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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ December 29, 1892. 
quite does the variety justice. It was evidently figured from a partly 
developed bloom. The growth is all that could be desired, from 4 feet 
to 5 feet, without being topped. Those not already in possession of this 
novelty should lose no time in adding it to their collections. 
Mrs. Charles Blink,. —This belongs to the Thunberg style of flower, 
being quite of that colour, but less twisted or curled than that grand 
old variety. Altogether this new introduction is quite one of the best 
yellows in cultivation. 
Covite F. Surani .—An exceedingly dwarf variety. I had good 
blooms on plants 2 feet high. The colour is white, mottled and edged 
with rose, which fades somewhat with age. The flower is of the Belle 
Paule type, having semi-drooping, smooth, and flat florets. 
Madame Octavie Mirbeau. —Belongs to the same class or style of 
flower as the foregoing, but the florets are longer, more drooping, and 
have more rose in the colouring. It is a novelty of the first rank. 
11 Trovatore.— This has broad flat florets, the colour is peach in the 
centre, but paler towards the margin, medium sized bloom ; very pretty. 
W. P. Routh. —A yellow, of the style of Avalanche in build, very 
promising. 
Duke of York. —This belongs to the incurved Japanese section. The 
colour is magenta or purple on the inside of the florets, the reverse 
silvery ; the blooms are large ; promising as an exhibition variety. 
Rosy Morn. —An exceedingly pretty variety belonging to the reflexed 
Japanese section, the colour a delightful shade of peach blossom ; as a 
decorative variety nothing could appear more promising. 
Lord Brooke. I strongly recommended this variety last year, and 
it has quite come up to expectations. No variety is more striking in 
appearance in a stand when in good condition as Mr. Fowler had it 
several times. The colour is bronze with an edging of gold. 
Madeline Davis. —Blush white narrow incurving florets, very neat 
and promising. 
col ^ ar ^ arossa " ^is has semi-drooping narrow florets, deep pink in 
Mrs. Herbert Fowler. —The colour of this is deep rose, mottled and 
striped with white. A full flower of much promise. 
Hetty Dean. This belongs to the decorative class. The blooms are 
full, solid and the purest white. Grown as a bush it ouo-ht to be 
extremely useful. 
m^ rS ' -Atkinson. —The colour is terra cotta red, reminding one 
of Tnomphe du Nord, broad flat florets; altogether a flower of much 
promise. 
C. II. Simmons .—This is a sport from the old La Triomphante. It 
opens up quite a distinct break in colour. Each floret is striped once 
and in some cases twice, with soft primrose yellow, rendering it novel 
and interesting. 
Georye Savage. —A seedling from Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, but without the 
hairs. The florets are narrow and incurved closely, making a full solid 
flower, pure white in colour. 
The Tribune.— Colour soft primrose yellow, therefore this variety is 
a gain to the exhibition stand. At present there is a scarcity of blooms 
possessing that colour. The florets are flat, forming a full centre. 
Altogether this is a most promising variety. 
Jf- Woodcock. —A broad petalled flower of the reflexed Japanese 
type 1 he colour brick red with gold tips; it should make a capital 
front row bloom for exhibition. 
Mrs. Hubbuck — Deep carmine in colour, the reverse silver, which is 
shown by the tips of the florets incurving. A full massive flower. 
TI aban.— Incurved Japanese, fully 8 inches in diameter, thick fleshy 
florets of a pleasing pink colour. 
Lizzie Cartledge. —In colour this reminds one of W. Tricker when 
the latter is well developed, with perhaps a shade more rose in it. The 
reverse of florets silver. 
Professor Whit mack. —This is of the style of M. Freeman in the for¬ 
mation of its florets ; the colour is deep rose or magenta, the tips show 
the silver reverse. 
M?s. Ilarman Payne. —A giant in size, the colour deep rose with a 
silver reverse. 
Kentish I ellow. —As a decorative variety this possesses much merit. 
Mrs. J. Jones. Incurved Japanese, broad florets, of a peach colour. 
Princess Victoria. —Blush white, very deep in build, reflexed Japa¬ 
nese section. F 
•^ A ut N u SE , Anemone - — Mrs. Laivton. — The guard florets, white 
with blush tips, are broad, the centre or disc pale pink • verv 
promising. r J 
Madame Nathalie Brun — Disc pure white and full ; the guard 
florets are thin in texture, colour pale pink. 
Pompon.— William Kennedy.— Rich crimson shaded amaranth in 
colour, but somewhat spoilt by its extra size, being in reality classed as 
a hybrid. 
Single Varieties. — Snow Wreath. —The purest white and best 
form of flower. 
Mrs. Laplin. One of the largest flowering varieties, pure white, 
loose florets.—E. Molyneux. 
CANKER ON FRUIT TREES. 
THIS is a most important subject to fruit growers. In a certain soil 
wi i which I am acquainted Apples and Pears are liable to canker, and 
^nerrms to gum ; Plums, Gooseberries, and Black and Red Currants do 
, , ' . 8 same varieties of Pears and Apples canker on one soil and 
_ o o so on another, it seems a correct deduction that when they 
canker there is either something injurious in the soil or something 
lacking which they need. The following is the late Dr. Voelcker’s 
analyses of the soil mentioned above :— 
Organic matter and loss on heating 
... 364 
Oxide of iron 
... 3-38 
Alumina 
4 45 
Carbonate of lime .. 
3 91 
Sulphate of lime ... 
... 0-26 
Magnesia. 
... 0-67 
Soda... 
... 0 07 
Potash 
051 
Phosphoric acid 
... 021 
Insoluble siliceous matter 
... 82-87 
10000 
Containing nitrogen 
... 017 
Equal to ammonia . 
... 0-21 
It will be noticed that there is a large proportion of oxide of iron. 
As, where there is more iron still in the soil in the same locality, 
Apples canker still more, and, as it has been mentioned by some of your 
correspondents, from time that Apples canker where there is much iron 
in the soil or subsoil, it would appear that excess of this is the cause 
of the canker. On the other hand Mr. Tonks seems to favour the 
application of iron (sulphate). Is the sulphate beneficial, while the 
iron in its natural condition in the above soil is injurious ? Or is the 
oxide of iron in the soil unassimilable ? Would the special application 
of nitrogenous manures make it assimilable, or else cause it to become 
soluble and take its exit. Would sulphate of ammonia be a suitable 
manure (of course phosphorus and potash being added) bearing in 
mind it is a limestone soil ? The soil in question has regular applica¬ 
tions of manure, mostly from horse stables, and also yearly applications 
of chloride of sodium, and once recently nitrate of soda w r as applied. 
It will be seen from the above analysis that the soil is a good one for 
fruit growing, yet some trees of nearly every variety of Apple that has 
been tried, canker, and the sorts liable to canker do so very much. I 
may also say that Apples, and especially Pears, are rather liable to the 
fungus which causes cracking. Sulphate of iron has not been tried for 
this at present. 
Perhaps it would be well to have the fruits analysed by someone who 
is used to the analysis of vegetable products. If so, I shall be pleased 
to have the name of such a one. I shall be glad to have the opinions of 
others more acquainted with the subject than myself, and any informa¬ 
tion that could be gained would be of practical value to all classes of 
fruit growers.— Walter Kruse, Leeds , Maidstone. 
POINSETTIAS. 
On page 527 (December 15th) “ T. P.” made reference to growing 
two distinct varieties of Poinsettia pulcherrima, one of these being 
much earlier to flower than the other. I grow a large number of these 
useful decorative plants, and until a few years ago used to have three 
varieties under the names of P. pulcherrima, P. p. major, P. p. plenissima; 
each of these being quite distinct in the bracts, foliage, and manner of 
growth. P. pulcherrima was the tallest, and this often prevented this 
variety being used for many purposes. The varieties known as major 
and plenissima were much dwarfer in habit and produced brighter and 
more attractive bracts. P. major appears to develop its bracts in heat 
naturally from the middle of Ootober without undue forcing, while 
plenissima is at its best now, thus proving it to be a good successional 
variety, being at least quite a month later. 
For general decoration I have found P. major the most useful on 
account of its very dwarf character. Large bracts can also be obtained 
on plants a foot high when grown in 48-size pots. Sometimes when 
grown in larger pots they will extend to 30 inches, and will make more 
densely _ double bracts, often measuring quite 20 inches across. 
P. plenissima has a habit intermediate between P. pulcherrima and 
P. major var. The flowers of both will last good over a long period if 
grown in a moderately airy temperature. This will also enable the 
plants to stand in a light position in the dwelling house for two or three 
weeks without injury.— B. Dockerill, Elmhurst Gardens, Reading. 
It is certainly known to not a few readers of the Journal of 
Horticulture that there are two distinct varieties of these showy 
winter decorative plants, although, as intimated by your correspondent 
"T. P.” (page 527) there may be others unacquainted with that fact. 
The varieties are valuable as affording an excellent succession, and that, 
too, without treating them differently to bring this about by enforced or 
unnatural means. Certainly the earlier flowering variety is the most 
valuable one of the two, because it will produce bracts with greater 
certainty and more freely than the other. 
A fine stock of the early variety is grown annually by Mr. Iggulden 
at Marston, and the summer treatment of his plants and the results 
have induced not a few who have witnessed their sturdy growth to 
adopt the same course. Old plants are neither despised nor discarded, 
as these give a larger return and :ess trouble in production, glass 
protection being only afforded them in their early growth until they 
are well started. They are given air almost as freely as Pelargoniums 
when once they are growing well, and from that time until they are 
