THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 



orange-buff — a flower of decided merit ; Mrs. Standish, 

 canary -yellow tipped with white ; Canary and Mrs. 

 Hobbs, clear yellow ; Burgundy and Chris. Ridley 

 described elsewhere. Half-a-dozen well-grown, dwarf, 

 bushy Bouvardias in pots came from Mr. Chas. Turner, 

 each bearing from twenty to fifty trusses of buds and 

 flowers. The varieties consisted of Hogarth, rosy- 

 scaiiet ; Vreelandi, white ; and Longiflora flammea, a 

 floriferous scarlet variety with a rosy tube. 



NEW CLEMATIS. 



Clematis lanuginosa violacea is one of the best 

 kinds I have had the pleasure of raising. It is very 

 curious that its parentage C. lanuginosa + C. rubro 

 violacea appear to have given colour and vigour of 

 constitution without any other change from its 

 female parent. I think there is a grand future in 

 store for this plant, on account of its vigour (it is one 

 of the most robust I have ever seen) , constitution, and 

 colour ; its flowers and foliage make it very noticeable 

 amongst all others, even now that the wealth of beauty 

 is becoming perplexing. Our lists of Clematis are quite 

 bewildering in the immense number of kinds and 

 names they contain ; and, if truth must be told, I fear 

 there is often a distinction without a difference, and 

 many varieties, although pretty in themselves, should 

 never have been named, their place being already well 

 filled. " The Kelpie " (grey, with lavender band, 

 good shape, and sweet-scented), and "The Kelpie's 

 Bride " (dead white, fine shape, sweet-scented, and 

 sometimes double), are two which I hope will take a 

 place by-and-by. They were exhibited at the Royal 

 Aquarium, and were decidedly sweet-scented ; and if 

 this quality remains it will be a decided gain, because 

 as far as my experience goes, it has required a large 

 amount of faith to believe in the fragrance of the kinds 

 hitherto claiming that quality. I append a list of a 

 few which have passed the ordeal of the Floral Com- 

 mittee at South Kensington. First-class certificates 

 having been awarded as under : — 



Charles Noble, generally eight petals, broad, some- 

 what undulated, rich deep metallic purple, colour 

 of C. Jackmannii. 



Mrs. Cholmondeley, eight petals, violet lavender 

 tijoped with purple, good shape. 



Undine, double puce suffused with light purple. 



Elaine, double violet suffused and shaded with darker 

 violet. 



The President, eight petals, large purple suffused and 

 sometimes distinctly mottled with claret. 



May Queen, creamy white, deeply edged with pink 

 and lavender, extra shape, eight petals. 



Proteus, double, purplish rose, very large and full, 

 perhaps one of the most variable Clematis yet 

 raised. 



Lord Gifford, plum colour, eight petals. 



Charles Noble, 



Bagshot 



NOTES. 



New Dahlia. Mr. Charles Turner has sent us beau- 

 tiful blooms of a new Dahlia named " Artist," and 

 which promises to become a standard exhibition 

 variety. The large and shapely flowers are composed 

 of smooth florets symmetrically arranged around a 

 full bold centre, and are well elevated on stout stalks. 

 The colour is bright yellow flaked with crimson, this 

 colour deepening towards the centre. We hope to be 

 able to figure this variety anon. 



New Bedding Pansy, Sir Walter Scott. We have 

 received flowers of this variety from Mr. B. S. 

 Williams, and consider it one of the finest of its class, 

 the habit of growth being dwarf and compact, and the 

 flowers large and of good substance. The colour is a 

 vivid purplish blue. 



REVIEW. 



The Landscape Gardener. By Joseph Newton, ' 

 F.R.H.S. Hardwick and Bogue, Piccadilly. 



We have here a really practical guide to the arrange- 

 ment and planting of Villa Gardens, Town Squares, and 

 other open spaces from a quarter of an acre to four acres 

 in extent. The book consists of a briefly written in- 

 troduction, and is illustrated by twenty-four well-en- 

 graved Plans, each accompanied by descriptive letter- 

 press and numbered references, so that any one may see 

 at a glance how best to dispose of the trees, shrubs, 

 and other permanent hardy plants mostly used in the 

 decoration of gardens. The work is especially suita- 

 ble for amateurs who propose to rearrange, or improve 

 their own gardens and pleasure-grounds. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Ewing and Co., Royal Norfolk Nurseries, Eaton, 

 near Norwich. Catalogue of Select Roses for Autumn, 

 1876, and Spring, 1877. 



