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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
October  31,  1901. 
sensation  when  first  we  saw  it,  but  as  a  variety  it  is  so  difficult 
to  produce  in  perfection  that  very  few  typical  blooms  have  ever 
been  shown.  As  a  purely  decorative  Chrysanthemum,  however, 
we  recommend  it  with  the  greatest  earnestness. 
Mr.  George  Mileham  will  assuredly  be  staged  at  most  of  the 
leading  shows;  it  is  one  to  be  watched.  There  is  also  W.  It. 
Church,  deep  glowing  crimson  above,  bronzy  reverse  to  the 
petals,  and  charmingly  upturned  tips,  pointed-over  with  a  golden 
hue.  Reverend  Douglas  is  one  of  the  most  easily  grown,  produc¬ 
ing  its  soft  creamy  yellows  with  but  little  coaxing.  Mrs.  Fripp, 
Mrs.  R.  Darby  (a  good  sort),  and  Mrs.  Greenfield,  the  latter  an 
improvement  on  Phoebus,  are  each  specially  worthy  of  being 
noticed.  Dolly  Clyde  patterns  after  the  Mrs.  Weeks  type, 
having  broad,  snowy  white  petals.  Matthew  Smith  and  Mr.  J. 
Thorneycroft,  both  chestnut,  or  russety-crimson  in  colour,  are 
very  similar.  Where  one  is,  the  other  could  be  done  without, 
though  both  are  excellent  varieties.  The  foregoing  comprise  the 
elite  of  the  newer  Japanese  Chrysanthemums  at  Chelsea. 
Madame  E.  Rogers,  the  green  variety,  still  figures  prominently. 
The  only  new  incurved  representative  worthy  of  being  recom¬ 
mended  is  “The  Colonel,”  a  rich  crimson-chestnut  coloured 
flower,  with  bronzy  reverse. 
And  now  we  will  conclude  with  the  names  of  the  varieties 
grown  most  liberally  for  cut  flower  purposes  as  opposed  to  those 
for  exhibitions.  These  include  Ryecroft  Crimson,  Souvenir 
d’une  Petite  Amie,  Yiviand  Morel,  William  Tricker,  G.  Shrimp- 
ton,  Emperor  of  China,  Madame  Carnot,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Lady 
Selborne,  Source  d’Or,  Elaine,  Madame  B.  Pigmy,  William 
Seward,  Hooper  Pearson,  and  O.  J.  Quintus,  red  and  white.  At 
Feltham  it  is  intended  to  erect  a  large  100ft.  show-house  with 
two  divisions,  where  it  is  hoped  the  plants  and  blooms  will  be 
seen  to  the  best  advantage. 
Waterlow  Park’s  Collection. 
In  the  large  conservatory  and  vinery  adjoining  Waterlow  Park, 
Highgate,  London,  there  is  at  present  open  to  the  public  a 
splendid  exhibition  of  Chrysanthemums.  There  are  on  view 
nearly  3,000  plants,  comprising  about  250  varieties.  The  flowers 
have  been  staged  by  the  London  County  Council’s  gardeners  to 
the  very  best  advantage,  and  already  quite  a  large  number  of 
persons  have  inspected  the  show.  The  flowers  will  perhaps  be 
at  their  best  in  a  very  few  days’  time  ;  many  good  early  buds  were 
lost  during  the  hailstorm  in  July.  The  exhibition  will  probably 
remain  open  for  six  weeks. 
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Hypericum  patulum. 
The  Hypericinese,  or  St.  John’s  Wort  order  of  plants,  furnish 
a  large  number  of  species  of  deciduous  or  evergreen  shrubs  and 
undershrubs,  some  of  which  are  among  the  most  valuable  hardy 
plants  grown  in  British  gardens.  If  we  name  only  H.  calycinum, 
the  (true)  Rose  of  Sharon,  all  gardeners  will  endorse  our  expres¬ 
sions.  There  is  another  we  would  bring  more  prominently  to 
notice,  and  that  one  we  illustrate  on  page  404,  named  Hypericum 
patulum  (syn.  H.  oblongifolium).  It  is  a  very  free-flowering, 
hardy  species,  native  of  Japan.  In  height  it  attains  6ft  or  so, 
and  has  round,  purplish,  herbaceous  stems.  The  leaves  are 
ovate-lanceolate  and  slightly  “  dotted.”  When  the  more  expan¬ 
sive  specific  name  “  oblongifolium,”  was  discarded  we  are  unable 
to  say,  but  H.  patulum  is  the  only  name  now  botanically  recog¬ 
nised.  The  species  seeds  freely,  and  from  these  it  can  readily 
be  propagated.  Given  a  sunny  or  fairly  open  position,  with  a 
moist  rooting  area,  the  plants  will  flourish. 
Buried  Gardens  and  Orchards. 
Some  account  was  recently  published  in  the  “  Daily  News  ”  of 
t  he  remarkable  excavations  which  have  been  made  in  the  little- 
known  land  of  Chinese  Turkestan  by  the  conductors  of  a  recent 
expedition.  The  remains  which  Dr.  Stein  describes  have  been 
hidden  by  the  sands  for  the  last  2,000  years.  They  are  par¬ 
ticularly  interesting  for  the  reason  that  the  country  wherein 
they  have  been  unearthed  was,  in  ancient  times,  on  the  great 
commercial  route  between  China  and  Europe.  Greek  and 
Roman  traders,  long  before  the  Christian  era,  traversed  the 
route  through  the  province  where  the  archaeologists  have  begun 
work.  Gardens,  avenues,  orchards,  all  neatly  arranged,  have 
presented,  when  freed  from  their  sand  heaps,  the  appearance 
they  bore  ages  ago.  Chinese  Turkestan  will  some  day  be  Russian 
territory.  There,  as  in  Western  Turkestan,  which  has  long 
been  Russian,  the  Tsar’s  servants  will  have  a  fine  opportunity  of 
restoring  to  a  country,  once  populous  and  rich,  its  vanished 
prosperity.  Chinese  Turkestan  became  a  desert  because — so  it 
is  surmised — the  irrigation  was  insufficiently  developed  to  cope 
with  the  advancing  sand  dunes.  But  the  Russian  engineers  are 
doing  splendid  work  in  reclaiming,  by  means  of  canals,  their  own 
Turkestan  from  the  wilderness. 
Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural— Drill  Hall,  October  29th. 
The  meeting  on  Tuesday  last  was  one  of  a  very  superior  and 
interesting  character,  embracing  remarkably  fine  groups  of  fruit, 
vegetables,  foliage  plants,  Conifers,  Aucubas,  hardy  cut  flowers. 
Orchids,  and  a  splendid  exhibition  and  varied  groups  of  Chrysan¬ 
themums.  The  day  almost  pitch-black,  and  necessitated  the 
lighting  of  the  gas  in  the  hall.  Nevertheless,  there  was  a  large 
turn  out  of  habitues,  and  they  were  certainly  well  rewarded.  Our 
detailed  report  includes  every  feature  worthy  of  notice.  In  the 
afternoon  Prof.  George  Henslow,  M.A.,  delivered  a  lecture  on 
“  The  Importance  of  Mechanical  Forces  as  Displayed  by  Plants  ” 
before  a  representative  audience. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present:  Harry  J.  Yeitch,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  with  Messrs. 
James  O’Brien,  J.  Wilson  Potter,  H.  Little,  J.  W.  Odell,  W.  H. 
Young,  F.  J.  Thorne,  H.  J.  Chapman,  H.  A.  Tracy,  E.  Hill,  Jas. 
Douglas,  H.  Ballantine,  H.  M.  Pollett,  and  R.  Brooman  White. 
Mr.  C.  Stocking,  gardener  to  C.  H.  Feiling,  Esq.,  Southgate 
House,  Southgate,  contributed  a  bright  and  charming  group  of 
Orchids,  in  which  forms  of  Cattleya  labiata  were  very  conspicuous. 
There  were  also  some  fine  Miltonias,  Cypripediums,  Odontoglos- 
sums,  and  Oncidiums. 
Mr.  G.  Whitelegge,  gardener  to  J.  Bradshaw,  Esq.,  The 
Grange,  Southgate,  staged  some  handsome  Cattleyas,  including 
John  Baguley,  aurea,  Mantini,  Harrisonae  alba,  labiata  G. 
Whitelegge,  and  1.  glauca.  Mr.  Norman  Cookson,  Wylam-on- 
Tyne,  sent  Cypripedium  Lawrebel,  Oakwood  variety. 
A  small  collection  of  Orchids  was  arranged  by  Messrs.  J. 
Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  Chelsea.  There  were  Lselio-Cattleyas 
Semiramis,  Dominiana,  langleyensis,  Stattdriana,  Decia,  and 
Ophir;  Cattleyas  Portia,  Fabia,  Bactia,  and  Browniae  Veitch’s 
variety.  Lselia  Mrs.  M.  Gratrix  was  also  included. 
Mr.  W.  H.  Young,  Orchid  grower  to  Sir  Fred  Wigan,  Bart., 
Clare  Lawn,  East  Sheen,  staged  cut  blooms-  of  Cattleya  gigas 
Wigan’s  variety,  Laelia  Olivia,  and  one  or  two  others. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present :  W.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ;  with  Messrs.  Chas. 
T.  Druery,  H.  B.  May,  James  Walker,  R.  L.  Eary,  G.  Reuthe, 
Jas.  Hudson,  J.  F.  McLeod,  J.  Jennings,  Chas.  Jefferies,  C.  R. 
Fielder,  Chas.  Dixon,  W.  P.  Thomson,  Chas.  E.  Pearson,  H.  J. 
Cutbush,  Geo.  Gordon,  Chas-.  E.  Shea,  J.  Fraser,  J.  W.  Barr, 
R.  C.  Notcutt,  E.  H.  Jenkins,  Wm.  J.  James,  George  Nicholson, 
Edward  Mawley,  George  Paul,  and  E.  T.  Cook. 
Shrubs. 
Mr.  John  Russell,  Richmond  Nurseries,  Richmond,  on  this 
occasion  set  up  a  group  of  the  Aucubas  which  his  grower  fruit* 
so  exceedingly  well.  The  plants  were  bushy  and  mostly  dwarf, 
though  various  sizes  were  presented  ;  each  was  well  crowded  with 
crimson  berries.  The  varieties  A.  japonica  vera,  macrophylla 
variegata,  bicolor,  and  longifolia  were  prominent.  (Bronze 
Flora  Medal.) 
Messrs.  John  Waterer  and  Sons,  Limited,  American  Nurseries, 
Bagshot,  Surrey,  had  choice  and  useful  dwarf  Conifers  and  Hollies, 
averaging  3ft  or  4ft  in  height.  The  shrubs  were  models  of  good 
culture,  being  fresh,  well-balanced,  and  nicely  furnished.  Such 
varieties  of  Cupressus  as  Lawsoniana  versicolor,  L.  densa  gracilis, 
L.  lutea,  L.  variegata,  obtusa  nana  aurea,  and  erecta  viridis, 
macrocarpa  lutea,  were  included,  together  with  good  specimens 
of  Abies  Alberti,  Juniperus  japonica  aurea,  Retinospora  pisifera 
aurea,  Juniperus  Sabina,  Thuya  occidentalis  aurea,  and  other 
subjects.  The  golden-fruited  Holly  was  presented  in  fine  condi¬ 
tion,  bearing  masses  of  its  bright  berries. 
Plants. 
P.  Purnell,  Esq.,  Woodlands,  Streatham  Hill,  S.W.,  set  up  a 
group  of  flowering  and  foliage  greenhouse  and  stove  plants, 
mainly  including  Celosias  of  the  pyramidal  type,  Cocos  Weddell- 
iana,  Eulalia  japonica  variegata,  Maidenhair  Ferns,  Primulas, 
and  Palms. 
Messrs.  Thos.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  Hale  Farm  Nurseries,  Fel¬ 
tham,  staged  a  wonderful  array  of  strongly  flowered  Nerines  of 
the  varieties  Planti,  Fothergilli,  judica  rosea,  pendula  (white), 
and  others.  They  had  also  hardy  flowers,  including  the  new 
Arctotis  grandis,  and  Lilium  sulphureum. 
Messrs.  James  Yeitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  sent  up  a  group  of 
winter  flowering  Begonia  Mrs.  Heal.  The  brilliance’  of  the 
amaranth-crimson  flowers  was  grander  than  we  hitherto  remem¬ 
ber  to  have  seen  it,  and  the  bushy,  floriferous,  healthy  appear¬ 
ance  of  the  plants  spoke  well  for  the  superiority  of  the  general 
stock. 
Codiaeums  (Crotons)  in  variety,  and  richly  coloured,  were 
staged  by  Messrs.  Robert  Green,  Limited,  28,  Crawford  Street, 
W.  The  plants  were  worthy  of  all  praise.  (Silver  Banksian 
Medal.) 
