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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.  November  14,  1901. 
Anemone-flowered  Chrysanthemums. 
A  much-neglected  section,  perhaps  more  so  than  the  incurved 
Chrysanthemums,  the  Anemone  varieties  are  nevertheless 
amongst  the  sweetest  flowers  produced  in  unheated  conservatories 
at  this,  the  dullest  season  of  the  year.  Some  splendid  examples 
of  large  and  well-developed  blooms  were  staged  within  the  Royal 
Aquarium  last  week,  and  to  see  such  varieties  as  Lady  Margaret, 
John  Bunyan,  Miss  A.  Love,  Gladys  Spaulding,  and  Owen’s  Per¬ 
fection,  was  a  relief,  a  change,  and  a  pleasure  indeed.  Very, 
very  few  novelties  are  offered  by  the  numerous  army  of  com¬ 
mercial  growers,  for  at  present  all  efforts  seem  to  be  expended  on 
the  Japanese  blooms,  at  which  we  cannot  grievously  complain, 
for  this  latter  section  is  worthy  of  much  thoughtful  treatment. 
No  doubt  when  the  growers  and  raisers  have  found  the  highest 
rise  in  their  efforts  to  evolve  better  varieties  of  the  Japanese 
Chrysanthemums,  they  will  be  forced  (and  the  time  is  not  far 
distant)  to  experiment,  in  patience  and  earnestness,  with  the 
many  other  sections  of  the  “  Autumn  Queen  ”  that  are  only  wait¬ 
ing  to  be  developed.  There  are  the  thread-petalled,  the  stellate, 
the  reflexed,  pompon,  the  whirlpool  forms  seen  in  Mr.  T. 
Carrington  and  others,  the  Edith  Tabor  style  of  bloom,  Anemone 
pompons,  and  quite  a  number  of  other  divisions,  sections,  or 
types,  whichever  you  prefer  to  title  them.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  both  commercial  and  private  growers  will  interest  them¬ 
selves  more  in  large-flowered  Anemone  Chrysanthemums,  while 
not  lessening  their  love  for  “  the  Japs.” 
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Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural— Drill  Hill,  November  12th. 
We  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  the  following  letter: — 
Dear  Sir, — The  attention  of  the  Council  of  the  Royal  Horti¬ 
cultural  Society  has  been  drawn  to  the  absolutely  unjustifiable 
imputation  cast  upon  the  members  of  the  Fruit  and  Vegetable 
Committee,  on  page  406  of  your  issue  of  October  31.  The  Council  are 
confident,  Mr.  Editor,  that  only  by  some  unfortunate  oversight  could 
such  a  calumny  have  escaped  your  own  deleting  pen.  They  would, 
therefore,  request  you  to  be  so  kind  as  to  give  a  prominent  publicity 
to  this  letter,  and  to  the  following  resolution,  passed  by  the  Council 
unanimously  to-day — viz., 
“Resolved:  That  it  be  entered  upon  the  minutes  and 
communicated  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Fruit  and  Vegetable 
Committee,  that  the  Council  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society 
have  full  confidence  in  the  perfect  impartiality  and  absolute 
integrity  of  the  Committees  of  the  Society.” 
I  am,  Dear  Sir,  very  faithfully  yours, 
W.  Wilks,  Secretary. 
[We  have  no  reluctance  whatever  in  publishing  the  above  letter. 
The  writer  of  the  passage  complained  of  had  no  intention  of  aspersing 
the  character  of  the  Society’s  Committees,  but  the  expressions  used 
might  serve  to  give  others  an  opportunity  of  doing  so,  consequently 
they  should  never  have  been  materialised  in  type.  That  they  obtained 
publicity  was  entirely  owing  to  oversight  in  the  hurry  of  publication. 
Our  surprise  was  great  on  seeing  the  paragraph  in  question,  but  our 
surprise  would  have  been  greater  still  if  it  had  not  been  made 
the  subject  of  serious  consideration  by  the  Fruit  and  Vegetable 
Committee. — Ed.] 
Tuesday’s  exhibition  was  one  of  the  most  sparse  on  record,  and 
the  attendance  small.  Damp  and  boisterous  weather  prevailed. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present:  Harry  J.  Veitch,  Esq.,  in  the  chair;  with  Messrs. 
James  O’Brien,  J.  G.  Fowley,  de  B.  Crawshay,  H.  M.  Pollett, 
H.  Ballantine,  R.  Brooman  White,  F.  A.  Rehder,  E.  Hill,  H.  J. 
Chapman,  W.  H.  Young,  A.  A.  Peetezs,  J.  Wilson  Potter,  F. 
Sander,  H.  H.  Tracy,  and  H.  Little. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  Royal  Exotic  Nursery, 
Chelsea,  contributed  about  a  dozen  plants  of  Cypripedium 
insigne  Sanderse,  whose  yellow  and  white  flowers  were  very  con¬ 
spicuous.  The  finest  plant  carried  seven  magnificent  flowers 
(Silver  Banksian  Medal).  Mr.  W.  Leaman  (gardener  to  G.  Taylor* 
Esq.,  Margery  Hall,  Reigate)  staged  three  grandly  flowered 
plants  of  Dendrobium  nobile.  At  this  dull  period  such  choice 
blooms  must  meet  with  high  appreciation  (Silver  Banksian 
Medal).  Mr.  W.  P.  Bound  (gardener  to  J.  Colman,  Esq.,  Gatton 
Park,  Reigate)  staged  a  group  of  Orchids,  principally  Cattleyas. 
The  most  notable  were  C.  labiata  Emperor,  Leelia  prmstans, 
George  Prince  of  Wales,  and  Cymbidium  Traceyanum  (Silver 
Flora  Medal). 
Small  exhibits  of  Orchids  were  shown  by  several  growers.  Mr. 
W.  Stevens  (gardener  to  W.  Thompson,  Esq.,  Walton  Grange’ 
Stone,  Staffs)  sent  Odontoglossum  crispo-Harryanum  roseum ; 
Mr.  G.  Whitelegge  (gardener  to  J.  Bradshaw,  Esq.,  The  Grange, 
Southgate),  Cattleya  Whitei  J.  Bradshaw,  C.  1.  Adrianse,  C.  1. 
Angel,  and  Lselio-Cattleya  Decia;  Mr.  H.  Parr  (gardener  to  F.  A. 
Bevan,  Esq.,  Trent  Park,  New  Barnet),  Cattleyas  and  Laelias; 
Mr.  J.  Crook,  Ford  Abbev.  Chard,  two  well-grown  specimens  of 
Cypripedium  insigne  ;  Mr.  W.  H.  Young  (Orchid  grower  to  Sir 
Fred.  Wigan,  Bart.,  Clare  Law-n,  East  Sheen),  Lselio-Cattleya 
Frederick  Boyle;  Messrs.  Charlesworth  and  Co.,  Heaton  Brad¬ 
ford,  a  set  of  five  hybrid  Orchids  of  much  beauty;  and  Mr.  W. 
Stables  (gardener  to  de  Barri  Crawshay,  Esq.,  Rosefield,  Seven- 
oaks),  Cymbidium  Traceyanum  Crawshayanum  and  Odontoglos¬ 
sum  crispum  Raymond-Crawshay. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present:  W.  Marshall,  Esq.,  in  the  chairj  with  Messrs.  Chas. 
T.  Druery,  Geo.  Nicholson,  James  Walker"  J.  F.  McLeod,  G. 
Reuthe,  J.  Jennings,  Chas.  Dixon,  W.  Bain,  Chas.  E.  Shea, 
W.  P.  Thomson,  E.  H.  Jenkins,  Geo.  Paul,  and  H.  B.  May. 
Mrs.  Evans,  Forde  Abbey,  Chard  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  Crook), 
sent  two  vases  of  richly  coloured  Gloriosa  superba ;  these  were 
of  large  size.  F.  D.  Lambert,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  Tulford), 
Moor  Hall,  Cookham,  sent  a  fine  batch  of  Begonia  Caledonia 
and  B.  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  the  samples  of  Caledonia  being  the 
best  we  have  so  far  seen  (Silver  Banksian  Medal).  Messrs.  Wells 
and  Co.,  Redhill,  Surrey,  staged,  on  exhibition  boards,  a  splendid 
selection  of  Japanese  Chrysanthemum  blooms.  The  choice  here 
lay  in  favour  of  W.  R.  Church,  Mine.  Herewege,  Mrs.  T.  W. 
Pockett,  Ernest  Bettsworth,  Matthew  Smith,  Henry  Barnes, 
and  a  number  of  unnamed  promising  seedlings.  They  also 
showed  singles  (Silver-gilt  Banksian  Medal).  Mr.  J.  Surman, 
Victoria  Nursery,  Beckenham,  staged  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lor¬ 
raine  ;  and  from  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  came  robust, 
leafy,  and  floriferous  plants  of  the  following  winter-flowering 
Begonias  :  Winter  Perfection,  Mrs.  Heal,  and  John  Heal  (Silver 
Banksian  Medal). 
Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  Hale  Farm  Nurseries,  Feltham, 
staged  a  small  but  very  representative,  collection  of  Nerines, 
including  N.  crispa,  N.  Fothergilli  major,  N.  Novelty,  N.  Planti, 
N.  pudica,  N.  Kitty,  and  N.  Mrs.  Reuthe,  all  of  which  are 
distinct,  and  very  attractive.  A  number  of  interesting  hardy 
plants  were  shown.  Stapelia  gigantea  was  exhibited  by  Mr.  J.  M. 
Carr,  Wood  House,  Twerton-on-Avon,  Bath.  A  number  of 
Chrysanthemum  blooms  were  staged  from  E.  J.  Johnstone,  Esq. 
(gardener,  Mr.  J.  Doig),  Rougliam  Hall,  Bury  St.  Edmunds. 
Sir  T.  Lawrence,  Bart.,  also  sent  a  bloom  of  the  incurved 
Mme.  Marie  Liger.  Mr.  J.  Surman,  besides  the  Begonias,  also 
staged  a  group  of  dwarf  Chrysanthemums  grown  in  the  open 
ground,  whence  they  were  lifted  and  finished  under  glass.  There 
were,  amongst  others,  Mytchett  Glory,  Ma  Perfection,  John 
Shrimpton,  Phoebus,  Vivian  Morel,  and  others.  The  group  was 
very  creditable  indeed  (Silver  Banksian  Medal). 
Vegetable  Committee. 
Present:  Alfred  H.  Pearson,  Esq.,  in  the  chair;  with  Messrs. 
Joseph  C'heal,  S.  Mortimer,  Alexander  Dean,  George  Keif,  H. 
Markham,  F.  Q.  Lane,  George  Wythes,  James  H.  Veitch,  and  W. 
Wilks. 
Messrs.  J.  Laing  and  Sons,  of  Forest  Hill,  Kent,  staged.  100 
dishes  of  Apples,  including  Blenheim,  Stirling  Castle,  Gascoigne’s 
Scarlet,  Lane’s  Prince  Albert,  Winter  Queening,  The  Queen, 
Tyler’s  Kernel,  Warner’s  King,  Bismarck,  Margil,  Beauty  of 
Kent,  Cox’s  Pomona,  and  others  (Silver-gilt  Knightian  Medal). 
Mr.  J.  Cook,  Ford  Abbey  Gardens,  Chard,  staged  three  fine 
bunches  of  Grape  Black  Alicante.  R.  M.  Whiting,  Esq.,  Creden- 
hill,  Hereford,  staged  a  dish  of  Apple  Credenhill  Pippin,  and 
A.  W.  Foster,  Esq.,  Brockhampton  Court,  Ross,  had  Apple  Brock- 
hampton  Beauty. 
A  splendid  collection  of  Apples  and  Pears  was  staged  from 
Mr.  A.  J.  Thomas,  Rodmersham,  Sittingbourne,  including  hand¬ 
some  samples  of  Newton  Wonder,  The  Queen,  Bramley’s  Seedling, 
Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Chelmsford  Wonder,  Sandringham,  and 
others.  Some  large  Pears  of  even  form  and  good  colour  were 
also  on  view  (Hogg  Memorial  Medal). 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Cattleya  mollis  Lois  (A.  Chapman). — A  fine  flower.  The  recurv¬ 
ing  sepsis  and  petals  are  rose-purple.  The  lip  is  purple,  paling 
towards  the  margin.  The  throat  is  bright  yellow  (Award  of  Merit). 
Lcelio-CnWtya  Luminosa  (Charlesworth  &  Co.). — This  is  from 
Lfelia  tenebrosa  and  Cattleya  aurea ;  the  sepals  and  petals  are 
yellowish  green  with  pronounced  crimson  suffusions  ;  the  handsome 
lip  is  purple  crimson  (Award  of  Merit). 
Lcelio-Cattleya  Digbyano-Mendeli  Hessle  var.  (W.  J.  Barker). — An 
exquisitely  beautiful  variety.  The  colour  is  soft  rosy  lilac ;  the  lip  is 
lemon  (First  Class  Certificate). 
Odontoglossum  crispum  Raymond  Crawshay  (W.  Stables).  —  A 
beautiful  variety  that  has  form,  substance,  and  colour  in  its  favour. 
The  basal  colour  is  white  suffused  with  rose-lilac;  there  are  numerous 
large  and  small  chocolate  spots  on  the  sepals  and  petals.  The 
fimbriated  lip  is  white  with  a  central  patch  of  light  brown  (First 
Class  Certificate). 
