed for the decorative work at exhibitions 
instead of using large blooms; and where groups of a. mixed 
character are employed- these light and graceful single 
varieties might be used instead of the large blooms. When 
disbudded the- variety under notice produces blooms 5 in. in 
diameter, but when treated in -this way they produce more 
than three rows of florets, which has the effect of giving the 
ray of the flower a deep appearance, but-, nevertheless, it might 
be described as decidedly a single variety. 
The bloom which we represent was photographed in the 
nursery of Messrs. W. Wells and Co., and will bear out- our 
statements fully as to its particular form when disbudded. 
Even when of this large size the heads are quite light, and 
may be used for decorative purposes in a great variety of ways. 
Flowers of smaller. size may be obtained by allowing the 
branches to develop their flowers without disbudding, but 
whether disbudded or not, the pure white rays and deep yellow 
disc make this a beautiful variety for any kind of decorative 
work. It is the best, single variety which so- far has turned up 
this year in Messrs. Wells’ nursery, where single varieties may 
be regarded as a speciality. 
Solatium jasminoides. 
In most gardens in Cornwall this plant is made use of as 
an out-door climber, and when seen clambering over a wall, 
fence or building, and smothered with flowers, it makes a very 
pretty picture, and is far more pleasing than when seen trained 
to rafters indoors. Planted in the rich, loamy soil which is 
Chrysanthemum Countess of Harrowby. 
found in many parts of the country, it grows veiy quickly and 
covers a large space in a veiy short time. During September 
it was everywhere smothered with its trusses of pure white 
blossoms, and in some instances, where planted against dark- 
leaved Ivy or Ampelopsis Veitchii, the leaves of which were 
brilliantly coloured, it was doubly effective. In a few in¬ 
stances it was planted in herbaceous borders and trained on 
rough sticks-, and for this work it has much to commend it. 
As it roots readily and grows so quickly, this plant should be 
worth planting out in summer after the manner of bedding 
plants, for, from its free flowering oualities, it would be almost 
safe to make a good show. W. D. 
The Japanese incurved Chrysanthemum, Mine. Paolo Radaelli, 
has turned out very well at exhibitions this yeai', being of large 
size, closely incurved, and shining like satin. 
