Plate 441. 



DRACAENA THOMSONII. 



We are enabled to give another representation of one of the fine new Dracaenas raised 

 by Mr. F. Bause, at the Melbourne Nursery, Anerley, and now in course of distribution 

 by the General Horticultural Company (John Wills), Limited. 



D. Thomsonii is a seedling raised from a cross between D. terminalis and D. Regina, 

 and is a fine-habited variety, with broad, oblong, shortly acuminate, deep green leaves, 

 having a border about an inch wide of pale magenta-rose, the colouring being creamy > 

 with a flush of magenta in the well-developed central younger portions, and deepening 

 with age to the magenta tint above described. It is a variety of great merit, both on 

 account of its stocky dense habit and its broad margined variegation. 



This undoubtedly fine variety will, we think, become a great favourite with cultivators 

 of decorative plants, and as an effective exhibition form we think D. Thomsonii is destined 

 to take a high place. 



Plate 442. 



POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. BATEMAN. 



For particular information in regaid to the origin of this interesting sport, we refer 

 our readers to a paper in the present number of the Floral Magazine, by Mr. William 

 Greenaway, Paradise Square, Oxford, a chrysanthemum grower of some repute in the 

 district. This sport has received the name of Mrs. Bateman ; and during the recent 

 chrysanthemum season was exhibited by Mr. Greenaway at Oxford, and at neighbouring 

 chrysanthemum shows, and awarded Certificates of Merit. The flowers are of good 

 shape, and charmingly coloured; and we believe that it will become popular with 

 chrysanthemum cultivators. The variety has been most favourably noticed in the leading 

 gardening papers ; but we are at present unable to say by whom it will be distributed. 



