December 10, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
1001 
SOCIETIES. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
December 7th and 8th. 
The early winter exhibition of the above society was held at 
the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. The day was fine, though hazy, 
while in London itself a thick fog prevailed. Evidently most of 
the Chrysanthemums are now out of bloom, as only one 
exhibitor came forward with twenty-four Japanese blooms, and 
one with twelve incurved. For twelve and six Japanese blooms 
there were more entries. The decorative types were much better 
represented and the exhibits of single varieties offered consider¬ 
able attraction. Miscellaneous exlribits of Apples, Pelar¬ 
goniums, Begonias, Heaths, and other flower's served to make a 
decent little show, though the public was poorly represented as 
we went to press. 
Open Classes. 
In the class for twenty-four Japanese blooms of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, in not less than eighteen varieties, the only exhibitor was 
Mr. John Simon, gardener to W. W. Mann, Esq., Ravenswood, 
Bexley, who was awarded the first prize. He had beautifully 
fresh blooms of medium size of Ben Wells, Commonwealth, 
General Hutton, Dorothy Pywell, Bessie Godfrey, Guy Hamil¬ 
ton, Miss Nellie Pockett, Mine. Paolo Radaelli, W. H. White- 
house, Mme. R. Cadbury, and Acme. 
The lead for twelve distinct blooms of Japanese varieties was 
taken by Mr. W. Jinks, gardener to L. Drew, Esq., Knowle 
Green House, Staines, who had large blooms of Mrs. R. Cad¬ 
bury, Mary Inglis, Mrs. Thirkell, and General Hutton. Mr. 
John Simon came in second with some good blooms, though a 
few were past their best. Th© third place was taken by Mr. 
Charles Harris, gardener to the Earl of Clarendon, The Grove, 
W atford. 
For six distinct Japs the first prize was secured by Mr. W. G. 
Prudden-Clark, Ravensleigh, York Road, Hitchin. Very fine 
blooms were Mrs. E. Thirkell and Mme. Paolo' Radaelli. Mr. 
C. Beilis, gardener to Mrs. G. M. Faulkner, Fonthill Lodge, 
Honor Oak Road, Forest Hill, took the second award with 
smaller blooms. 
Mr. John Simon was the only exhibitor of twelve incurved 
blooms, taking the first prize. Shapely blooms were Frank 
Hammond, Ialine, Bonnie Dundee, Snowdrift, and Miss N. 
Southam. The first prize for twelve vases of Japanese was 
taken by Mr. Charles Harris. 
For six bunches of large-flowered singles the first prize was 
secured by Mr. W. C. Pagram, gardener to J. Courtenay, Esq., 
The Whim, Weybridge. The best varieties were Edith Pagram, 
Earlswood Beauty, and Fred Wheatley. Mr. James Brookes, 
gardener to W. J. Newman, Esq., Totteridge Park, Totteridge, 
Herts, came in second. Mr. Charles Brown, gardener to 
R. Henty, Esq., Langley House Gardens, Abbots Langley, 
Herts, had the best stand, but was disqualified for having a 
vase of Mary Anderson, classed a-s a small-flowered single. He 
was awarded an extra prize. 
Mr. W. C. Pagram was th© only exhibitor of six bunches of 
small-flowered single varieties, and was awarded the first prize. 
Very pretty varieties were Terra Cotta, Elizabeth Phyllis, and 
Canuell's Gem. 
For six bunches of Japanese the lead was taken by Mr. W. G. 
Prudden-Glark, who' had good vases of Mme. Paolo Radaelli, 
Bessie Godfrey, and Mrs. E. Thirkell. 
Mr. Charles Brown took the lead for six bunches of decorative 
varieties, showing splendid bunches of Oannell’s Favourite, Sam 
Caswell, King of the Plumes, and Arab. He wais followed by 
Mr. W. Taylor, gardener to C. Bayer, Esq., Tewkesbury Lodge, 
Forest Hill, who showed yellow and white varieties entirely. 
Mr. W. C. Pagram wast third. 
Mr. D. B. Crane, 4, Woodview Terrace, Archway Road, High- 
gate, had the best six bunches of small-flowered Pompons. Mr. 
W. C. Pagram followed with pretty varieties. 
Mr. Charles Harris had the best vase of Chrysanthemums ; 
Mr. W. G. Prudden-Clark was second ; Mr. John Simon came 
in third ; and an extra award went to Mr. James Brookes. 
Mr. D. B. Crane had the best vase of Pompons in a bold 
arrangement. Mi’. W. C. Pagram was second, and Mr. A. Taylor 
came in third 1 . Mr. D. B. Crane- also- had the best basket of 
Chrysanthemums-; Mrs. A. Taylor was second. 
Mr. W. Howe, gardener to Lady Tate, Park Hill, Streatham 
Common, took the lead for a group of Chrysanthemums arranged 
with flowering and foliage plants. Most of the Chrysanthemums 
were stood near the back and in the centre of the group. Astilbe 
japonica and Poinsettias brightened the foliage plants in front. 
Mr. Robert Forster, Nunhead Cemetery, London, S.E., took the 
second place with rather a nice group, but his blooms were much 
smaller. 
Mr. W. Howe was the only exhibitor of a table of flowering, 
berried, and foliage plants, taking first prize. Daffodils, Cypri- 
pediums, Lily of the Valley, and Begonia Gloire de Lorraine 
were among the flowering plants. Berries were represented by 
Callica-rpa purpurea. 
Amateurs. 
The lead for six Japanese in four varieties was taken by Mi 1 . 
t> ' Ihmdden-Clark, with good blooms of Mme. Paolo Radaelli, 
Be i Wells, and Mrs. J. O. Neville. Mr. George Moorman, 
Hampton Court Palace, Kingston-on-Thames, was second. 
Mi. W. G. Prudden-Clark again led for six bunches of any 
varieties, showing white, yellow, and pink. Mr. George Moor¬ 
man was second. 
Mr. W. G. Prudden-Clark had the best vase of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums followed by Mr. A. Taylor, 5, Vernon Terrace, East 
I mchley. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, 
Sussex, had a table of Apples, a large proportion of which ex¬ 
hibited rich shades of red and crimson. Bramley’s Seedling 
usually green, was notably rich in colour. Other fine samples 
were Gascoigne’s Scarlet, Paroquet (crimson), Lane’s Prince 
Albert, Bismarck, Rival, diaries Ross, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, 
°f Wick, Crawley Reinette (a dessert variety not in season 
tdl April), Hoary Morning, and many others. (Silver Medal.) 
Mr David Ingamells, King’s Grove, Maidenhead, staged a 
collection of Apples, including Northern Star, Sutton’s Dis- 
covery. Duchess of Cornwall, Sim Gray, Evergood, The Crofter, 
Ivmg Edward VII,, Twentieth Century, etc. (Silver Medal.) 
Mr. IT. Pattisison, 1, Farm Avenue, Stre-atham, London, S.W., 
had an exhibit of the Pattisson Patent Lawn- Boots for ponies 
these were of various sizes to fit the smallest or largest horse 
when working upon grass lawns. 
Mr. T. Williams, 4a, Oxford Road, Ealing, W., had a table of 
Carnations and Chrysanthemums, set up in ornamental bowls 
and stands. 
Messrs. J. Ambrose and Son, Cheshunt, Herts, had a table of 
Palms, Maidenhair Ferns, Araucarias, etc. They also had a 
large table of flowering plants, including Lilium longiflorum 
Harrisii, Chrysanthemums, Lily of the Valley, Heaths, Bouvar- 
dias, Cyclamen, Solanums, and Astilbe japonica. They had 
another table occupied with Grapes, Carnations and Otalieite 
Oranges. A heap of Alicante Grapes showed finely coloured 
berries. (Silver Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent, had a very 
showy table of zonal Pelargoniums and Begonias. The Pelar¬ 
goniums were put up in bunches, and included fine bunches- of 
such showy varieties as- Reticulata, Duke of Norfolk, Duchess of 
Roxburgh, Lady Ro-scoe, Barbara. Hop©, Mrs. C. Pearson, and 
Snowstorm, all of large size and exhibiting beautiful shades of 
colour. Amongst tine Begjoniasi were Gloire de Lorraine, Tum- 
foid Hall, and Agatha, in large, floriferous-, and well-grown 
plants. 'They also had a collection o-f cut flowers- o-f Chrysanthe¬ 
mums set up in vases, with Asparagus and other foliage. (Gold 
Medal.) 
Mr. Harold D. Goolden, Wood Lane Nursery, Mobherley, had 
a table of single and other deco-rativei Chrysanthemums, set up 
m vases and stands. Fine singles were Mrs. R. N. Parkinson, 
Miss R. W. Willan, Mrs. J. Hazlehurst, Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. M. 
Jon-es, Stella, Miss Ethel King, and many others. (Silver 
Me-d-al.) 
Messrs. John Laing and Sons, Forest Hill, London, had a 
table of Apples, of large size and highly coloured. They had fine 
dishes of Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Warner’s King, Annie Elizabeth, 
Lane s Prince Albert, Blenheim Orange, Lady Henniker, Mere 
de Menage, Hoary Morning, and various others. (Silver Medal.) 
Mr. C. E. Turner, Hale, Liverpool, had seven vases of a new 
yellow decorative Chrysanthemum, a sport from Bronze Tuxedo. 
Chelmsford and District Gardeners’ Association. —At 
the weekly meeting of this association on Friday evening, 
December 2nd, Mr. C. Simpson read a paper on “ Chrysanthe¬ 
mums : Japanese Varieties” (a paper on incursis having been 
given by Mr. Pragnell a fortnight previous). He dealt with 
©very detail in the production of exhibition blooms, and his 
opinion was that to be a successful grower one must put- “ ’Mums ” 
first and self second. A brisk and animated discussion fol¬ 
lowed, and the speaker warned young gardeners against the use 
of sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda. 
