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JOUEXAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
October  22,  189S. 
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Taken  as  a  whole  the  plants  are  such  a  lot  as  any  cultivator  who  has 
his  mind  stored  on  gold  medals  may  justly  be  proud.  Competitors  who 
have  met  Mr.  Lees  in  the  arena  of  Chrysanthemum  fights  know  quite 
well  he  leaves  but  little  to  chance  in  the  matter,  both  of  "  finishing  ” 
and  staging  his  blooms  ;  and  whoever  beats  him  this  year  may  well  be 
proud  of  the  feat,  and  I  mistake  not  he  will  receive  the  congratulations 
of  Mr.  Lees  himself  as  readily  as  from  any  man. — Nous  Vebrons. 
Sheffield  Chrysanthemum  Society. 
There  was  a  good  attendance  at  the  monthly  meeting  held  in  the 
Society’s  rooms  on  the  14th  October,  when  six  new  applications  for 
admission  into  the  Society  were  considered,  and  the  applicants  duly 
elected  members.  The  exhibits  were,  for  professional  members,  table 
plants;  and  for  the  amateur  members,  three  Dahlia  blooms,  dissimilar, 
Show  varieties. 
The  entries  for  the  table  plants  were  good,  there  being  some  excel¬ 
lent  specimens  of  Crotons  and  Pandanns.  The  first  prize  was  awarded 
to  Mr.  Wm.  Redmill  for  a  Croton  Hawkeri ;  the  second  to  Mr.  Chas. 
Scott  for  a  Croton  Van  Ovesti;  and  the  third  to  Mr.  W.  A.  Topham  for 
a  Pandanns  Veitchi.  Several  good  Crotons  were  “out  in  the  cold”  that 
deserved  an  award.  The  wet,  cold  weather  has  greatly  interfered  with 
the  Dahlia  growers  this  season,  and  the  show  of  cat  blooms  was  not 
nearly  so  good,  neither  in  quantity  nor  quality,  as  is  usually  shown  by 
the  members ;  but,  considering  the  state  of  the  weather,  they  were  very 
creditable.  The  first  prize  was  won  by  Mr.  A.  Jones,  the  second  by 
Mr.  H.  Broomhead,  and  the  third  by  Mr.  S.  Steedman, 
The  essay  for  the  month  was  a  seasonable  one,  the  subject  being 
“The  Storing  of  Dahlia  Tubers  for  the  Winter,”  by  Mr.  W.  Willgoose, 
who,  being  a  successful  exhibitor  at  local  shows,  is  capable  of  handling 
the  subject  properly.  He  referred  to  the  various  classes  of  Show,  Cactus, 
and  Pompon  varieties,  and  stated  when,  how,  and  where  to  safely  stow 
them  away  for  the  winter,  also  the  best  time  and  method  of  lifting  them 
out  of  the  ground.  For  the  first  few  weeks  after  lifting  the  roots  he 
advised  them  to  be  stored,  having  been  previously  thoroughly  cleansed 
from  all  soil,  upon  straw,  placed  upside  down,  so  that  any  excess  of 
moisture  in  the  tubers  of  highly  fed  varieties  might  drain  down  into  the 
old  stems  of  plants,  cut  about  6  inches  long,  for  this  purpose.  This 
method  is  adopted  to  prevent  mould  and  decay.  They  are  to 
remain  in  an  inverted  position  for  some  weeks,  being  looked  over  in  the 
meantime,  and  any  decaying  portion  carefully  removed.  Afterwards 
they  should  be  placed  right  side  up  on  a  layer  of  straw  and  covered  up 
with  more  of  the  same  material,  and  carefully  guarded  from  frost  until 
the  tabers  are  required  to  be  started  into  growth. 
He  gave  a  list  of  some  varieties  that  require  additional  care  in  storing, 
and  recommended  weak  growing  varieties  and  Pompons  to  be  stored  in 
dry  sand.  A  good  discussion  followed,  in  which  a  number  of  the 
members  took  part.  A  vote  of  thanks  to  the  essayist  concluded  the 
meeting,  over  which  Mr.  John  Haigh  presided. — J.  H.  S. 
CHRYSANTHEl^UM  NOTES  FROM  LIVERPOOL. 
Highfield,  Woolton. 
Mr.  Haigh  is  this  year  growing  800  plants,  which  are  well  timed, 
strong,  and  of  great  promise.  He  holds  a  Bradford  cup,  and  he  will 
make  a  good  bid  for  the  Liverpool  challenge  cup.  The  following  newer 
Japanese  are  looking  excellent — Modesta,  Inter  Ocean,  Lady  Ridgway,  a 
grand  acquisition  ;  Graphic,  Lady  Byron,  Le  Moucherotte,  Reiue  de 
i’Angleterre,  Mons.  Gruyer,  John  Seward,  and  A.  H.  Fewkes ;  the 
latter  ought  to  completely  oust  W.  H.  Lincoln,  Aristine  Anderson, 
a  grand  new  incurved  ;  C.  H.  Curtis,  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston,  Bonnie 
Dundee,  and  Geo.  Haigh  are  the  choice  of  the  incurved.  Standard  sorts 
are  especially  well  done. 
The  Hollies,  Woolton. 
Although  having  a  reduced  number  Mr.  Vaughan  ought  to  score  more 
than  one  success,  as  the  buds  look  excellent  in  old  and  new  alike,  C.  H. 
Curtis  here  as  elsewhere  is  in  great  form,  so  is  James  Agate.  The 
Japanese  are  well  done.  Miss  Rita  Schroeter.  Eva  Knowles,  Reine 
de  I’Angleterre,  Mrs.  W,  H.  Lees.  Mons.  Georges  Biron,  Col,  J.  C,  Bourne, 
Calvat’s  Boule  d’Or,  Mutual  Friend,  and  Mons,  C.  Molin  look  like 
making  blooms  of  the  highest  standard.  Two  hundred  with  fifty  bush 
plants  is  the  number  grown.  The  storm  did  great  damage  to  the  plants. 
Dove  Park,  Woolton. 
Mr.  Carling,  too,  has  felt  the  full  fury  of  the  storm,  many  plants 
being  quite  useless.  However,  what  remain  should  give  a  good  return. 
The  pick  of  the  new  Japanese  are  Admiral  Avellan,  Ed.  Dean,  Miss  Rita 
Schroeter,  Lady  Ridgway,  Le  Moucherotte,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Lech^, 
Kentish  White,  Mons.  G.  Biron,  Mrs.  E,  S.  Trafford,  Emily  Silsbury, 
Mutual  Friend,  H.  Jacotot  fils,  Edith  Tabor,  and  M.  J.  Allemand. 
Major  Bonaflfon  and  C.  H.  Curtis  are  the  best  incurved.  Eeflexed, 
Anemones,  and  the  general  collection  seem  good  also.  J une-rooted  plants 
in  small  pots  will  prove  useful. 
Beechwood,  Woolton. 
A  new  addition  to  my  list,  but  by  no  means  a  new  exhibitor,  Mr. 
H.  Howard  has  always  staged  blooms  which  bore  the  imprints  of  the 
best  culture  possible,  and  he  is  not  by  any  means  in  the  background 
this  season,  for  the  selection  of  buds  show  a  thorough  mastery  of  the 
work.  Japanese  are  fast  unfolding  massive  blooms,  Mons.  G.  Biron, 
Mons.  Chenon  de  Lech6,  Mutual  Friend,  Mdlie.  M.  A,  de  Galbert, 
Phoebus,  Le  Moucherotte,  and  Mons.  C.  Molin  being  most  noticeable. 
Incurved  of  all  kinds  show  abundant  promise,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Globe  d’Or, 
Owen’s  Crimson,  and  James  Agate  being  strongly  represented. 
Elm  Hall,  Wavertree. 
Alterations  have  taken  up  much  of  Mr.  Bracegirdle’s  time,  but  I  am 
pleased  to  see  the  Chrysanthemums  have  not  been  neglected.  The 
350  plants  are  well  ripened,  have  grand  foliage,  and  show  every  promise 
of  a  fine  display.  Excellent  were  the  buds  of  L’Etendard,  Miss  Rita 
Schroeter,  Phoebus,  Mons.  Demay  Taillandier,  Mons.  Georges  Biron,  Eva 
Knowles,  Reine  de  I’Angleterre.  Miss  Elsie  Teichmann,  Madame  Carnot,. 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Duchess  of  York,  Richard  Dean,  and  Mutual  Friends 
Mr.  Bracegirdle  thinks  it  Will  be  a  good  year  for  the  Queen  types,  the 
buds  being  clean  and  not  too  early.  The  new  incurved  full  of  promise 
are  C.  H.  Curtis,  Alfred  Lyne,  James  Agate,  and  Major  Bonaffon. 
Allerton  Beeches, 
Mr.  Osborne  is  well  represented  this  season.  The  plants,  not  over¬ 
strong,  are  unfolding  blooms  of  high  quality.  Milano  is  rather  late,. 
Faloria  good,  Australie  fine  colour.  Lady  Ridgway,  Eva  Knowles, 
Graphic,  Admiral  Avellan,  Mons.  Demay  Taillandier,  Mutual  Friend, 
Mons.  Chenon  de  Lech«j,  Phoebus,  Noces  d’Or,  Tendresse,  Madame  Ad, 
Moulin,  Elsie  Teichmann,  and  Reine  de  I’Angleterre  look  like  giving  a 
good  return.  Incurved,  too,  are  sure  to  turn  out  well.  Bonnie  Dundee 
grafted  on  a  Mons.  Gruyer  stock,  and  Duchess  of  Fife  on  one  of  Dorothea 
Shea,  are  greatly  in  advance  of  those  on  their  own  roots.  C.  H.  Curtis^ 
D.  B.  Crane,  James  Agate,  W.  Tunnington,  and  M.  P.  Martignac  are 
splendid, 
Crofton,  Aigburth. 
Mr.  Donald  Forbes,  who  during  his  career  has  been  almost  invincible, 
has  this  season  a  most  promising  collection  of  well-grown  plants,  the 
new  varieties  being  dwarf,  healthy,  and  vigorous,  though  a  trifle  on  the 
late  side,  but  with  a  continuacion  of  fine  weather  they  ought  to  give  a 
good  account  of  themselves.  Mrs.  E.  S.  Trafford,  Madame  Aug.  de 
Lacvivier,  and  Wilfred  Marshall  are  most  conspicuous.  Globe  d’Or  i» 
fine — in  fact,  so  are  all  incurved,  the  growth  being  just  the  sort  to 
produce  first-rate  flowers,  and  such  is  Mr.  Forbes’  opinion. 
Allerton  House,  Allerton. 
If  any  criterion  is  to  be  gained  from  a  number  of  years’  study» 
and  a  knowledge  of  the  plants  themselves,  I  should  not  have  a  single 
doubt  about  the  excellence  of  the  collection  under  notice,  as  Japanese 
and  incurved  are  almost  faultlessly  grown,  and  are  beginning  to  develop- 
flowers  of  the  finest  form  and  colour.  I  anticipate  that  Mr.  Geo.  Eaton 
will  take  some  beating  at  the  shows.  Beauty  of  Teignmouth,  John, 
Machar,  Fred  Waterton,  Phcebus,  Rdi  Dean,  Jules  ChrStien,  Mons. 
Panckoucke,  Mutual  Friend,  Reine  de  I’Angleterre  amongst  the  new  ones 
are  unusually  good.  The  incurved,  too,  are  models,  Mr,  J.  Murray, 
Geo.  Haigh,  Mr.  J.  Gardiner,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Globe  d’Or,  Mrs.  R,  C.. 
Kingston,  Major  Bonaffon  being  well  ahead,  Baron  Hirsch  and  Mons. 
R.  Bahuant  are  superb. 
Calderstone,  Aigburth. 
A  hearty  welcome,  a  harried  look,  and  visions  of  an  excellent  and 
well-grown  collection  of  “  mums  ”  were  the  thoughts  which  crossed  my 
mind  as  I  left  Mr,  Tunnington,  who  knows  so  well  how  to  manipulate 
the  buds  and  to  keep  away  the  mildew.  Eva  Knowles,  Mons.  Panck¬ 
oucke,  Olive  Oclee,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Pallanza,  Madame  Carnot, 
Mutual  Friend,  Mons.  G,  Biron, and  Inter  Ocean  aresplendid.  So  much 
for  the  best  of  the  Japanese.  Incurved,  too,  are  fine,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Mrs. 
Murray,  Globe  d’Or,  and  J.  Agate  being  well  done. 
Camp  Hill,  Woolton. 
To  retire  with  well  earned  laurels  is  something  to  be  proud  of,  and 
this  may  be  justly  applied  to  Mr.  Jellicoe,  whose  fame  as  a  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  grower  has  been  known  through  the  length  and  breadth  of 
the  land,  and  who  is  making  w’ay  for  new  comers.  What  a  surprise  from 
former  years  are  the  400  cut-backs  which  I  saw  !  Yet  they  are  by  no^ 
means  to  be  despised,  for  every  plant  is  in  good  condition,  dwarf  in 
habit,  and  carrying  from  nine  to  a  dozen  blooms  of  good  quality,  and 
will  in  a  few  weeks  make  a  fine  display.  Though  lost  as  an  exhibitor, 
Mr.  Jellicoe’s  services  will  be  welcome  as  a  judge,  and  in  that  line  he 
ought  to  be  an  acquisition  to  the  too  limited  number  that  are  called 
upon  at  the  present  time. 
Blacklow  House,  Roby. 
Here  the  plants  are  looking  most  satisfactory  ;  many  rather  on  the 
late  side,  but  the  buds  are  very  promising.  Newer  Japanese  looking 
well  are  Mrs.  0.  E.  Shea,  Mrs.  H.  Gower,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Lech^,. 
Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  A.  H.  Fewkes,  Mutual  Friend,  Reine  de  I’Angleterre, 
Emily  Silsbury,  Mrs.  Hermann  Kloss,  Lady  Ridgway,  Madame  Carnot, 
and  Pallanza.  Incurved  ought  to  turn  out  first-rate ;  C.  H.  Curtis, 
Bonnie  Dundee,  Globe  d’Or,  Owen’s  Crimson,  J.  Lyne,  jun.,  and 
J.  Agate  are  of  fine  quality. 
Hillside,  Allerton. 
Mr.  Healey  has  grown  a  great  number  on  the  bush  system,  but  not¬ 
withstanding  he  will  have  many  good  flowers,  that  will  be  seen  to- 
advantage  in  the  course  of  a  few  weeks,  and  it  will  be  a  loss  if  we  lose 
him  from  the  ranks  of  our  exhibitors,  his  flowers  always  being  of  high 
quality,  and  winning  many  victories  for  him, 
I  must  now  bring  my  notes  to  a  close,  and  nowhere  can  I  have  a 
better  opportunity  to  thank  all  those  who  have  been  noticed  in  these 
columns  for  their  kind  assistance  in  showing  me  flowers  worthy  of  note, 
and  which  might  have  escaped  my  notice.  It  is  a  pleasure  to  meet  so 
many  friends  who  are  ever  ready  and  willing  to  help  me  in  a  good 
cause. — R.  P.  R. 
