THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUM JULIET. 
At the second of the two meetings held 
by the Royal Horticultural Society m 
October last Messrs. Cragg, Harrison, and 
Cragg, the well-known market growers, of 
Heston, exhibited a small, but extremely 
interesting, collection of cut flowers of 
chrysanthemums that bloom during the 
autumn months. The collection was of in¬ 
terest because of the outstanding merit of 
the varieties included therein, the high de¬ 
velopment of the blooms, and the effective 
manner in which they were staged. The 
the collection were Cranfordia, a yellow 
variety, with large reflexing blooms; Cran¬ 
ford Pink, of the colour indicated by its 
name; Dolores, bright terra-cotta; Hulli- 
cot White, an excellent pure white flower; 
Mrs. Beech, red-bronze; and Juliet. The 
last-named is an exquisitely beautiful 
variety, the blooms four or more inches 
in diameter, and the colour bright rose-red. 
BERBERIS WILSONS. 
This is one of several new barberries 
which have been introduced from China 
January 11, 1913. 
sharp spines. Its golden flowers apjiear 
with considerable freedom about May, and 
they are succeeded by large numbers of 
coral-red berries, which ripen in August 
or early in September, and hang in good 
condition for several weeks, usually until 
taken by birds. A glance at the accom- 
panying illinstration wOl be a suffioient 
guide to the free-fruiting qualities of the 
shrub, although, unfortunately, the bright 
colour of the berries cannot be shown. Like 
other barberries, it grows well in any good 
garden soil, and after planting gives little 
further trouble, for pruning is rarely neces- 
CHRYSANTHEMUM JULIET. 
A distinct early-flowering variety, with comparatively large elegant blooms of a pleasing rose-red hue. 
chief interest was in the varieties which 
have blooms equal in size, form, and colour 
to those of the best of the decorative varie¬ 
ties that bloom in November, and are, 
therefore, of much value for the production 
of colour effects in the garden after the 
usual summer flowers have run their cour^, 
and for the supply of cut flowers for in¬ 
door decoration. Especially noteworthy in 
during the present century. Seeds were 
first sent home by Mr. E. H. Wilson during 
his first Chinese journey, when collecting 
for Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, and the 
plant was named in honour of the collector’s 
wife. Perfectly hardy, and of a free habit 
of growth, it forms a many-branched shrub 
a few feet high, clothed with small, ob- 
ovate, deciduous leaves, and rather long 
sary and any that may be required is 
the form of thinning. The shrub may 
used for a variety of purposes, for i 
equally suitable ‘ for shrubbery 
beds, and isolated specimens, whilst n p 
is available on slightly sloping ’ 
might be planted to form a large 6* 
Se^s are ripened freely, arid th^ 
a ready means of increase. 
