Plate 479. 



CAPSICUM LITTLE GEM. 



This charming novelty was recently awarded a First-class Certificate of Merit by the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, and it is most appropriately named. Asa winter decorative 

 plant the pretty dwarf form will be found a great acquisition ; grown in pots, it will 

 prove very useful for the decoration of the dinner-table, or, in fact, in any situation where 

 a bright colour is desirable for effect. The plant is of a dwarf branching habit, scarcely 

 exceeding nine inches in height. The leaves are small and oval-shaped. The berries, 

 which are of globular form, about the size of a red currant, are of a bright scarlet colour ; 

 they are produced in great profusion on short pedicles, which spring from the axils of the 

 leaves, and rise above the foliage, the plant being literally covered with them. 



Of its origin we have no information ; but that this pleasing dwarf Capsicum will 

 become popular we have no doubt, and we fully expect it will be largely grown as a market 

 plant. The berries are all on the surface of the foliage, and none are hidden from view. 

 It is now in course of distribution by Mr. B. S. Williams, of the Victoria Nurseries, 

 Holloway, N. 



Plate 480. 

 CLOYE CARNATION CHISWICK RED. 



This beautiful variety — a seedling raised at the Chiswick Gardens of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society by Mr. A. F. Barron — is probably unsurpassed for brilliancy of 

 colour ; indeed, the colour is so bright that it cannot be properly rendered in a coloured 

 illustration. There are certain warm tints that it is impossible to produce, and the fine 

 glow of colour found in this superb Clove is one of them. We saw it flowering in the open 

 air at Chiswick, and in addition to its rich colour, the flowers are of good size, fine shape, 

 the petals well rounded and numerous, the perfume exquisite, and the habit of growth 

 strong and healthy. If this description appears too favourable, we can only assert that 

 we drew our conclusions from the plant as we saw it growing at Chiswick, and without the 

 flowers having been subjected to any dressing. 



How or when it is to be distributed we cannot say ; but it is one of those useful 

 varieties that will be much grown when it is obtainable. It is one of many excellent 

 plants that Mr. Barron has raised at the Chiswick Gardens. 



