24 STUDIES IN GARDENING 



or Gruss an Teplitz, given to an excellent new one? 

 The habit of calling flowers after people is a very dull 

 one and ought to be discouraged. All that can be said 

 for it is that the names of people do not need to be 

 translated. But this would apply also to classical 

 names, which are far less used than they might be. 

 Indeed, they are used scarcely at all. But, even if a 

 pretty florists' name had to be translated it would 

 not matter much, provided it was short and descrip- 

 tive. Daffodils in this respect are better treated than 

 roses; for instance, Lucifer is a good name for the 

 glowing flower to which it is given; and Sunset is 

 another. But there are some pretty names even 

 among roses, as, for instance, Irish Glory and Irish 

 Modesty for the beautiful Single Teas which have 

 lately come from Ireland. Even humorous names 

 are better than dull ones, and the gardener is to be 

 commended who christened a new cucumber "Ten- 

 der and True," when he might have called it Lord 

 Kitchener or Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. 



