1884 .]. 
THE BIJOU LEMON.-DESCEIPTIONS OP THE BEST CAENATIONS, 
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THE BIJOU LEMON. 
[Plate 621.] 
f HE Bijou Lemon, of which the accom¬ 
panying illustration is a very accurate 
^ and charming portrait, is not (accord¬ 
ing to Sir J. D, Hooker, to whom I 
sent some of the fruit) a true lemon, but a 
lime. If not a lemon, it possesses a singularly 
lemon-like and piquant aroma, far surpassing 
the lemons in ordinary use. From its diminu¬ 
tive size it cannot of course be more than a 
luxury, as the cultivators of lemons in Italy 
and Spain would scarcely care to accept its 
produce in exchange for the profuse harvests 
yielded from their lemon trees. It is, how¬ 
ever, well worth the attention of English 
horticulturists on account of its ornamental 
qualities. 
The plant is hardy enough for an ordinary 
conservatory; very fertile in producing fruit, 
and very ornamental, as the bright golden 
yellow fruit wiU remain on the tree for six 
months without changing; the tree is also a 
pretty evergreen. 
Side by side with the Bijou Lemon or 
Lime, I have a variety under the name of 
Small Lime, identical in flower, size of fruit, 
leaves, and habit of growth, but bitter and 
very acid. I need not say that these two 
varieties have been kept very distinct from 
each other; indeed, I have not thought it 
necessary to cultivate the latter, but I have 
retained the sort from the interest which 
attaches to this singular variation of fruit, 
notwithstanding similarity in growth.—T. 
Feancis Rivees, Sawhridgeworth. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BEST CARNATIONS, &c.—IX. 
¥ E come now to what is known as the 
Miscellaneous Class, consisting of 
all such flowers as will not come 
into the Carnation and Picotee 
groups ah’eady passed under review. They 
are called— 
Selfs, Fancies, and Yellow Geounds. 
This, last class of all, and the one most 
recently denominated, is undoubtedly most 
popular, and though by no means representing 
the highest order of development to be found 
in this beautiful tribe of flowers, is, and pro¬ 
bably for that very reason, the one easiest 
understood. To the florist, who has ever, in 
his moments of leisure, the many beauties, 
and the illimitable variety of flakes and bizarres 
in his mind’s eye, and who reproduces them 
from the sure storehouse of his memory for 
his daily enjoyment, it seems strange that 
there should be ignorance of their meaning 
among men, but strange as it seems, he knows 
it none the less to be true, and that even with 
some professional men of much attainment and 
high position, there is so little knowledge on 
these points, that the subjects are kept care¬ 
fully at arm’s length, lest this lack should be 
betrayed. With seifs and fancies however 
there is much less danger of misinterpreta¬ 
tion. They speak for themselves, and valued 
most for their breadth of effect, their fragrance 
and attractive colours, they are outside the 
rules applied to higher development. “ Ah, 
Mr. D.,” I fancy I hear some one of our good 
friends the critics say, “We have you now; 
you have been saying the florists have no hard 
and fast rules, and now you say a certain 
section of the tribe escapes these rules.” Yea, 
verily, my good friend, I have nothing to 
recall, and you do not catch me tripping. I 
say thus much, we do not apply the higher 
standard to the lower development, just as the- 
attainment of the Senior Wrangler is not 
asked for in the man under examination for 
his Little-go. We do not deny the beauty of 
the class ; we feel it deeply, and we rejoice to 
know the public shares our appreciation and 
applauds our work. 
Let me however proceed to my list. It will 
be unnecessary to give individual descriptions, 
although there is marked individuality in the 
class, but as this individuality is set up mainly 
by shades and inflections of colour, it would 
become monotonous to repeat these at length, 
and therefore I propose to group them in the 
main in sections of colour. 
The finest White Selfs known to me are: 
Bridesmaid (Gorton), Diana, a seedling of my 
own. The Bride (Hodges), Virgo (Fletcher) 
a flower of very neat habit, and W. P. Milner 
(Fisher). 
Rose oe Pink Selfs. —Alice Ann Mary, 
Cynthia, Dot, Euphrosyne, Lady Constance, 
Mary Morris (Smyth), Mrs. Holiday, Mrs. 
Southgate, and Rosalind. 
PuEPLE OE PuEPLISH MaEOON SeLFS. -ArO- 
thusa, .Cassy, Gog, John Southgate, and 
Neptune. 
ScAELET Selfs.— Cardinal, Cinto d’Orion, 
Coroner (Barron), Jupiter, and Lucifer. 
Rosy Scaelet. —Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Huson 
Morris. 
Rosy Salmon. —Mrs. Dodwell. 
Ceimson Selfs. —Dora, Ida Mary, John 
Soper. 
Ruby Ceimson Selfs. —Autolycus, Dandie 
Dinmont, Dominie Sampson, and Little Harry 
Bertram. 
