August 24, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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are very broad, forming a guard to the flower, like 
that of a Hollyhock. The pure white flowers of 
Princess Maud are large, flat or hemispherical, and 
very distinct. Luna has large, loose, rosy red flowers. 
Two of the brightest flowers are Scarlet Perfection and 
Mr. F. Nettlefold, the former having a good erect 
habit, and medium-sized flowers with closely imbricated 
orange-scarlet petals, and the latter having flowers 
similar in colour, but with short, stout, erect peduncles 
and wavy petals. Those of Lady Stafford Northcote 
are orange-salmon, while the petals of Leonora are pale 
rose, and the petals edged with salmon. Alba 
fimbriata, with its deeply toothed or fringed white 
flowers is now well known. Others exhibit yellow, 
buff, or differently shaded flowers, many of which are 
difficult to describe. 
parent. Equally good in their way are Princess Louise 
and White Perfection, both having very round, pure 
white flowers, and in the latter case about the size and 
shape of a Christmas Rose. Very delicate and fine is 
Lady Cloncurry, with rosy blush flowers of great size. 
A tall, floriferous variety of great size is Princess Sophie, 
with rose blooms of handsome dimensions. Miss E. F. 
Cooper differs in having rosy salmon flowers, drooping 
on long pendent peduncles. 
A fine round bloom is Lady Idsleigh, orange, 
tinted with deep bronze in the centre. Another and 
very distinct type is that represented by Charmer, 
having bright rosy carmine flowers, fading to white or 
nearly so in the centre. In other varieties, which may 
be termed the Picotee-edged type, the deeply-coloured 
border has become gradually narrower until it forms a 
kinds for the purpose, because although highly suitable 
certainly for pot culture, they seem altogether out of 
place when slung up to the roof and out of reach of the 
eye. Here several slender-stemmed and free-flowering 
sorts are grown in mixture in huge baskets depending 
from the roof, and the effect is certainly fine. Others 
are grown separately, such as Pendula, which has large 
deep rosy carmine flowers, six to ten on a long drooping 
peduncle, which brings the blooms into a position to be 
seen to advantage. 
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HOME-GROWN APPLES IN THE 
MARKET. 
When the matter is well looked into, it will be seen 
that the bulk of the market Apples grown in this 
Cattleya Warscewiczii Hardyana. 
Single Varieties. 
One of the most brilliantly coloured flowers amongst 
the singles is Prince Albert Victor, with flowers of a 
brilliant orange-scarlet ; they are also most freely 
produced. Being of large size, and exactly intermediate 
between scarlet and yellow, it would be difficult to 
match them with anything else amongst greenhouse 
plants. Whether the largest size attainable amongst 
Begonias has been reached or not, it is quite evident to 
anyone that they are large enough, and development in 
that direction should not be encouraged. The deep 
rose-coloured blooms of Queen Victoria are certainly 
large enough, as are those of Gigantea, a rose-coloured 
variety, with a paler centre. The stout stems, about a 
yard in height, are also very prominent features of this 
sort. 
One of the largest and finest of yellows is that 
named Star of Gold ; it is also very tall for the yellow 
sorts, which take after B. P^arcei chiefly as their 
margin to the petals of greater or less extent, just as 
happens in real Picotees. A goodly number of this 
class are seedlings, and as yet unnamed. One we noticed 
had white flowers with a bright rose edge, while a 
second had altogether larger blooms with a slender 
margin. In other cases the colour had altogether dis¬ 
appeared, except from the outer petals. It may here 
be noticed that white varieties, when grown in the open 
air and exposed to direct sunlight, are more or less 
tinted with pink on the back. A seedling without 
name was noticeable on account of the broad brilliant 
carmine-red, almost vermilion border, to its otherwise 
white flowers, rendering it both distinct and attractive. 
In contrast to the kinds already mentioned, a seedling 
may be noticed with a dark maroon flower, similar to 
Duke of Edinburgh, but more intense in tone. 
Before dismissing the subject, reference may be 
male to the use of Begonias in baskets. When so 
treated, our advice is never to use stiff erect-habited 
Country are consumed before they reach maturity. 
The markets have been supplied for some time past 
with home-grown produce, and just now, van-loads of 
Apples in open baskets are pouring in from all parts 
of the suburbs of London and the surrounding 
country. 
Orchards are, perhaps, most plentiful in Kent; but 
a large quantity of fruit is also grown in the western 
part of Middlesex, and may be seen pouring into 
London by the van-load. On the off market mornings, 
advantage is taken to supply the greengrocers and 
inhabitants generally at the west end, with fruit and 
vegetables, by holding what is practically a market at 
Ivew Bridge, although its legal standing is somewhat 
doubtful. A large number of vans, however, take up 
their position there for a time on three mornings of the 
week, and at present, Apples figure largely amongst 
the produce for sale. There are several reasons for 
disposing of home-grown Apples thus early. In the 
