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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER,  September  27.  1900. 
October-flowering  Varieties. 
‘The  list  of  good  varieties  of  Chrysanthemums  which  may  he  had 
in  bloom  in  fiie  conoition  during  October  is  by  no  means  a  short  one, 
and  includes  representatives  mainly  of  the  Japarese  and  Pompons. 
The  chief  merit  of  tl  e  October-flowering  si  rts  lies  in  their  usefulness 
(or  decoration  as 
pot  plants  and  for 
furnishing  cut 
flowers,  but  many 
of  the  early  exhibi¬ 
tion  varieties  can  be 
induced  to  bloom  at 
their  best  bom  the 
middle  of  October. 
Many  varieties, 
however,  flower 
naturally  during 
this  month  without 
any  special  manipu- 
latun  or  selection 
of  buds.  In  such 
cases  terminal  buds 
are  generally  found 
to  be  the  best. 
Among  the  best 
of  the  older  varie¬ 
ties  may  be  noted 
I’Ami  Conderchet, 
of  a  lovely  yellow 
colour,  quite  tree 
in  blooming,  and 
useful  for  cutting. 
Madame  C.  Des- 
granges,  although 
an  early- flowering 
variety,  may  still 
the  colour  is  rather  of  a  bronzy  yellow,  a  cleirer  yellow  being 
observable  when  the  blooms  are  more  numerous,  cou^quently  smaller. 
Soleil  d’Octobre,  a  canary  yellow  variety,  is  exceptionally  rich  in  fnt, 
and  a  pleasing  contrast  to  the  previously  ment  oned  variety.  Reducing 
the  number  of  buds  improves  the  size  and  cokur  of  the  blooms.  It 
should  be  grown  in 
pots,  as  it  does  n(>t 
bloom,  as  a  rule, 
early  in  the  month. 
Few  varieties  of 
similar  colour  can 
beat  Wm.  Holmes 
in  rich  bright  crim¬ 
son.  It  is  an  old 
variety,  and  was 
considered  indis¬ 
pensable  at  one 
time  in  a  collec¬ 
tion,  but  is  not  so 
much  sought  after 
now.  It  is  a  stiff 
and  busby  grower. 
Margot,  though 
not  of  recent  in¬ 
troduction,  claims 
attention  as  a 
specially  useful 
variety  to  gr^w  in 
pots  for  cutting 
from.  The  colour 
is  salmon  pink,  and 
is  very  pleasing 
Fig.  81.— MR.  WALKER’S  SHOW  AND  FANCY  DAHLIAS  AT  THE  AQUARIUM.  blooms 
are  fresh.  Lady 
Selborne  is  a  useful 
be  classed  as  an  October  sort,  as  tl  e  plants 
usually  last”  well  into  the  month.  Its  useful  white  flow^ers  are 
always  appreciated.  Lady  Fitzwygram  is  very  similar  in  habit  of 
growth  and  colour  of  the  flowers,  but  the  petals  are  more  of 
an  incurving  character.  It  blooms  freely  in  early  October  both 
in  pots  and  outdoors,  and  possesses  great  merit  as  a  variety  for 
cutting  where  white  flowers  are  in  demand. 
Madame  Marie 
Masse  is  an  ex¬ 
tremely  free  bloom¬ 
ing  lilac  -  mauve 
coloured  vai  iety, 
which  should  be 
grown  outdoors  as 
well  as  in  pots  to 
extend  its  season. 
During  the  early 
part  of  the  month 
a  well  established 
plant  in  the  open 
ground  will  pro¬ 
duce  a  grand  lot  of 
bloom  for  cutting. 
Flora,  a  small  yel¬ 
low  Pompon,  is  an 
excellent  variety. 
The  flowers  are 
small,  but  they  are 
bright  in  colour  and 
freely  produced. 
Small  plants  lift 
well,and  are  readily 
established  in  pots. 
Pride  of  Mytchett, 
a  beautiful  Japa¬ 
nese  variety,  has 
pink  flowers  with 
a  gold  centre.  Its 
habit  is  dwarf, 
bushy,  and  a  very 
free  bloomer.  The 
terminal  buds, 
thinned  out  to  one 
or  two  on  each 
shoot,  make  an  attractive  display.  Ambrose  Thomas  is  valuable  on 
account  ol  its  reddish  bronze  flowers,  which  are  produced  of  fair  size  and 
freely  outdoors.  Ryecroft  Glory  is  one  of  the  best  October  flowering 
yellow  varieties.  It  is  of  medium  size,  bushy  in  habit,  and  exceptionally 
free  in  flowering.  When  the  buds  are  reduced  to  one  on  each  shoot 
Fig.  82.— MR.  SEALE’S  POMPON 
white,  but,  like  the  last,  an  ardent  variety,  that  was  immensely 
popular  as  a  market  variety. 
A  very  fascinating  variety  named  Mrs.  Wingfield,  of  a  soft 
peach  pink,  was  introduced  a  few  years  ago.  The  plants  are  dwarf 
and  bushy,  and  the  flowers,  though  not  large,  produce  a  good  effec  . 
Nelly  Brown  is  an  orange  red  sport  from  Ryecroft  Glory,  and  is  of 
similar  habit.  Comtesse  F.  de  Cariel,  a  good  terra-cotta  coloured 
variety,  still  holds 
a  high  place  among 
the  early  Japanese 
varieties.  Fur  a 
deep  crimson 
variety  Crimson 
Pride  should  be 
grown.  Varieties  of 
exceptionally  rich 
and  uncommon 
colour  are  always 
worth  including. 
Alex.  Dufour  is 
one  of  these,  being 
of  a  bright  rosy 
purple  colour.  It 
is  of  dwarf  and 
bushy  habit,  and 
blooms  towards 
the  end  of  the 
month.  The  terra¬ 
cotta  Source  d’Or, 
as  well  as  the  yel¬ 
low  variety  of  the 
same  name,  merit 
attention  as  excel¬ 
lent  varieties  for 
decoration  and  cut¬ 
ting  towards  the 
end  of  October. 
Clinton  Chalfont 
is  a  small-foliaged 
variety  that  pro¬ 
duces  brightyellow 
flowers  freely. 
DAHLIAS  AT  THE  AQUARIUM.  Eynsford  White,  a^ 
pearly  white,  and 
October  Queen,  white  shaded  buff  and  crimson,  should  be  included. 
October  Yellow  is  useful,  while  two  such  bright  crimsons  as  Roi  des 
Piecoces  and  Ruby  King  will  add  rich  dark  colours  to  a  collection. 
Many  other  varieties  might  be  included,  but  the  foregoing  are  among 
the  best  and  most  generally  useful  during  the  month  of  October. — B.  H. 
