October  28,  1897. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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They  may  well  be  proud  of  their  parks  and  gardens,  and  it  would  be  good 
if  other  towns  would  follow  more  closely  in  their  footsteps  in  such  a 
worthy  cause.  W.  Rushton. 
Stoneleigh  Abbey. 
Gardeners  are  not  a  class  who  care  to  take  many  holidays,  they  are 
too  much  interested  in  attending  to  their  duties  at  home.  Sometimes, 
however,  it  is  desirable  for  them  to  pay  a  little  round  of  visits  to  some 
brother  of  the  craft.  A  few  days  ago  I  managed  to  get  a  little  diversion 
of  that  kind,  and  among  other  places  visited  Stoneleigh  Abbey,  Kenil- 
wortb.  Lord  T^eigh’s  beautiful  Warwickshire  home.  In  the  gardens  1 
found  Mr.  T.  Martin,  busy,  but  still  with  time  enough  to  show  me  round. 
In  a  span-roofed  vinery  some  grand  Alicante  Grapes  were  growing,  size 
of  bunch,  colour,  and  finish  being  of  the  first  order. 
I  found,  too,  some  splendid  Chrysanthemums.  The  plants  had  been 
grown  strongly  from  start  to  finish,  yet  it  seemed  not  too  strongly, 
for  blooms  as  well  as  plants  were  grand.  The  varieties  were  ])rincipally 
Japanese  ones,  but  I  noticed  in  the  incurved  section  wonderfull}"  massive 
blooms  of  Baron  Hirsch,  neat  examples  of  D.  B.  Crane,  and  the  ])opular 
favourite.  C.  Curtis,  gave  promise  for  something  good  a  little  later  on. 
Among  the  .Tapanese  Mrs.  W.  II.  Lees,  Deuil  de  Jules  Ferry,  Eva 
Knowles,  Graphic,  Mons.  Ch.  Molin,  I’allanza,  Pride  of  Madford,  Violetta, 
Edith  Tabor,  John  Shrimpton,  Phoebus,  Miss  D.  Shea,  Souvenir  de 
Petite  Amie,  and  Ethel  Addison  were  conspicuous  by  reason  of  their 
good  blooms.  Mr.  Martin  has  not  grown  his  flowers  with  the  object  of 
showing  them,  but  they  are  a  good  lot,  and  1  think  some  of  them  ought  to 
be  placed  under  the  eye  of  the  public. — WANDERER. 
Cpirysanthemums  at  Chelsea. 
IMessrs.  ,T.  Veitcpi  &  Sons  of  the  Royal  Exotic  Nursery,  Chelsea, 
have  just  now  on  view  an  interesting  and  comprehensive  collection  of  the 
popular  flower.  French  novelties  are  well  represented,  being  mingled 
with  a  proportionate  selection  of  American  and  home-raised  varieties. 
The  best  of  Falvat  s  novelties  at  Chelsea  are  Louise,  Reine  d’Angleterre, 
Le  Moucherotte,  Australian  Gold,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Leclie,  President 
Borel,  Amiral  Avellan,  M.  G.  Montigny,  Souvenir  de  Petite  Amie, 
IJEmindra,  .Japanese,  white,  slightly  tinted  ;  M.  Geo.  Biron,  President 
Armand,  Boule  d’Or,  and  Commandant  Blusset. 
xVnother  continental  novelty  worthy  of  notice  is  Leocadie  Gentils, 
a  pale  lemon  yellow  sport,  we  think,  from  T/Enfantdes  Deux  Mondes.  or 
White  Louis  Boehmer  as  it  is  more  generally  known.  This  sport  is  large 
in  size,  and  being  of  a  pure  tone  of  yellow  will  be  a  welcome  addition  to 
the  hairy  section.  Octoroon,  a  large  crimson  and  gold  .Japanese,  and 
Mrs.  S.  C.  Probin,  .Japanese  incurved,  with  grooved  pointed  florets,  are 
two  American  seedlings  of  promise.  In  yellows  Mrs.  Oporto  Tait, 
A.  II.  Fewkes,  Marjorie  Kinder,  Modesto,  SunJower,  II.  L.  Sunderbruch. 
and  Gold  Dust  are  striking  and  effective.  Lady  Hanham,  a  beautiful 
large-sized  flower,  a  pale  rose  and  salmon  buff  sport  from  Viviand  Morel, 
needs  a  special  commendation,  and  is  destined  to  become  a  very  valuable 
addition  to  the  showboard.  In  whites  we  find  Emily  Silsbury, 
Lady  Byron,  Pride  of  Exmouth,  C.  B.  Haywood,  IMrs.  C.  Blick,  and 
Simplicity. 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer  is  a  sport  from  Mrs.  C.  Harman  Payne,  in  colour 
varying  from  golden  bronze  to  a  rosy  bronze.  The  well-known  American 
varieties,  Eva  Prass,  W.  Tricker,  Col.  W.  B.  Smith,  still  remain 
favourites  and  are  well  done.  Incurved  are  not  numerous,  but  we  noticed 
Baron  Hirsch  in  good  form.  Prince  of  Wales,  and  Golden  Beverley 
Mrs.  Herman  Kloss,  a  new  .Japanese,  very  rich  warm  terra  cotta  and 
gold  ;  .lohn  Neville,  Mutual  Friend,  Pride  of  Madford,  Mrs.  F.  .Jameson, 
Queen  of  Buffs.  Mrs.  C.  Orchard  (yellow),  and  others,  show  the  extensive¬ 
ness  of  the  Chelsea  collection. — Visitor. 
Calvat’s  Novelties  at  Swanley. 
In  Messrs.  Cannell  &  Sons’  collection  at  Swanley  there  is  a  large 
number  of  very  finely  developed  blooms  of  Mr.  Calvat’s  raising.  Some 
of  the  well-known  varieties,  such  as  Madame  Carnot,  Australian  Gold,  Ma 
Perfection,  Le  Moucherotte,  Aladame  Gustave  Henry,  and  Mrs.  .J,  Lewis, 
need  no  descri|)tion  ;  but  there  are  others,  introduced  last  year  and  this, 
that  appear  worthy  of  a  few  notes. 
Most  striking  of  all  is  Madame  Ed.  Roger,  a  Ja]ianese  incurved  with 
grooved  florets,  and  a  compactly  built  flower  ;  the  colour  is  an  undoubted 
pure  sea  green,  which,  of  course,  grows  paler  as  the  flower  ages.  Asa 
novelty  Madame  Ed.  Roger  is  certainly  entitled  to  be  considered  such,  for 
it  is  the  only  green  Chrysanthemum  we  have  seen  that  deserves  the 
name.  Baronne  Ad.  Rothschild  is  a  fine  white  .Japanese  of  last  year’s  set. 
N.C.S.  .Jubilee  is  a  promising  looking  flower.  It  is  solid  and  compact, 
and  belongs  to  the  .Japanese  incurved  section,  having  florets  grooved  and 
rather  broad  ;  the  colour  is  most  attractive,  being  of  a  pale  silvery  lavender 
pink.  M.  B.  Verlot  is  of  the  same  type,  but  has  narrow  grooved  florets  ; 
colour  rosy  mauve,  rei  erse  silvery  pink.  IMadame  K.  Grenier,  very  pure 
white,  a  .Japanese  with  grooved  florets,  is  one  of  last  year’s  set ;  so,  too, 
is  Capt.  L.  Chaurfl,  big  and  solid,  and  of  a  rich  golden  yellow  lironze. 
]\f.  G.  Chabanne  is  pretty  ;  it  belongs  to  the  medium  sized  .Japanese 
incurves,  and  has  curly  tips  ;  colour  gold  bronze. 
Souvenir  de  Molines  is  quite  new  ;  a  solid  compactly  built  flower, 
colour  crimson  bronze  tipped  and  reverse  gold.  Iserette  is  another 
belonging  to  the  present  year’s  set,  and  was  well  shown  at  the  Aquarium 
Show.  It  has  medium-sized  florets,  and  the  colour  is  a  rich  golden  bronze 
with  orange  chestnut  inside.  Another  novelty  is  IVI.  Alassange  de  Louvrex, 
a  fine  yellow  .lap.  Madame  A.  Roussea,  also  quite  new,  is  of  medium 
size,  colour  rosy  mauve,  reverse  silvery  ;  Beauts  Grenobloise,  large 
white  ;  Secretaire  Fierens,  very  long  florets,  colour  golden  yellow  and 
crimson  bronze  ;  Directeur  Li4bert,  purple  rose ;  Frincesse  de  Galles, 
big  blooms,  colour  pale  pink  shaded  purple  ;  and  Mdlle.  Lawrence 
large  lilac  purple,  are  all  of  this  season’s  set  and  worthy  of  looking 
out  for. 
Soleil  d’Oetobre  is  a  very  pure  shade  of  yellow  and  an  October-flower¬ 
ing  variety  of  fair  average  size  ;  President  Nonin,  yellowish  buff  shaded 
straw  yellow  ;  and  Topaze  Orientale,  .Japanese  incurved,  very  close  and 
compact,  colour  straw  yellow  ;  Madame  Ferlat,  pure  white ;  M.  Ed. 
Andre,  Congres  de  Bourges,  Madame  X.  Key,  Jouvin,  jMadame  G.  Bruant, 
are  others  from  the  same  grower.  One  of  the  best  new  whites  is  iMdlle. 
Lucie  Faure,  a  fine  compact  -Japanese  incurved  that  was  shown  in  first- 
class  form  last  year  at  the  Paris  Show. — P. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  IN  THE  NORTH. 
The  Committees  of  the  numerous  shows  now  find  much  difficulty  in 
dating  their  fixtures  so  as  to  avoid  clashing.  The  Harrogate  Show,  for 
this  reason,  has  been  fi.xed  on  the  exceptionally  early  date  for  the  district 
of  November  4th.  When  passing  through  this  jiopular  health  resort 
three  weeks  ago  we  took  the  opportunity  to  ascertain  how  the  Chrysan¬ 
themums  were  going  to  respond  to  the  demand  of  being  to  time  in  so  late 
a  district  and  cool  autumn  climate  for  which  Harrogate  is  noted.  We 
were  fortunate  in  meeting  Mr.  Towushend,  gardener  to  Mr.  Becker 
Faber,  Belvedere,  just  inside  the  station,  and  received  a  cordial  invita¬ 
tion  to  look  through  the  Chrysanthemums.  The  greater  proportion 
of  a  large  collection  have  been  grown  for  grouping  purposes.  We  found 
all  the  standard  varieties  for  this  purpose  on  the  crown  buds  far  advanced 
towards  showing,  their  first  developed  florets  giving  promise  of  opening 
freely.  We  e.xpressed  some  surprise  to  find  them  so  early,  and  had  doubts 
of  about  their  being  too  forward,  but  were  informed  that  on  account  of 
the  cool  situation  there  was  nothing  to  fear  in  that  respect.  Mr.  Towns- 
hend  considers  the  prospect  of  a  good  bloom  at  least  equal  to  previous 
years ;  but  as  he  relies  on  well  tried  older  varieties  it  is  needless  to  record 
names. 
Crow  Nest  Park,  Dewsbury. 
This  collection  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  North.  It  is  made  uj)  of  more 
than  1000  plants  :  500  are  grown  in  first-class  exhibition  form,  including 
the  best  up  to  date  varieties  of  incurved,  .Japanese,  and  Anemones.  The 
remainder  arc  the  freest  blooming  .Japanese,  Pompons  of  every  grade, 
and  all  the  best  single  varieties.  The  large  flowering  varieties  are 
effectively  staged  in  the  middle  of  the  large  show  house,  and  the  smaller 
ones  at  the  sides.  Mr.  Daniels,  the  park  superintendent,  has  had  in  the 
past  a  long  and  successful  exhibiting  career,  and  is  now  as  enthusiastic 
a  cultivator  as  when  he  was  winning  prizes  and  silver  cups.  Although 
Crow  Nest  stands  both  high  and  Ifleak,  by  the  closest  attention  in  the 
earlier  stages,  and  a  knowledge  of  the  constitution  of  each  variety,  he  times 
his  buds  to  the  best  advantage  with  the  most  satisfactory  results. 
J.ast  year,  during  the  three  weeks  the  Chrysanthemums  were  on  view, 
over  10,000  persons  passed  through  the  house.  This  year  an  e([ually 
rich  treat  is  in  store  for  Dewsbury  people  and  neighbourhood,  whilst 
Chrysanthemum  lovers  further  afield  will  not  begrudge  time  or  expense 
after  paying  them  a  visit.  Most  of  the  large  flowering  varieties  have  been 
carried  on  to  the  second  crown,  and  are  now  develojiing  finely  coloured 
flowers  freely. 
Of  tJie  newer  varieties  the  following  are  proving  reliable  and  good — 
Incurved  :  Bonnie  Dundee,  C.  H.  Curtis,  D.  B.  Crane,  Duchess  of  Fife, 
Globe  d’Or,  Lord  Rosebery,  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston.  Amongst  the  older 
sorts  some  fine  examples  of  all  the  types  in  the  (Jueen  and  Princess  of 
JYales  families  will  be  in  evidence.  A  host  of  newer  Japanese  are  grown, 
and  remarkably  fine  examples  of  the  following  varieties  vvill  be  in  evidence 
— Beauty'  of  'reigninouth,  Boule  d’Or  (Calvat’s),  Col.  Richardson,  Charles 
Blick,  Duchess  of  AVeJlington,  Edith  Tabor,  Modesto,  Miss  IHsie  Teich- 
man.  Miss  Rita  Rchroeter,  AT.  Gruyer,  AT.  Demay  Taillandier,  Alutual 
Friend,  Princess  Ena  Oceana,  Palanza,  Phoebus,  Simplicity,  and  Duke  of 
A"ork. 
Sand  Hutton,  York. 
Air.  Folkard,  the  well-known  grower  at  Sand  Hutton,  writes  :  -“I  am 
])leased  to  be  able  to  state  that  the  outlook  in  this  neighbourhood  seems 
to  be  a  bright  one,  with  perhaps  one  excejition— viz.,  the  (^ueen  family. 
So  far  as  one  can  judge  at  present,  and  from  previous  experience,  I  do  not 
think  they  will  be  shown  up  to  average  form,  owing  chiefly  to  too  early 
bud  formation.  The  varieties  alluded  to  are  quite  useless  for  show 
purposes,  if  the  buds  appear  a  few  day's  too  early,  particularly'  if  the 
weather  is  fine  and  bright  after,  as  it  is  at  the  jiresent  time.  ^  ^ 
“  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  it  is  not  so  much  a  (juestion  of  ‘  ripe  ’  wood 
as  it  IS  the  time  of  bud  formation  suitable  to  the  variety'.  I  remember  once 
Jiaving  the  best  Idooms  of  Madame  C.  Audiguier  I  ever  saw,  and  the  plants 
that  produced  the  blooms  were  housed  a  fortnight  before  the  buds 
apjjeared,  and  the  shoots  were  more  like  young  Willows,  and  could  almost 
be  tied  injaknot.  On  the  other  hand,  I  am  quite  aware  there  are  many 
varieties  that  are  of  little  use  in  l)uds  formed  after  the  third  week  in 
August.  A  large  majority  of  our  buds  appeared  at  favourable  dates,  and 
if  ‘  ripe  ’  wood  and  exquisitely  tinted  foliage  is  any  criterion  of  good  blooms, 
there  certainly  should  be  no  lack  of  the  latter.  I  never  remember  seeing 
the  leaves  of  Chrysanthemums  so  beautiful.  ^ 
“The  Princesses  are  very  promising,  as  also  are  the  Tecks  ;  0.  H. 
Curtis,  Airs.  R.  C.  Kingston,  Lord  Rosebery,  Airs.  Tunnington,_  Jeanne 
fPArc  (very  fine),  and  many  others.  Amongst  the  newer  incurved 
Duchess  of  Fife  and  Alias  F.  Fow'ler  are  coming  on  fast  ;  although  crown 
buds  of  the  former  did  not  appear  till  the  first  week  in  September,  they 
