March  8,  1900, 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Prince 'Alfred  cannot  at’the  present  moment  command  more  than  five 
supporters ;  while  the  much  vaunted  Mods.  R.  Bahuant  receives  one 
mark  less.  Princess  Teck,  Hero  of  Stoke  Newington,  and  Lady  Dorothy 
are  mentioned  twice  each,  while  Baron  Beust,  Refulgence,  and  Barbara, 
a  trio  of  favourites  twenty  years  since,  are  only  once  named  in  a 
selection  of  no  less  than  126  varieties.  Although  so  large  a  number 
are  quoted  it  cannot  be  said  that  many  of  them  will  be  heard  of  again 
in  any  degree  of  prominence;  they  are  in  my  opinion  of  too  ‘'rough” 
a  character  to  please  the  true  florist. 
Votes  for  Best 
At  one  time  it  was  said  that  the  type  known  as  Japanese  incurved 
was  unduly  favoured.  This  assertion  cannot  now  be  supported,  as 
there  is  a  preponderance  of  varieties  of  a  semi-drooping  habit  of  floret. 
For  vase  decoration  it  cannot  be  said  that  the  former  are  better  suited 
than  the  latter  type,  as  they  possess  all  the  characteristics  necessary  to 
obtain  a  pleasing  effect  either  when  cut  with  long  or  short  stems. — 
Edwin  Molyneux. 
Votes  for  Twelve  New  Japanese. 
30  C.  H.  Curtis 
29  Duchess  of  Fife 
28  Globe  d’Or 
28  Madame  Ferlat 
27  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston 
27  Lady  Isabel 
20  Princess  of  Wales 
25  Miss  M.  A.  Haggas 
25  Ma  Perfection 
25  Robert  Petfield 
24  Lord  Alcester 
23  Han  well  Glory 
23  Empress  of  India 
23  J ohn  Lambert 
23  Miss  Violet  Tomlin 
22  Miss  Dorothy  Foster 
22  Jeanne  d’Arc 
21  Mrs.  S.  Coleman 
21  George  Haigh 
21  Baron  Hirsch 
20  Topaze  Orientale 
20  Mdlle.  Lucie  Faure 
20  Queen  of  England 
19  Miss  A.  Hills 
19  Bonnie  Dundee 
19  Lucy  Kendall 
19  J.  Agate 
18  Mrs.  H,  J.  Jones  ■ 
16  W.  Tunnington 
IG  Chrysantheme  Bruant 
16  Ernest  Cannell 
15  Miss  V.  Foster 
15  Mrs.  W.  C.  Egan 
13  King  of  Yellow 
12  Madame  Darier 
12  Golden  Empress 
12  Yvonne  Desblanc 
12  Mrs.  N.  Meljneu-v 
11  Lord  Wolseley 
11  D.  B.  Crane 
11  Brookleigh  Gem 
11  Mrs.  J.  Murray 
9  Countess  of  Warwick 
9  Alfred  Salter 
8  Austin  Cannell 
8  Lord  Rosebery 
8  Rose  Owen 
7  John  Doughty 
7  Nellie  S.  Threlfall 
6  Mods.  Desblanc 
6  Mrs.  J.  Eadie 
6  John  Miles 
5  lalene 
5  Triomphe  d’Eve 
5  Prince  Alfred 
5  Thomas  Lockie 
5  Pearl  Dauphinoise 
5  Leonard  Payne 
5  C.  B.  Whitnall 
4  Ralph  Hatton 
4  C.  Bates 
4  M.  Emile  Nonin 
4  Mrs.  Heale 
4  Mrs.  Gerald  Williams 
Thirty-six  Incurved. 
4  Mrs.  R.  King 
4  Mons.  R.  Bahuant 
4  .Madame  E.  Rodger 
3  La  Marcadeon 
3  S.  M.  de  la  Drome 
3  Ada  Owen 
3  Miss  Phyllis  Fowler 
3  Mrs.  W.  Howe 
3  President  Sevan 
3  W.  Neish 
3  Matthew  Russell 
3  Mrs.  W.  Harvey 
3  Major  Matthew 
2  Due  d’ Orleans 
2  John  Salter 
2  Pearl  Palace 
2  Mrs.  Sarah  Owen 
2  Mrs.  J.  W.  Wilkinson 
2  Mrs.  A.  J  ack 
2  Mrs.  Col.  Goodyear 
2  King  of  Orange 
2  M.  P.  Martignac 
2  General  Symonds 
2  Lucille  de  la  Drome 
2  Golden  Nugget 
2  Thomas  Singleton 
2  The  Egyptian 
2  Mrs.  J.  Gardner 
2  Mrs.  N.  Davis 
2  W.  Carpenter 
2  Princess  of  Teck 
2  Lady  Dorothy 
2  Dome  d’Or 
2  Hero  of  Stoke  Newington 
1  Harold  Wells 
1  Comtesse  de  Forbin 
1  Lyne,  Jun, 
1  Mrs.  E.  Bennett 
1  Baron  Beust 
1  General  Mauric 
1  Golden  Gem 
1  Mrs.  F.  Wood 
1  Mrs.  Mitchell 
1  Mrs.  L.  de  Black 
1  C.  S.  Bat(  s 
1  Dorothy  Spaulding 
1  Bronze  Beauty 
1  Baronne  de  Veillard 
1  John  Carville 
1  Mrs.  J.  Kearn 
I  Barbara 
1  Watteau 
1  Owen’s  Crimson 
1  Fouka 
1  R.  Cannell 
I  Mrs.  F.  Hepper 
1  J.  Pearce 
1  John  Fulford 
1  Refulgence 
1  Rena  Du  la 
I  Jfons.  Blanc 
1  Ideality 
126  varieties 
20  Florence  Molyneux 
16  Madame  R.  Cadbury 
14  R.  Hooper  Pearson 
14  Miss  Edith  Pilkington 
14  Madame  Von  Andre 
12  Mrs.  A.  Tate 
12  Lord  Ludlow 
11  Mrs.  Barkley 
11  Miss  Alice  Byron 
10  Mrs.  Coombes 
9  H.  Weeks 
9  Vicar  of  Leatherhead 
8  Mrs.  W.  Cursham 
8  Miss  M.  Douglas 
7  M.  Louis  Remy 
6  H.  J.  Jones 
6  Lord  Salisbury  • 
6  Lionel  Humphry 
5  Emily  Towers 
5  Souvenir  de  Marchionesss  of 
Salisbury 
5  Silver  Queen 
4  Madeline  Davis 
4  J.  R.  Upton 
4  Sir  H.  Kitchener 
3  Sir  R.  Buller 
3  Lady  Janet  Clark 
3  Lord  Cromer 
3  George  Towers 
3  Lily  Mountford 
3  Scottish  Chief 
3  Francis  Pilon 
3  George  Davis 
2  Mrs.  G.  Barnes 
2  Wonderful 
2  Lady  Crawshaw 
2  Little  Nell 
2  Mrs.  W.  Seward 
2  Fair  Maid 
2  Hero  of  Omdurman 
2  Sir  W.  J.  Clarke 
2  Robert  Laird 
2  Wattle  Blossom 
2  W.  F.  D.  Smith 
2  Miss  Lullah  Miranda 
2  Mrs.  A.  H.  Hall 
2  Mrs.  J.  Brvant 
2  Le  Grand  Dragon 
2  Pink  Madame  Carnot 
1  Madame  Lucie  Recoura 
1  Annie  Prevost 
1  Mrs.  D.  Nicol 
1  Reginald  Godfrey 
1  W.  Cursley 
1  E.  Smith 
1  Snowdrift 
I  Mrs.  J.  Beisant 
1  Mrs.  J.  W.  Barks 
I  Edith  Dashwood 
1  Lady  Salisbury 
1  Mrs.  J.  J.  Tilley 
1  Mrs.  White  Popham 
1  President  Bevan 
1  C.  F.  Payne 
I  Madame  Gabriel  Debrie 
1  Pride  of  Stokell 
1  Robert  Powell 
1  T.  P.  Carrington 
1  Miss  Nellie  Pockett 
1  Mr.  A.  H.  Barrett 
1  H.  Rivers  Langton 
1  Mrs.  Ewart  Barter 
I  Mr.  H.  E.  Fry 
1  Mrs.  N.  Morgan 
1  W.  H.  Whithouse 
1  Nellie  Perkins 
1  Madame  B.  Fray 
1  Samuel  C.  Probin 
1  Queen  of  the  Exe 
1  George  Seward 
1  David  Inglis 
I  Mr.  J.  Brooks 
1  M.  Laird 
1  Lily  Boutroy 
1  Celeste  Falconette 
1  Marquise  of  Salisbury 
1  Madame  Couvat  du  Terraile 
1  Amateur  Leschapelais 
1  Beant 
88  varieties 
Twelve  New  Japanese. 
The  enumeration  of  new  varieties  of  Chrysanthemums  is  always 
interesting,  as  it  reveals  peculiarities  of  selection.  To  obtain  twelve  of 
the  most  popular  eighty-eight  sorts  are  given.  Florence  IMolyneux 
heads  the  list  by  four  votes,  Madame  F.  Cadbury  following  with 
sixteen.  Yellows  as  usual  preponderate  ;  as  many  as  five  are  named, 
while  only  three  white  flowered  varieties  are  included.  Here'again 
English  raised  sorts  are  in  the  ascendant,  the  whole  dozen  having 
been  produced  at  home.  No  less  than  forty  secure  one  vote  each.  In 
this  latter  the  number  is  much  increased  by  the  inclusion  of  varieties 
not  strictly  new,  some  of  them  having  been  before  the  public  certainly 
three  seasons. 
HARDY  BAMBOOS. 
It  is  doubtful  whether  any  other  class  of  plants  has  risen  so 
rapidly  in  public  favour  as  this.  Ten  years  ago  a  few  species  only 
were  grown,  and  the  gardens  containing  them  were  few  and  far 
between.  Now  many  of  our  up-to-date  gardens  contain  large  col¬ 
lections,  and,  judging  from  the  number  of  plants  seen  in  nurseries 
where  before  a  Bamboo  was  rarely  if  ever  found,  the  demand  keeps 
steadily  increasing.  That  the  Bamboo  well  deserves  its  popularity 
is  very  evident,  for  it  has  introduced  into  gardens  quite  a  new 
feature,  and  one  which  adapts  itself  admirably  to  the  requirements  of 
modern  horticulture.  Contrasted  with  the  old  style  of  evergreen 
shrubbery — stiff  and  formal  with  its  mixture  of  Aucuba,  Laurel, 
Box,  Yew,  and  Privet — a  group  of  Bamboos  shows  to  great  advan¬ 
tage,  the  light  and  graceful  appearance  of  the  long  arching  shoots, 
clothed  with  dainty,  light  green  leaves,  producing  an  effect  sur¬ 
passed  by  no  foliage  tree  or  shrub,  and  equalled,  possibly,  only  by 
the  elegant,  wand-like  shoots  of  the  Weeping  Willow. 
The  honour  of  bringing  these  plants  into  such  prominence  lies,  to 
a  great  extent,  with  Kew  and  IMr.  Freeman-Mitford,  lor,  although  a  few 
species  have  been  grown  in  some — particularly  Cornish — gardens  for 
a  long  period,  nothing  had  been  done  in  the  way  of  forming  a  really 
representative  collection  until  the  authorities  at  Kew  and  the  above 
mentioned  gentleman  took  the  matter  in  hand.  At  Kew  a  collection 
of  hardy  Bamboos  has  been  grown  outside  for  a  dozen  years  or  more, 
but  it  is  only  eight  years  since  the  subject  w’as  taken  up  in  real 
earnest.  At  that  time  the  number  of  hardy  species  obtainable  was 
