JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AXD  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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which  will  account  for  a  slight  discrepancy  of  numbers.  It 
will  be  difficult  indeed  for  any  person  to  cavil  at  the  selec¬ 
tion  of  varieties  in  either  section. 
In  the  Japanese  there  is  a  great  absence  of  varieties  in 
the  selected  fifty  that  possess  what  is  known  as  coarseness  ; 
the  varieties,  when  cultivated  well,  represented  all  the  attri¬ 
butes  of  a  perfect  Japanese  Chrysanthemum.  We  have 
Fifty  Best  Japanese  Varieties 
27  W.  E.  Church 
27  M.  Louis  Kemy 
27  Mrs.  G.  Mileham 
25  Florence  Molyneux 
25  Mrs.  Barkley 
25  Austraiie 
25  Madame  Carnot 
25  Mrs.  W.  Mease 
24  Bessie  Godfrey 
24  Mrs.  Greenfield 
24  Nellie  Pockett 
24  Madame  Herrewege 
23  Lord  Ludlow 
23  M.  Chenon  de  Lechd 
23  Madame  Paolo  Eadaelli 
22  Mrs.  .T.  Bryant 
22  Ethel  Fitzroy 
22  Mrs.  J.  Lewis 
22  Duchess  of  Sutherland 
22  Mrs.  T.  W.  Pockett 
21  Mafeking  Hero 
21  Sensation 
21  Miss  Elsie  Fulton 
21  Miss  Alice  Byron 
20  Charles  Longley 
20  T.  Carrington 
20  Calvat’s  Sun 
20  ,T.  K.  Upton 
20  General  Hutton 
20  Le  Grand  Dragon 
19  Mr.  F.  S.  Vallis 
19  G.  J.  Warren 
18  Edwin  Molyneux 
18  Mrs.  LI.  Weeks 
18  Marquis  Y.  Venosta 
17  Matthew  Smith 
16  Madame  Gustave  Henri 
16  Lily  Mountford 
15  Kimberley 
15  Henry  Stowe 
14  Godfrey’s  Pride 
14  Calvat’s  ’99 
14  Mrs.  H.  Emmerton 
14  Sir  H.  Kitchener 
14  George  Lawrence 
13  J.  J.  Thornycroft 
13  Mrs.  Coombes 
13  Loveliness 
13  Madame  R.  Cadbury 
12  Madame  Waldeek  Rousseau 
—50 
11  Guy  Hamilton 
11  Viviand  Morel 
11  Lord  Salisbury 
10  Mrs.  White  Popham 
9  Lady  Hanham 
9  Mrs.  E.  Hummel 
8  Princess  B.  de  Brancova 
8  Edith  Tabor 
7  Pride  of  Madford 
7  Charles  Davis. 
7  Henry  Weeks 
6  Mrs.  E.  Thirkell 
6  Mrs.  J.  C.  Neville 
6  General  Buller 
6  Ben  Wells 
6  Mrs.  R.  Darby 
6  Princess  A.  de  Monaco 
6  Madame  G.  Debrie 
6  Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer 
5  Phoebus 
5  Yiolet  Lady  Beaurnon t 
5  George  Carpenter 
5  W.  LI.  Whitehouse 
5  The  Princess 
5  Lady  Rid  gw  ay 
4  Miss  Mildred  Ware 
4  Jane  Molyneux 
4  Lord  Alverstone 
4  Miss  Lucy  Evans 
4  Mrs.  A.  Barrett 
4  Miss  E.  Pilkington 
4  Queen  Alexandra 
4  Edith  Shrimpton 
3  George  Penford 
3  Master  C.  Seymour 
3  Mrs.  C.  H.  Payne 
3  Rev.  W.  Wilks 
3  Mrs.  A.  McKinley 
3  Nellie  Bean 
3  Phyllis 
3  Graphic 
3  C.  J.  Salter 
3  Millicent  Richardson 
3  Vicar  of  Leatherhead 
3  Nellie  Perkins 
3  Mary  Perkins 
3  Exmouth  Crimson 
3  Dorothy  Pywell 
2  Mr.  S.  Fryett 
2  Godfrey’s  Masterpiece 
2  Mrs.  Nagelmachers 
2  Swanley  Giant 
2  Mutual  Friend 
2  Donald  McLeod 
2  C.  Penford 
2  Florence  Penford 
2  Mrs.  Bagnall  Wild 
2  Duchess  of  Northumberland 
2  Mrs.  ,T.  W.  Barks 
2  Miss  Evelyn  Douglas 
2  H.  E.  Hayman 
2  Surpasse  Amiral 
2  Mrs.  E.  Barter 
2  Soleil  d’Octobre 
2  Mons.  Hoste 
1  Mr.  E.  Brown 
1  Godfrey’s  Triumph 
1  Lady  Crawshaw 
1  Georgiana  Pitcher 
1  Viscountess  Cranborne 
1  Beauty  of  Leigh 
1  Durban’s  Pride 
1  Baden  Powell 
1  George  Davis 
1  Godfrey’s  King 
1  Mabel  Morgan 
1  Sydney  Brunning 
1  Mrs.  A.  R.  Knight 
1  Lady  Aeland 
1  Madame  Phillipe  Rivoire 
1  Mrs.  G.  Golder 
1  Mrs.  Vallis 
1  Madame  Desblanc 
1  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lees 
1  International 
1  Mrs.  T.  A.  Compton 
1  Marie  C'alvat 
1  Lady  Phillips 
1  Emily  Towers 
1  Edith  Dashwood 
1  Mermaid 
1  Henry  Barnes 
1  Lady  Helen  Clark 
1  Dorothy  Fox 
1  Charles  Davis  Improved 
1  Lionel  Humphrey 
1  Mrs.  J.  Cleeve 
1  Mrs.  W.  L1.  Holt  Beevcr 
1  Earl  of  Arran 
1  Pride  of  Exmouth 
1  May  Vallis 
1  Mrs.  J.  Cutts 
1  Mrs.  F.  S.  Grimwade 
1  S.  T.  Wright 
1  Cheltoni 
1  Sir  W.  Aeland 
1  Pride  of  Stokell 
1  Dolly  Glide 
1  Mrs.  W.  Curshaw 
1  Rev.  Douglas 
1  R.  Hooper  Pearson 
1  Scottish  Chief 
1  W.  F.  B.  Archibald 
1  Ernest  Bettesworth 
1  Mrs.  G.  Griffin 
1  C.  J.  Mee 
1  Madame  Georges  Bruant 
1  Secretaire  Fierens 
1  Miss  Olive  Miller 
1  G.  Mileham 
1  Mrs.  F.  W.  Vallis 
1  Lady  Mary  Conyers 
173— total  number  of  varieties. 
size,  form,  colour,  and  solidity  of  petal  to  the  fullest  extent. 
So  consistent  are  the  varieties  raised  within  the  last  few 
years  that  there  is  an  absence  of  any  great  change  in  the 
position  of  varieties  in  the  list.  "  Last  year  Florence 
Molyneux.  Mrs.  Barkley,  Le  Grand  Dragon,  M.  Louis 
Remy,  and  M.  Chenon  de  Leche  tied  for  the  premier  posi¬ 
tion.  inis  time,  M.  Louis  Remy  still  occupies  a  similar 
place,  while  the  others  have  receded  but  a  vote  or  twyo, 
which  illustrates  their  consistency  in  all  respects,  especially 
in  constitution  for  growth.  This  is  a  point  that  has  always 
to  be  contended  with  in  Chrysanthemum  culture.  Plants 
that  are  grown  at  express  speed,  as  it  were,  are  liable  to 
have  their  constitution  impaired  ;  none  but  the  strongest 
can  withstand  the  feeding  the  plants  are  subjected  to. 
As  was  to  be  expected,  that  magnificent  coloured  variety, 
W.  R.  Church,  has  advanced  its  position,  and  now  stands 
at  the  head  of  the  poll  along  with  two  others.  Mrs.  G. 
Mileham,  another  charming  variety,  both  in  form  and 
colour,  is  at  the  head,  and  rightly  so,  as  it  would  be  difficult 
to  name  a  better  type  of  a  Japanese  Chrysanthemum.  This 
variety  so  naturally  reflexes  its  florets  under  decent  cultiva¬ 
tion  as  to  dispense  altogether  with  the  necessity  to  “  turn  ” 
its  petals,  a  process  objected  to  by  some  persons. 
Austraiie  still  holds  its  place  as  the  finest  of  the  incurv¬ 
ing  Japanese  kinds  ;  no  other  variety  is  so  typical  of  this 
section,  and  those  who  attempt  to  improve  its  appearance 
bv  “turning”  its  florets  have  much  to  learn  in  the  manage¬ 
ment  of  this  variety.  Madame  Carnot  still  maintains  its 
position  as  one  of  the  best  of  white  flowering  varieties,  and 
so  does  Mrs.  Mease  as  a  pale  yellow  form.  Its  sport, 
G.  J.  Warren,  has  dropped  lower  down  ;  its  place  is  now 
occupied  by  Mrs.  Greenfield,  which  is  perhaps  the  finest 
yellow-flowered  variety  in  cultivation,  along  with  Bessie 
Godfrey,  botn  yellows,  but  of  an  entirely  different  tint  of 
colour,  but  both  unsurpassable  at  the  present  time  in  point 
of  colour.  Both  possess,  too,  form  of  the  best  kind,  not  a 
particle  of  what  can  by  any  stretch  of  imagination  be 
termed  coarse. 
Madame  Paolo  Radaelli,  from  four  votes  last  year,  has 
this  time  risen  to  twenty-three.  At  times  it  is  an  exceed¬ 
ingly  fine  incurving  variety ;  at  others  its  florets  droop 
gracefully  writh  but  a  small  curl  in  them.  Duchess  of 
Sutherland  from  two  votes  has  risen  this  year  to  twenty- 
two,  which  proves  that  its  intense  yellow  colour  and  pecu¬ 
liar  florets  have  admirers. 
Two  practically  new  varieties — Mrs.  T.  W.  Pockett  and 
Mr.  F.  S.  Vallis — now  occupy  a  very  prominent  position. 
The  last  named  is  one  of  M.  Calvat’s  best,  and  was  not  once 
mentioned  last  year.  This  time  it  receives  nineteen  votes, 
while  the  former  has  risen  twenty-one  votes.  Both  of  these 
are  yellow-flowered,  but  quite  distinct  in  tint  from  any 
other.  Mafeking  Hero,  not  once  mentioned  last  year,  this 
time  receives  twenty-one  votes.  I  look  upon  this  as  quite 
one  of  the  best  of  bright  coloured  varieties.  The  manner 
in  which  Edwin  Molyneux  still  retains  a  strong  position  is 
little  short  of  marvellous,  considering  it  was  introduced  as 
far  back  as  1886.  Nowt  it  is  quite  alone  in  its  colouring. 
Of  the  thousands  of  seedlings  raised  from  it  not  one  has 
the  colour  of  itself.  In  constitution,  top,  it  does  not 
lack. 
Edith  Tabor,  at  one  time  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  of 
yellow-flowered  varieties,  has  dropped  quite  out  of  the 
selected  fifty.  It  cannot  be  said  that  this  variety  retains 
its  former  size,  although  it  does  in  colour  and  form.  Such 
huge  coarse-growing  varieties  as  Mrs.  White  Popham,  Mrs. 
G.  W.  Palmer,  Graphic,  International,  and  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Payne  have  almost  dropped  out  of  existence,  and  fortu¬ 
nately  so  wrill  be  the  general  opinion. 
Mutual  Friend,  which  at  one  time  wyas  regarded  as  one 
of  the  best  of  white-flowered  varieties,  has  now  given  place 
to  others  of  the  same  colour  but  of  superior  “  build.”  Last 
year  it  was  in  the  selected  fifty  ;  this  time  but  two  persons 
name  it.  That  charming  section  of  small  flowered  forms 
of  Viviand  Morel  are  found  wanting  in  size  ;  even  the  type 
itself  does  not  now  receive  support,  showing  clearly  that 
size  is  still  an  element  of  consideration.  Miss  Elsie 
Fulton,  from  four  votes  last  year,  has  risen  to  twenty-one, 
as  it  was  sure  to,  having  all  the  characteristics  of  a  thorough 
incurving  flower  of  the  purest  white.  Lord  Ludlow  still 
maintains  its  position,  and  rightly  so. 
Many  others  beside  myself  will  be  surprised  at  the  posi¬ 
tion  occupied  by  Pride  of  Madford,  itself  quite  alone  in 
colour,  and  a  gorgeous  colour  too.  At  the  present  time  it 
is  not  even  in  the  selected  fifty.  As  was  to  be  expected, 
