May 11, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICL«, 
595 
Dracna orgs of which it is said that the 
d doe of a ock 
great deman t admit of a heavy st of 
the plant wats wor ort up. 
In a house filled with Begonias, the set 
Sanders Winter qaa ” varieties, still besutifal in 
noted; some of the new 
“pillar” Begonias ae well, and among the 
dwarf- flowering va a 2 N vege plant 
Begonia de la Rein n leaves ar 
vanes hidden by — — a see tier 
nthes, or Pitcher plants, Bertolon 
— and others, usually denominated “Semel 
Plants,” occupied the next house, Caladium rubescens, 
of 
were covered with their yellow flowers; a batch of 
the singular Ariemma fimbriatum, and another of the 
rich globular-headed scarlet Hemanthus Kalbreyerii, 
were remarked, 
THE BEST 1 FOR 
e years since Mr. Jas. Walk 
ada * aaa t Daffodil bulbs on his — at Ham 
Common for producing flowers for ke 
intelligent 2 to * business wie 1 
reward 
ed with t follows has 
— — ie experienc, ape rà; prac- 
to which best varieties 
tical knowledge as to 
for supplying bloom for — — en 
calling at his establishment on the forenoon of a 
m sunny day last er when a fair pro 
corse, sp ig a — 
ne reason or — — found to 
— sorts to some others, Instead of Fane oe 
of these, however, we preferred to P 
Walker over his collection, und to note varieties that 
he had found to be worth planting, and if planted, 
worth keeping in a market garden. There are many 
circumstance be considered when judging a 
variet as to its 8 value, Por the following 
onget others e variety must possess a good 
constitution, or at ‘he market gardener’s words, it 
t be a “good d free- 
on growe 
from several of the best n ty carly varieties 
had been harvested, |, inclading princeps, Golden Spur, 
pots and others 
dward Leeds is not one of the best trumpet 
inde but i is late, and, in this respect, useful; 
Emperor, and Horsfieldii are, of course, 
p 
than any other of the single incomparabilis 
section, and je highly esteemed ;, the perianth is s pale 
— — granà fowet, arid tho plant n good 
grower, Cynosure is also good, 
— A —̃— — 
A 
better than conspicuus, with fine yellow perianth, 
8 pretty 1 cup. Mr. Stevenson 
a white and yellow cup, aga with 
ot when rer “re oniy. Maurice Vilmorin has 
a creamy-white , and orange-scar — 
cap. The Poet's fe use we ticus) isa capital 
market sort, and the best E the varieties i 
Poetarum, being a magnificent white Pheasant’s-eye, 
with the cup uncommonly coloured with scarlet. 
Of the Burbidgei group, the variety Jno. Bain is a 
good one; perianth white, with short orange coloured 
cup. Then there are double varieties, such as 
Orange Phenix and Sulphur Crown, excellent 
flowers for market, and very pretty. 
elsoni major of the Nelso: n satis- 
ar, the perianth is white, and the cup vibe: 
Passing from these which have all been proved of 
hig Wis — market value, we notice 
kinds which Mr. Walker hema on a border 
of which he is increasing as fast as possible for — 
mt in the open field. One of — J. B. M. Cam 
bears a drooping flower, the pees zate, 
1 the trumpet soft pale yellow; this is xcel- 
lent wr and the stock is being “ poe “Then 
there is Madame de Graaff, with rather a larger 
named; eral 
the last- 
planting. Captain Nelson will — —— — 
trumpet section, and C. J. Backhouse is ereen 
‘also—the e of this is yellow, — the eu 
deep orange-scarlet. Beauty is — one to be 
increased, it has a very large 
short cup with much orange Gloria Mundi will oom 
an excellent market kind, anà will be planted w 
the stock is large enough. The same may be said of 
Leedsi and Mrs, —— th 
a white perianth and lemon cup, is extra flori- 
ferous,and has an uncommon constitution. Katherine 
Spurrell of the same section is a no 1 perianth 
large, white; cup, yellow, very wide; a better bloom 
„ but the pikes — slowly. 
than Mrs. ~ Langry, 
Yet another of — Leedsii 1 ae is vet perry de 
N and this is esteemed worthy of increase, 
Dach of Westminster a one of the best of all 
— * Daffodils, and has very flowers, 
cup tinged first opened. 
A variety of N. poeticus, named grandiflorus, is a 
flower, white, the cur or suffased 
with a shade of crimson. Such are the varieties of 
af ae which find favour with Mr. Walker. Some 
omitted from notice that are very early-flower- 
* but those given represent the bulk of the 
collection. 
In the 70-acre field in which the Daffodils are 
grown also ties of Ponies and other 
hardy plants. Fruit-trees of the leading oe 
kinds have also been very largely planted, and 
each case may be seen 1 the e 
li cul alker extends to 
all his * — — liberal 
manuring, and good cultivation generally, are put- 
ot this enthusiastic cultivator into a very favour- 
answering the oft-repeated en- 
— Dai — pay? Does market- 
gardening generally Evidently, very much 
depends upon the man who is at the helm, 
SOCIETY, 
EASTBOURNE. 
Mar 7 anb 8 —This was a show, 
and the floral hall at the Dev a blaze 
of Mr. J. Carpenter, gr. to H. Dewhurst, 
Eeq, eb a hrs abe Eps 
having some Lili 
Crotons, Spanish Iris, winks tow Orchids and Ferns 
comprised the remainder. Mr. Japp, 
a number of pin 
ig i 7 85 and Cymbidium Lowi- 
anum. aller, Car e ORA 2 ry pp 
were psd 1 in the or 
in well contested 
and Mr. Jupp 
were very sear prize-takers in the . for p 
Cut ie —For stove and greenhouse 
Mr. W. M ille. gr. to B. Fox Wa 
capital lat ; Mr, A. E. Brook taking similar honours 
‘or a oligos of 4 2 and for 
Gore wi Carnations 
Kinda, 
„ in pots, oni above the average, Mr, 
Mr. Patland here, but having to 
Miss 
nl; — for table - 
ood concert 
t 
ere the o 
ä — aa won in like order 
twenty-four hours, or any 1 tor 
an inversely proportional number of hours. 
TEMPERATURE. | RAINFALL, — 
No. of Rainy 
Jan. 1, 
a§ 
— et fend Ha |a 
0 5 2 — 82 |140| 29 27 
1 7 3 — | 64} 8˙1 43 32 
2 1 3 — 70 00 44 30 
3 1 4 — | 65| 6˙8 83 33 
41 5 2— | 67 | 7-7] 88 3) 
5 4 4— 84 6-7) 55 81 
6 5 2— 70 97] 40 | 28 
7 0 1 — | 62 | 92) 51 20 
8 1 3 — | 61 10˙7/ 61 | 37 
9 8. 0| 3 — 76 100| 37 28 
10 4 ts 198| 2 — | 66 118 51 * 
N 0 Arn m1 | 4% %. 44 
The districts indicated by number in the first column are 
the following: 
