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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  ANB  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
October  31, 
Ladij  Byrnn. — A  bi^  globular  Japanese,  incarving  in  form,  a  cross 
between  Mrs,  Alpheus  Hardy  and  Puritan  ;  broad  grooved  florets 
■strongly  incurved ;  a  solid-looking  flower  for  the  exhibition  board  ; 
colour  pure  white.  Sent  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Weeks. 
Miss  Annie  Holden  — ^A  single  variety  ;  a  yellow  Mary  Anderson. 
From  Messrs.  Hi  Cannell  &  Sons. 
Mutual  Friend. — A  large  white  American-raised  Japanese,  with  very 
long  wax-like  florets,  curly  at  the  tips,  deeply  grooved,  and  a  fine 
addition.  Mr.  E.  Beckett  was  the  exhibitor  of  this. 
Emily  Silsbury. — A  white  Jaoanese  of  spreading  form,  erroneously 
referred  to  in  a  former  report  as  Emily  Spilsbury.  Staged  by  Mr.  H.  J. 
Jones. 
B.  B.  Crane. — One  of  the  old  type  of  incurved,  but  of  an  unusually 
deep  golden  shade  of  amber  ;  a  solid  and  substantial  looking  flower. 
From  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones. 
Ethel  Addison. — A  massive  incurving  Japanese  with  very  broad 
florets,  forming  a  globular  flower  of  large  proportions  ;  colour  inside 
■rich  rosy  amaranth,  reverse  silverv.  Also  from  Mr.  Jones. 
Dorothy  Gibson, — A  large  reflexed  variety,  with  regularly  arranged 
flat  florets  ;  above  the  usual  size,  and  probably  of  Japanese  origin  ; 
colour  deep  golden  yellow.  From  Mr.  R.  Owen. 
There  were  some  other  noteworthy  exhibits,  which  the  Committee 
wished  to  see  again  ;  and  perhaps  the  most  meritorious  of  the  varieties 
that  failed  to  secure  awards  were  Madame  A.  de  Galbert,  a  large  white 
Japanese  with  broad  florets  ;  Mrs.  James  Lewis,  a  big  solid  Japanese, 
colour  creamy  white,  one  of  Mr.  Calvat’s  novelties  for  1896  ;  T.  B. 
Haywood,  of  the  same  type  and  colour;  Re  d’ltalia,  a  long  straggling 
Japanese,  crimson  and  yellow  ;  Beauty  of  Teignmouth,  Japanese 
incurved,  amaranth  crimson  and  silver  reverse  ;  M.  Georges  Biron  ; 
Pride  of  Madford,  an  Australian  seedling,  yellow  ;  Source  d’Or  ;  Madame 
Ad,  Moulin,  M.  G.  Montigny,  M.  Benj.  Giroud,  and  M.  Aug,  Gach6. 
English  CHEYSANTHEMuar.  Raiseks. 
Apaet  from  the  trade  growers,  it  is  interesting  to  observe  at  the 
recent  floral  meetings  that  English  amateurs  are  still  pursuing  the 
interesting  work  of  seedling  raising.  Mr.  William  Seward  brought 
forward  at  the  Aquarium  meeting  on  the  23rd  inst.  several  promising 
novelties,  of  which  three  were  awarded  first-class  certificates.  Mr. 
H.  Briscoe  Ironside  also  staged  a  number  of  Japanese  and  Pompons,  and 
was  awarded  a  certificate  for  a  pretty  little  Pompon  Piccinino,  already 
described  in  another  place.  All  Mr.  Ironside’s  novelties  bear  Italian 
names,  such  as  Pallanza,  Castagnolia  Milano,  Suno,  and  R^  d’ltalia.  The 
last-named  belongs  to  what  might  be  termed  the  spidery  class  of  Japanese. 
It  has  an  enormous  length  of  floret,  and  the  bloom  would  measure  more 
than  a  foot  across.  The  florets  are  tubular,  golden  straw  yellow  outside, 
with  a  lining  of  reddish  chestnut  inside. 
Yellow  Chrysanthemums. 
We  had  a  good  instalment  of  these  last  season,  and  Duchess  of  York, 
Admiral  Avellan,  Miss  Goschen,  M.  Panckoucke,  Wilfred  Marshall, 
Duchess  of  Wellington,  Miss  Maggie  Blenkiron,  Charles  H.  Curtis, 
H.  L.  Sunderbruck,  Globe  d’Or,  Directeur  Tisserand,  and  Charles  Cox, 
mostly  belonging  to  the  Japanese  section  will  no  doubt  all  be  seen  in 
good  form  this  season. 
This  season,  however,  some  new  competitors  have  appeared  on  the 
scene.  Phoebus,  recently  certificated,  is  a  very  pretty  tone  of  colour  ; 
Boule  d’Or,  already  mentioned,  and  figured  in  the  Journal,  is  another  ; 
A.  H.  Fewkes,  an  American  incurving  Japanese,  is  a  good  addition  ;  so, 
too,  is  Mr,  Owen’s  little  Pompon  Y'ellow  Gem.  John  Seward  is  very 
fine,  even  for  a  novelty  ;  but  the  palm  must,  I  think,  be  awarded  to 
Edith  Tabor,  whose  delicate  shade  of  canary  yellow  tinted  lemon,  and 
its  large  size  and  graceful  drooping  florets  will  recommend  it  to  many 
exhibitors.  It  is  as  shown  a  most  telling  variety. — P. 
Specialties  in  Schedules. 
Following  my  usual  plan  of  noting  the  salient  points  in  the  prizes 
offered  by  the  leading  societies  devoted  to  Chrysanthemums,  I  find  1 
have  ill  my  diary  this  year  a  note  of  not  less"  than  106  competitive 
exhibitions,  commencing  with  Havant,  October  29th,  and  finishing  with 
Dunfermline,  November  30th.  The  annual  show  of  the  Kent  County 
Chrysanthemum  Society,  which  opened  the  London  season,  is  reported 
in  another  page. 
Saturday,  November  2nd,  is  the  day  selected  for  the  exhibition  at 
the  Crystal  Palace — a  site  not  excelled  anywhere.  Formerly  the  com¬ 
bination  class  was  much  in  vogue  here,  but  a  change  is  now  being  tried. 
Substantial  prizes  are  offered  for  the  two  sections — Japanese  and 
incurved  separately.  For  thirty-six  of  the  former  in  not  less  than  twenty- 
four  varieties,  £6,  £5,  and  £4  are  offered  in  three  prizes.  Classes  are 
provided  to  embrace  all  sections,  sufHcient  to  make  a  really  good  show. 
Plants  in  pots  receive  considerable  encouragement. 
Monday,  November  Ith,  is  the  chosen  date  for  three  shows,  St.  Neots, 
Dulwich,  and  Battersea.  On  Tuesday,  6th,  the  N.C.S.  holds  its  carni¬ 
val  in  the  Royal  Aquarium.  This  is  the  chief  exhibition  of  the  year. 
The  valuable  trophy  and  £10  is  given  to  the  first  prize  collection, 
which  may  be  contributed  by  one  person  or  by  several  belonging  to  one 
society.  The  greatest  interest,  though,  is  centred  in  the  two  large  classes 
in  which  the  Holmes’  Memorial  cups  play  such  an  important  part.  In 
the  Japanese  section  forty-eight  distinct  blooms  are  required.  In 
addition  to  the  cups  alluded  to,  £10,  £7,  £4,  and  £2  are  offered  in  four 
prizes.  Similar  sums  are  provided  for  the  incurved  section,  the  class 
being  confined  to  thhty-six  blooms,  distinct.  In  the  former  section  Mr. 
Lees  is  the  holder  of  the  coveted  trophy,  and  Mr.  Mease  in  the  latter 
is  enjoying  the  sweets  of  victory  of  last  year.  From  what  I  hear  there 
is  likely  to  be  a  great  struggle  this  year  to  wrest  these  trophies  from  the 
present  holders.  In  the  class  for  twenty-four  distinct  Japanese  blooms 
a  silver  cup,  value  7  guineas,  is  added  to  the  cash  prize  of  £3  for  the 
winner ;  truly  a  liberal  provision.  What  should  prove  an  interesting 
class  is  the  one  for  eighteen  Japanese  blooms  shown  in  six  vases,  with  not 
less  than  1  foot  of  stem  to  be  seen  above  the  top  of  the  vase.  Plants  in 
pots,  too,  receive  much  encouragement.  The  President  offers  a  hand¬ 
some  drawing-room  clock,  valued  at  £8,  as  first  prize  for  a  group  of 
Chrysanthemums,  mingled  with  foliage  plants  arranged  for  effect  in  a 
space  20  feet  by  8  feet. 
At  Brighton  the  same  day,  what  usually  proves  to  be  a  remarkably 
good  show  opens.  Nowhere  can  better  groups  of  Chrysanthemums 
alone  be  seen  than  here  ;  £5  is  offered  as  first  prize,  with  three  others  of 
substantial  value.  Ten  other  classes  are  provided  for  plants.  Cut 
blooms  receive  considerable  attention  also.  For  thirty-six  Japanese,  in 
not  less  than  twenty-four  varieties,  a  challenge  cup  and  £5  is  offered 
for  the  premier  award. 
Watford,  Ascot,  and  Windsor  hold  their  shows'  on  the  5th,  6th,  and 
8th.  All  three  are  of  importance  in  the  metropolitan  area.  The  former 
is  noted  for  the  high  quality  of  the  Japanese  blooms,  Ascot  for  its  cut 
blooms  and  groups  of  Chrysanthemums,  and  Windsor  for  general 
excellence.  . 
At  Exeter  on  the  7th  the  182Qd  November  meeting  is  held.  Very 
fine  are  the  cut  blooms.  Apples,  and  Pears  at  this  show  annually. 
The  following  week  is  an  extraordinarily  busy  one,  there  being  no  less 
than  fifty  exhibitions.  On  Tuesday,  12th,  the  Kingston,  Plymouth,  and 
Liverpool  shows  are  held  amongst  others.  At  the  former  place  the  usual 
25-guinea  cup  is  offered  for  forty-eight  cut  blooms,  and  numerous  other 
classes  are  provided. 
Most  liberal  are  the  prizes  offered  at  Plymouth  for  cut  blooms,  £10, 
£7, ,£4,  £2  being  given  for  forty-eight  Japanese  in  twenty-four  varieties  ; 
£4,  £3,  £2  for  twenty-four  incurved,  and  numerous  other  classes  as  well 
are  amply  provided  for.  A  competition  between  the  horticultural 
societies  of  Devon,  Somerset,  Dorset,  and  Cornwall  should  prove  interest¬ 
ing.  The  class — twenty-four  Japanese  and  twelve  incurved — is  a  very 
easy  one  to  fill. 
Going  northward,  we  find  the  Horticultural  Association  of  Liverpool 
holding  its  annual  show,  as  usual,  in  St.  George’s  Hall.  Perhaps  in 
no  other  place  have  Chrysanthemums  been  so  long  and  so  well  cultivated 
as  in.  the  Liverpool  neighbourhood.  The  autumn  show  is  still  one  of 
the  best  in  the  country.  Liberal  prizes  are  offered,  and  as  growers 
are  so  numerous  the  competition  is  especially  keen. 
On  Wednesday  the  13th  no  less  than  eighteen  meetings  are  held, 
many  of  them  important  ones,  especially  those  held  in  the  northern 
centres.  Birmingham  has  long  enjoyed  the  reputation  of  holding  one 
of  the  finest  autumn  shows  in  the  country  ;  nowhere  have  I  seen  such 
competition  as  here  in  the  large  classes.  For  twenty-four  incurved 
blooms,  distinct,  prizes  of  £10,  £7  lOs.,  £5,  £2  10s.,  £1  lOs.,  and  £1  are 
offered.  Similar  prizes  are  provided  for  the  same  number  of  Japanese 
blooms.  Specimen-trained  Crysanthemums  are  perhaps  seen  better  here 
than  at  any  other  show.  The  exhibition  of  Primulas  is  in  itself  worth 
going  miles  to  see. 
Hull  opens  its  show  on  the  same  date,  and  is  looked  forward  to  with 
much  interest.  No  society  offers  so  many  and  such  valuable  prizes 
for  Chrysanthemums  alone  as  this.  The  finest  groups  of  Chrysanthemums 
and -foliage  plants  are  seen  here  annually,  A  challenge  vase,  value 
20  guineas,  along  with  £6  in  cash,  is  offered  as  fi  st  prize  ;  this,  with 
substantial  second  and  third  prizes,  naturally  incites  brisk  competition. 
Much  progress  has  here  been  made,  too,  in  the  growth  of  specimen 
Chrysanthemums.  It  is,  however,  in  the  cut  bloom  department  that 
the  exhibition  is  strong;  no  less  a  sum  than  £10,  with  a  silver  cup, 
is  offered  for  twenty-four  incurved  blooms  in  eighteen  varieties. 
A  similar  class  is  provided  for  the  Japanese  section,  with  the  exception 
that  the  blooms  are  required  to  be  distinct.  A  new  class  has  this  year 
been  introduced  into  the  schedule.  Twelve  vases  of  Chrysanthemum 
blooms,  in  twelve  varieties,  three  blooms  of  each  to  be  shown  on  foliaged 
stems  above  the  vase.  Five  guineas  are  offered  as  first  prize,  which 
should  incite  competition. 
At  Bristol  the  thirty-second  autumn  exhibition  commences  on  the 
same  day  as  Hull  and  Birmingham.  This  is  the  most  important 
Chrysanthemum  centre  in  the  West  of  England ;  many  excellent 
specimens,  both  plants  and  cut  blooms,  are  seen  here.  A  challenge  vase 
is  offered  as  first  prize  for  thirty-six  Japanese  blooms,  and  for  twenty- 
four  incurved  £5  is  offered  as  the  leading  prize. 
In  the  winter  gardens  attached  to  the  Hotel  Mont  Dor4  the  Bourne¬ 
mouth  Chrysanthemum  Society  holds  its  exhibition,  which  if  not  as 
large  as  some  noted,  is  productive  generally  of  some  of  the  best  blooms 
seen  during  the  season.  £10  are  offered  as  first  prize  for  thirty-six 
blooms,  half  to  'oe  incurved  and  the  remainder  Japanese  ;  good  second 
and  third  prizes  also  are  provided. 
At  Cardiff  the  Welsh  cultivators  meet  in  friendly  rivalry  on  the 
13th  inst.  The  classes  are  easy  and  the  prizes  good,  while  the  exhibits 
leave  little  to  be  desired.  One  of  the  best  of  southern  exhibitions  is 
that  held  at  Reading  on  the  same  date.  Cut  blooms  here  are  usually 
quite  up  to  the  highest  standard  of  merit,  the  classes  numerous,  and  the 
enthusiasm  great. 
Many  notable  exhibitions  are  to  be  held  on  the  14th  inst.  Perhaps 
the  most  important  is  that  of  the  Scottish  Horticultural  Association  in 
the  Waverley  Market  Hall.  No  site  is  better  adapted  for  such  a  meeting 
in  the  United  Kingdom,  and  certainly  more  enthusiasm  could  not  be 
