49B 



Garden and Forest. 



[OcroHEK i6, 1889. 



It is still exceedingly rare, though every form that appears 

 so very near it as Leopoldi is must lessen its value. The 

 rare little Masdevallia vespertilio, which belongs to the Chi- 

 iiKcra section, was shown in Hovver. Though not a showy 

 Orchid, it is very pretty and interesting, and it was appropri- 

 ately decorated with a botanical certificate. 



A new pure white-Mowered Watsonia was greatly admired, 

 anil won a unani- 

 mous vote of the 

 Committee. It is 

 named //'. iridifolia 

 O'Brien i, having 

 been recently intro- 

 duced from South ; 

 Africa by Mr. James 

 O'Brien. In habit of 

 growth and of llower 

 it is a good deal like 

 IV. rosea, but the 

 snow-white flowers 

 mark it as distinct 

 from any other in 

 the genus. It grows 

 about two feet high, 

 and the flower-stems 

 carry as many as a 

 dozen fragrant blos- 

 soms, which open 

 in succession, and 

 therefore will be 

 valuable for cutting, 

 and if it can be in- 

 duced to flower in 

 winter its value will 

 be enlianced. It is 

 reported to be the 

 only pure white 

 Iridaceous plant in 

 cultivation, but those 

 who make this claim 

 forgetthe pure white 

 F reesia, the white 

 Crocuses, Irises and 

 others. 



The awards of 

 merit were voted to 

 several new Dahlias, 

 the most remark- 

 able of which were 

 ' the following sorts : 

 Centenary, a genu- 

 ine Cactus variety, 

 resembling the 

 original D. juarezi 

 in form and size, but 

 of a different, and, if 

 possible, a more 

 brilliant tone of 

 color. It is one of 

 the best of this year's 

 new Dahlias. Guli- 

 elma is a remark- 

 able single variety, 

 the broad. Hat florets 

 being white, edged 

 with cinnamon-red, 

 a strange mixture, 

 and different from 

 any other. Marmion, 

 bronze -yellow, and 

 Conquest, rose ma- 

 genta, are two good 

 show varieties, while 

 Hester Dorothy is 

 the tirst of the new 

 Pumila or dwarf 

 strain shown here, 

 and to which I al- 

 luded last week. The 

 flowers are large, of 

 fine form and a red- 

 scarlet, and the plant does not exceed thirty inches in height, 

 •which is a decided advantage in bedding out or massing. 

 A selection from among the best sorts of Cactus Dahlias 

 shown would include Honoria, yellow ; Zulu, black ; Miss 



Jekyll, orange-red ; Annie Harvey, crimson; Sidney HoUings, 

 bright and rich maroon (very fine) ; Germania Nova, lilac ; 

 W. Rayner, red ; E. Constance, white, and Henry Cannell, 

 scarlet,'the last named being shown by Mr. Cannell, of Swan- 

 ley, who believes 'he has in it a good variety. There 

 was nothing remarkable about the other selections, and the 

 majoritv of the flowers had evidently felt the effects of frost. 



Chrysanthemums 



Figj. 135. — Pinus latifolia. — See page 496. 



of the early or Sep- 

 t e m b e r - flo weri ng 

 sorts were strongly 

 represented, but 

 with their out-of- 

 season look, and the 

 absence of bright 

 color in them, be- 

 yond yellow, they 

 made a poor display, 

 and though there 

 is much stir made 

 about every new ad- 

 dition to the race, 

 the early Chrysan- 

 themum "cannot be 

 called a popular 

 flower. One new 

 sort was certificated. 

 It is called Annie 

 Stevens, and is a 

 Japanese variety 

 with long, narrow 

 florets of creamy- 

 white. The fact is 

 we do not ^\' a n t 

 Chrysanthemimis 

 before November, 

 and then we must 

 have them c>r have 

 no flowers in our 

 green-houses. Till 

 then we have plenty 

 of brightness in 

 other flowers. 



Among the most 

 noteworthy of other 

 exhibits the finest, 

 perhaps, was the 

 new Pitcher plant, 

 A'epentlifs Biirkei, 

 from the introdu- 

 cers, Messrs. Veitch. 

 It is a distinct and 

 extremely hand- 

 some species, with 

 pitchers of elegant 

 form,havinga broad 

 and peculiarly shap- 

 ed rim of deep crim- 

 son, the rest of the 

 pitcher being pale 

 green, blotched with 

 crimson. It should 

 have been certifi- 

 cated. Scarcely less 

 remarkable was the 

 grand group of the 

 Java Rhododen- 

 drons which Messrs. 

 Veitch are now put- 

 ting prominently be- 

 fore the public, and 

 rarely have they put 

 into comnierce such 

 valuable garden 

 plants as their new 

 liybrids of this race 

 of Rhododendrons. 

 They have now col- 

 ors among them 

 from the purest 

 whites to delicate 



pinks and glowing crimsons, besides every shade of yellow. 



They are most satisfactory plants to grow, as they flower 



almost throughout the year. 



A splendid show of autumn Roses was made by Messrs. W. 



