December  31,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORriCULTURE  AND  COrTAGE  GARDENER, 
597 
jMr.  (i.  E.  Tlioinas,  StucEey  Ri  y.il,  Ri|  on 
ZVlr.  G.  Williams,  Duncombc  Park,  lli'linslcy 
iSIr.  McPherson,  Londcsbqrough  I‘ark,  Market  Wcig’.it  >n 
Mr.  Eolkard,  Sherriif  Hutton,  York 
IVIr,  A.  Chandler,  Coton  House,  Rugby 
IMr.  T.  Whittell,  Rushemere,  Essex 
Mr.  .T.  Hunt,  Ashtcad  Park,  Epsom 
;Mr.  W.  Mease,  Downside,  Lcatherhcad 
Mr.  C.  .Tones,  Spital  Old  Hall.  Birkenhead 
.Mr.  .T.  Preece,  Warley  Place,  Brentwood 
Mr.  T.  Young,  Otterspool  House,  Liverpool 
Mr.  D.  Cavannagh,  St.  Edwards,  Murraj'ficld,  Edinburgh 
Mr.  G.  Hewitt,  Ilcydon  Grove,  Epping 
IMr.  W.  Neville,  Cornstilcs,  Twyford,  Winchester 
Mr.  .T.  Wasley,  Sherfield  Manor,  Basingstoke 
Mr.  Ba.stin,  Buseot  Park,  Farinedon 
jNIr.  (roodacre,  Elvaston  Castle,  Derby 
Mr.  Bible,  Draycot  Park,  Chippenham,  Wilts 
Mr.  Drake,  44,  Cathays  Terrace,  Carditi' 
Mr.  C.  J.  Salter,  Woodhatch,  Reigatc 
Mr.  T.  Smith,  Grantully,  West  Hartlepool 
Mr.  A.  Creek,  The  Chantry,  Ipswich 
Mr.  L.  Dawes,  Hambledon,  Hants 
Mr.  .1.  Brooks,  Brandon  Hall,  Coventry 
Ml’.  ETorard,  Holgate  Lodge,  York 
]\Ir.  H.  A.  Allen,  Pentwyn,  Albert  Crescent,  Penarth 
IMr  G.  Hall,  iMelchct  Court,  Romsoy 
Notes  on  the  Incurved  Section. 
To  obtain  thirty-six  varieties  one  hundred  and  fifteen 
names  are  given  as  compared  to  one  hundred  and  eight 
last  year,  and  ninety-eight  the  year  before,  which  is  a  proof 
of  the  wide  range  of  variety  prevailing  in  the  minds  of  the 
electors.  Speaking  generally,  the  selection  from  present 
day  varieties  is  a  good  one.  The  sorts  that  did  duty  from 
fifteen  to  twenty  years  since  are  quite  obsolete  from  the 
present  selection.  The  present  list  does  not  contain  a 
single  variety  that  was  constantly  to  be  met  with  in  the 
exhibition  room  ten  years  since.  This  is,  in  my  opinion,  a 
proof  of  how  the  constitution  of  varieties  decays,  some  much 
more  quickly  than  others.  With  but  a  few  exceptions  the 
jiresent  list  of  three  dozen  varieties  are  really  good  types 
of  the  incurved  section ;  they  may  not  possess,  perhaps,  all 
the  characteristics  that  were  deemed  necessary  by  the  hard 
and  fast  florist  of  twenty  years  past.  In  those  days  where 
one  variety  was  introduced  as  a  seedling  we  have  now 
twenty,  and  the  bulk  of  them  obtained  by  intercrossing  with 
Japanese  varieties  with  a  view  to  improve  the  colour  which 
in  the  incurving  section  is  admittedly  not  so  bright  as  in 
the  Japanese.  This  intercrossing  then  of  two  types  or 
sections  cannot  but  affect  form  and  contour  to  a  consider¬ 
able  degree.  What  we  now  gain  in  size  we  lose  in  forma¬ 
tion.  The  globular  shape  is  not  nearly  so  frequent  in  new 
sorts  as  it  was.  It  cannot  be  said  either  that  the  constitu¬ 
tion  of  present  day  varieties  is  at  all  equal  to  those  raised 
from  fifteen  to  twenty  years  since.  The  oldest  variety, 
James  Agate,  in  the  present  selection  does  not  date  further 
back  than  1894  ;  C.  H.  Curtis  was  introduced  a  year  later, 
whereas  the  first  of  the  Queen  family  dates  back  as  far 
as  1847. 
As  for  several  years  past  C.  H.  Curtis  and  Iluchess  of 
Fife  have  headed  the  poll,  they  still  retain  that  position  in 
company  with  Lady  Isobel  and  lalene.  Frank  Hammond 
still  maintains  the  place  high  up  in  the  list  which  its  quality 
entitles  it.  Hanwell  Glory  and  Miss  Nellie  Southam  still 
are  not  deposed.  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston  has  fallen  from  the 
third  to  the  sixth  place  in  the  list.  Last  year  four  members 
of  the  Queen  family  found  places  in  the  thirty-s'x  ;  this 
year  there  is  not  one.  John  Lambert,  Lord  Alcester, 
Empress  of  India,  and  Golden  Empress  receive  respectively 
eight,  seven,  six,  and  five  votes  from  a  possible  twenty- 
three,  which  is  a  distinct  proof  of  the  wanp  in  popularity 
of  this  section.  Not  one  member  of  the  Princess  family  is 
to  be  found  with  more  than  four  votes,  the  type.  Princess 
of  Wales,  receiving  but  three no  less  than  thirty-five 
obtain  but  a  solitary  supporter.  President  Bevan  is  one  of 
these,  which  is  a  plain  proof  what  electors  think  of  the 
varietJ^  I  always  maintained  it  should  be  classed  with  the 
incurving  Japanese  section.  A  few  more  eliminations  of 
this  kind  would  do  much  towards  raising  the  standard  of 
the  incurved  section.  Mdlle.  Laurence  Zede  has  at  last  dis- 
anpeared  from  the  list,  and  so  have  all  the  members  of  the 
Bundle  family.  Prince  Alfred  and  Lord  Wolseley  have  at 
last  vanished,  having  done  service  for  thirty  and  twenty 
years  respectively.  Princess  Teck  and  her  numerous  sports 
are  never  heard  of  now,  although  in  the  eighties  they  could 
not  be  done  without.  There  is  no  doubt  the  decline  in  the 
incurved  Chrysanthemum  is  largely  due  to  ill  selection. 
imperfect  representation  of  varieties,  and  their  inability  to 
cope  generally  in  decorative  value  with  their  more  showy 
compeers — the  .Tapanese  kinds. 
Votes  for  the  Best 
23  C.  H.  tTirtis,  rich  yellow 
23  Duchess  of  Fife,  white,  shaded 
blush 
T3  Lady  Isobel,  lavender  blush 
23  lalene.  rosy  violet 
22  Frank  Haininond,  rosy  bronze, 
yellow  centre 
22  Miss  Nellie  Southam,  deep 
rose.  i)urple 
22  Hanwell  Glory,  deep  bright 
hronzo 
22  IMrs.  H.  .T.  .lones,  white,  tinted 
rose 
20  Ma  Perfection,  pure  white 
20  IMrs.  F.  .ludson,  white 
19  IMadame  Ferlat,  white 
19  Topaze  Orientale,  pah'  jmllow 
19  Charles  Blick,  rosy  violet  on  a 
white  ground 
19  'William  Higgs,  golden  buff 
18  Ral])h  Hatton,  purple  lilac 
18  Fred  Palmer,  blush  pink 
17  IMrs.  C.  Crooks,  white 
17  Globe  d’Or,  yellow,  tinted 
bronze 
17  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston,  soft  lilac 
pink,  lined  white 
17  Peail  Palace,  white  .-haded 
jiink 
15  Nellie  8.  Threlfall,  white 
15  George Lock.chestnutcrimson 
15  Miss  E.  Seward,  deep  yellow, 
lined  reddish,  brown 
15  Chrysanthemiste  Bruant,  rosy 
Iniff 
14  Robert  Potlield,  silvery  mauve 
14  Mdlle.  Lucie  Faure,  creamy 
white 
14  .lames  Agate,  white 
13  IMiss  Annie  Hills,  silvery  liesh 
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12  I’antia  Ralli.  bronzy  bull 
11  Mrs.  W.  C.  Egan,  lilac  ]hnk 
11  Louisa  Giles,  rich  goldi-n 
yellow 
10  General  Symonds,  orange  buff, 
shaded  bronze 
10  Miss  V.  Fo.s“ter,  silvery  violet 
10  C'ountess  of  Warwick,  white, 
tinted  purple 
10  Egyptian,  deep  velvety  red 
9  G.  W.  IMatthew,  soft  amber 
—36 
8  Mildred  Ijync,  fawn,  shaded 
bronze 
8  John  Lambert,  buff,  shaded 
rose 
8  fleorge  Haigb,  rosy  carmine 
8  Editli  Hughes,  white,  lined 
purple 
7  Pcrlc  Dauphinoisc,  yellow, 
tinted  bronze 
7  IMiss  D.  Foster,  silvery  mauve 
7  The  King,  rich  lake,  .silver 
reverse 
7  Lord  Alcester,  primrose 
6  Empress  of  India,  white 
6  Mrs.  Bernard  Hankey,  chest¬ 
nut,  suffused  red 
6  IMajor  Bonnaffon,  clear  yellow 
6  Nellie  Stevens,  carmine  rose, 
hushed  cinnamon 
6  Mrs.  Wb  Higgs,  silvery  pink 
5  Mary  Phillips,  .  rose  ba-se, 
yellow  centre 
5  Mrs.  E.  Bennett,  rosy  pink 
5  Ernest  Canncll,  deep  fawn 
5  Golden  Empress,  golden 
yellow 
5  Bonnie  Dundee,  orange  bronze 
■ietics. 
Votes  for  the  Best  Tweev 
27  Miss  Mildred  Ware,  deep  rosy 
cerise 
24  Mrs.  F.  W.  Vallis,  crimson, 
shaded  apricot  yellow 
22  Henry  Perkins,  reddish  crim¬ 
son  on  yellow  ground 
19  F.  8.  Vallis,  canary  yellow 
19  George  Penford,  crimson 
scarlet 
16  Miss  Olive  Miller,  jiink 
14  Lady  Couzens.  rosy  jiiiik, silver 
reverse 
11  Bessie  Godfrey,  canary 
yellow 
10  Lady  Cranston,  white,  llmhcd 
rose 
10  Gt'orge  Milebam,  deep  rich 
crimson 
10  W.  Duckhain,  pale  mauve 
9  IMrs.  .1.  Dunn,  white 
—12 
84  var 
New  J.U'.vxese  of  1902-1903. 
8  ^laud  du  Cros,  pale  straw, 
yello\v  in  the  centre 
8  Alfriston,  crimson  i)urplc 
8  Lord  Hopetoun,  crimson 
7  Donald  McLeod,  apricot  yel¬ 
low,  shaded  crimson 
7  Mrs.  A.R.  Knight,  rich'orange 
yellow 
7  J.  il.  8ilsbury,  bright  terra¬ 
cotta,  suffu.sed  yellow  . 
6  Captain  Percy  Scott,  deejj 
yellow 
5  Florence  Penford,  lemon  yel¬ 
low,  chrome  reverse 
5  IMiss  Stopford,  whife 
5  Countess  of  Arran,  creamy 
buff,  shaded  pink 
5  Beauty  of  Leigh,  buttcrcu]) 
yellow 
5  Mary  Inglis,  terra-cotta,  on 
fawn  ground 
Notes  on  the  New  Japanese  Varieties. 
The  interest  taken  nowadays  in  the  introduction  of  new 
and  desirable  varieties  is  so  keen  that  I  thought  after  a 
lapse  of  a  few  years  it  would  be  wise  To  again  add  this  sec¬ 
tion  to  the  audit.  To  obtain  a  selection  of  twelve  varieties 
no  fewer  than  seven,  dozen  names  are  given,  which  is  a 
jn-oof  of  the  wide  range  of  observation  taken  by  the  electors. 
No  one  will  say  but  that  the  first  twelve  is  made  up  with  an 
extremely  fine  collection  of  novelties,  embracing  a.  wide 
range  of  colour  and  maintaining  the  desired  form  of  floAver 
as  well  as  petal.  Several  varieties  just  miss  the  distinction 
by  a  narrow'  margin  of  votes,  although  they  possess  all  the 
qualities  desirable.  In  many  of  these  instances  it  is  purely 
a  question  of  want  of  opportunity  to  be  seen  nioie  ^vldely. 
As  they will  be  in  the  hands  of  so  many  capable  cultivators 
during  the. next  season  they  will,  no  doubt,  make  their  mark 
in  1904.  Miss  Mildred  Ware  easily  secures  the  leading 
place  with  tw'enty-seven  votes ;  the  smallness  of  this 
number  is  explained  by  so  many  electors  not  wishing  to 
take  part  in  this  part  of  the  audit  owing  to  a  want  of 
opportunity  to  see  the  various  new  varieties— ^  commend¬ 
able  desire"^  too.  That  charming  variety,  Mrs.  F.  VV .  Vallis, 
