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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
NoYember  5.  1896. 
'flat  florets,  colo«r  golden  yellow  flushed  bronze.  Major  Bonaffon  is  very 
pure  pale  yellow — a  doubtful  incurved.  H.  L.  Sunderbruck,  a  yellow 
Japanese,  is  m  goua  lorm  ;  as  is  Master  Bates  Spaulding  of  a  pale  lemon 
yellow.  Most,  however,  of  the  American  varieties  are  well  known  to 
the  up-to-date  collector,  and  the  remainder  need  only  be  mentioned  by 
<name,  and  are  The  Queen,  Louis  Biehmer,  Mrs.  Alpheus  Hardy,  and 
Mrs.  Libbie  Allen,  Eda  Brass,  and  Niveus. 
The  incurved  section  was  well  forward,  considering  the  earliness  of 
our  visit,  ail  the  leading  show  varieties  being  eji  evideTioe,  Miss  M.  A. 
flaggts.  Globe  d’Or,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Mrs.  Heale,  the  Teck  family,  Baron 
Hirscb,  D.  B.  Crane,  Madame  Darier,  The  Queens,  Barbara,  Mdme. 
Frederic  Mistral,  and  almost  every  other  well  known  variety  being 
ireely  represented, 
English  and  colonial  seedlings  in  the  Japanese  section  also  claim  a 
<place  in  the  Earlswood  collection.  One  of  the  best  is  Emily  Silsbnry,  a 
new  English  white  Japanese  ;  Pallanza,  Sunflower,  and  Charles  Davis, 
three  prominent  yellow  varieties,  were  in  excellent  form.  The  Shrimp- 
tons  and  Sewards,  too.  Pride  of  Madfcrd,  a  rich  rosy  amaranth  Japanese 
incurved  from  Australia,  and  Oceana  of  similar  build,  but  yellow  in 
colour,  and  of  a  like  origin,  were  both  solid  and  massive  in  form. 
J.  Bidencope,  another  colonial,  a  Japanese,  colour  purple  mauve  with 
silvery  pink  reverse,  shows  us  what  can  be  accomplished  in  seedling 
growing  at  the  Antipodes.  Mrs.  Britcoe  Ironside,  a  lovely  shade  of 
salmon  blush,  a  Japanese  incnrved,  is  a  charming  flower.  Mrs.  H.  Weeks, 
the  large  white  Japanese  incnrved.  introduced  last  season,  is  as  big  as 
ever,  and  an  exhibitor’s  flower.  The  new  yellow  Japanese  Edith  Tabor 
and  Mrs.  Herman  Kloss,  chestnut  and  bronze,  both  last  year’s  novelties, 
look  quite  as  well  as  when  first  shown.  We  have  seldom  had  occasion 
to  notice  a  Scotch  seedling  except  Duchess  of  York,  but  at  Earlswood 
there  is  a  very  delicate  looking  pale  yellow  Japanese  called  Dr.  Benny, 
which  was  raised  in  Scotland,  and  promises  to  be  louch  sought  after. 
Most  of  the  hairy  section  of  any  value  are  grown,  but  Esau,  a  very 
pretty  shade  of  pink,  certainly  deserves  a  passing  mention, — Expert. 
[Our  correspondent  does  not  say  whether  Pride  of  Madford  and 
■Beauty  of  Teignmouth  are  synonymous  or  not.  Are  they  1  Was  not 
Beauty  of  Teignmouth  received  from  Australia  ?1 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  IN  THE  ISLE  OF  WIGHT. 
Yarborough  House,  Brading, 
There  is  an  excellent  display  again  this  season  at  the  above  place. 
Mr.  George  Burt,  tbe  gardener,  grows  strong,  sturdy  bushes,  with  stout 
leathery  foliage,  carrying  as  many  as  from  six  to  a  dozen  flowers  on 
many  of  the  plants.  About  400  plants  are  grown  in  100  varieties,  which 
include  most  of  the  best  of  the  novelties  of  last  season.  Mr.  Burt  also 
has  about  fifty  seedlings  from  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Madame  Carnot  and 
Viviand  Morel,  one  or  two  showing  great  promise,  although  not  yet 
fully  developed. 
The  best  varieties  at  present  are  Edith  Tabor,  grand  ;  Emily^ilsbury, 
good  but  early  ;  Mathew  Hodgson,  very  fine,  an  improved  'Gloire  de 
Rocher  ;  Calvat’s  Bcule  d’Or  ;  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  rather  late  ;  M.  Chenon 
-de  Lech6,  Mutual  Friend,  Madame  Carnet,  Robert  Owen,  grand ; 
Phoebus,  Pallanza,  Hairy  Wonder,  Duchess  of  Wellington,  Dorothy 
Seward,  Golden  Wedding,  Good  Gracious,  Amiral  Aveland,  Directeur 
Tisserand,  Lago  Maggiore,  William  Bolin,  grand  crimson  ;  Commandant 
Blusset,  Richard  Dean,  Abb^  Mendival,  C,  Harman  Payne,  and  Deuil  de 
Jules  Ferry. 
Mo  RETON,  SaNDOWN. 
This  is  about  one  of  the  best  amateur  collections  it  has  been  our  lot 
to  inspect.  Mr.  Love  has  hitherto  been  a  very  successful  prizewinner 
at  the  N.C.S.  as  well  as  at  local  shows,  and  he  certainly  ought  to  be 
well  to  the  front  again  this  year.  The  plants  are  dwarf  and  the  flowers 
heavy,  tbe  colours  very  bright  and  telling,  the  new  varieties  standing 
out  very  conspicuous.  The  finest  bloom  in  the  collection  is  undoubtedly 
Emily  Silsbury,  a  grand  fully  developed  flower,  ivory  white,  of  great 
substance.  Hairy  Wonder  is  represented  by  some  grand  blooms,  as  also 
is  Edith  Tabor. 
Madame  Carnot,  Mutual  Friend,  Deuil  de  Jules  Ferry,  Mrs.  Herman 
Hloss,  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  fine  broad  petals  ;  M.  Georges  Biron,  Mrs.  Harry 
Gheesman,  Lily  Love,  Mrs.  C.  Orchard,  pale  canary  yellow,  drooping 
florets  ;  Mrs.  G.  Gordpn,  Mrs.  Dr.  Ward,  Mrs.  W,  H.  Lees,  grand  ; 
Duchess  of  Wellington,  Mrs.  W.  Fletcher,  Deuil  de  Jules  Ferry,  Prefet 
Robert,  Edwin  Molyneux,  Louise  Boehmer,  and  the  white  variety,  Good 
•Gracious,  Sunflower,  good  ;  M.  Taillander,  Colonel  Chase,  Mrs.  Falconer 
Jameson,  Lady  Byron,  large  floret,  but  showing  eye  ;  Commandant 
Blusset,  M,  A.  de  Galbert,  good  ;  international,  M.  Chas.  Molin,  Van  der 
Heed.  John  Shrimpton,  Mrs.  Richard  Jones,  good  ;  Boule  d’Or,  Calvat’s, 
*al8o  Viviand  Morel  and  Chas.  Davis. — C.  Orchard,  Bembridge, 
CHRYSANTPIEMUM  SHOWS. 
ROYAL  AQUARIUM. — November  3rd  and  4th. 
The  Jubilee  Show  of  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society  was 
held  in  the  Royal  Aquarium,  Westminster  on  the  above  dates.  There 
can  be  no  doubt  that  it  was  the  most  splendid  exhibition  of  Chrysanthe¬ 
mums  that  has  ever  been  held  in  the  world,  for  there  was  absolutely  no 
weak  section.  True  there  were  no  entries,  or  rather  no  competitors  in 
one  or  two  of  the  classes,  but  these  were  of  such  minor  importance  as 
not  to  mar  the  excellence  of  the  show  to  the  smallest  extent.  In  a  few 
instances  there  were  only  one  or  two  exhibitors,  but  this  was  the  ex¬ 
ception  rather  than  the  rule,  and  the  flowers  staged  were  of  such  good 
quality  that  nothing  seemed  to  be  wanting. 
The  two  great  classes  of  sixty  Japanese  and  sixty  incurved  respectively 
were  a  show  in  themselves,  and  such  a  show,  too,  that  societies  of  some 
importance  would  be  only  too  glad  to  have.  In  the  class  for  Japanese, 
which  Mr.  Mease  so  splendidly  won,  there  were  twelve  exhibitors,  and 
scarcely  a  feeble  flower  in  the  whole  720.  In  the  incurved  class  the 
same  grower  was  successful,  and  everyone  will  be  only  too  ready  to 
tender  congratulations  on  such  a  notable  achievement.  Groups  were 
singularly  teautiful,  and  we  d  mbt  if  a  batter  one  than  that  of  Mr.  H.  J. 
Jones  has  ever  been  seen  at  the  Royal  Aquarium. 
Regarding  the  management  of  the  show  little  need  be  said,  because  it 
was  in  every  respect  satisfactory.  The  labour  involved  in  the  arrange¬ 
ments  must  have  been  stupendous,  and  the  Secretary,  Mr.  Richard  Dean, 
is  deserving  of  all  credit  for  the  manner  in  which  the  multifarious  duties 
were  carried  out.  On  Thursday  and  Friday  the  second  show  of  the 
Jubilee  celebration  will  be  held,  and  a  report  of  it  will  be  given  in  our 
next  issue.  Appended  herewith  is  a  list  of  the  prizewinners  in  the 
majority  of  the  principal  classes. 
Groups. 
There  were  five  competitors  in  the  class  for  a  group  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  and  foliage  plants  arranged  in  a  circular  space  not 
exceeding  12  feet  in  diameter.  All  the  exhibits  were  above  the  average 
in  quality;  that  of  the  first  prizewinner  (Mr,  H.  J.  Jones,  Ryecroft 
Nursery,  Lewisham)  was  superb.  Not  only  were  the  flowers  of  more 
than  average  merit,  but  the  arrangement  was  one  of  taste.  The 
flowers  were  all  of  exhibition  quality,  while  the  foliage  plants,  compris¬ 
ing  Crotons,  Palms,  and  Ferns,  were  splendidly  grown.  Amongst  the 
best  varieties  were  Viviand  Morel,  Sunflower,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Australie, 
Louise,  Chas.  Davis,  Wm.  Seward,  and  several  others.  With  this  prize 
went  the  gold  Jubilee  medal.  Mr.  W.  Howe,  gardener  to  Henry 
Tate,  Esq.,  Park  Hill,  Streatham,  was  second.  In  this  the  arrangement 
of  the  plants  was  in  all  respects  good,  and  it  is  a  great  credit  to  a  private 
gardener  to  secure  such  a  position.  The  third  place  was  accorded  to 
Mr.  W.  Wells,  Earlswood  Nurseries,  Red  Hill,  whose  flowers  were  good, 
but  lacking  in  tasteful  arrangement.  Mr.  T.  S.  Ware,  Hale  Farm 
Nurseries,  Tottenham,  was  fourth. 
In  the  class  for  nine  trained  specimen  Chrysanthemums  there  were 
three  competitors,  each  staging  grand  plants,  Mr.  D.  Donald,  gardener 
to  J.  D.  Barclay,  Esq.,  Knott’s  Green,  Leyton,  was  a  superb  first.  The 
varieties,  splendidly  represented,  were  Margot,  Wm.  Seward,  Pink 
Christine,  Chas,  Davis,  Wm.  Tricker,  Col.  W.  B.  Smith,  Blaine,  John 
Shrimpton,  and  Viviand  Morel.  The  second  prize  went  to  W.  Reynolds, 
Esq,,  The  Grove,  Highgate,  who  also  showed  in  exceptionally  good  form. 
Mr.  W.  Davey,  gardener  to  C.  C.  Pain,  Esq.,  Stamford  Hill,  was  a  fair 
third. 
Mr.  D.  Donald  was  an  easy  first  in  the  class  for  six  specimen  Pomponu 
with  Wm.  Kennedv,  W.  Westlake,  White  Martha,  Frances  Boyce, 
Soeur  Melanie,  and  Yellow  Martha.  Mr.  J,  Brookes  was  a  poor  second  ; 
and  Mr.  G.  H,  Cooper,  Croydon,  third. 
There  were  only  two  exhibits  in  the  class  for  thirty-six  Anemone- 
flowered  (distinct)  and  twelve  Pompons,  three  blooms  each,  distiuct.^ 
Mr.  W.  Skeggs,  gardener  to  A.  Roseley,  Esq..  West  Lodge,  Barnet,  was 
a  decisive  first.  The  Pompons  were  Jeanne  Hachette,  Rose  Marguerite, 
Marie  Stuart,  Frances  Boyce,  Mr.  Astie,  Perle,  Emily  Rowbottom, 
Antonins,  Astrea,  Mrs,  Wyners,  Marguerite  de  Coi,  and  Bessie  Flight, 
The  Anemones  comprised  Mons.  Dupanloup,  Mons.  Ch.  Leboeqz.  W.  W. 
Astor,  Thermidor,  Madame  Rowton,  Queen  Elizabeth,  Mrs.  J.  Benedict, 
Descartes,  Sir  W.  Raleigh,  Mdlle.  M.  Brun,  Mrs.  Levin,  Junon,  John 
Banyan,  Delaware,  Owen’s  Perfection,  Cincinnati,  Mons,  Panckoucke, 
Gladys  Spaulding,  Robin  Adair,  Acquisition,  Jeanne  Mantz,  Gluck, 
Duchess  of  Westminster,  and  Miss  Margaret.  Mr.  J.  Justice,  gardener 
lo  Sir  Richard  Temple,  Kempsey,  Worcester,  was  a  good  second. 
For  twenty-four  single  Chrysanthemums,  distinct,  Mr.  G.  W.  Forbes, 
gardener  to  D.  Nicols,  Esq.,  Surbiton,  was  a  splendid  first.  Amongst 
the  best  were  Rose  Pink,  Miss  Annie  Holden,  Alphonso,  Nellie,  Snow¬ 
drift,  and  Thomas  Adams.  Mr.  J.  Agate,  Havant,  was  second,  Mr.  W. 
Wells  third,  and  Mr.  W,  C.  Pagram,  gardener  to  J.  Courtenay,  Esq., 
Wey bridge,  fourth. 
Cut  Blooms. 
In  the  great  class  for  sixty  Japanese,  distinct,  there  were  twelve 
exhibits  which  completely  filled  both  sides  of  one  long  table,  the  blooms 
producing  a  brilliant  effect  in  variety  of  form  and  gorgeous  colouring. ' 
The  gold  Jubilee  medal  and  £15  as  first  prize  was  worthily  awarded  to 
Mr.  W.  Mease,  gardener  to  Alfred  Tate,  Esq.,  Downside,  Leatherhead, 
with  a  stand  almost  beyond  criticism,  every  flower  being  in  perfect 
condition  and  of  fine  colour.  The  back  row  consisted  of  Mdlle.  M.  A. 
de  Galbert,  Australie  (grand),  Mons.  Panckoucke,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  A.  H. 
Wood  (a  lovely  yellow).  Silver  King,  Mrs.  W,  H  Lees  (splendid),  Miss 
Dorothy  Shea  (fine  colour).  Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne,  Simplicity  (worth 
noting),  Mrs.  G.  Carpenter,  Edith  Tabor,  Madame  Carnot  (beautiful), 
Miss  Goschen,  Duke  of  York,  Mrs.  J.  Shrimpton,  James  Myers.  Inter¬ 
national,  Wood’s  Pet,  and  Mutual  Friend  Second  row:  Mons.  Chenon 
de  Lecb4,  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  Viviand  Morel,  Pride  of  Swan  ley.  President 
Borel,  Mdlle.  Marie  Hoste,  Van  den  Heede,  Pheebus  (excellent).  Hairy 
Wonder,  E.  Molyneux  (brilliant).  H.  L.  Sunderbruck,  Madame  Adolphus 
Chatin,  Mons.  Charles  Molin,  Col.  Chase,  Modesto  (splendid- yellow), 
Western  King,  Violetta,  W.  G.  Newitt,  Charles  Divis,  and  Oceana. 
Front  row  :  Viscountess  Hambledon,  Mrs.  Herman  Kloss,  Mdlle.  Th^r^se 
Rey,  Robert  Owen,  Guirlande,  Sunflower,  Florence  Davis,  Henri 
