December 8, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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kinds are Pendula, bronzy green, with red margin and 
mid-rib ; Anerleyense, with red blotches and a red 
margin ; Mrs. Robert Turner, bronzy green and red 
margin ; and Gladstonei, rose, with a red margin ; 
all broad-leaved but handsome kinds. D. Norwoodiensis 
is striped with green and yellow, and red at the margin, 
while plants of amabilis, 1 ft. to 2 ft. high, are also 
variously variegated. D. congesta, D. rubra, and D. 
terminalis are also largely grown. 
Crotons are even more numerously represented by 
different varieties, and possibly also in quantity. The 
number of narrow, slender-leaved and gracefully droop¬ 
ing kinds is remarkable, while broad-leaved kinds are 
but sparingly represented. Narrow-leaved varieties are 
Aigburthense with a yellow mid-rib, Mrs. Dorman, 
crimson and yellow, drooping to the length of 12 ins. 
or 15 ins. ; Archibaldi, with the young leaves almost 
wholly yellow ; Angustifolia, a very narrow-leaved and 
most graceful kind ; and Lord Chelmsford, a specially 
fine variety. Better known are Johannis, with leaves 
12 ins. to 15 ins. long, and finely blotched with green 
and yellow ; Interruptum aureum, with a yellow mid¬ 
rib ; Magnificent, with rose-magenta veins on a yellow 
ground; and Majesticum, whose leaves are 1 ft. in 
length, and handsomely marked with crimson, yellow 
and bronzy green. Musaica, Junius, Mrs. Shearer, 
and Chelsoni, are other kinds with a rich admixture of 
colours. Specially fine is Thomsoni, with obsoletely 
three-lobed leaves, variegated with green and yellow. 
This, as well as a new kind named Newmanni, has 
broad leaves. Another new kind is Sunrise, the young 
leaves of which are wholly yellow, while the older 
ones are yellow, green, and crimson, and measure 
12 ins. to 15 ins. long, by 1J ins. to 1J ins. broad. 
Suspended from the roof of a house are various kinds 
of Nepenthes, some of which are furnished with well- 
coloured pitchers of great size. Amongst these were 
N. Mastersi, one of the finest grown, and N. Northiana, 
some of the pitchers of which measured 10 ins. long, 
including the lid. We also noticed N. Sedeni, and 
N. Chelsoni. Useful ornamental-leaved Begonias are 
A. Mallet, with large bronzy red leaves, B. incarnata, 
which in one form or another finds its way into most 
establishments, and B. manicata, whose sprays of small 
flowers are very acceptable in winter. A few Sarra- 
cenias are here grown, including S. Drummondi. The 
handsome-leaved Eulalia japonica was flowering while 
grown in pots ; it is, nevertheless, quite hardy. The 
black and crimson-fruited Ochna multiflora is not so 
generally grown as it might be. The soft yellow 
flowers of Allamanda grandiflora are very pleasing. 
Palms, Ferns, and Selaginellas. 
Very few large Palms are grown, as the requirements 
are small, neatly furnished specimens suitable for 
decorative purposes. The leading kinds, such as 
Latanias, Seaforthia, Phoenix, and Cocos Weddelliana, 
are grown in considerable quantities. There is also a 
quantity of very small plants of Euterpe edulis. Of 
Seaforthia elegans there is a fine lot of plants about 
6 ins. or 8 ins. high. The plants known in gardens as 
Arecas, are, as might be expected, extensively grown, 
and include large batches of A. Baueri and A. sapida. 
Kentia australis and K. Belmoreana are equally popular. 
Special kinds of Ferns of a useful decorative nature 
receive most attention here rather than a collection of 
many kinds. Lomaria Gibba is an instance. Large 
quantities of young plants, of a useful and usable size, 
are grown for decorative purposes, and handsome dwarf¬ 
stemmed trees they make. Very elegant is Pteris 
leptophylla, the fronds of which are three times cut 
and very handsome. A dwarf, compact, and elegant 
Nephrolepis is N. Bausei. A few of the stove kinds of 
Selaginella are kept in stock, including S. bellula, 
S. perelegans, S. africana, with broad, triangular, 
plumy fronds, and S. Lj’alli, of a deep shining green 
colour. 
Greenhouse Plants. 
Azaleas are grown to some extent, and include the new 
and beautiful Deutsche Perle, of spotless white. The 
semi-double Narcissiflora has been flowering for some 
time, and may be said to scarcely require forcing. The 
leading kinds of Bouvardias find favour, and include 
Alfred Neuner, Priory Beauty, rosy pink ; Hogarth, 
scarlet; Lady’s Blush, blush ; and Vreelandi, the best 
of all the white varieties. Most useful also for cut- 
flower purposes is the old double white Chinese 
Primula. Chlorophytum elatum medio-pictum is 
superior to the old variegated sort, and the fine medium 
creamy white stripe is brought out to perfection when 
the temperature is high than otherwise. The Glory 
Pea of Australia (Clianthus Dampieri) appeared strong 
and healthy, and it is even with the best of cultivators 
a difficult subject to grow to the flowering stage. 
Large quantities of Alalia Sieboldii occupy the pits. 
Tuberous Begonias in all the leading colours make a 
fine display ; a double blush kind named Mrs. 
Plunket was fine up till autumn. Amongst early- 
flowering Chrysanthemums the yellow Mons. G. 
Wermig and the white Madame Desgranges receive 
most attention for cut-flower purposes. It may here 
be stated that a pure white Antirrhinum named Golden 
Acre Seedling is very much appreciated here for the 
same requirement, in which a considerable trade is done 
by the firm. 
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FERNS WITH TINTED AND 
VARIEGATED FRONDS. 
( Concluded from p. 208 .) 
Among other good Ferns that have rich colours in 
the young fronds, Brainea insignis may claim a place. 
It is a fine bold spreading Fern, the young fronds being 
a decided bronze-crimson colour, changing with age to 
a dark green. Doodia aspera and D. media, both dwarf¬ 
growing kinds, are extremely pretty while the 
young fronds are developing; likewise is Lomaria 
L’Herminierii, a dwarf-growing species that appears to 
be always very scarce, but which throws up some 
extremely rich crimson-tinted young fronds. Blechnum 
corcovadense, a tree Fern with very erect and stiff 
fronds, produces young fronds of a rich deep crimson 
in colour, afterwards changing to a light green ; it is 
very effective at the time it is making its young 
growth. 
Ferns with white and yellow variegation may be 
found in considerable quantity, and help to relieve the 
other tints that abound amongst Ferns in general. 
The Pteris gives us several species : the well-known 
P. cretica albo-lineata is a very pretty and useful Fern, 
making good hard fronds of a deep shining green colour, 
having a very distinet mark of white the whole length 
of the centre of each pinnae. The habit of the plant is 
dwarf, producing fronds freely. The fertile fronds are 
much narrower than the sterile ones, and rise up from 
the centre of the plant in a very erect manner, giving 
elegance to the general appearance of the plant. P. 
argyrea is a tall-growing umbrose Fern, with fine 
fronds, very distinctly marked with white through the 
centre of each pinme ; a very effective Fern where tall 
plants are required. In P. aspericaulis we have a fine 
kind with bronzy fronds ; and P. nemoralis variegata 
is nicely marbled and variegated. P. tricolor is one. of 
the finest of variegated Ferns when it does well, but it 
is not one of the best kinds to keep in good condition. 
Lastrea aristata variegata is a very distinct and orna¬ 
mental Fern, with very dark green coriaceous fronds, 
distinctly marked through the centre of the pinn* 
with a band of deep yellow. In a small condition it 
likes a good warm house, but when mature a cool 
greenhouse suits it admirably. Athyrium Goringianum 
pictum, a Japanese Fern of great beauty but deciduous, 
must not be forgotten amongst variegated Ferns ; neither 
must we pass over Dictyogramma japonica variegata, 
a bold Fern, with large shining fronds, the midrib or 
rachis being evenly blotched with a bright golden 
yellow colour. 
With the foregoing Ferns and the following Selagi¬ 
nellas a very nice assortment of tinted and variegated 
Ferns may be had, which lend a very considerable 
variation to a mixed collection of other kinds. S. 
Martensii variegata is a bold-growing species, with 
distinct patches of white variegation at times, and 
often very nicely marbled all over the leaf with a 
distinct white colour. S. Ciesia has pretty blue varie¬ 
gation, so has S. Csesia arborea, a tall-growing and 
rambling species, which is very effective when grown 
in a shady corner of a warm fernery. 
The British Ferns do not appear to be at all inclined 
to break out into any form of variegation, therefore we 
shall have to look to the exotic forms to give us some 
relief from the continuous green that the bulk of the 
great Fern family are noted for.— -W. G. 
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M ote s on Uruits. 
Devonshire Quarrenden Apple. 
From the short time during which this Apple makes its 
appearance in the market in September, one would be 
led to infer that it was not only an early ripening 
kind, but one that soon went out of season. It is said 
to ripen in August—that is, in ordinary or more 
favoured seasons than the past—and to keep in good 
condition till the end of September ; but specimens 
ripened in the collection of Messrs. Dickson & Sons, 
Edinburgh, are sound and fresh up till the present, 
and seem as if they would last good for some time to 
come. In the London markets this variety meets 
with a ready sale at id. per lb., even when the samples 
are small and very indifferently grown. Cultivated in 
the southern counties the fruits are much more highly 
coloured, ripen earlier, and no doubt pass sooner out of 
season. The variety is also known under the names of 
the Red Quarrenden and the Sack Apple, but one is 
amused to find it sold in the markets under the name 
of English Quarantine.— F. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin Apple. 
Few late-keeping dessert Apples can lay claim to so 
high a quality of flavour as this one, and none excel it 
if we disregard mere matter of taste. It lasts in 
excellent condition from October to February, and is 
now in a highly fit state for table use. At best it is 
only a medium-sized Apple, but most highly deserving 
of cultivation from its rich and aromatic flavour. The 
flesh is very firm, and of a pale yellow colour ; but in 
order that it may keep firm to the last without 
shrivelling, it must not be gathered from the trees too 
early, nor kept in a fruit-room the atmosphere of which 
is too dry. There will, however, be less danger of the 
fruit rotting when kept under these conditions. It is, 
however, most desirable to retain it in as plump a 
condition as possible. The biggest fruits are those 
produced on trees grown in pots under glass, where, 
however, they become of an almost uniform yellow. 
On standard trees at Devonhurst, Chiswick, they attain 
a very suitable size, and become heavily suffused with 
dark red on the exposed side. 
Golden Spire and Lord Suffield Apple.?. 
Unfortunately we know little or almost nothing of the 
history of even our best Apples, so that we can only 
form general conclusions as to the affinities of the 
different varieties one with another. Golden Spire 
seems to have no known history at all, while of Lord 
Suffield we merely know by whom it was raised, 
together with the place, where and about the time ; 
but that is all. It may be merely accidental coincidence, 
but there is a marked similarity between the general 
structure of the two, in the texture, crisp and tender 
character of the flesh, in the size, shape, and general 
appearance of the seeds, the time of ripening and 
keeping qualities of the two fruits. Lord Suffield, in 
some standard gardening books, is said to be in season 
during August and September, but under proper 
conditions, both the above kinds will keep up till 
December. The specimens from which we draw our 
conclusions were grown by Messrs. Dicksons & Co., 
Edinburgh. Both are fine market fruits, are heavy 
croppers, and commence to bear at an early age. 
Hence they are kinds that might be largely grown for 
profit, even in those localities where they are found to 
do best. Lord Suffield is a large and Golden Spire a 
medium-sized fruit, and both are conical.— F. 
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IfoiES from Scotland. 
Ayr Chrysanthemum Show.— The Ayrshire 
Horticultural Society opened their first winter exhi¬ 
bition in the Town Hall, Ayr, on Friday, November 
30th, the principal feature of the show being, of course, 
Chrysanthemums, and it is gratifying to learn that the 
display exceeded their most sanguine expectations. 
Some of the pot plants, one of the judges remarked, 
were superior to those exhibited in Edinburgh. The 
two principal prizetakers were Mr. Thomson, gardener, 
Airlie House, Ayr, and Mr. Geddes, Knock Castle, 
Largs, for pot plants and cut blooms, in the order 
named. Tne stand of twelve Japanese sorts staged by 
the latter exhibitor seemed to be the centre of absorbing 
interest, judging from the crowds of gardeners and 
others that surrounded them most of the day. Taken 
as a whole, this stand contained splendid examples of 
high cultivation, but more especially Elaine, La France, 
Val d’Andorre, and B iron de Prailly. The first prize 
pot plants consisted of one huge specimen of Peter the 
Great, and two others, more floriferous, of Elaine and 
L’lle des Plaisirs. The same exhibitor, in the com¬ 
petition for one plant, staged a specimen of Margot, 
some 8 ft. high and about 4 ft. through, literally 
covered with bloom. There was a good collection of 
Primulas, Cinerarias, Roman Hyacinths, and other 
plants, besides several stands of hardy fruits. Mr. 
Murray, Culzean Gardens, Maybole, exhibited two 
bunches of the Barbarossa Grape, each weighing 11 lbs., 
for which he was recently awarded a Cultural Certificate 
by the Caledonian Horticultural Society.— Western. 
