THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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Champion of Encjland (5 feet). — A tall-growing variety, well 
known lor its p^oductivcness and excellent quality. The best stock 
of this pea is sold under the uaine of “ Huntingdonian.” 
Q. F. Wilson (4 feet). — This resembles A^eitch’s Perfection in 
appearance, and produces very large pods of a light greeu colour. 
The peas are large, closely packed together, and of the finest colour 
and flavour. Awarded a first-class certificate, June 27. New. 
Tall Oreen Mammoth (7 feet). — A good variety, but too tall for 
small gardens. July 1. 
Veitch's Perfection (3 feet). — This is undoubtedly a good pea, but 
is not required where the Prince is grown. 
THE CLEMATIS AS A BEDDING- PLANT. 
HAAi^E no doubt the Clematis is known to every one of 
the readers of the Floeal AForld as one of our most 
showy and hardiest of out-door creepers, and yet I expect 
very few have seen them grown in their most uncommon 
but handsomest style^ and that is as bedding plants. 
For this purpose, I can confidently say, there are no plants that will 
"•:emaiu out-of-doors all the year round to equal them (or, indeed, 
even put out in summer). AFe have noue for mass bedding of which 
the blooms can come near in size to the Clematis. I had been told 
what an excellent plant it was for this purpose, but had no idea of 
the effect until I saw it myself this summer, and think for large beds 
on lawns nothing can be handsomer. 
The most or indeed, I think, nearly all the beds I saw were of 
one colour, and this was the only fault I could find with them, as in 
the very large beds I thought the masses of blue and purple looked 
too heavy, but in the small circles I should most decidedly prefer 
each bed to be filled with one distinct colour. I shall fill some large 
beds of mixed colours myself this season, that I have been in the 
habit of filling with verbenas. AFhere there is a large amount of 
summer bedding done, such plants as the above are quite a boon, as 
they remain out all the winter, and at this season every one knows 
how valuable every inch of spare room under glass is, and of course 
it leaves one the room free that would otherwise be occupied with 
plants for summer bedding. For those who have no glass they 
would be quite as acceptable, also for growing wild on rock-work, 
covering walls, or dead stumps of trees in the shrubbery, or as a 
creeper of any kind they are very handsome; but, above aU, I 
prefer them when employed as bedding plants, pegged down. I am 
sure for a basket-shaped bed that one sometimes sees in gardens 
the wire-work covered with one colour and the bed filled with 
another, would look very effective. For those who do spring 
bedding, they can plant tlieir bulbs through them, as the Clematis 
will not in any way interfere with them. One of the best for bed- 
ding is Clematis Jachnanni, which bears dark bluish purple flowers. 
Upper Norwood. A. H. 
February. 
