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October  26  1899. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
autumn,  which  is  not  yet  in  commerce,  showed  by  its  remarkable 
substance  and  beauty  that  the  resources  of  the  raiser  named  are  not 
exhausted.  And  yet  another  noble  v/hite  bloom,  named  Miss  Alice 
Byron,  was  exhibited  thus  early  in  the  season  as  a  week  or  two 
back,  so  that  one  may  reasonably  look  for  more  of  similar  good 
quality  of  other  shades.  This  success  has  air  ady  had  the  effect  of 
bringing  other  seedling  raisers  into  the  field.  We  have  noted  a 
goodly  number  in  more  than  one  locality  lately.  H.  J.  Jones,  Mrs. 
W.  Seward,  and  one  or  two  other  varieties,  a  e  promising  also  from 
another  raiser  who  is  not  new  to  the  work.  If,  therefore,  this  activity 
goes  on  we  shall  be  able  to  look  to  home-raised  novelties  to  rival  those 
of  other  countries. — Specialist. 
OUTDOOR  CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
The  early  sorts  have  withstood  a  dry  summer  very  well,  although 
they  were  unusually  late  in  blooming.  At  least,  the  flower  buds  came 
plentifully  enough  in  September,  but  the  dry  roots  below  prevented 
them  from  opening.  After  the  rains,  however,  a  later  crop  quickly 
followed,  and  the  display  of  flowers  has  been  as  gay  as  during  other 
seasons.  The  usefulness  of  outdoor  varieties  is  becoming  more  appre¬ 
ciated  each  year,  the  lasting  qualities  of  Chrysanthemums  when  cut 
giving  them  an  advantage  over  most  early  autumn  flowers. 
A  fresh  supply  need  not  be  rooted  each  season,  as  the  old  stools 
when  cut  down  will  stand  any  except  a  very  severe  winter.  These 
throw  up  again  in  spring,  and  flower  somewhat  earlier  than  those 
rooted  early  in  the  year. 
With  early  Chrysanthemums  it  is  well  not  to  grow  too  many 
sorts.  There  are  really  very  few  good  ones.  Many  of  the  so-called 
improvements  will  not  bear  comparison  with  old  tried  varieties.  This 
was  strikingly  brought  to  our  notice  in  going  through  some  acres  of 
plants  in  flower  recently.  In  whites  there  is  none  to  equal  Madame 
Desgrauge,  the  yellow  sport  G.  Wermig  being  the  best  of  that  shade. 
Ivy  Stark  is  a  first  rate  bronze,  the  blooms  all  opening  about  the  same 
time.  Madame  Marie  Masse  is  a  capital  pink;  the  new  “Crimson” 
Madame  Marie  Masse  is  a  good  form  of  similar  qualities,  the  flowers 
of  which  are  bronzy  salmon.  Harvest  Home  produces  an  abundance 
of  red  and  gold  blooms.  Ambrose  Thomas  forms  a  striking  bush  of 
bronzy-red  colour.  The  above  all  flower  before  frost  is  likely  to 
harm  them.  A  little  later  is  Comtesse  F.  de  Cariel,  bronze  yellow,  and 
Ryecroft  Glory,  lighter  in  shade.  Roi  des  Precoces  has  rich  dark 
crimson  blooms ;  0.  J.  Quintus,  mauve  pink,  is  fine  of  that  shade. 
Madame  Eulalie  Morel,  salmon  pink,  is  a  charming  shade,  and  the 
variety  is  early.  * 
Neither  Queen  of  the  Earlies  nor  Yellow  Queen  of  the  Earlies  are 
satisfactory  in  the  open.  They  are  first  rate  under  glass,  and  come  at 
a  time,  early  October,  when  flowers  are  much  in  request.  These  two, 
with  William  Holmes,  crimson,  and  Soleil  d’Octobre,  would  form  four 
excellent  varieties  to  supply  a  quantity  of  cut  bloom  thus  early  in 
the  Chrysanthemum  season. — S. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  ROUND  LIVERPOOL. 
The  war  at  the  present  time  is  greatly  exercising  the  minds  of  the 
Liverpool  people,  and  naturally  so,  for  the  great  seaport  must  have 
ties  affecting  almost  all  classes  of  society  in  the  district.  But  let  us 
turn  from  war,  in  all  its  stern  reality,  and  think  of  the  many  wars 
and  warriors  who  will  meet  together  in  friendly  rivalry  within  the 
next  few  weeks,  and  do  battle  on  behalf  of  the  Chrysanthemum,  so 
rightly  named  the  “  Queen  of  Autumn.” 
The  season,  on  the  whole,  has  been  one  of  much  promise,  and  from 
accounts  at  present  to  hand  we  may  rely  on  most  of  our  old  names  to 
again  represent  the  district  where  Chrysanthemum  culture  was  first 
fostered,  developed,  and  always  kept  up  to  a  high  standard,  in  spite  of 
many  difficulties  in  the  atmospheric  conditions  of  the  neighbourhood. 
Large  blooms  still  find  a  great  amount  of  favour  in  many  establish¬ 
ments,  but  there  is  no  denying  the  fact  that  the  bush  lorm  is  making 
rapid  progress,  and  that  the  smaller  free-flowering  sorts,  which  do  not 
seem  so  susceptible  to  the  “damp  fiend,”  are  beginning  to  be  recognised 
in  their  true  worth  (as  they  most  deservedly  ought  to  be),  forming  as 
they  do  many  features  in  decoration  that  cannot  be  attained  by  the 
larger  flowers.  Fashion  and  taste  demand  this,  and  so  those  who 
would  keep  at  the  top  of  the  tree  know  full  well  the  value  of  bush 
plants  in  conjunction  with  the  exhibition  sorts. 
The  battle  in  the  district  will  be  for  the  handsome  cup  of  the 
Liverpool  Horticultural  Association,  with  which  goes  a  cash  prize  of 
excellent  value.  It  is  already  attracting  much  attention  by  reason  of 
its  having  been  won  once  by  three  different  exhibitors — viz.,  by  Mr. 
R.  C.  Townshend  of  Oswestry,  in  1896  ;  Mr.  G.  Burden,  gardener  to 
Mrs.  Cockburn,  Oxton,  in  1897 ;  and  Mr.  J.  Heaton,  gardener  to 
R.  P.  Houston,  Esq.,  Aigburth,  in  1898.  The  latter  is  without  a  doubt 
one  of  the  most  persevering  of  our  younger  gardeners,  and  whoever 
beats  him  will  have  to  come  with  really  good  material. 
Mr.  Heaton  is  also  the  holder  of  the  grand  “  Cressington  cup,”  the 
gift  of  A.  L.  Jones,  Esq.,  having  won  it  twice  out  of  three  times,  and 
if  successful  this  year  it  will  become  his  own  property.  Although  not 
growing  a  very  large  quantity,  he  has  few  blanks,  and  the  double  task 
set  him  will  oe  watched  with  interest.  There  are  also  many  other 
good  growers  whom  I  hope  to  favourably  mention  during  the  season, 
and  one  although  not  an  exhibitor  —  viz.,  Mr.  Doe  of  Ivnowsley 
Hall — in  particular.  He  had  a  grand  collection  last  season,  but  illness 
prevented  my  seeing  them  at  the  right  time.  With  these  few  remarks 
I  must  close,  knowing  full  well  that  for  the  next  few  weeks  the 
interest  attached  to  shows  in  other  parts  than  Liverpool  will  be 
eagerly  awaited  by  all  gardeners  here.  The  parks,  too,  of  Liverpool 
will  be  carefully  noted  in  every  respect. — R.  P.  R. 
SOUTHWARK  PARK. 
The  Chrysanthemums  in  Southwark  Park  are  not  yet  at  their 
best,  but  enough  could  be  seen  of  them  at  the  time  of  our  visit  to 
justify  the  prophecy  that  they  will  be  quite  equal  to  those  of  former 
years.  Here,  as  at  most  public  displays  nowadays,  the  Japanese  by 
their  bright  colour  and  fantastic  form  seem  to  claim  the  greatest 
attention.  Mr.  Curie’s  collection  will  be  found  in  the  T-shaped  glass 
structure,  as  in  former  years,  the  nearest  entrance  to  the  park  being 
that  situated  in  the  Gomm  Road. 
A  few  of  the  old  type  of  incurved  are,  however,  in  good  form,  and 
of  these  Prince  Alfred  is  one  of  the  best.  Mons.  R.  Bahuant,  a  big, 
solid,  similar  toned  flower,  is  another.  D.  B.  Crane  and  Globe  d’Or  in 
yellows  are  coming  on,  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston  is  rapidly  developing. 
Others  like  R.  Canned,  the  rich  golden  chestnut  Baron  Hirsch,  and 
Duchess  of  Fife,  pure  white,  very  compact,  and  incurving  closely,  are 
fast  improving. 
The  Japanese  are  mostly  old-established  varieties,  and  selected  for 
their  usefulness  in  effect,  and  Elaine,  the  old  white  favourite  Japanese, 
is  one  which  is  now  almost  eclipsed  by  the  equally  early  Emily  Sils- 
bury  of  the  same  pure  shade,  but  generally  larger  in  build.  In  the 
same  colour  Mdlle.  Marie  Hoste  is  also  attractive  and  good.  King  of 
the  Hirsutes,  a  very  pure  pale  lemon  yellow,  and  a  hairy  variety  of 
the  Japanese  type,  is  also  attractive.  Somewhat  richer  and  warmer  in 
tone  is  Gloire  de  Mezin,  very  valuable  in  mixed  groups,  the  colour 
being  a  golden  orange  shaded  bronze,  a  close  and  compactly  built 
flower.  Other  Japanese  that  are  conspicuous  lor  their  colour  are 
J.  H.  Runchman,  Madame  Ed.  Rey,  L’Ami  Etienne,  Wm.  Tricker, 
Stanstead  Surprise,  Hamlet,  H.  Shoesmith,  Sunflower,  Mrs.  J. 
Shrimpton,  Oceana,  Lizzie  Seward,  and  Gambetta.  There  are  too 
many  of  the  ne  ver  varieties  but  these  are  somewhat  later  in  developing 
their  buds. — P. 
EARLSWOOD  NURSERIES. 
Mr.  W.  Wells,  whom  we  visited  a  few  days  ago,  always  has  a 
capital  display  of  finely  developed  blooms,  and  his  collection  is  almost 
wholly  comprised  of  novelties,  there  being  few  old  sorts  grown,  and  of 
these  the  Australian  seedlings  form  a  very  conspicuous  feature  of  the 
display.  Many  of  them  are  seedlings  raised  by  Mr.  Thomas  Pockett, 
of  Victoria,  during  the  past  two  or  three  years.  Most  growers 
interested  in  novelties  will  remember  Nellie  Pockett  and  John  Pockett, 
introduetd  last  season.  These  are  both  doing  well  again.  Others 
include  Mermaid,  a  fine  large  white  Japanese;  Janet,  Lady  Clark, 
a  long  quilled  petalled  Japanese,  something  in  the  style  of  Mr. 
T.  Carrington,  but  deeper  and  richer  in  colour  ;  Wonderful,  deep 
golden  buff  yellow  revtrse,  with  inside  of  chestnut  crimson  ;  Pride  of 
Htokell,  crimson  and  gold  :  Wattleblossom,  very  globular  in  form,  with 
long  drooping  twisted  florets,  colour  deep  lemon  yellow  ;  Miss  Lucy 
Cheeseman,  a  Japanese  with  immense  florets,  very  compact,  colour 
pale  greenish  yellow  ;  J.  R.  Upton,  a  fine  yellow  Japanese  ;  Australian 
Belle,  very  large,  with  long  tubular  florets,  curly  at  the  tips,  and 
slightly  hairy,  colour  lilac  mauve ;  Miss  Ida  Barwood,  Japanese,  pure 
white  ;  Silver  Queen,  very  long  florets,  a  pretty  shade  of  deep  rosy 
pink  ;  Lord  Salisbury,  a  huge  Japanese  of  a  pure  canary  yellow,  with 
florets  of  great  length,  forming  an  immense  bloom  ;  and  several 
others,  not  sufficiently  advanced  at  the  time  of  our  visit  to  warrant 
description. 
Continental  novelties  aie  principally  represented  by  M.  Ernest 
Calvat,  although  there  are  several  very  promising  ones  from  M.  Nonin. 
Of  the  former’s  seedlings,  mention  may  be  made  of  some  noble  blooms 
of  Le  Grand  Dragon,  M.  Fatzer,  President  Bevan,  Mons.  Chenon  de 
Leche,  Madame  Lucie  Recoura  (new,  large  purple  amaranth  coloured 
Japanese  with  a  silvery  reverse),  Soleil  de  Decembre,  M.  H.  Martinet, 
Marie  Calvat,  Madame  Aristide  Rey,  and  several  others. 
Other  continental  varieties  are  Mons.  Louis  Remy,  a  pretty  pale 
yellow  sport  from  the  white  form  of  Mrs.  C.  Harman  Payne ;  Amateur 
J.  Le  Chaplais,  a  superb  Japanese  of  great  size,  grooved  florets,  colour 
reddish  salmon  with  reverse  of  deep  golden  bronze.  Francis  Pilon  is 
deep  rich  golden  yellow,  has  long  tubular  florets,  and  a  huge  flower. 
Madame  Gabrielle  Debrie,  Japanese  of  good  form,  very  compact,  colour 
flesh  pink.  Of  others  we  noticed  Chrysanthemiste  Lemaire,  chestnut 
and  gold;  President  Felix  Salhut,  white,  and  Mdlle.  J.  Lieber  rosy 
white.  ^ 
