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176 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
NEW PLANTS OP 1886. 
(Continued from page 158.) 
Ind., Inflorescence.— L., Leaves.— FI., Flowers.— Fr., Fruit.— H., Hardy. 
— H.H., Half hardy.—G., Greenhouse.— S., Stove.— Per., Perennial.— 
Shr., Shrub.— In., Inches.— Lin., Line = One-twelfth of an inch.— 
Ft., Foot or Feet.— Diam., Diameter.— Pet., Petals .—Sep , Sepals. 
N.B.—Unless specified, all Orchids may be considered to be stove epiphytes. 
Epidendrum arachnoglossum, va-. candidum. (G. C. xxv., p. 362.) 
Orchide®. A distinct variety, with wli'ti fl., only the lateral calli of the lip 
b in? orange. 
Epidendrum atropurpureum, var. Randi. (L., pi. 49; Cat. C. C. d’H., 
p. 4.) This is a nice variety of E. macrochilum, with greenish-brown sep. 
and pet., margined with pal r, and a large white lip marked with cont : guous 
red veins at the base. Syn. E. Randianum. Amazonb. 
Epidendrum fraudulentum. (G. C. xxv., p. G48.) A small flowered 
species, with light rosy fl , the column and lower part of the ovary purple, 
the keel and calli yellow. 
Epidendrum pristes. (G. C. xxvi., p. 262.) A fine and handsome plant, 
with slender stems, and bright cinnabar fl., with a yellow lip, spotted with 
cinnabir. E very minutely serrulate. Pedicels white at base. Sep. and 
pet. lanceolate, the pet. serrate on the upper half. Lip trifid, serrate, the 
mid-lobe small, bilobed, with a flexuose keel at the base of the disk. 
Epidendrum trachychilum. ( GJl., t. 1205.) An unattractive plant' 
with narrow-ovoid bulbs, bearing two broad linear acute 1., and a lax 
panicle of moderate sized fl. Sep. lanceolate. Pet. oblanceolate acute, all 
dull olive green, with red dots on the pet. Lip yellow, dotted with red, side 
lobes angu’ar in front., mid-lobe elliptic obtuse, undulate, with small tuber- 
culate keels on its disk. Mexico. 
Epilobium obcordatum. ( GJl. 1885, p. 277.) Oaagrariace®. H. per. A 
dwarf and pretty species, suitable for rockwork. Stems decumbent. 3 to 5 in. 
high. L. opposite, sessile, ovate, 4 in. long. Fl. f in. in diam , bright rose, 
pet. deeply obcordate, stamens yellow. California. 
Epiphyllum Gibsoni. (R. H. 1886, p. 283.) Cactice®. G. succuLnt, 
much in the way of E. truncatum, producing 2 to 4 fl. at the ends of the 
branches of a beautiful dirk orang:-rtd, and haviog some st-aight hairs 
£ in. long at their base. 
Eranthemum macrophyllum. (Bull Cat, p. 7.) Aeanthsce®. S. win’er 
flowering shr. of good habit, with terminal aud axillary spikes of light blue 
fl. The upper and side lobes of the corolla are refl xed on the s'dt s of the 
long whitish tube, the lower pet. or lip is projecting, and of a deeper blue 
than the other lobes. India. 
Eranthemum velutinum. (Bull Cat., p. 8). S. shr. dist'nct and pretty, 
with deep velvety olive green hullati 1., and long spikes of deep rosy 
pink fl., with a slender curved tube 1 in. long. 
Eria Bimanni. ( G. C. xxiv., p. 712.) Orchidice®. Bulbs pyriform, 
about 3 in. long. L. cuneate-oblong, acute ve y leathery, light green, with 
darker nerves. Baceme nodding, dmse, covered with a few reddish hairs ; 
fl. pellucid pale yellow, with the front lobe of the lip golden yellow with 
two purple spots Burmah. 
Eritrichium barbigerum. ( Gfl. 1886, p. 358 & 359, f. 42; R. H., 1885, 
p. 557, f. 99). Boragine®. H. A pretty annual, very like a Myosotis, with 
lanceolate 1. and branching seorpioid cymes of small white fl. The linear 
calyx-lobes are about J in. long, and the whole plane is clothed with long 
spreading hairs. California. 
Eucomis zambesiaca. (G. C. xxv., p. 9 ). Li iacese. G. bulb, allied to 
E punctata, but the 1. are firmer, and like the scape not spotted, the raceme 
shorter and denser, and the pedicels sh rter. The fl. are green. E. Tr pical 
Africa. 
Fedia cornucople, var. floribunda-pi.ena. (Gfl. 1.1218). Val rianace®. 
H. A beautiful variety with double pink fl. It forms dwarf hemispherical 
tufts, and is very floriferous. Garden variety. 
Fraxinus alba, foliis argenteo-marginatis. (B. IT. 1886, p. 398). 
Oleacetn H. An ornam ntal form, having the leaflets bordered with pale 
yellowish, or rosy in the young leaves. Garden variety. 
Fritillaria contorta. (G. C. xxv., p. 681.) Liliac te. H. bulb. A 
very distinct species, quite different from all the others in having the seg¬ 
ments of the fl. all unitt d (gamophyllus). L. 3-4, distant, lanceolate, some¬ 
what fleshy. Fl. nodding, 1J-2 in. long, white. Origin unknown. 
Fritillaria Perryi. (Gfl. 1886, p. 117.) Liliac ®. II. bulb. A hybrid 
between F. r curva and F. linceolata. A fine plant, intermediate between 
the parents, the fl. approaching those of F. recurva, but the fl. are produced 
in greater profusion and appear a fortnight earlier. Garden hybrid. 
Fuchsia ampliata. (B. M. t. 6839.) O. agrariace®. G. sLr. A hand¬ 
some speci s, having the elliptic-oblong acute 1. in whotls of 3, and axil'ary 
drooping scarlet fl. 2 in. long ; calyx tube narrow funnel-shaped, the nar¬ 
row lanceolate acute lobes s'igbtly reflexed ; pet. broadly elliptic, i in.long. 
Andes of Ecuador. 
Gai.tonia cl.vvata. (B. M. t. 6885.) LTiacere. G. or H.H. bulb, 
not so ornamental as the well-known G. candicans, but simil r in g neral 
appearance, differing in its smaller greenish-white fl., with shorter seg¬ 
ments, and lanceolate filaments. S. Africa. 
Genista Andreana. (/?. H. 188i, p. 372, with plate.) L gumincsre. 
II. shr. A beautiful and dis inct variety of Sarothnmnus scoparius, having 
the wings of the fl. of a bright tel, insteid of yel'ow as in the ordinary 
form. Syn. S irothamnus scoparius, v r. Andreana. Normandy. 
Gentiana Bigelovii. («. M. t. 6374.) Gentianac at. H. per. A dis¬ 
tinct an l pretty Gentian, 12-16 in. high, with linear or linear-oblong 1. 
2 in. long, and axillary, sessil-, violet fl., arranged in a leafy spike. Calyx 
tube cylindric purpli-h, with 1 ng linear green teeth. Corolla about an in. 
Ion/, with ovate sub-acute lobes, having two subu’ate teeth alternatincr 
with them. New Mexico. 
Geum rii.eticum. (Gfl. 1.1229 ) Bosaceat. H. per. suitable for rock- 
work, with hairy lyrate pinnatisect green 1., and one-flowered peduncles 
6 8 in. high, with 2-3 reduced 1., and a bright yellow fl. an in. or more in 
diam. Alps. 
Gladiolus Kotschyanus. (B. M. t. 6897.) Iridace®. H. bulb. A 
slender species 1-2 ft. high, wi'h linear 1. 6-8 in. long, and a few-flowered 
lax spike of light violet fl., about 1^ in. long, with a nearly regular limb, 
the lower segments rather paler than the others, with a dark median stripe. 
Affghanistan, Ptrsia. 
Gladiolus papilio, var. atratus. (Gfl. 1885, p. 341.) H. bulb. A fine 
variety, with a dark purple ground colour to the fl., instead of a yellow one, 
GoNiorHLEBiuM GRANDicEPS. (G. P. xxv., 234; Williams' Cat., p. 25.) 
Filices. S. Fern of dwarf habit, suitable for basket culture, with simp’e, 
oblong-lanceolate, leathery fronds about 6 in. long, and an inch in breadth, 
tapering below into a narrow wing; they arise at intervals from a slenler 
creeping rhizome. Formosa. 
Grevillea Hookeriana. (B. M. t. 6879.) Proteace®. A pretty G. 
shr, with rigid pinnate 1., having 3-9 pairs of linear segments. Bacemes 
2-3 in. long, one-sid‘d, dense ; fl. about one-third in. long, dull yellowish, 
with long crimson styles. S. W. Australia. 
Guzmannia Bulliana. (It. if. 1885, p. 324 ) Bromeliace®. This is 
the plant sent out by Mr. Bull as Caraguita angustifolia. See F. B., 1886, 
p. 86. 
Gymnadenia macrantha. (Bull. Cat., p. 8.) Orchide®. S. terrestrial 
Orcbi i with sheathing 3 nerved 1., and a 6-10 flowtred spike of dark brown 
fl., with a roundish purplish-lilac l p marked with darker streaks and 
speckles. Sierra Leone. 
Gymnogramma fariniferum. (III. B., pi. 601; Cat. C. C. d’H., p. 9.) 
Filices. S. A pretty seedling va - i ty of G. schizophyllum, with graceful 
arching fronds, pale green, powdered with white above, entire’y white 
beneath. Garden variety. 
Habrothamnus carminatus, var. RUBER. (Gfl. 1886, p. 426.) 
Solanace®. G. An effective form, with more numerous and more 
brilliantly coloured fl. than the variety elegans. Garden variety. 
H.emadictyum marginatum. (B.H.1 835, p. 260.) Filices. G. A noble 
Fern, with pinnate fronds 6 ft. and more long, the pinnu’es are opposite, 
oblong, ending in a dbt'nct point, 14-15 in. long by 4 in. broad ; the petioles 
are yellowish. 
Hasmanthus Bauerii. (B. M.t. 6875.) Amaryllidac ®. G. bulb. A 
very distinct dwarf species, with two large sub-orbicular dark green 1., 
ciliated at the edge, 5-6 in. long and broad, sprealing on the ground. Umbel 
subse = s ; le between the 1.; bracts broadly obovate white, ciliate ; fl. a lit le 
shorter than the bracts, white. Kafiraria. 
Hoya longifolia, var. Shepherdi. (G. G. xxiv., p. 616, f. 140.) A-rnle- 
piadice®. A beautiful plant, with linear-ob'anceolate acute ]., 5-7 in. long, 
A in. broad, and globose umbels of pale flesh-coloured fl., A in. in diam. 
Sikkim. 
Humulus japonicus. (Gfl. 1886, p. 188, 359, f. 43 and 360.) Canns- 
bine®. H. climber, somewhat like the common Hop, but the bracts of the 
female fl. not enlarging in fr. L. palmately 5-7-lobed, toothed on the mar¬ 
gins. Male fl. in long lax panicles. Female fl. in short ovoid spikes on long 
peduncl s, bracts coraate, cuspidate-acuminate. Japan. 
Imantophyllum mixiatum, var. aurantiacum. (Williams’ Cat., 
p. 25.) Amaryllidace®. G. bulb. A distinct variety, with large trusses of 
bright yellowish-salmon coloured fl., 3 in. in diam. Garden seedling. 
(To be continued.) 
CULTURE OF THE PEACH IN THE OPEN AIR. 
The concluding remarks on the above subject in your issue (J 
February 17th—viz, “ but there are many others where all they seem to 
require is better attention,” in my opinion hit the nail directly on the 
head, for I have proved from practical experience that if anything like 
the same care and attention were paid to trees outside that are accorded 
to those under glass, there is nothing in our climate, bad as it is, to pre¬ 
vent good crops being obtained annually. We will take the Peach trees 
under glass first. Every care is taken that the trees do not suffer. They 
are carefully pruned, trained, and disbudded, run over with a rabbit’s 
tail, or other methods used to insure a good set ; every precaution is 
adopted to keep them clear of insect pests, and they are well fed. Now, 
do the outside trees have the same attention ? In the majority of cases I 
say no. They are more frequently left to take care of themselves, with the 
exception of an occasional washing with the garden engine, and some 
attention to disbudding, but they are not at all watched with the same 
care as their more favoured rivals inside, and the remark is, “Oh, Peaches 
will not do on the open walls here,” and no wonder. I quite agree that 
there are some cold and exposed situations where it is impossible to grow 
them successfully on the open walls, but these are exceptions, and not 
the rule, and there are other situations, notably near large manufactur¬ 
ing towns, where it is useless to attempt Peach growing outside. Never¬ 
theless, given a somewhat sheltered wall with a southern aspect and 
careful treatment, there is nothing to prevent good results. That they 
will succeed in Lancashire, -where such a position can be given them, we 
can testify, for in 1886 we gathered 120 dozen well ripened fruits from 
the open wall here, the last being gathered on October 8th, the last 
dozen fruits being gathered in 1885 on October 12th. 
We dig and crop the border to within 4 feet of the base of the wall, 
and that with such crops as our earliest Peas—viz., William I., raised in 
turves and planted out, Potatoes, Carrots, sow our Cabbage and Lettuce 
seeds, and 1 do not see that it is at all injurious to the Peach trees. We 
syringe the wall over a time or two before the blooms open with some 
insecticide or soapsuds, and every fine morning after the fruits are set 
we give them a good drenching with the hand syringe, using clean soft 
water. I prefer the hand syi inge to any of the patent pumps, as we can 
force the water under the foliage better. We give them a good watering 
with liquid manure during the summer occasionally, which soon tells a 
tale. The only protection we give them when in bloom consists of a 
piece of canvas 54 inches wide fixed as follows—A piece of stout wire is 
firmly fixed along the centre on the top of the wall. Short cords are 
stitched on the top edge of the canvas at intervals of 4 feet 6 inches, 
these are tied to the above wire. A stout wire is taken every 9 feet 
