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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  15,  1900. 
Forthcoming:  Shows. 
As  is  usual  at  this  time  of  the  year  we  have  received  numerous 
intimations  of  Chrysanthemum  shows  which  are  to  be  held  during 
the  coming  season.  Space,  however,  can  only  he  found  for  mentioning 
those  that  have  been  advertised  in  our  columns.  We  append  tne 
dates  of  such  fixtures,  with  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  respective 
secretaries : — 
Nov.  15,  16. — Paekstone. — T.  K.  Ingram,  Parkstone  Nurseries,  Dorset. 
„  16,  17. — Bolton. — Jas.  Hicks,  1,  Beckett  Street,  Bolton. 
„  16,  17. — Bradford. — R.  Eiohel,  Eldwick,  Bingley. 
„  16,  17. — Huddersfield. — John  Bell,  Marsh,  Huddersfield. 
„  16,  17.— Macclesfield. — W.  Oldham,  153,  Gt.  King  St.,  Macclesfield. 
,,  21,  22. — Birkenhead. — W.  H.  Yeo,  3,  Clarendon  St.,  Birkenhead. 
,,  22,  23. — Leamington. — Arthur  J,  Nichols,  Leamington. 
National  Chrysanthemum  Society — Floral  Committee,  November  12th 
1'here  was  a  large  attendance  of  members  at  the  Royal  Aquarium 
on  this  occasion,  and  there  were  plenty  of  seedlinss  for  their  inspection. 
Messrs.  Jas.  Cooper,  A.  W.  Tanner,  G:  Bean,  C.  Griffin,  G.  Penford, 
H.  Stowe,  G.  Carpenter,  H.  Redden,  J.  H.  Witty,  and  R.  Owen,  all 
submitted  seedlings,  but  few  obtained  the  coveted  awards.  The  light 
was  extremely  bad,  so  that  it  was  hardly  possible  to  give  correct 
descriptions  as  to  colour.  The  following  were  the  successful  varieties:- — 
James  Parher  (C.  Penford). — A  fine  Japanese  flower,  after  the 
style  of  Mutual  Friend  in  build  and  floret,  the  colour  being  a  creamy 
white  (first-class  certificate). 
Miss  Nellie  Southam  (A.  W.  Tanner). — A  really  good  incurved 
flower,  of  good  size  and  well  developed.  The  colour  would  be  purple, 
with  a  slaty  reverse,  not  unlike  Prince  Alfred,  but  a  larger  flower 
(first-class  certificate). 
Mrs.  R,  Darby  (C.  Griffin), — A  large  deep  flower  of  the  Japanese 
type,  with  long  curling  florets,  in  colour  a  bright  amaranth,  with  a 
silvery  reverse,  a  grand  flower  in  every  way  (first-class  certificate), 
Henry  Stowe  (H.  Stowe). — An  incurved  Japanese,  deep  and  solid 
with  broad  florets,  a  pale  lavender  flower  (first-class  certificate). 
There  were  a  few  other  good  novelties,  which  failed  to  secure  any 
award,  of  which  Miss  Florence  Southam,  a  true  incurved  variety,  not 
unlike  Madame  Barrier ;  Major  Plum  be,  a  yellow  incurved  Japanese, 
which  was  barely  half  open ;  Miss  Roberts,  another  yellow  with  good 
curling  florets  ;  and  Arthur  King,  an  incurved  bloom,  staged  in  good 
form,  but  said  to  be  too  close  to  Henry  Ellis;  and  Madame  Ferlat, 
were  the  varieties  selected  by  the  committee  to  be  seen  again.  The 
committee  seemed  rather  hard  on  the  single  varieties  exhibited,  some 
of  which  were  very  pretty,  but  they  failed  to  secure  more  than  passing 
notice. 
Overfed  Chrysanthemums. 
In  the  interesting  article  on  the  Warren  House  collection  of 
Chrysanthemums  (page  402),  the  paragraph  which  struck  me  as  most 
opportune  was  that  describing  Mr.  Gleeson’s  care  in  feeding  his  plants 
with  what  are  known  as  artificial  manures.  It  is  a  very  strong  idea 
of  ours  that  more  plants  are  spoiled  each  year  by  their  too  free  use  than 
by  any  other  cause,  more  especially  Chrysanthemums  cultivated  on 
the  “  big  bloom  ”  methods.  For  this  reason  we  would  like  again  to 
direct  attention  to  the  practice  of  the  grower  named,  who  certainly 
produces  first-rate  specimens  of  these  grand  flowers.  What  is  the 
good  of  obtaining  abundance  of  roots  to  be  killed  just  when  the 
flowers  are  opening,  and  what  can  one  expect  from  gigantic  wood  and 
leaves  if  the  same  are  hollow  and  soft  ?  It  appears  to  us  that  more 
attention  should  be  paid  to  this  matter.  Any  variety  the  blooms  of 
which  have  a  tendency  to  come  coarse,  or  such  as  are  liable  to  damp, 
may  well  have  a  plain  diet,  and  will  be  sure  to  thrive  better  on  it  m 
the  way  of  giving  f  erfect  flowers.  More  room  than  is  often  allowed 
the  plants  when  growing  should  be  afforded,  and  plenty  of  pot  space, 
in  the  case  of  most  Chrysanthemums.  Then  the  growth  will  be 
perfected  in  its  own  natural  way,  aided,  of  course,  by  constant  care  in 
watering  and  a  proper  selection  of  flower  buds,  resulting  at  last  in 
satisfactory  blossoms. — S. 
C.  J.  Salter. 
Within  the  past  few  years  Australia  has  advanced  by  leaps  and 
bounds  in  Chrysanthemum  culture,  and  some  of  the  raisers  “  down 
under  ”  have  been  most  successful.  Amongst  the  most  conspicuous 
of  these  is  Mr.  J.  Rockett,  who  has  on  several  occasions  sent  notes  to 
the  Journal  of  Horticulture  that  have  met  with  much  appreciation. 
One  of  Mr.  Rockett’s  finest  varieties  was  Miss  Nellie  Rockett,  which 
is  now  seen  in  almost  every  collection.  At  the  Drill  Hall  on  Tuesday, 
November  6th,  Messrs.  W.  Wells  &  Co.,  Ltd.,  Barlswood,  exhibited  a 
variety  from  the  same  cource  named  C.  J.  Salter  (fig.  118),  for  which  the 
Floral  Committee  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  recommended  an 
award  of  merit.  This  may  be  described  as  a  pale  yellow  edition  of 
Miss  Nellie  Rockett.  It  has  similar  refined  incurving  florets  that  though 
narrow  build  up  a  very  full  and  handsome  flower.  For  the  photograph 
from  which  our  illustration  was  prepared  we  are  indebted  to  the 
courtesy  of  Mr.  Wells. 
Lord  Ludlow. 
If  Australian  raisers  had  given  us  no  other  variety  but  this  there 
would  be  ample  grounds  for  valuing  the  efforts  of  our  distant  kinsmen 
in  trying  to  improve  this  popular  flower.  It  is  a  type  in  itself,  and  a 
good  one.  The  long  drooping  florets  incurve  gracefully  at  the  tips, 
just  enough  to  give  character  to  the  flowers.  These  are  large,  and  of 
handsome  build;  the  colours,  yellow  with  bronze  stripes  or  splashes, 
are  distinct  and  pleasing.  In  habit  of  growth  it  is  one  of  the  best, 
the  foliage  ample  and  sturdy.  The  sort  is  well  adapted  for  the  growth 
of  show  blooms  as  it  is  for  traming  into  a  bush  plant,  and  seems  free 
from  diseases  and  little  ways  that  make  not  a  few  kinds  difficult  to 
grow.  It  should  be  among  the  first  for  cultivators  to  select  when 
revising  their  lists. — H. 
Wanted  Dark-coloured  Chrysanthemums. 
Year  by  year  new  varieties  are  brought  forward  in  increasing 
numbers,  but  with  the  combined  efforts  of  the  numerous  raisers  good 
deep  crimson-flowered  ones  are  not  forthcoming.  We  have  too  many 
bearing  such  descriptions  as  “  amaranth  with  silvery  reverse,”  “  deep 
red  with  yellow  reverse,”  and  so  on.  In  nearly  all  instances  there  is 
an  oversupply  of  the  reverse.  What  we  want  is  a  crimson,  of  the 
Madame  Carnot  type  of  flower.  This  would  indeed  be  valuable.  Not 
a  little  was  expected  from  the  following  varieties,  all,  however,  in 
some  way  disappointing: — H.  J.  Jones,  Hon.  W.  F.  D.  Smith,  M.  H. 
Martinet  among  the  newer ;  and  J.  Chamberlain,  General  Roberts, 
and  Royal  Standard  of  those  better  known.  We  occasionally  note  an 
exceptional  bloom  of  sorts  like  Nyanza,  Wm.  Bardney,  or  John 
Neville,  yet  for  exhibition  there  is  but  one  really  fine  crimson,  and 
that  is  E.  Molyneux. 
William  Seward  is  too  small  and  subject  to  damp.  Jeanne 
Delaux  is  gone  out  of  cultivation,  and  therefore  that  grand  old  variety 
stands  alone.  When  seen  in  perfection  it  is  quite  the  most  striking  of 
any  Chrysanthemum  in  cultivation,  and  is  well  worth  any  amount  of 
pains  to  obtain  it  in  such  form.  At  Bramley  Rark  Gardens 
E.  Molyneux  was  lately  noted  in  all  its  most  gorgeous  plumage,  long 
and  wide  drooping  florets  of  a  rich  crimson  shade,  and  the  blooms  full 
to  the  centre.  Through  some  cause  many  plants  of  this  variety  will 
not  grow  freely  during  the  summer ;  the  leaves  become  stunted  and 
yellow.  A  change  of  stock  is  considered  a  remedy,  but  Mr.  Raddon, 
who  follows  this  practice  yearly,  has  this  season,  curiously,  from  the 
same  batch  of  cuttings  two-thirds  of  his  plants  do  badly  in  the  way 
described.  The  most  successful  mode  in  our  case  is  to  root  the 
cuttings — not  large  sappy  ones— in  December.  These  are  grown  on 
in  poor  soil  and  produce  the  first  break  in  April.  They  are  subsequently 
potted  on  until  shilted  into  10-inch  pots,  and  three  shoots  allowed  to 
grow.  Not  the  first,  but  the  second  crown  buds  are  secured  from 
natural  growth  about  the  middle  of  August,  and  these  invariably  give 
excellent  specimens.  Being  a  gross  grower  it  is  not  fed  much  with 
simulants,  and  the  flower  buds  push  out  from  the  leaves  some  12  or 
15  inches,  a  sure  indication  in  the  case  of  this  variety  that  its  blooms 
are  going  to  open  properly. 
Rossibly  no  finer  half-dozen  blooms  of  E.  Molyneux  have  since 
been  seen  than  those  many  old  growers  will  remember  about  ten  years 
back  that  were  exhibited  by  Mr.  McKenzie  of  Linton  Rsik,  Maidstone, 
and  we  recollect  that  they  were  produced  from  cuttings  rooted  in 
February,  and  then  the  furore  caused  by  the  introduction  of  another 
named  above,  Wm,  Seward  !  But  this  variety  must  have  deteriorated, 
for  when  first  seen  it  had  long,  drooping  partly  twisted  florets,  and 
was  a  handsome,  well-built  blossom. 
In  the  pages  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture  last  spring  lovers  of 
the  autumn  queen  were  told  of  a  real  “  Crimson  Madame  Carnot,”  but 
it  is  somewhat  surprising  that  this  variety  has  been  unheard  of  since. 
Is  it  lost?  We  hope  not,  for  such  a  variety  would  be  welcome 
indeed. 
Master  H.  Tucker  is  fine  in  colour,  but  the  florets  are  too  short. 
Bride  of  Stokel,  like  its  parent  Bride  of  Madford,  is  over-inclined  to 
incurve.  Rresident  Lemaire,  although  rich  in  shade  of  colour,  is  too 
