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JOUBNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  26,  1903 
New  Varieties. 
lor  the  benefit  of  those  who  have  not  the  opportunity  of 
inspecting  the  novelties  as  tliey  appear,  I  am  following'  my 
3'early  practice  for  the  benefit  of  Journal  readers,  so  that 
cultivators,  when  reorganising  their  lists,  as  they  annually  must 
do,  may  have  an  up-to-date  collection. 
Makie  DU  t'lios  is  a  decided  ac-quisition  to  the  already  long 
list  of  Jajianesc  varieties.  The  blooin.s  are  fully  9iii  in  diameter, 
and  arc  well  “  built  ”  up  in  the  centre,  forming  a  perfect  yet 
huge  blossom.  The  broad  flat  florets  have  a  gentle  droop.  ’  The 
point  of  each  slightly  curls  upwards  as  they  unfold.  The  colour 
is  distinct  and  attractive,  pale  straw  on  the  outer  portion, 
gradually  deepening  to  soft  yellow  in  the  centre.  This  variety 
originated  froni  the  same  seed  pod  as  Miss  Mildred  Ware,  itself 
rosy  cerise,  which  is  a  distinct  proof  of  how  difficult  it  is  to  con¬ 
trol  colour  when  raising  new  varieties,  even  in  the  Japanese 
section. 
Mrs.  J.  Dunn  belongs  to  the  white  flowered  section  of 
Japanevse,  and  although  they  are  so  numerous,  this  variety  is 
quite  distinct.  The  most  simple  description  would  be  to  term 
it  a  ivliite  F.  S.  A  allis,  so  like  that  sterling  variety  is  it  in 
formation.  The  blooms  are  Tin  deep  and  Sin  in  diameter,  the 
centre  thoroughly  filled  up,  forming  a  handsome,  full,  rounded 
bloom.  I  do  not  remember  the  time  when  I  was  so  impressed 
with  two  varieties  as  these,  which  are  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Jones, 
of  Lewisham,  for  distribution.  The  latter  is  a  seedling  raised 
by  Mr.  Carpenter  ;  in  height  it  grows  5ft,  with  thick,  leathery 
leaves,  and  is  a  distinct  rust-resister,  which  is  a  strong  point  in 
its  favour. 
Mrs.  J.  Hadaway  is  a  sport  from  Miss  Mildred  Ware.  The 
blooms  aie  fully  lOin  in  diameter,  and  Gin  deep.  The  colour  is 
yellow  and  fawn,  with  a  faint  rosB  suffusion. 
Brightness  'vvas  well  shown  by  Mr.  Vallis  at  Plymouth,  and 
IS  quite  an  acquisition  to  the  bright  coloured  varieties.  The 
blooins  are  quite  Sin  in  diameter,  closely  built  in  the  centre. 
Ihe  flat  florets  are  of  medium  width,  curling  at  the  tip  The 
colour  IS  a  bright  terra  cotta  with  suffusion  of  yellow  and  a 
gold  reverse. 
Madaa^  Henri  Douillet  reminds  one  much  of  Mrs.  Mileham 
in  formation  ;  in  colour  it  is  a  deepei'  rose.  * 
Jean  Calvat  lias  narrow  florets  curling  at  the  tip  The 
colour  IS  striking-  a  rich  red  terra  cotta  with  a  golden  bronze 
reverse. 
Sir  W.  Ac'land  has  narrow  reflexing  florets  which  have  an 
irregular  twist.  In  colour  it  is  striking— reddish  bronze  with  a 
golden  rose  suffusion,  gold  reverse. 
Miss  Stopford. — This  has  medium,  wide,  drooping  florets 
creamy,  white,  deepening  towards  the  centre  as  the  flower 
unfolds. 
Col.  Weatherall  is  a  deep  bronze  yellow  with  flat  florets- 
a  promising  variety.  Henry  Perkins  has  this  season  been  grandly 
shown,  on  many  occasions,  as  much  as  9in  in  diamter.  The 
medium  wide  florets  droop  most  gracefully.  The  colour  is 
attractive — a  rich,  deep  yellow,  overlaid  with  bright  chestnut 
crimson  in  stripes  and  suffusion. 
Mrs.  j.  P.  Bryce  (Godfrey)  is  a  pure  white,  broad  petalled 
variety,  incurving  loosely  and  building  up  a  flower  fully  Gin 
ni  diameter  ;  first  class  certificate  as  an  incurved  this  season 
Devonshire  Hero,  also  incurved,  rich  orange  yellow  with  pointed 
florets.— L.  Molyneux. 
Notes  from  5outh  Wales. 
One  of  the  chief  events  of  the  year  in  Gardiff,  namely,  the 
passed  off  mo.st  successfully.  The  ' 
Cardiff  CTlrJ^santhemllm  Society  is  to  be  congratulated  on  break¬ 
ing  away  from  the  old-fashioned  style  and  making  their  chief 
clas.s  eight  vases  of  Japanese  blooms  instead  of  twent.y-four 
distinct.  The  result  quite  justified  the  departure-  for  there 
were  two  long  tables  in  the  body  of  the  hall  entirely  filled  with 
big  blooms  in  vases.  The  single  va.se.s  with  five  blooms  of  one 
variet,y  were  most  attractive  clas.ses.  Another  new  cla.ss  was 
for  SIX  pots  Gloire  de  Lorraine  Begonia.  These  were  arranged 
down  the  centre  of  one  of  the  long  tables  on  a  slightl.y  higher 
stage,  and  the  effect  was  charming.  Mr.  A.  F.  Hill,  who 
carried  off  the  Ny.S.  certificate  for  the  best  bloom  with  a  grand 
bloom  of  F.  S.  Amllis,  is  a  mo.st  enthusiastic  amateur,  who  per¬ 
sonally  grows  his  own  plants  to  the  smalle-st  detail. 
Dahlias. — Mr.  W.  Treseder’s  stand  of  Dahlias  has  become 
quite  an  annual  feature,  and  I  noted  lovely  coloured  blooms  of 
the  following :  Etna,  Artus,  Ajax,  Clarence  Webb,  Mrs.  J. 
Crowe,  Mrs.  Carter  Page,  Mary  (a  new  and  attractive  bicolor), 
Vesuvius,  W.  Treseder,  Ringdove,  P.  W.  Tulloch,  Mr.  Seagrave, 
Mabel  Tulloch  (a  lovely  pink),  Eva  (a  good  white),  J.  H.  Jackson, 
H.  J.  Jones,  Gabriel,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  and  Mrs.  Winstanley. 
He  was  awarded  a  gold  medal. 
At  Swansea  Show  the  chief  honours  for  cut  Chrysanthemum 
blooms  were  carried  off  by  the  Cardiff  division,  Mr.  Hill  again 
having  the  premier  bloom,  F.  S.  Vallis.  Thi.s  appears  to  be  a 
grand  variety  and  no  one  can  overlook  it.  The  writer  had  to 
miss  Swansea  this  year,  but  was  at 
Aberystwith  Show,  held  the  same  day  in  the  Pavilion  on  the 
Pier.  The  chief  honours  for  cut  blooms  fell  to  Mr.  Winstanley, 
gardener  to  Sir  Pryse  Pryse,  Gogerddan,  Abery.stwith,  who  won 
the  challenge  cup  for  twelve  Japs  and  twelve  incurveds  for  the 
second  year  in  .succes.sion.  Hi,s  best  blooms  were  Lily  Mount- 
ford  (premier  bloom),  Mrs.  Barkley,  Kimberley,  Nellie  Bean, 
Mafeking  Hero,  AV.  R.  Church,  Mrs.  G.  Mileham,  and  Chenon 
do  Leche  amongst  the  Japs;  and  C.  Curtis  (grand).  Madam  E. 
Roger,  Lady  Isobel,  Hanwell  Glory,  Edith  Hughes,  Ada  Owen, 
and  D.  Foster.  He  had  a  bloom  of  Mrs.  F.  Judson  Sin  in 
diameter,  but  lacking  depth  and  finish.  Mr.  H.  Au.stin  was 
second  in  this  class,  and  Mr.  Hazeldene,  gardener  to  the 
Countess  of  Lisburne,  was  third.  Mr.  AAhnstanley  also  won  in 
classes  for  twelve  Japs  and  twelve  incurveds  with  similar  blooms. 
The  groups  of  Chrysanthemums  produced  four  competitors,  led 
by  Mr.  Winstanley ;  second  and  third  places  being  secured  by 
Mr.  J.  Websdell  and  Mr.  Jas.  Purton  respectively.  Fruit  was 
scarce,  but  vegetables  were  exceedingly  well  shown.  Messrs. 
Clibran,  Altrincham,  and  Messrs.  E.  Par.sons  and  Co.,  Swansea, 
put  up  meritorious  trade  exhibits.  Mr.  Weller,  the  Corporation 
gardener,  put  up  a  very  fine  group  of  Chry.santhemums,  not  for 
competition. 
What  struck  me  as  an  excellent  idea,  and  worth  noting  by 
other  societies,  was  the  combined  programme  and  catalogue 
issued  by  the  committee  and  on  sale  in  the  pavilion,  all  the 
exhibits  being  arranged  numerically.  It  also  prevented  much 
confusion  when  staging.  [Could  you  kindly  send  us  a  specimen? 
— Ed.]  If  enthusiasm  counts  for  anything,  Aberystwith  Society 
should  flourish  for  many  years. — A.  H. 
At  Trinity  Grove,  Edinburgh. 
Notwith.standing  the  unfavourable  season,  “  Mums  ”  are  not 
after  all  to  be  such  a  bad  turn-out  in  the  North  as  we  had  ex¬ 
pected  ;  true,  the  bulk  of  the  blooms  are  necessarily  crown  buds. 
Round  the  Hamilton  district  the  show  is  by  no  means  much 
behind  previous  ones,  a  fact  which  says  a  good  deal  for  the 
general  attention  bestowed  upon  this  useful  winter  flower. 
When  recently  at  Trinity  Grove,  Edinbui’gh,  I  saw  a  fine  col¬ 
lection  of  blooms  likely  to  give  a  good  account  of  themselves  at 
the  forthcoming  show  at  Edinburgh.  In  our  own  lot  damping 
of  the  petals  is  very  persistent,  and  upon  the  whole  they  are 
not  so  satisfactory  as  usual. — D.  C. 
W.  Duckham  and  Cheltoni. 
Growers  in  the  Ihiited  States  of  America  appear,  from  the 
following,  to  be  well  sati.sfied  with  these  varietie.s.  AVe  have 
waited  long  and  expectantly  (says  a  writer)  for  a  pink  Chrysan¬ 
themum  that  slioidd  be  on  an  equality  with  the  good  white  and 
yellow  ones.  The  outcry  has  been,  “Too  much  white  and 
yellow ;  give  us  pink.”  And  in  the  endeavour  to  supply  the  cut- 
flower  market  with  pink  the  fickle  and  uncertain  A’iviand  Morel 
has  been  the  groweFs  mainstay,  but  with  more  vexation  than 
profit.  We  need  no  longer  deplore  the  paucity  of  pink,  for,  as 
an  early  pink  variety,  Mrs.  Coombes  improves  with  age  and  is 
here  to  stay,  and  succeeding  it  Mdlle.  Alarie  Liger  has 
.strengthened'  the  good  impression  it  created  last  year.  In 
AVilliam  Duckham,  however,  we  have  the  advent  of  a  peerle,ss 
beauty  of  surpassing  merit,  vigorous  in  growth,  stout  in  stem, 
well  clothed  with  heavy  foliage,  and  crowned  with  a  flower  that 
may  be  termed  perfection  alike  in  form,  finish  and  colour.  Our 
English  contemporaries  gave  it  great  praise  when  it  won  the 
silver  medal  at  Edinburgh  last  year,  but  some  of  their  greatest 
acquisitions  have  refused  to  adapt  themselves  to  American  con¬ 
ditions.  Here  we  liave  one  that  asserts  itself  at  once,  attains 
the  zenith  of  Chrj-.santhemum  beauty  in  its  first  season,  and 
apparently  deserves  the  highest  meed  of  unqualified  praise. 
Chrj^santhemum  W.  Duckham  was  raised  in  England  from  Aus¬ 
tralian  seed,  and  probably  herein  lies  the  secret  of  its  ready 
adaptability,  since  the  Au.stralian  varieties  have  already  shown 
a  facility  of  re.sponse  more  marked  than  those  entirely  of 
European  origin.  The  short  neck  is  no  detriment ;  in  fact, 
rather  enhances  the  beauty  of  the  flower  by  giving  it  a  slight 
elevation  above  its  mantle' of  luxurious  foliage,  so  that  the  eye 
can  better  appreciate  its  bold  yet  graceful  contour.  The  colour 
is  a  clear  uniform  light  pink.  Cheltoni  is  a  sport  from  Nellie 
Rockett.  It  is  in  every  respect  a  counterpart  of  its  parent,  in 
a  reallj'  good  shade  of  yellow,  altogether  brighter  than  is  usually 
seen  in  a  yellow  sport  from  a  white  variety.  There  appear.s  to 
be  a  slight  variation  in  form,  the  petals  more  closely  unfolding. 
