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HORTI CULTURE, 



September 10, 1910 



NEPENTHES AND RHODODEN- 

 DRONS AT J. VEITCH'S 

 AND SONS. 



At whatever season a visit be paid 

 to this, the finest plant establishment 

 in London, objects of interest in bloom 

 may always be found in the numerous 

 glass houses. And although some 

 plants have to be cultivated at branch 

 nurseries outside the London radius, 

 as for example, orchids, etc., the show 

 houses are maintained in a gay, inter- 

 esting manner by relays of plants from 

 the branches at Coombewood, Feltham 

 and Langley, situated at from 5 to 20 

 miles away, where the air is not 

 smoke-ladeii and fogs deleterious to 

 plants do not occur. 



On the occasion of a visit to the 

 home nursery at Chelsea, on August 

 24, I found tile Nepenthes house filled 

 with plants suspended in wooden bas- 

 kets, in most cases loaded with their 

 quaint pitchers. Beneath them, ex- 

 tending the entire length of the house, 

 is a shallow water tank in which tend- 

 er aquatic plants are propagated and 

 grown. The conditions are those of 

 the moisture laden tropics, more par- 

 ticularly of Borneo and the other 

 islands" of the Malayan archipelago. 

 Beside X. Domini, raised in the Veitch- 

 ian nursery at Exeter, by grossing the 

 female flowers of N. Rafflesiana with 

 the pollen of an undetermined Born- 

 ean species, X. Hookeriana, X. Chel- 

 soni, N. intermedia, N. ampularia and 

 its varieties, I noticed the newer in- 

 troductions, as N. Balfouriana (N. 

 Mastersiana X N. mixta), having 

 pitchers 7 to 9 inches in length, 

 greenish yellow marked with crimson 

 spots and lines, and the wings are 

 conspicuous with well marked cilia. 

 The rim is lobed, yellowish when 

 young, changing with age to dark 

 crimson. N. Dlcksoniana, a cross of 

 N. Rafflesiana and N. Veitchii, the 

 pitchers 9 to 12 Inches in length, of a 

 light sulphury green tint, speckled 

 with bright crimson; the rim is of 

 good breadth, reflexed at the sides. 

 N. ventricosa, a Philippine species, 

 with pitchers 5 to 6 inches long, con- 

 structed about the middle with a trun- 

 cate mouth about 2 inches across, the 

 rim waved, crimson in the young 

 pitchers and deepening with age to a 

 purplish crimson. N. Tiveyii has large 

 pitchers, ground color pale green 

 marked with crimson, the wings are 

 well fringed and the rim is broad and 

 of a mahogany color. N. Burkii ex- 

 cellens has much larger pitchers than 

 the type and these are more rich in 

 color, the rim is broader, of a deep 

 chestnut red, the spots are many and 

 large. N. Morganije is a cross of N. 

 Hookeriana and N. phyllamphora, the 

 pitchers crimson when fully grown 

 and about S inches long. N. Curtisii 

 superba is much finer than N. Curtisii, 

 the ground color crimson, with longi- 

 tudinal yellowish green streaks and 

 markings, the rim of a dark red tint 

 and lid yellow freckled with red. The 

 above are among the newer hybrids 

 observed. 



Rhododendrons of the Javanico-Jas- 

 meniflorum Section. 



These beautiful hybrids are going 

 over for the season, still there were a 

 few carrying fine trusses of blooms of 

 which I may name Aphrodite, blush 

 rose with white suffusion; Diadem, 

 orange-scarlet with a tinge of scarlet; 

 Ruby, a multicolor hybrid, coral red 



in tint and flowers numerous, coming 

 in neat compact trusses; Thetis, tawny 

 yellow tinged with rose; Hercules, 

 yellow tinged with rose, very pretty; 

 President, buff of a clear tint, having 

 a nuance of rose pink; Triumphans, a 

 fine bright crimson, a fine thing; luteo- 

 roseum, color rose-pink, suffused with 

 white, the centre light yellow, and 

 lastly Souvenir de J. H. Mangles, 

 orange with a suffusion of rose. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- 

 TURE; BUREAU OF PLANT 

 INDUSTRY. 

 New Plants Ready for Distribution. 



Ipomoea fuchsioides. 20895. A tube- 

 rous morning-glory, indigenous to 

 South Florida. It is of vigorous growth 

 and covered for a large part of the 

 year with brilliant carmine colored 

 blooms. 



Dendrocalamus strictus. 2154S. A 

 very useful and strong growing bam- 

 boo of India, attaining a height of 100 

 feet, occasionally forming forests. This 

 species does not die down after flower- 

 ing as do other bamboos. It endures 

 cold, as well as dry heat, and is use- 

 ful for the protection of embankments 

 on account of its fibrous roots. 



Clematis recta mandshurica. 22620. 

 An ornamental, herbaceous perennial. 

 2 to 3 feet high, indigenous to China. 



Astrapaea wallichi. 19897. An orna- 

 mental tree introduced from Madeira, 

 having large pendant clusters of pink 

 flowers. 



Passiflora edulis. 25874. A climber 

 indigenous to Brazil, producing an edi- 

 ble fruit. 



Echium tastuosum. 26190. A shrub 

 indigenous to the Canary Islands, cul- 

 tivated in California for its ornamental 

 value. 



Heeria elegans. 7688. A trailing 

 plant indigenous to Southern Mexico; 

 suitable for hanging baskets and rock- 

 eries. 



Jasminum nitidum. 7342. 



Cyphomandra betacea. 25515. This 

 species is an herbaceous shrub, indige- 

 nous to the mountain regions of Bra- 

 zil, adjacent to Peru. The fruit is egg- 

 shaped, about 2 inches long, with a 

 tomato-like flavor. 



Macadamia ternifolia. 25S45. A nut 

 bearing tree from Australia, about as 

 hardy as the orange. It Is evergreen, 

 and under favorable circumstances at- 

 tains a height of 60 feet. 



Olea foveolata. 25846. A tall shrub, 

 indigenous to South Africa. 



Quercus dentata. 26945. An oak, in- 

 digenous to parts of China, Korea and 

 Japan. This is one of the species on 

 which the oak-silkworm feeds. 



Feijoa sellowiana. 26120. This dark 

 evergreen shrub is indigenous to Ar- 

 gentine. In hardiness it about equals 

 the orange. The fruit is green, tomen- 

 tose and averaging 1 inch in diameter; 

 it is very delicately flavored. It suc- 

 ceeds well in California. 



Pinus armandi. 27046. A dwarf pine 

 from Western China. 



Lonlcera pileata. 27047. An orna- 

 mental, suitable for rockeries and 

 shrubberies. 



Caesalpinia nuga. 25S03. An attrac- 

 tive, sweet scented, flowering scandent 

 shrub, indigenous to the Philippines. 



Bambos arundinacea. 27490. A bam- 

 boo, indigenous to India. This species 

 attains a height of 30 to 45 feet, and 

 being extremely spiny, makes an ad- 

 mirable living hedge, impenetrable by 

 man or beast. It succeeds well on 



moist, rich soils, particularly on river 

 banks. The seeds are used in India as 

 food for poultry. 



Juniperus pachyphlaea. 24624. A 

 tree sometimes attaining a height of 

 60 feet, indigenous to the arid South- 

 west at elevations of 4000 to 6000 feet. 



Greigia sphacelata. 24207. 



Eucalyptus microtheca. 23495. In- 

 digenous to Australia; a tree attaining 

 a height of 150 feet under favorable 

 conditions. Successfully resists frosts 

 above IS di-grees Fahrenheit. Requires 

 well drained soil and is well adapted 

 for desert regions. The timber is par- 

 ticularly useful for piles, bridges and 

 railway sleepers. 



Panicum divaricatum. 24879. 



Amygdalus nana. 24809. A dwarf 

 almond from Turkestan. 



Pinus peuce. 24338. An ornamental 

 hardy pine of dense, regular habits and 

 slow growth. Native to Southeastern 

 Europe. Attains a height of 50 feet. 



Phyllanthus acida. 23472. A small, 

 very ornamental tree, indigenous to 

 India and Madagascar, belonging to 

 the family Euphorbiaceae. The fruit 

 is produced in great abundance, and 

 may be used in the manufacture of 

 pickles or preserves. In hardiness the 

 plant equals the mango and avocado. 



Ruscus aculeatus. 22429. An erect 

 liliaceous shrub, suitable tor garden 

 hedges; native of the Mediterranean 

 countries. Central Europe and South- 

 western Asia. The young shoots are 

 edible. 



Chionanthus retusa. 21617. Indige- 

 nous to China. A deciduous tree with 

 Rhamnus-like leaves. In spring it 

 bears white fringed, fragrant flowers, 

 followed in the fall by masses of blue 

 berries. 



ROSE SHOW AT KLOSTERNEU- 

 BURG. 



The ancient town of Klosterneuburg, 

 founded 1000 years ago by Leopold the 

 Heilegen, close to the right bank of 

 the Danube, possesses the famous be- 

 nevolent foundation, the Prebendary 

 Canons Choir. The building lies near 

 the river, and on a precipice and from 

 the Restoration terrace of the "wine 

 cellar," the beholder has a magnificent 

 view of the Danube meadows; behind 

 he has the Castle of Kreutzenstein, 

 belonging to Count Wilceck. The old 

 town Klosterneuburg itself is built on 

 a steep acclivity, and behind it are the 

 Leopoldsberg, Kahlenberg and other 

 marks of the natural beauties of Vien- 

 na. In honor of the 80th birthday of 

 Kaiser Franz Josef 1., from June 18-20, 

 a rose show was held in the Kaiser 

 saloon, and the neighboring rooms. In 

 spite of the unfavorable weather, 

 which rendered the holding of the 

 show a matter of doubt at one time, 

 there was no lack of roses, and cut 

 blooms and potted roses filled the 

 Kaiser saloon. The nurserymen Fel- 

 bermayer, Dehor and Praskac, from 

 Tuln, brought variegated-leaved shrubs 

 and roses, a fine collection; climbing 

 roses and pot roses of La France, hy- 

 drangeas, ornamental-leaved begonias, 

 came from local and more distant ex- 

 hibitors, and a good many exhibits 

 came from private places round about. 

 The yellow roses seemed to have al- 

 most disappeared. The Viennese do not 

 like them nor anything of a yellow 

 color. Moss roses similarly are out of 

 fashion, for none were observed. New 

 roses of the build of Druschki in rose 

 red and dark red appear to be the 

 favorites. FREDERICK MOORE. 



