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HORTICUI^TURE 



15, 1905 



beyond price, and Harrison tells of the "new race that 

 is coming." It was so different from any of its com- 

 panions, whence came it ? It was surely a new revela- 

 tion, a sign of progress, to lead us on and up, in the 

 Way Beautiful; a new revelation to make glad the 

 heart, for certainly this was the herald, for others far 

 excelling in beauty and gorgeousness have since 

 followed in its strain — varieties like Aureole, Glory, 

 Eternal City, Prince Alert, and Youth. 



In raising seedlings you must learn to labor and 

 wait. ■ You must commence at the highest levels to 

 command the hopes of the highest ideals, keeping 

 ever before you the shining mark of success, remem- 

 bering that the one that you are looking for is the one 

 of one thousand, or the one of ten thousand, the one 

 that shall command the attention of all (like Lucy E. 

 Hollis) whether they be critics or the multitude. 



As the seedling season presents its blooms, divide 

 them into three classes, the "poor," the "perhaps," 

 and the "best." The "poor" can be consigned to 

 the rubbish heap or, as Harrison suggests, "to the 

 bargain counter." The "perhaps" give another 

 seasons' trial, for some of them will develop into good 

 ones and will yet want another season of trial before 



you will determine what to do with them. Of the 

 "best" some will not appear as brilliant another 

 season, "while some of them will be much better, and 

 these latter will be the ones that will be elected. 



Of my seedlings for the last two or three years the 

 following will be found among the elect : 



Standard Bearer, mauve pink, high, incurved pet- 

 alage, forming a sohd mass; modeled after the style 

 of Madam Ducel. 



Mary A. Livermore, extremely large, rose-leaved, 

 rosy pink, edged and flushed with white. 



Usona, very large, rose-leaved, pink and white. 



Bunker Hill, deep cherry crimson. 



John Hancock, cupped variety of crimson edged 

 white; rose-leaved. 



Paradise, flesh white, rose-leaved. 



Mrs. John Smyth Fogg, pink. 



Admiral Togo, deep red, overlaid with scarlet. 



Among the darkest varieties, leading them all, is 

 Miss Lucy E. Hollis, a very large, liglit satiny rose 

 flower. 



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Echoes from England 



NEW PL.^NTS 



Several new plants which promise to become valu- 

 able have been exhibited in London this week and 

 particulars of them can hardly fail to be interesting 

 to you. The most popular one is a new sweet pea 

 called Henry Eckford, the name of its raiser, Mr. 

 Henry Eckford, who has done more to improve the 

 sweet pea than any other grower in the country. As 

 some acknowledgment of the successful work of Mr. 

 H. Eckford in connection with the sweet pea, a 

 shilling fund has been started for the veteran grower, 

 and already some eight hundred shillings, which of 

 course mean eight hundred subscribers, have been 

 received. The sweet pea is one of the most popular 

 flowers in the country at the present time and bids 

 fair to rival the rose and the carnation in private 

 gardens if not with the market grower. The new 

 sweet pea Henry Eckford is a very handsome one; 

 the color may perhaps be best described as orange- 

 scarlet or salmon-scarlet, it is a shade difficult to 

 portray in words. It is a very distinct and beauti- 

 ful variety and will undoubtedly soon become popu- 

 lar. In addition to its rich and attractive coloring, 

 this variety is unusually free flowering, two and 

 sometimes three flowers being produced on a spike. 



Impatiens Holstii. The salmon-colored Impatiens 

 Sultani has long been a favorite greenhouse flower 

 with us, but it is altogether eclipsed' by this new in- 

 troduction called I Holstii. The flowers are bright 

 vivid red, almost scarlet. They are very freely pro- 

 duced, even on quite small plants, and make a brilliant 

 show in the greenhouse. It will probably also be 

 used for bedding out of doors in the summer time. 

 I first saw this plant at the Paris International 

 Flower Show in May when it was exhibited by a 

 German firm. In London it was shown by Messrs. 



Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, an influential and 

 old established firm of nurserymen and seed growers. 



Aster sub-coeruleus. One of the brightest and most 

 useful flowers in the hardy border at the present 

 time is Aster alpinus. This new Aster sub-cceruleus 

 may be said to be a much finer plant of the same 

 style. It is perennial, growing about twenty inches 

 high. The flowers are larger than those of Aster 

 alpinus, beautifully formed and bright pleasing mauve 

 with yellow disc. The two colors are of shades that 

 associate to produce a delightful effect. This aster 

 will undoubtedly prove to be an excellent garden 

 flower for the hardy border in early summer. It was 

 shown by Mr. Amos Perry, the well-known hardy 

 plant grower of North London. 



Phlox canadensis, Perry's variety. This is another 

 hardy plant, a much improved form of the type, that 

 is worth bringing to your notice. It is one of the 

 most profuse flowering plants I know, and invaluable 

 out of doors in earlv summer. The flowers which are 

 larger than those of the type are pale blue in color. 

 Mr. Amos Peny is also the introducer of this Phlox. 



RHODODENDRONS AT KEW 



There is much to interest and to be admired at 

 the Royal Gardens, Kew, at all times of the year, 

 but perhaps early summer is the most delightful 

 time of all. Flowers are then lavishly produced on 

 tree and shrub, and the leafage of a thousand differ- 

 ent trees is not yet tinged by summer sun. The 

 collections of flowering trees and shrubs are one of 

 the glories of Kew, and indeed one could imagine no 

 finer garden picture than the azalea garden or the 

 rhododendron dell when either is at its best. 



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