“second year of its .blooming. 
May 2,1904 __ 
“with the florist’ who dawdles along in the 
- same old rut that his grandfather travelled 
in, or whose establishment presents an ill- 
kempt, commonplace effect. Then, boys, 
let us get up and keep up.- 
~ Evergreens—If there is one class of 
plants more than another that looks well 
as individual specimens it is Evergreens. 
Get the bluest of blue Spruces, the bluest 
of blue Atlantic Cedars, the most per- 
fectly shaped Nordman’s Fir, the prettiest 
Japan Hemlock; the various handsome 
forms of Arbor vite, Yew, Juniper, Re- 
4inispora, Box, or anything else that is 
real good and quite hardy. _ Don’t have a 
plant there, no matter how pretty it may 
be, that you cannot vouch for. 
Don’t plant any Evergreen in your 
patch that is of imperfect form—naked at 
base, lopsided, deficient in leader or other- 
wise defective, no matter how rare ib may 
be. Remember, as the strength of a 
chain is determined by its weakest. link, 
the scraggy or decrepit plant in your show 
bed is the gauge for the public to measure. 
And, for mercy sake, don’t prune up your 
evergreen. The greatest beauty of an. 
evergreen is a full, broad, symmetrical 
base flat on the ground. 
Tt would be inconsistent to expect you 
to have and maintain a sample ground of 
mature specimens of Pine, Fir, Spruce, 
Hemlock, and other Evergreen trees; no, 
indeed, the finer, more beautiful and per- 
fect in form your plants, the harder a job 
you will have to hold them. If you keep 
the trees root-pruned every two or three 
years you can lift and transplant them 
with perfect safety after they are 6 or 8 
feet high. ia ; 
~ Common Names.—And, finally, let me 
“urge you in favor of common English 
mames. I care not how learned you are 
and. how grounded in Latin and Greek, 
the plainer and more euphonious names 
__ you use the better. 
A LONG-LIVED MARECHAL NIEL 
ROSE. 
‘This fine Rose is, as a rule, short-lived, 
but one occasionally meets with an excep- 
tion. ’ The first plant I ever saw of this 
with good blooms on it was upwards of 
thirty-five years ago, and the plant still 
‘flowers well every season. This plant is 
grown by Mr. Adams, a jeweller, in Sher- 
borne. When quite a youth, and serving 
in 2 iarge garden near, my chief took me 
over to see it in bloom. This was the 
; In the 
early part of this year, in a: conversation. 
with its owner, he told me it had bloomed 
abundantly every year, and, one year, 
when it was at its very best, he sold £8 
worth of blooms from it, and this was not 
an exceptional crop. It. is planted out 
in a lean-to house. At first this house 
had no heat, but now for some years. it 
has been slightly heated... It is worked 
on, ‘the Brier, and where the union is made 
the scion is three times ‘the size of. the 
stock. It is worthy of. note how some 
amateurs succeed when they have’ a love 
for gardening —J. Crook. 
4ies were introduced the:past year. 
‘taken’ they 
— ___ TH# AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. | 
~CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
THE QUEEN OF AUTUMN. 
4 ° 
REVIEW OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 
3 1903. “3 
(Read by Grorce A. Roxprnson before the 
Montreal Gardeners and Florists’ Club, 
from “The Florists’ Exchange.”) 
In reviewing the Chrysanthemums sent 
out in the spring of 1903, I will confine 
myself entirely to those varieties I have 
grown myself, or have watched growing 
during the season at surrounding places. 
Asis usual, some of the varieties that were 
sent out with a great flourish have failed 
entirely to live up’ to their reputation, 
while others that were sent out with less 
blow, will prove indispensable to both pri- 
vate and commercial growers. 
While enlarging upon the merits of the 
new varieties, it will be practically impos- 
sible to ignore some of the older ones. 
Catalogue descriptions of new sorts make 
very interesting reading. And it is a 
good investment to secure some novelties 
every year. But don’t discard the old 
one until you have found a new one to fill 
its place satisfactorily. A. judicious selec- 
tion .of both old and. new varieties will 
best suit the purpose of the commercial 
man, the private gardener, and the ex- 
hibitor alike. 
While the new varieties were very much 
in evidence at our late shows, the older 
kinds in nearly every instance were equal, 
and, in many cases far superior, to the 
newer introductions. - This of itself should 
not keep us from trying the new varieties, 
bub should be an impetus to try and find — 
out’ their requirements and grow them 
better next year. Often a variety does 
not show its capabilities the first year, 
owing to various causes, such as late ar- 
rival of cuttings, and these arriving in 
poor condition, overpropagation, &c. t 
One thing very noticeable ithis year was 
the introduction of a lot of general pur- 
poss. varieties—that is, kinds with good- 
sized flowers, dwarf, compact growers, and. 
good for all the purposes commercial or 
private growers require of them—equailly 
good for specimen plants, and single stems. 
These, I may say, are mostly American 
raised. Quite a fob of Australian varie- 
These 
are in a class entirely by themselves. 
There may be some good all-round varie- 
ties among them, but T have not seen 
them yet. The majority of them give 
large flowers, but if the crown bud is not 
invariably show an eye. 
Grown on a crown ‘bud they make an im- 
mense flower, fine for exhibition; but I 
would advise florists to go easy on them. 
“The same applies to the French varieties. 
While the English varieties have fur- 
nished -us:some of the best colored: ones, 
they are, most of them, in the exhibition 
classes also. 
The earliest variety to flower with us 
last year was’ Opah. ‘This is a decided 
acquisition ;/a nice pink in color, of good 
size, ready to cut September 25. 
“Wedding ; fine grower. 
Polly Rose, from crown buds, was ready 
to cut October 5; terminals, October 12. 
Glory of the Pacific, same date as 
above; the flowers from terminals were of 
much the better color. 
Willowbrook, October 12. This I con- 
sider the best early white to date; a 
rather tall, slender grower, wiry stems, 
and small foliage; very graceful flower. 
October Sunshine, October 17, from ter- 
minal bud; dwarf, free grower ; fine yel- 
low; excellent in every respect. 
Robert Halliday, October 13. This 
variety improves every year; the best 
early yellow, of ideal habit; will stand 
close planting and every flower perfects it- 
self. | Will supersede Monrovia. 
— Omega, October 90: a nice early pale 
yellow; dwarf, sturdy grower ; large, loose: 
Japanese flower. 
Gremo; a sport from Glory of Hacific ; 
identical in every respect to its parent, 
except in color, which is a lovely shade of 
pale yellow. 
Amorita. This is a gem: It as best 
described as an early Mme. ‘Perrin; a 
larger flower; an ideal grower, good 
foliage, and strong stems. | 
Mrs. Coombes is a grand flower ; bright 
rose in color; early; keeps well. 2 
Miss Minnie Bailey is all that is claimed 
for it; a fine pink of Mme. Perrin type. 
Mile. Marie Liger was rather disap- 
pointing; or poor color, especially on 
crown buds. 
Hl. W. Buckbee. This I consider the 
best second early yellow ; grand color, fine 
flower, and a splendid grower. 
Algoma, light pink; a large, handsome 
flower ; grand for exhibition. _ 
Globosa Alba; almost too compact. 
Mrs. J. J. Mitchell; a very artistic 
- small flower; pale cream color. 
Ethelyn; light pink; 1s well worth 
growing. AS 
F. J. Taggart, the best of all the hairy 
varieties; fine for exhibition ; needs lots 
of support. . 
“Mrs. F. J. Taggart resembles Golden 
f=} 
Miss Alice Byron. It was my pleasure 
to see three flowers of this grand variety 
grown on one stem; they were fine. The 
‘florists have long been looking for a good 
midseason white, and I think this will fill 
the bill satisfactorily. 
Mlle. M. Douillet, another grand mid- 
season white; very ‘graceful flower, and a. 
good grower. ~~ ; 
Mme. Charles Diederichs, creamy white ; 
large flower ; good grower ; fine for exhibi- 
tions 
Brumaire, bronze; a grand exhibition. 
variety. Ben iies 2! : 
Queen’ Alexandra, bronze; fine for ex- 
hibition. ; ake 
* Convention Hall; a grand commercial 
late white ; médiumsized flowers.” 
A. J. Balfour, dark clear pink. “This: 
variety will certainly gain in favor 2s it 
