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ber ; Cox’s Orange Pippin (26), December ; Ribston Pippin (26!, January ; 
Blenheim Pippin (19), February; Court of Wick (10), March: Duke of 
Devonshire (15', Apiil; Stnrmer Pippin (10), May. 
IT. Culinary Apples.— Keswick Codiin (21), August; Lord Snffield (25), 
September; Eaklinville (14), October; Stirling Castle (15), November; 
Golden Noble (12), December; Warner’s King (13), January; Blenheim 
Pippin (17), February; Alfriston (21), March; Wellington (25), April; 
Northern G owning (12), May. , \ y ’ 
Dessert Pears —Jargonelle (22), August; Williams’ Bon Chidden 
Urn T5 e ^ tem k er 1 Beurrd d’Amanlis (11), October; Louise Bonne of Jersey 
(20), November; Marie Louise (21), December ; Winter Nelis(12), January ; 
CtIou Morcrau (17), February; Easter Beurre (20), March; Josephine de 
M alines (16), April; Bergamotte d’Esperen (11), May. 
F ■ Twelve Dessert Apples for Bushes,dc. —Adams’Pearmain (11), Blen¬ 
heim Pippin (18), Court of Wick (10), Court-peadft plat (13), Cox’s Orange 
WPP'P.C-^), Devonshire Quarrenden (11), Irish Peach (11), Kerry Pippin 
(20), King of the Pippins (25), Margil (10), Ribston Pippin (14), Worcester 
Pearmain (13). 
•c i.n fl ve Apples for Orchards .— Alfriston (16), Blenheim Pippin (17), 
Ecklinville (19), Golden Noble (9), Hawthornden (9), Keswick Codlin (25), 
King of the Pippins (11), Lord Suffield (22), Stirling Castle (13), Tower of 
Glamis (8), Warner’s King (22), Wellington (30). 
*7 Twelve Dessert Pears fur Bushes, tj c. —Beurre d’Aoianlis (18 , Beurrd 
Boso (ID, Beurre Diel (14), Beurre Hardy (6), Beurrd Superdn (10), Dovenne 
< l? lc . e (J)> Easter Beurre (6), Jargonelle (10),-Louise Bonne of Jersey 
(W), Mane Louise (12), Pitmaston Duchess (8;, Williams’Bon Chretien (23). 
VII. Six Ptarsfor Orchards .— Beurre d’Amanlis (7), Beurrd de Capiau- 
rnont («) Hessle (17), Louise Bonne of Jersey (17), Swan’s Egg (8), Wil¬ 
iams’ Bon Chretien (21). • w ’ 
T „ VIII. Three Stewing Pears. —Catillac (29), Uvedale’s St. Germain (15), 
\ erulam (10). 
Apples and Pears Suited for Ireland. 
Number of selectors, 9. 
. , T Dessert Apples. —I-ish Peach (6), August; Devonshire Quarrenden 
(4), September ; Kerry Pippin (8), October; King of the Pippins ;9), No¬ 
vember; Cox’s Orange Pippin (8), December ; Ribston Pippin (6), January ; 
Blenheim Pippin (8), February; Court of Wick (4), March; Court-penoi'l- 
plat (4), April ■ Duke of Devonshire (4), May. j 
II. Culinary Apples .— Keswick Codlin (7), August; Lord Suffield (4), 
September; Ecklinville (7), October; Hawthornden (6), November; Tower 
( 4 ). December; Warner’s King (4), January ; Yorkshire Greening 
,ru ary ; Golden Noble (4), March ; Alfriston (9>, Apiil; Wellington 
(o), May. 
/r UU' Dessert Pears.— Jargontlie (8), August; Williams’ Bon Chretien 
G), September; Beurrd d’Amanlia (5), October ; Louise Bonne of Jersey (6), 
November; Marie Louise (8), December; Winter Nelis (5), January; 
Bacon s Incomparab’e (5), February; Glou Morceau (8), March; Easter 
Beurrd (9), April; Bergamotte d’Esperen (6), May. 
, If', Twelve Dessert Apples for Bushes, Ac. —Blenheim Pippin (5), Court 
ot V\ ick (5), Court pendu-plat (6), Cox’s Orange Pippin (7), Devonshire 
Golden Pippin (5), Irish Peach (4), Kerry Pippin (9), King 
mainfl)]?? 1118 0)- Ribston Pippin (3), Sam Young (4), Worcester Pear- 
_ T; Twelve Apples for Orchards. —Alfriston (8), Blenheim Pippin (5), 
Ecklinville (6), Hawthornden (71, Keswick Codlin (6), King of the Pippins 
(4), Lord Suffield (5), Northern Greening (5), Stirling Castle (4', Warner’s 
King (5), Wellington (7), Yorkshire Greening (4). 
FT. Twelve Dessert Pears for Bushes, ij'c.—Beurrd d’Amanlis (7),B.urre 
d Aremberg (4), Beurre Diel (5), Beurre Superfin (5), Comte de Lamy (4), 
Doyenne du Comica (4), Easter Beurrd (3), Hacon’s Incomparable (6), 
Louise Bonne of Jersey (6), Marie Louise (5), Napoleon (4), Williams’ Bon 
Chretien (8). 
VII Six Pears for Orchards. —Aston Town (4), Beurrd d’Amanlis (4), 
Hacon s Incomparable (4), Hesele (7), Louise Bonne of Jersey (7), Williams’ 
Bon Chretien (8). 
VIII. Three Stewing Pears. —Catillac (9), Uvedale’s St. Girmain (6), 
Verulam (7). v . 
LILIUM SPECIOSUM AND ITS VARIETIES. 
Amongst the reminiscences of a long horticultural life is one 
■which, like most of the impressions of early days, is vivid enough— 
and that was the first time, not far short of fifty years ago, when I 
came home proud in the possession of a flowering plant of this 
Tery beautiful Lily. I will not say what I gave for it, for I fear it 
was a bit of extravagance, and people who can now buy them for a 
few pence can hardly think of guineas having been given for them, 
especially as imported bulbs do not, like those of Lilium auratum, 
■quickly perish, but when we remember that not half that time has 
passed since 15 guineas was given for L. auratum, we need not 
wonder at the price given for speciosum in those earlier days. 
Having received last season from Messrs. Anti Roozen & Sons 
some of the varieties mentioned by them in their catalogue, and 
also one or two from Mr. W. Bull, and having carefully noted 
them during their season of flowering in pots, perhaps the follow¬ 
ing notes may not be unacceptable to some of the many Lily lovers 
who read the Journal. 
Before describing them, however, is it not a remarkable thing 
that so little result has been been attained by the hybridiser with 
them ? When we consider the prominence of the organs of fertili¬ 
sation, and the facility with which they seed—a remark which 
equally applies to L. auratum—it is remarkable that so little has 
resulted from the many attempts which have been made at cross¬ 
breeding between the two. With the exception of Lilium Park- 
mani I am not aware of any well defined hybrid, and this has 
suggested the question whether one or another of the two may 
not be a natural hybrid. Some have imagined that auratum is a 
hybrid between speciosum and longifolium ; others that speciosum 
is the parent, and auratum a cross between it and longifolium or 
eximium. Be this as it may, it is somewhat strange that so little 
has been done ; the varieties which have been produced are those 
of selection, noting amongst the seedlings those possessing any 
deviation from the type. ° 
1 here are, I think, few well defined varieties in ordinary culti¬ 
vation-album, punctatum, roseum, and rubrum- and those which 
I have to enumerate are derived from these. As is well known, 
they are, with the exception of punctatum, which seems to have a 
delicate constitution, hardy ; they, at any rate, in the southern part 
of our islands, stand the severest winter and flower freely in the 
open, but anyone who wishes thoroughly to enjoy them must grow 
them in pots ; not but what they are very beautiful in the garden, 
but they produce pollen so abundantly, that when rain comes it is 
splashed all over the delicate white ground of the flower and so 
injures its beauty. In the house they can be preserved from all 
this, and coming into flower as they do in August and September, 
v hen a good many of the ordinary denizens of the greenhouse have 
been put out of doors, they form a very agreeable addition to the 
flowers then available. There are many who would perhaps say 
they see very little difference in the varieties, but the same would 
be said by any outsider about the various collections of florist’s 
flowers which, to the initiated, are full of variation. 
Of the varieties of L. s. album there are three which I have 
grown—the old album, which has a considerable shade of green in 
it , then there is Lilium Kraetzeri. This is a clearer, much clearer 
white; the habit is stout, height medium, and it is very free- 
flowering. But the finest of all in this section that I have seen is 
one I received from Mr. Ant. Roozen under the name of Vestita. 
It is stately in its growth, about 5 feet in height, while the flowers 
are of the purest white ; the petals are broader than in the other 
two varieties, and the flowers altogether much finer. There is 
another kind which I have not grown—corymbiferum, in which the 
flowers are produced in clusters, being individually similar to 
album, but Vestata is without doubt the best of the white ones. 
When we come to the other varieties it is somewhat diffcult to 
say whether they are to be referred to roseum or rubrum—the 
lighter coloured ones must be referred to roseum. Of these I have 
had roseum improved, somewhat different from the type, and of 
better form, and monstrosum, where the flowers are produced in 
clusters varying but little from the ordinary form. It is, however, 
in the varieties of rubrum that we have the greatest varieties, and 
there are some very beautiful ones amongst them. Foremost I 
must place one, L. s. superbum, which I received from Mr. Bull. 
This is stately in growth, and produces free'y flowers with very 
broad large petals, deeply suffused with red and spotted with 
purple, altogether a very striking flower, and I think equal in 
colour to any that I have seen. I do not know whether it is the 
same as atro-purpureum of Ant. Roozen, for I have not yet flowered 
it. Lilium s. Melpomene, raised by the late Mr. Hovey, is a very 
brilliant coloured flower, but not so large as the one just described. 
L. s. macranthum is another of Mr. Ant. Roozeu’s flowers, approach¬ 
ing in character to superbum ; flowers large, and colour very bright. 
Corymbiferum is another effective variety, differing very little from 
the ordinary form in colour, but flowering in clusters rathe? than in 
single blooms. Schulzmatri has a deep rosy crimson blotch in the 
centre of the petal densely spotted with purple. The plant is of 
moderate height, and altogether a pleasing variety. 
The one variety that I have always found more delicate than 
the rest is punctatum, and probably the faintness of its colouring 
would make it less pleasing than the more highly coloured sorts, 
but it is exceedingly pretty, and well worthy of cultivation. 
There is little to say in the matter of cultivation, for most 
people have their own way of growing them, some advocating large 
pots, and some small ones. Some say, plant deep, others° plant 
shallow ; some say use loam and peat, others only peat and leaf 
mould ; and as they succeed under these different methods of 
culture, I can only conclude that, like a good many other things, 
they submit easily to various methods of cultivation. I think 
that most people, however, are agreed that it is best to repot them 
as soon as possible after the stems have discoloured, The plan 
of standing them out exposed to all the autumnal rains is a bad 
one, and oftentimes the seed of disease is sown at tin's time. They 
should, however, be placed somewhere to ripen, but not with¬ 
holding water from them. They may be safely potted in October. 
I do not use very large pots, and as the space at my command is 
very limited I do not grow them in large pots, but singly in large 
32 s or small 24’s. I do not think it is a good plan to disturb them 
unnecessarily. The surface roots sprung from the base of the 
stem may be, and should be, carefully twisted off. I use simply 
