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of  the  N.C.S.  lately  made  a  grant  out  of  its  funds  equal  to  the  average 
annual  addition  to  its  own  reserve  ! 
The  N.C.S.  shows  seem  to  be  placed  in  the  arms  of  the  Aquarium  once 
again.  It  must  all  seem  mysterious  to  many  more  than  one — 
OUTSIDEK. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  UP  TO  DATE. 
{^Concluded  from  page  75.) 
Passing  to  the  selection  of  eighteen  new  varieties,  the  voting 
here  gives  some  peculiar  results.  No  less  than  105  names  are  given, 
showing  how  numerous  are  the  introductions  of  the  last  two  years. 
It  cannot  he  disputed  that  the  first  eighteen  on  the  list  are 
not  entitled  to  their  position.  Here  again  the  value  of  “sports” 
is  noteworthy.  The  first  two  on  the  list,  G.  J.  Warren  and  Lady 
Hanham,  are  “  sports ;  ”  the  former,  as  is  generally  known,  being  an 
offspring  of  the  charming  Madame  •Carnot,  the  latter  from  Viviand 
Morel,  both  models  of  what  a  Japanese  Chrysanthemum  should 
he.  At  least  eight  of  the  first  eighteen  are  English  raised  ;  this 
fact  is  satisfactory,  as  showing  that  we  are  not  now  so  dependent 
upon  chance  and  our  foreign  neighbours  for  the  introduction  of  new 
varieties  as^  formerly. 
In  the  ^selection  of  new  ones  there  are  numerous  highly  coloured 
varieties  which  cannot  be  other  than  a  gain.  Royal  Standard, 
Master  H.  Tucker,  Mary  Molyneux,  J.  Chamberlain,  J.  Bidencope, 
and  Pride  of  Madford.  No  less  than  thirty-eight  varieties  receive  one 
vote,  showing  much  of  individual  choice.  It  very  often  happens  that 
a  variety  the  first  year  is  not  seen  outside  the  locality  where  it  is 
grown,  and  although  it  may  be  deserving,  there  has  not  been  time  for 
it  to  receive  the  notice  to  which  it  may  he  eventually  entitled.  Selec¬ 
tions  such  as  the  present  one  can  only  be  of  varieties  which  are 
brought  more  in  view  of  the  public,  and  in  this  important  respect  are 
“  up-to-date.” 
The  selection  of  incurved  varieties  reveals  many  important  items. 
Ninety-eight  are  mentioned  to  select  the  three  dozen  required,  which 
gives  a  wide  range  of  opinion.  In  spite  of  the  fact  that  the  “  Queen  ” 
section  has  been  considerably  decried  during  the  last  two  years,  no 
less  than  six  members  of  this  family  are  found  in  the  premier  selection. 
That  ever  popular  variety,  Empress  of  India,  ties  with  three  others 
for  the  premier  position.  Lord  Alcester,  an  ideal  type  of  ad  incurved 
Chrysanthemum,  being  one  point  below.  The  position  of  Duchess  of 
Fife  in  the  list  will,  no  doubt,  surprise  not  a  few.  By  many  it  is 
regarded  as  a  Japanese  incurved  rather  than  a  true  Chinese.  Amongst 
the  electors  there  are  those  who  object  to  C.  H.  Curtis,  thus  showing 
how  extreme  is  the  diversity  of  opinion.  That  ever  popular  favourite 
Princess  of  Wales  occupies  the  same  honourable  position  it  has  done 
for  many  years.  Ma  Perfection,  too,  is  another  variety  that  has  been 
the  cause  of  much  comment  as  to  its  proper  place,  incurved  or  Japanese. 
What  are  known  as  the  “Teck”  family  do  not  occupy  an  enviable 
position.  The  original  does  not  obtain  more  than  eleven  votes,  which 
is  sufficient  to  estimate  its  value  as  an  exhibition  flower. 
With  the  exception  of  Hero  of  Stoke  Newington,  Mrs.  N.  Davis, 
Lady  Dorothy,  and  C.  Gibson,  none  of  the  others  finds  a  place,  and 
those  named ‘are  exceptionally  low.  The  fact  cannot  be  disputed 
that  for  the  last  five  years  representative  blooms  have  been  few  and 
lar  between.  The  difficulty  experienced  in  obtaining  characteristic 
flowers,  coupled  with  the  comparatively  small  value  of  the  section 
from  a  purely  decorative  point  ot  view,  has,  no  doubt,  done  much  to 
drive  the  family  much  out  of  cultivation.  Those  old  favourites, 
Jardin  des  Plantes  and  Barbara,  find  one  supporter  each — poor 
compensation  after  a  working  career  extending  over  thirty  years  in 
the  former  instance,  and  twenty  in  the  latter.  Many  more  interesting 
comparisons  might  be  made  if  space  admitted  ;  sufficient,  however, 
has  been  said  to  show  the  great  change  that  has  taken  place  in  the 
Japanese  section,  during  the  last  ten  years  also  the  advance  in  the 
incurved  over  twice  that  period  of  time. — Edwin  Molyneux. 
Votes  for  the  Thirty-six  Incurved. 
30  Empress  of  India 
30  C.  H.  Curtis 
30  Princess  of  Wales 
30  Duchess  of  Fife 
29  Lord  Alcester 
29  Jeanne  d’Arc 
28  Miss  M.  A.  Haggas 
28  Violet  Tomlin 
28  Robert  Petfield 
28  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston 
28  James  Agate 
26  Golden  Empress 
26  Queen  of  England 
26  John  Lambert 
26  Globe  d’Or 
25  Mrs.  S.  Coleman 
25  Bonnie  Dundee 
24  William  Tunnington 
23  Lucy  Kendall 
23  Madame  Darier 
22  George  Haigh 
22  Miss  Violet  Poster 
21  Miss  Dorothy  Poster 
2 1  Ma  Perfection 
20  Alfred  Salter 
19  Baron  Hirsch 
18  Brookleigh  Gem 
18  Mrs.  Heale 
18  Major  Bonaffon 
15  Lord  Rosebery 
14  John  Doughty 
14  Hero  of  Stoke  Newington 
14  Mrs.  James  Murray 
14  Lord  Wolseley 
12  Lady  Isabel 
12  C.  B.Whitnall 
12  Madame  Eerlat 
11  Austin  Cannell 
1 1  Princess  of  Teck 
11  M.  P.  Martignac 
10  Miss  Phyllis  Fowler 
10  Mr.  .1.  Kearn 
10  Prince  Alfred 
9  Lady  Dorothy 
9  D.  B.  Crane 
9  Perle  Dauphinoise 
9  Mrs.  N.  Molyneux 
9  Mrs.  J.  Gardiner 
9  Mdlle.  Lucie  Faure 
7  Robert  Cannell 
6  Ernest  Cannell 
6  Rena  Dula 
5  Mrs.  N.  Davis 
5  Golden  Nugget 
5  Mons.  Desblanc 
5  Mrs.  Robinson  King 
5  Rose  Owen 
5  Mrs.  F.  Hepper 
5  John  Salter 
5  Mrs.  F.  W.  Flight 
5  JobnFulford 
4  Mons.  R.  Bahuant 
4  Leonard  Payne 
4  Lyne,  jun. 
4  King  of  Orange 
4  Harold  Wells 
3  Empress  Eugenie 
3  Yvonne  Desblanc 
3  Refulgeus 
2  Nil  Desperandum 
2  Ami  Hoste 
2  J.  Pearce 
2  Princess  Beatrice 
2  Mrs.  Mitchell 
2  Novelty 
2  Miss  L.  D.  Black 
2  Ideality 
2  The  Egyptian 
1  Madame  Mailfait 
1  Mrs.Jl  Airdrie 
I  General  Maurie 
I  C.  Gibson 
1  Mrs.  Shipman 
1  M.  Lemaille 
1  King  of  Yellows 
1  Madame  Mistral 
1  Barbara 
1  Noel  Pragnell 
1  Lady  Ilardinge 
1  Miss  F.  Tomlin 
1  Mrs.  .lames  Eadie 
I  Charles  Shoesmith 
I  Mont  St.  Eynard 
1  Triomphe  d’Eve 
1  Orange  Yellow 
1  Alfred  Lyne 
1  .Tardin  des  Plantes 
1  Princess  Chas.  of  Denmark 
98  varieties. 
Votes  for  the  Best  Eighteen  New  Japanese,  1896  and  1897. 
23  G.  J.  Warren 
23  Lady  Hanham 
18  .lulia  Scaramanga 
1 8  Mrs.  J.  Lewis 
15  Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer 
14  Western  King 
13  Mary  Molyneux 
13  Mrs.  H.  Weeks 
1 3  Simplicity 
1 1  Mrs.  W.  Mease 
1 1  Australio 
1 1  Royal  Standard 
10  Mdlle  Laurence  ZtMe 
10  Master  H.  Tucker 
10  N.C.S.  Jubilee 
10  Mrs.  F.  A.  Bevan 
9  Oceana 
8  Ella  Curtis 
8  Mrs.  Maling  Grant 
7  Australian  Gold 
7  Madame  Gustave  Henry 
7  Edith  Tabor 
7  Georgina  Pitcher 
6  Sunstone 
6  Modesto 
6  Lady  Ridgway 
5  Lady  Byron 
5  Robert  Powell 
5  Mrs.  S.  E.  Probin 
5  Pride  of  Exmouth 
5  J.  Chamberlain 
4  Royal  Sovereign 
4  Joseph  Brooks 
4  C.  W.  Richardson 
4  Mrs.  Hermann  Kloss 
4  President  Nonin 
4  Baron  Ad.  de  Rothschild 
4  John  Neville 
4  Mons.  Hoste 
4  Emily  Silsbury 
3  A.  H.  Wood 
3  Surpasse  Amiral 
3  Madame  G.  Bruant 
3  Duke  of  Wellington 
3  Madame  Phillipe  Rivoire 
3  Directeur  Fierens 
3  .1.  Bidencope 
2  Dennis  Smith-Rylands 
2  Mrs.  R.  Jones. 
2  Moor  Park 
2  Mrs.  C.  de  Keyser 
2  Pride  of  Madford 
2  Mrs.  C.  Birch 
2  Mrs.  Riston 
2  Mrs.  G.  Carpenter 
2  Mrs.  A.  G.  Hubbuck 
2  Miss  Elsie  Teichmann 
2  Elthorne  Beauty 
2  John  Seward 
2  Mons.  Hoste 
2  Beauty  of  Adelaide 
2  Beauty  of  Grenoblois 
2  General  Roberts 
2  Mons.  E.  Andre 
2  Mons.  E.  Rosette 
2  Mons.  Chenon  de  Leche 
1  Madame  .1.  Bernard 
2  Snowdon 
1  Mr.  A.  Calderbank 
1  Samian  Gem 
1  Maggie  Shea 
1  Wilfred  H.  Godfrey 
1  Belle  Mauve 
1  Mons.  de  la  Rocheterie 
1  James  Myers 
1  Bynum  Scheltzer 
1  Madame  Ferlat 
1  Mrs.  Barks 
1  Gertrude  Salter 
1  Madame  Louis  Remy 
I  Princess  Helene 
1  Antoinette 
I  Lady  Northcote 
1  Mdlle.  Lucie  Faure 
1  Mrs.  H.  Chieseman 
1  Mrs.  Magee 
1  Milano 
1  Goldfinder 
1  Julian  Hillput 
1  lalene 
1  Ponderosum 
1  In  Memoriam 
1  Lanavee 
1  Crown  of  Gold 
1  Admiral  Ito 
1  Madame  E.  Roger 
1  Miss  Rita  Schrceter 
1  Werther 
1  Phoebus 
1  Dorothy  Seward 
1  Baron  Tait 
1  Mrs.  J.  P.  Bryce 
1  Comte.  Roger  de  Chezelles 
1  Swanley  Giant 
1  Mrs.  C.  Orchard 
105  varieties. 
