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JOCmh^Uj  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
November  26,  1896. 
for  it  is  only  by  a  fnlness  of  knowledge  that  we  can  hope  to  avoid 
mistakes.  This  appears  to  be  especially  necessary  in  the  case  of  the 
incurved,  for  a  danger  hag  been  foreshadowed  of  varieties  being  added  to 
the  class  that  properly  belong  to  the  Japanese  incurved.  No  one  could 
possibly  be  more  ready  to  welcome  additions  to  the  class  than  myself, 
but  I  do  not  want  it  to  be  the  receptacle  for  Japanese  incurved  that  are 
neither  bold  enough  or  sufficiently  beautiful  to  justify  their  being 
distributed  as  such. 
So  long  as  the  incurved  are  retained,  and  I  see  no  signs  of  their 
being  pushed  out  by  their  more  showy  rivals,  let  us  insist  upon  regularly 
arranged  and  overlapping  florets  that,  when  properly  developed,  will 
form  a  bloom  globular  in  form  and  full  in  the  centre.  On  the  other 
hand,  the  florets  of  the  Japanese  incurved  must  not  be  so  regularly 
arranged  as  to  form  a,  globe.  With  regard  to  the  typical  Japanese,  it  is 
not  necessary  I  should  say  much,  because  I  have  now  nothing  to  do 
with  the  merits  of  blooms  when  in  competition,  but  I  would  in  passing 
express  my  entire  concurrence  with  the  action  of  the  Catalogue  Com¬ 
mittee  in  abolishing  the  class  for  Japanese  refiexed.  I  have  never  liked 
the  class,  and  experience  in  judging  has  convinced  me  that  it  was 
unnecessary  and  undesirable.  The  reflexed  section  does  not  require  any 
special  comment,  except  to  say  that  it  would  be  a  great  gain  to  improve 
the  class  by  adding  to  it  a  considerable  number  of  varieties,  that  we 
may  have  finer  flowers  and  a  greater  diversity  of  colour  in  the  section. 
No  change,  in  the  present  state  of  our  knowledge,  is  necessary  in  the 
case  of  the  large  and  Japanese  Anemones,  and  with  reference  to  the 
question  that  is  sometimes  raised  as  to  the  desirability  of  merging  them 
into  one  class,  T  will  say  that  the  operation  would  be  just  as  reasonable 
as  merging  the  incurved  and  Japanese  into  one  section.  Were  these 
two  Anemone- flowered  sections  to  be  f  jrmed  into  one  the  effect  would 
probably  be  to  give  rise  to  a  race  lacking  the  perfection  of  fofra  of  the 
large-flowered  and  the  lightness  and  elegance  of  the  Japanese.  It  is 
assumed  that  there  is  a  special  difficulty  in  distinguishing  the  two 
sections  ;  but  this  is  not  so  when  it  is  remembered  that  both  the  cushion 
and  ray  florets  of  the  large-flowered  should  be  quite  regular,  and  that  in 
the  other  both  may  be  of  varying  lengths,  and  should  be  characterised 
by  irregularity.  I  have  arranged  the  Pompons  in  three  classes,  and  in 
suggesting  one  for  fringed  Pompons  I  do  so  for  the  purpose  of  giving 
those  with  florets,  fimbriated  or  fringed,  an  equal  value  to  those  in 
which  the  florets  are  regular  at  the  margin  and  not  divided  at  the 
apex.  The  fringed  varieties  are  rapidly  increasing  in  numbers,  and 
comprise  many  that  are  of  exquisite  beauty,  and  I  am  of  the  opinion 
that  we  should  fully  recognise  all  thoroughly  distinct  types.  In  the 
case  of  varieties  with  hirsute  appendages,  I  would  suggest  that  those 
varieties  only  having  blooms  ou  which  the  production  of  glandular  hairs 
is  constant  should  be  admissible  to  the  class.  I  mention  this  because 
under  certain  conditions  the  florets  of  some  of  the  incurved  varieties, 
such  as  Princess  Teck  and  its  several  forms,  become  hirsute,  and  to 
include  these  would  be  absurd. 
The  single  varieties,  owing  to  the  great  'diversity  in  the  form  of  the 
flowers,  have  occasioned  some  difficulty  ;  but  I  have  thought  it  advisable 
to  limit  them  to  two  classes  for  the  present,  one  embracing  those  with 
blooms  not  exceeding  3  inches  in  diameter,  and  the  other  those  of  which 
the  blooms  exceed  that  size  ;  single  blooms  should  not,  as  a  rale,  contain 
more  than  two  rows  of  ray  florets,  but  in  some  cases  three  rows  may  be 
admissible.  With  reference  to  this  point,  it  appears  desirable  to  state, 
although  it  should  not  be  necessary  to  do  so,  that  a  semi-double  variety 
is  not  converted  into  a  single  by  the  removal  of  a  portion  of  the  ray 
florets.— read  by  Mr,  6.  Gordon  at  the  Jubilee  Celebration  of 
the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society,') 
(To  be  concluded.) 
Bound  Leeds. 
Mr.  Eastwood,  of  Pelargonium  fame,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Tetley,  of 
Weetwood,  has  staged  upwards  of  500  plants,  which  give  evidence  of 
careful  cultivation.  At  the  time  of  our  visit  there  were  few  flowers 
sufficiently  advanced  to  speak  definitely  ;  the  buds  expanding,  how¬ 
ever,  were  developing  freely. 
Mr.  Grix,  gardener  to  Sir  Jas.  Kitson,  Mayor  of  City,  had  also 
coming  on  under  somewhat  similar  conditions  a  like  number  plants 
to  Mr.  Eastwood’s,  Mr.  Grix  is  trying  a  fair  number  of  new  varieties, 
including  lieine  d’Aneleterre,  Edith  Tabor,  Mods.  Chenon  de  Lecb^, 
Amiral  Avellan,  Pride  of  Madford,  Wm.  Slogrove,  Boule  d’Or 
(Cal vat’s),  Elsie  Teichmann,  Mons.  Gruyer,  Duchess  of  York,  Interocean, 
Egyptian  :  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones  promising  well  amongst  his  Japanese  and 
new  varieties  of  incurved  in  full  force,  including  Bonnie  Dundee. 
George  Haigh,  John  h'ulford,  James  Murray,  Miss  Phyllis  Fowler,  Chas. 
E.  Curtis,  J.  Agate,  Wm.  Tunnington,  Duchess  of  Fife,  Owen’s  Crimson, 
and  0.  B.  Whitnall. 
Mr.  Moore,  gardener  to  Mrs,  Bowering,  Allerton  Hall.  Gledhow.  is 
also  growing  600  plants,  one  of  the  best  collections  around  Leeds,  show¬ 
ing  clean  healthy  foliage  somewhat  earlier  than  his  neighbours,  the 
incurved  section  being  very  good.~A  Yorkshire  Grower. 
Downside. 
To  omit  a  visit  to  Downside,  Leatherhead,  this  season,  when  Mr. 
Mease  has  made  it  more  famous  than  ever  by  his  striking  successes, 
would  be  doing  an  injustice  not  alone  to  the  grower,  but  also  to  the: 
readers  of  the  Journal  rf  Horticulture.  It  is  a  well  known  fact  that 
those  phases  of  gardening  that  are  undertaken  here  are  all  done  well, 
be  they  Carnations,  Roses,  herbaceous  plants,  Chrysanthemums,  fruit,  or 
anything  else,  but  as  more  general  notes  were  given  awhile  back,  only 
the  mums  will  be  referred  to  now.  The  visit  was  made  before  the.  great 
battles  bad  been  fought  and  won,  but  the  promises  were  of  something 
far  beyond  the  ordinary,  and  those  who  saw  the  flowers  at  the  Aquarium 
will  know  well  the  grand  fulfilment.  It  is  needless,  however,  to  take 
further  heed  of  this,  so  let  us  turn  to  the  plants  as  they  were  at  home 
It  is  now  many  years  since  Mr.  Mease  commenced  the  growth  and 
became  a  enccess/ul  exhibitor  of  Chrysanthemums,  but  experience  has 
added  to  his  knowledge  and  ripened  his  judgment,  while  the  hand  has 
not  yet  lost  its  cunning.  The  plants  number  about  800,  the  major 
portion  for  large  blooms,  while  the  remainder  are  cultivated  in  bush 
form  for  the  production  of  many  flowers  of  comparatively  small  size 
for  decorative  purposes.  The  leading  characteristics  when  the  plants- 
were  seen  were  medium  height,  wood  of  average  size,  perfectly  matured, 
and  such  leafage  as  is  not  seen  in  every  collection,  so  excellent  was  its 
condition,  and  so  admirably  adapted  for  the  performance  of  its 
functions. 
In  the  flowers  the  chief  beauty  was  in  the  elegance  of  the  florets, 
the  exquisite  colours,  and  the  splendid  shape.  Large  blooms  have  been 
seen,  but  it  is  questionable  if  superior,  taking  the  collection  as  a  whole, 
have  ever  been  grown.  The  colours  were  most  remarkable,  such  delicacy, 
yet  depth  and  purity  of  tone  ;  never  was  the  splendour  of  this  eastern 
flower  so  emphatically  demorstrated.  The  gracefulness  of  the  florets- 
was  such  as  every  true  lover  of  the  “  mums  ”  in  preference  to  the 
coarseness  that  is  now  all  too  frequently  seen  amongst  those  varieties  of 
the  type  of  Mrs.  C.  Harn^an  Payne.  Then  there  was  a  refinement  in 
the  representatives  of  the  incurved  section  that  is  sometimes  lost  sight 
of  in  the  rage  for  size  alone.  As  an  object  lesson  in  the  “  dressing  ”  of 
flowers  for  exhibition  ihe  champion  Jubilee  stands  were  amongst  the 
best  that  could  have  been  provided,  and  must  have  been  of  value  to 
those  of  the  rising  generation  of  growers  who  are  determined  to  be  the 
Meases,  the  Lees,  and  the  Molynenxs  of  the  future. 
Many  readers  will  of  course  know  by  the  detailed  reports  the  names- 
of  the  varieties  that  are  grown,  but  as  a  few  stood  out  so  conspicuously 
above  others  for  quality  mention  may  be  made  of  those  alone.  Taking 
first  the  Japanese,  we  may  commence  with  Edwin  Molyneux,  which  was- 
in  its  very  beet  form.  Going  from  an  old  one  to  a  new,  we  have  Anstralie, 
a  superb  incurved  Jap  that  has  a  future  before  it ;  Western  King,  from 
America,  is  ivory  white ;  and  Modesto,  from  the  same  source,  rich  yellow, 
were  perfect,  as  were  Madame  Carnot  and  the  Australian  Oceana. 
Peculiarly  rich  in  hue  were  Mons.  Panckoucke,  Miss  Dorothy  Bhea, 
Duke  of  York,  Charles  Davis,  Phoebus,  Viscountess  Hambledon,  and 
Hairy  Wonder ;  while  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Nivens,  Mrs.  Charles  Blick, 
Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  Mdlle.  Tb^ifese  Bey,  Silver  King,  and  Mrs.  Hermann 
Kloss  were  no  less  meritorious.  Besides  these  there  were  manv  others, 
new  and  old,  all  of  more  than  average  merit,  but  these  must  suffice. 
Magnificent  is  the  word  needful  to  open  the  references  to  the 
incurved  with  Globe  d’Or,  for  it  was  quite  that,  while  Mrs.  R.  C. 
Kingston,  Major  Bonaffon,  C.  B.  Whitnall,  Robert  Cannell,  Chas.  H. 
Curtis,  D.  B.  Crane,  Mrs.  S.  Coleman,  Lord  Wolseley,  and  Mons.  R. 
Bahnant  were  as  good  as  anyone  ne^  wish  to  see.  So  one  might 
continue  through  the  incurved  to  the  reflexed,  using  adjective  after 
adjective,  and  not  then  doing  justice  to  the  Chrysanthemums  grown  in 
1896  for  Alfred  Tate,  Esq.,  Downside,  by  the  veteran  Liverpudlian,. 
Mr.  W.  Mease. — Monocle. 
Ston  House, 
Such  an  establishment  as  is  managed  by  Mr.  Wythes  for  the  Right. 
Hon.  Earl  Percy  at  Syon  House,  Brentford,  could  not  be  termed  com¬ 
plete  if  Chrysanthemums  were  not  brought  within  its  scope.  However, 
there  they  are  by  the  hundreds  from  early  October  until  January,  some 
large,  some  small,  some  tall,  some  dwarf,  but  all  of  the  first  merit.  Not 
that  the  plants  are  grown  for  exhibition  as  is  done  in  most  pl'.ces,  for 
none  finds  its  way  on  to  the  show  board,  but  for  the  embellishment 
of  the  conservatory  and  the  mansion.  True,  Mr,  Wythes  did  on  a 
recent  occasion  stage  a  group  at  the  Drill  Hall,  which  was  not  for 
competition,  though  many  of  the  flowers  would  have  graced  a  board  and 
scored  points  for  the  exhibitor. 
When  at  home  the  plants  are  placed  on  the  borders  in  the  fruithouses, 
and  with  incessant  care  excellent  flowers  develop,  but  there  must  be  no 
neglect, .or  failure  would  most  certainly  accrue.  As  it  is  the  plants  do 
not  retain  their  leafage  so  long  as  do  those  grown  in  the  purer  air  of  the 
country,  while  the  paler  coloured  blooms  soon  acquire  a  smoke- 
begrimed  appearance,  for  which  London’s  fogs  and  Brentford’s  dampness 
have  to  answer.  Apart  from  this  the  plants  were  wonderfully  healthy, 
and  though  all  were  rather  later  than  is  customary,  the  display  at  the 
end  of  October  was  a  good  one  and  highly  creditable  in  all  respects  to- 
its  growers . 
As  the  object  of  the  cultivation  of  the  Chrysanthemum  here  is  not  for 
exhibition,  but  rather  for  making  a  display  of  first-class  flowers  over  a 
considerable  space  of  time,  the  cultivation  of  the  novelties  is  not  taken 
up  with  the  enthusiasm  that  they  are  in  many  places.  Instead,  the- 
grower  waits  and  closely  watches  the  new  ones  until  be  is  firmly  con¬ 
vinced  that  they  are  superior  to  the  older  varieties  for  this  purpose,  then 
he  takes  them  up  in  quantity.  By  this  means,  only  those  find  a  place  in 
the  collection  that  are  likely  to  give  good  returns  for  the  labour  expended 
upon  them.  Both  incurved  and  Japanese  are  extensively  grown,the- 
former,  perhaps,  more  freely  than  is  the  case  in  the  majority  of  places  , 
nowadays. 
,  Turning.for  a  brief  rnument  to  the  varieties,  we  will  mention  some- 
of  the- best  of  the  Chinese  incurved  section  first,  and  commence  with. 
