January 21, 1905 
THE QARDENINQ WORLD. 
however, and its handsome appearance will induce many to use 
it as a dessert variety. Under ordinary conditions the fruit is 
deeper than that of Cox’s Orange Pippin add somewhat larger. 
The tree is of hardy constitution, very easily grown, and gives 
promise of being a free and abundant cropper. As it blooms 
late in spring it will thu^avoid most of the late spring frosts. 
In describing another new variety the heavy fruiting char¬ 
acter of the tree is to be taken into account. Many hold forth 
that we have a feufficient number of kinds in cultivation at 
present, and that attention should be given to old and well- 
tried kinds rather than new ones. There is a considerable 
amount of doubt on that point, for the simple reason that old 
varieties are practically the offspring of one seedling, pro¬ 
pagated by budding and grafting for a long series of years. 
No doubt the Apple is a fairly long-lived tree in good soil and 
in a state of nature. Under artificial conditions, severe prun¬ 
ing, sometimes at both ends of the tree, and repeated visita¬ 
tions of fruit enemies serve to undermine the constitution of 
the tree. In any case, if everybody were content to grow old 
varieties only there could not be any progress. 
A similar question has been raised in America, but a discus¬ 
sion of the facts shows that those varieties which prove most) 
suitable for modem requirements are relatively recent. In 
any case, the orchards and collections throughout the country 
have been benefited by new acquisitions within recent years 
that seem capable of producing finer crops of fruit than old 
varieties which have got into sentimental favour on account of 
their reputedly fine flavour. In any case, Crawley Reinette is 
a beautiful fruit, and the next few years will show its 
capabilities. 
Chrysanthemum Market Gold. 
This is unquestionably one of the finest additions made, 
during recent years, to the decorative section of late flowering 
Chrysanthemums. Out of a large number of plants culti¬ 
vated for mid-winter use here, this has proved itself to be by 
far the best. I am not certain abo"t its origin, but believe 
it to be a seedling raised by Mr. H. J. Jones, of Ryecroft 
Nursery, and he kindly sent me a few cuttings to try last 
spring. The colour is a rich buttercup-yellow, very free 
flowering, of medium size, and the foliage and habit all one 
can desire. It has been honoured by two awards, one early 
in December last, by the N.C.S., and again by the R.H.S., on 
January 3rd. At this date, January 6th, the majority of our 
plants are just coming to perfection, and promise to be good 
for some time to come. Either for private or market use, this 
will prove a most valuable addition for supplying a wealth of 
flowers at a season of the year when there is generally a great 
demand for them. I enclose a few flowers, Mr. Editor, for 
your inspection. E. Beckett. 
[We have had the opportunity of seeing this variety on both 
occasions when the awards were made. At the early winter 
exhibition of the National Chrysanthemum Society, the blooms 
were only partly expanded when shown by Mr. H. J. Jones, 
and we then formed the opinion that it was naturally a late 
flowering variety, with bright yellow flowers, paler on the 
reverse, and produced in great abundance. The flowers shown 
by Mr. Beckett on the 3rd inst., when an Award of Merit 
was accorded by the R.H.S., gave some indication that the 
florets are more or less incurved, even when only slightly 
disbudded. After they had been in our office for twenty-four 
hours or so, the florets all dropped down or became reflexed, 
but this was probably due to the low temperature during the 
night, as some of the blooms taken away and placed under 
more favourable conditions recovered in a short time after 
being placed in wafer. Our illustration does not therefore 
show the blooms in the best form characteristic of the variety, 
but it will serve to show the manner in which sprays of bloom 
are produced, the side blooms being smaller than the terminal 
one. For cut flowers in January, it will be invaluable. The 
middle bloom of the three represented measured 5 in. across. 
—Ed.] 
Chrysanthemums for Cut Flowers. 
Much has always been said and done in the way of growing 
large flowering Chrysanthemums for exhibition, but with¬ 
out those for cut flowers the gardener would be very much at 
a loss. Flowering as they do at a time of the year when most 
other flowering subjects have done, or are at rest, we have 
but very little to take their place from which we can cut such 
an abundance of bloom. From early September to February 
we are able to cut all the beautiful shades of colour imagin¬ 
able. The present day methods of decorating are practically 
quite opposite to what they were a few years ago, when the 
method was to make up a good bunch of flowers, irrespective 
of colour or size, and put into a vase. But an alteration in 
that respect is now apparent. The art of floral decoration 
has advanced much of late. 
What the majority of people require nowadays is a nice 
light artistic arrangement of flowers with light greenery in¬ 
terspersed, also dried grass and winter berries added; for 
without growing the most suitable varieties of ’Mums for cut 
flowers, the up-to-date methods of decorating cannot be carried 
out. That is the reason why the single flowered varieties 
have come so rapidly to the front, both for grace and style, 
on the dinner table as well as the exhibition stages, and 
Chrysanthemum Market Gold. 
rightly too ; as what can compare with the beautiful lightness 
and delicate shades of our newer singles? There are'no hard 
and fast rules as to when Chrysanthemums should be propa¬ 
gated for cut flowers, as this will depend entirely upon the 
size of plants required by the cultivator. But for large plants 
and plenty of bloom, I make it a practice to insert cuttings 
in January; but two months later will be quite soon enough 
for those who like small plants of convenient size to be put 
in vases for house decoration. These should be pinched 
about twice and allowed to flower, but those of larger size 
should be allowed to grow about 6 in. or 8 in. in height; 
pinch and let six or eight shoots run. These will make 
a break, and will carry a fine head of bloom. 
A few of the varieties enumerated from the list which I 
am about to make will, I hope, supply the wants of the most 
exacting. I will make a start for large plants in January, 
and in March for decorative plants. Cuttings should be in¬ 
serted around the edges of 60-sized pots, in an admixture of 
equal parts loam, leaf mould, and coarse silver sand run 
through a fine sieve. Carefully crock the pots, with a little 
moss over the crocks. Fill with soil and press lightly, with 
a layer of sand on top to be carried down with a blunt dibbler 
for the base of the cutting to rest upon. Water with a fine 
rose to settle the soil around base of the cutting, and finally 
place in a cold frame where frost can be excluded. Keep 
