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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
lEarch  8,  1900. 
No  less  than  six  tie  for  the  third  position  ;  all  with  one  exception 
were  included  in  the  last  election.  Miss  Nellie  Pockett  is  an  Australian 
raised  variety  sent  over  two  seasons  ago,  and  its  rapid  progress  forms 
a  good  estimate  of  its  quality.  Those  sterling  varieties  Viviand  Morel 
and  Charles  Davis  still  maintain  a  high  position,  and  rightly  so, 
as  they  possess  all  the  characteristics  of  high  quality  blooms  com¬ 
bined  Avith  an  ideal  habit  of  growth.  Edwin  Molyneux  retains  a 
remarkable  hold  upon  cultivators  and  the  public  alike,  despite  its 
fourteen  years  of  hard  toil  and  wear.  No  variety  yet  can  equal  it  in 
point  of  colour,  although  many  seedlings  have  been  raised  from  it. 
The  position  occupied  by  Mrs.  Barkley  is  a  proof  of  how  cultivators 
seize  upon  sterling  novelties,  and  must  be  very  gratifying  to  the 
raiser,  Mr.  Weeks. 
French  seedlings  have  not  been  quite  so  successful  of  late,  as  with 
the  exception  of  Madame  Carnot,  Phoebus,  and  Mons.  Chenon  de 
Leche  we  do  not  find  any  occupation  in  the  list  until  we  get  to  Le 
Crrand  Dragon,  a  var.ety  which  will  not,  in  my  opinion,  have  a  very 
long  stay  as  a  leading  sort. 
E.  Hooper  Pearson,  with  its  magnificent  yellow  colouring,  could 
not  fail  to  receive  considerable  support,  as  it  does  with  twenty-eight 
votes.  Etoile  de  Lyon,  once  so  popular,  fails  to  receive  more  than 
seven  marks,  with  Col.  W.  B.  Smith  one  less.’  Mdlle.  Th^rese  Key 
cannot  find  more  than  four  supporters  although  once  so  popular.  This 
latter  instance  is  a  plain  proof  that  size  is  an  important  factor  in 
exhibition  Chrysanthemums.  No  less  than  .“^eventy-one  varieties  are 
named  only  once,  which  is  a  striking  illustration  of  the  wide  range  of 
choice  required  by  the  electors.  The  fact  of  there  being  but  one 
mention  of  hairy  or  hirsute  varieties — Hairy  Wonder — amongst  the 
whole  231  varieties,  is  a  sufficient  proof  of  the  want  of  popularity 
of  this  section. 
I  think  that  it  will  be  admitted  that  the  selection  of  sixty 
varieties  does  not  contain  a  single  variety  that  can  honestly  be 
termed  “coarse.”  The  bulk  of  the  varieties  are  remarkable  for  their 
build,”  possessing  much  depth  and  breadth,  with,  in  the  main,  a 
plentiful  supply  of  semi-drooping  florets. 
Votes  for  the  Best  Sixty  Japanese. 
33  Madame  Carnot 
33  Mrs.  Mease 
33  G.  J.  Warren 
33  Mrs.  White  Popham 
33  Phoebus 
33  Mons.  Chenon  de  L^che 
32  Mrs.  J.  Lewis 
31  Mrs.  H.  Weeks 
31  Mutual  Friend 
31  Miss  Nellie  Pockett 
31  Edith  Tabor 
31  Australie 
31  Lady  Hanhanr 
30  Viviand  Morel 
30  Charles  Davis 
30  E.  jilolyneux 
30  Mrs.  Barkley 
30  Lady  Kid  gway 
30  Le  Grand  Dragon 
29  Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer 
29  Mrs.  Coombes 
29  Pride  of  Madford 
28  Madame  Gustave  Henry 
28  Oceana 
28  Simplicity 
28  E.  Hooper  Pearson 
25  Mrs.  J.  W.  Barks 
24  James  Bidencope 
24  N.C.S.  Jubilee 
24  H.  Weeks 
23  ChatSAVorth 
23  klary  Molyneux 
21  Master  H.  Tucle;:’ 
20  Ella  Curtis 
20  Eva  Knowles 
20  Emily  ToAvers 
20  Mons.  Hcste 
20  Lady  Byron 
19  Madame  G.  Bruant 
19  M.  Louis  Remy 
19  Lord  Ludlow 
18  Madame  Philip  Rivoire- 
18  Soleil  d’Oetobre 
17  Mons.  Panckoucke 
17  Surpasse  Amiral 
16  Robert  Powell 
16  J  H.  J.'Jones 
15  Australian  Gold 
15  J.  R.  Hpton 
14  Pride  of  Exmouth 
14  Graphic 
14  Julia  Searamanga 
14  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees 
14  Lionel  Humphn  y 
13  Madeline  Davis 
13  John  Pockett 
13  Miss  Elsie  Teiehmann 
13  Duke  of  Wellington 
12  Joseph  ChambertaiB 
12  Lady  Crawshaw 
11  C.  H.  Payne 
11  Sir  Herbert  Kitchener 
10  Florence  Molyneux 
10  Milano 
10  G.  C.  Sehwabe 
10  Hon.  W.  F.  D.  Smith 
10  Mr.  T.  Carrington 
9  Mrs.  Ritson 
9  Swanley  Giant 
8  Marie  Calvat 
8  Souvenir  de  Madanae  Rosette 
8  Lady  E.  Clarke 
8  Modesto 
8  W.  Cursham 
8  Joseph  Brooks 
8  Matthew  Hodgson 
8  Edith  Dashwood 
8  Emily  Silsbury 
7  Mdme  A.  Eosseau 
7  Jane  Molyneux 
7  Mrs.  W.  Seward 
7  Pride  of  Stokell 
7  Elthorne  Beauty 
7  President  Nonin 
7  Etoile  de  Lyon 
7  Secretaire  Fierens 
6  Miss  Edith  Pilkington 
6  Lady  Phillips 
6  W.  Bardney 
6  Madame  J.  Beisant 
6  Col.  W.  B.  Smith 
6  Madame  Gabriel  Debrie 
6  General  Robert 
6  Mrs.  G.  Pitcher 
6  Western  King 
6  Louise 
6  Mrs.  Maling  Grant 
6  Mrs.  E.  A.  Bevan 
6  Duke  of  York 
6  Wonderful 
5  Hero  of  Omdurman 
6  H.  R,  Langton 
5  Lord  Cromer 
6  Mrs.  A.  H.  Hall 
5  Miss  Alice  Byron 
5  Madame  M.  Ricaud 
6  Mrs.  A.  H.  Barrett 
5  T.  Wilkins 
6  Madame  Louis  Remy 
4  Mons.  Fatzer 
4  Mdlle.  Laurence  Zede 
4  Beauty  of  Teignmouth 
4  T.  Key 
4  Niveus 
4  Mrs.  G.  Carpenter 
4  Mons.  Gruyer 
4  Amy  Ensoll 
4  Annie  Prevost 
4  Fair  Maid 
4  Samuel  C.  Probyn 
4  Mr.  H.  Crawford 
4  Royal  Standard 
4  Reginald  Godfrey 
4  International 
4  Mr.«.  R.  Jones 
3  Mrs.  Hermann  Kloss 
3  Mrs.  S.  C.  Probiu 
3  C.  F.  Payne 
3  Madame  Von  Andre 
3  Helen  Shrimpton 
3  Wert  her 
3  Mdlle.  Louis  BrossiilioB 
3  President  Bevan 
3  General  Paquie 
3  Madame  Desblanc 
3  Madame  Cadbury 
3  Mrs.  J.  Bryant 
3  Dorothy  Seward 
3  Mrs.  Harman  Payne 
3  Celeste  Falconett 
2  George  Seward 
2  Belle  Mauve 
2  Mr.=.  A.  G  Ilubbuck 
2  J.  R.  Clayton 
2  John  Bridgman 
2  G.  Luckman 
2  Little  Nell 
2  John  Seward 
2  Mons.  H.  J.  Jones 
2  Mabel  Kerslake 
2  Wattle  Blossom 
2  Yellow  Mogul 
2  Mons.  E.  Andre 
2  Corsair 
2  T.  B.  Haywood 
2  Miss  Maud  Douglas 
2  Scottish  Chief 
2  Nora  Broomhead 
2  Mrs.  A.  G.  Miller 
2  W.  Adams 
2  Madame  C.  Molin 
1  Suzie 
1  L.  Seward 
1  Madame  A.  Brunn 
1  Robert  Owen 
1  Lord  Brooke 
1  Madame  Couvat  du  Terraile 
1  Directeur  Liberte 
1  Mrs.  J.  C.  Waterhouse 
1  Mrs.  D.  Nicol 
1  Pink  Carnot 
]  Mrs.  D.  Dawes 
1  General  Payne 
1  G.  H.  Kerslake,  jun. 
1  Mrs.  C.  E.  Clayton 
1  Lady  E.  Saunders 
1  Mrs.  C.  Blick 
1  Lily  Mountford 
1  Beauty  of  Adelaide 
1  Reine  d’Angleterre 
1  Mrs.  A.  'fate 
1  Hairy  Wonder 
1  Mr.  C.  Bower 
1  Lord  C.  J.  Lopes 
1  Mons.  Desblanc 
1  Perle  Fine 
1  W  alleroo 
1  Kathleen  Rodgers 
1  Queen  of  the  Exe 
1  Royal  Sovereign 
1  C.  Shrimpton 
1  Queen  of  Portugal 
1  Good  Gracious 
1  Baronne  Rothschild 
1  Madame  dossier 
1  Madame  R.  Solomon 
1  C.  W.  Richardson 
1  Madame  Ad.  Chatin 
1  Mdlle.  M.  A.  de  Galberfe- 
1  Lady  E.  Smith 
1  Khama 
1  W.  Towers 
1  Beaute  Grenobloise 
1  Yellow  Mutual  Friend 
1  Mrs.  D.  Dewar 
1  Lady  Janet  Clark 
1  Nina  Dabbs 
1  Madame  C.  Terrier 
1  The  Convention 
1  Mdlle.  Marie  Hoste 
1  Amiral  Avellan 
1  Mons.  C.  Molin 
1  Autumn  Glory 
1  Miss  Lulu  Miranda 
1  Mrs.  G.  Barnes 
1  Sir  W.  J.  Clarke 
1  Vicar  of  Leatherheai 
1  Marquis  of  Salisbury 
1  Silver  Queen 
1  Mons.  R.  Dean 
1  Ethel  Addison 
1  Mrs,  Feusden 
1  Rose  Wynne 
1  lalene 
1  Madame  Rozain 
1  David  Inglis 
1  W.  Wright 
1  Fred  J  oy 
1  Souvenir  de  F.  Rodgers 
1  Mdlle.  Gabrielle  Seince 
1  Amateur  J.  Leschapelais. 
231  varieties. 
Incurved  Varieties. 
In  the  selection  of  incurved  varieties  the  reader  will  be  struck  by 
the  decline  of  the  Queen  family  in  public  favour.  In  the  present 
instance  the  selection  includes  five  varieties  of  this  type.  Even 
then  only  twenty-three  votes  are  given  for  Empress  of  India  and 
John  Lambert  cut  of  a  total  of  thirty  electors  in  the  section.  In  the 
last  election  seven  varieties  of  the  Queen  family  occupied  a  place 
in  the  selected  thirty-six.  Empress  of  India  heading  the  list  Avith  a 
total  of  thirty  votes.  Since  that  time  great  changes  have  occurred  in 
the  incurved  section.  The  older  type  of  flower  has  declined  entirely,, 
owing  in  my  opinion  to  a  decay  of  constitution.  C.  H.  Curtis,  as  was 
to  be  expected,  heads  the  list.  Duchess  of  Fife  still  maintains  its- 
position  as  one  of  the  leading  varieties,  while  Globe  d’Or  has  improved 
its  place. 
Madame  Ferlat,  a  somewhat  neAV  French-raised  variety,  takes 
quite  a  leading  position.  Princess  of  Wales,  although  given  a  good 
position  by  the  electors,  has  not  during  the  last  two  seasons  been^ 
seen  in  anything  like  its  form  of  say  ten  years  since.  This  type,, 
cnce'a  [favourite,  is,  I  fear,  gradually  weakening.  The  once  popular 
