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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



AtTGrsT 10, 1912. 



crowded together in a globose head. The 

 colour is rich salmon-scarlet. Seven speci- 

 mens were shown, and they reminded us 

 strongly of Hsemanthus Katherinse. A 

 specimen was figured on p. 589 of the Gar- 

 deners' Magazine of August 3. A.M., 

 R.H.S., July 30. R. R. Cory, Esq. (gardener, 

 Mr. Cobb), Duffryn, St. Nicholas, Cardiff. 



A.M., R.H.S., July 30. Messrs. Jas. Veitch 

 and Sons, Chelsea. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA MIKADO 



CANALICULATA. 



Eschscholtzia Mikado has been long recog- 

 nised as one of the finest members of its 



Flowers 



GLADIOLUS CROWN JEWEL. 



deep soft pink, with a yellow blotch on each of the three lower segments. 

 R.H.S., July 30. Messrs. Jas. Kelway and Sons, Langport, Somerset. 



A.M., 



RHODODENDRON CLORINDA. 



A warm-greenhouse variety, obtained by 

 crossing R. javanicum carminatum with R 

 Minerva the former carmine, and the latter 

 yellowish R. Clorinda bears good trusses 

 ot beautiful, light, rosy-carmine flowers. 



lamily, and, grown in a mass, the vivid scar- 

 let flowers, with their orange centres, pro- 

 duce a wonderful colour effect, especially 

 during sunshine. E. Mikado canaliculata 

 differs only from the type in having the 

 petals lightly and prettily crimped or 

 pleated, the lines of the "pleating " running 



regularly from the base to the margin of 

 each segment. A.M., R.H.S., July 30 Mr 

 W. H. Gardiner, St. Osyth. 



ROSE DAN^, 



A free-flowering, sturdy rose^ producing its 

 blooms in lax, stiff clusters. The shining 

 foliage and the budg suggest that Allister 

 Stella Gray was probably one parent. The 

 buds are yellow, and the flowers open soft 

 yellow, but soon fade to cream and white. 

 It is an attractive variety. A.M., R.H.S.' 

 July 30. Rev. J. H. Pembertpn, Havering' 

 Romford, 



POTATOES. 



Witchill Seedling. — A shapely, shallow- 

 eyed kidney potato, with .a skin only slightly 

 russeted. F.C.C., R.H.S., July 30. Messrs. 

 Smith and Son, Aberdeen. 



ICing Georve V. — -A handsome white kidney 

 potato, with shallow eyes and roughened 

 skin. A.M., R.H.S., July 30. Mr. W. E. 

 Sands, Hillesborough, co. Down, Ireland. 



Irish Gem. — A fine-looking, smooth-skinned 

 roundly pebble-^shaped variety. A M 

 R.H.S., July 30. Mr. W. E. Sands, HilW- 



borough, CO. Down. 

 Imperial Beauty. 



A very clear, smooth- 



skinned jx>tato of decided and elongated kid- 

 ney shape. A.M., R.H.S., July 30. Messrs. 

 Barr and Sons, Covent Garden. 



SIMILARITY IN BUNCHES OF 



GRAPES. 



For several years past I have noticed 

 that the bunches of grapes on shoots grow- 

 ing from cei'tain ispurs had the same pecu- 

 liarity of shape every year. I refer to the 

 variety Alicante. On what I may term 

 No. 1 the buncli had the same high front 

 every year ; the back portion of tlie bunch 

 at the top reocHiing. On No. 2 the bunch 

 came with long, even shoulders every year, 

 the finished bunches always being tapering 

 and well-formed. On No. 3 the bunch was 

 quite round, that is, the shoulders ami 

 other parts of the bunch growing out evenly 

 all round, the finished bunch standing out 

 well on the exhibition board. The bunches 

 on shoots from other spurs have varied in 

 shape f ro-m year to year, but those referred 

 to have never varied, the bunches of one 

 year being counterparts of those of previous 

 years. I wonder whether other cultivators 

 have noticed anything similar in regard to 

 their own vines; if so, their observatums 

 will be of interest. Geo. Garner. 



VIOLA HEDERACEA. 



Com 



let, this is one of thos(^ dainty little subjcxts 

 that one is so apt to overlook among larger 

 and more vigorous plants ; hence it is neces- 

 sary to exercise some care when selecting a 

 position for it. Jt is stoloniferous m 

 giwvtb, having small reniform leaves hl^*' 

 some campanulas, avliilo in general habit 

 of growth it is suggestive of a toad-flax. 



The 



1 



are 



Violet ifl 



no 



quite reminiscent of the Dog 

 form, the colour being a pale violet-blue 

 with a broad margin of white. It succeeds 

 best plantetl in a cool, well-drained ^pot, 

 with not too full an exposure to suri, w ^■ 

 on account of its diminutive size, 

 stronger-growing subject should be allowea 

 to encroach upon it Introduced from Aus- 

 tralia, and known to gardens since 18^*'^ 

 this plant is not commonly mot with, pr|^ 

 baibly because it does not proA^e real y 

 hardy in cold or otherwise uufavourin^ 

 districts. 



Thomas Smith. 



Coombe Court Gardens. 



