December 23, 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
97‘J 
/Market Grown__ 
{^hRYSANTHE/AU/AS. 
to keep these, and, in fact, all bulbs, sturdy, 
dwarf, and strong; as when introduced to 
living rooms or warm conservatories they will 
be able to grow and flourish for a much longer 
period than if at all drawn up and weakly. I 
append my method of cultivation, as it may 
prove useful, although I do not pretend that 
it is in any way original. After the blooming 
period is over the plants stand out in rows on 
pieces of slate in a fairly sunny and sheltered 
situation, water being given when necessary 
and a bi-weekly dose of very weak liquid 
manure until the foliage shows signs of dis¬ 
tinct yellowing. They are then turned on 
their sides and no water given, unless by 
showers, heavy rain being kept off by boards. 
When the foliage is quite done remove it, and 
if necessary to divide the potfuls do so then 
(about end of June), potting on the biggest 
and best bulbs into larger pots of more bulbs, 
the seconds into the same pots, and the 
smallest into a size or two smaller. Pot 
firmly and leave about an inch more room 
than usual in potting between rim and top of 
soil. Water once to settle the soil. Fill up 
the extra space left with cocoanut fibre refuse 
(cr peaty soil) and stand on a very hot shelf 
all through July and August, never watering 
them (the moisture of syringing other subjects 
will keep bulbs plump) and give a thorough 
rest and bake. Tire first week in September 
lift all down and prick up soil with a- fine- 
pointed stick, adding a little more fibre or 
peat with a pinch (not more) of some good 
fertiliser. Soak well and replace on the 
sunny shelf, only now put a sheet or two of 
thick brown paper to exclude the light. After 
three weeks remove this and put newspaper 
over for a week or ten days, keeping the con¬ 
tents of pots uniformly moist. When the tiny 
brownish points of growth appear remove all 
covering and keep still well up to' the glass, 
giving a little liquid manure occasionally. 
When flower buds first show this may be given 
more frequently, but always with caution, in¬ 
creasing the frequency of doses rather than 
their strength. Sturdily grown plants will 
hardly require any staking, but if they do it 
must be neat; four small green-painted sticks 
and a couple of strands of green raffia run 
round is sufficient, I do not find it necessary 
to repot every year, sometimes, when time 
presses, not for two seasons, but every third 
it is unavoidable if good spikes are required. 
One potful purchased some seven years ago 
now provides me with about twenty-four good 
potfuls. Potting them up after growth has 
finished is a great saving of time when the 
general bulb work comes round, and with it 
also the very much shorter days. Laohenalias 
make lovely subjects for hanging wire-baskets, 
which may be hung from the roof or stood on a 
shelf in similar way to the potted bulbs. If 
“ C. M . P.” would like a nice list of named 
sorts and any further hints I should (with the 
Editor’s consent) be pleased to give it, but 
the “ G. W.” has already had some most use¬ 
ful information on the subject that I would 
commend to his notice. I). V. E. 
Ax attempt, which is likely to prove suc¬ 
cessful, is being made by the National Trust 
for places of historic interest or natural 
beauty to acquire 700 acres bordering on 
Ullswater, and including Gowbarron Fell and 
Aira Force. If this land is acquired, a mile 
of the lake shore also will pass into the hands 
of a body which represents public interests 
and desires to see preserved intact the natural 
beauty of the Lake district. For this purpose 
nearly £10,000 has been subscribed, but more 
than £2,000 is still needed, and must be ob¬ 
tained before the end of the year. 
A special exhibition of Chrysanthemums as 
grown for market was held in the French 
Flower Market, Covent Garden, on the 13th 
inst-., by the National Chrysanthemum 
Society. This hall is much more commo¬ 
dious than the Essex Hall, in which they 
were shown last year about this time. There 
was also much more room for promenading. 
This class of exhibit would, of course, draw 
a special class of visitors, but we were there 
too early in the day to see if there was any 
crowd gathered to see the market Chrysan¬ 
themums. Prizes consisting of medals of 
different values according to the nature and 
merit of the exhibit were awarded. 
The first class was set apart for a collection 
of market Chrysanthemums in bunches, twelve 
blooms in a vase, disbudded, and to fill a 
table space 15 ft. by 3 ft. A close inspection 
of the exhibits in this class would reveal 
most of the varieties used for market pur¬ 
poses at this season of the year, excepting 
single varieties, Pompons and any novelties 
that might be brought up. The lead in this 
class was taken by Mr. Phillip Ladds, Swanley 
Junction, who had Winter Konigin. Princess 
Victoria, and Snowdrift amongst his whites; 
Mathew Hodgson, Lord Hopetoun. and Ex¬ 
mouth Crimson representing the latter shade ; 
Mrs. John Cooper, Tuxedo. Lady Roberts, and 
Lord Brooke representing bronze varieties; 
Mine. P. Radaelli and Framfield Pink amongst 
his pinks; and W. H. Lincoln. Allman’s Yellow, 
Mabel Morgan, and C. H. Curtis as yellow 
(Gold Medal). Messrs. Cragg, Harrison and 
Cragg, Merrivale Nurseries, Heston, Middle¬ 
sex, took the second place for a very fine 
display (Silver-Gilt Medal). Mr. Joseph 
Pulley, Rose Nursery, Enfield Highway, had 
also a very fine display (large Silver Medal). 
Each vase represented a different variety 
in most cases, and the flowers were cut with 
long stems and so arranged that they all 
faced one way, except where the stems being 
rather stiff held the flowers perfectly upright. 
For the advantage of visitors the labels might 
have been slightly larger and more promi¬ 
nently placed; some of them were also mis¬ 
sing altogether. This applied to several other 
exhibits, more particularly where no labels 
seemed to have been attached. 
The next class was for twelve vases of 
market Chrysanthemums in not less than six 
varieties, twelve blooms in a vase, not dis¬ 
budded. The first prize was taken by Messrs. 
Cragg, Harrison and Cragg with a well-grown 
and fresh-looking lot. arranged in vases much 
in the same way as in the previous class. In¬ 
curved or incurved Japs were the favourites in 
this stand, and included such varieties as 
Mrs. F. Judson, W. H. Rieman, Mine, Char- 
vet. Mrs. John Cooper, Frank Hammond, 
Yellow Brooke, etc. (Silver-Gilt Medal). Mr. 
Phillip Ladds took the second place with 
some very fine bunches (largo Silver Medal). 
Mr. A. Smith, the Nurseries, Enfield High¬ 
way, received a Bronze Medal for his exhibit. 
For a collection of market Chrysanthemums 
in bunches of sprays, not disbudded, to fill 
a table space 15 ft. by 3 ft., the exhibits were 
a little more varied, as the stipulations of the 
schedule left it open for other .varieties than 
the standard incurved and Japanese varie¬ 
ties. The first prize (Gold Medal) was taken 
by Messrs. G. Prickett and Sous. South Tot¬ 
tenham, N., who had splendid samples of the 
green Chrysanthemum, Mrs. Rogers, several 
of the feathery or plumed varieties, such as 
King of the Plumes, Mrs. Filkins. and Mrs. 
H. Cannell. They also had some fine single 
varieties, including Sir George Bullough, 
rather distinct and bright yellow. .Messrs. 
Cragg, Harrison and Cragg received a Silver- 
Gilt Medal as the second prize, but the judges 
were somewhat divided in opinion as to 
whether this should not have taken the first 
place. The greater portion of the exhibit 
was made up of single varieties, sometimes 
several varieties in a vase, while small flowers 
of Japanese varieties were arranged along the 
back. Some of the most attractive of the 
singles were Miss T. C. Warden (white), 
Ciibran’s Yellow, Mrs. Pat Weathers (white), 
Indicum Improved (salmon yellow, and 2i in. 
across), Sir George Bullough, Mrs. D. B. 
Crane (deep pink), and Lord Methuen, with 
long white rays. A large Silver Medal went 
to Mr. Phillip Ladds for an exhibit, in which 
he included Japanese, single and Pompon 
varieties. 
One division was set apart for commission 
salesmen, who were not growers, and for a 
collection of market Chrysanthemum blooms 
or sprays to fill a table space of 12 ft. by 3 ft., 
and shown in vases. The first prize went to -Ur. 
David Ingamels, 27, Catherine Street. Covent 
Garden, who had an interesting display of 
crimson, white, pink, green and yellow varie¬ 
ties. Very fine were King of the Plumes and 
Mme. Therese Panckoucke, the former hav¬ 
ing flowers of wonderful size. He also took 
the lead for the best packed two boxes of 
Chrysanthemums as received for sale. These 
were cut with long stems and packed in four 
rows at each end of the boxes, with the stems 
overlapping one another in the middle. They 
were very neatly packed indeed, and being 
fixed down by the middle could not shift. 
The best three vases of yellow market Chry¬ 
santhemums came from Mr. Joseph Tulley 
(large Silver Medal ); the best three vases of 
bronze market Chrysanthemums came from 
Mr. A. Smith, who showed Mrs. John Cooper 
(large Silver Medal). Messrs. Cragg, Harri¬ 
son and Cragg had the best two boxes of mar¬ 
ket Chrysanthemums packed for carriage for 
market. In some cases the flowers were 
placed in five rows at each end of the box. 
Novelties were not numerous, and seemed 
to consist chiefly of sports which turned up 
in the collections of the growers. The first 
prize (large Silver Medal) was taken by Mr. 
Isaac Godber, Newton Nurseries. Bedford. 
This was named Bronze Thompson, an in¬ 
curved Jap with light buff-yellow flowers. 
Messrs. W. Wells and Co., Limited, Mers- 
tharn, Surrey, were second wun Old Gold, a 
recurved light bronzy-yellow or old- gold 
variety (small Silver Medal). Mr. A. Weeks, 
the Green Nursery. Welling, Kent, came in 
third, taking a Bronze Medal. 
For a table of one variety of a market 
Chrysanthemum, the lead was taken by Mr. 
A. Smith, who had splendid blooms in bunches 
of Mme. Therese Panckoucke (Silver-Gilt 
Medal). Messrs. B. Shearn and Son. 42. 
Store Street, Bedford Square, London. W.C.. 
took the second place with Framfield Pink, 
in fine form (large Silver Medal). Messrs. 
Butler Bros., Burr Farm Nurseries, Bexley,. 
Heath, came in third with a table of Mabel 
Butler, a sport from Tuxedo. The blooms 
