Ornamentals. 



flowered variety, as already noted in Garden and Forest 

 (vol. iv. p. 305). It is in the collection of Baron Schroeder. 



" Spathologlottis Ericsonii is a yellow-flowered species, which 

 has been introduced by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., but I have 

 not seen it. Possibly it is from S. aurea. 



iC Stenoglottis longtfolia, Hook. f., is a pretty, easily-cultivated 

 orchid, for the coolhouse. It has been introduced from Natal 

 to Kew, where it flowered this year, the erect scape, eighteen 

 inches high, bearing its deep, mauve flowers for about three 

 months. 



" Thunia Mastersiana, Kranzlin, is a tall, long-leaved plant, 

 with flowers about half the size of T. alba. It has been in- 

 troduced from Monlmien by Messrs. F. Sander & Co." 



Among the new plants which are receiving unusual attention New 

 from general florists at present are the streptocarpuses, p°™ t g S ' 

 cannas, gladioli, the Darwin tulips — especialty abroad — car- 

 nations, chrysanthemums, and many aquatics. The best ac- 

 count of the particular merits of the newer introductions in 

 these and other groups, was compiled this year from the experi- 

 ences of various florists by William Falconer, and presented to 

 the meeting of the Society of American Florists, at Toronto.* 



The Darwin tulips, which have attracted much attention in 

 Europe, are thus described by the editor of Revue Horticole: f 

 66 Many persons will remember having seen some Darwin tu- 

 lips at the general exhibition at Paris in the spring of 1889. 

 They were exhibited by Messrs. Krelage, of Haarlem, Hol- 

 land. The flowers were almost spherical, firmly carried, and 

 of brilliant colors, the most common shade being red. Since 

 the above date the varieties have increased enormously ; the 

 plants are showing their good qualities more and more, one of 

 the most important features being the power of resistance to 

 sun and rain. It is also asserted that Messrs. Krelage have tuHps 1 

 fulfilled the dream of the ' black tulip ' of Alexander Dumas, 

 and that they have obtained a variety which posseses the black 

 color to a greater degree than does any other known flower. 

 The Darwin tulips give us a new race of flowers, and one 

 which will undoubtedly find great favor with all lovers of bulb- 

 ous plants." This remarkable strain of tulips is named in 



*See Proc. Soc. Am. Fl. vii. 103-145. 



fRev. Hort. lxiii. 510 (Nov. 16, 1891). See also Gard. Chron. Oct. 31, 1891, p. 520, and 

 plate. 



