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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Chrysanthemum  Bonnie  Dundee. 
Though  the  Chrysanthemum  has  now  passed  the  meridian  for 
the  present  season  it  is  by  no  means  too  late  to  call  attention  to  another 
novelty,  as  the  interest,  though  not  perhaps  so  apparent  as  was  the  case 
two  months  ago,  has  not  in  reality  abated.  In  fig.  12  we  furnish  a 
woodcut  engraving  from  a  photograph  of  what  promises  to  be  an 
excellent  incurved,  and  which  is  named  Bonnie  Dundee.  Though  the 
flowers  exhibited  were 
not  large,  they  were  of 
distinct  colour,  com¬ 
pactly  built,  and  of 
Bplendid  form,  and 
doubtless  the  size  will 
increase  materially  next 
season.  The  depth  of 
the  flower,  and  the  per¬ 
fect  incurving  of  the 
florets,  yellowish  bronze 
in  colour,  render  it  well 
worthy  of  the  award  of 
merit  that  was  given  by 
the  Floral  Committee 
of  the  Royal  Horti¬ 
cultural  Society,  and  the 
first-class  certificate  ad¬ 
judged  by  the  National 
Chrysanthemum  Society 
Mr.  Robert  Owen, 
Maidenhead,  was  the 
exhibitor. 
The  Chrysanthemum 
Album. 
The  great  business 
capacities  of  Mr.  H.  J. 
Jones,  Ryecroft  Nur¬ 
sery,  Hither  Green, 
Lewisham,  have  many 
times  during  the  past 
years  been  manifested 
and  acknowledged  by 
all,  and  his  latest  ven¬ 
ture  adds  as  much  or 
more  than  anything  to 
his  credit.  This  is  the 
Chrysanthemum  Album, 
of  which  a  copy  has 
just  reached  us.  It  is 
a  work  of  art  in 
the  form  of  beautiful 
process  blocks  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  printed  on 
splendid  surfaced  paper. 
The  illustrations,  num¬ 
bering  three  dozen, 
chiefly  represent  seed¬ 
lings  that  have  been 
raised  at  Lewisham,  and 
of  which  many  have  not 
yet  been  seen  on  the 
exhibition  board,  are 
given  of  natural  size, 
the  blocks  measuring 
7£  inches  by  9  inches.  The  frontispiece  is  a  lifelike  portrait  of  Sir 
Edwin  Saunders,  to  whom  the  author  has  dedicated  his  work.  The 
price  (2s.  6d.)  cannot  be  termed  other  than  reasonable  when  the  high 
quality  of  the  work  is  considered,  and  we  congratulate  Mr.  Jones  on 
his  introduction  of  the  Album  into  the  Chrysanthemum  world. 
Transfer  of  Seedlings. 
We  are  informed  that  the  whole  of  the  stock  of  seedling  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  belonging  to  Mr.  H.  Briscoe  Ironside,  numbering  more  than 
100  varieties,  has  passed  into  the  hands  of  Messrs.  J.  R.  Pearson  &  Sons, 
Chilwell,  Notts. 
Experience  with  Varieties. 
Madame  C.  Molin. — It  was  said  that  this  variety  had  quite 
displaced  the  well-known  Avalanche,  but  I  cannot  think  such  is  the 
case.  It  is  certainly  broader  in  the  floret,  perfects  a  larger  bloom, 
and  on  this  account  perhaps  is  a  more  suitable  flower  for  the  exhibition 
stage.  A  large  bloom  of  Avalanche  with  proportionate  depth  is,  in  my 
opinion,  a  refined  flower  that  many  of  the  newer  and  larger  varieties 
cannot  surpass.  So  far,  at  any  rate,  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  Madame 
C.  Molin  is  not  equal  to  it  in  symmetry  and  beauty. 
W.  Seward. — This,  to  my  mind,  is  a  grand  flower.  Its  colour  is 
charming,  while  the  shape  and  lightness  of  build  are  all  that  one  can 
desire.  It  reminds  me  very  much  of  my  old  favourite  for  cutting, 
Tokio,  to  which  my  friend,  Mr.  Tunnington,  clung  for  years,  and 
perhaps  does  so  now.  It  makes  a  grand  bush,  and  few  equal  it,  if 
any,  for  cutting.  How  does  W.  Seward  do  when  grown  in  a  natural 
way  1  Judging  from  its  dwarf  habit  and  freedom  of  flowering,  I 
should  think  it  would  be  very  useful.  The  colour  is  good,  the  flowers 
light,  the  florets  narrow,  and  I  do  not  doubt  it  would  yield  sprays  of  the 
lightest  description. 
J.  Shrimpton. — This  is  invaluable  on  account  of  its  dwarf  sturdy 
nature,  good  blooms  being  produced  on  plants  little  more  than  2  feet 
high.  Three  or  four  blooms  on  a  plant  renders  it  one  of  the  most  useful 
for  decoration.  At  one  time  I  thought  Cullingfordi  was  superseded, 
but  now  propose  to  retain  it  a  little  longer.  It  comes  in  late,  and 
always  yields  good  blooms.  Well-developed  flowers  are  superb,  and 
under  strong  light  look 
well  when  twenty  or 
thirty  of  them  are  used 
together  on  the  dinner 
table  in  a  suitable  way. 
What  with  W.  Seward, 
J.  Shrimpton,  W.  G. 
Childs,  and  others,  I 
had  decided  to  throw  it 
out  after  this  year,  but 
it  has  done  so  well,  and 
even  by  the  side  of  these 
new  comers  stands  in 
high  estimation,  that  at 
least  a  dozen  plants  will 
be  grown  another  year. 
E.  Molyneux.  — 
This  magnificent  variety 
stands  out  conspicuously 
even  in  a  group  of  the 
very  newest  and  most 
improved  kinds.  The 
longer  it  is  grown  the 
more  it  is  liked,  and  the 
better  do  the  blooms 
seem  to  come.  At  first 
I  was  disappointed  with 
it.  From  strong  well- 
grown  plants,  and  the 
buds  taken  about  the 
third  week  of  August, 
they  develop  to  perfec¬ 
tion.  Many  of  the 
blooms  this  year  have 
been  almost  globular  in 
shape,  and  as  deep,  or 
deeper,  than  they  have 
been  broad.  Late  flowers 
do  not  appear  to  come 
good.  With  me,  at  any 
rate,  it  has  a  tendency 
to  come  all  one  colour, 
and  often  only  semi¬ 
double  blooms  when  the 
buds  are  taken  in  Sep¬ 
tember.  It  certainly 
does  best  if  the  plant 
branches  in  June,  and 
the  buds  taken  from 
the  three  growths  are 
allowed  to  start  then. 
If  they  come  about  the 
time  stated  good  flowers 
are  certain  to  result, 
other  treatment  being 
satisfactory. 
Undine  — After  two  years’  trial  I  am  somewhat  disappointed  with 
this  variety.  From  the  timber  this  year  and  appearance  of  the  plants 
splendid  examples  were  looked  for,  the  plants  being  stronger  than  those 
of  any  other  variety  grown.  It  is  evidently  early,  as  buds  were  ready 
for  taking  before  the  close  of  July,  some  of  them  very  early  in  the 
month.  These  were  sent  on  “  another  journey,”  and  they  grew  very  tall, 
producing  rather  puny  flowers.  Those  taken  about  the  30th  of  July 
were  only  fairly  good. 
Colonel  Chase. — This  came  out  at  the  same  time  as  Undine,  and 
is  a  decided  acquisition.  Whether  the  buds  were  taken  early  or  late 
splendid  blooms  have  resulted.  It  is  distinct,  the  florets  droop  beauti¬ 
fully,  and  it  makes  a  perfect  flower.  It  is  worth  a  place  in  any 
collection,  however  select.  To  my  mind  it  stands  ahead  of  many  of  the 
varieties  of  recent  introduction.  It  only  wants  growing  to  be 
appreciated.  The  petals  are  very  delicate  and  easily  bruised,  so  that 
some  care  in  handling  is  needed.  I  packed  a  number  of  varieties  on 
one  occasion,  and  found  this  was  the  most  delicate. 
Size  of  Blooms.  —  By-the-by,  in  measuring  blooms,  are  they 
measured  from  tip  to  tip  of  the  guard  florets  or  only  the  average  width? 
Taking  the  guard  petals  from  tip  to  tip  some  blooms  would  measure 
