October 12, 1907 



HORTICULTURE 



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Nymphaea x Ixion. 



Blomhenj, Hyh. Nov. 



'Del. R. C. Lravitt. 



Explanation of the plate. 1, sepal; 2, 3, outer and Inner pe- 

 tals; 4, 5, stamens; 6, faipel-tip; 7, margin of leaf. 



This new hj'brid, v\'iiicli lias just now (Sept., 1907) 

 flowered for the first time, has been raised from seed 

 which matured iii October, 1905, and sown soon after- 

 wards. ITie seed parent was N. x Smithiaua, and the 

 pollen parent N. x Niobe. The leaves are circular, the 

 sides of the sinus overlapping, the margin crenulate, 

 and sharply toothed, the upper surface dark green, the 

 lo«-er purplish green. Leaves of the example described 

 measured IT \-i inches in diameter. The flower is cup- 

 shapfd, 6 or 7 inches in diameter when spread out. 

 The sepals and petals are more or less spreading. The 

 sepals are narrowly ovate, usually obtuse, 5-7-ribbed, 

 .3 1- 1 inches long, up to 1 3-4 inches wide, red-green 

 outside, white, deeply tinged with rose-madder inside. 

 Petals in about 3 whorls, the outer obovate, nearly as 

 long and wide as the sepals, the inner lanceolate. Sta- 

 mens in 5 or 6 whorls ; the outer ones pale yellow below, 

 dull orange above, ovate below; the inner Ungulate, 

 deep orange. Oarpel-tips slightly tapering, obtusish, 

 deep orange. Carpels about 26, their upper surfaces 

 greenish yellow. 



During the summer Ibis fine, night-blooming lily has 

 gTOwn vigorouslv in tbi> open. MTien given liigh tem- 

 perature it is sure, f am convinced, to show improve- 

 ment in size and brilliance. 



British Horticulture. 



TJII-: WI.M'iKi; l-l.OWKRIXC C.MiNATlON SOCIETY 



The first annual report ol' lliis society affords evi- 

 dence of the satisfactory progress made since its inau- 

 guration. Tl.e committee point out that as the increas- 

 ing popularity of the carnation will undoubtedly add to 

 the expenses of the society it is most desirable for the 

 welfare both of the society and the flower itself that 

 every individual member should do his utmost to 

 secure adherents, and should afford all publicity to the 

 aims and objects of the society. At present the sphere 

 of its usefulness is narro\reil by lack of funds. The 

 society's third show will be held at the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, on ]~)ecember 11th. An attractive schedule 

 has been a^Tanged. Certificates of merit will be 

 awarded to new varieties. In addition to the cut 

 blooms no less than three plants in bloom of each 

 variety entered is to be shown. A variety must gain 

 at least 30 point to entitle it to a first-class certificate, 

 and 25 point? to entitle it to an award of merit. Five 

 points will be av/arded for each of the following good 

 qualities : Color, size, fragrance, substance, calyx, general 

 appearance, length and substance of stem, and habit of 

 plant. The popularity of the winter-flowering carna- 

 tion amongst trade growers appears to be on the in- 

 crease, in the Clianuel Islands particularly. 



ALTUMN ROSES 



As a eomjiensation for the disappointing spring 

 and early summer we are experiencing an exceptionally 

 fine September. A record has been made in the 

 amount of sunshine registered. With these favorable 

 conditions it was not surprising to find that the autumn 

 show of the National Rose Society on Sept. 24th was an 

 immense success — in fact it was the best exhibition of 

 the kind yet seen in London. As was to be expected 

 Ireland was to the fore amongst the prize winners. 

 The gold medal for the best seedling was awarded to 

 Messrs. A. Dickson and Co.. who usually score in this 

 section. The new rose shown was Avoca. a brilliant 

 crimson. The same firm also showed Conway Jones, 

 a new H. T. High honors were secured by Messrs. D. 

 and W. Croll, who took a silver medal for John Stuart 

 Mill. AuDtlior Scotch firm. Messrs J. Cocker & Sons, 

 secured a silver medal for the best H. T.. whilst Messrs. 

 J. .TefTries and Son bad a similar award for a fine 

 Madame Lambard. Messrs. Hobbies, Ltd., received a 

 gold medal for best group of cut roses, whilst a bril- 

 liant group secured a gold medal for Messrs. Paul and 

 Sons. There was a large attendance of visitors owing 

 to the fine weather which prevailed. The show was 

 kept open in the evening in order that the varieties 

 might stand the test of artificial light. This new de- 

 parture of the Society in holding an autumn show in 

 recent years has met with a very gratifying result, and 

 will tend to further stimulate an interest in the "Queen 

 of Flowers." It fills the breach between the summer 

 shows and the chrysanthemum displays. The season 

 for the last named exhibitions opened Oct. 2nd when 

 the National Sociotv held their first sliow of the season. 



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