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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
December  12,  1896. 
Directeub  Tisserand, — Figured  in  the  Journal  of  Horticulture 
last  year.  This  has  not  been  seen  generally  in  good  condition  this 
season,  bat  it  possesses  much  merit,  and  growers  would  do  well  to  add 
it  to  their  lists  for  growth  during  the  coming  year.  The  florets  are 
somewhat  narrow,  slightly  below  medium  ;  they  informally  interlace 
each  other  prettily,  and  have  a  semi-drooping  appearance.  The  colour 
is  unique,  rich  golden  ochre  yellow,  with  the  centre  curiously  diffused 
with  crimson. 
Mdlle.  M.  a.  de  Galbert. — Another  of  M.  Calvat’s  raising.  It 
is  quite  unique  in  the  formation  and  disposal  of  its  florets,  which  curl 
inwardly  at  the  tip  as  they  unfold,  gradually  straightening  themselves 
out ;  creamy  white. 
Lady  Byron. — An  English  raised  seedling,  a  cross  between  Puritan 
and  Mrs.  A.  Hardy,  retaining  in  a  slight  degree  the  hirsute  accompani¬ 
ment  of  the  latter.  The  florets  are  broad,  incurving  slightly ;  pearly 
white. 
Western  King.  —  This  is  one  of  Nathan  Smith’s  1894  seedlings. 
Extra  fine,  loosely  incurved  florets  ;  pure  white.  Bids  fair  to  outrival 
the  well-known  Niveus. 
M.  P.  Purnell. — The  long,  flat  florets,  which  curl  at  the  tips,  are 
wine  red  on  the  surface,  with  a  bronzy  reverse. 
Perle  d’Or. — Reflexed  florets  when  fully  developed.  One  of  the 
richest  of  yellow-flowered  varieties. 
Mrs.  C.  J.  Mills. — A  full  deep  bloom  with  irregularly  curling 
white  florets. 
Thomas  Davison. — This  is  best  described  as  an  improved  Mrs.  F. 
Jameson,  with  an  addition  of  red  in  its  colouring. 
Duchess  op  Fife. — One  of  Mr.  Jones’  seedlings.  It  is  a  deeply 
built  bloom,  having  irregularly  incurved  florets,  dull  or  ivory  white  in 
colour.  The  habit  of  growth  is  desirable. 
Maggie  Shea. — This  should  take  the  place  of  Boule  d’Or,  from 
which  it  is  most  likely  a  seedling.  The  broad  florets  do  not  droop  quite 
so  much,  while  the  yellow  is  more  intensified. 
Mr.  Thomas  Hallyer. — The  result  of  Italian  saved  seed.  This 
has  amaranth  richly  suffused  with  plum  colour  flowers,  with  silvery 
reverse. 
Miss  Elsie  Teichman. — Possessing  perhaps  the  broadest  florets  of 
all,  fully  three-quarters  of  an  inch  in  width  ;  semi-drooping,  curling  at 
■the  tips.  The  colour  of  this  variety  is  a  peculiar  shade  of  pale  primrose, 
passing  to  creamy,  glossy  white. 
Queen  of  Buffs.  —  The  flat  florets  are  golden  bronze ;  edged 
purple. 
P.  Mari  ETON. — Of  the  many  varieties  this  is  one  of  the  best ; 
bronze  chestnut,  gold  edged,  large  and  promising. 
Mrs.  T.  H.  Drewitt. — When  opening  the  florets  are  white,  flushed 
with  pink  or  pale  purple,  which  gradually  passes  away  to  white.  Late 
formed  buds  retain  more  of  this  colour.  One  of  the  best  of  narrow 
petalled  varieties. 
Beauty  of  Teignmouth. — This  and  Pride  of  Madford  seem  to  be 
a  little  confused  ;  growing  side  by  side  I  have  failed  to  detect  any 
difference  in  the  two.  The  broad,  flat  florets  are  an  intense  purple 
maroon.  The  point  of  some  of  the  lower  petals  is  slightly  splashed 
white.  The  reverse  while  unfolding  is  white,  striped  purple  ;  most 
striking. 
Abbe  Mendenhall. — An  American  raised  variety  of  dwarf  habit, 
capital  blooms  being  produced  on  plants  only  3  feet  high.  The  long, 
narrow  petals  incurve  slightly  at  the  point.  The  centre  is  deep  yellow, 
but  with  age  change  to  primrose. 
Mrs.  C.  E.  Shea. — From  late-struck  plants  this  is  giving  capital 
blooms  on  single  stems,  and  promises  yet  to  bear  out  all  that  was  said 
of  it  last  year. 
Mons.  Ch.  Molin. — This  has  been  freely  exhibited  during  the  past 
season,  and  will  be  much  sought  after  for  next  year’s  growth.  Early 
formed  buds  develop  bronzy  yellow  blooms  ;  later  buds  give  a  pleasing 
mixture  of  crimson  and  gold.  The  flat  florets  build  up  a  handsome 
bloom. 
Deuil  de  Jules  Ferry. — This  is  of  a  rich  plum  colour,  with 
silvery  reverse.  Fully  developed  flowers  do  not  show  much  of  the 
latter.  It  is  a  deeply  built  bloom. 
Mrs.  J.  G.  Beer. — From  late  formed  buds  this  gives  pleasing 
purple  lilac  blooms.  The  narrow  petals  incurve  loosely  at  the  tip. 
Australia. — An  improved  Duke  of  York  is  the  best  description  I 
can  give  of  this. 
Mrs.  C.  Blick. — This  produces  large,  extra  deep,  and  solid  blooms, 
pure  white  in  colour. 
Noces  d’Or. — Clear  yellow  ;  large  and  full. 
Baronne  de  Bupfieres.  —  This  has  loosely  incurving  narrow 
florets  :  a  pretty  peach  blossom  colour. 
Souvenir  de  Toulon. — The  incurving  florets  are  puce  on  the 
surface,  the  reverse  silvery  pink. 
Mons.  G.  Biron. — The  flowers  of  this  have  a  crimson  surface  and  a 
gold  reverse. 
Emily  Silsbury.  —  This  is  a  seedling  from  Anna  Hartshorn  and 
Condor.  The  florets  are  flat,  the  end  of  each  pointed  and  twisted 
slightly.  A  full  and  promising  pure  white-flowered  variety. 
Mephisto. — This  is  a  mixture  of  red  and  straw  colour  ;  the  petals 
interlace  and  twist  amongst  each  other,  a  full  bloom  possessing  much 
merit. 
Madame  Ad.  Moulin. — This  is  one  of  the  best  of  white  flowered 
varieties,  although  the  number  is  now  large.  The  long,  semi-drooping 
petals  curl  at  the  points.  The  centre  is  cream  at  first,  fading  to  white 
with  age. 
Lady  Esther  Smith. — An  incurving  Japanese,  in  which  the  massive 
petals  are  irregularly  pointed.  The  colour,  pure  white,  is  pleasing,  and 
as  an  October  variety  should  be  in  demand. 
Boule  d’Or  (Calvat’s). — This  new  flower  under  an  old  name  has  all 
the  points  necessary  to  make  it  popular.  The  petals  are  medium  in 
width,  and  perfectly,  if  loosely,  incurved .  The  colour  is  pleasing,  the 
reverse  being  a  nankeen  yellow.  The  surface  is  gold  at  the  base  with  a 
golden  suffusion. 
Theodore  Bock.  —  An  American  raised  variety,  growing  about 
6  feet  high  under  ordinary  management.  It  is  a  much  improved  Anna 
Hartshorn.  The  massive  blooms  are  nearly  8  inches  in  diameter,  the 
florets  incurving  loosely — white,  with  just  a  tinge  of  lilac  or  blush  in 
the  later  formed  blooms. 
Zealandia — As  its  name  implies,  this  was  raised  in  New  Zealand  ; 
is  a  Japanese  incurved,  the  florets  broad,  silvery  pink  in  colour,  making 
a  massive  flower. 
William  Bolia. — This  belongs  to  the  reflexed  type  of  Japanese, 
rich  rose  amaranth  in  colour,  with  a  silvery  reverse. 
President  Armand  is  of  dwarf  habit,  with  broad  reflexed  florets, 
rich  crimson  red,  with  a  golden  reverse  ;  a  really  fine  variety. 
Tendresse. — This  is  another  new  variety,  bearing  an  old  name.  In 
this  case  the  petals  are  broad,  and  are  of  the  same  colour  as  the  older 
flower — rosy  lilac. 
President  Carnot. — Long,  fawn  yellow  florets,  incurving  slightly 
in  the  centre.  Quite  dwarf  in  habit,  and  extra  large. 
Souvenir  de  Jambon. — This  belongs  to  the  incurved  Japanese 
type,  long,  broad,  curling  petals.  The  colour  is  golden  yellow,  blotched 
heavily  with  crimson.  Large  and  promising. — E.  Molyneux. 
Mr.  W.  H.  Lees. 
I  WAS  pleased  to  see  the  excellent  engraving  of  Mr.  Lees  in  the 
Journal  (page  533),  and  to  read  your  kindly  and  just  notice  of  this 
able  gardener.  Having  assisted  in  awarding  nine  out  of  the  twelve 
prizes  won  this  season,  I  claim  to  have  seen  this  exhibitor  under 
varying  circumstances.  So  much  superior  were  his  blooms  to  any  other 
in  the  same  classes  in  which  he  competed  that  in  not  one  instance  was 
it  necessary  to  “  point  ”  them.  Fine  as  was  his  exhibit  in  London  at 
the  N.C.S.’s  show,  I  really  think  the  forty-eight  Japanese  staged  in 
Edinburgh  were  superior  as  a  whole.  In  the  latter  exhibit  but  one 
bloom  (Madame  M.  Giroud)  in  the  whole  stand  could  be  termed  mode¬ 
rate.  Prom  an  educational  point  of  view  the  stand  was  welcomed  by 
the  Scottish  growers  quite  as  heartily  as  was  Mr.  Lees  himselfi  He, 
I  am  certain,  fully  reciprocates  the  heartiness  displayed. 
Having  perhaps  known  Mr.  Lees  longer  as  an  exhibitor  and 
previously  as  a  grower  than  most  persons,  I  may  claim  to  being  able  to 
speak  with  some  authority  as  to  his  modths  operandi.  Knowing  him 
previous  to  his  being  made  foreman  at  Heckfield,  I  have  watched  his 
progress  with  some  interest.  I  remember  incurring  a  rebuke  from 
the  late  Mr.  Wildsmith  for  instructing  the  then  youth  (in  years) 
in  the  disbudding  of  a  few  Chrysanthemum  plants.  Although  Mr.  Lees 
is  favoured  in  having  a  liberal  employer,  and  one  who  appreciates  good 
results,  there  are  plenty  of  other  gardeners  who  have  even  better 
facilities,  but,  unfortunately,  they  are  not  always  put  to  the  test.  Mr. 
Lees  as  an  exhibitor  has  only  done  what  other  men  under  similar 
circumstances  may  achieve.  It  is  the  strict  attention  to  all  minor 
details  that  aids  a  cultivator  to  win  prizes,  and  a  thorough  mastery 
of  the  subject,  too,  as  a  guide  to  determine  the  time  to  act. 
— E.  Molyneux. 
Apropos  of  your  article  in  this  week’s  issue  on  our  champion 
“  Mum  ”  grower  and  exhibitor,  Mr.  W.  H.  Lees,  it  may  prove  interesting 
and  iuFtructive  to  a  number  of  your  readers  to  have  before  them  an 
audit  of  the  Japanese  blooms  he  showed  so  magnificently,  and  with 
which  he  carried  all  before  him  in  the  five  classes  in  which  he  competed 
so  successfully. 
There  were  twenty-four  in  the  trophy  class  and  forty-eight  for  the 
Holmes’  Memorial  cup  at  the  Royal  Aquarium,  twenty-four  at  Hull, 
forty-eight  at  Edinburgh,  and  thirty-six  at  the  Palace,  all  being  for 
distinct  varieties  except  the  last,  in  which  twenty-four  only  were 
demanded. 
M.  Panckoucke,  Madame  Carnot,  C.  Shrimpton,  Viviand  Morel, 
Charles  Davis,  Mdlle.  Th^r^se  Key,  and  Mutual  Friend  were  shown  six 
times. 
Mr.  W.  H.  Lees,  Miss  Dorothy  Shea,  Mrs.  C.  Harman  Payne, 
E.  Molyneux,  Mons.  C.  Molin,  Miss  Rita  Schroeter,  Mdlle;  M.  A.  de 
Galbert,  and  Sunflower  five  times. 
Madame  Ad.  Moulin,  Phoebus,  Colonel  W.  B.  Smith,  International, 
Reine  d’Angleterre,  four  times. 
Thomas  Wilkins,  Van  den  Heede,  H.  L.  Sunderbruck,  Louise, 
Mephisto,  M.  Georges  Biron,  G.  C.  Schwabe,  Deuil  de  Jules  Ferry,  Henii 
Jacotot  fils,  G.  W.  Childs,  and  Beauty  of  Castlewood  three  times. 
Eva  Knowles,  Madame  Marius  Ricoud,  Madame  Ad,  Cbatin,  M.  A. 
Giroud,  Richard  Dean,  Rose  Wynne,  Souvenir  de  Petite  Amie,  J.  Shrimp- 
ton,  Mrs.  Falconer  Jameson,  President  Borel,  Mrs.  C.  Wheeler,  Etoile  de 
Lyon,  and  Duchess  of  Wellington  twice  ;  and  the  following  once  each  : 
— W.  G.  Newitt,  W.  Seward,  W.  Tricker,  Madame  Octavie  Mirbeau, 
Beautb  de  Toulousain,  Lady  E.  Saunders,  Colonel  Chase,  Abbb  Menden¬ 
hall,  Mrs,  W,  J.  Godfrey,  M.  Gruyer,  Niveus,  Madame  C.  Molin,  Primrose 
League,  Wilfrid  Marshall,  Viscountess  Hambledon,  Puritan,  Hairy 
Wonder,  Guirlande,  and  Pallanza.  In  all,  180  blooms  in  sixty-three 
varieties. — Mummer. 
