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February  20,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
It  is  not  a  difficult  matter  to  find  a  few  notes  on  home-raised 
Chrysanthemums,  especially  UvS  the  Editor  has  confined  one  to 
those  seen  last  autumn  to  be  distributed  this  spring.  One  can, 
therefore,  pass  over  the  many  kinds  of  previous  years  that  have 
come  rocket-like  wdth  great  reputations,  only  to  be  thrown  aside 
after  a  season  or  two.  I  do  not  attach  so  much  importance  to 
home-raised  kinds  as  many  do,  for  this  reason  ;  They  are  excep¬ 
tionally  well  grown  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  the  coveted 
award  of  First  Class  Certificate,  that  in  the  great  majority  of 
cases  we  have  found  cultivators  generally  fail  not  only  to  produce 
blossoms  of  equal  merit,  but  also  find  that  these  most  handsome 
flowers  have  bad  habits.  To  illustrate  what  I  mean,  take  the 
varieties  Mrs.  H.  Weeks  and  Hon.  F.  W.  D.  Smith.  The  first 
gives  but  a  single  show  bloom  to  a  plant;  the  other  is  so  uncer¬ 
tain  that  we  must  grow,  I  was  going  to  say,  fifty  plants  to  obtain 
a  good  one. 
But  this  is  of  the  past.  Certainly  good  material  was  never 
so  abundant  as  seen  in  the  latest  batch — those  principally  from 
Exmouth.  I  do  not  know  the  origin  of  the  many  fine  coloured 
sorts  ;  but  from  the  build  of  the  blooms  one  might  fancy  that 
Mr.  Godfrey  has  used  that  grand  variety,  M.  Chenon  de  Leche, 
pretty  freely  for  seed  purposes.  Be  this  as  it  may,  this  set 
must  be  constant,  or  one  grower  could  not  have  produced  so 
many  grand  flowers  in  a  season  as  were  exhibited.  Godfrey’s 
Masterpiece  is  a  nicely  finished  flower  of  a  deep  cinnamon  red 
shade,  with  an  ohl  gold  reverse;  Godfrey’s  Triumph  has  the 
appearance  of  a  dark-coloured  flower  of  M.  Chenon  de  Leche. 
Godfrey’s  Pride  is  a  giant  in  size  of  a  dull  red  in  shade,  and  to 
me  it  seemed  rather  short  in  its  florets.  A  large  Master  H. 
Tucker  would  give  one  an  idea  of  this  kind.  Godfrey’s  King  is 
a  particularly  bright  and  handsome  flower,  and  exhibits  plenty 
of  the  surface  shade — a  dark  cinnamon  tint.  Exmouth  Crimson 
is  a  flower  of  fine  colour.  This  also  shows  the  surface  shade,  being 
of  reflexing  form.  Queen  Alexandra  is  a  massive  variety,  with 
blooms  of  a  light  buff  shade.  A  full,  rich-looking,  spreading 
flower  is  Sensation — colour,  deep  yellow,  with  red  shading. 
I  was  much  struck  with  the  beauty  of  Ethel  Fitzroy.  It  is 
distinct  in  colour — a  bright,  deep  shade  of  amber.  The  size  and 
build  of  the  bloom  make  a  variety  of  much  walue  for  exhibition, 
and,  indeed,  all  purposes.  Duchess  of  Sutherland  is  not  by  any 
means  the  least  handsome  of  the  many  fine  things  of  the  year. 
It  is  orange-yellow  in  colour,  large,  and  of  true  Japanese  shape. 
The  flowers  of  Violet  Lady  Beaumont  are  of  a  deep  crimson  colour. 
It  is  a  large,  massive  variety,  which  lasts  a  long  time  in  a  fresh 
state. 
Bes.sie  Godfrey  is  a  first-rate  type  of  the  Japanese  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  of  a  light  yellow  colour,  a  shade  fairly  plentiful.  May 
Vallis  has  size  to  recommend  it,  but  the  colour — -rosy  purple' — is 
not  over-bright.  One  thing  is  noticeable  this  year- — no  w’hite 
variety  of  any  merit  (at  least,  as  an  exhibition  sort)  has  appeared. 
It  is  not  easy  to  improve  upon  existing  ones.  The  colours  most 
needed  are  forthcoming — namely,  crimsons  and  deep  buffs.  In 
the  autumn  I  saw  a  most  interesting  lot  of  seedling  plants  of 
Chrysanthemums  at  West  Hall,  Byfleet.  Out  of  some  dozens 
scarcely  one  was  other  than  a  shade  of  red,  and  the  florets 
generally  had  a  taking  gloss  which  may  be  termed  quality.  With 
these  well  grown  this  year,  Mr.  Carpenter  should  have  something 
next  autumn  in  the  way  of  genuine  English  seedlings  to  whet 
the  appetites  of  lovers  of  the  autmn  queen. 
In  one  class — namely,  the  newer  type  of  incurved  Chrys¬ 
anthemums — home  raisers  have  much  the  best  of  matters.  This 
once  very  close  section  has  been  widened  by  the  introduction  of 
kinds  nearly  as  large  as  the  Japanese,  and  which  are  perfect  in 
their  formation,  assisted  somewhat  by  the  skill  of  the  cultivator 
in  the  way  of  “  dressing.”  William  Higgs  is  a  large,  well-built 
bloom  of  a  bronzy  buff  shade.  Perfection  has  white  blossoms,  and 
is  a  first-class  kind.  The  colour  of  C.  Blick  is  a  soft  shade  of 
blush-pink,  deep  and  handsome  of  build.  Nellie  Stevens  is  a 
variety  with  excellent  form,  and  of  a  straw  shade  of  colour.— 
H.  S.,  Woking. 
Chrysanthemum  Audit. 
I  have  run  through  the  first  fifty  Japanese  varieties  as  they 
appeared  on  page  96,  and  I  can  but  think  that  great  credit  is 
due  to  our  home  raisers,  for  I  note  that  the  half  of  them  have 
been  raised  (either  by  seed  or  sports)  in  England,  Mr.  Weeks 
taking  the  laurels.  Then,  French  varieties  are  only  represented 
by  eleven,  of  which  Mr.  Calvat  claims  eight ;  Australia  ir¬ 
responsible  for  eleven,  of  which  Mr.  Pockett  claims  seven; 
America  claims  Mutual  Friend  and,  I  think,  Lady  Ridgway  (.^); 
while  Belgium  can  boast  of  Mdme.  Herrewege,  and  as  soine 
doubt  exists  about  this  being  a  sport  from  Australie,  I  will 
explain  liow  I  got  it.  It  was  at  the  ’Mum  Show  at  the  Paris 
Exhibition,  in  1900,  that  a  gentleman,  who  had  brought 
tliree  flowers  from  Belgium,  was  offering  the  stock  for  sale,  &nd 
who  said  to  me,  “  I  have  some  flowers  of  a  white  sport  from 
the  variety  Australie  in  the  plant  department.  Would  you  like 
to  see  them,  and  make  an  offer  for  the  stock  ?  ”■  I  felt  doubtful 
about  a  white  sport  from  Australie  (which  is  yellow),  and  did 
not  trouble  much  about  it.  However,  the  gentlemaii  pressed 
me  to  come  and  look  at  it,  and  I  could  see  it  was  similar  tO' 
Au.stralie  in  foliage  and  stem,  but  the  florets  drooped  rather  too. 
much,  but  yet  it  had  the  dovmward  curl,  like  the  parent;  so  I 
ventured  an  offer,  but  asked,  like  Mr.  Herrewege,  to  send  ine- 
some  flowers  Avith  long  stems,  so  that  I  could  be  more  certain 
of  its  parentage.  Thi-s  Avas  done,  and  I  felt  satisfied.  I  secured 
the  stock  and  distributed  it.  I  am  quite  sure  that  it  is  a  sport 
from  Au.sti'alie,  for  there  is  no  difference  in  any  Avay  except 
colour,  and  that  the  florets  reflex  more  freely.  Some  sports 
differ  from  the  parent  much  more  than  others  do.  Take 
Irtliel  Amsden  (the  green  Vivian  Morel  sport),  for  instance;  or 
tlie  yelloAv  Chenon  de  Leche.  Sports  are  curious  in  more  v^ays 
tliaii  one.  Hoav  is  it  that  a  Chrysanthemum  Avill  keep  true  for 
a  number  of  years  and  then  all  at  once  sport  in  several  collec¬ 
tions?  This  Avas  the  case  with  Mdme.  CWnot,  Vivian  Morel, 
Mdme.  Marie  Massee,  Australie,  &c. ;  and  the  season  just  passed 
has  given  .several  sports,  viz.,  from  Nellie  Pockett,  Mdme.  R. 
Cadbury,  Mdme.  Gabriel  Debrie,  T.  Carrington,  and  Millioent 
Richardson,  and  a  Avhite  Flora.  Why  has  not  Flora  sported 
before,  Avhen  many  varieties  spoi’t  almost  the  first  year  of  dis-  - 
tribution?  A  pure  Avhite  Flora  should  be  an  acquisition,, 
although  it  is  not  a  monster  Jap.  I  am  often  asked,  “  Why 
do  Chry  santhemums  sport  ?  ”  or,  “  How  do  you  inake  them 
sport?”  Can  anyone  ansAver  this  question? 
English  Varieties. 
CHUA'SAXTHEAIUAI 
RAI.SED  IIA' 
Distributed  by 
Florence  Molyneux . . 
..  N  Molyneux. 
Agate. 
Miss  K.  Pilkington  . . 
..  N.  Molyneux. 
Agate. 
Mrs.  Barkley  .. 
AA'eeks. 
Davis. 
Miss  Alice  Byron 
..  AV'eeks. 
Davis. 
Mrs.  H.  Weeks  :.  . . 
.  AA'eeks. 
Davis. 
T.ily  Mountford* 
..  AA’eeks. 
Davis  and  AVells. 
Mrs.  Coombes 
AA’eeks. 
Davis. 
Henry  AVeek.s 
. .  AA'eeks. 
Davis. 
Madame  B.  Cadbur, 
..  Weeks. 
Davis. 
Edwin  Mo  yneux 
— 
Cannell. 
G.  .T.  AVarren 
. .  Sport. 
AVells. 
L  idy  Hanham 
Sport. 
AVePs. 
Mrs.  White  Popham 
. .  Silsbury. 
AVells. 
Mrs.  AV.  Mease 
Sport. 
.Jones  and  AVells... 
Mrs.  G.  Mileham 
Dlileham. 
.1  ones  and  Davis 
Mrs.  Greentield 
Mileham. 
Jones. 
Mrs.  J.  Bryant 
. .  Love. 
.Jones. 
Henry  Stowe  . . 
. .  AA’eeks. 
.Jones. 
Mr.  A.  Barrett 
Sport. 
Jones. 
Edith  Tabor  . . 
— 
Notcutt. 
Mrs.  J.  .J.  Thorneycroft  . . 
— 
Silsbury. 
Sir  H.  H.  Kitchener 
— 
Owen. 
Charles  Davis 
. .  Sport. 
Davis. 
George  Carpenter  . 
. .  Carpenter. 
Davis. 
Mrs.  G.  AV.  Palmer  . 
. .  Sport. 
Davis. 
Australian  Varieties. 
Chra'santhemum. 
Raised  hv 
Introduced  by  ' 
Australie 
? 
Cannell. 
J.  R.  Upton . 
..  Upton. 
Davis 
AAV  R.  Church 
. .  Pockett. 
AVells. 
Nellie  Pockett 
Pockett. 
AVells. 
Tom  Carrington 
Pockett. 
AVells. 
Lord  Ludlow 
. .  Pockett. 
AVells. 
Charles  Longley 
Pockett. 
AVells. 
Lord -alisbury 
. .  Pockett. 
AVells. 
Matthew  Smith 
Pockett. 
AVells. 
Pride  of  Madford  . . 
? 
Cannell. 
Mermaid  . 
. .  Brunning. 
Cannell. 
French  Varieties. 
Le  Grand  Dragon 
. .  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
Mons.  Chenon  de  Leche  . . 
. .  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
Madame  Carnot 
. .  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
Mrs.  James  Lewis  .. 
. .  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
Calvat’s  99  . . 
. .  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
Madame  Gustave  Henry  . . 
..  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
Madame  Phillipe  Rivoire.. 
. .  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
.Alons.  Hoste  . . 
. .  Calvat. 
Calvat. 
Mons.  Louise  Remy 
..  (Sport:  Remy.) 
Wells. 
Phoebus  . 
. .  Lacroix. 
Lacroix.  . 
Vivian  Morel . 
. .  Lacroix. 
Lacroix. 
Belgian 
Variety. 
Madame  Herrewege 
(Sport:  Herrewege,  Belgium)  - 
American 
Varieties. 
Mutual  Friend 
_ 
_ 
Lady  Ridgway 
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*  I  am  giving  Weeks  the  credit  of  Lily  Mountford,  but  its  name  should  be  - 
Hilda  Chamberlain. 
— W.  Wells,  Earlswood,  Redhill,  SuiTey. 
