December  10,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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self  and  the  gardems  he  so  skilfully  superintejids,  were  printed 
in  tho  issue  for  June  18,  this  year,  when  describing  the  tour  of 
the  Daffodil  King.  We  print  part  of  Mr.  Herrington’s  presi¬ 
dential  address,  as  follows: 
“  A  year  ago,  in  Chicago,  in  first  convention  assembled,  v  e 
reviewed  the  past  so  far  as  it  pertained  to  the  work  of  the  C'hrys- 
aJitheinum  Society  of  America  from  its  inception,  took  a  careful 
survey  of  our  position  as  a  national  society,  and  imbued  with 
enthusiasm  by  tho  support  accorded  that  meeting,  resolved  that 
its  annual  fixity  was  from  henceforth  an  assured  fact. 
“  The  general  interest  in  the  Chrysanthemum  is  well  sustained, 
and  there  is  no  apparent  reason  for  any  abatement  thereof  in  a 
flower  of  such  inherent  ability. 
“  In  this  city  in  August,  1900,  I  for  the  first  time  attended  a 
meeting  of  the  faithful  few  who  for  a  decade  had  held  the  society 
true  to  active  purpose,  confident  in  tho  belief  that  there  was  a 
need  for  it  to  be,  though  general  apathy  discouraged  their  efforts. 
The  election  of  officers  brought  to  me  the  responsibility  of 
directing  its  affairs.  From  that  moment  one  hope  rvas  dominant 
— the  hope  that  ways  and  means  might  be  found  to  establish  a 
closer  community  of  interest  between  the  work  and  the  workers  ; 
f  he  hope  that  the  society  might  meet  in  association  with  some 
important  exhibition  and  thus  better  fulfil  its  mission. 
The  Horticultural  Society  of  Chicago  provided  the 
first  opportunity,  and  its  noble  effort  lias  been  ably 
seconded  by  the  American  Institute  of  New  York, 
with  ten  other  societies  co-operating. 
“  The  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  society,  as 
published,  has  already  been  alluded  to.  It  is  a 
valuable  compendium  of  information,  containing  that 
remarkably  comprehensive  series  of  papers  submitted 
at  the  Chicago  meeting,  and  which,  if  justly  ap¬ 
praised,  more  than  compensates  for  the  cost  of  mem¬ 
bership.  A  subject  worthy  of  thought  is  how  Ave 
may  enhance  the  interest  and  the  resultant  practical 
value  of  our  annual  publication  so  as  to>  make  it 
sought  after,  to  make  it  a  means  of  bringing  into 
and  keeping  within  the  fold  of  membership  those 
members — and  there  might  be  hundreds  of  them — 
that  are  prevented  or  are  unable  to  attend  the  annual 
meetings.  Could  Ave  not  enlarge  the  scope  of  our 
publication  ;  make  it  a  Chrysanthemum  Year  Book, 
and  therein  revieAA'  the  season  of  the  flower, 
enumerate  the  new  ones  as  they  appear,  and  describe 
them  in  a  feAV  terse  but  readable  articles  that  would 
tell  more,  and  with  better  effect,  than  the  conven¬ 
tional  catalogue  descriptions?  Even  work  of  this 
character  is  directly  in  line  with  our  object,  and 
can  be  better  done  by  our  society  than  by  the  average 
individual.  We  extol  the  fact  that  the  literature 
of  the  Chry.santhemum  surpasses  that  of  any  other 
floAver.  Do  Ave  not,  then,  owe  it  tO'  those  Avho  shall 
come  after  that  the  record  of  our  time  shall  be 
handed  down  complete  and  unimpaired?  In  con¬ 
clusion  Mr.  Herrington  suggested  the  formation  of 
several  committees  for  the  various  phases  of  the 
societ^s  business. 
The  following  are  novelties : — Madona,  exhibited  by  H.  W. 
Eieman,  Indianapolis,  Ind. ;  light  pink,  Japanese  incurved; 
scored,  commercial  scale  86  points.  Golden  Age,  exhibited  by 
Nathan  Smith  and  Son,  Adrian,  Mich.;  deep  yelloAv,  Japanese 
reflexed;  scored,  commercial  sale,  86  points.  Seedling  No.  3, 
exhibited  by  Richard  Rothe,  gardener  to  Clay  Kemble,  Esep, 
Laverock,  Pa.  ;  Avhite,  reflex  Japanese;  scored,  commercial  scale, 
84  points;  exhibition  scale,  84  points. 
Among  the  modern  gems  in  collections  at  Ncav  York  were 
Violet  Lady  Beaumont,  Wm.  Duckham,  Henry  Barnes,  Guy 
Hamilton,  Chas.  Longley,  J.  R.  Upton,  Queen  Alexandra,  being 
particularly  worthy  of  mention.  These  all  Avere  sent  out  from 
English  nurseries. 
Incurving  Japanese  Varieties. 
Some  ten  years  since  it  could  safely  be  said  that  this  type  of 
the  Japanese  Chrysanthemum  almost  had  a  preponderance  in 
the  number  of  its  varieties.  I  allude  to  tho  days  Avhen  Oceana, 
Robert  Owen,  and  W.  H.  Lincoln  Avere  in  the  ascendant.  Since 
then  public  taste  has  so  favoured  other  types  on  acccount  of 
their  greater  variety  of  petal,  giving  much  more  grace  and  less 
stiffness  in  character,  that  it  is  seldom  Ave  noAV  see  a  true  type  of 
Japanese  incurved.  Especially  is  this  noticeable  Avhere  classes 
are  made  for  this  section  entirely,  a.s  Avas  the  case  at  some  feiv 
shows  even  during  the  past  season. 
From  experience  I  haAm  come  to  the  conclusion  that  com¬ 
mittees  might  well  spend  their  money  to  greater  advantage  than 
in  offering  prizes  at  all  for  this  section,  except,  of  course,  they 
stipulate  that  the  blooms  staged  shall  belong  truly  to  that  type. 
The  ansAver  from  an  exhibitor  would  naturally  be.  Where  is  the 
authority  to  define  Avhat  really  is  a  Japanese  incurved  ?  One 
naturally  turns  to  the  N.C.S.  as  a  central  body  to  clear  up  such 
points^ — important  ones  too.  If  .such  details  do  not  come  Avithin 
the  province  of  this  body,  Avhat  does?  is  a  reasonable  question  to 
ask.  In  tho  absence  of  such  information  I  append  a  list  of  what 
I  class  as  belonging  to  the  Japanese-incurved  section.  If 
exhibitors  Avould  stage  blooms  true  in  character  we  should  see 
this  a  pretty  class,  and  one  that  would  have  some  educational 
value  also.  I  know  it  is  possible  at  times  to  find  blooms  of  some 
of.  the  varieties  named  beloAV  that  are  not  strictly  incurvintr. 
Such  blooms  are  not  cultivated  to  perfection,  and  therefore 
shoukl  not  be  in  a  competing  stand.  What  I  include  here  are 
A'ai'ieties  that  are  truly  incurving  Avhen  presented  in  perfect 
condition. 
Madame  Paolo  Radaelli,  pale  rose,  tinted  faintly  with  AmlloAv  ; 
iNellie  Pockett,  white;  Mrs.  T.  W.  Pockett,  rich  yelloAA'; 
\\.  Duckham,  Avhite,  deeply  flushed  lilac,  or  pale  maiu’e,  an 
excellent  A'ariety  for  this  section;  Australie,  purple  rose; 
Duchess  of  Sutherland,  orange  yelloAv ;  Miss  Elsie  Fulton ;  Mrs. 
I  H.  Weeks,  pearly  Avhite,  A\itli  a  faint  flush;  Calvat’s  Sun,  canary 
yelloAv;  Hairy  \Yo“3er,  bronzy  buff;  The  Wonderful,  chestnut 
bronze ;  Lady  RidgeAvay,  salmon  buff,  shaded  rose  and  gold ; 
Mdme  Ad.  Chatin,  Avliite  ;  Mdme.  Waldeck  Rousseau,  chocolate 
crimson,  bronze  reverse;  Godfrey’s  King,  reddish  crimson,  golden 
reverse;  Miss  Alice  Byron,  Avhite;  Modesto,  orange  yelloAv  ; 
Oceana,  pure  yellow;  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  deep  mauve;  and  President 
Hardy  Cyclamens. 
Bevan,  yellow,  Avith  rose  shadings.  This  A'ariety,  I  note,  is 
classed  as  an  incurved  variety,  but,  in  my  opinion,  its  correct 
section  is  the  Japanese  incurving  varieties. — S.adoc. 
The  Variety  Mrs.  J.  Dunn. 
Will  you  kindly  note  that  the  Chi'y’santhemum  mentioned  on 
page  463,  “  Mi.ss  Ellen  S.  KeiT,”  is  the  same  thing  as  Mrs.  J. 
Dunn,  Avhich  has  been  so  Avell  exhibited  ?  After  I  had  seen  it,  it 
Avas  renamed. — H.  Shoesmith. 
Hardy  Cyclamens. 
It  Avould  appear  that  hardy  Cyclamens  are  unknoAvn  to  a  very 
large  number  of  gardeners.  This  is  not  to  be  Avondered  at,  for 
their  claims  are  too  little  urged,  their  modest  beauty  of  form  is 
seldom  illustrated  in  gardening  papers,  and,  being  so  infrequently 
cultivated,  young  men  seldom  see  or  hear  of  them.  Some  of  the 
species  of  hardy  Cyclamens  floAver  in  the  autumn  (are  floAvering 
noAv),  and  others  come  forth  in  the  spring.  But  their  neatly 
clustered  foliage  is  pretty  at  all  times.  The  little  conns  may 
be  planted  in  scattered  colonies  almost  at  any  mild  period  of 
the  year,  and  Ave  Avould  .sugge.st  that  a  few  be  also  grown  in 
pans  for  spring  decoration  in  the  conuseivatory.  C.  Coum  is  one 
of  the  most  robust  and  most  sati.sfactory  for  this  purpose.  The 
be.st  position  out  of  doors  is  betAveen  mas.ses  of  Shield  Ferns 
beneath  Elm  or  other  not  too  densely  leafing  trees,  and  a  porous, 
yet  cool,  moist,  humic  soil  is  desirable.  C.  repandum  is  the  most 
fragrant  of  the  species.  Others  are  Atkinsi,  purple  and  Avhite  ; 
Coum.  light  purple;  europseum,  reddish  purple;  ibericum,  re<l ; 
neapolitanum,  red  and  white;  hedersefolium,  purple;  and 
vernum,  dark  red. 
