JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  9,  1899. 
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home;  they  were  in  perfect  health,  not  the  slightest  trace  of  disease 
could  be  detected,  and  accepting  his  statement  that  the  plants  were 
attacked  with  rust  their  rapid  recovery  may  illustrate  the  value  of 
his  cure.  A  grower  who  has  been  so  unkindly  dealt  with  as  to 
have  his  plants  infested  should  give  a  trial  to  the  mixture  suggested, 
and  if  successful  in  checking  the  development  of  the  fungus  the  high 
road  to  successful  Chrysanthemum  growing  will  be  rendered  easier  to 
traverse  for  all. — A.  O’N. 
ENEMIES  TO  CHRYSANTHEMUM  BLOOMS. 
Chrysanthemums  in  flower  are  subject  to  some  vicissitudes  during 
their  bright  and  attractive  career.  One  of  the  greatest  drawbacks  to 
prolonging  the  freshness  and  beauty  of  fairly  large  blooms  is  the 
prevalence  of  damp  in  the  structure  in  which  the  plants  are  housed. 
The  evil  may  be  counteracted  by  employing  fire  heat  to  drive  out  the 
superfluous  moisture  and  give  a  drier  and  more  buoyant  atmosphere. 
When  the  house  is  heated  for  this  purpose  the  ventilators  ought  to  be 
kept  open,  provided  no  drip  when  rain  falls  is  caused  by  so  doing. 
An  exception  to  free  ventilation  should  be  made  when  fogs  prevail, 
as  it  is  important  for  this  fine  misty  vapour  to  be  kept  out  of  the  house 
as  much  as  possible.  With  this  end  in  view  the  heat  may  be  increased, 
reducing  it  as  soon  as  possible  when  the  fog  disappears.  Cold,  damp, 
dirty,  searching  fogs  have  been  the  cause  of  many  blooms  beiug  spoiled 
when  taking  pot  plants  to  exhibitions.  Perhaps  the  actual  moisture 
has  not  been  the  real  enemy,  but  the  deleterious  elements  dissolved 
in  it  from  the  atmosphere,  especially  in  a  large  town. 
When  the  sun  shines  strongly  upon  large  blooms  immediately  after 
foggy  weather  some  injury  must  be  received  by  them,  therefore  it  is 
advisable  to  shade  the  blooms.  Prevention  is  better  than  cure,  in  fact 
there  is  no  cure  for  damage  to  good  blooms.  Shading  is  adopted  to 
minimise  the  extremes  of  light  and  heat  acting  on  the  tender  florets. 
The  application  of  moisture  to  the  roots  must  be  regular,  that  is  to 
say,  water  must  not  be  given  at  stated  times,  but  when  the  plants 
require  it  only.  Feeding  with  strong  liquid  ought  to  cease  when  the 
flowers  are  well  developed.  Crowding  the  plants  too  much  is  also  a 
fruitful  source  of  injury  first  to  the  foliage,  and  eventually  to  the 
blooms.— E.  D.  S. 
HIGHGATE  CHRYSANTHEMUM  SOCIETY. 
A  meeting  of  the  Floral  Committee  of  the  above  Society  took 
place  on  November  2nd,  when  several  novelties  were  exhibited,  and 
first-class  certificates  were  awarded  to  Pearl  Palace  (incurved), 
exhibited  by  Mr.  A.  Jones,  gardener  to  Miss  Wyburn,  Hadley  Manor, 
Barnet  ;  President  Bevan  (Japanese),  exhibited  by  Mr.  J.  Brookes, 
gardener  to  W.  J.  Newman,  Esq.,  Totteridge,  Herts ;  Mons.  Fatzer 
(Japanese),  staged  by  the  same  exhibitor;  Madame  L.  Brossilion 
(Japanese),  also  staged  by  the  same  exhibitor  ;  Mrs.  White  Popham 
(Japanese),  exhibited  by  Mr.  J.  Sandford,  gardener  to  G.  W.  Wright- 
Ingle,  Esq.,  North  Finchley ;  M.  Louis  Remy  (Japanese),  exhibited 
by  Messrs.  W.  Wells  &  Co.,  Earlswood  Nurseries,  Redhill.  Among 
other  novelties  exhibited  were  C.  F.  Payne  (which  the  Committee 
wished  to  see  again),  Mr.  T.  CarriDgton,  Sir  Redvers  Buller,  and  Miss 
N.  Pockett. — W.  E.  Boyce. 
WOODIIATCH,  REIGATE. 
W hatever  may  be  the  fortunes  or  misfortunes  of  others,  at  least  Mr. 
Salter  seems  always  able  to  present  his  employer,  T.  B,  Haywood,  Esq  , 
and  his  friends,  with  a  superb  show  of  Chrysanthemums  every  year. 
This  autumn  he  seems  to  have  gone  one  better  than  ever,  in  spite  of  a 
season  having  prevailed  that  has  proved  to  be  a  most  difficult  one  to 
many,  even  the  dreaded  rust  not  having  interposed  any  obstacle. 
The  hundreds  of  plants  are  arranged  in  two  long,  lean-to  houses, 
constituting  splendid  masses  of  flowers,  and  are  exclusively  in  these 
of  Japanese  and  incurved  forms.  The  beautiful  Anemones,  singles 
and  Pompons,  grown  here  so  wonderfully  well,  are  this  season 
in  different  houses,  so  that  they  can  be  cut  as  needed  with  great 
facility. 
Mr.  Salter  is  far  from  being  an  omnivorous  exhibitor.  He  is 
usually  content  to  show’  at  three  or  four  shows,  and  he  always  takes' 
a  high  place.  He  is  wonderfully  strong  in  Japs,  but  seems  to  be  even 
more  so  with  incurved.  The  more  recent  introductions  into  this 
section,  which,  if  less  refined,  at  least  give  more  to  look  at,  having 
done  so  much  to  give  to  wdiat  was  once  the  only  specially  show’  section, 
a  new  lease  of  life  that  was  badly  needed.  Still  the  incurved,  be 
they  perfect  in  form,  cannot  hope  to  regain  their  once  high  position  at 
exhibition  tables.  The  splendid  Japanese  have  ousted  them  from 
pride  of  place  in  public  estimation  for  ever. 
Of  these  Japs,  very  fine  indeed  a  few  days  since  were  Chenon  de 
Leche,  Le  Grand  Dragon,  Nellie  Pockett,  one  of  the  best  Australians ; 
Swanley  Giant,  Mrs.  Mease,  Mutual  F riend ;  an  Australian  seedling, 
fiery  crimson  reflexed,  but  not  of  great  size ;  Mrs.  J.  Lewis,  Annie 
Prevost,  Lady  Hanham,  Charles  Davis,  E.  Molyneux,  G.  J.  Warren, 
Madame  Philipe  Rivoire,  Pride  of  Madford,  Lord  Ludlow,  Mrs.  H. 
Payne,  A.  II.  Pearson,  C.  B.  Haywood,  Rose  Wynne,  Oceana,  Modesto, 
N.C.S.  Jubilee,  Col.  W.  B.  Smith,  Lady  Ridgway,  Madame  Desblanc, 
Robert  Powell,  Elthorne  Beauty,  Phoebus,  Madame  Carnot,  V  iviand 
Morel,  and  many  others. 
Then  of  incurved  there  were  Lady  Isobel,  Mr.  Murray,  Madame 
Darier,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Mr.  J.  Kearns,  Yvonne  Desblanc,  Duchess  of 
Fife,  Lord  Brooke,  Mons.  Desblanc,  Baron  Ilirscb,  Globe  d’Or,  Ma 
Perfection,  M.  T.  Martignac,  Empress  of  India,  Topaze  Orientale, 
Violet  Tomlin,  Mrs.  Coleman,  Austin  Cannell,  Princess  of  Wales, 
Major  Bonnaffon,  and  C.  S.  Botet,  new,  rich  golden  colour. 
This  list  serves  to  show  how  varied  and  inclusive  of  newer 
varieties  is  the  Woodhatch  collection.  It  is  specially  ore  to  see, 
because,  apart  from  its  excellence,  it  is  so  comprehensive.  Mr.  Salter 
has  always  in  November  to  show  visitors  a  most  brilliant  display  of 
single  Zonal  Pelargoniums  in  full  bloom,  and  at  present  one  of  the 
finest  lot  of  Apples  any  ordinary  garden  can  boast  of.  Probably  in  all 
the  county  of  Surrey  there  is  no  better  furnished  Apple  store  than  is 
the  one  at  Woodhatch. — A.  D. 
DUNCOMBE  PARK. 
Mr.  Williams  has  not  been  an  exhibitor  many  seasons,  but  has 
made  good  progress  during  the  time.  It  will  no  doubt  be  remembered 
by  some  readers  of  the  Journal  that  lie  was  very  successful  last  year 
at  York,  charing  the  board  in  the  Japanese  section  with  excellent 
blooms.  He  is  this  season  growing  about  800  or  900  plants,  mainly 
Japanese,  and  the  remainder  singles.  The  incurved  find  little  favour, 
their  formal  flowers  not  being  so  suitable  for  decorative  purposes, 
for  which  a  large  quantity  are  required.  Although  large  blooms  with 
long  stems  are  much  in  demand  for  filling  vases,  a  great  number 
of  plants  arc  grown  in  bush  form  for  supplying  smaller  blooms  for 
general  decoration.  There  is  a  good  range  of  fruit  houses  to  accom¬ 
modate  the  plants. 
Some  varieties  are  flowering  rather  earlier  than  usual,  rind  several 
of  the  finest  blooms  will  be  past  their  best  by  the  time  the  York  Show 
takes  place.  This  is  attributed  to  the  hot  weather  we  experienced 
during  the  months  of  July  and  August  bringing  them  along  so 
rapidly.  It  is  the  usual  practice  to  take  the  first  buds,  as  Mr.  Williams 
informs  me  that  he  has  always  found  that  he  gets  better  blooms  than 
by  taking  the  second. 
Amongst  the  best  blooms  open  on  October  28th  were  Lady  Byron, 
Mrs.  J.  Lewis,  Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer,  Madame  Gustave  Henry,  Mons. 
Chenon  de  Leche,  Mutual  Friend,  N.C  S.  Jubilee,  and  1  ady  Hanham. 
Madame  Carnot  was  just  opening,  and  promises  some  fine  blooms,  as 
also  do  G.  J.  Warren  and  Eva  Knowles.  A  few  of  last  year’s  new  ones 
are  being  given  a  trial,  including  John  Pockett,  Nellie  Pockett, 
Chatsworth,  and  Joseph  Chamberlain,  but  it  was  rather  too  early  to 
say  much  about  them. — J.  S.  Upex. 
VICTORIA  PARK. 
Here  the  Chrysanthemums,  which  are  under  the  care  of  Mr. 
Moorman,  are  coming  on  apace,  and  must  be  a  source  of  pleasure  to 
many  people  who  live  in  the  crowded  locality  adjoining  the  park.  The 
plants  are  well  arranged  in  a  large  span-roofed  greenhouse,  and  com¬ 
prise  many  excellent  variet  es  for  the  purpose  of  a  public  display.  The 
old  show  type  of  florists’  incurved  and  some  of  the  Anemones,  together 
with  Pompons,  all  receive  attention,  and  in  the  first-named  section 
were  observed  Glennys  and  Rundles,  Mons.  R.  Bahuant,  D.  B.  Crane, 
;  nd  Baron  Hirsch,  all  giving  signs  of  piomise  in  the  near  future.  Good 
use  is  made  of  that  pretty  little  Pompon,  Mdile.  Elise  Dordan,  and  in 
the  Ai  emone  section  Descartes  and  the  old  Gluck  are  conspicuous. 
Japanese  are  of  course  very  numerous  and  of  a  high  average 
quality.  In  varie',ie3  of  whites,  Elaine,  Mdme.  Couvat  Terrail, 
Bouquet  des  Dames,  Mdile.  Lacroix,  Mdme.  Gustave  Henry,  Lady 
Byion,  very  fine,  are  too  well  known  to  require  further  mention,  while 
somo  of  the  yellow  varieties  include  Charles  Davis,  Pallanza,  Phoebus, 
Mons.  Panckoucke,  J.  H.  Bunchman,  and  Sunflower.  There  is  a  large 
number  of  Mons.  Calvat’s  seedlings  grown,  and  some  of  his  earlier 
flowering  sorts  are  very  useful  in  these  disp'ays.  Of  these  President 
Bevan  is  a  fine  large  yellow  Japanese  incurved,  and  a  worthy  com¬ 
panion  to  M.  Fatzer.  L' uise,  always  good  and  useful,  is  very  dwarf ; 
President  Nonin  is  another  fine  laige  yellow,  and  rather  better  known 
varieties  from  the  same  raiser  include  Souvenir  de  Moulines,  Reine 
d’Ang’eterre,  Wertter,  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  Soleil  d’Octobre,  yellow,  and 
Mdme.  Ed.  Rey. 
Very  good  examples  from  other  sources  include  Col.  W.  B.  Smith, 
Gloire  du  Rocher,  the  crimson  W.  Seward,  John  Shrimpton,  Royal 
Standard,  and  several  other  popular  sorts. 
FINSBURY  PARK. 
The  Chrysanthemums  here  are  very  good  this  season,  and  there 
are  some  fine  blcoms  on  view.  The  collection  is  well  advanced,  and  is 
staged  in  a  glass  house  close  to  the  Manor  Gate  entrance,  as  in  years  gone 
by.  The  visitor  will  notice  the  curious  variety,  Madame  Ed.  Roger,  the 
green  Japanese  incurved  flow  er.  In  incurved,  Barbara,  C.  H.  Curtis 
