August 10, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



609 



NEW PLANTS, ETC 



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BEGONIA DECOEATOE. 



A handeome and useful bogouia, suitable 

 alike for basket or pot culture. Tlie soft 

 scarlet flowem are double and of good size 

 without being unduly heavy, and they are 

 carried at the end of fairly long, pendulous 



carries from a dozen to a score of pendant, 

 white flowers. It is by no means a new 

 plant, but ■ is deserving of attcnl ion for 

 greenhoufse culture. A.M., R.H.S., July 30. 

 Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Enfield. 



GLADIOLUS CEOWN JEWEL. 



A splendid, large-flowered variety with the 

 flowei^s well posed on the stout and Itranch- 

 ing spikes. The colour is soft deep pink. The 



fto large or bright as those of the Creeping 

 Jenny, are borne in clu.sters at the ends of 

 the growths. A.M., i^.H.S., July 30. Mr. 

 Maurice Prichard, Cliristcliurch, Hants. 



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iSTILBE SIMPLICIFOLIA. 



A charming little alpine species that does 

 not exceed six inches in heisrht when in 



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The dee]ily-lol>ed and deeply-toothed 

 cluster closely together, and from 



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ESCHSCHOLTZIA MIKADO CANALICULATA. 

 Flowers rich scarlet, with orange centre. Petals prettily crimped. A.M., E.H.S., July3U. Mr. W. H. Gardiner, St. Osyth, 



stems. Washington and Fleur de Chrysan- 

 theme Avere the parents of thi^ newcomer. 

 ^•M., E.H.S., July 30. Messrs. H. Cannell 

 and Sons, Swanley. 



CLETHRA ARBOREA. 



A beautiful flowering shrub that is only a 

 success under glass, except in very 

 favoured places. The flower spikes stand out 

 almost horizontally from the stems, and each 



a blotch 

 Mest^rs. 



three lower segments having each 

 of yellow. A.M., R.H.S., July 30. 

 Jas. Kelway and Son, Laugport. 



LYSIMACHIA HENRYI. 



This new Chinese sjiecies is of lowly growth 

 and dense liabit. The stems are stiff and in- 

 clined to be prostrate; the lanceolate leaves 

 are about two inches long and freely pro- 

 duced, while the fimall, yellow flowers, not 



among them ricse the little spikes of tiny 

 pure white flowers. The spikes are about 

 eight inches long, and are usually curving 

 rather than erect. A.M.. E.H.S., July 30. 

 Mr. G. Eeuthe. Kostou, Kent. 



H.EMANTHUS ANDROMEDA. 



Tliis is a hand^^ome plant, closely allied to 

 the Amaryllis, but Iw^rino: much smaller 

 flowers than the lattor, and having them 



