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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 5, 1891. 
NEW § MW PWTg. 
At the meeting of the Floral Committee of the Royal 
Horticultural Society on the 25th ult., new Dahlias 
were pretty numerously shown, and the greater 
number of certificates awarded went to varieties of 
that now popular class. We give descriptions of 
them below. The new orchids certificated on the 
same occasion are described under “Orchid Notes 
and Gleanings” on page 10. 
Cupressus arizonica. —Judging from the name, 
we should think this Conifer has been imported from 
Arizona, or the district of that name on the southern 
borders of the United States not far from the head of 
the Gulf of California. A plant of it about 3 ft. high 
was exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
The leading stems were upright, giving off lateral 
branches of a twiggy nature, making the whole a 
compact, columnar mass. The leaves are subulate, 
acute, awl-shaped, and free for about a'third or half 
their length, the rest being adnate to the branches. 
The whole plant has a glaucous appearance, which 
as well as the above description, would apply to the 
juvenile state of the plant. The branches and 
leaves are similar to those of Juniperus mexicana. 
The plant is hardy. First-class Certificate. 
Hypericum moserianum. —This is described as a 
hybrid between two allied and shrubby species of 
Hypericum by its continental raiser. The leaves 
are ovate, obtuse, deep green above and glaucous 
beneath, and similar in general aspect to those of H. 
oblongum. The young shoots are terate, red, and 
terminate in cymes of large bright yellow flowers. 
The petals are broadly obovate, rounded at the apex 
and much overlapping. The stamens are very 
numerous, yellow and tipped by red anthers, which 
give the flowers a handsome effect. It is very 
unusual for the species of St. John's Wort to have 
red anthers. Cut flowering sprays were shown by 
Mr. 1 A. Waterer, Knap Hill, Woking. First-class 
Certificate. 
Gladiolus Thalis.-— The ground colour of this 
variety is of a China white. The outer segments are 
of great size, arranged in the form of a triangle, and 
the outer edges are slightly marked with purple. 
The inner segments are much smaller with a large 
reniform purple and crimson blotch across the 
centre. There were five open flowers and twenty 
buds on a spike of the specimens exhibited. Award 
of Merit. 
Gladiolus Bias. —The flowers in this case are of 
medium size, and salmon shaded and striped with 
scarlet towards the margin. The two lower and 
inner segments have each a large crimson blotch on 
the centre; sometimes there is only one segment 
with a crimson blotch. The anthers are bluish. 
Award of Merit. 
Gladiolus James O’Brien’. —The specimens of 
this exhibited showed about eight open flowers on 
the spike and twelve well-advanced buds. The 
flowers, which are notable for their great size, are 
striped or flaked with scarlet towards the margin, 
where they are tinted with blue at the edges, especi¬ 
ally when they first expand. The anthers are pale 
blue or violet, and most conspicuous before they 
burst. Award of Merit. All three varieties of 
Gladioli were exhibited by Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
Langport. 
Carnation La Neige. —The flowers of this Car¬ 
nation are of medium size, pure white, and fragrant ; 
the latter quality is by no means so common as it 
ought to be amongst Carnations of the modern types 
at least. The petals are neither too crowded nor 
numerous. The stems may be considered dwarf, 
being only 12 in. to 15 in. high, and they seem to 
have the habit of producing shoots all along their 
length. These shoots would be highly suitable for 
cuttings, but would offer some difficulty in layering 
till after the flowering period, when the stems could 
be laid down. The variety will prove useful for 
border work. It was shown by Mr. T. S. Ware. 
Award of Merit. 
Carnation Mr. C. R. Humbert.— This is also 
sometimes called Red Jacket, and is a border variety. 
The flowers are of medium to large size, and are of a 
deep crimson with a paler centre and not unlike 
those of the Old Clove, but rather smaller, and the 
petals have rounded and rather deep indentations. 
Cut flowers of it were exhibited by Messrs, Dicksons, 
I-imited, Chester, Award of Merit. 
New Dahlias. 
St. Catherine. —This belongs to the Cactus type 
of Dahlia, and has large blooms for that class. The 
florets are ovate, accuminate or drawn out to a lcng 
point and yellow, or the outer ones are lightly shaded 
with crimson. 
Kynerith.— Here again the florets are loosely ar¬ 
ranged and drawn out to a long point as they should 
be in a Cactus Dahlia; they are also somewhat 
twisted, and of a deep crimson-scarlet. 
Baron Schroder.— The florets in this case are 
red, shaded with purple at the apex, and sometimes 
revolute at the sides. The heads are of a good 
average size for a Cactus Dahlia, and the florets 
loosely arranged. All three were exhibited by 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury. 
Swanley.— The heads of this Cactus variety are 
of small size with long pointed florets, revolute at 
the side, sometimes a little twisted, of a deep or rich 
scarlet, and project on all sides like so many 
bayonets. 
Robert Cannell.— The florets in this case are 
also pointed, revolute at the sides, red and distinctly 
shaded with violet purple on the upper part. The 
heads are of medium size for a Cactus Dahlia, and 
of fine shape, with the florets projecting on all sides. 
Some look upon this fine variety as being a step to¬ 
wards a blue Dahlia. Seed sowing and selection 
may ultimately result in a flower with a considerable 
amount of blue in it. Both sorts were shown by 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. 
Delicata. —The heads of this Cactus variety 
vary from medium to large size, and are of a 
delicate but pleasing lilac pink. The florets are 
ovate or lanceolate with long, flat points. The 
heads have a yellowish tint in the centre when open¬ 
ing, but they soon give place to the normal hue. 
The variety was shown by Mr. T. S. Ware, Totten¬ 
ham, and attracted some amount of attention. 
Miss Glasscock.— The ray florets of this single 
Dahlia are blush-lilac with broad, clear-purple 
edges, and are very distinct in their way. They are 
also obovate-elliptic, of great breadth, overlapping, 
and slightly recurved at the ends. 
T. W. Girdlestone. — The heads of this 
are smaller than in the last case, but also single. 
The rays are white with deep crimson-purple edges, 
and the disc is yellow. Both were shown by Messrs. 
J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex. 
Mrs. McIntosh. —The heads of this exhibition 
variety are large, globular, and yellow, shaded with 
light crimson on the outer face of the florets, which 
has the effect of giving the flower as a whole a 
buff yellow hue. The shape is good and the centre 
full. 
John Rawlings.— -In this we have another large 
exhibition sort, very full, regular, neat, and of a 
uniform lilac-purple. 
Mrs. Lewis Standbridge.— The heads of this 
variety are also of large size, and golden-yellow 
when quite young, but as they get older they become 
of a pale clear yellow, commencing with the outer 
and older florets. 
Arthur Ocock.— Like the last-named this is an 
exhibition variety, rather larger in size than either of 
the others, neat in form with somewhat compressed 
florets of a deep red. All the four were shown by 
Mr. Arthur Rawlings, Romford, Essex. 
John Walker.— Amongst show varieties this must 
take a leading place. as a good white. The heads 
are of large size, very neat, and the florets are 
rounded at the apex with cuspidate tips. A stand 
of blooms was shown by Mr. J. Walker, Thame, 
Oxon. 
All the above received Awards of Merit. 
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 
Scarlet Runners. 
In some parts much difficulty is experienced in pro¬ 
curing stakes for Scarlet Runners, and except where 
it may be desirable to grow them as much to blind 
unsightly objects as for their delicious pods, I 
would not use stakes at all. At no time since I had 
charge of a garden have I ever staked Runners 
where they were grown for use alone—topping back 
the growths as they require it, and gathering the 
Beans as early as they are fit for use is the only 
attention we give them after the seed is sown. 
Two sowings, one at the end of April and other late 
in May, meet all our wants till frost cuts them 
down, and then the dwarf system has an advantage, 
as protection can be given in a way which is not 
practicable with staked plants. I never grew Run¬ 
ners under glass, but think where French Beans are 
grown in cold frames or pits unheated, Runners 
might supplement them, as they are more hard}- than 
their relations Kidney Beans. A line which we 
sowed for first crop has been in flower for some 
weeks back with good effect. They are in front of a 
row of dwarf Dahlias (3J ft. high), which have also 
been in flower since they were planted out at the end 
of May. While the Dahlias are serviceable for hiding 
off some low growing vegetable crops the Runners 
are not insignificant associates with them.— Stirling. 
Potato s. 
It would be premature to attempt to give an opinion 
as to what the value of the Potato crops is likely to 
be when lifting takes place, meanwhile the vigour of 
the shaws, in many parts, is almost unnatural. 
Some varieties of dwarf compact growth under • 
ordinary circumstances have tops huge and coarse, 
and where they have been planted somewhat closely 
together I fear the quality will be inferior. Where 
the space planted is of limited dimensions much can 
be done to let in light and air to the soil by the re¬ 
moval of a goodly portion of the tops—they can be 
cut over under the surface of the soil without 
damaging the young tubers. The thinning practice 
is not uncommon, but is done early in the season 
when the growth is young and tender. The most 
serviceable kind—Sutton’s Abundance—has grown 
beyond recognition, and Veitch’s Ash Leaf (procured 
from a source which warrants its being true) has 
grown to prodigious proportions, but the crop is 
excellent and the quality first-rate ; they were in rows 
wide apart. It would be interesting to know what 
might be the cause of the gross growth this season, 
on heavy and light soils and at lofty altitudes as well 
as on land level with the sea.— Stirling. 
A New Pea.—Superabundant. 
This is a first rate variety which deserves its name, 
and is to be sent out next season. It is the result of 
a cross between Ne plus ultra and Eckford’s Fame, 
grows not more than 3 ft. high, with a long broad 
handsome well-filled green pod, which will just suit 
exhibitors, as it has also the Ne plus ultra flavour, 
and fills closely to the utmost extent of the pod. It 
is also a great cropper, and grown singly in bush 
form as Mr. Eckford has it at Wem, it is a sight to 
behold. It will be found to be an all round first 
class variety for general use.— W.D. 
A NEW CHINESE LILY 
Lilium Henryi. 
Undoubtably the most important of recent additions 
to the genus Lilium is L. Henryi, of which our. illus¬ 
tration shows the inflorescence. It was discovered in 
Western China by Dr. Henry, who has been instru¬ 
mental in adding largely to botanical science by the 
numerous specimens which he has collected and sent 
home from that district. Dried specimens reached 
Kew in 1888, and bulbs were subsequently sent by 
Mr. Charles Ford, of the Hong Kong Botanic Garden. 
Having flowered last year and again this summer, 
the horticultural value of this Lily has pretty well 
been determined both as a pot plant and in the open 
ground. It adds a new species to the Archelirion 
group, which includes such handsome Lilies as L. 
tigrinum, L. auratum, and L. speciosum. 
The affinities of the plant are pretty close with the 
last named, while the size, shape and colour of the 
flower are suggestive of L. tigrinum. The leaves are 
scattered upon the stem, lanceolate, five to seven 
nerved, of a dark, shining green, recurved and 6 in. 
to 8 in. long. The uppermost ones are ovate, very 
short, and somewhat crowded under the inflorescence 
as shown in the illustration. On the whole they 
would seem somewhat intermediate between those of 
L. speciosum and L. auratum, and therefore broader 
than those of L. tigrinum. The stems vary from 
2 ft. to 3.V ft. in height, and bear a corymb of two to 
eight flowers, according to the strength of the plant; 
the lower peduncles often bear a secondary flower, 
and as it gets more established this branching habit 
of the inflorescence may increase. 
The flower stalks stand out at right angles from 
the main axis, and the large blooms hang face down¬ 
wards, with lanceolate recurved or slightly revolute 
segments. The latter are almost of a uniform clear 
bright orange for some time after expansion, with a 
