Max 25, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[SUPPLEMENT.] 



XV* 





this International Show with the same kind of 

 fruits in 1866. Taking Peaches and Nectarines 

 first, out of a total in trade lists at the present 

 time amounting to over 70 varieties, a large 

 number of which are represented by toees or 

 fruits, no fewer than 50 have originated with 

 Messrs. Rivers & Son, many having been raised 

 since the last International Show. Again, on re- 

 ferring to the Strawberries, about the same total, 

 i.e., 70, are catalogued by the trade, though 

 necessarily a small proportion of these are in- 

 cluded in the Chelsea show, yet of the total there 

 are only a dozen which were in general cultiva- 

 tion in 1866, and of the remainder Messrs. Laxton 

 & Sons have originated 32, most of which are 

 general favourites. Of the three new Straw- 

 berries at this show, i.e., King George V, The 

 Earl, and The Queen, the last two show consider- 

 able advance upon two old favourites which were 

 prominent in 1866, namely, British Queen and 

 Viscountess Hericart de Thury. 

 Further details next week. 



NEW PLANTS. 



Except in two classes, the plants shown in this 

 division were not in commerce, and had not pre- 

 vously been exhibited in public. 



Six stove or greenhouse, plants, distinct, in or 

 out of flower, introduced by the exhibitor, 

 Orchids and Roses excluded. — In this class, the 

 1st prize is won by Messrs. Sander, of St. 

 Albans, for a group comprising Ceratolobus For- 

 getiana (see fig. 8), a Peruvian Palm ; Alocasia 

 Micholitziana (see fig. 9), with velvety, 

 arrow-shaped leaves, waved at the margins, 

 and with a bold, white midrib down their 

 entire length. Mussaenda Sanderi, an Asiatic 

 species, with clusters of small, yellow flowers, 

 surrounding which are large, heart-shaped, pure- 

 white bracts, arranged after the manner of the 

 sterile florets of some species of Hydrangea. 

 Trevesia Sanderi, an Aralia-like plant, with 

 handsome, deeply-cut leaves, a native of Annam, 

 French Indo- China. The leaves are borne on 

 long, cylindrical petioles ; the leaf -blade, roughly 

 circular in outline, is 2 feet in diameter, divided 

 into five lobes, which are further deeply and 

 curiously incised. Eriobotrya japonica var. 

 variegata, a form of the type, with leaves varie- 

 ated with irregular markings of pale green, 

 ark green, and white, the whole plant covered 

 with a cottony tomentum, and Adiantum Sie- 

 bertianum, a new and attractive Maidenhair, 

 from Australia, with curious elongated fronds. 



Three hardy plants, in flower, distinct, Roses 

 excluded. — Messrs. Bees Ltd., Liverpool, have 

 obtained the small Silver Medal for Celmisia 

 spectabilis argentea (see Awards) ; Lupinus ar- 

 gentus, a North American species, introduced 

 in 1905, with small, silvery leaves, and erect 

 racemes of roae-purple, Pea-shaped flowers, 

 blotched with white on the standard ; and 

 Eoscoea cautlioides, a Chinese species, intro- 

 duced in 1907. The latter has pale primrose- 

 yellow flowers, borne single in the axils of 

 •heathine bracts, in groups at the apex of flower- 

 scapes, about 9 inches high. 



One species or variety of stove or greenhouse 

 foliage plant, introduced by the exhibitor. — The 

 small Silver Medal in this class is awarded to 

 Mr. W. A. Man da, South Orange, New York, 

 U.S.A., for Polypodium Mandaianum, a Fern, 

 with glaucous, green fronds, 3 inches in length, 

 borne on petioles about a foot long, gracefully 

 arched pinnae deeply laciniated. 



Twelve plants, in or out of flower, distinct, 

 put in commerce since January 1, 1909. — Messrs. 

 Bees Ltd., Mill Street, Liverpool, have obtained 

 the Small Silver Medal for th« following 12 dis- 

 tinct plants : — Primula malacoides alba, a white- 

 flowered form of the type, raised this year; 

 Primula x Unique ; Primula malacoides ; Primula 

 Bulleyana ; Celmisia spectabilis " var. argentea " 

 (see Awards); Incarvillea brevipes, a species 

 from China introduced in 1906, with rich rose- 

 purple flowers borne on scapes about 9 inches 

 high; Erodium olympicum, a species from Asia 

 Minor introduced in 1907, with finely-cut grey- 

 green leaves; Lewisia Cotyledon, a plant with 

 small, starry, rose-coloured flowers born© on 

 much-branched scapes arising from a rosette of 

 fleshy spathulate leaves; Oxalis enneaphylla ; 

 Anemone demissa, a Chinese species introduced 



in 1906, with small white flowers borne in clus- 

 ters on araiifts nhnnt. Q inrliofl ViiVK . TVic TTA.nai.fii' 



a small yellow-flowered Chinese species introduced 

 in 1907; and Veronica pyrolae formis, an in- 

 teresting little plant with ovate-spathulate sessile 

 leaves and erect spiker^ f bluish-white flowers. 



Messrs. W. A. Manda, South Orange, New 

 York, have received a Bronze Medal in this class 

 for a group of 12 distinct plants, which was com- 

 posed as follows : — Nephrolepis viridissima, dark- 

 green waved fronds; N. Millsii, with finely- 

 divided fronds; N. magnifica, a charming dwarf 

 crested form ; Dracaena Mandaiana, rose-coloured, 

 and D. " Bronze Beauty," rose-margined bronze 

 leaves; Adiantum " Glory of Doordrecht," 

 Asparagus elongatus, dark-green feathery 

 growths, about 2£ feet high, gracefully arched; 

 Asparagus Sprengeri variegata ; Sansevieria 

 Craigii, variegated leaves ; Furcrsea Watsonii, 

 stiff leaves, striped with white and bright green ; 

 Anthericum Mandaianum, a dwarf-growing 

 plant, dark-green leaves, w T ith prominent white 

 mid-rib, and Araucaria " Silver Star," a form of 

 A. elegans, with white tips to the young growths. 



colour, suffused with apricot-yellow, later be- 

 coming flushed with a rosy tint when fully ex- 

 panded. The variety is recommended by the 

 judges for the Daily Mail Cup. 



Messrs. Lowe & Shawyer, Ltd., of Uxbridge, 

 are placed 2nd in this class for a new seedling 

 named " Mrs. E. Alford." The flowers are 

 large, of the La France type, the petals beauti- 

 fully imbricated, recurved, of a rich flesh-pink. 



The 3rd prize is obtained by Messrs. Alex. 



Dickson & Sons, Ltd., of Belfast, for a new 

 Hybrid Tea Rose named "George Dickson," a 

 large, rich crimson flower, very full and fragrant. 



Six flowers of any Rose, not in commerce, 

 A Hybrid Tea named " Sallie," shown by Messrs. 

 B. R. Cant & Sons, Colchester, has obtained the 

 1st prize in this class. The petals are of a 

 beautiful creamy-white, tinted buff-yellow, and 

 suffused with rose ; petals beautifuly imbricated. 

 The 2nd prize is won by " Mrs. • Gordon 

 Sloane," a Hybrid Tea, shown by Messrs. Alex. 



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Fig. 8. — ceratolobus forgetiana: a new palm from peru. 



One climbing Rose plant, not in commerce, in 

 flower. — The 1st prize in this class is awarded 

 to Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough, for the seed- 

 ling rose " Ophelia." The flowers are single, 

 rose in the bud state, pure white when fully 

 open, borne in many-flowered clusters. 



The 2nd prize is obtained by Messrs. B. R. 

 Cant & Sons, Colchester, for the new seedling 

 Rose " Sweet Pea," a small-flowered Polyantha 

 variety, with single white flowers tinted with 

 rose and slightly-waved petals. 



Messrs. Baker, of Wolverhampton, are 

 awarded the 3rd prize for a new Rambler, named 

 " Dorothy Jeavons," a semi-double, white- 

 flowered variety of the Polyantha class. 



One seedling Rose plant, not in commerce, in 

 flower, climbers excluded. — A glorious Rose, of 

 the Pernettiana section, named Mrae. Edouard 

 Herriot, shown by M. J. Pernet Dtjcher, 

 Venissieux les Lyons, Rhone, France, is placed 

 1st in this class. The flowers are of a salmon 



Dickson & Sons, Belfast. This variety ha* 

 white petals suffused with bright rose; very 

 fragrant. The 3rd prize in this class has been 

 awarded to Frank Cant & Co., of Colchester, 

 for a Hybrid Tea named " Mrs. E. V. Penrice." 

 This variety has flowers of pale flesh-pink with 

 a deep rose centre ; very full and of good form. 



AWARDS TO NOVELTIES. 



First-class Certificates. 



Leptospermum scoparium var. Nichollii. — This 

 variety is a charming addition to a family of 

 Myrtaceous shrubs that has hitherto been chiefly 

 represented in our greenhouses by L. scoparium, 

 the "New Zealand Tea Bush." It differs from 

 the type, w T hich is white-flowered, in having 

 blossoms of a bright carmine-crimson, densely 

 borne on thin, purplish, twiggy growths, that 

 are but sparsely clothed with small, linear-lanceo- 

 late, sessile leaves. Individually, the flowers 

 measure about three-quarters of an inch in 



