July 4, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
699 
NEW PLANTS CERTIFICATED 
BY THE ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. 
Azalea species.— In general appearance the plants 
exhibited under this name resembled A. obtusa, and 
probably also come from China. The leaves are small, 
oblong, and obtuse. The flowers were about the same 
size as those of the species mentioned, and produced in 
the greatest profusion, quite hiding the foliage. Two 
quite dwarf plants were exhibited, one of which had 
salmon-coloured flowers tinted with scarlet on the base 
of three of the segments. The other was similarly 
floriferous, with flowers of a much darker shade of 
colour. They were stated to be quite hardy. 
Fig, St. John. —This Fig has already found its way 
into several collections, and although comparatively 
new, is yet feeling its way, as it were. Its merits 
are differently rated by different growers, but it seems 
that earliness is one of its chief recommendations. The 
fruits are of medium or small size, turbinate or obovate, 
smooth, bright green, and abundantly produced on pot- 
grown plants. This, as well as the above-mentioned 
subject, were exhibited by Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, 
Chelsea, on the occasion of the second summer exhibi¬ 
tion on the 17th ult., and a Botanical Certificate was 
awarded in each case. 
Gloxinia, Monarch. —The flowers of this variety 
are funnel-shaped, erect, of good size and substance, 
and of a brilliant crimson, fading to bright scarlet 
towards the margin ; the base of the tube is paler and 
finely spotted. The leaves are ovate or oval, of good 
size and substance. A Floricultural Certificate was 
awarded it when shown by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Gloxinia, Mrs. J. Carter. —The leaves of this are 
moderate in size ; but the flowers are large, erect, 
funnel-shaped, and white with a rosy carmine edge to 
the segments. It may appropriately be termed a 
Picotee-edged sort of attractive appearance. 
Gloxinia, Rainbow. —The leaves of this are elliptic 
and deep green with pale silvery ribs. The flowers are 
similar in shape to those of the last, but they are 
larger, with 5—7 segments overlapping one another. 
The throat is marbled with purple, and this marbling 
extends upwards into the sinus of a broad band or arc 
of red arching over the middle of each segment, and 
the broad margin is white. Both were exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Carter & Co., High Holborn, and received 
Floricultural Certificates. 
Begonia, Lady Grimthorpe. —The flowers of this 
tuberous variety are large and double, consisting of 
large, loosely-plicated sepals arranged round a few 
centres or rosettes. They are of a bright salmon 
slightly tinted with scarlet. For the description of 
Duchess of Leinster, see p. 656. Mrs. R. Dean is 
described at p. 634. All three were shown by Messrs. 
J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, and a Floricultural Certi¬ 
ficate was awarded in each case. 
Pelargonium, Dorothy. —Considering that this 
variety belongs to the fancy class, the flowers are 
relatively large and of a delicate blush hue with a large 
bright, rosy purple blotch on each of the two upper 
petals. The leaves are three-lobed and toothed. For 
description of the show variety, Royal Ascot, see p. 
634. Both were exhibited by Mr. C. Turner, Slough, 
and were awarded Floricultural Certificates. 
Anthurium, Madame de Smet Duvivier. —In 
this we have a very fine variety of A. Scherzerianum, 
with large, lanceolate, leathery leaves. The spathe is 
relatively very large, ovate, and of an intense crimson- 
scarlet. The spadix is twisted and of a bright yellow 
hue. A Botanical Certificate was awarded it when exhi¬ 
bited by Messrs. B. S. Williams k Son, Upper Holloway. 
Pyrethrum, Duchess of Portland.— The flower 
heads of this variety are single, and measure 3£ ins. to 
4 ins. in diameter. The rays are very numerous and 
of a rich rosy pink, and the disc is golden yellow. 
Papaver, Prince of Orange. — There are now 
many varieties of the Oriental Poppy (Papaver 
orientalis), and this is one of them, with large rich 
orange-coloured flowers, and with a medium-sized 
brownish black blotch at the base of each petal. The 
orange hue is quite distinct from the brilliant scarlet of 
the type, and the variety is therefore worthy of a place 
in collections. Both this and the above-mentioned 
Pyrethrum were shown by Mr. T. S. Ware, of Totten¬ 
ham, and received Floricultural Certificates. 
Iris Gatesi. —This is a very pale and distinct variety 
of I. Susiana. The falls are pale grey, tinted pale 
yellow and mottled all over with small purple dots. 
The standards are broad and of a pale greyish lilac 
almost white, lined and faintly mottled with purple 
throughout. The falls are furnished with a fulvous 
beard ; and the styles are coloured similarly to the falls. 
Iris germanica Kharput. —The falls are of an 
intense violet-purple and reticulated with white at the 
base, while the beard cousists of white hairs tipped 
with yellow. The standards are broad and of a deep 
blue ; aud the styles are lilac-blue. Both the Irises 
were shown by Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, 
and a Botanical Certificate was awarded in each case. 
Philadelphus hybridus Lemoinei. —The plants of 
this hybrid flower while yet in a very small state, say 
12 ins., so that they may be considered useful for pot 
work. The seed parent was P. microphyllus crossed 
with pollen of P. coronarius. The white flowers are 
very fragrant, and produced in short racemes of about 
five (at least on young plants) on the ends of the 
shoots. The petals are obovate and toothed ; and the 
anthers are yellow. The opposite leaves are ovate, 
serrate and intermediate in size between the two 
parents. The hybrid is floriferous, and comes into 
bloom earlier than P. microphyllus. It was raised by 
Lemoine in France, and was exhibited by Mr. M. 
Pritchard, Southbourne, Christchurch, Hants, receiving 
a Botanical Certificate. 
Iris amcena Yictorine. —The falls of this Iris are 
of an intensely dark purple and variegated with white 
at the base. The standards are of a French-white and 
irregularly marked with a few purple blotches on the 
upper half. 
Iris pallida dalmatica. —The falls of this beauti¬ 
ful variety are pale or soft blue, deeper towards the 
apex, and shaded with purple, while the claw is 
variegated with purple and white. The standards are 
large and pale blue. 
Achillea mongolica. —The leaves of this plant are 
linear, numerous, finely serrate, dark green, closely 
resembling those of our native A. Ptarmica. The 
flower heads are, however, much 'larger, with longer, 
pure white rays. It is a pretty and useful plant, suit¬ 
able for the border or rockwork. 
Delphinium, Puck. —This is a semi-double variety, 
as the expression usually goes in gardens ; and the 
appearance is due to the petals being enlarged, spread 
out, and coloured like the sepals. They are of a deep 
purple, with blue tips, and are of large size. The 
flowering spike exhibited was about 3 ft. long. 
Pyrethrum, Carmen Sylva.— The rays of this 
variety are broad, blush-white, and the disc golden 
yellow. The head itself is large and single, as it is 
termed amongst horticulturists. 
Pyrethrum, James Kelway. — The heads of this 
variety are double, with rosy red rays surrounding the 
elongated quilled florets of the disc, which is rosy 
purple. The mouth of the quilled florets is deeply and 
irregularly toothed. 
Pyrethrum, Warrior. — The rays of this single 
variety are of an intense red, and slightly reflexed, 
while the disc is golden yellow. 
Pyrethrum, Double Ne Plus Ultra. —The outer 
or true ray florets are ligulate and blush-white. The 
disc is quite full, and consists of flesh or pale pink 
florets, irregularly and deeply toothed at the mouth. 
Pyrethrum, Carl Voget. —Like the last, this is 
also double, with a few white rays surrounding the 
full and well-developed disc. The latter consists of 
blush-coloured, quilled florets, irregularly divided or 
toothed at the apex. 
Pyrethrum, Leonard Kelway. —The heads of this 
are single, and of medium or small size as Pvrethrums 
are generally considered. The rays are of an intense 
or brilliant red, and the disc is golden yellow. 
Pzeony, Juno. — This, as well as the three other 
Pseonies as described below, are varieties of P. albiflora. 
Juno is large, single, and rose coloured, with a satiny 
gloss, showing the mass of yellow stamens in the 
centre. 
P.E 0 N 1 ’, Tinted Venus. —The petals of this single 
variety are long, rose, shaded with white at the base, 
and marked or slightly flaked upwards with red. On 
the whole it is paler than Juno. 
P.EONY Humei. —The outer petals of this double 
variety are numerous, and the colour peach-blossom. 
The centre is filled up with narrow, creamy yellow 
petals. 
PiEONY Autumnus. —The flowers of this variety are 
large, with long, deep rose-purple petals, folding back 
so as to show the mass of yellow anthers. This as well 
as the thirteen varieties of different subjects preceding 
it were shown by Messrs. Kelway & Sons, Langport, 
Somerset, and all the fourteen received Floricultural 
Certificates. 
Pyrethrum, Monarch. —The rays of this single 
form are numerous, long, and of a soft mauve-pink ; 
the disc is golden yellow. 
Pyrethrum, Mrs. Bateman Brown. —The rays in 
this case are of a dark magenta-red, and very numerous. 
The disc is golden yellow as in all other siDgle kinds. 
Both the varieties were exhibited by Messrs. Collins 
Bros. k Gabriel, Waterloo Koad, and received Flori¬ 
cultural Certificates. 
BY THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
Weigela hortensis alba. —Theleaves]of this highly 
ornamental and chaste variety are opposite, ovate, 
acuminate, wrinkled, and of a rich deep green. The 
flowers are funnel-shaped, as in the type, but pure 
white, and very abundantly produced in terminal cymes. 
Indigofera gerardiana (floribunda) alba. —The 
rich dark green leaves of this hardy shrub are glaucous 
beneath, and consist of about four pairs of oblong 
leaflets and a terminal one. The pea-shaped flowers 
are pure white, and freely produced in long, axillary 
racemes. 
Iris Gatesi. —For description of this handsome 
novelty see first column. Both this and the two preced¬ 
ing subjects received First Class Certificates when shown 
by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. The Iris was 
also shown by M. C. G. Van Tubergen, Holland, and 
received a similar award. 
Gloxinia, Electra. —The flowers of this fine variety 
are funnel-shaped, creamy yellow in the throat, and 
finely dotted with purple. The lamina is of a rich 
crimson-purple, surrounded by a blue band on each 
segment, the margin of which is white. 
Gloxinia, Monarch. —Both this and the pre¬ 
ceding richly-coloured sort received Awards of Merit 
when shown by Messrs. J. Yeitch k Sons. 
Iris yariegata, Robert Burns.-— The falls of this 
form are of a rich velvety maroon, giving place to 
white on the lower part, which is lined with purple, 
and the pale yellow sides of the claw are also lined 
with purple; the beard is orange-coloured. The 
smaller standards are golden yellow, and the styles 
pale yellow. It was exhibited by Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Covent Garden, and was accorded an Award of Merit. 
PiEONY, Moonbeam.— This is a double variety of 
Preonia albiflora, with pale peach-coloured outer petals 
and creamy yellow inner ones. The latter are numerous, 
narrow and jagged at the ends. An Award of Merit 
was granted it when shown by Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
Langport, Somerset. 
Begonia, Madame la Baronne de Saint Didier. 
—The leaves of this tuberous variety are broad, lobed, 
very oblique, and of a deep olive-green. The flowers 
are very large, double, and of a soft creamy or primrose- 
yellow, with broad undulated sepals arranged round a 
principal centre, with a few small inconspicuous rosettes 
inserted here and there in the axils of the larger ones. 
It received an Award of Merit when shown by Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. 
Carnation, Lord Rendlesham.— The flowers of 
this perpetual variety are double, and of a pale terra¬ 
cotta hue. The petals are moderately numerous and 
toothed at the apex. The variety reminds one of the 
summer-flowering one named Terra Cotta. An Award 
of Merit was granted it when shown by Mr. J. Mill, 
Campsey Ashe, Wickham Market, Suffolk. 
Carnation, Iver White. —This is described as a 
Clove Carnation, and is both pure white and delicately 
fragrant. The flowers are fully double, with broad 
petals, slightly toothed at the edge. They are borne 
on slender stems about 2 ft. high, furnished at the base 
with rather narrow leaves of a deep glaucous hue. Mr. 
C. Turner, Slough, exhibited and received an Award of 
Merit for it. 
Canna, Antoine Chantin.— The petals of this 
CanDa are yellow, but they are inconspicuous compared 
with the three large petaloid stamens, two of which are 
bright yellow, spotted with bright red ; the lower one 
is almost blotched with that colour. 
Canna, Jules Chretien. —The leaves of this sort 
are very broad, and of a rich glaucous green, and the 
stems are dwarf. The petaloid stamens are large and 
of a deep scarlet-red. 
Campanula abif.tina. —The tube of this Campanula 
is cup-shaped, and pale internally, while the four 
to five-lobed lamina is of a deep purple, and spreading. 
Both this and the two Cannas received Awards of Merit 
when exhibited by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt. 
Fruit. 
Cucumber, Matchless. — This is described as a 
seedling from Empress, crossed with Lockie’s Perfection. 
The fruits shown were about 18 ins. long, cylindrical, 
and suddenly tapering to a short neck near the base. 
The skin was smooth, and of a rich dark green. An 
Award of Merit was accorded it by the Fruit Committee. 
