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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.  Xovember  4,  1897. 
Chrysaxthemum  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 
that  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  various  Secretaries. 
Nov.  5th  and  6th.— Altrincham.  —  A.  Hay,  Navigation  Eoad, 
Altrincham. 
„  0th  and  10th. — Kingston. — E.  H.  Douet,  Ortner,  South  Terrace, 
Surbiton. 
„  9  th  and  10th.  Leeds.— ,T.  Campbell,  Methley  Park,  Leeds. 
.,  9ih,  10th,  and  11th.— Royal  Aquarium  (N.C.S.).— R.  Dean, 
Ranelagh  Road,  Ealing. 
„  9th,  10th,  and  11th.— Birmingham.— J.  Hughes,  140,  High  Street, 
Harborne.  • 
„  10th  and  nth.— Bournemouth.— .1.  Spong,  Lindisfarne  Gardens, 
Bournemouth. 
,.  10th  and  1 1th.— Hanley.— ,T.  and  A.  Kent,  Hanley  Park. 
„  12th  and  13th.— Br.a.dford.— R.  Eichel,  16,  WestclifFe  Road, 
Shipley. 
12th  and  13th. — Eccles.  — H.  Huber,  Hazeldene,  Winton,  Patri- 
croft. 
„  12th  and  13th.— Sheffield.— W.  Housley,  177,  Cemetery  Road, 
Sheffield. 
,.  17th  and  18th.— South  Shields.— B.  Cowan,  Harton,  South 
Shields. 
,,  17th  and  18th.— Hull.  -E.  Harland  and  J.  Dixon,  Manor  Street, 
Hull. 
,,  17th  and  18th. — Bristol. — E.  G.  Cooper,  Mervyn  Road,  Bishopston, 
Bristol. 
„  17th  and  1 8th.— RuGBY,— W.  Bryant,  8,  Barby  Road,  Rugby. 
„  17th,  18th,  and  19th.— York.— .T.  Lazenby,  13,  Feasegate,  York. 
„  18th  and  19th.— Bury  St.  Edmunds.  G.  A.  Manning,  “Bury 
Post,”  Abbeygate  Street,  Bury  St.  Edmunds. 
„  19th  and  20th.— Bolton. -.1.  Hicks,  Markland  Hill  Lane,  Heaton, 
Bolton. 
„  25th  and  26t_h.— Leamington  Spa.— L.  L.  Lawrence,  76,  Parade, 
Leamington. 
National  Chrysanthemum  Society. 
On  :Monday  afternoon  last  the  Floral  Committee  of  this  Society  held 
a  meeting  at  the  Royal  Aquarium,  Mr.  T.  Bevan  occupying  the  chair. 
There  was  a  very  good  display,  and  the  Committee  awarded  first-class 
certificates  to  the  undermentioned  novelties. 
G.J.  Warren. -A  very  large,  fine,  pale  yellow  sport  from  Madame 
Carnot.  Shown  by  Mr.  AV.  Wells. 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer.  — A  rosy  bronze  sport  from  Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne. 
Also  from  Mr.  AA^ells. 
Lady  Isabel. -lmvix&ns,9.  incurved,  broad  petals,  deep  Power;  colour 
blush  white,  base  flowers  pure  blush  pink.  Also  from  Mr.  AVells. 
Lenawee.- Large  loose  spreading  Jap,  long  fluted  petals,  incurving  at 
tips  ;  white  edged  pale  rose.  From  Mr.  Ollerhead. 
JL's.  F.  J.  Reran. —Pretty  incurving  Jap,  long  and  slightly  recurving 
petals,  incurving  at  the  ends  ;  colour  deep  flesh  pink,  paler  reverse 
From  Mr.  W.  .1.  Godfrey. 
Geo.  Foster.  -  Large,  compact,  incurved  Jap,  broad  tightly  incurving 
petals  ;  colour  rich  yellow.  Also  from  Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey. 
Mrs.  Chas.  Birch.  —  Large  incurved  Jap,  with  tightly  incurving  and 
somewhat  narrow  florets,  which  are  slightly  hirsute  ;  colour  white  edged 
pale  rose  lilac.  Shown  by  Mr.  hY.  ,1.  Godfrey. 
-Vary  Molyneux.— Very  large,  handsome,  incurved  Japanese  of  grand 
quality,  with  long,  broad,  curling,  and  incurving  petals  ;  colour  inside 
rose  pink,  with  pale  silvery  rose  pink  reverse.  Exhibited  by  Mr. 
N.  Molyneux,  Rooksbury  Park,  Fareham. 
Mrs.  JY.  Molyneux.  -  Massive  incurved  flower,  very  deep  and  globular  ; 
petals  arranged  rather  irregularly  ;  colour  creamy  white.  From  Mr. 
N.  Molyneux. 
The  R.II.S.  Award  of  Merit. 
R.H.S.  to  make  a  change  in  the  systei 
in  which  the  award  of  merit  is  frequently  made  ?  I  am  referring  to  tl 
case  when  two  or  more  growers  exhibit  the  same  variety  of  iJant  ( 
ower,  and  each  share  the  honour.  Would  it  not  be  better  that  tl 
I®  specimen?  I  will  illustrate  a  case.  On  tl 
^  Floral  Committee  of  the  N.C.S.  bloon 
ot  the  Chrysanthemum  Lady  Ridgway,  to  which  a  F.C.C.  was  awarde 
Someone  connected  with  another  firm  of  growers,  gathering  that  thei 
blooms  would  be  placed  the  next  day  before  the  Floral  Committee  of  the 
R.H.S.,  also  sent  blooms  of  the  same  variety,  and  although  these  said 
blooms  were  only  one-third  of  the  size  of  those  which  I  exhibited,  the 
firm  shares  equal  honour  with  myself,  who  really  won  the  award  of 
merit.  I  think  it  is  time  for  some  such  change  to  be  made  as  I  have 
suggested. 
You  omit  two  varieties  of  certificated  Chrysanthemums  from  the 
report  last  week  —  Madame  Phillippe  Rivoire  and  Lady  Byron. — 
AV.  J.  Godfrey. 
[Only  one,  Mr.  Godfrey.  Mistakes  are  sometimes  made  by  the  most 
careful  and  watchful  of  men.  Lady  Byron  was  shown  by  Dur  corre¬ 
spondent.  It  is  well  known  as  a  charming  white  .Tapanese  variety.] 
Chrysanthemums  in  Surrey. 
Having  just  recently  seen  three  of  the  finest  collections  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  in  the  county  of  Surrey,  I  do  not  fear  to  assert  that  had 
we  in  London  or  elsewhere  a  county  competition,  Surrey  would  occupy 
a  very  forward  place  in  it.  All  of  these  collections  were  the  property  of 
private  growers.  The  three  seen  would  indeed  be  hard  to  beat.  They 
comprised  Mr.  Tate’s,  practically  as  seen  last  year,  champion  collection 
at  AVoodside,  Leatherhead,  grown  by  that  veteran,  and  probably  one  of 
the  ablest  cultivators  of  to-day,  Air.  Alease,  whose  flowers  just  now  are 
a  treat  to  see.  Then  came  Air.  T.  B.  Haywood’s  superb  collection  at 
AA'oodhatch,  Reigate,  growm  so  finely  by  Air.  C.  .1.  Salter,  were  arranged 
in  long  lean-to’s,  and  mixed  up  of  .laps,  incurveds,  Anemones,  and  reflexed. 
Not  only  are  the  blooms  of  splendid  form,  but  the  show  is  almost  a 
brilliant  one. 
The  third  is  a  less  known,  but  still  a  splendid  collection,  grown  at 
Bramley  Park,  Guildford,  for  Colonel  Ricardo  by  Mr.  H.  Paddon,  who  is 
also  a  first-class  man,  as  his  grand  blooms  testify.  I  found  on  the 
29th  ult.—  and  what  magnificent  weather  there  was  on  that  day  these  two 
latter  collections  to  be  rather  more  forward  than  was  the  Downside  lot 
seen  on  the  30th,  also  a  brilliant  day.  No  doubt  the  others’  positions, 
especially  that  their  houses  are  lean-to,  are  warmer,  and  therefore  rather 
more  forcing  than  is  the  Downside  locality.  There  the  plants  are  in  large 
span  houses,  and  as  Air.  Mease  is  such  a  first  rate  judge  as  to  time,  no 
doubt  he  will  occupy  a  prominent  position  as  an  exhibitor  again  this 
year. — A.  Dean. 
Chrysanthemums  in  Italy— Rust  and  Royalty. 
Your  issue  ofOcto1)er  21st  was  to  me  more  than  especially  interesting, 
as  it  touched  on  two  subjects  which  have  troubled  me  considerably  this 
season  — viz..  Chrysanthemum  leaf  rust  and  damping  of  the  flowers.  The 
first  I  do  not  remember  having  observed  before,  and  the  second  has 
given  me  little  trouble  in  former  years. 
The  earliest  signs  of  leaf  rust  I  noticed  about  the  middle  of  September 
last,  there  having  been  previously  much  rain,  and  the  plants  being  con¬ 
tinually  in  a  saturated  condition ;  feeding  I  had  yiractically  not  begun.  I 
immediately  syringed  all  the  plants  wdth  the  old  remedy  for  mildew  — 
viz.,  sulphur  and  lime  boiled  and  then  diluted.  This  I  did  as  well  as 
possible  with  an  ordinary  syringe,  wdthout  unfastening  the  plants  from 
the  strained  wires,  but  the  parts  of  the  leaves  most  affected,  being  the 
under  sides,  were  more  or  less  untouched  by  the  solution. 
Like  your  correspondent,  AVm.  Taylor,  Nivens  I  find  the  most  affected 
with  this  disease,  and  I  enclose  an  aflected  leaf  of  the  variety  mentioned. 
I  may  also  remark  that  Niveus  has  mostly  damped  its  flowers  with  mo, 
although  generally  it  has  seemed  a  grand  doer  here  as  in  America. 
The  wood  of  the  Chrysanthemum  in  this  part  of  Italy  does  not  ripen 
and  remains  soft  for  nearly  three  parts  of  the  stem.  The  same  applies  to 
Tomatoes,  and  after  a  few  days’  rain  the  fruit  becomes  black  and  the  plants 
rotten.  Generally  speaking.  Chrysanthemums  and  Tomatoes  grow  double 
the  height  to  those  in  England,  although  the  former  are  strangely 
capricious  in  this  respect,  but  the  vegetation  is  always  quick  and 
sappy. 
From  what  I  observed  when  in  England,  I  do  not  think  that  in  nine 
cases  out  of  ten  —  like  your  correspondent  Air.  G.  Parrant  —  over¬ 
feeding  is  at  the  root  of  the  mischief.  It  has  seemed  to  me  that  over¬ 
watering,  insufficient  ventilation  and  heat  when  the  blooms  are  expand¬ 
ing,  are  the  chief  causes  for  this  distressing  disease. 
AA'’hether  leaf  rust  has  had  anything  to  do  with  the  damping  of  some 
of  my  blooms  this  year  I  cannot  say,  but  I  should  not  be  surprised  were 
this  so,  but  the  rust  disease  will  receive  more  attention  from  me  another 
year,  and  I  take  this  opportunity,  if  I  may,  to  thank  Mr.  Abbey  for  the 
trouble  and  pains  he  has  taken  in  observing  the  evil,  and  for  suggesting 
remedies.  Sulphide,  of  potassium  and  the  Bordeaux  mixture  I  have 
always  found  a  splendid  cure  for  mildew  of  the  foliage. 
It  may  be  of  interest  to  some  of  your  readers  to  hear  that  an  exhibition 
of  Chrysanthemums  is  to  take  place  at  Pallanza  on  the  6th,  7lh,  and  8th 
inst.  It  is  the  first,  I  understand,  of  the  kind  on  the  Lake  Alaggiore, 
and  judging  from  the  number  of  entries  already  to  hand,  promises  to  be 
a  great  success.  The  gardener  of  the  King  of  Italy,  who  cultivates 
thousands  of  plants  in  pots,  will  be  largely  represented,  and  it  is  hoped  that 
the  Queen’s  mother,  the  Duchess  of  Genoa,  will  be  able  to  open  the 
exhibition.  It  is  needless  to  add  that  any  English  “  Alummers  ”  will  be 
cordially  greeted,  and  IJooms  welcomed.— H.  Briscoe-Ironside, 
Fallanza,  Lago  Maggiore,  Italy. 
[AA"e  are  much  obliged  to  Air.  Briscoe-Ironside  for  his  interesting 
communication,  but  fear  the  invitation  to  his  Chrysanthemum  compatriots 
comes  rather  late  for  acceptance.  Some  will  see  it  on  the  5th,  but  many 
not  till  the  6th  inst.  The  infested  leaf  is  sent  to  Mr.  Abbey,  who  will 
report  thereon  in  due  time.  A  short  character  sketch  of  the  Italian 
show  would  be  acceptable.] 
