

January 13, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



21 



Olearia 



Olearia 

 Olearia 



Clear ia 

 Olearia 

 Oncoba 



• 



8, p. 6. 



male flowers, July 



Nymphaea Mrs. Richmond, Sept. 2, p. 176. 

 CEnothera ovata, June 24, p. 418. 

 Olearia Forsteri, Jan. 28, p. 52. 



Haastii, Jari. 28, p. 62. 



insignis, Jan. 28, p. 53. 



niacrodonta, Jan. 28, p. 57. 



myrsinoides, Jan. 28, p. 59. 



semidentata (Supp.), Jan. 28. 



Routledgei, May 27, pp. 323-4 and Supp. 



Ophioglossum pendulum (Supp. J, July 29. 



Opuntia missouriensis, Nov. 11, p. 340. 



Osmanthus armatus, Aug. 12, p. 113. 



Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Dec. 16, p. 433. 



Oxalis enneaphylla, June 24, p. 414. 



Paliurus australis, Nov. 25, p. 377. 



Pelargonium Lord Bute, July 22, p. 44. 



Pelargonium Souvenir de Chas. Turner, INov. 11, p. 333. 



Pentstemon oampanulatus, Aug. 5, p. 93. 



Philadelphus hireutus, Aug. 5, p. 83. 



Philadelphus Lemoinei virginal, July 



Phoenix Roebelinii, inflorescence of 



p. 42. 

 Pinguicula Rosei, Feb. 11, p. 82. 

 Plagianthus Lyallii, July 22, p. 56. 

 Pleiocarpa mutica, April 22, p. 242. 

 Plum Blackbird, Sept. 16, p. 198. 

 Plum Prosperity, Sept. 16, p. 199. 

 Polypodium iridioides ramosum, July 29, p. 71. 

 Polypodium rigidulum Vidgenii, July 29, p. 72. 

 Portulacaria namaquensis, Sept. 9, p. 191. 

 Primula Beesiana (Supp.), Sept. 30. 

 Primula dryadifolia, Sept. 16, p. 207. 

 Primula Gagnepainii, Aug. 12, p. 102. 

 Primula liehiangenfiis (Supp.), Dec. 30. 

 Primula membranifolia, Sept. 16, p. 207. 

 Primula Reidii, April 1, p. 195. 

 Primula Winteri, March 4, p. 130. 

 Pyxus floribunda, Dec. 2, p. 390. 

 Ravenala madagascaTiensie, Dec. 23, p. 460. 

 Rhododendron Corona, May 27, p. 334. 

 Rhododendron Cynthia, June 24, p. 406. 

 Rhododendron Little worth oorallina, May 27. 1 



Lodcri (Supp.), July 15. 

 in-oratum (Supp.), June 3. 

 Pengaer (Supp.), July 1. 

 Smirnowii, June 24, p. 417. 

 sublanceolatum, June 3, p. 



Wightii, Oct. 14, p. 269. 



Marcella, April 22. p. 251. 



Gloire de Chedane Guinoisseau, Oct. 7, p. 263. 



Heinrich Miinch, Nov; 11, p. 335. 



Mme. Hector Leuilliot, Dec. 9, p. 412. 



Orleans Rose, May 27, p. 324. 



Sylvia, June 3, p. 344. 

 Rose Portia, May 27, p. 333. 

 Saussurea Veitohiana, Aug. 5, p. 85. 

 Saxifraga bursiculata, March 11, p. 

 Saxifraga lingulata Albertii, Nov. 4, 

 Saxifraga Obristri. April 15, p. 229. 

 Saxifraga Petraschii, March 18, p. 172. 

 Saxifraga Sundermannii, April 15, p. 228. 

 SchizandTa ohinensis, July 8, p. 2. 

 Sedum pilosum, June 3, p. 347. 

 Senecio Heritieri, Nov. 11, p. 332. 

 Solandra Hartwegii, June 17, p. 383. 

 Solanum tubingense, Sept. 2, p. 161. 

 Spathodea oampanulata, Dec. 23, p. 

 Symphoricarpus occidentalis (Supp.), 

 Symphytum peregrinum, Aug. 19, p. 

 Thlaspi Totundifolium, Feb. 25, p. 116. 

 Trachymene coerulea, Feb. 25, p. 114. 

 Tulipa Batalinii, June 17, p. 382. 

 Ulmus Plotii, Dec. 9, p. 408. 

 Utricularia montana, June 24, p. 405. 

 Veltheimia viridifolia, March 18, p. 164 



22, 



Rhododendron 

 Rhododendron 

 Rhododendron 

 Rhododendron 

 Rhododendron 

 Rhododendron 



342. 



Rose 



Rose 



Rose 



158. 

 p. 316. 



458. 

 Feb. 



127. 



18. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS, 



SWEET PEA NOVELTIES FROM AMERICA. 

 Among the many novelties in Sweet Peas for 

 1912 offered to the general public, those men- 

 tioned below come from America : — 



Margaret Madison. — This is the result of a 



cross between the varieties Mrs. Geo. Higinnson, 



Junr. and White Spencer, and is described in 

 America as the leading novelty for 1912. It is a 

 clear, self-coloured azure-blue flower, and was 

 certificated by the National Sweet Pea Society of 

 America under No. 3875. 



Vermilion Brilliant is an Irish- American, 

 as it originated at Newtownards, Ireland. The 

 colour is described in the name. Vermilion Bril- 

 liant was awarded the Silver Cup given by the 

 Philadelphia North American at the National 

 Sweet Pea Society's Show held in Philadelphia, 

 June 29, 1911, for the best variety not in com- 

 merce. It was also grown in the trials of the 

 N.S.P.S. at Guildford, but in its class the award 

 was given to another variety, namely " Red 

 Star." 



The 



Rainbow Spencer. 



ivory-white, 



rose, beautifully waved, and 

 form. 



colour 



ground 

 flaked and lightly streaked 



of true Spencer 



is 



with 



Pearl Grey Spencer. 



—This variety might be 

 described as a pearl or dove-grey, suffused with 

 light rose, showing a trifle more of the delicate 

 rose shading on the standard. The old grandi- 

 flora " Lady Nina Balfour " is the nearest to 

 this colour that has heretofore been exhibited. 



Natona, being of a light buff-pink, is best 

 described 



Venus Spencer." As the season 

 advances the flowers show a little more of the 

 pink shading. 



counterpart of this is " Arthur Green," sent out 

 in 1911, so that description is unnecessary. 



Gaiety Spencer. — A striped or flaked variety 

 after the style of 4i America Spencer," but per- 

 haps a little brigter. 



Irish Belle is of good Spencer form ; the 

 colour is rich lilac flushed with pink, w 7 hich gives 

 the flower a very distinct and soft tone. 



Captivation Spencer. — A beautifully waved 

 flower of true Spencer form ; the rich rosy-wine 

 red-coloured flowers make 



a 



delightful 



vase. 



There are also several double Spencer varieties 

 to be introduced in 1912, but whether they will 

 become popular or not with the public the future 

 will decide. Among the varieties are " Duplex 

 Spencer," a double form of " Constance Oliver," 

 which gives many double and triple standards, 

 and has nearly always four flowers on each stem. 

 For cutting and market it has no superior. 



Duplex Crimson King is a giant blood-red. 



Duplex Xenophon is a selection out of 

 " Phenomenal " • the colour is a very delicate ceeding 



light blue. 



Duplex Mary Garden, 

 suffused with salmon-pink. 



Mrs. Greswolde Williams, seedling, pink on opening, 

 but develops to a soft mauve. Young & Co. 

 My Favourite, seedling, clear shade of old rose-pink. 



Stuart Low & Co. 

 Pluto, seedling, brilliant velvety-crimson. H. Burnett. 

 Princess, seedling, pure glistening white, lightly 



striped pink. C. Wall. 

 Queen, seedling, yellow ground, light-pink markings. 



Young & Co. 



Queen Mary, seedling, pale pink. A. Smith. 



Salmon Britannia, sport, salmon-pink. W. H. Page. 



Sultan, seedling, crimson. H. Burnett. 



Sunstar, seedling, deep yellow, with few pink stripes. 

 C. Engelmann. 



Una Wallace, seedling, bright cerise. W. E. Wallace. 



White Chief, seedling, white. H. Burnett. 



Wivelsfield Wonder, origin, America, white, marked 

 delicate rose-pink at edge of petals. Allwood Bros. 



Correspondence regarding registration of varie- 

 ties should be addressed to the Secretary to the 

 Society's Floral Committee, Mr. Hayward 

 Mathias, Lucerne, Stubbington, Fareham, 

 Hants. 



ELSHOLTZIA STAUNTONII. 



This is one of the hardy shrubs recently intro- 

 duced from China whicri may be advantageously 

 added to the list of autumn-flowering plants. Suo 



and 



in any 

 under 



soil except heavy clay, 

 ordinarily favourable condi- 



a lovely 



J. B. M. 



soft buff 



attaining 



tions a height of about 5 feet, its growth has been 



compared with that of Perowskia atriplicifolia, 







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FlG. l6.— ELSHOLTZIA STAUNTONII : FLOWERS ROSE-COLOURED, TINGED WITH MAGENTA 



REGISTERED CARNATIONS. 



Below is a list of Carnations registered by the 



from 



Perpetual flowering Carnation 



Society 

 January 1 to December 31, 1911. The names of 

 raisers are given and the colours and descriptions 

 are those of the raisers themselves : — 



Afonwen, seedling, pink ground overlaid with mauve. 



W. J. Smith. 



Atmah, seedling, salmon-red. C. Engelmann. 



British Triumph, seedling, brilliant crimson. C. 

 Engelmann. (This variety was originally registered 

 "Triumph," but as it has since transpired that the 

 name was already appropriated in America, the variety 

 has been re-registered as "British Triumph.") 



Cheltonia, seedling, red. Young & Co. 



Constance, seedling, white, very heavily lined with 



pink Bertie E. Bell. 

 Coronation, seedling, soft light pink. Bertie E. Bell. 

 Fairroourrt, origin, California, heliotrope. Allwood 



Duke 



OF 



abence Spenceb . — The 



English 



r os 



Frank Godding, seedling, deep cerise. F. W. Godding. 



Hon. Lady Audley Neeld, seedling, rich carmine, with 

 white margin. Young & Co. 



Judith, seedling, pure white. Bertie E. Bell. 



La Rayonnante, origin, France, yellow. Allwood Bros. 



Lady Fuller, seedling, warm salmon. Charles Wall. 



Lady rNorthcliffe, seedling, clear salmon-pink. C. 

 Engelmann. (This variety was originally registered 

 " Al," which name is herewith cancelled.) 



Mandarin, seedling, orange-yellow marked cerise-pink. 

 H. Burnett. 



Mrs. C. F. Raphael, seedling, cherry-red. H. Burnett. 



M« F. C Harwood. seedling. Durple. F. C. Harwood. 



but it resembles much more nearly in its strag- 

 gling habit. Caryopteris Mastacanthus. The plant 

 is exceedingly Poriferous, every branch being ter- 

 minated by what strongly resembles a vigorous 

 spike of pink Heather. The colour, as seen in the 

 fervid imaginations of catalogue compilers, has 

 been heralded far and wide as brilliant carmine, 

 but it may be more accurately described as light 

 rose, with a slight yet decided tinge of magenta. 

 In winter the Elsholtzia presents an appearance 

 of withered twigs, courting the presentment of 

 extinction as perfectly and convincingly as 

 Jamesia americana, so that the inexpert might 

 be tempted to relegate it forthwith to the rubbish 



heap. 



The name of this plant is proving a veritable 



pitfall to horticultural orthographers, with 

 whom it generally figures as Eschscholtzia Staun- 

 tonii, and in one south-country nursery, in addi- 

 tion to this original error, the order " Papa- 

 veracese " had been carefully inscribed within 

 brackets on the label, thus making confusion 

 worse confounded. T. Arnold Hyde, Ringing- 

 lome Vicarage, Hythe, Kent. 



