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|Novbmbee 10, 1888. 



are deep, with long fringe-like cilia at the edges, 

 and they reach from end to end of the pitcher. 



The plant is evidently of vigorous habit, " free," 

 and likely to increase in beauty with age. For the 

 rest, see our figure, or, better still, pay a visit to 

 Messrs. Veitch's Nepenthes-house, preparing yourself 

 beforehand (if you have not been there before) for a 

 startling surprise, and a sight as full of interest as 

 it is of beauty. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Theee will probably be observable in the shows 

 just commenced a great range in the quality of the 

 blooms staged, and close round London the quality 

 of the blooms will have been affected by the 

 frosts on October 3 and succeeding nights, although 

 closer in again the damage is not so apparent. Then 

 the cold damp sunless season has had the effect in 

 many cases of causing damping in the blooms. 

 Nevertheless, we can confidently look for some first- 

 rate flowers, and the exhibits will be generally either 

 very good or bad, and only in a few cases of medium 

 quality. 



Me. Owen's, Maidenhead. 



At Mr. Owen's nurseries, Maidenhead, the effects 

 of the frosts are very distressing, whole rows con- 

 taining hundreds of plants being rendered useless, 

 and there are included in these several of the very 

 latest varieties, and therefore a distinct public loss 

 is occasioned, for Mr. Owen procures almost every 

 new variety each season, and gives opportunities for 

 comparing their merits. There are, however, some 

 few plants which have fared better, and besides the 

 very well known varieties we may single out G. 

 Daniels (new this season), a reflexed Japanese, 

 almost white above, with rose-pink reverse ; it is of 

 large size, and in all probability will be a favourite 

 when better known ; the petals are large, about 

 half an inch wide, but are rather sappy, which may 

 be attributed to the season. Another Japanese is 

 Fimbriatum, blush, with white lacerated tips — a 

 pretty flower, which is now two years old ; it bears 

 very large blooms, one measuring 10 inches across. 

 Miss Gordon, reflexed Japanese, is a rich pale pink, 

 and has good-sized petals. Gorgeous, a fine solid 

 chrome-yellow flower, after the style of Thunberg. 

 Avalanche shows up well as a pure white Japanese ; 

 it is a light looking flower, rather short in the 

 petal. Elsie is creamy-white when fully expanded , 

 but lemon coloured on opening; the petals are very 

 drooping, and it is a good reflexed Japanese variety, 

 of medium size. Alcyon, another of the same section, 

 rose-coloured, has recurved tips, which display a 

 lighter tint of the same colour. Florence Percy 

 (Japanese) has tubular and spathulated long white 

 petals, giving an appearance of lightness and airi- 

 ness which is very pleasing. Duke of Berwick, a 

 Japanese, cream-coloured, with faint rose traces, 

 is to be noticed as a dwarf and early variety. 



One of last year's varieties, which is striking, is 

 Marie Ouvray, a deep red maroon, fluted and 

 twisted ; it is a free flowerer, but is too small for 

 exhibition purposes. Jules Barigny, a rosy-coloured 

 Japanese flower, white reverse, has no centre, but is 

 a pretty colour and a good decorative variety. Hol- 

 born Beauty is a Japanese, with petals of good 

 breadth, yellow, and a strong grower. M. Duboul is 

 bright rose with a paler centre ; the petals have an 

 irregular twist, and are drawn in to narrow points, 

 making a very conspicuous bloom. Sarah Owen, 

 W. Holmes, and Lincoln's Inn are well grown, and 

 also Capucine for decorative purposes. 



Among the incurved, M. le Baron d'Avene must 

 be named ; it is quite new, and in colour is rosy- 

 lilac, tipped with white ; also George Anderson, 

 rosy-lilac, and white striations — a pretty combina- 

 tion ; and an American novelty, E. S. Renwick, 

 soft pink on both surfaces — a promising flower. 

 There is also Jubilee, a pale pink, stated to be a 

 sport from Princess of Teck. A deep rich and bright 

 yellow show Anemone is J. Thorpe, Jun., which has 

 a good-sized flower with a good number of ray petals. 



Before leaving the nursery reference should be 



made to the Chrysanthemum coronarium Cloth of 

 Gold, a strong variety, with flowers of bright yellow, 

 measuring 3 inches in diameter. 



The Royal Nubseeies, Slough. 

 Mr. C. Turner was also unfortunate in feeling the 

 frost, but not to such an extent as at Maidenhead. 

 Large quantities of Boule de Neige, Princess of Teck, 

 and Mrs. N. Davis, suffered most, and after being 

 frosted the plants were taken inside, being previously 

 cut-back till the pith became white ; they are break- 

 ing away now, but what will follow ? There was a 

 fine lot of bright blooms in the house, the best varie- 

 ties in each section being represented by large and 

 clean blooms : — these included such varieties as 

 Madame Blanche Pigny, W. Holmes, J. Mahood, 

 Lord Alcester, Cullingfordi, Comte de Germiny, 

 Madame de Sevin, Mdlle. Lacroix, Val d'Andorre, 

 &c. Besides these, there were novelties worthy of 

 special mention, such were : — Madame Barez (Japa- 

 nese),short petals of rosy-purple, very closely lined oa 

 a whitish-yellow ground, the colouring being more 

 intense at the tips of the petals, it is a promising 

 variety, and is stated to be early. Monsieur L. Lang- 

 lois, tubular and spathulate, petals of coppery-yellow 

 and red-brown, a pleasing colour; Amy Furze, 

 white, splashed rosy-purple, short in the petal 

 (Japanese). Another pretty Japanese is M. Levigne, 

 pale pink on white, with the petals long and twisted. 

 Madame Louise Lacroix, pure pearly-white (also 

 Japanese), is a flat flower, adapting it well for wreath 

 work. Carew Underwood, the bronze sport from 

 Baronne de Prailly, was well represented. In one 

 house were very large quantities of Lady Selbourue 

 and G. Glenny, which are grown for cutting purposes. 

 We noticed also the early Neapolitan Violet, Lady 

 H. Campbell, which was in full flower. It is earlier 

 than Marie Louise, and is of a slightly lighter 

 colour. Mention may also be made of a pyramid 

 tree of Cratajgus Lalandei in full berry— a pretty 

 and conspicuous object. 



Me. W. Holmes, Eeampton Paek Ndeseet, 

 Hackney, has a good display of blooms in a house 

 erected for the purpose. Marguerite (Japanese), 

 cream coloured, with purple-carmine at the base, is 

 a very distinct flower. It is new, and will pro- 

 bably develope into a capital flower. Tisiphone, 

 another Japanese, has fine hair-like petals of gold 

 and red-brown with the petal very much twisted. It 

 is a flower about which opinions are likely to differ 

 widely. Mandarin is a great acquisition to the 

 Japanese section, being a full flower of fluted petals, 

 and in colour a delicate cream. Triomphante, a 

 reflexed Japanese, with broad petals of lilac-pink, 

 with a cream centre, is a solid-looking flower. 

 Marquis of Devonshire, the sport from Bouquet 

 Eait, which, when seen last year, was considered to 

 be like William Robinson, is evidently distinct as 

 seen here ; the colour is a warm terra-cotta. Others 

 were Sunflower, a beautiful yellow, certificated this 

 year by the Royal Horticultural Society ; Avalanche, 

 pure white ; Madame Ch. Souchet, bright yellow 

 and Carter pink, like O. J. Quintus, but of larger 

 size, all Japanese ; and Nielson, the largest Japanese 

 Anemone. There were also several splendid blooms 

 of W. Holmes. 



Finsbuet Paek. 

 The usual annual exhibition at Einsbury Park is 

 now open to the public, and a capital display of 

 blooms of fine quality may be seen there in a house 

 100 X 18 feet, with the plants arranged in a double 

 sloping mass ; in the centre E. Molyneux, Mons. 

 Tarin, Madame de Sevin, Thunberg, Lord Alcester, 

 Mrs. Rundle, Mons. Delaux, G. Glenny, W. Holmes 

 are prominent ; and also Samuel Morley, rich red- 

 brown (reflexed Japanese) ; Romeo, magenta-brown 

 (fluted Japanese) ; Mr. J. Laing, bright red-brown, 

 with a gold margin, the petals attaining a fine point 

 (reflexed Japanese) ; Lady Lawrence, a new large 

 white Japanese with broad petals, likely to be a good 

 flower ; Dr. Dor (Japanese), deep cream, with just a 

 very faint suspicion of rose — a very attractive 

 variety ; and Gorgeous (reflexed Japanese), bright 



yellow, were very good. Mr. Maudlin, under whose 

 charge the plants have been grown, is to be con- 

 gratulated on the display. 



Messes. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 

 A large houseful of new and old varieties reward 

 the visitor at this establishment. Here also the 

 early frosts have left their mark in the shape of 

 crippled bloom-buds ; and the fogs have disfigured 

 the foliage, which, at an early period of the autumn , 

 was very healthy-looking and abundant. The new 

 varieties were chiefly placed in the Camellia corridor 

 — at least the earliest in bloom were so placed. 

 These were Madame J. Laing, a fine chestnut- 

 coloured Japanese, with thread-florets reflexed ; 

 Belle Pauline, of the same class, lilac, with 

 long thread-florets ; William Stevens, orange 

 and lemon-yellow — a good flower, and large 

 Charles Gibson, an orange sport from Prin- 

 cess of Teck, in form equalling the original 

 flower; E. Molyneux, crimson-brown (Japanese), 

 with the reverse of the floret of dead gold colour, a 

 showy fine bloom ; Anne Clarke (Japanese), the 

 thread-like floret, divided at the tip, centre of flower 

 white, the margin, lilac-coloured ; J. J. Hillier is very 

 similar to Madame J. Laing, but it is later in flower- 

 iug, and the chestnut colour has a shade of crimson in 

 it ; Moonlight is a full white flower with divided florets, 

 which are twisted; Charlotte de Montcabrur is 

 delicate mauve-coloured, full, and with thread-like 

 florets ; L'Or de Japan is a fine thing in deep yellow, 

 the points of the florets turn up ; C. Orchard is a 

 crimson-orange, with the reverse of the florets dead 

 yellow : the flower is very full. Other good varieties 

 were Alfred Chantrier, yellow, with a pink suffusion 

 over the straight florets ; it is an early flowerer. W. 

 Holmes, rich crimson-brown — a fine globular bloom ; 

 The Moor, one of Mr. Sadler's seedlings, a reflexed 

 Japanese, close-petalled, small flower, and nearly the 

 same colour as the last named ; it may come yet finer 

 than now seen. The American-raised flowers are 

 Mabel Douglas, a medium-sized flower, reflexed, soft 

 yellow, thread florets — a pretty Japanese variety ; 

 Puritan, a pure white flower, with flat florets turning 

 upwards, large — a fine flower; Mrs. Langtry, a very 

 large, starry, white Japanese ; and President Hyde, a 

 reflexed yellow, with a button-like centre, dwarf in 

 habit, as are most of the American varieties. 



ATHROTAXIS SELAGINOIDES. 



The species of these curious Tasmanian Conifers 

 are sadly confused in gardens, but we trust that the 

 figures and descriptions of the species which have 

 been given in these columns from time to time may 

 aid in their more ready discrimination, and in the 

 establishment of correct nomenclature. The present 

 species is widely different from the others, and may 

 be recognised by its loosely packed relatively large 

 curved linear-lanceolate leaves and cones of the 

 size of a Cherry. 



For the specimen from which our fig. 79 was taken 

 we are indebted to the kindness of the Director of 

 the Royal Botanic Garden, Glasnevin. We have 

 seen it in various gardens under the name of Gun- 

 niana and Doniana, but the name adopted is the 

 correct one. The three species are very easily recog- 

 nised : — 



A. cupressoides has relatively small, closely ap- 

 pressed, ovate leaves, with a prominent midrib, and 

 the cone-bearing branches sharply bent downwards 

 at the apex, so that the cones, which are about the 

 size of a large pea, are nodding. It is usually, but 

 erroneously, called A. selaginoides, and we have also 

 seen it under the name of C. imbricata. It was 

 originally described by Don, and subsequently by Sir 

 Joseph Hooker in The Flora of Tasmania. It was 

 figured also in these columns, 1885, vol. xxiv. p. 273. 



A. laxifolia has the same general habit, but the 

 leaves are loosely packed — not at all appressed — and 

 oblong obtuse leaves, longer than those of E.' 

 cupressoides. The cones also are not bent down- 

 wards, and are larger, beiag of the size of a small 

 Cherry. The speeies wj,s originally' described by 



