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in  classes  for  oistinct  varieties,  be  sufficiently  diverse ,  so  as  to  be 
readily  distinguished  by  the  judges.”  A  blind  man  almost  could  have 
distinguished  in  the  above  case. — A.  D. 
NEW  INCURYED  CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Anything  specially  fine  and  good  in  this  type  is  always  welcome 
to  the  growers,  and  during  the  present  season  signs  have  not  been 
wanting  of  some  steps  towards  improvement  with  the  old  incurved 
section.  Many  of  the  new  varieties  seen  of  late  appear  to  advantage — 
firstly,  by  reason  of  the  fine  depth  and  closely  incurving  form  that 
several  of  them  display  ;  and  secondly,  by  the  great  purity  of  tone  in 
the  colours  of  most  of  those  hereunder  mentioned.  The  selection  that 
follows  is  the  result  of  attendances  at  the  floral  meetings  and  visits  to 
the  various  nurseries,  and  may  be  considered  to  include  the  best  of  the 
recent  novelties. 
Miss  Godsmah,  very  fine,  deeply  built  blooms,  solid,  compact,  but 
rather  coarse,  inside  of  florets  crimson,  reverse  golden  bronze.  Ada 
Owen,  a  very  pretty,  regular-looking  incurved,  of  good  size,  having 
stiff  florets,  which  are  close  and  compact,  and  rather  broad  ;  colour 
pure  white.  Major  Matthew,  a  rather  pretty  little  flower,  with  narrow 
florets,  of  good  depth,  globular  in  form  ;  colour  pink.  Yvonne 
Desblanc,  very  large,  pure  white.  Topaze  Orientale,  very  deep  in  build, 
and  has  numerous  closely-incurving  florets  ;  colour  pure  pale  yellow. 
Emile  Nonin,  rather  flatter  in  build  than  some,  but  of  value  on  account 
of  its  colour,  which  is  a  deep  golden  chestnut.  T.  Lockie  is  something- 
in  the  form  of  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston,  very  close  in  build,  and  has 
regular  narrow  florets,  white  tinted  yellow,  outer  florets  shaded  pink. 
John  Miles  is  another  whose  build  leaves  little  or  nothing  to  be  desired ; 
colour  golden  orange  bronze.  Thomas  Singleton  is  a  very  closely 
incurving  compactly  built  flower,  pure  white,  but  the  outer  florets 
tinted.  C.  S.  Bates  is  a  deeply  built  regular  flower,  large  in  size, 
and  of  a  pure  golden  chrome  yellow.  There  is  also  Pearl  Palace,  a 
rather  promising  variety,  colour  pinkish  lilac ;  and  another,  called  Mrs. 
AAT.  C.  Egan,  very  deep  and  solid ;  colour  pink. — C.  H.  P. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  AT  THE  AQUARIUM. 
Blooms  of  excellent  form,  rich  colours,  extra  size  and  depth,  were 
conspicuous  in  the  majority  of  collections  seen  at  the  National  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  Society’s  great  autumn  exhibition  held  on  November  8th, 
9th,  and  10th  at  Westminster  Aquarium.  The  interest  manifested  in 
this  magnificent  gathering  of  all  that  is  best  and  worthy  of  inspection 
continues  to  be  maintained  by  every  section  of  growers  and  admirers 
of  the  autumn  queen.  Competition  is  keen,  not  only  among  the 
growers  of  cut  blooms  for  exhibition  in  the  various  classes,  but  also 
among  the  trade  growers,  who  strive  to  present  imposing  and  tasteful 
displays  of  plants  and  blooms  which  will  whet  the  appetite  of  the 
public,  creating  a  demand  which  will  further  extend  the  cultivation. 
It  is  at  this  exhibition  that  numbers  of  the  best  and  newest 
varieties  are  shown,  hence  a  splendid  opportunity  is  presented  of 
seeing  them,  and  becoming  acquainted  with  their  colour,  shape,  size, 
and.  any  special  feature. 
In  every  way,  then,  these  superb  displays  under  the  auspices  of 
the  N.C.S.  are  of  educational  value.  Especially  is  this  so  of  the 
November  exhibition,  at  which  time  the  midseason  varieties  present 
their  fullest  development.  Note  can  be  taken  also  of  many  varieties 
which  carry  themselves  well  in  form,  freshness,  and  colour  after 
reaching  maturity  earlier,  also  of  those  which  have  not  attained 
full  perfection,  and  may  prove  valuable  late  varieties. 
Notes  of  a  few  new  and  choice  varieties  which  occupied  prominent 
positions  at  the  recent  Aquarium  Show  may  prove  useful  to  some 
readers,  and  I  therefore  append  them. 
Captain  Bellamy  is  an  excellent  deep,  clear  canary  yellow  Japanese, 
with  good,  broad,  deep  florets,  incurving  centre.  Prince  Charles  of 
Denmark. — Fine,  full,  deep  yellow  ;  Japanese.  Golden  Harvest. — 
Pale  yellow  Japanese,  with  broad  incurving  petals.  Miss  G.  Vander¬ 
bilt. — Splendid  sulphur  white  Japanese,  with  narrow  short  florets. 
Sir  H.  Kitchener. — Japanese;  splendid  yellow  and  bronze,  drooping  and 
small  incurved  florets  ;  a  finely  built  flower.  There  is  another  new 
variety  named  The  Sirdar,  a  good  pink  Japanese.  Mrs.  Winkley 
Smith  is  a  very  clear  yellow  Japanese,  with  medium-sized  petals. 
Britannia  is  a  Japanese  with  blush  incurving  florets.  William  Bardney. 
— Japanese;  crimson,  with  silvery  grey  reverse ;  a  very  large  flower, 
long  incurving  petals. 
Charles  Page. — Japanese,  orange  or  deep  yellow,  broad  florets, 
whirled  and  incurved  at  the  tips ;  a  very  finely  formed  flower.  Mons. 
Ed.  Andre. — Sulphur  reverse,  pale  bronze  Japanese,  broad  florets, 
curving  and  incurving.  Master  James  Epps. — Deep  yellow  Japanese, 
broad  florets,  incurving,  recurving,  and  drooping  petals.  Lord  Cromer 
is  a  deep  crimson,  yellow  reverse,  shapely  drooping  florets ;  reflexed 
Japanese.  Marie  Calvat. — Of  a  flesh  and  pink  colour,  faintly  striped  ; 
it  is  a  large,  superb  Japanese  variety.  Mrs.  J.  W.  Barks  is  a  bronze 
and  yellow  sport  from  Edith  Tabor.  Miss  Randerson. — Pure  white 
Japanese,  broad  petals,  short  in  the  centre,  drooping  nicely ;  a  bold 
massive  flower.  Mrs.  White  Popham. — Another  white,  edged  or  lined 
with  pink  or  carmine.  Glory  of  Maidenhead. — Deep  chestnut,  yellow 
reverse ;  Japanese.  Madame  Louise  Prositton. — White,  closely  packed 
Japanese  bloom  with  incurving  petals ;  and  Gold  Standard  is  a  deep 
yellow  Japanese  having  erect  petals. — E.  D.  S. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  AT  WOKING. 
Mr.  H.  Shoesmith,  of  the  Claremont  Nursery,  Woking,  is  well 
known  as  an  old  and  experienced  grower  for  exhibition,  and  has  on 
many  occasions  given  proof  of  his  ability.  Dealing  first  with  the 
incurved  varieties,  we  found  them  well  represented,  and  coming  on 
in  a  most  promising  way,  the  best  of  them  needing  only  to  be 
mentioned  by  name,  for  they  comprise  C.  H.  Curtis,  large  and  fine  ; 
Mrs.  Coleman,  Mrs.  Heale,  Miss  Haggas,  Miss  Dorothy  Forster,  Lord 
Alcester,  The  Queens  and  Empress,  Princess  of  AY  ales,  Lucy  Kendall, 
and  others  of  equal  repute.  Japanese  are  well  done,  and  include  all 
the  standard  novelties  of  recent  introduction. 
Taking  Calvat’s  seedlings  as  the  starting  point  we  find  Mdme.  Robert 
de  Massy,  a  Japanese,  with  a  fine  velvety  purple  amaranth  shade  and  a 
silvery  reverse;  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  Japanese  incurved,  pretty  silvery 
pink ;  Secretaire  Rivoire,  a  Japanese,  with  long  drooping  florets,  colour 
pale  canary  yellow  shaded  bronze;  Madame  Bertet,  pure  white,  tinted 
flesh  colour,  are  all  fairly  good.  Among  others  from  the  same  source 
of  special  merit  may  be  counted  monster  bloom )  of  such  varieties  as 
Dr.  Liebert,  globular  and  deep,  colour  bright  rosy  mauve  with  silvery 
reverse;  Australian  Gold  ;  Madame  Carnot;  the  curious  green 
Madame  Ed.  Roger;  Le  Grand  Dragon,  a  fine  new  golden  yellow  of 
this  season;  Madame  Couvat  de  Terrail,  a  big  spreading  Japanese,  of 
a  pale  pink  passing  to  white ;  Madame  Madeleine  Expulson,  a  new 
white;  Melusine,  Tatiana,  Antoinette,  white;  Sita,  white,  streaked 
purple ;  M.  Chenon  de  Leche,  Werther,  and  one  or  two  more. 
John  Pockett  is  a  good  sized  colonial  seedling,  a  Japanese  incurved 
with  long  pointed  florets,  reverse  golden  bronze ;  and  among  others 
from  the  same  part  of  the  world  the  solid,  massive  Australie,  Oceana, 
and  Pride  of  Madford,  all  well  known  to  growers,  are  certainly  of 
considerable  merit.  The  selection  does  not,  however,  end  with  these, 
for  we  noticed  a  very  pretty  bright  crimson  sport  from  Pride  of  Mad¬ 
ford  called  Mabel  Kerslake ;  Mrs.  Ernest  Carter,  big  and  fine,  with 
long  drooping  florets,  colour  clear  deep  primrose ;  Mr.  T.  Carrington, 
deep  rosy  amaranth  ;  and  The  Convention,  golden  bronze.  From  the 
same  source  come  Miss  Mary  Underhay,  a  grand  new  yellow ;  Miss 
Nellie  Pockett,  a  fine  white  ;  Master  H.  Tucker,  deep  bright  crimson 
and  gold  ;  Chatsworth,  pink  ;  and  last,  but  not  least,  Purple  Emperor, 
which  for  colour  is  simply  superb,  it  being  a  fine  deep  velvety  plum 
coloured  purple  with  a  silvery  reverse.  Some  well-known  standard 
sorts  are  also  found  in  good  examples  of  Mrs.  C.  Harman  Payne,  \ery 
large  and  bright  in  colour,  and  its  two  sports,  M.  Louis  Eemy  and 
Mrs.  G.  AY.  Palmer.  Madame  Rozain  is  a  grand  incurving  pink 
Japanese,  not  a  modern  one,  but  still  of  some  value.  There  are  some 
good  blooms  of  Viviand  Morel,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Phoebus,  and  others 
from  various  Continental  raisers  which  will  show  the  reader  the  class 
of  bloom  he  may  expect  to  see  at  the  Claremont  Nursery. 
SPECULATIONS. 
Mr.  AAA  Pea  responded  to  my  hint  with  an  interesting  contribution 
on  page  359.  He  was  not,  however,  likely  to  see  the  point  of  my  desire, 
which  was  deferred,  perhaps,  to  a  more  opportune  moment,  when  the 
claims  of  the  Chrysanthemum  carnival  were  ebbing.  Seeing  in  this 
connection  the  question  of  the  future  installation  of  flower  shows  in  more 
appropriate  environment  than  they  actually  enjoy  in  London,  the  subject 
seems  to  deserve  some  space,  and  should  be  ventilated,  in  favour  of  a 
more  central  London  site  than  can  be  claimed  for  the  Crystal  Palace, 
however  appropriate  this  building  is  from  all  other  points  of  view.  The 
very  reference  to  the  meeting  places  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society 
and  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society  being  at  no  great  distance 
from  each  other,  and  constituting  by  their  proximity  an  advantage  to 
Fellows  of  both  Societies,  logically  points  to  joint  action,  so  as  to  place 
them  under  one  central  roof.  There  is  no  gainsaying  the  iron  should  be 
struck  while  it  is  hot,  and  before  the  latter  Society  closes  elsewhere  a 
lengthy  contract. 
The  flow  of  the  tide  is  required  to  launch  the  ship,  and  it  is  surely  not 
too  earlv  to  remember  the  centennial  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society 
occurring  within  six  years’  time  when  such  a  central  floral  hall  should  be 
ready  adequately  to  commemorate  that  important  event.  It  will  take  a 
year  or  two  to  unite  all  the  powers  for  the  realisation  of  the  project,  and 
as  much  time  or  more  to  determine  upon  the  site  and  to  open  the  edifice, 
and  the  matter  should  be  seen  to  in  time,  as  too  many  are  the  instances  of 
“  missing  the  point  ”  through  lethargy,  with  the  resulting  incompleteness. 
Sites  will  become  scarcely  more  plentiful  or  cheaper  as  years  pass  by, 
unless,  indeed,  a  slice  of  the  near  park  be  granted  and  appropriated  for 
the  erection  of  a  building  that  might  serve  the  purposes  of  all  the  flower 
shows  and  meetings,  and  be  left  to  the  people’s  use  free,  and  with  other 
attractions  on  all  other  days  of  the  year.  Surely  the  tide  is  rising 
financially  for  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  and  the  psychological 
moment  should  not  be  sought  for  when  ebb  wifi  follow,  but  should  be 
courted  at  the  present  time. — H.  H.  R.,  Forest  Hill. 
