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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  5,  iSftt. 
Cheysanthemum  Shows. 
As  is  usual  at  this  time  of  the  year  we  have  received  numerous 
intimations  of  Chrysanthemum  shows  which  are  to  be  held  during 
the  coming  season.  Space,  however,  can  only  be  found  for  mentioning 
those  which  have  been  advertised  in  our  columns.  If  any  have  been 
omitted  we  shall  be  glad  to  add  them  to  the  following  list.  We  append 
the  names  and  addresses  of  the  respective  Secretaries. 
Nov.  6th  and  6ch. — National  Chrysanthemum  Society  (Royal 
Aquarium,  Westminster). — R.  Dean,  Ealing,  London,  W. 
„  5th. — Lowestoft. — J.  Guild  Ling,  Lowestoft. 
„  6th. — Wolverhampton. — J.  H.  Wheeler,  Glen  Bank,  Tettenhall, 
Wolverhampton. 
„  5th. — Ascot  and  Sdnninghill.  —  Lieut.-Col.  Needham,  The 
Glen,  Ascot. 
„  5th. — Bromley  and  District. — W.  Weess,  29,  Widmore  Road, 
Bromley. 
„  5th  and  6th. — Windsor  and  Eton. — H.  Finch,  Bank  House, 
Eton. 
„  6th  and  7th. — Altrincham,  Bowdon,  Sale  and  District. — 
Chas.  Hewitt,  7,  Sandiway  Road,  Altrincham. 
„  10th  and  11th. — Huddersfield  and  District. — J.  Bell,  Marsh, 
Huddersfield. 
„  10th  and  11th. — Brighton. — The  Secretary,  87,  Western  Road, 
Brighton. 
„  10th  and  lltb.— Kingston  and  Surbiton.  —  E.  H.  Douet, 
"  Ortner,”  Surbiton  Hill,  Surrey. 
„  10th  and  11th. — West  of  England.— Charles  Wilson,  4,  North 
Hill,  Plymouth. 
„  10th  and  11th. — Ipswich, — H.  E.  Archer,  13,  Museum  Street, 
Ipswich. 
„  11th  and  I2tfa.— County  Borough  of  Hanley.— J.  and  A.  Kent, 
Hanley  Park,  Hanley. 
„  11th  and  12th.— Northamptonshire.— The  Secretary,  2,  Primrose 
Hill,  Northampton. 
„  11th  and  12th. — Liverpool. — W.  Dickson,  7,  Victoria  Street, 
Liverpool. 
„  11th  and  12th. — Rugby. — W.  Bryant,  8,  Barby  Road,  Rugby. 
„  11th  and  12tb. — Hull. — Messrs.  Edw.  Harland  and  James  Dixon, 
Manor  Street,  Hull. 
„  11th  and  12th. — Birmingham. — J.  Hughes,  140,  High  Street, 
Harborne.  Birmingham. 
„  12th  and  13th. — Glasgow. — Cunningham  &  Wyllie,  98,  Mitchell 
Street,  Glasgow. 
„  12th  and  13th. — Bury  St.  Edmunds. — Geo.  A.  Manning,  19, 
Abbeygate  Street,  Bury  St.  Edmunds. 
„  12th  and  13th.— Winchester.— C.  Shenton,  Westgate  Chambers, 
W  inchester. 
,,  13th  and  14th. — Derby. — H.  J.  Bell,  Normanton  Road,  Derby. 
„  13th  and  14th.— Wellingborough.— H.  Tilley,  53,  Knox  Road. 
„  13th  and  14th. — Bradford  and  District.— Jqo.  Collier,  5, 
Shipley  Fields  Road,  Frizinghall,  Bradford. 
,  13th  and  14th, — Sheffield. — W.  Houseley,  177,  Cemetery  Road, 
SbeflBeld. 
,  17th  and  18th. — Birkenhead  and  Wirral.— W.  Bassett,  23. 
Grove  Road,  Rock  Ferry. 
„  17th  and  18th. — Chester  Paxton  Society. — G.  P.  Miln, 
Grosvenor  Museum,  Chester. 
„  17th  and  18th. —  Twickenham.  — Edward  F,  Green,  Strafford 
House,  Twickenham. 
„  18th  and  19th.  — Bristol — Edwin  G.  Cooper,  Mervyn  Road, 
Bishopston,  Bristol. 
„  18th  and  19th. — Newcastle-on-Tyne.  —  J,  J.  Gillespie,  Jun, 
Cross  House  Chambers,  Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
r,  18th,  19th  and  20th. — York, — J.  Lazenby,  IS,  Feasegate,  York. 
„  19th  and  20th, — Leamington.  Warwick  and  District.— The 
Secretary,  76,  Parade,  Ijcamington  Spa. 
t,  20th  and  21st. — Alderley  Edge  and  Wilmslow.— G.  Lead- 
better,  Jun.,  Fern  Bank,  Trafford  Road,  Alderley  Edge. 
„  20th  and  2l8t. — Bolton. — Jamei  Hicks,  Markland  Hill  Lane, 
Heaton,  Bolton. 
„  24th  and  25th.— I.eeds  Paxton  Society. — James  Campbell,  The 
Gardens,  Meibley  Park,  Leeds. 
Australian  Gold, 
The  uBimy -of  Japanese  Chrysanthemums  has  already  been  enricheci 
by  many  new  introductions,  of  which  Cal  vat's  Australian  Gold  is  one 
of  the  very  best.  This  variety  is  being  largely  grown  by  cultivators 
of  repute,  and  is  by  most  considered  one  of  the  finest  novelties  of  the 
season.  The  fiowers  (fig.  79)  are  shapely  and  handsome,  large  without 
being  coarse,  and  of  a  particularly  soft  yet  clear  yellow  colour.  It 
was  staged  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  when 
it  received  an  award  of  merit.  Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey,  Exmouth,  kindly 
supplied  the  engraved  flower. 
Mrs.  Jas.  Murray. 
The  number  of  new  incurved  varieties  that  are  put  into  commerce 
each  season  is  not  by  any  means  large,  as  this  section  is  not  generally  so 
popular  as  the  Japanese.  Now  and  again,  however,  a  new  variety  is 
sent  out,  and  one  of  the  best  so  far  is  Mrs.  Jas.  Murray,  of  which  the 
woodcut  (fig.  78.  see  page  439)  depicts  a  flower,  sent  us  by  Mr.  S.  T. 
Wright  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens,  Chiswick,  who 
received  the  plant  from  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones.  It  is  a  splendid  type  of  an 
incurved  flower.  The  colour  is  deep  lilac.  Mr,  Owen,  Maidenhead, 
staged  it  recently  at  the  Drill  Hall,  receiving  an  award  of  merit. 
National  Chrysanthemum  Society. 
At  the  Floral  Committee  meeting  of  this  Society,  held  on  the 
28th  October,  Mr.  C.  Harman  Payne  in  the  chair,  there  were  several 
high-class  exhibits,  and  first-class  certificates  were  awarded  to  the 
following  new  Chrysanthemums  : — 
Royal  Sovereign. — A  very  large  golden  yellow  Japanese,  with  rather 
medium  florets  grooved,  deeply  veined,  and  of  great  length ;  reverse 
waxy  yellow.  A  noble  and  massive-looking  bloom.  Sent  by  Mr.  E. 
Beckett. 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Lewis, — A  seedling  raised  by  Mr.  Ernest  Calvat,  and 
shown  by  him  last  year.  The  blooms  were  staged  by  Messrs.  Cannell. 
They  are  of  the  Japanese  type,  big  and  solid.  The  florets  are  broad, 
curly,  and  intermingling  j  colour  pure  white. 
Australie. — A  Colonial  seedling  of  gigantic  proportions.  It  is  a 
massive  Japanese  incurved  with  brood,  heavily  grooved  florets.  The 
colour  is  a  dull  purple  amaranth,  and  the  reverse  silvery.  Some  blooms 
were  staged  by  several  exhibitors,  but  Mr.  W.  Wells  secured  the  award. 
Nathan  Smith's  White. — A  Japanese  of  good  size,  with  notched 
florets  of  medium  width  ;  colour  pure  white.  Shown  by  Mr,  Davis. 
Modesto. — A  magnificent  Japanese  incurved  of  great  depth  of  build  ; 
a  large,  solid  looking  flower  with  grooved  florets,  boldly  incurving,  the 
colour  a  very  pure  shade  of  rich  golden  yellow.  From  the  same  exhi¬ 
bitor  as  the  preceding. 
Western  King. — This,  like  the  two  preceding,  is  of  American  origin. 
It  is  a  Japanese  incurved,  with  curly  pointed  florets  ;  big,  solid  blooms  ; 
colour  pure  white. 
John  Neville. — A  Japanese  with  very  long  florets,  which  are  twisted 
and  drooping  ;  a  fine  and  distinct  novelty  ;  colour  rich  reddish  carmine 
with  reverse  of  deep  old  gold.  This  was  exhibited  by  Mr.  W.  Seward. 
George  Seward. — Another  very  fine  and  distinct  Japanese,  having 
long  drooping  florets  ;  colour  a  very  beautiful  shade  of  golden  bronze 
streaked  carmine,  reverse  old  gold.  Staged  by  Mr.  W.  Seward, 
National  Chrysanthemum  Catalogue. 
At  length,  after  their  labours  of  several  months’  duration,  the 
Catalogue  Committee  have  put  forth  to  the  world  the  result  of  their 
work.  The  Jubilee  edition  of  the  Society’s  official  Catalogue  bears  a 
strong  family  likeness  to  its  predecessors  of  1888  and  1890,  for  in  style 
and  get  up  generally  there  is  little  that  is  novel  or  striking.  It  is  only, 
however,  when  the  contents  are  scrutinised  that  the  differences  become 
manifest,  and,  indeed,  in  some  parts,  notably  the  Japanese  selected  list, 
there -has  been  an  entire  revolution.  The  prizewinning  varieties  of  six 
years  ago  seem  to  be  almost  wholly  swept  away,  and  a  new  race  reigns 
in  their  stead. 
We  notice  that  the  history  of  the  Chrysanthemum  no  longer  appears, 
but  in  its  place  a  very  complete  bibliographical  list  compiled  by  Mr. 
Harman  Payne  is  given,  with  all  the  additions  up  to  date.  There  are 
upwards  of  eighty  books,  pamphlets,  and  treatises  noticed,  many  of 
them  from  foreign  horticultural  writers,  which  shows  that  the  love  for 
the  popular  flower  is  not  confined  to  such  narrow  limits  as  some  people 
might  think. 
For  the  selected  lists  for  exhibition  a  special  Committee  of  thirty 
experts  was  chosen  to  send  in  returns.  These  returns  have  been 
tabulated  and  arranged  in  proper  order,  and  no  variety  has  been  included 
that  gained  votes  under  a  certain  limit.  Eleven  sections  are  given,  and 
it  is  explained  that  upon  the  representation  of  some  of  the  members  of 
the  Committee,  the  group  previously  known  as  Japanese  reflexed  has 
been  abolished ,  and  the  varieties  so  called  merged  with  the  ordinary  Japs. 
The  following  are  the  eleven  sections  of  selected  show  varieties.  Incurved, 
Japanese,  Japanese  incurved,  hairy,  reflexed,  large  Anemones,  Japanese 
Anemones,  Pompons,  Pompon  Anemones  ;  singles  sub-divided  into  large 
and  small,  and  earlies  sub-divided  into  Japanese  and  Pompons. 
The  general  alphabetical  list  must  be  regarded  as  a  continuation  of 
the  one  in  the  Centenary  edition,  for  it  contains  only  varieties  raised  or 
distributed  since  the  spring  of  1890.  We  shall  be  curious  to  know  the 
public  estimate  of  the  Committee’s  new  method  of  arranging  the  names 
in  this  list,  because  they  have  followed  the  example  set  by  M.  de  Men- 
lenaere  of  Ghent  and  some  of  the  American  cataloguers,  which  consists 
of  placing  the  surname  first — thus,  Shea,  Miss  Dorothy  ;  Alexis,  Grand 
