,U;.Ni; 10, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



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III 

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iiii, PJzano, Karly Rose, Acamiin, 



,11 loin and Lilaeiiia suporba. Tlic 



\c so called \ arioties are syiionyins 



(• and simple. No record can be 



iul of the origination of any bona 



varieties under the aforementioneil 



lies; they should be stricken from the 

 ic and this variety jilaced under the 

 |irr name, Edulis superba. In addi 



■1 to the above synonyms this variety 

 masqueraded under the following 



■lies, which in reality are standard 

 ieties, and there should be no con- 

 uiu between them and Edulis su- 

 ba: L'Esperance, Alexandriane, 



.line d'Arc, Rosa plenissima, Duch- 

 de Nemours (Guerin), Jules Elie, 



Mcral Bertrand, Solfatare, Comte de 



'is, Triomphe du Nord, Triomphe de 

 xposition de Lille, and Fragrans. 



\lthough Emma is supposed to have 

 n originated by Mr. Terry in 1905, 

 . plants in the Cornell plots cannot 

 distinguished from Dr. Bretonneau, 

 lunnaled by Verdier. If the two so- 

 iled varieties cannot be identified one 

 'Ml another, they should certainly be 

 iiwn as Dr. Bretonneau, as this va- 

 ty was originated fifty-one years be- 

 rc Emma came to public notice. 

 Hector in reality is Octavie Demay. 

 Snpcrba is identical with rubra su- 

 liciba. 



bisdy Leonora Bramwell is identical, 

 uiiliout doubt, with Dr. Bretonneau, 

 'iiyinated by Verdier, and should be 

 -"Id under the latter name, as it was 

 dr-i-ribed and published in Revue Horti- 

 ' olf in 18G3, twenty-three years before 

 It began its masquerade as Lady Leo- 

 ii'ia Bramwell. 



'.inista in reality is Dr. Bretonneau, 

 Hid was described and published as 

 MH'li in Revue Horticole forty-three 

 ^'■ars before it appeared as Canista. 



Augustin d'Hour is often sold as 

 M.irechal MacMahon. Marechal Mac- 

 M.ilion is identical with Augustin 

 I Hour and should be known under the 

 1^1 'tor name only. 



iriomphe de 1 'Exposition de Lille 

 ' > also occurred as Queen of the Pinks. 

 I' was named Triomphe de 1 'Exposition 

 i Lille by Calot in 1865, about forty 

 ^'irs before its reappearance as Queen 

 ' the Pinks. 



"^arah Bernhardt in reality is Um- 

 ' lata rosea. 



I'loral Treasure was sent to the plots 

 Icr the name of Thorbeckii. 



'^Ime. Lebon also occurs in the plots 

 ler the assumed names of General 

 vton and Maria. 



••■moine jn'oves to be Achille and was 

 u'inated as such in 1855 by Calot, 

 ■ut fifty years before its appearance 

 Lcmoine. 



' mbolljita rosea was renamed Iv mis 

 '' to Sarah Bernhardt. The same 

 ' i"^ty has also occurred under the 

 'lie of La France. There is such a 

 I iety as La France, originated by 

 I'loine in 1901, but Sarah Bernhardt 

 ^im]dy ji synonym of Uml)eilata rosea 

 I should be known as such, 

 '■rover Cleveland is said to be identi- 

 ' witli Tecumseh. 



'■randiflor.T rubra is identical with 



'^irechal Yaillant. and should be known 



'"ler the latter name only. Marechal 



' 'idlant was originated in 1867 bv 



■'lot and a description of the variety 



''■'s_ published in Revue ITorticolc in 



•^S.), or twenty-one years before the 



■•'iriety was brought to pul)lic notice as 



-'••mdiflnra lulua. 



Peony Mme. De Verneville, a Fine Early White. 



NO'±£S ON VARIETIES. 



In the study of the test plots of the 

 American Peony Society at (Jornell 

 University much interesting matter has 

 come up, especially with regard to the 

 similarity of varieties which it has not 

 been possible to say are identical. Here 

 are some of the notes of the commit- 

 tee: 



Jeanne d'Arc is similar to Golden 

 Harvest, but is a taller grower and 

 produces a larger bloom than the lat 

 ter variety. 



There has been great confusion with 

 Avalanche and Albatre, but the latter 

 has a larger, more compact bloom, and is 

 about two days earlier; is a more up- 

 right grower and is more of a rose type, 

 while -Avalanche is a crown. Also the 

 carmine flecks in .Vvalanche are notice- 

 able, while in Albatre they are mere 

 lines on the very edge of the central 

 jietals, hardly noticeable to the casual 

 observer. 



Very similar, if not identical, with 

 Berlioz is the variety Bertha; however, 

 we are hardly justified at the j)r('sent 

 in saying they are synonyms. Future 

 study will doubtless clear up this point. 



Some growers have sent Edulis su 

 perlia under the name of General Her 

 trand, but there should be no confusion, 

 as Edulis superba has a large, flat crown 

 with a small collar, while General Ber 

 trand is a typical bdiub. The coj^r of 



the two is the same, as well as the 

 blooming season. General Bertrand has 

 been sent out as grandiflora rosea, also. 

 This variety has a somewhat larger, 

 more loosely matle bloom. Again, this 

 variety has been confused with Modeste 

 (nierin. The two sorts are similar, but 

 GeiKM'al liertrand is slightly lighter in 

 color and liloonis two or three days 

 later. 



Felix Crousse blooms more freely 

 than .Vugustin d 'Hour (Marechal Mac- 

 .Mali(iii) .-ind about the same as Victor 

 Hugo. The color is very similar; pos- 

 sibly I'tdix Crousse is a little more bril- 

 liant. 



Some i^rowers have sent Fulgida to 

 the Coniell plots under the name of 

 Delache. The habit and season of the 

 two are alike, but Fulgida has finer, 

 lighter colored foliage and a looser 

 bltioiii. which shows the stamens much 

 more plainly; and in genera! the bloom 

 is much liglite/ in color, due to the de- 

 cided silvery tips. The color of the 

 iiiids or ])etals before fading is identi- 

 cal. Other varieties which have been 

 confused with Didache are Kd. Auiire 

 and .\trosaiiguinea. The Delache is a 

 much more upright grower, very free 

 bloomer and a superior variety in every 

 way to Ed. Andre or Atrosanguinea. 



Boule lie Neige is much like J[ons Du- 

 ]iont, but it lacks somewhat the cream 

 tint and blooms tliii'e or four davs 



