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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  4,  1897. 
Lady  Byron,  Pallanza,  Phoelms,  E.  Molyneux,  Modesto,  Mrs.  G.  W. 
Palmer,  a  bronze  sport  from  Mrs.  Harman  Payne,  but  without  the 
coarseness  so  often  observed  in  the  original  form  ;  Miss  Elsie  Teichman, 
Madame  Carnot,  Madame  G.  Henry,  Frank  Hardy,  Mrs.  -T.  Lewis, 
Wni.  Seward,  exceptionally  deep  coloured  ;  Sunflower,  A.  G.  Hubbuck, 
Mrs.  G.  Carpenter,  Hairy  Wonder,  Madame  Campion,  Mrs.  E.  A.  Bevan, 
Marjory  Kinder,  M.  Georges  Biron,  Thomas  Wilkins,  Miss  Ella  Curtis, 
one  of  the  most  striking  novelties  of  the  season  ;  International,  and 
Charles  Davies. — Visitor. 
Baglan  Hall. 
Baglan  Hall,  the  pretty  Welsh  seat  of  Mrs.  Llewellyn,  is  at  the 
present  time  worthy  of  a  visit  by  all  interested  in  the  queen  ot  all  autumn 
flowers.  The  energetic  young  gardener,  Mr.  Gilbert,  having  served 
under  Mr.  Lees  in  the  gardens  at  New  Barnet  previous  to  his  coming 
into  Wales,  is  naturally  an  enthusiast  on  Chrysanthemums.  That  all 
their  requirements  are  fully  understood  is  proved  by  the  strong  stems, 
fine  leathery  foliage,  and  the  still  finer  flowers,  these  being  of  the  very  best 
— large,  solid,  graceful  blooms,  without  any  trace  of  coarseness. 
IVe  noted  some  fine  examples  of  Australie,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  A.  H. 
Good  (magnificent  yellow).  Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer,  the  bronze  sport  from 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne,  has  produced  some  excellent  blooms.  Elthorne  Beauty 
and  Simplicity  are  grand  varieties,  the  latter  being  the  most  perfect 
white  we  have  as  yet  seen.  A  good  yellow  was  noted  in  Sunstone.  Mrs. 
J.  Lewis  and  Mrs.  C.  Blick  are  both  fine  white  varieties.  Wood’s 
Pet  is  a  pleasing  flower,  while  Mrs.  G.  Carpenter,  John  Aplin,  and 
Calvat’s  Boule  d  Or,  are  all  in  good  form. 
Other  varieties  that  are  well  timed  and  of  good  promise  are  Mons. 
Chenon  de  Lech4,  Thos  Wilkins,  Mrs.  A.  H.  Weeks,  Primrose  League, 
Mons.  Chas.  Molin,  W.  G.  Newitt  (very  fine).  Mutual  Eriend,  Mons. 
Gustave  Henry,  Col.  Smith,  Mdlle.  Marie  Hoste,  Louise,  Phcebus,  Duke 
of  York,  Madame  M.  Ricaud,  Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne  (grand),  M.  Jerrard,  and 
Modesto.  Oceana  is  developing  some  fine  blooms,  as  also  is  Australian 
Gold.  At  Baglan  the  last  mentioned  variety  comes  a  more  refined  and 
better  shaped  flower  from  late  buds,  but  loses  somewhat  in  size.  — Exile. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  IN  THE  ISLE  OF  WIGHT. 
Yarborough  House,  Brading. 
Mr.  Geo.  Burt,  gardener  to  .7.  Parley,  Esq.,  has  a  very  fine  col¬ 
lection  again  this  season  that  has  been  visited  by  a  large  number  of 
growers  throughout  the  Island.  The  collection  is  especially  interesting, 
not  only  because  it  contains  over  thirty  of  the  newest  and  best  varieties 
that  have  been  added  this  year,  but  on  account  of  Mr.  Burt  having  a 
large  number  of  seedlings  of  his  own  crossing  from  some  of  the  latest 
new  varieties  that  promise  well. 
Mr.  Burt  has  been  successful  in  obtaining  crosses  between  Madame 
Carnot  and  Edith  Tabor,  and  also  from  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees  and  Mrs.  Smith 
Rylands,  which  nearly  all  show  their  parentage  in  the  foliage  and  stem, 
but  it  is  very  interesting  to  see  how  they  differ  in  height,  one  from  Edith 
Tabor  being  only  about  18  inches  high,  and  producing  a  fine  flower  of  a 
deeper  yellow  than  its  parent,  while  another  is  nearly  7  feet  high,  and 
showing  a  creamy  white  flower  such  as  may  be  expected  from  Edith 
Tahor  x  Madame  Carnot.  It  is  too  early  at  this  date  to  pronounce  any 
opinion  on  their  merits,  but  one  or  two  of  them  at  present  are  very  pro¬ 
mising,  and  will,  no  doubt,  find  their  way  into  commerce. 
Amongst  the  forwardest  of  the  newer  varieties  are  Mrs.  S.  C.  Probin, 
a  fine  solid  incurved  Jap  of  a  clear  soft  pink;  Mrs.  C.  Keyser,  yellow 
splashed  red  ;  Mrs.  1).  Dewar,  white  ;  Simplicity,  another  fine  white  ; 
Mrs.  C.  Orchard,  deep  primrose  ;  Mr.  G.  Langdon,  long  petals  splashed 
chestnut  red  on  a  yellow  ground  ;  Elthorne  Beauty,  pink ;  Mrs.  Hume 
Long,  Oceana,  fine  yellow ;  Mrs.  E.  A.  Bevan,  Pride  of  Exmouth, 
^Modesto,  Australian  Gold,  Mons.  Hoste,  Arena,  Edith  Tabor,  Miss  Elsie 
Teichman,  Mrs.  John  Shrimpton,  Matthew  Hodgson,  Hairy  Wonder,  and 
Eva  Knowles.  Mr.  Burt  has  also  a  pink  sport  showing  from  Madame 
Carnot,  but  it  is  not  quite  forward  enough  to  describe  it  correctly.  It 
appears  to  have  a  lavender  shade  suffused  with  pink. 
Woodlands  Vale,  near  Ryde. 
There  is  a  very  good  collection  of  varieties  in  this  very  pretty  and  well 
kept  place,  but  Mr.  Heath  is  to  be  condoled  with  on  account  of  the  ravages  of 
the  new  disease,  Puccinia  Ohrysanthi,  or  Chrysanthemum  rust.  Mr.  Heath 
has  no  idea  whence  it  came,  but  it  is  virulent  in  its  course,  and  scarcely 
one  has  escaped.  It  is  my  first  acquaintance  with  the  fungoid  pest,  and 
the  figures  and  description  in  the  Journal  of  Hortioulture  a  short  time  back 
give  one  an  idea  of  its  character,  but  in  reality  it  is  much  worse  than  it 
appears  in  the  woodcut.  The  prolific  spores  that  fall  from  the  under 
sides  of  the  leaf  smother  everything,  being  of  a  brown  snuff  colour. 
Notwithstanding  this  drawback,  Mr.  Heath  has  some  very  fine  flowers- 
of  both  incurved  and  Japanese  varieties.  Amongst  the  best  of  the  former 
are  Chas.  Curtis,  Major  BonnafFon,  Mrs.  J.  Gardiner,  Jeanne  d’Arc,  Lord 
Wolseley,  Madame  Darier,  and  Golden  Empress.  The  best  of  the  Japs 
are  Western  King  (very  fine),  also  Phoebus,  H.  L.  Sunderbruch,  Mdlle. 
Marie  Hoste,  Sunflower,  Edith  Tabor,  Mrs.  H.  Cheesman  (very  fine 
white),  Australian  Gold,  L’lsere,  Viviand  Morel,  and  others. 
Moreton,  Sandown. 
Mr.  H.  Love  has  again  a  dwarf,  bright,  and  interesting  collection  of 
the  cream  of  the  newest  and  some  of  the  best  of  the  older  varieties,  and 
no  doubt  some  of  the  honours  of  the  N.C.S.  and  other  exhibitions  will 
fall  to  his  share.  Among  his  best  are  Yellow  Madame  Carnot,  coming 
several  shades  darker  than  Australian  Gold,  Royal  Sovereign,  very  fine  ^ 
Lady  Hanham,  good  ;  Sunstone,  Mrs.  Hume  Long,  Viscount  Roger  de 
Chezelles,  Simplicity,  good ;  jPride  of  Exmouth,  Modesto,  Mrs.  C. 
Orchard,  Elthorne  Beauty,  Mons.  Hoste,  Mons.  E.  Andre,  Beauty  of 
Teignmouth,  Edith  Tabor,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Lechfi,  and  Phcebus. 
Osborne  House,  Cowes. 
Mr.  G.  Nobbs,  gardener  to  her  Majesty  the  Queen,  has  been  very 
successful  again  this  season  in  producing  a  splendid  show  of  fine  exhibi¬ 
tion  blooms.  Notable  amongst  the  rest  are  Mrs.  H.  Weeks  (very  fine), 
Mrs.  Hume  liOng,  Reine  d’Angleterre,  Charles  Davis,  Mrs.  Briscoe 
Ironside,  Phoehus,  Madame  Paul  Lacroix,  very  pretty  creamy  white, 
with  a  canary  yellow  shade  in  the  centre  ;  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Hairy 
Wonder,  Madame  Ad.  Moulin,  H.  T.  Drewett,  International,  Viviand 
Morel,  Ed.  Molyneux,  Duchess  of  Wellington,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Edith 
Tahor,  Modesto,  Col.  Chase,  and  Amiral  Avellan.  The  incurved  are 
represented  by  some  good  blooms  of  Robert  Petfield,  Lord  Wolseley, 
Prince  Alfred,  Madame  Darier,  and  others. 
Saltwood,  East  Cowes. 
The  winner  of  the  Isle  of  Wight  challenge  cup  last  season— Mr. 
Butler,  gardener  to  S.  Bird,  Esq.  -  has  consequently  made  a  name  and 
reputation  for  himself  throughout  the  Island,  which  will  be  worthily 
upheld  by  his  collection  this  season.  The  .Japanese  are  large,  solid,  and 
bright ;  and  the  incurved  of  excellent  quality.  Among  the  best  of  the 
former  are  Oceana,  grand  ;  Lady  Ridgway,  tawny  buff  and  red,  a  huge 
spherical  bloom  in  the  way  of  Australie ;  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  Lady  E.  Smith, 
large  solid  white  incurved  Jap  ;  Mons.  Chenon  de  Lechfi,  Edith  Tabor, 
Simplicity,  Graphic,  Australie,  fine;  Pride  of  Exmouth,  very  fine; 
Thos.  Wilkins,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees,  Phoebus,  Mons.  E.  Andre,  Pride  of 
Madford,  fine  ;  Modesto,  H.  Jacotot  Eils,  Mons.  Hoste,  fine  ;  Mr.s. 
Hume  Long,  W,  Wright,  two  very  large  fine  pinks;  J.  Bidencope, 
Mutual  Eriend,  and  Hairy  Wonder. 
Conspicuous  among  the  incurved  are  Duchess  of  Fife,  very  large  and 
fine  ;  Chas.  Curtis,  Major  Bonaffon,  Robert  Petfield,  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston, 
Princess  of  Wales,  and  the  various  types,  including  Richard  Parker, 
true  ;  Globe  d'Or,  Ma  Perfection,  true,  incurved  here ;  Perle  Dauphi- 
noise,  large,  rather  long  but  pointed  florets  ;  Harold  Wells,  very  broad 
florets,  rather  loose  in  the  centre  ;  Wm.  Tunnington,  Nil  Desperandum, 
and  others. 
Lady  Harper  Crewe’s,  East  Cowes. 
There  is  a  very  select  and  good  collection  grown  here  by  Mr.  Joblin, 
the  gardener,  which  includes,  amongst  others,  some  of  Calvat’s  new 
varieties  of  this  season.  Conspicuous  in  the  collection  are  N.C.S.  Jubilee, 
a  very  fine,  large  incurved  .Japanese,  soft  silvery  pink  ;  Iserette,  buff 
and  terra  cotta ;  Mrs.  .1.  Lewis,  a  grand  addition  to  the  whites,  a 
much  improved  Mdlle.  Marie  Hoste  ;  Baronne  A.  de  Rothschild,  rather 
quilly  ;  Australian  Gold,  Edith  Tahor,  Pride  of  Madford,  Lady  Byron, 
Thos.  Wilkins,  Phoebus,  Madame  Carnot,  Robert  Owen,  Chas.  Davis, 
Viviand  Morel,  William  Bolia,  International,  and  Amiral  Avellan. 
Clarence  House,  East  Cowes. 
Mr.  Martin,  the  very  energetic  gardener  here,  has  got  a  very  useful 
collection  of  the  popular  flower,  which  includes  some  very  good  Japs, 
and  also  incurved.  Chas.  Curtis,  Miss  M.  A.  Haggas,  Lord  Wolseley, 
Mrs.  Heales,  Queen  of  England,  Emily  Dale,  Baron  Hirsch,  Bonnie 
Dundee,  Lucy  Kendall,  and  Madame  Darier,  are  the  best  of  the  latter ; 
and  Western  King,  Louise,  Modesto,  Phoebus,  Reine  d  Angleterre, 
L’lsere,  Edith  Tabor,  Mrs.  Rd.  Jones,  Mrs.  H.  T.  Drewett,  Mons.  Hoste, 
Oceana,  <  ol.  Chase,  Alice  Seward,  and  International  the  best  of  the 
.Taps. — C.  Orchard,  Bembridge,  I.W. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  IN  THE  NORTH. 
Within  the  limits  of  a  day’s  drive  round  Hessle  the  following  estab¬ 
lishments  are  well  worthy  of  a  visit — Welton  House,  Brantinghamthorp, 
Swanland  Manor,  Tranby  Croft,  Hesslewood,  Hessle  Cliff,  and  Woodleigh. 
The  Hull  Chrysanthemum  Society  is  largely  indebted  to  these  places  for 
filling  up  the  local  classes  with  the  magnificent  miscellaneous  groups, 
(  hrysanthemum  groups,  and  cut  blooms  which  have  made  the  Hull  Show 
famous.  Having  accepted  a  cordial  invitation  to  spend  a  day  in  the 
district,  by  arrangement  the  evening  previous  I  met  the  gardeners  in 
charge  of  the  above  places  at  the  bi-monthly  meeting  of  the  Hessle 
Gardeners’  Improvement  Society.  This  arrangement  simplified  the 
programme  for  next  day,  so  that  much  more  ground  was  covered  than 
would  otherwise  have  been  possible. 
Welton  House,  Brough. 
On  entering  the  gardens  here  we  found  ourselves  facing  an  entire 
reconstruction  of  the  glass  department,  wisely  directed  so  that  no  break  in 
the  supplies  is  experienced.  Two  fine  ranges  of  plant  houses,  with  some 
forcing  houses,  are  already  completed,  and  an  extensive  vinery  is  in  course 
of  erection.  The  plant  houses  are  already  furnished  with  the  fine  speci¬ 
men  plants  which  find  their  way  to  the  York  and  other  northern  shows. 
Of  Chrysanthemums  we  found  a  well-grown  collection,  including  large 
bush  plants  specially  grown  to  furnish  the  conservatory  in  the  new  year. 
That  fine  variety,  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston,  now  generally  distributed,  and 
nearly  everywhere  giving  great  promise  this  year,  was  one  amongst 
several  other  seedlings  now  under  trial.  IMr.  Lawton  speaks  highly  of 
the  quality  of  a  .Tapanese  variety  of  a  rich  apricot  colour,  but  at  the 
time  of  my  visit  the  blooms  w-ere  not  far  enough  advanced  for  com¬ 
parison  with  the  standard  varieties  ;  its  constitution  and  habit,  however, 
are  everything  which  can  be  desired.  Another  incurved  seedling,. 
