November  12,  1903.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE 
National  Competition  of  Chkysanthemum  and  Horticultural 
Societies. 
Class  3,  for  forty-eight  blooms,  24  each  of  incurveds  and 
Jap.s,  the  entry  to  be  made  in  the  name  of  a  society,  brought 
only  one  display,  and  tliis  came  from  that  champion  grower, 
Mr.  G.  Hunt,  ojF  Ashtead  Park,  Epsom.  He  staged  for  the 
Epsom  and  District.  All  the  flowem  came  from  this  one  Culti¬ 
vator,  and  they  were  remarkably  fine.  They  deserve'  a  fuller 
notice  than  we  have  space  to  give,  hut  the  neaver  and  best  were: 
Florence  Penford,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  distinct  Japs 
of  recent  years;  it  is  a  J.-i.,  reddish-bronze  on  the  inner  surface 
and  rosy-tea  on  the  reverse.  Godfrey’s  King  I  was  good;  also 
F.  S.  Yallis,  Madame  Paolo  Radaelli,  Madame  Herrewege',  and 
Bessie  Godfrey.  The  incurveds  were  clean  and  large,  though 
not  so  even  as  we  have  seen  in  other  years.  The  finest  were  C.  H. 
Curtis,  Mrs.  F.  Judson,  Mrs.  C.  Crooks,  Duchess  of  Fife,  Hanwell 
Glory,  Ada  Owen,  and  Dome  d’Or. 
Holmes’  Memorial  CTiallenge  Cup. 
Two  Cups  are  offered  by  means  of  private  subscriptions,  .one 
for  thirty-six  incurveds  and  the  other  for  forty-eight  Japs.  Mr. 
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reverse,  rather  flat,  and  rough. at  the 
base;  v-  c*.  vallis,  a  model  bloom,  smooth,  large,  rounded,  very 
clear  yellow.  Other  good  flowers  were  Madame  P.  Radaelli, 
large,  and  good  in  all  respects;  Mrs.  E.  Thirkell,  small,  but  of 
good  colour;  Mine.  Carnot;  Capt.  Percy  Scott,  moderate  size, 
ffattish  surface,  •  fair  depth,  very  rich  bright  yellow;  Countess 
of  Arran,  a  passable  flower,  but  the  colour  here  was  a  washy 
mauve-purple;  Mr.  T.  Carrington,  Lord  Ludlow,  and  E.  Moly- 
neux.  'i  he  second  award  was  captured  by  Mr.  R.  Kenyon,  with 
bright  blooms,  but  the  general  quality  was  decidedly  lower  than 
that  in  Mr.  Mease’s  set.  His  best  were  Godfrey’s  King,  Matthew 
Smith’  General  Hutton,  Mrs.  A.  McKinley  (just  certificated  by 
the  American  N.tl.S.),  a  firm  built,  bronzy-yellow  flower;  Chas. 
Longley,  rich  puiqilc  amaranth,  a  beautiful  and  telling  flower; 
Donald  McLeod,  a  sweet  rich  yellow  with  purplish  streaked  tips  ; 
Bessie  Godfrey,  Godfrey’s  Pride,  E.  Mol  yneux,  and  NeM’o. 
Pockett.  Mr.  Jefferies,  Moor  Hall,  Harlow,  Essex,  staged  as  his 
best  the  following  :  Mrs.  E.  Hummell  (well  thought  of  in  U.S.A.) ; 
Bessie  Godfrey,  Sensation,  Mrs.  Mease,  Mrs.  F.  W.  Vallis,  Mons. 
Chenon  de  Leche,  Elsie  Fulton,  Maynell,  Mine.  V  on  Andre, 
Ethel  Fitzroy,  and  C.  Longley.  The  crop  of  the  last  year’s 
Apple,  Gascoigne’s  Scarlet  Seedling. 
Higgs,  gardener  to  J.  B.  Hankey  ,  Esq.,  Fetcham- Park,  was  leader 
in  the  class  for  incurveds,  with  a  well-dressed,  highly  creditable 
collection.  The  blooms  were  shown  all  even  and  pure  in  colour. 
The  more  select  weire  C.  Blick,  large,  but  good  shape,  and  beau¬ 
tifully  tinted  ;  Mi.ss  A.  Dighton,  a  very  sweet  yellow — a  gem  ; 
Mine.  Lucie  Faure,  milk  white,  good ;  Mrs.  F.  Judson,  large, 
pure  white;  C.  H.  Curtis,  intense  yellow,  high  centre;  and 
Robt.  Petfield,  a  lilac-purple  of  round  form.  Mr.  W.  Mease, 
gardener  to  A.  Tate,  Esq.,  Downside,  Leatherhead,  was  a 
decidedly  inferior  second;  Mr.  G.  Hunt  came  third;  and  Mr. 
W.  L.  Bastin,  gardener  to  Sir  A.  Henderson,  Bart.,  M.P., 
Bnscot  Park,  Faringdon,  was  fourth. 
Mr.  Mca.se  led  for  the  four  dozen  Japs  (c,  5),  with  heavy, 
richly  coloured  blooms.  The  stand  included  Miss  Mildred:  Ware, 
good  colour;  Nellie  Pockett,  immense  size  and  perfect  forin, 
colour  milky  white,  with  polished  surface— a  fine  flower  alto¬ 
gether;  Phyllis,  bad  form,  but  fine  golden  colour;  Alfriston,  a 
rich  crimson  (Is  it  an  improved  Molyneux?);  Bessie  Godfrey, 
good  foi-m;  Sir  H.  Kitchener,  moderate  size,  good  form;  Guy 
Hamilton,  a  very  large  and  graceful  bloom;  Henry  Stowe,  firm, 
round,  incurving;  Ducheiss  of  Sutherland,  rich  colour,  but  loose  ; 
Matthew  Smith,  a  fair  flower;  Mr.  F.  W.  Vallis,  rich  crimson  and 
old  gold,  high  centre,  a  distinct  and  interesting  flower;  Godfrey’s 
novelties  was  great,  and  the  flowers  we  name  were  good,  though 
moderate  in  size.  There  were  but  three  entries,  each  excellent 
for  the  season. 
Six  Vases  Incurved  Blooms  Avere  asked  for  in  class  6.  The 
lead  was  ivith  Mr.  W.  Higgs,  who  staged  large  flowers  of  even 
form  and  good  finish.  The  first  was  a  novelty,  Mrs.  Barnard 
Hankey  (Wells),  a  large,  rounded  deep  flower,  purplish  crimson 
on  surface,  and  bronzy,  purple-shaded  on  the  reverse.  He 
had  also  Nellie  Southam,  C,  H.  Curtis,  Duchess  of  Fife,  Hanwtdl 
Glory,  and  Lady  Isobel  (immense  deep  blooms).  This  was  really 
a  splendid  exhibit,  and  one  to  be  proud  of.  Mr.  G.  Hunt,  of 
Epsom,  was  second ;  and  Mr.  W,  L.  Bastin,  third. 
Godfrey’s  Introductions. —  In  class  7,  for  thirty  blooms  of  ten 
varieties,  shown  in  va.ses,  three  blooms  each,  not  neces-sarily  the 
same  sorts,  all  to  be  Exmouth  introductions  since  1900,  there 
were  two  entrie'.s.  Mr.  R.  Kenyon  was  first,  and  Mr.  A.  Jefferies 
second.  It  only  required  a  glance  to  see  how  rich  the  colours 
of  these  Exmouth  introductions  are,  golds  and  crimsons  run  alt 
through.  The  following  were  the  finest  blooms  in  the  first  set : 
H.  E.  Hayman,  Bessie  Godfrey,  Godfrey’s  King  (small,  but  rich), 
Exmouth  Rival  (smooth  broad  petals,  deep  glowing  crimson),  and 
Queen  Alexandra.  In  Mr.  Jefferies  .set  were  Mrs.  John  Balfour. 
