August 31, 1912 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



669 



well-formed and smooth perianth .segmonts, 

 and very e-xpanded trumpet, deeply fiilled 

 at the brim^ arid of a distinct soft pale 

 yellow throughout, not seen in any other 

 trumpet variety. It flowered two days 

 before Henry Irving. 



A remarkable advance in the white Ajax 

 section is seen in Mrs. Ernst Krelage, a 

 noble flower named after the raiser's Avife. 

 This magnificent and refined flower comes 

 from Holland^ and gained a well-deserved 



Alpine Snow is another perfectly white 

 flower, Avhich attracte<l a go(xl deal of at- 

 tention at Birmin*j;ham this vear. It is 

 an exquisite example of Mr. Engleheart's 

 r a isi ng ^ he a u t if u 1 1 y prop o r ti on ed with 



rounded pei'ianth and globular cup of in- 

 tense glistening white. Black Prince, also 

 of Mr. Engleheart's raising, is a remark- 

 able 'M^reak " in the Poeticus section; a 

 flom'er of medium size, it has an eye of very 

 dark crimson throughout (the colour of the 



describt^ next 



not all 

 hav- 



v*'ai' if tliev are 

 drowne<l by the jiK-es>aiii jaiiis we art 

 ing during tho i>lanting season. 



Christopjieh Bourne, 



Vallota purpurea.. — Within the 



last t^'n voars or so irninonsc munbf^rs of this 

 South Afriran Ijiilb Ii.ivc l>t'C!i st'iit to this 

 country from tlit'ir native honu^ and occa- 

 sionally a rather distinct form crojjs up 

 among them. Indeed, thers liave been 



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NARCISSUS ROBESPIERRE. 



A distinct and handsome Inconinarabilis variety iWd by Mr. P. D. Williams. Tlic perianth 



the cap brilliant orange. A.M., R.H.h., April 19, 1912. 



segments 



are creamy- white, and 



A.M. The blooitt is large and of good sub- 

 stance, and carried on a good stem ; the 

 colour is creamy white, and the form ivS 

 that of an improved Madame <le CJraaff 

 without the rolled-back moutli of the trum- 

 pet; a flower with a great future. 



To those who, like m^^self, have a love 

 for the deli<'ately-cok>ure<l, smaller flowers. 

 Little Joan, with it^ snow-white perianth 

 and open cup of old ivory daintily tinged 

 with shell-pink round tlie edge, will appeal. 



perpetual carnation Black Chief) ; it marks 

 the beginning of a new race of Poeticus, 

 and should l>e invaluable to hybridists. 

 There are others which I should like to 



mention, but if I described them all the 



(i.VRDKNERs' MAGAZINE Wduld bavo tO CU- 



iietl. 



1 hope I have not omitted any of 



Some won(hn'ful varie- 



l.-n 



i 



tlie " u|>per ten.' 

 ties \ver(^ sliown under numbers, but until 

 these are named it is impossible to review 



them. Many of them will doubtless bo 



rumours of a white-flowered variety, but I 

 have not yet had the pleasure of seeing it. 

 I do not think that these quantitie^i of im- 

 ported bulbs have ]ed to any improvement in 

 the vallotas as grown in this country, for 

 very few of them are the equal of the good 

 old-fashioned tv] o. Tlie.-o South African 

 bulbs are by no means o;isv to c^tah]^sh, 

 while they iiVo. as a rule, taller and weaker 

 in growth, and with more starry flowers than 

 the vallotas one occasionally meets with in 

 old gardens. — T. 



