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December  4, 19(2.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
to  mind;  Horace  Martin  is  another,  Jessie  C'ottee  a  third,  Etoile 
de  Feu  a  fourth,  and  others  are  known.  Scarlet  Prince  in 
November  (late  plants)  was  bripk-red  orange  with  gold  tips. 
Brightness  is  one  of  Mr.  Godfrey’s  latest  seedlings,  coming  at 
its  best  in  November.  It  is  of  the  brightest  crimson,  with  a 
gold  centre.  Happiness  is  a  golden-orange  with  red  basal  florets, 
exceedingly  floriferous,  and  a  good  late  decorator.  The  Fairy 
I  strongly  recommend  for  the  lighter  forms  of  decorative  work. 
It  is  a  beautiful  pink  and  white.  Grace  is  one  of  the  very 
largest  single  whites,  and  has  long  stems.  It  is  one  of  the  best 
for  cutting.  Exmouth  Rival,  the  Japanese,  furnishes  an  ex¬ 
ceedingly  good  decorative  flower,  the  colour  being  intensely  rich. 
Golden  Prince  is  one  of  the  richest  yellow  Chrysanthemums  in 
existence,  and  will  prove  the  market  yellow  for  December 
cutting;  it  is  a  novelty  for  1903. 
Mr.  Godfrey  may  have  some  further  startling  additions  to 
offer  to  Chrysanthemum  growers  another  season  ;  at  any  rate,  his 
efforts  are  directed  toward  that  end.  In  one  of  his  span-roofed 
houses  he  had  a  regiment  of  plants  from  the  flower  heads  of 
which  the  florets  had  been  cut  back  with  scissors,  so  as  to  expose 
the  pistils  and  stamens.  Overhead  runs  a  horizontal  hot-water 
pipe,  with  an  inch  bore,  and  to  this  the  flower  heads  are  suitably 
tied— -the  plants  being  raised,  where  necessary,  to  allow  of  this. 
A  gentle  heat  is  maintained  through  the  pipe,  so  that  the  imme¬ 
diate  atmosphere  surrounding  the  fertilised  flowers  is  always  suf¬ 
ficiently  warm  and  dry.  Mr.  Godfrey’s  seedlings  are  noted  for 
their  compact  dwarf  habit  and  the  brilliance  of  their  flowers. — - 
Viator. 
Selection  of  Japanese  Varieties. 
I  can  assure  “  O.  L.”  that  what  little  I  write  about  new  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  is  a  pleasure  to  me  if  the  information  given  is  of 
some  service  to  beginners,  especially  if  they  reside  in  the  country 
and  have  not  the  same  opportunity  that  I  have  of  inspecting  the 
new  varieties.  In  the  last  issue  of  the  Journal,  “  O.  L.”  will  find 
three  excellent  white  flowered  varieties.  Of  the  seven  named 
by  “  O.  L.”  but  three' — Mrs.  J.  C.  Neville,  Miss  Mildred  Ware, 
and  General  Hutton — are  known  to  me.  The:  last  named  has 
been  repeatedly  shown  during  the  late  season  in  capital  condi¬ 
tion.  Miss  Mildred  Ware  is  quite:  new,  and  certainly  should  be 
added  to  every  collection,  no  matter  how  small.  To  avoid  an 
invidious  selection  from  the  three  distributors  quoted,  I  prefer  to 
name  nine  distinct  varieties  from  the  selection  given  in  the 
Journal.  The  reason  for  adopting  such  a  method  as  I  propose 
must  be  apparent  to.  all,  viz.,  Two  firms  do  at  times  jointly  dis¬ 
tribute  one  variety.  For  instance,  Miss  Mildred  Ware  is  being 
sent  out  by  Messrs.  Davis  and  Jones.  How,  under  such  circum¬ 
stances,  can  the  preference  be  given  to  one?  The  varieties  are 
W.  Duckham,  rose  pink;  Mr.  F.  S.  Vallis,  soft  yellow;  Mr.  S. 
Fryett,  rose,  amaranth;  Miss.  Elsie  Fulton,  white;  Bessie  God¬ 
frey,  rich  yellow;  Miss  Mildred  Ware,  cerise,  flushed  with  brick 
red;  Madame  Paolo  Radaelli,  pale  pink,  flushed  rose;  Lily 
Mountford,  creamy  white,  flushed  and  striped  rose  ;  Mafeking 
Hero,  red  with  golden  reverse.  The  suggestion  given  by  “  O.  L.” 
regarding  the  analysis  is  not.  too.  late,  and  no  doubt  the  electors 
who  are  now  busy  making  their  selection  will  bear  in  mind  what 
is  said  by  “  O.  L.” — E.  Molyneux 
Chrysanthemums  at  Belfast  Show. 
I  have  thought  that  some  of  your  readers  might  like  to  hear 
a  bit  of  Mums  at  the  Belfast  show,  but.  I  am  not  going  to 
attempt  a  list  of  exhibitors.  I  saw  there,  the  finest  flower  of 
Mrs.  T.  A.  Compton  I  ever  remember,  not  that  it  is  a  graceful 
flower  at  any  time,  but  this  was  a  splendid  flower  of  its  kind, 
9in  across  and  fully  9in  deep,  and  perfectly  finished;  not  a  bad 
petal.  This  was  exhibited  by  C.  E.  A.  Allen,  Esq.  (Mr.  H.  Jack- 
son,  gardener),  Stormont  Castle,  but  not  in  competition.  I  also 
saw  in  the  first  prize  vases  three  splendid  flowers  of  T.  Hum¬ 
phreys.  This  I  should  say  was  the  champion  vase  in  the  show, 
or  at  least  it  received  most  attention  amongst  exhibitors, 
especially  as  it  was  a  novelty  of  last  spring.  The  flowers  were 
fully  7^in  across  and  Gin  deep,  drooping  gracefully,  and  showing 
the  lovely  deep  chestnut  colour.  It  was  a.  truly  glorified  E. 
Molyneux.  Single-flowered  varieties  are  always  a  pretty  feature 
at  Belfast.  I  might  mention  other  things  about,  the  show,  but 
that  is  not  my  object.  My  object  is  to  refer  to  a  thing  which 
struck  me  immensely  on  each  day  at  the  opening  of  the  show. 
The  first  day  there  was  a  fashionable  crowd  of  people  outside 
the  entrance,  more  than  I  ever  saw  outside  a  London  theatre, 
awaiting  the  opening  at  twelve  o’clock.  Then  there  was  a 
living  stream  entering  for  about  an  hour.  Some  of  the  officials 
estimated  the  attendance:  at  nearly  0,000.  The  admittance  was 
2s.  6d.,  or  by  tickets  (subscribers’  or  otherwise).  I  was  think¬ 
ing:  What  would  lots  of  our  societies  over  this  side  think  of  such 
an  attendance  at  the  opening?  But  then  it  was  not  an  ordinary 
exhibition  At  all !  At  all ! 
The  St.  George’s  Market  was  prettily  decorated  and  festooned, 
fpr  the  Lord  Lieutenant  and  Lady  Dudley  were  coming  to  open 
the  show ;  it  was  indeed  very  kind  of  them.  But  they  must 
have  felt  gratified  at  the  reception  they  had.  The  King  himself 
could  not  have  received  a  more  hearty  welcome.  And  the  Ulster 
Horticultural  Society’s  committee  members  must  have  felt,  anti 
chcl  feel  very  gratified.  One  can  only  say  it  was.  a  blessing  after 
such  a  flooding  as  they  had  at  their  last  show.  Then  the  second 
day,  about  10  a. nr.,  there  was  another  gathering  of  quite  a  dif¬ 
ferent  character.  All  the  children  from  the  Training  Schools 
l  nion,  deaf  and  dumb,  Ac.,  were  invited,  free,  and  were  left  to 
their  own  free  will,  to  go  as  they  pleased,  and  yet  not  a  flower 
or  fruit  was  touched.  When  they  left,  each  and  every  one  was 
presented  with  a  bag  of  buns  and  sweets  and  an  Orange  and 
Apple.  I  don’t  know  who  seemed  the  happier,  the  givers 
or  the  receivers,,  for  the  givers  were  in  their  element.  It  created 
and  left  a  feeling  of  warm  regard  for  the  Ulster  character  in  the 
heart  of  yours  truly-  W.  Wells. 
Chrysanthemum  S.  T.  Wright. 
On  page  492,  “  W.  W.”  calls  attention  to  Chrysanthemum 
S.  T.  Wright,  and  it  would  be  interesting  to  know  what  height 
the-  growth  of  this.  Australian  will  attain.  In  the  Exmouth 
Nursery  I  saw  many  of  the  latest  Australian  crimsons,  including 
T’.  Humphreys,  Mrs.  C'.  J.  Salter,  and  Henry  Barnes,  which  were 
catalogued  as  growing  o^ft ;  but  here  they  were  nearer  10ft. 
The  colour  was  very  rich,  but  the  flowers  were  much  undersized. 
In  the  same  house  were  a  large,  number  of  plants  of  Exmouth 
Rival,  not  one  of  which  exceeded  4ft  in  height,  and  the  flowers 
were  second  to  none  in  richness  of  colour,  being  also  much  the 
largest  among  rich  crimsons  I  have  yet  seen.  The  flowers  were 
not  over-broad,  but  were  very  deep. — G.  Foster. 
New  Incurveds. 
New  varieties  possessing  merit  are  but  slowly  added  to 
this  section,  and  to  be  an  advance  upon  existing  varieties 
further  limits  the  addition.  As  a  rule,  the  best  varieties  are 
obtained  from  “  sports,”  but  somehow  these  freaks  are  few 
and  far  between  nowadays.  Present  day  raised  varieties  too 
frequently  show  much  Japanese  blood  in  the  florets,  render¬ 
ing  them  much  too  coarse  to  belong  to  a  typical  incurved 
bloom,  which  should  be  of  the  globe  type,  with  closely,  even 
incurving  florets,  quite  smooth  on  the  surface.  Yearly  some 
few  deserving  varieties  are  added.  The  following  are  the 
best  of  those  that  have  come  under  my  notice  :  — 
Mrs.  John  Seward  would  be  well  described  as  a  buff  or 
cinnamon  Topaze  Orientale,  as  in  build  and  petal  it  par¬ 
takes  of  that  variety  quite  closely. 
Souvenir  of  W.  Clibran  is  best  described  as  a  giant 
form  of  Nellie  Threlfall,  having  the  same  kind  of  floret  and 
colour. 
Wm.  Biddle  has  long  closely  incurving  florets,  with  a  base 
of  pale  chestnut  and  a  yellow  centre. — E.  M. 
New  Decorative  Varieties. 
Now  that  Chrysanthemums  are  so  much  more  cultivated 
for  home  decoration  than  formerly,  any  addition  to  this 
section  possessing  merit  are  always  welcome.  The  follow¬ 
ing  are  deserving  of  attention,  all  being  November  flowering 
varieties :  — 
Happiness  is  one  of  Mr.  Godfrey’s  raising,  is  exception¬ 
ally  free  flowering,  in  colour  it  is  orange  red  at  the  base, 
with  a  yellow  centre  ;  very  effective  under  any  light. 
Brilliant  is  from  the  same  source,  and,  as  its  name 
implies,  is  exceptionally  bright  in  colour.  In  growth  it  is 
sturdy,  the  flower  stalks  stiff  as  they  should  be  in  a  decorative 
variety  ;  belonging  to  the  small  flowered  Japanese  section. 
Grace  is  a  single  flowered  variety,  with  extra  long  semi- 
drooping  florets,  and  a  clear  yellow  disc.  The  colour  is  the 
purest  white  ;  quite  a  gem  for  cutting. 
Madame  C.  Nagelmackers  has  narrow,  semi-drooping 
petals  of  the  purest  white.  The  blossoms  are  quite  full  in 
the  centre,  not  too  large,  and  flowers  abundantly.  This 
promises  to  be  one  of  the  best  of  decorative  Chrys¬ 
anthemums,  either  as  a  plant  or  in  a  cut  state. 
Mrs.  E.  Roberts  is  a  seedling  from  that  favourite  single 
flowered  variety  Mary  Anderson.  The  newcomer  is  a  deep 
rose  pink,  very  free  flowering,  with  extra  stout  peduncles. 
Loi  Fuller. — This  semi-drooping,  narrow  petalled  variety 
reminds  one  of  Belle  Paule  in  colour,  white  edged  with 
purple. 
Verte  Portivine  is  a  small  flowered  Japanese  variety, 
yellow  shaded  green,  quite  a  novel  and  interesting  variety. 
— E.  M. 
