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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



January 6, 1912. 



we have not yet been able to reproduce to 

 stand the sun in the Spencer form^ and 



again they are entirely eclipsed by such 

 varieties as Prince of Asturias^ Black 



though Jack Tar and Mrs. George Charles Knight Spencer, Tom Bolton, and others. 



are very good, they do not compare favour- 

 ably with Navy Blue or Lord Nelson, which 

 were the best grandiflora varieties we had. 

 The old Emily Eckford was a very distinct 

 shade of blue, and very beautiful, am^ 

 though we have a Spencer variety under 

 this name, I fail to see any great simu t rity 



while Arthur Green ^ Red Chief, and Colos- 

 sus are distinct colours that have come in 

 wHved form, /and all of which may be 



wdiitc, cream, or lemon grounds, and 

 Elf rida Pearson, Mrs. Hugh Dickson, and 

 Doris Tsher are good examples of progress 

 in this direction. But if they were properly 

 fixed, I believe the three best and distinct 

 pink varieties in cultivation would be 



classed among the bronze or maroon shades. Audry Crier, Anglian Pink, and Marjorie 

 The pink varieties, always popular from 



a decorative point of view, provide one of 

 the most striking instances of progress. 



Linzee, these being giants m 



G.M.3 5 



CAHXATION iiATll S PKKAilKK. 



A distinct and beautiful pi-rpftual-floweringvarietv with rich yellow flowers 



raided hy Mi..sr>. R. H. Bath/Lim. 



i>etwoon the colour of the two varieties 



Princess Beatrice wa^ probablv the best 



\ waved form of the colour of Emily Eck- and most widely grown sweet^)ea 



ord, and as ^(xkI in innn as Mrs. Hw^^h niinduM- of v^^nr^ nnrl T K^i;^,.^ 



tord, and as ^(k<1 in innn as Mrs. 

 D.cksDii, wonUl. indeed. In- an acquisition. 

 In light blues we are ratlier better off, 

 im]>rovement being nioK' niark^uL Anglian 

 Blue ami Zephyr are varii-ticN thai niav Ix^ 

 said to \h' first rate. 



L<H>kmg hack, Boreatton, and, latei-, 

 Black Knight, impre^ss me as being the hest 

 dark varieticvs in the old form: but here 



fo 



mini her of years, and I believe even now 

 It is .-ent to the market, but I consider this 

 variety superseded hy Lovely and Prima 

 Dnnna, both varieties of great merit, and 

 thi'v might have continued 

 ta\"om' 



might have continued in })opulai 

 for a long time but for the intro- 

 duction of Countess Spencer, 

 introduction, we have had pink varieties 

 almost too ninnerous to mention, some with 



Since this 



qualitv. 



size and 



Hercules^ herewith illustrated, is 

 also noteworthy among pink varieties. 



T. Stevenson. 

 (To be continued.) 



CARNATION BATH'S 



PREMIER. 



Perpetual carnations with yellow flower 

 are so few in number that there was no 

 occasion for surprise at the fine variety ex- 

 hibited by Messrs. 11. H. Bath, Lini., of 

 Wisl)och, under the name of Bath's Pre- 

 mier, at the meeting held by the iRoyal 

 Horticultural Society, on December o last, 

 should have received an Award of Merit 

 from the Floral Committee, and obtained 

 much attention from the visitors. Of its 

 distinctness and value there can be no 

 question, for the flowers are of high quality 

 and the colour is a soft, yet rich yellow! 

 J he form is admirably shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration of two of the flowers 

 exhibited, and with regard to their quality 

 It will suffice to say that the petals are of 

 good substance, and the calvx perfect. In 

 the illustration the blooms are represented 

 of a size rather below the average This 

 valuable addition to the list of perpetual 

 carnations has descended from the " Law- 

 son variety, and is similar in habit and 

 style of flowering to that notable carnation. 



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GRAPE LADY 



HUTT 



the article 



was much interested in 

 on this grape which appeared on page 



^n',.i?/'^™^i -^^^^ ^ ^™ intere^ted^ in 

 all matters pertaining to varieties of grapes, 



and in the case of Lady Hutt specially 

 >)ecanse I have added a vine to my collection 

 planting it last spring. And as' I have not 

 had any e.xperience in the cultivation of the 

 variety I should be grateful for some further 

 information regarding the pruning. I have 

 been assured that the best crops are obtained 

 by close, hard pruning, and also that close 

 pruning was not advisable. Perhaps some 

 successful cultivators will give their experi- 

 ences and explain their practice in the Gar- 

 deners' Magazine. I believe the vine to 

 possess a fairly strong constitution. I onlv 

 decided to put one in last Easter, and the vine 

 got badly crushed in transit, consequently 

 much sap was lost before I could get the new 

 shoots forward; but notwithstandiriP- all this, 

 the young rod made during the isummer is 

 most satisfactory. Tlie leaves die oft' gra- 

 dually, and are throughout quite distinct 

 from those of other varieties. Perhaps M''. 

 Hanson would kindly give a few more details 

 regarding his system of pruning. G. B. 



Zephyranthes 



• _ 



aurea. 



Thi. 



charniing* bulbous plant, so well illustrated 

 ni th- Gardeners' Magazine of December 16, 

 attracted a very larga. share of attention 

 when shown at the meeting of the Roval Hor- 

 ticultural Society on December 5. On look- 

 ing at its beautiful golden blossoms one 

 could not fail to be struck with their gn-at 



resemblance to thcde of a vallota ; 

 indeed, the relationship appeared 80 mnrkerl 

 a.s to lead to the suggestion that it niiglit 

 >>e possible to obtain a hybrid between the 

 two. So many very unlik?lv subjects have 

 of late yearn proved amenable to the skill 

 of the hybridist, that each a suggestion can 

 scarcely be regarded as a fanciful one. 

 I- urthermore, the vallota has been .succ?ss- 

 fully crossed with Cyrtanthus (or Garstro- 

 nema) «anguinea, and this la.st, viewed super- 

 ficially, appears to be more widelv r*^moved 

 from the vallota than doe-s th? zephyranthes. 

 W. T. ^ ^ 



