October 3, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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narrow leaves, and deserves to be more extensively 
planted in pleasure grounds. Large quantities of 
seedling Rhododendrons are grown, as well as the 
choice named hybrid sorts. 
Hollies are grown in quantity and variety, from 
3 ft. to 6 ft. high. Besides the common Ilex Aqui- 
folium there are Scotica, with oval, entire, and 
thickened margins ; ovata, with ovate,serrate leaves ; 
the Hedgehog (ferox), the weeping green Holly 
(Nendula), the broad-leaved Hodginsii, and Waterer- 
iana, with entire or slightly spiny leaves of a dark 
green with a golden-yellow margin. Silver Queen 
and Golden Queen are well represented by bushy 
specimens ; and besides them there is the narrow¬ 
leaved Silver, with small leaves having a broad 
silvery margin, and bushy habit. The broad-leaved 
Silver Stripe is distinguished not only by its broader 
leaves but by its more rapid growth and pyramidal 
habit. They are in good condition for lifting. 
Tea Roses are grown in quantity in 24 and also 48-size 
pots, the latter being suitable for the trade. Those 
in the larger size have made stems about 10 ft. high, 
and there is also a second batch of smaller sized 
plants in one of the houses. Amongst those in the 
open air we noted Gloire de Dijon, Marechal Neil, 
Climbing Devoniensis, Wm. A. Richardson, Ches- 
hunt Hybrid, Niphetos, Climbing Niphetos, and 
others, all remarkably strong and clean. 
Clematis. 
The Woking Nursery has long been noted for 
Clematis, more especially in association with the 
raising of C. Jackmanni. A large stock of small 
plants is kept in pots, and a set of large specimens is 
also grown in the open ground. The bulk of them 
are flowering more or less freely, but especially the 
large plants. The violet-purple of C. Jackmanni is 
always fine. Of the same type arejackmannialba, white, 
Alexandra, reddish-violet, shaded with blue, more 
especially when well advanced, Tunbridgensis, violet 
with a crimson centre, Magnifica, similar but larger, 
and Rubella, claret-purple. Another type is 
characterised by C. lanuginosa, pale blue, and C. 1 . 
Candida, of the palest lavender or white. Blue Gem 
is well named, for it has six sepals of a beautiful blue 
and imbricated. Here also belongs Lady Caroline 
Neville, having large and showy flowers of a 
lavender hue, with a violet centre ; it also has six 
sepals. A handsome, new variety named La France 
has large, deep bluish-purple flowers with four sepals 
as a rule.. Another new sort of the Jackmanni type, 
nimely, Mrs. Baron Veillard, has pretty reddish 
purple flowers with four to six sepals, and when seen 
in contrast with the other varieties is very distinct. 
Duchess of Edinburgh belong to the Florida type, 
and is not only the best of the double white sorts, 
but is agreeably fragrant. Belle of Woking is a 
double variety of the palest lavender, or greyish 
white, with numerous sepals in many series. Mrs. 
Geo. Jackman belongs to the Patens type, and has 
eight imbricating sepals of the purest white. It is 
without doubt the best of the single white sorts, 
flowering in July and again late in the season. 
C. Viticella is a smaller flowering type of great 
beauty when freely flowered ; the variety C. V. alba 
is greyish white, and has six sepals. More choice 
still is C. V. rubra grandiflora, with flowers of a 
bright claret-red, produced in great profusion. It is 
a rampant grower, suitable for training on trellis work 
or against a building. 
new §■ mm pii/ijWrs. 
At the fortnightly meeting of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society on the 22nd ult. the larger proportion 
of the exhibits consisted of Dahlias, and a consider- 
arle number of them received Awards of Merit. 
Single varieties seem to be declining in favour, and 
possibly from a lack of anything really new or 
distinctive, none of them were certificated. The 
other plants mentioned below were also shown and 
certificated at the same time and place. 
Dahlia Nellia Machray.— In this we have a 
very small and neat Pompon of a deep orange-yellow 
on the inner face of the florets, while the reverse is 
much paler. If a free flowering kind it should be 
useful for cut flower purposes. 
Dahlia Mrs. Walter Bessant.— This is also a 
Pompon of small size, although somewhat larger 
than the last. The basal portion of the florets is 
creamy yellow, while the tips are deep purple, fading 
jo rosy-purple with, age. Both varieties y/ere shown 
by Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, and received 
Awards of Merit. 
Dahlia Sultana. —The heads of this decorative 
Dahlia are of small or medium size, and clear orange- 
buff, with a white tip to the florets, extending half¬ 
way down them. 
Dahlia Mars. — For a Pompon Dahlia the heads 
in this instance are considerably above the average 
size, and of a brilliant scarlet with wide and rounder 
florets. 
Dahlia Cecil. — There is a similarity in type and 
size between this Pompon and the last-named. The 
florets are red, with a white tip, and those in the 
centre of the head are darkest. 
Dahlia Lorna Doone.— The heads of this variety 
are of good average size for a Pompon, and of a 
beautiful, clear, rosy-purple, with crimson tips to the 
florets. The variety should find favour with many 
growers. 
Dahlia Ada Rehan. —Even as a show Dahlia, 
this is of very large size, semi-globose or slightly 
flattened upon the crown, and of a beautiful, clear, 
soft, rosy-purple. It should find a place on many an 
exhibition stand. The above seven varieties were 
staged by Mr. C. Turner, Slough, and received 
Awards of Merit. 
Dahlia Mrs. G. Humphries. — This is a show 
variety of good average size, semi-globose, and of a 
delicate soft pink, almost white in the centre while 
opening, and the outer and older florets again become 
nearly white wlien they are fading. 
Dahlia Little Sarah.— For a Pompon this is of 
good average size, tipped and suffused with reddish- 
purple on a pale yellow ground that ultimately fades 
almost to white. Both were shown by Mr. G. Hum¬ 
phries, Kington Langley, Chippenham, and received 
Awards of Merit. 
Dahlia Ernest Cannell. — In this we have a 
Cactus Dahlia of medium size, and of a bright orange- 
scarlet, darkest in the centre. The florets are long 
and pointed, and the fact of their being revolute at 
the sides gives them a more tapered appearance than 
they would otherwise have. 
Dahlia Mrs. Thornton. — Even for a Cactus 
Dahlia this is of large size with broad, rather loosely 
arranged florets. The latter are flattened or slightly 
revolute at the sides and of a deep magenta at the 
base, while the upper half of their length or more is 
flushed with pale violet or purple. The colour is 
both novel and striking, and is more extensively de¬ 
veloped in this variety than in any other, although 
not so intense perhaps. It may pave the way for 
something better in the same direction. 
Dahlia Sir Roger. — The heads of this Cactus 
variety vary from a small to a medium size, and are 
of a clear bright scarlet. The florets are long and 
taper pointed, and when fully developed are revolute 
at the sides. All the three were exhibited by Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, and received Awards 
of Merit. 
Dahlia Draughtsman.— This was shown by Mr. 
G. S. P. Harris, Orpington, Kent, and received an 
Award of Merit. It is a large and semi-globular 
deep crimson self or show variety of neat form. 
The crown is but slightly flattened. Six blooms of it 
were exhibited. 
Dahlia Mrs. Ocock. —This is also a show variety 
with large bright yellow blooms, shaded with bronzy- 
red at the tips of the florets on the inner face only. 
The florets are also wide and rounded at the mouth. 
It was staged by Mr. A. Rawlings, Romford, Essex, 
and received an Award of Merit. 
Rhododendron Ceres. — This is one of the Java 
Hybrids, and shows an improvement amongst the 
yellow kinds having large flowers. Those of the 
variety under notice are funnel-shaped, with large 
recurved segments, and the whole is of a dark apri¬ 
cot yellow tending towards orange. The stamens, 
on the contrary, are reddish with purple anthers. 
The oblong elliptic leaves are of leathery texture, 
deep shining green, and well set off the large trusses 
of bloom terminating the shoots. 
El^eagnus pungens maculata. — The leaves of 
this shrub are oblong, undulated, and dotted with 
rusty-coloured scales on a pale, almost silvery 
ground-work of closely placed smaller scales. The 
whole of the central portion of the leaves of the 
variety maculata.are yellow with narrow and irregu¬ 
lar green margins, ai?,d those at the apex of the shoots 
are often wholly yellow in the young state. As the 
leaves get old, tJ*G yellow changes to a creamy or 
almost sjly^ry white. The plant appears of dwarfep 
habit than the other forms of the same species. 
Both the above were shown by Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons, Chelsea, and were awarded First-class Cer¬ 
tificates. 
Cuphea LLAvat.— The stems of this species are 
about 6 in. to pin. long, and keep on producing 
flowers from the axils of the leaves so long as they 
continue to elongate. The leaves are lanceolate, 
hairy, and of a dull green or slightly hoary, some¬ 
times rusty. The calyx tube is large and rough with 
red hairs. The petals are reduced to the two upper 
ones which are conspicuous, obcordate, wavy and 
scarlet with a black midrib. The throat is filled 
with anthers covered with violet hairs. A basket 
of plants of it was exhibited by Messrs. Pitcher & 
Manda, Hextable, Swanley, and a Botanical Certifi¬ 
cate was awarded the exhibit. 
Chrysanthemum Viscount Cliquot. —This is a 
Pompon variety of good average size and perfectly 
double. The florets are flat, horizontal or slightly 
reflexed, golden bronze on the upper surface and 
yellow on the reverse. A bunch of it was staged 
with a collection of others by Mr. R. Owen, 
Maidenhead, when an Award of Merit was accorded 
it. 
♦ 
THE ROSE GARDEN, 
A Few of the best New Roses. 
Most amateurs delight in purchasing something new, 
and as there has been a few really good new Roses 
introduced during the last three or four years, I pro¬ 
pose giving a short list of them, with a' brief 
description, and also the date of their introduction 
to the public. Now that the planting season is rapidly 
approaching, it would seem to be a seasonable 
time for such a list, and I trust it may prove of 
service to intending purchasers. 
All of the varieties mentioned have been grown 
and thoroughly tested by me, and I may aay that 
some hundreds of others of the new kinds also ; but 
what I name below are in my estimation the cream 
of the lot, and are all well worth growing in any 
collection of Roses, There has been a great advance 
made in almost all flowers of late years, but perhaps 
there are none more improved than the " Queen of 
flowers.” 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince (T. 1889).—This may 
be briefly described as a pure white Souvenir d'un 
Ami, from which it is a sport; it is one of the 
finest white Roses grown, and most exquisitely 
scented. 
Sir Roland Hill (H, P. 1S8S).— Very deep and 
dark purple ; a splendid dark Rose, good grower and 
quite distinct. 
Mrs. Joseph: Godier (T.).—Deep Rose with a 
slight metallic shading; well formed and one of the 
sweetest scented Roses grown. 
Mrs. John Laing (H. P. 18S7). — Scarcely a New 
Rose as they are understood among the trade, any 
thing over three years not being called “New,” 
but it is such a valuable addition to this class that 
I include it here ; colour, beautiful soft pink, always 
of good shape, lasting a long time in perfection, a 
free bloomer and grower, both early and late. If I 
was tied to one Rose sent out during the last ten 
years, this would be my choice. 
ICaiserin Friedrich (T. 1S89).—A cross between 
Perle des Jardins and Gloire de Dijon, and which 
possesses the good qualities of both of these grand 
Tea-scented Roses, and must be classed among our 
finest climbing varieties : colour, deep buff, darker in 
the centre, with the edges of the petals a beautiful 
soft rosy pink, coming more decidedly-marked in the 
autumn, and in this respect strongly reminding me 
of Marie Van Houtte. 
Henriette de Beauveau (T. 1887). — The bright¬ 
est clear yellow climber we have, always of good 
form, very strong growing and free flowering, also 
one of our sweetest scented varieties ; this is a. 
grand Rose. 
Gustave Piganeau (H. P. 18S9). — Perhaps this is 
the largest Rose grown ; its colour is a brilliant car¬ 
mine lake, good shape and of most excellent habit. 
Gloire de Margottin (H. P. 1SS7). — One of the 
most constant flowering varieties I have ever grown ; 
colour, deep scarlet ; the flowers are borne in great 
profusion. This kind has proved a good one for 
forcing, and among garden Roses for cut flowers has 
no equal, 
Earl OF Duffekjn (IT P. 1887).—Deep crimsoia 
beautifully shaded with velvet; one of the finest 
