LIVES OF HYBRIDISTS 



R. multiflora simplex and W. A. Richardson ; Myra, from 

 Rosa Wichuriana and Crimson Rambler. 



"In 1889 Seden was transferred to Langley, and since that 

 time has devoted much of his attention to the improvement 

 of hardy fruit. Amongst other varieties raised by Seden, 

 most of the following have been distributed : Strawberry 

 Veitchs' Perfection, obtained from Waterloo and British 

 Queen ; Veitchs' Prolific, from Empress of India and British 

 Queen ; Lord Kitchener, from British Queen and Waterloo ; 

 The Khedive, from Lord Suffield and British Queen; 

 President Loubet, from Waterloo and Lord Napier; the 

 Alake, from Frogmore Late Pine and Veitchs' Perfection. 

 Apple Langley Pippin, from Mr. Gladstone and Cox's Orange 

 Pippin ; Mrs. John Seden, from Transcendent Crab and King 

 of Pippins ; Mr. Leopold Rothschild, from John Downie and 

 Cox's Orange Pippin ; Middle Green, from Frogmore Prolific 

 and Blenheim Pippin ; Rev. W. Wilks, from Peasgood's Non- 

 such and Ribston Pippin ; Crab The Langley, from John 

 Downie and King of Pippins ; Veitchs' Scarlet, from Red 

 Siberian Crab and King of Pippins ; Bullace The Langley, 

 from Damson Farleigh Prolific and Plum Black Orleans ; The 

 Mahdi, the product of a cross between the common Blackberry 

 and Raspberry Belle de Fontenay ; Gooseberry Langley 

 Beauty, from the varieties Railway and Yellow Champagne ; 

 Langley Gage, from Pitmaston Green Gage and Telegraph ; 

 Golden Gem, from Whitesmith and Antagonist; Raspberry 

 Yellow Superlative, from Superlative and Autumn Yellow ; 

 November Abundance, from Catawissa and Superlative ; and 

 Queen of England, from Superlative and Rubus laciniatus. 



"In 1897 Seden was chosen as one of the original recipients 

 of the Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society." 



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