April 20, 1893. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
817 
Fig. go.—AZ.\LEA ANTHONY KOSTEIl. 
-Winter Cheer Carnation.—T his is without doubt a great 
acquisition. The habit of the plant is much more robust than Miss JollifiEe 
and the older varieties, and this is so noticeable that when Mr. Ve tch 
first showed it to me in 1891 I ordered a good stock of it at once. I 
have been amply repaid by the way it has succeeded here and the great 
admiration it has called forth from all who have .seen it. The flowers 
are large and of a brilliant scarlet colour, and are produeed abundantly 
AZALEA ANTHONY KOSTER. 
Without doubt one of the most beautiful and striking exhibits at 
the meeting of the R.II.S. on April 11th was the grand Azalea shown 
under the above name by Messrs, Lane & Son, Berkhamstead, and which 
is represented by fig. GO. The trusses of bloom are enormous, and the 
individual flowers almost equal in size to the best Clivias, the colour 
during the winter months with very little fire heat; in fact it promises 
to be quite hardy, as two plants which I put out last autumn have 
passed through the winter quite safely without any protection, which shows 
its good constitution. These were dwarf, strong plants, and of course I do 
not imagine the older and taller specimens are so hardy ; but if 
judiciously managed it appears likely to be a useful addition to the 
border Carnations also, as we have very few good scarlets worth 
cultivating.—W. II. Divers, Ketton Hall Gardens, Stamford. 
being clear yellow suffused with orange. Several small phants were 
arranged in a large basket, and all were completely smothered in flowers. 
The first-class certificate, which was awarded fitly, conveyed the general 
impression of this magnificent variety. 
It is the result of a cross between Azalea mollis and A. sinensis, is 
perfectly hardy, was raised by Messrs. Koster of Boskoop, and sent out last 
autumn. It is one of the handsomest hardy Azaleas in cultivation, and 
should be in every collection. 
