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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  1,  1900. 
After  housing  do  not  feed  heavily,  but  give  weak  soot  water,  guano, 
or  slight  top-dressings  of  some  dry  general  artificial  manure,  ceasing 
all  stimulants  before  the  blooms  expand  fully. 
Crowding  the  plants  encourages  decay  of  the  lower  leaves.  These 
hold  moisture,  and  may  induce  mildew,  hence  pick  them  off  bo  that 
more  air  can  circulate  about  the  plants.  The  blooms  last  much  1  nger 
when  cleanliness  is  observed.  Maintain  a  dry,  comfortable,  buoyant 
atmosphere;  examine  the  plants  daily  lor  water,  and  dry  up  all 
moisture  from  the  door  before  midday.  These  precautions,  du'y 
carried  out,  should  insure  freedom  from  damping,  and  thus  extend 
the  time  in  which  blooms  may  be  kept  fresh,  bright,  and  useful. 
— E.  D.  S. 
Bueh  Chrysanthemums. 
Numerous  as  are  the  varieties  of  Chrysanthemums,  it  requires  a 
certain  amount  of  chcosing  to  obtain  those  which  are  especially  adapted 
for  growing  as  bush  plants.  So  many  sorts  are  introduced  tvhich 
produce  the  popular  large  bloom  that  scarcely  a  thought  is  given  to 
the  habit  of  growth,  and  consequently  one  cultivates  varieties  that 
prove  not  a  little  disappointing.  Suitable  ones  should  not  grow 
tall,  and  must  have  ample  foliage  ;  they  ought  to  be  free  in  the  pro¬ 
duction  of  side  shoots  and  blooms.  These  latter  must  have  stiff  stems 
as  well  as  decided  tints  of  colour  to  make  them  useful  for  cutting,  or 
the  tdants  themselves  effective  f(>r  the  conservatory. 
For  a  display  to  follow  outdoor  Chrysanthemums  three  excellent 
sorts  are  Jame.s  Salter,  pink ;  Lady  Selborne,  white ;  and  Yellow 
Selborne.  These  are  alike,  except  in  the  colour  of  their  blooms,  and 
are  a  fine  type  for  bush  plants.  Eyecroft  Glory,  bronzy  yellow,  also 
forms  a  capital  bush  and  flowers  in  October.  A  variety  which  has 
been  grown  for  some  years,  Mons,  Wm.  Holmes,  is  not  surpassed  as  an 
early  crimson  one  ;  nothing  better  for  the  purpose  is  wanted.  Souvenir 
de  Petite  Amie,  white  ;  and  Soleil  d’Octobre,  yellow,  are  a  fine  pair  in 
those  colours.  General  Paquid,  a  rather  i^ew  variety,  has  flowers  of  a 
bright  bronzy  yellow  colour,  and  is  suitable  for  the  purpose  we  are 
noting  ;  it  is  an  October  variety.  Source  d’Or  is  too  well  known  to 
require  comment;  in  shade  of  colour  it  is  unique.  Mdlle.  Lacroix, 
white ;  and  Annie  Clibran,  a  pink  sport  from  it,  are  excellent  sorts 
that  open  their  blooms  rather  before  the  bulk  of  Chrysanthemums. 
Following  the  above  in  their  time  of  flowering  are  Viviand  Morel, 
mauve  pink;  Chas.  Davis,  bronzy  buff;  and  Lady  Hanham,  rosy 
fawn  shade,  all  distinct  in  colour,  but  similar  in  growth.  They 
form  a  most  useful  trio.  Wm.  Seward,  rich  dark  crimson,  is  still 
the  best  of  the  colour.  Phoebus,  yellow  ;  and  Miss  Nelly  Pockett, 
white,  form  nice  bushes.  In  Mr.  T.  Carrington  we  have  a  variety 
which  gives  a  distinct  shade  of  rosy  purple  colour.  Matthew  Hodgson 
is  a  good  variety  of  a  light  crimson  shade;  and  Chatswortb,  with  its 
white  and  pink  blooms,  has  quite  a  novel  appearance. 
The  incurved  varieties,  C.  H.  Curtis,  yellow  ;  Globe  d’Or,  light  buff; 
Mrs.  G.  Bundle,  white;  and  Mr.  G.  Glenny,  yellow,  make  capital 
bush  plants,  and  form  a  change  in  a  collection  which  is  appreciated 
by  many.  Florence  Davis,  white  with  a  green  tint,  must  not  yet 
be  discarded,  although  it  has  been  grown  for  a  considerable  period. 
E.  Hooper  Pearson,  with  rich  deep  yellow  blooms,  is  an  ideal  variety  for 
all  kinds  of  decoration.  So  is  Niveus,  white;  also  its  sport  Pride  of 
Eyecroft,  light  yellow.  Western  King,  white,  has  first-rate  qualities. 
Few  varieties  with  deep  crimson  flowers  are  better  than  J.  Chamberlain, 
and  we  find  Master  H.  Tucker,  if  somewhat  tall,  very  handsome  as 
a  bush  plant.  W.  H.  Lincoln,  a  yellow  variety  that  may  be  bad 
in  bloom  from  October  to  January,  is  one  of  the  most  useful. 
Golden  Gate,  yellow,  with  a  buff  shade,  is  late,  and  forms  a  capital 
plant.  Mrs.  C.  Bown,  white,  is  not  much  known,  but  it  makes  a 
first-rate  decorative  subject.  So  does  Marie  Calvat,  if  allowed  to 
open  every  flower  bud.  Eestricted  in  this  respect  the  large  Japanese 
blooms  do  not  come  of  good  shape. 
Undue  disbudding  spoils  not  a  few  fine  varieties  of  Chrys- 
anthtmums,  among  them  Australian  Gold,  light  yellowq  and  Lady 
Byron,  white.  A  newer  sort,  Amy  Ensoll,  mauve  shade,  makes  a 
most  effective  bush  plant.  This  is  one  of  the  seedlings  of  that 
successful  raiser  Mr.  H.  Weeks.  Emily  Tow'ers,  pink  lined  w'hite,  and 
Mis.  Coombs,  rosy  mauve,  are  two  others  of  the  same  set  that  seem 
well  adapted  for  this  mode  of  culture.  So,  too,  is  Lord  Ludlow’,  amber 
shade,  a  very  distinct  flower. — Speciali.st. 
Warren  House. 
For  several  ye  irs  IMr.  M.  Glceson  has  been  building  up  a  reputa¬ 
tion  for  Warren  House,  Stanmore,  for  the  excellence  of  the  gardening 
operations  carded  out  there,  and  Irom  time  to  time  he  has 
demonstrated  his  skill  as  a  general  cultivator  at  various  exhibitions. 
The  products  have  not  been  confined  to  one  section  of  the  garden 
alone,  but  rather  have  covered  practically  all  departments.  Now  that 
the  estate  is  in  the  occupation  of  H.  L.  Bischoffsheim,  Esq.,  Warren 
House  bids  fair  to  improve  its  excellent  reputation,  for  this  gentleman 
takes  the  keenest  interest  in  horticultural  matters,  as  also  does  Mr5>. 
Bischoffsheim.  The  result  of  this  is  seen  in  the  alterations  that  aie 
now  10  active  progress  and  in  contemplation,  and  when  all  these  are 
complete  the  skilful  management  of  Mr.  Gleeson  will  make  these 
gardens  amongst  the  foremost  within  a  twenty  mile  radius  of  London. 
It  is  not  my  intention  at  the  present  moment,  however,  to  give  notes 
of  the  pleasure  grounds,  with  their  fine  trees  and  shrubs,  the  hourer 
and  their  occupmts,  or  the  flower  gardens  ;  these  must  remain  until  a 
more  propitious  moment,  but  to  refer  to  the  collection  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums.  The  plants  of  the  autumn  queen  are  now  fast  approach¬ 
ing  perfection,  and  it  is  sa^e  to  say  that  for  weight  of  bloom, 
refinement  of  form,  and  richness  of  colour  the  Warren  House  flowers 
would,  as  a  whole,  be  extremely  difficult  to  excel,  and  they  reflect  the 
utmost  credit  on  the  gardener  and  his  assistants. 
The  bulk  of  the  plants  grown  for  the  production  of  exhibition 
blooms  are  now  occupying  the  central  bed  and  side  stages  of  a  large 
and  lofty  span-roofed  structure,  and  they  are  arranged  to  face  both 
sides,  the  slopes  falling  from  the  centres.  This  is  advantageous  in 
one  respect  at  least,  as  it  shows  at  a  glance  the  excellence  of  th'i 
entire  display.  It  is  absolutely  necessary,  however,  for  the  visit  t 
who  would  grasp  the  real  significance  of  the  quality  and  substance 
ot  the  flowers  to  mount  steps  so  that  they  may  be  looked  down  upon. 
Then,  and  then  only,  is  revealed  the  amount  of  “  stuff  ”  in  some  of 
the  fast  developing  buds;  they  become  at  once  a  revelation  and  an 
immensely  increased  pleasure.  Amongst  those  that  repay  for  looking 
closely  into  in  the  manner  indicated  are  the  several  members  of  the 
Carnot  family,  which  will,  provided  nothing  totally  unforeseen  occur, 
make  superb  specimens  ;  in  fact  the  earlier  ones  are  doing  so  already, 
but  they  will  be  easily  surpassed  by  the  later  blooms. 
No  pretence  of  naming  the  whole  of  the  varieties  can  be  made,  but 
a  few  may  be  specialised  as  being  extra  fine.  Though  there  are  many 
larger  blooms,  none  better  illustrates  the  correctness  of  the  methods  of 
culture  adopted  than  the  old  Edwin  Molyneux.  This  is  simply  perfect 
in  the  superb  richness  of  the  colour  as  w’ell  as  in  form  and  size.  The 
celebrated  grower  after  whom  it  was  named  would  be  delighted  to  see 
it  in  such  grand  form  after  a  length  of  life  that  falls  to  the  lot  of  few 
Japanese  Chrysanthemums  nowadays.  Though  it  has  been  in 
cultivation  so  many  years,  it  is  still  unrivalled  in  colour.  The  Carnots 
adverted  to  in  the  preceding  paragraph  include  the  type  G.  J.  Warren 
and  Mrs.  Mease,  and  all  are  very  fine  indeed.  Viviand  Morel  is 
remarkably  deep  in  the  flower  and  also  in  colour,  while  Chas.  Davis 
and  Lady  Hanham  have  a  form  and  refinement  of  colour  that  place 
them  in  the  foremost  rank.  Anyone  who  desires  further  demonstration 
as  to  the  distinctness  of  Mrs.  T.  Carrington  and  Australia  have  only 
to  call  at  Warren  House,  and  if  they  were  sure  before  they  will  be 
positive  then ;  there  is  no  resemblance  whatever  in  colour  and  very 
little  in  any  other  respect.  A  trio  of  whites  in  grand  form  are 
Madame  Gustave  Henri,  Mrs.  J.  Lewis,  and  Florence  Molyneux. 
Mauy  of  us  have  heard  reports  as  to  the  ungainly  habit  of  the  last 
named  variety,  but  here  it  was  only  just  over  4  feet  high,  and  carried 
a  chastely  beautiful  flower. 
One  of  *he  beauties  of  the  collection  is  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  of  which 
examples  are  very  numerous  and  of  superb  quality.  The  large  blooms 
of  Prefet  Eobert  stand  out  conspicuously  amidst  the  others,  as  also 
does  Phoebus,  which  is  brilliant  yellow  in  hue  and  of  great  depth. 
Two  other  grand  yellows  are  J.  E.  Upton  and  Edith  Tabor.  Both  Mrs. 
Barkley  and  Mrs.  Coombs  have  hosts  of  admirers,  and  they  are  repre¬ 
sented  by  several  handsome  examples.  Master  H.  Tucker  and 
Thos.  Wilkins  are  beautifully  grown,  and  the  same  may  be  said  of 
Pride  of  Madford,  Beauty  of  Adelaide,  Mrs.  White  Popham,  and 
Emily  Towers.  In  addition  to  these,  there  are,  of  course,  numbers  of 
old  and  new  varieties,  but  these  need  not  now  be  noted  with  the 
exception  of  Lily  Mountford,  a  magnificent  exhibition  variety  that  is 
illustrated  and  described  elsewhere  in  this  issue.  All  being  well, 
this  will  be  seen  in  many  exhibition  stands  in  1901. 
It  will  doubtless  be  interesting  to  many  readers  of  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture  to  know  that  Mr.  Gleeson  ascribes  a  large  measure  of  his 
success  to  care  in  feeding.  In  this  respect  he  possibly  differs  from 
many  growers,  as  with  such  varieties  as  the  Carnot  and  Morel  lamilies, 
Australian  Gold.  Marie  Calvat,  E.  Molyneux,  Phoebus,  Mrs.  Harman 
Payne,  Mons.  Edouard  Andre,  Graphic,  Oceana,  and  one  or  two 
others,  he  uses  no  manure  in  the  soil ;  the  plants  are  potted  in  pure 
loam  and  wood  ashes.  Then  they  receive  three  doses  of  nitrate  of 
soda,  tw'o  before  the  buds  showq  and  one  after,  the  rate  ot  application 
being  a  5-inch  potful  of  the  soda  to  30  gallons  of  water.  Beyond 
this  and  a  small  application  now,  Mr.  Gleeson  holds  aloof  from 
artificial  fertilisers,  relying  on  sheep  manure  in  liquid  form  to  provide 
the  necessary  food.  That  the  treatment  is  approved  by  the  plants  is 
amply  demonstrated  by  tl  eir  present  condition.  This  grower,  too, 
places  great  stress  on  the  time  of  rooting  the  cuttings.  These  are  not 
all  inserted  irrespective  of  variety  at  one  time,  but  at  various  periods 
which  exnerience  has  proved  lo  be  most  suitable.  Needless  to  say 
the  selection  of  the  bud  is  regarded  as  of  great  importance.  The 
Warren  House  Chrysanthemums  are  a  pleasure  and  an  education  to 
behold,  and  I  shall  look  to  seeing  them  at  home  again,  in  future 
years, —  D.  E, 
