November -24,  1898.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.'  395 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Baxter,  Mrs.  Arthur  Jack,  Mdlle.  Louise  Charvet.  - 
charming  rosy  pink  Japanese,  but  not  large,  and  Miss  Nellie  Threllall, 
a  large  white  incurved.  ' 
THE  DISQUALIFICATIONS  OF  THE  N.C.S. 
That  the  Judges  could  not  go  from  the  ruling  of  the  Classification 
Committee  none  can  dispute,  hut  among  other  incurved  which  are 
included  in  the  list  of  of  “too  much  alike”  varieties,  and  which  are 
prohibited  from  being  shown  in  the  same  collection,  are  C.  H.  Curtis 
and  Major  Bonnaffon.  In  the  “Year  Book  of  the  N.C.S.”  the 
descriptions  given  would  lead  anyone  to  think  they  were  very  dissimilar. 
The  former  is  described  as,  “Colour  rich  golden  yellow,  petals  long 
and  pointed;  a  large  deep  flower,  perfectly  incurving,  robust;  mid¬ 
season.”  Major  Bonnaffon  is  described  as,  “Pale yellow;  large,  rather 
flat,  narrow  petals,  closely  incurving;  very  strong  grower,  late,  and 
dwarf.”  Both  varieties  have  been  certificated  by  the  N.C.S.  as  distinct 
I  do  not  wish  to  infer  that  the  N.C.S.  is  wrong  in  bracket¬ 
ing  these  varieties  as  too  much  alike,  but  more  care  should  have  been 
exercised  by  the  compilers  of  the  “  Year  Book.” — W.  J.  G. 
THE  N.C.S.  AND  THE  AQUARIUM. 
More  than  one  who  has  “taken  up  the  cudgels”  on  behalf  of  this 
building  as  the  most  suitable  place  for  the  exhibitions  of  the  N.C.S., 
claim  that  it  is  duo  to  the  place  that  the  “autumn  queen”  has 
attained  such  popularity.  May  I  ask  why  the  various  exhibitions 
which  were  held  in  the  Aquarium  some  twelve  or  fourteen  years  ago 
did  not  make  the  same  progress  ?  I  believe  the  present  Secretary  of 
the  N.C.S.  was  the  one  engaged  by  the  Aquarium  Company  to  organise 
these  shows.  Certainly  with  the  same  Secretary  and  tho  same  build¬ 
ing  they  should  have  been  continued  and  been  a  great  success  if  there 
is  any  truth  in  tho  argument  used  in  favour  of  the  Aquarium  in  the 
present  instance.  It  looks  as  if  tho  N.C.S.  has  been  able  to  supply 
oetter  paying  exhibitions  for  the  Aquarium  Co.  If  the  Crystal  Palace 
is  too  far  away  for  the  public  to  visit  tho  exhibitions  of  the  N.C.S., 
why  do  the  many  thousands  visit  the  various  cycle,  poultry,  and  other 
shows  ? — A.  B.  C. 
HYBRID  CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
It  may  seem  very  ungenerous  to  make  the  suggestion,  but  I  think 
many  will  agree  that  we  are  getting  overdone  with  autumn  blooming 
Chrysanthemums.  The  season  of  flower  begins  early  in  August,  and 
runs  down  to  the  end  of  the  year,  and  as  the  autumn  wanes  the  flowers 
become  more  and  more  in  evidence  until,  for  the  time,  it  seems  ns  if 
gardening  were  limited  to  the  culture  of  the  Chrysanthemum,  and 
nothing  else.  Much  as  I  admire  the  beautiful  Japanese  forms  of 
Chrysanthemum,  I  find  it  to  be  possible  to  have  too  much  of  them, 
and  a  profound  sense  of  relief  is  experienced  when  their  season  is 
over,  and  they  retire  into  well-earned  repose.  It  may  seem  somewhat 
strange,  after  penning  so  much,  to  wish  that  some  one  amongst  our 
expert  hybridists  would  endeavour  to  impress  some  of  the  colours  and 
larger  flowers  of  the  single  autumn  bloomers  on  to  the  favourite 
Marguerite,  Chrysanthemum  frutcscens.  That  these  latter  rank  amongst 
the  most  useful  as  well  as  most  popular  of  bedding,  pot,  or  decora¬ 
tive  summer  plants  we  have,  there  can  be  no  doubt. 
But  charming  as  they  are  in  every  respect  there  is  room  for  colour 
development,  and  could  we  but  have  added  to  the  present  white  and 
pale  yellow  tints  some  of  those  fine  colours  found  in  tho  single  Chrys¬ 
anthemums,  and  especially  as  seen  in  the  single  Pyrethrums  of  our 
gardens,  how  wonderfully  beautiful  would  they  be.  Were  it  not 
that  the  autumn-blooming  Chrysanthemums  produce  huge  bloom®, 
and  these  are  so  helpful  to  win  prizes — the  love  of  prizes  largely 
dominating  real  love  for  flowers — we  should  sec  them  little  grown. 
Very  few  of  them,  except  for  a  limited  time  in  the  late  autumn,  are 
useful  for  garden  decoration.  Chrysanthemum  frutescens  is  essentially 
a  garden  decorative  plant,  and  any  addition  to  the  present  limited 
colour  range  of  its  flowers  would  be  most  warmly  welcomed. — A.  D. 
M.  CALVAT’S  SEEDLINGS. 
During  our  visits  to  the  parks,  the  nurseries,  the  floral  and  other 
meetings,  we  have  had  ample  opportunities  of  seeing  many  of  the 
most  recent  novelties  of  this  grower’s  raising.  We  have  also  noticed, 
with  no  small  degree  of  interest,  that  although  for  seven  years  he  has 
had  no  rival  worthy  of  the  name,  there  are  some  signs  that  our  own 
Colonial  growers  in  Australia,  to  judge  by  the  samples  they  have  sent 
us  during  the  past  few  seasons,  may  enter  the  lists  with  the  eminent 
Frenchman. 
But  still  the  vast  numbers  of  M.  Calvat’s  seedlings  are  everywhere 
to  be  reckoned  with,  and  those  of  the  past  year,  to  say  nothing  of 
preceding  ones,  are  very  much  en  evidence  wherever  we  have  been. 
In  very  good  form  especially  is  Werther,  a  grand  highly  coloured 
variety  of  considerable  merit;  Souvenir  '’e  Madame  F.  Rosette  is 
common  ;  Topazo  Orientale,  a  lovely  yellow  large  incurved,  is  also 
frequently  to  be  met  with  ;  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  Souvenir  de  Malines, 
President  Nonin,  Soleil  d’Octobre,  the  green  Madame  Ed.  Roger, 
Iserette,  Mdlle-.  Uueie  Fuure,  •  Madame  herlat,  and  several  more,  all 
help,  in  this  their  second  year,  to  maintain  their  raiser’s  well-earned 
reputation. 
The  1898  set  will  undoubtedly  contain  some  very  noteworthy  addi¬ 
tions  to  our  collections,  and  of  these  President  Bevan  and  M.  Fatzer 
will  dispute  the  place  for  fir.-t.  Lo  Grand  Dragon  is  a  fine  deep  golden 
yellow,  and  will  no  doubt  bo  much  admired.  General  Paquie  is  a 
beautiful  warm  shade  of  golden  terra-cotta,  but  not  large,  and  the 
same  observation  applies  to  Madame  Robert  Massy,  which  is  of  a 
pretty  velvety  carmine  amaranth.  Marie  Galv.it  is  very  large,  but 
rather  loose  in  build.  Madame  Couvat  de  Terrad  is  a  very  promising 
one,  and  to  it  may  be  added  Mdlle.  M.  Expulsou,  a  large  white  ; 
Melusine,  Secretaire  Rivoirc,  and  a  very  charming  yellow  called 
'Tatiana.  All  these  in  their  first  season  give  promise;  probably  some 
of  the  othf  rs  may  d_>  so  next  year  when  they  have  been. tried  a  second 
time,  for  the  past  summer  has  certainly  not  been  one  of  the  best  for 
the  trial  of  new  and  unknown  var. cries. — C.  II.  P. 
SINGLE  CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
After  looking  over  the  immense  number  ot  big  Japanese  and 
incurved  Chrysanthemums  at  any  of  the  leading  exhibitions,  it  is 
somewhat  of  a  relief  to  survey  the  smaller  varieties,  and  also  tho 
singles.  There  are  among  the  latter  a  number  of  useful,  pretty,  and 
attractively  coloured  varieties.  A  good  stand  of  well  selected  colours, 
with  the  blooms  arranged  in  threes,  each  trio  of  one  variety,  forms  a 
most  pleasing  exhibit.  The  single  Chrysanthemum  does  not  appeal 
to  the  popular  taste,  chiefly  because  the  blooms  are  only  furnished 
with  one  or  two  rows  of  petals.  When,  howev.  r,  they  are  well 
developed,  fresh,  and  of  good  colour,  also  of  medium  size,  they  are 
specially  attractive  for  decoration,  surpassing  large  and  heavy  blooms 
belonging  to  other  classes. 
During  recent  years  many  excellent  additions  have  been  made  to 
the  previously  limited  number  of  single  varieties,  until  now  nearly  all 
colours  are  represented  in  this  section  as  in  others.  The  size,  too,  ot 
the  individual  blooms  has  increased,  and  there  are  now  many  as  largo 
in  size  as  Admiral  Sir  T.  Symouds,  which  for  a  long  time  occupied 
the  leading  place  among  singles.  That  they  are  advanc.ug  in  public 
favour  there  is  nol^  tho  slightest  doubt.  There  are  always  people 
who  can  appreciate  beauty,  and  good  single  Chrysanthemums  are 
charming  in  form,  lightness,  delicate  outline,  and  rich  colouring. 
Those  who  have  to  provide  cut  flowers  largely  should  grow  them 
in  quantity  for  this  purpose.  -  The  blooms  ought  to  be  highly 
appreciated,  as  they  will  furnish  variety,  and  by  contrast  with  others 
in  a  bouquet  or  basket  of  flowers,  insure  a  better  combination  of  form 
and  colour. 
The  cultivation  of  single  Chrysanthemums  is  comparatively  easy. 
Propagation  by  cuttings  is  the  best,  and  may  be  carried  out  in  the 
early  months  of  the  year;  February  and  March  are  suitable.  Seven 
or  8-inch  pots  are  large  enough  to  flower  the  plants  in.  Grow  them 
similarly  to  other  varieties,  but  allow  only  terminal  buds  to  develop 
blooms,  as  these  give  the  best,  clearest,  and  most  perfect  flowers. 
Early  November  is  their  usual  time  of  blooming.  The  following  is 
a  good  selection  of  varieties : — Admiral  Sir  T.  Symonds,  clear  yellow, 
long  broad  petals  ;  Orange  Beauty,  bronze  and  yellow,  folded  petals  ; 
Oceana,  blush  ;  Purity,  white,  petals  incurved  at  points ;  Springfield 
Beauty,  beautiful  amaranth,  broad,  gracefully  drooping  petals; 
Alphonso,  pale  flesh  colour,  very  largo  broad  petals;  Miss  A.  Mumford, 
yellow  with  crimson  edges,  extremely  pretty  ;  Framfield  Beauty,  dark 
crimson,  broad  petals  ;  Ewan  Cameron,  white,  broad  petals  ;  Miss 
Brown,  rosy  salmon  ;  Lady  Churchill,  terra  cotta,  fluted  petals,  points 
open  and  flat ;  Jane,  pure  white  ;  Rev.  W.  E.  Renfrev,  crimsSon 
maroon,  broad  petals  ;  Mrs.  G.  Rennie,  blush  arid  purple  ;  Standard, 
deep  pink,  silvery  reverse,  broad  long  petals  ;  D.  Windsor,  chestnut 
red  ;  Earlswood  Glory,  white;  Miss  Walton,  pink;  Mrs,  horbes, 
white;  Emmie,  blush;  Edgar  Forbes,  chestnut;  Maud  Pitcher,  lemon 
yellow  ;  Crown  Jewel,  deep  orange  ;  Bessie  Con  way,  white,  tinted 
pink;  King  of  Siam,  crimson  ;  Milly  Agate,  blush;  bellow  Jacket, 
bright  yellow  ;  and  Miss  Mary  Anderson,  white. — E.  D.  S. 
AT  BAGLAN  HALL. 
A  few  words  about  a  visit  to  Baglan  Hall,  Glamorgan,  S.  Wales, 
tho  country  seat  of  Mrs.  Llewellyn,  may  interest  those  who  reserve  a 
portion  of  their  hearts  to  the  fascinating  Autumn  Queen,  which,  by  its 
beauty,  attracts  thousands  of  admirers.  It  was  a  lovely  morning  after 
heavy  rain,  and  we  were  met  on  arrival  by  the  genial  and  skilful 
gardener,  Mr.  Gilbert,  who  afforded  us  much  pleasure  in  describing 
various  methods  ho  practised  with  different  varieties  to  insure  the  most 
beautiful  blooms.  The  Chrysanthemums  were  arranged  in  a  handsome 
conservatory.  The  finest  of  all,  to  my  fancy,  was  Phoebus ;  another 
superb  bloom  was  Primrose  League,  and  its  sport  A.  H.  Woods. 
Lady  Ridgway,  with  florets  of  rxtra  width,  while  Graphic  and  Presi¬ 
dent  Nonin  were  grand.  R.  Powell  was  in  good  fi  rm,  as  was  Lady 
Byron,  while  the  new  Mary  Molyncux  was  superb.  Mast<r  J.  Epps, 
Duke  of  Wellington,  Mons.  Cheuon  do  Leebd,  Edith  Tabor,  Pride  of 
