November 14, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
955 
SOCIETIES. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 
November 10th, Ilth, and I2th. 
The first big show of the above society in their new home 
at the Crystal Palace was a great success, judged by the number 
of people present on the first day. A laige number of exhibitors, 
gardeners, and others were present, and the floor space was in¬ 
conveniently crowded at. times, though not to the same extent 
as at the Royal Aquarium. The greater amount of prome¬ 
nading space took more people to form a crowd than on former 
occasions, but if as many people turn up on the second and 
third days as on the first, the society will not have much reason 
to complain of changing their quarters. We may say, however, 
that a poultry and pigeon show was being held at the same 
time, and that may have served to draw a considerable number 
of visitors. At the same time, we are bound to say that many 
people were interested in the Chrysanthemums, as was evi 
rlenced by the crowded state of the tables carrying the more 
important exhibits. 
There was a great falling away in the class for 12 vases of 
big blooms, though the two exhibits that turned up were well 
worthy of the prizes adjudged to them. The reason for this 
is not very evident on the face of it, unless the damping of the 
blooms owing to wet weather may have deterred many from 
coming forward with their flowers. There seemed to be no falling 
away in the size of the Japanese blooms in the competition for 
the Holmes Memorial Cups. The showboards are now really 
too small to show off the individuality of the flowers, for neither 
their size nor real shape can be seen in the cramped space at 
command. 
The incurved varieties in many cases also fill the space allotted 
to them, and if the blooms are grown much larger, they would 
lose in effect even more than the Japanese types. The pointed 
petalled varieties, which threatened at one time to overrun the 
exhibition boards, have not increased, so that they, in turn, 
have had to give place to larger blooms of the more orthodox 
incurved or Chinese types. Some of them, moreover, require 
to be carefully grown in order to avoid coarseness, as they at 
times show a little of the Japanese blood in them, as if in¬ 
clined to follow the behaviour of the more popular class. As a 
whole, they continue to maintain their position as second 
only in importance to the Japanese. Lady Isabel occasionally 
shows a good bit of colour, as if inconstant to character. 
Open Classes. 
Prizes were offered for a floral display of Chrysanthemums 
and suitable foliage plants in pots, with the addition of cut 
blooms and appropriate foliage. These groups were arranged 
in circular form, occupying an area of 300 square feet. Mi'. 
Norman Davis, Chrysanthemum Nursery, Framfield, Sussex, 
secured the leading prize for this splendid exhibit, which con¬ 
sisted of fouc large ornamental vases set up at the corners, with 
a conical mound in the centre. The blooms in the vases were 
mixed in some instances, but in others were all of one variety, 
and set off with highly-coloured autumn foliage. He had 
splendid blooms of Beauty of Leigh, Mrs. A. H. Lewis, Mr. 
F. S. Vallis, Mme. Carnot, James Grant, Calvat’s Sun, Mme. 
Paolo Radaelli, Miss Stopford, Florence Penfoid, General Hut¬ 
ton, Mrs. W. Mease, and Countess of Harrowby. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son took the second place with a 
very imposing bank, somewhat undulated, but all in one con¬ 
tinuous elevated mound representing a broad pyramid. They 
had some fine blooms of Mrs. G. Mileliam, Charles Longley, 
Mme. von Andre, Le Grand Dragon, Bessie Godfrey, Nellie 
Pcckett, Mrs. T. W. Pockett, etc. The whole mass was relieved 
with Palms, Crotons, etc. 
In the class for 12 vases of specimen blooms there were only 
two entries, but they made a splendid table by reason of the 
large size and effective appearance of the blooms. The leading 
award (the Sir Edwin Saunders Memorial Gold Medal) was 
secured by Mr. Chas. Beckett, gardener to Sir W. G. Pearce, 
Bart., Chilton Lodge, Hungerford. The varieties shown were 
Mrs. A. It. Knight, W. R. Church, Mme. C. Nagelmacker, 
.T. R. Upton, George Penford, Mme. Paolo Radaelli, Mrs. Bark¬ 
ley, Mr. F. S. Yallis, Mrs. F. S. Yallis, Mrs. W. Mease, Mrs. 
•T. Bryant, and General Hutton. The second award was secured 
by Mr. R. Kenyon, gardener to J. R. Twentyman, Esq., Monk- 
hams, Woodford Green, whose blooms were reallv splendid. 
Varieties he had were Mme. Herrewege, Duchess of Sutherland, 
Kimberley, Thos. Carrington, Australie, Bessie Godfrey, Mme. 
Paolo Radaelli, Edwin Molyneux, and Lord Ludlow, the others 
being the same as mentioned in the first-prize stand. 
There was only one entry in the National Competition of 
Chrysanthemum and Horticultural Societies, this being shown 
by the Epsom and District Chrysanthemum Society, which was 
awarded the Challenge Trophy and other prizes. The class was 
for 24 incurved and 24 Japanese blooms. Amongst the for¬ 
mer, splendid blooms were Mrs. F. Judson, Lady Isabel, lalene. 
Duchess of Fife, Mrs. W. C. Egan, Mme. Ferlat, Miss N. Threl- 
fall, William Higgs, Edith Hughes, Mrs. C. Crooks, Miss E. 
Seward, Han well Glory, Ada Owen, C. H. Curtis, Dome d’Or, 
etc. Fine’Japanese blooms were Mme. P. Radaelli, Mrs. Bark¬ 
ley, Mme. Herrewege, Godfrey’s King, Mrs. Mease, Godfrey’s 
Pride, Mme. Carnot, Mr. F. S. Vallis, Kimberley, Mrs. E. 
Hummel, Ben Wells, W. R. Church, Florence Penford, God¬ 
frey’s King, etc. The only exhibitor was Mr. G. Hunt, The 
Gardens, Ashtead Park, Epsom. 
A gorgeous effect was produced by the exhibits in the class 
for 48 Japanese varieties, although there were only three en¬ 
tries. The Holmes Memorial Challenge Cup was secured by 
Mr. W. Mease, gardener to A. Tate, Esq., Downside, Leather- 
head, who had magnificent blooms of Mme. P. Radaelli, Mr. 
F. S. Vallis, Godfrey’s Pride, Mrs. Barkley, Mme. Carnot, Mrs. 
F. W. Vallis, Matthew Smith, Geo. Lawrence, Capt. Percy 
Scott, Mafeking Hero, Mrs. G. Mileham, Guy Hamilton, 
Duchess of Sutherland, Lady M. Conyers, Mrs. H. Weeks, 
Bessie Godfrey, Mrs. J. Bryant, Le Grand Dragon, Mrs. VV. 
Mease, Mons. L. Remy, Alfriston, General Hutton, Miss Mildred 
Ware, Phyllis, Mermaid, Miss O. Miller, Lord Ludlow, Miss 
N. Pockett, Mr. T. Carrington, and various others which crowded 
the showboards. Mr. R. Kenyon, gardener to J. R. Twenty- 
man, Esq., Monkhams, Woodford Green, took the second place 
with a very fine lot that crowded one another on the boards. 
Very fine were Mrs. Barkley, Henry Perkins, Mme. Herrewege, 
Garlic, Duchess of Sutherland, Godfrey’s King, J. J. Tliorny- 
croft, Mrs. A. McKinley, Godfrey’s Pride, Mrs. Mease, Bessie 
Godfrey, Mrs. G. Mileham, etc. Mr. A. Jefferies took the third 
award with a very fine lot indeed. Mons. Chenon de Leche, 
Mme. P. Radaelli, Mme. Nagelmacker, W. R. Church, Mutual 
Friend, and Ethel Fitzroy were very good blooms. 
The leading award (the Holmes’ Memorial Challenge Cup) for 
36 incurved varieties was taken by Mr. W. Higgs, gardener to 
J. B. Hankey, Esq., Fetcham Park, Fetcham. He had magnifi¬ 
cent blooms of Duchess of Fife, lalene, Frank Hammond, Lady 
Isabel, Mrs. Barnard Hankey, Mrs. F. Judson, C. Biick, Ralph 
Hatton, Mildred Lyne, Mme. Ferlat, G. W. Matthew, Mrs. H. J. 
Jones, Egyptian, Ma Perfection, Mrs. C. Crooks, Comtesse cie 
Estoiie, Topaze Orientale, W. Higgs, Mme. Lucie Faure, C. B. 
WhitmaH, Louisa Giles, etc. Other blooms were smaller, though 
neater in some cases. The second award was secured by Mr. W. 
Mease with fine blooms of Mrs. F. Judson, Duchess of Fife, C. H. 
Curtis, Charles Biick, Lady Isabel (highly coloured), Violet 
Foster, etc. Mr. G. Hunt, came in third with fine blooms of 
Hanwell Glory, Mrs. F. Judson, Duchess of Fife, lalene, and 
Miss E. Seward. 
Special prizes were offered by Mr. W. J. Godfrey for 30 blooms 
of ten varieties, to be shown in. vases, and the lead was taken by 
Mr. R. Kenyon, gardener to J. R. Twentyman, Esq., who had 
grand blooms of Bessie Godfrey, Exmouth Rival, Godfrey’s Pride, 
Godfrey’s King, Sensation, Kimberley, Mafeking Hero, Queen 
Alexandra, H. E. Hayman, and Wilfred H. Godfrey. The second 
prize was taken by Mr. A. Jefferies, gardener to John Balfour, 
Esq., Moor Hall, Harlow, Essex, who also had veiy fine blooms 
in fresh condition. 
Mr. W. Higgs took the lead for six vases of incurved blooms, the 
special first prize being contributed by Messrs. Mackenzie and 
Moncur, Ltd. He had charming vases of Nellie Southam, C. H. 
Curtis, Mrs. Barnard Hankey, Duchess of Fife, Hanwell Glory, 
and Lady Isabel. Mr. G. Hunt came in second with smaller 
blooms generally, though Duchess of Fife was very fine indeed ; 
Mr. W. L. Bastin, gardener to Sir Alexander Henderson, Bart., 
M.P., Buscot Park, Faringdon, Berks, third. 
For six varieties of English raised seedlings not yet in commerce 
the lead was taken by Mr. H. Perkins, gardener to the Right 
Hon. W. F. D. Smith, M.P., Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames. 
He had massive blooms of Mrs. J. Wheeler Bennett, Countess 
of Arran, Herbert Wingfield, the Hon. Mrs. Codrington. the 
Hon. Mrs. Seymour, and Mrs. Wingfield. (Prizes by Mr. H. J. 
J0TL6S.) 
There was good competition in the class for 12 Japanese blooms. 
Mr. Geo. Hewitt, gardener to Chas. E. Green, Esq., Theydon 
Grove Epping, took the lead with massive blooms of 
Bessie Godfrey" Rev- W. Wilks, Sensation. Kimberley, Florence 
Molyneux, Matthew Smith, Mrs. G. Mileham, etc. Mr. Geo. 
