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and  D.  B.  Crane  are  well  done,  but  we  were  particularly  struck  with 
the  fine  examples  of  the  huge  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  which,  like  most  of  the 
Japanese  of  recent  date,  is  capable  of  being  grown  to  very  great  size. 
Good  purple  forms  are  Purple  Emperor,  Beauty  of  Teignmouth,  and 
we  noticed  Mrs.  W.  Mease,  the  pale  yellow  Carnot  sport,  in  very  good 
condition.  A  massive dooking  flower  is  Duke  of  Wellington,  with 
broad  bronzy  florets,  and  so,  too,  is  the  Egyptian,  something  similar 
in  form  and  colour. 
Miscellaneous  varieties  include  G.  W.  Childs,  Master  H.  Tricker, 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer,  large  and  fine  forms,  a  striking  contrast  with 
such  as  M.  Henri  Jacotot,  William  Seward,  Werther,  John  Shrimpton, 
Descartes,  the  Anemones,  the  newer  John  Pockett,  and  several  others. 
Yellows  are  none  the  less  noteworthy,  for  Sunflower,  Princess  Charles 
of  Denmark,  Peter  the  Great,  Mons.  Panckoucke,  J.  II.  Runchman, 
Gorgeous,  Phoebus,  Marjory  Kinder,  and  other  equally  well  known,  all 
belong  to  this  division,  but  with  variations  of  tone. 
Lady  Byron,  M.  Astorg,  Emily  Silsbury,  Duchess  of  Fife,  and  Miss 
Elsie  Teichman  are  good  whites,  which  appear  to  be  favourites  in  the 
northern  suburb.  In  pinks,  or  variations  of  that  colour,  Mrs.  C. 
Harman  Payne,  M.  Freeman,  Charlotte  de  Montcabrier,  N.C.S.  Jubilee, 
very  fine  and  large ;  W.  Tricker,  a  bright,  pretty  variety ;  are  all  of 
great  service  in  enlivening  a  display  of  this  kind.  Edouard  Audiguier 
is  an  old  variety,  but  its  colour  is  very  telling,  being  a  fine  deep  purple 
amaranth,  with  reverse  of  silver. 
BATTERSEA  PARK. 
In  the  large  span-roofed  greenhouse  here  the  collection  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  is  arranged  in  one  wide  sloping  bank,  and  the  plants 
present  a  very  attractive  appearance  by  virtue  of  their  high  average 
quality.  The  display  includes  a  nice  assortment  of  freely  flowered 
Pompons  and  Japanese,  which  are  trained  up  under  tho  roof,  and  is  a 
pleasing  variation  from  the  ordinary  methods. 
In  the  principal  part  of  the  display  Japanese  form  the  leading 
feature,  and  Calvat’s  seedlings  are  well  to  the  front,  this  raiser  being 
represented  by  Souvenir  de  Petite  Amie,  Madame  Gustave  Henry, 
N.C.S.  Jubilee,  M.  Chenon  de  Lechc,  Australian  Gold,  Madame  Ed. 
Roger,  and  President  Nonin.  Other  raisers  are  well  represented. 
Good  yellows  are  found  in  J.  H.  Runchman,  large  and  solid  ; 
Gloriosum,  Modesto,  Edith  Tabor,  and  Sunflower,  while  the  numerous 
section  of  whites  include  the  grand  additions  Mrs.  II.  Weeks,  Lady 
Byron,  and  others  such  as  Niveus,  Lady  Selborne,  and  Florence  Davis. 
There  are  some  pretty  varieties  in  the  pink  shades— viz.,  Rose  Wynne, 
Good  Gracious,  Mrs.  S.  C.  Probin,  Eda  Prass,  W.  Tricker,  not 
omitting  the  charming  little  Pompon  Mdlle.  Elise  Dordan,  which  is 
one  of  the  best.  In  higher  tones  of  colour  Edouard  Audiguier  and 
Alberic  Lunden  are  rich  deep  purples ;  Australie  is  large  and  fine ; 
Hamlet,  William  Seward,  John  Shrimpton,  and  Gloire  de  Rocher,  all 
help  by  their  richness  of  colour  to  enliven  the  display. 
Although  the  Japanese  preponderate,  the  other  sections  are  by  no 
means  neglected,  and  it  is  interesting  to  record  that  among  these  the 
incurved  are  freely  shown,  the  best  being  Queen  of  England,  Lord 
Wolseley,  John  Lambert,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Empress  of  India,  Globe  d’Or, 
Prince  of  Wales,  and  Baron  Hirsch,  large  and  fine.  There  were  also 
good  examples  of  Golden  Beverley,  Refulgens,  Lord  Rosebery,  and 
Lord  Brooke.  In  the  Anemone  section  we  noticed  Delaware, 
Descartes,  and  M.  C.  Lebocqz. — C.  H.  P. 
'  .  CHELSEA. 
As  the  years  roll  on  it  becomes  more  and  more  difficult  for  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  to  be  grown  to  perfection  at  Chelsea,  and  the  wonder  is 
that  they  are  as  well  produced  as  is  at  present  the  case.  Fogs  are 
all  too  frequent  at  this  period  of  the  year,  and  one  of  four  days 
duration  just  when  the  blooms  were  approaching  their  best  this 
season  prejudiced  the  display  to  a  most  unpleasant  degree.  The 
flowers  were  irretrievably  damaged,  and  the  foliage  was  shorn  from 
the  stems  of  scores  of  plants  as  by  a  knife.  This  must  be  most 
disheartening  to  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons,  as  well  as  to  their 
grower,  Mr.  Weeks  ;  but  they  maintain  their  perseverance,  and  each 
year  a  few  hundreds  of  flowers  may  be  seen  of  various  sizes  and 
different  stages  of  substance.  Some  are  on  bush  plants,  while  others 
are  grown  in  the  orthodox  exhibition  style,  and  these  latter  range  in 
height  from  about  10  inches  to  8  feet.  One  thing  at  any  rate  is 
escaped  at  Chelsea,  and  that  is  the  rust,  which  so  far  has  not  put  in  an 
appearance  on  a  single  plant. 
The  major  portion  of  the  plants  are  arranged  in  a  wide  three- 
quarter  span-roofed  house  on  the  left  hand  side  of  the  main  walk,  the 
remainder  being  accommodated  in  a  large  span-roofed  structure.  The 
former  is  almost  wholly  occupied  by  plants  producing  three  blooms 
each,  which  are  in  bank  shape  on  a  wide  bed,  while  on  a  narrow  front 
stage  are  numbers  of  plants  in  small  pots  carrying  one  flower  each. 
Notwithstanding  the  loss  of  foliage  consequent  on  unfavourable  weather 
it  is  obvious  that  the  plants  have  been  well  grown,  or  they  would  not 
have  the  hard,  substantial,  healthy  wood  that  is  so  apparent  on  all 
bands.  In  the  other  house  is  an  immense  central  bank  with  narrow 
side  borders  of  bush-grown  specimens,  producing  abundance  of  smaller 
flowers  suitable  for  decorative  purposes.  These,  too,  have  suffered 
from  the  fog,  and  do  not  present  the  healthy  appearance  that  charac¬ 
terises  plants  which  have  been  carefully  grown  and  properly  tended  in 
the  purer  air  beyond  the  fog  zone  of  the  Metropolis.  Still,  the  display 
attracts  many  visitors,  and  is  well  worthy  of  inspection,  as  demon¬ 
strating  what  varieties  are  best  suited  to  London’s  vitiated  autumn 
atmosphere. 
Needless  to  say  the  Chelsea  collection  is  very  comprehensive  in  the 
Japanese  section — in  fact,  it  includes  all  the  well-known  varieties  of 
merit,  as  well  as  the  newer  ones  that  have  yet  to  prove  their  merit. 
The  incurved  varieties  are.  not  nearly  so  extensively  dealt  with,  the 
leading  forms  only  being  grown.  As  the  older  sorts  are  known  to 
everyone  they  need  not  be  mentioned,  and  instead  note  may  be  made 
of  a  few  of  the  novelties.  These  comprise  Amy  Ensoll,  Henry  Weeks, 
the  Hon.  W.  F.  D.  Smith,  R.  Hooper  Pearson,  Lady  Crawshaw,  Emily 
Towers,  Annie  Prevost,  Mrs.  Barkley,  and  Mrs.  Coombes,  with  such 
Australian  varieties  as  G.  II.  Kerslake,  jun.,  The  Wonderful,  and 
Wattleblossom.  There  are  others  of  course,  and  we  would  advise 
those  who  desire  to  see  the  flowers  to  use  the  utmost  despatch,  as  they 
will  soon  be  gone  for  another  season. — G.  H.  F. 
MESSRS.  CANNELL  &  SONS. 
The  large  span-roofed  house  at  Swauley  is  just  now  at  its  best, 
and  a  very  fine  display  is  again  on  view.  The  novelties  comprise 
home-growD,  colonial,  American,  and  French  seedlings,  many  of  which 
are  well  developed.  Continental  varieties  of  recent  introduction 
comprise  W.  Wells,  a  big  old  gold  Japanese  incurved,  raised  by 
Mons.  E.  Cal  vat.  Others  from  the  same  source  are  M.  Fatzer, 
President  Bevan,  Madame  Ferlat,  Werther,  Le  Grand  Dragon, 
Madame  G.  Bruant,  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  and  Mdlle.  Gabrielle  Debrie,  all  of 
which  are  fairly  well  known.  Newer  sorts  are  President  Lemaire, 
crimson  and  gold;  Madame  Lucie  Recoura,  bright  rosy  amaranth, 
reverse  silvery ;  Zephoris,  a  fine  promising  yellow,  and  large  in  size  ; 
Mons.  H.  Martinet,  crimson  and  gold;  Madame  A.  Rey,  rosy 
amaranth,  with  silvery  reverse  tipped  gold ;  Lydia,  a  big  solid  rosy 
amaranth,  with  silvery  pink  reverse ;  and  many  others. 
Colonials  include  Nellie  Pockett,  Wallaroo,  Pride  of  Madford, 
Australie,  Purp'e  Emperor,  Mr.  T.  Carrington,  Miss  Mary  Underhay, 
and  J.  R.  Upton.  But  some  newer  sorts,  such  as  Sydney  Brunning, 
deep  reddish  terra  cotta  with  old  gold  reverse ;  Sir  H.  H.  Kitchener, 
bright  reddish  crimson  and  gold ;  Hector  Brunning,  dark  crimson  and 
gold  ;  Mrs.  Frank  Gray  Smith,  deep  golden  yellow,  shaded  carmine  ; 
Admiral,  white ;  and  Mrs.  Poppy  Brunning,  a  buff  pink  bloom  with 
a  straw  yellow  ground,  will  be  probably  heard  of  again. 
From  miscellaneous  sources  there  is  quite  a  large  number,  several 
of  M.  Noniu’s  novelties  being  very  promising,  especially  Amateur 
G.  Le  Chaplais,  M.  Raymond  Desforets,  Madame  F.  Daupias,  President 
Distrail,  M.  Gatellier,  and  Corcoran.  Other  growers  are  represented 
by  Mrs.  N.  Molyneux,  large  white  Japanese ;  Helen  Shrimpton, 
Madeline  Davis,  both  fine  showy  varieties ;  Ella  Curtis,  large  and 
good  ;  Mrs.  A.  Cross,  a  big  golden  yellow  Japanese.  In  large  quantity 
are  the  Carnot  family,  and  at  one  end  of  the  central  group  is  a  very 
fine  display  of  huge  blooms  of  Mrs.  S.  C.  Probin. 
Tn  crimsons  General  Roberts  is  striking  and  effective,  and  in  the 
pure  pink  shades  Mrs.  Coomb  is  one  of  the  prettiest.  Incurved  are 
not  largely  grown,  but  special  mention  may  be  made  of  C.  II.  Curtis, 
Glob3  d’Or,  Triomphe  d’Eve,  and  Yvonne  Desblanc. 
WELLINGTON,  SWANLEY. 
While  at  Swanley  I  called  on  Mr.  C.  E.  Wilkins,  who  as  well  as 
being  an  enthusiastic  amateur,  is  also  the  Treasurer  of  the  N.C.S. 
His  collection  only  comprises  incurved,  and  the  plants  were  mostly  in 
flower,  or  rapidiy  coming  on  at  the  time  of  the  visit.  The  varieties 
which  Mr.  Wilkins  prefers  are  as  under.  The  various  members  of  the 
Queen  and  Empress  families;  Ernest  Canned,  of  good  size;  Austin 
Canned ;  John  Miles,  deep  in  build  and  of  good  form,  colour  deep 
golden  bronze  ;  Globe  d’Or,  also  very  fine  in  colour ;  Lady  Isobel, 
Yvonne  Desblanc,  Mdlle.  Lucie  Faure,  Rose  Owen,  Mrs.  R.  C. 
Kingston,  Ma  Perfection,  and  others  of  that  type.  Cactus  Dahlias 
also  form  a  part  of  this  gentleman’s  floral  favourites. — C.  H.  P. 
EXMOUTII  NURSERIES. 
As  may  be  judged  by  the  exhibits  which  have  been  put  up  at  the 
R.H.S.  and  N.C.S.  meetings,  Chrysanthemums  are  even  better  than 
usual  here.  Novelties  and  varieties  of  recent  introduction  are  grown 
to  the  usual  exhibition  form,  the  object  being  to  test  the  hundred  and 
one  sorts  as  to  timing  of  buds,  and  the  probabilities  of  varieties 
succeeding  or  otherwise.  The  main  show  house  now  contains  about 
3000  plants,  grown  principally  to  three  blooms  per  plant.  Among 
the  whites  Queen  of  the  Exe  stands  first,  the  blooms  being  large, 
massive,  yet  refined.  Madame  Gabrielle  Debrie  on  the  early  bud  is 
white  instead  of  the  usual  flesh  pink  ;  this  is  very  promising.  Of 
