November 26, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD « 
953 
J. Fraser. 
The above is an apricot-yellow sport from Matthem 
Smith, and is, therefore', one of the Japanese type, form¬ 
ing" a bloom about' 7-f in. to 8 in;, in diameter when well 
grown and fully developed 1 . The inner florets are some>- 
what broader and lined with bronze on the reverse, 
while the apes of the floret has a spooorshaped dimple 
which adds considerably to the appearance of the bloom, 
the outer petals—-that is, those at the base of the flower 
—are tubular, and this prevents them from drooping 
t'O the same extent as the upper and younger ones'. The 
best blooms are obtained from the second crown bud 
of plants grown on the usual system for exhibition, and 
which would average about 4 ft. in height. Our illus- 
trationi represents quite a young bloom only half det 
veloped, and was taken, in the nursery of Messrs. W. 
Weills and Co., Earlsiwood, Redhill, Surrey. In the case 
of those who may not have Matthew Smith, the parent 
of the above variety, we may say that it has golden- 
yellow flowers, heavily lined with crimson, which gives 
it a, reddish-yellow hue when fully developed. Both 
the parent' and the sport succeed under the same treat¬ 
ment. 
Mary Richardson. 
For many years 1 past Messrs. W. Walls and 1 Co., of 
Earlswood Nurseries, have been noted for the raising of 
new single varieties of Chrysanthemum, and this good 
work they still continue'. If it were asked what 
colour is yet lacking amongst singles 1 , it would no doubt be 
difficult to give an answer, but. in reckoning up> the good 
qualities of a single Chrysanthemum, one has to take, into con¬ 
sideration the form of thei flowers, their colour, and the height 
and habit of the plant, as well as its season of flowering. 
The blooms of Mary Richardson may be described as salmon- 
terra-cotta of a beautiful light shade, more salmon, perhaps, 
than terra-cotta being the prevailing hue. When in the stage 
represented by our illustration the lays are the most notice¬ 
able part of the flower, the disc being relatively small and 
inconspicuous. Younger flowers are shown at the base of the 
picture, which was prepared from a photograph taken, on 
October 29th last. It may be safe, therefore, to say that the 
plant will flower during the greater part of November. The 
specimen we noted was about 4 fit, high, and grown in a. 24-sized 
pot. The blooms would average about 2 'in. in diameter when 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. Street: Colour deep canary yellow. 
opinion it is the hardier of the two. It is perhaps scarcely so 
■showy, but is nevertheless! bright and beautiful, and its dwarfer 
and more compact growth, together with its abundant' foliage, 
render it equally desirable for the front of the herbaceous 
border or the' adornment of the rockery, where with us it 
always renders; a good account of itself from June to Sep¬ 
tember. Heather Bell. 
Old Cork Tree in London.— In the grounds of Fulham 
Palace is an old tree of the Cork Oak (Quercus Suber), which 
must have been there for many years. The trunk and main 
limbs are covered with Ivy, which has a greater wealth of foliage 
than the tree itself. The tree has one large leafy limb at no 
great height from the ground. The top of the tree has been 
dying back for many years, and the shortening branches have 
only a few twigs each. 
Chrysanthemums Illustrated in this Issue. 
not very much disbudded, and itttiisi wei consider ai very good 
size for decorative purpose's. Wei are not in favour of very 
large single flowers, as we 'think that the rays are liable to 
droop and fall about, thus spoiling the shape of the flower 
after a, few days in the cuti state. Those of medium size, there¬ 
fore, are quite a® handsome a® large one®, and more useful in 
every way. 
Zauschneria mexicana. 
Diverse opinion exists as to the hardiness of Zau-chneria 
califon ica, or perhaps it would be more correct to say of the 
plant itself that whilst it will establish itself with ease and 
thrive remarkably well in some places*, it cannot survive a 
single winter in others unless carefully protected. Wei have 
had the plant under both conditions, and in one place lost it 
repeatedly, but. Z. mexicana basi always flourished, and has 
never received protection at our hands ; therefore in our 
Mrs. Street. 
The above new variety is one of the Japanese section, with 
long drooping florets, more or less incurved at the tip, and 
curled in a. variety of ways, which gives the' bloom a very hand¬ 
some' and pretty effect. The florets are clear yellow, with a 
yellowish-white reverse'. Our illustration of this variety wa.s 
taken at the end of October, before the bloom had fully de¬ 
veloped, so that it had neither attained the' dimensions nor 
the ultimate form which it would take, though itl had suffi¬ 
ciently far advanced to ishow its beautiful and graceful char¬ 
acter. It is one of the new varieties being put into commerce 
by Mr. H. J. Jones., Rvecrofti Nursery, Hither Greer, Lewisham. 
Mme. de la Vertenville. 
The blooms of this Japanese variety attain enormous width 
when fully developed, owing to the spreading habit of 
the florets which go to the composition of the bloom. 
These florets arei more or less tubular, somewhat after 
the 'style of the older and better-known Lilian Bird, 
which will give a clue to the form of the flower. These 
florets are white tinted, with blush. The plant is of 
good habit with stout, erect stems-. It is one of the new 
Japanese varieties raised by the Marquis dei Pins, and 
our photograph of it was; taken in the Leafy Grove 
Nursery of Mr. H. J. Jones. 
