Plate 315. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM < EOSY MORN.' 



This fine variety is from the collection of large flowered Cyclamen, in the possession of 

 Mr. H. B, Smith, Ealing Dean Nursery, Ealing; a grower who has done much to improve 

 and popularise the beautiful varieties of Cyclamen Persicnm, and especially of the Giganteum 

 section. It is sometimes assumed that when a particular plant produces flowers of aug- 

 mented size, justifying the creation of a large flowered section, that size and profusion of 

 bloom can scarcely go together. But Mr. Smith has demonstrated that the Giganteum strain 

 of Cyclamens are as free of bloom as the small flowered types ; and we have seen, in Mr. 

 Smith's Nursery, numbers of plants bearing flowers of great size, and blooming with great 

 freedom also. The variety now figured — ' Rosy Morn,' — was exhibited by Mr. Smith at 

 one of the meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society early in the present year, and in con- 

 sequence of the great size and fine form of the flowers, and its charming hue of delicate clear 

 rose, it was unanimously awarded a Pirst-class Certificate of merit. The handsomely marked 

 leaves are in keeping with the stately habit and handsome appearance of the plants. 



Plate 316. 



NEW GLOXINIAS. 



At a recent meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, Mr. John Wills, Onslow Cres- 

 cent, South Kensington, staged a remarkable fine collection of new Gloxinias raised by M. 

 Bause, the manager of his Melbourne Nursery, Anerley, and which we much admired for their 

 fine quality. Generally they belonged to what is known as the erect flowering types, as 

 these appear to find more favour with cultivators than the old pendent flowering types- 

 Beauty of Anerley (No. 1) was awarded a First-class Certificate of merit. It has a dazzling 

 crimson throat, with dashes of a deeper hue of the same, and blotches of white ; the flowers 

 of enormous size and great substance, dwarf, robust growth, and very free. Earl of Beacons- 

 field (No. 2) is of very large size, the prevailing colour dark blue, paling off to a lighter shade, 

 and bold white throat ; fine form and full substance. Mrs. Wills (No. 3) is a very pleasing 

 variety also, the flowers porcelain blue mottled with dark blue, and having a distinct white 

 edge, and fine white throat ; flowers of large size and good habit of growth. The Gloxinia 

 is a great favourite as a stove flowering plant ; and the greater size, beauty, and brilliancy of 

 colour raisers can impart to its varieties, the more acceptable will it prove to those who culti- 

 vate for exhibition as well as for decorative purposes. 



