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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
October  17,  1895.  _ 
and  Mrs.  C.  E,  Shea,  although  shown  last  je  ir,  mu^t  properly  be  coa- 
Bidered  novelties  of  1895.  Then  we  have  Miss  Alice  Lo»e,  a  Japanese, 
certificated  on  the  25Dh  September  last.  Emily  Spilsbury,  a  cross  between 
Condor  and  Miss  Anna  Hartshorn,  large  blooms,  grooved  florets  of  a 
dead  white  colour,  is  another.  Madame  Aug  Gracbe,  a  deeply  built 
Jap,,  belongs  to  the  same  class.  Lady  Esther  Smith,  shown  by  Mr. 
O  wen,  is  of  the  incurved  Japanese  type  ;  it  has  very  long  florets,  is  a 
solid  looking  bloom,  and  the  colour  very  pure.  Madame  Ad.  Chatin 
is  another  good  one  of  the  class,  as  also  is  Mrs.  R,  Jones,  which  is  a  big 
flower  with  very  long  tubular  florets. — P. 
Chrysanthemums  at  Downside. 
Lovers  of  Chrysanthemums,  and  there  is  an  ever-increasing  body, 
will  now  be  looking  out  for  any  news  of  their  favourites.  Exhibitors 
of  the  autumn  queen  will  be  more  anxious  than  the  ordinary  cultivator 
to  hear  how  the  plants  of  Mr,  So-and-so  promise.  The  collection  that 
has  been  brought  together  by  H.  Tate,  Esq ,  with  the  assistance  of  his 
gardener  Mr.  Mease,  during  the  last  four  years,  has  become  as  famous  in 
the  southern  parts  as  the  once  noted  Orchids  from  the  same  garden. 
Therefore  a  note  on  the  appearance  of  the  plants  at  the  present  time 
will  be  interesting. 
Mr.  Mease  was  a  prominent  exhibitor  in  the  Liverpool  district  before 
he  came  south,  and  no  wonder  bis  doings  in  the  exhibition  arena  have 
been  carefully  watched.  The  prizes  he  has  won  of  late  in  the  best  com¬ 
petition  prove  him  a  man  of  capacity  and  adoption  to  the  difference  in 
climatic  influence,  and  it  is  idle  to  say  there  is  none,  even  in  the 
200  and  odd  miles  that  separate  Liverpool  from  Downside.  Close  on 
1000  plants  are  grown,  800  for  large  blooms  and  the  remainder  for 
providing  cut  flowers,  both  early  and  late,  therefore  it  would  not  be 
right  to  say  that  he  devotes  all  his  time  to  the  plants  for  exhibition 
blossoms.  As  might  be  expected  from  a  grower  of  the  importance  of 
Mr.  Mease,  all  new  and  deserving  varieties  are  added  as  they  appear  ; 
consequently  the  collection  is  quite  “  up  to  date.” 
Tne  plants  on  the  whole  are  promising  ;  the  “  Queens,”  perhaps, 
show  somewhat  less  vigour  than  could  be  wished.  The  buds  in  all 
sections  appear  to  be  well  timed,  and  will  give  blooms  of  the  first  quality 
over  a  long  season.  The  plants  are  not  tall,  as  in  some  instances  of  the 
same  varieties,  but  are  thoroughly  matured.  Very  fine  will  be  the 
blooms  of  the  “  Princess  ”  family.  This  is  a  safe  prognostication,  if  the 
buds  at  this  stage  is  a  criterion. 
Naturally  the  Japanese  section  numbers  the  greatest  in  point  of 
variety.  Philadelphia,  here  as  everywhere  else,  exhibits  the  same  pale¬ 
ness  of  leaf  »nd  lull  rounded  buds,  betokening  good  form  of  blossoms 
later  on.  Phoebus,  one  of  the  most  promising  of  yellow  flowers  growing 
beside  Mons.  Ch.  Molin,  another  though  bronzed  yellow,  and  Mdlle. 
A.  de  Galbert,  a  loose  petalled  creamy  white  variety,  form  a  trio  of 
which  all  growers  should  make  a  note.  H.  J.  Jones,  although  sent  out  as 
being  one  of  the  best,  is,  in  my  opinion,  a  long  way  from  that  mark. 
Souvenir  de  Madame  Bullier  grows  fully  8  feet  high,  and  should  produce 
something  notable  in  the  way  of  bloom  to  compensate  for  its  extreme 
height.  Guirlaude,  Duchess  of  York,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Wordsworth, 
M.  Joanny  Molin,  Duchess  of  Wellington,  Mrs.  Peter  Blair,  and  Madame 
Carnot  all  give  promise  of  future  greatness.  Mrs.  C.  E.  Shea  promises 
to  maintain  the  flourish  it  was  sent  out  with  and  the  high  price  it 
obtained,  A.  H.  Fewkes,  one  of  the  most  vigorous  of  growers,  yet  so 
dwarf,  promises  to  take  a  high  place  in  the  list. 
Mr.  Mease  pays  much  attention  to  the  incurved  section  ;  indeed,  he 
has  always  proved  a  formidable  opponent  in  the  blooms  of  this  more 
difficult  division.  O^pen’s  Crimson,  R.  C.  Kingston,  Globe  d’Or,  C.  B. 
Whitnall,  J.  Agate,  and  Robert  Pettield  are  thought  well  of  so  far. 
D.  B.  Crane  here  looks  more  like  a  Japanese  than  an  incurved  variety. 
Nil  Desperandum,  Madame  Darrier,  Baron  Hirsch,  and,  lastly.  The  Tecks, 
all  promise  pleasure  to  the  cultivator  here  and  trouble  to  his  opponents. 
Taken  altogether  the  Downside  Chrysanthemums  bid  fair  to  maintain 
the  reputation  already  gained. — A  Rambler. 
Chrysanthemums  at  Barford  Hill,  Warwick. 
Growers  and  lovers  of  the  autumn  queen  in  widely  scattered 
districts  seem  to  be  unanimous  in  the  opinion  that  the  season  which 
has  just  opened  is  likely  to  prove  one  of  the  finest  on  record  for  the 
magnificence  of  the  blooms  exhibited.  During  recent  years  such 
marvellous  strides  have  been  made  in  the  production  of  new  varieties 
greatly  in  advance  of  older  ones,  that  it  is  absolutely  necessary  for 
would-be  successful  exhibitors  to  keep  a  sharp  look  out  for  novelties 
which  promise  to  prove  acquisitions. 
This  is  what  Mr.  R.  Jones  has  been  doing  during  the  last  two  years, 
and,  thanks  to  the  liberal  support  given  by  his  employer,  C.  A.  Smith- 
Ryland,  Esq.,  the  collection  at  Barford  Hill  is  thoroughly  up  to  date  in 
the  matter  of  varieties.  That  the  plants  are  also  well  grown  is  evinced 
by  the  fact  that  Mr.  Jones  was  successful  in  winning  the  premier 
position  for  twelve  Japanese  blooms  at  the  recent  exhibition  of  the 
National  Society,  and  judging  from  the  present  appearance  of  his  plants 
and  fast-opening  blooms,  he  is  likely  to  be  heard  of  again  when  the 
campaign  begins  in  earnest.  The  plants  are  exceptionally  strong  and 
the  size  of  the  leaves  remarkable,  but  having  been  grown  in  a  thoroughly 
exposed  position,  the  wood  is  hard  and  ripe  and  the  leaves  of  a  bronze 
hue.  This  latter  characteristic  *is  so  pronounced  that  a  local  gardener, 
afcer  inspecting  the  collection,  remarked  they  were  fine,  but  it  was 
a  pity  they  had  the  “  disease  so  badly  ”  (he  was  evidently  not  a 
Chrysanthemum  man). 
The  majority  of  flowers  are  opening  freely,  and  as  yet  have  not 
displayed  a  great  tendency  to  “  damp.”  This  is  no  doubt  to  a  great 
ex'ent  due  to  the  precaution  taken  by  Mr.  Jones  to  have  tiffany 
fastened  under  the  roofs  of  the  houses  in  which  the  plants  are  flowered. 
That  disastrous  early  morning  drip,  which  in  some  houses  it  is  almost 
impossible  to  avoid,  is  in  this  way  prevented  from  falling  on  the 
flowers. 
Varieties  showing  promising  flowers  were  the  following  :  —  Mrs. 
C.  E.  Shea  (certainly  a  coming  one),  Chas.  Blick,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Sir 
E.  T.  Smith,  Lady  Randolph,  Duchess  of  York,  Miss  Dorothy  Shea,  Miss 
Rita  Schroeter,  Madame  Carnot,  Mdlle.  M.  A.  de  Gilbert,  H.  L.  Sunder- 
bruck.  Mrs.  W.  J,  Godfrey,  Mrs.  E.  G  Hill,  Pallanza,  Queen  of  Buffs, 
Eva  Knowles,  Owen’s  Crimson  ;  incurved,  Baron  Hirsch,  Chas.  H,  Curtis, 
W.  Tunnington,  Mrs.  Dennis. 
Several  very  promising  seedlings  are  also  fast  expanding  ;  one  of  a 
beautiful  chestnut  brown  colour,  of  great  size,  will,  I  think,  be  much 
sought  after  when  it  is  placed  in  commerce. — H.  D. 
Chrysanthemums  Around  Liverpool. 
Very  soon  we  shall  be  in  the  midst  of  the  Chrysanthemum 
exhibitions,  and,  as  in  former  years,  Liverpool  growers  are  certain  to  be 
well  represented  judging  from  the  conversation  and  interest  centred  in 
them  by  many  of  our  leading  exhibitors.  There  can  be  no  two  opinions 
respecting  the  esteem  with  which  this  beautiful  flower  is  held,  employer 
and  employes  alike  evincing  the  keenest  interest  in  their  development. 
Much  as  I  should  like  to  speak  of  many  collections  grown  but  not 
publicly  exhibited,  I  feel  that  space  forbids  it,  and  I  could  perhaps  best 
sum  up  in  a  few  words  by  saying  that  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  one 
collection  among  these  non-exhibitors  where  anything  but  good  results 
are  obtained,  each  and  every  one  striving  to  gain  the  highest  results 
in  culture. 
The  effect  of  the  season  on  the  plants  was  never  better  exemplified 
than  by  the  condition  of  the  rather  early  varieties  during  the  hot 
weather  of  August  and  September,  which  helped  to  bring  them  into 
bloom  with  the  greatest  rapidity.  Regarding  the  standard  varieties,  in 
every  collection  visited  there  is  a  capital  prospect  of  good  blooms ; 
among  the  new  ones  perhaps  the  most  favourably  spoken  of  is 
Wilfred  Marshall,  the  handsome  broad-petalled  yellow.  I  thought  it 
somewhat  strange,  too,  that  the  greatly  praised  Duchess  of  York  should 
not  be  better  thought  of,  but  it  was  certainly  the  opinion  of  many 
growers  that  it  would  never  become  large  enough  to  rank  with  the  best 
for  exhibition.  As  in  former  years,  I  am  sending  a  few  notes  on  some 
leading  collections. 
Camp  Hill  Woolton. — This  season  Mr.  Jellicoe  has  about 
600  plants,  admirably  timed,  well  grown,  vigorous,  and  likely  to  be  seen 
and  heard  of.  At  present  he  has  a  house  filled  with  early  varieties  of 
the  large  type,  which  are  making  a  grand  display,  and  which  will  be 
followed  by  the  general  collection.  Very  good  and  promising  are  Duke 
of  York,  Lord  Brooke,  Louise,  Miss  Dorothy  Shea,  Robert  Owen, 
Madame  Carnot,  Sunflower,  Marie  Hoste,  Florence  Davis,  Viviand 
Morel,  Charles  Davis,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne.  Mrs.  F.  Jamieson,  and  Boule 
d’Or.  Newer  varieties  are  Golden  Gate,  Wilfred  Marshall,  International, 
James  Myers,  Mrs.  Dr.  Ward,  Philadelphia,  L’Isere,  Madame  Ad.  Chatin, 
Mdlle.  Th^rese  Rey,  Silver  Cloud,  and  Souvenir  de  Petite  Amie. 
Incurved  are  just  showing  colour  and  most  promising,  the  majority 
being  pinched  in  March.  The  Queen  types  are  dwarf  and  strong. 
Princesses  very  strong,  Madame  Darrier,  Baron  Hirsch,  Mons.  R. 
Bahuant,  C.  B.  Whitnal,  John  Salter,  Owen’s  Crimson,  and  J.  Agate 
being  capital. 
Hiqhfield,  Woolton. — Mr.  Haigh  grows  his  600  plants  superbly, 
a  house  full  of  such  sorts  as  Bouquet  des  Dames,  Mons.  R.  Bahuant, 
Baron  Hirsch,  and  others,  being  now  a  picture.  The  Japanese  are  very 
strong.  Viviand  Morel,  Charles  Davis,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne,  Robert  Owen, 
Miss  Dorothy  Shea,  Mdlle.  Th^r^se  Rey,  Edwin  Molyneux,  Lord  Brooke, 
Louise,  Marie  Hoste,  and  Waban  are  the  best  of  older  varieties.  The 
late  additions  which  seem  to  be  developing  handsome  blooms,  are  Van 
Den  Heede,  International,  Wilfred  Marshall,  Thos.  Hewitt,  Mrs.  W.  H. 
Lees,  Thos.  Wilkins,  Richard  Dean,  Philadelphia,  Duchess  of  York,  and 
Souvenir  de  Petite  Amie.  Queens,  Princess,  John  Salter,  C.  B.  Whitnall, 
Baron  Hirsch,  D.  B.  Crane,  Mr.  J.  Kearn,  Robert  Petfield,  W.  Tunning¬ 
ton,  Owen’s  Crimson,  and  John  Fulford,  promise  to  give  flowers  of  the 
highest  quality.  Mr.  Haigh  won  great  successes  last  year,  and  he  ought 
not  to  be  much  behind  this  season. 
The  Hollies,  Woolton. — A  thorough  master  in  the  art  of  growing 
incurved  varieties  Mr.  Vaughan  may  well  be  termed,  and  I  question 
if  they  can  be  seen  so  well  done  in  this  neighbourhood.  Sheffield 
and  Barnsley  know  him  well,  and  he  is  as  perfect  this  season.  The 
Queens  are  just  showing  colour,  the  buds  being  clear  and  free  from 
scales ;  Princesses  are  dwarf  and  strong.  Others  most  noticeable  are 
Baron  Hirsch,  John  Salter,  Lord  Rosebery,  R.  C.  Kingston,  and  Madame 
Darrier.  Anemones  and  reflexed  give  great  promise.  The  Japanese  are 
strong  and  healthy,  Duke  of  York,  Miss  Dorothy  Shea,  Col.  W.  B.  Smith, 
Marie  Hoste,  Boule  d’Or,  Primrose  League,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne,  Viviand 
Morel,  and  Chas.  Davis,  the  best  of  older  ones  ;  newer  being  Amos 
Perry,  W.  Bolia,  Louise,  Rose  Wynne,  Wilfred  Marshall,  E.  L.  Jameson, 
President  Borel,  Thomas  Wilkins  and  M.  C.  Molin  ;  300  is  the  number 
of  plants  grown. 
Dove  Park,  Woolton. — Three  years  in  succession  is  the  stipula¬ 
tion  placed  on  the  ”  Eccles  Cup,”  and  as  Mr.  Carling  has  won  it  twice 
he  will  this  year  make  a  great  bid  for  it,  as  his  plants,  although  a  little 
later  than  those  previously  mentioned,  are  certain  to  make  a  fine  display. 
