August 1, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
769 
Raspberries Failing. —If you have given your 
Raspberries no water, J. Emety, the reason for their 
failing to produce fruit is not far to seek. Give 
them a good soaking at once, and you may get a few 
of the later fruits yet. The first crops, however, are 
utterly lost. 
Seedling Carnations. —We are glad you have had 
such excellent results from your packet of seed, T. 
Grant, and pleased also that you find the " Amateurs' 
Page" useful. If you have any Carnations that 
you think well of we shall be pleased to give our 
opinion as to their merits if you will send a few 
samples. 
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LYCASTE DEPPEI. 
A well-grown plant of this old introduction is by 
no means devoid of ornamental value, nor to be 
despised. The accompanying illustration was pre¬ 
pared from a photograph sent us by Mr. James 
Lindsay, gardener to John M. Fraser, Esq., Rose- 
mount, Perth. The plant was grown in a 10-in pot, 
and bore eighty nine flower spikes, the bulk of them 
bearing twin flowers. The sepals are of a pale 
brownish green, but the erect petals are always 
beautifully spotted, and the lip is white with yellow 
and crimson markings. Mr. Lindsay manages the 
collection of Orchids at Rosemount admirably as we 
can judge from the fine flowers of great substance 
Selfs. 
The popularity of the Carnation has undoubtedly 
been increased by the raising of many beautiful 
forms that are well adapted for border culture. 
Portrush is pure white, full in the centre, and the 
outer petals are very broad and fine. Centurion is 
of a bright rose, of huge size, clove-scented, and 
does not split the calyx. A rich rosy-salmon of 
large size is that named Cinnamon. The Cadi is 
brilliant scarlet of fine form and smooth in the petal. 
A bright, rich rose self is Fanatic. A pure white of 
fine form is that named Silver Strand. The delicate 
tints find as much flavour as the most intense 
colours ; the beautiful soft blush of Pale Queen is 
evidence of this. A distinct colour is the bright 
orange-buff of Xantippe. Alma is of a soft flesh 
colour and beautiful in form. Florence is a darker 
yellow than Duke of Orleans and beautful in form. 
A strong grower is that named May Yohe, the 
flowers of which are deep rose and of huge size, 
Invershae is a snowy-white variety of great purity, 
and fine form. 
The brightest self Rose is that named Regatta, 
which is really beautiful. Diane is a handsome, 
dark bright yellow. The colour of Prince Charlie, 
for want of a better description, might be termed 
bright brick-red. A remarkably distinct and beauti¬ 
ful variety is that named Haidee, with bright rosy- 
heliotrope flowers that beat those of Galval Gem. 
Endymion has broad and beautifully formed petals 
Merit from tl e Royal Horticultural Society, and is 
of a delicate flesh or blush white. A fancy Carna¬ 
tion that may well be placed here is that named 
Artemis. The flowers are of a glossy or sparkling 
satiny-heliotrope, striped or flaked with scarlet. 
The variety is the best of its class. 
Yellow Ground Picotees. 
Eugenie has a light rose edge on a clear yellow 
ground, and is the best of its class. The grass is of 
wonderful vigour and will occasion no difficulty in 
propagation. A charming variety is Dervish, with a 
heavy rosy-heliotrope edge. An Award of Merit 
was recently accorded May Queen, which has a light 
rosy-heliotrope edge. His Excellency has a bright 
rosy edge on a dark yellow ground. Lord Warden 
is bright yellow, and its rosy wire edge is the lightest 
of any variety in cultivation. A dark rose but wire 
edged variety is Professor, the ground colour being 
clear yellow. Hygeia has a rosy edge with a very 
few short lines of the same colour. The bright 
scarlet, heavy edged Mrs. Tremayne is another 
beautiful Picotee. Golden Eagle is another grand 
sort, with huge flowers, rosy edges and a few lines of 
the same hue, irregularly disposed. Gabrielle is a 
wire edge rose Picotee, with a soft yellow ground. 
Mohican has a dark rose edge and a few markings on 
a bright yellow ground. 
Fancy Yellow Ground Picotees. 
This free and easy type does not correspond with the 
canons of the florist, yet no one can deny that they 
Lycaste Deppei. 
which frequently reach our office from that source. 
The blooms are usually large for their kind, highly 
coloured and of good substance, which would indi¬ 
cate high cultivation and a clear atmosphere with 
plenty of light. 
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MARTIN R. SMITH S CARNATIONS. 
At no time in the history of the Carnation, probably, 
has it heen more popular or grown to the same 
extent as at present Nor has it attained greater 
perfection at any former time, particularly in the 
case of the border, tree and yellow ground varieties. 
Hundreds of our readers by this time are familiar 
with the name of Martin R. Smith, Esq., The 
Warren, Hayes, Kent, in connection with the 
improvement of Carnations. The many thousands 
which he raises annually from carefully selected 
varieties and by judicious crossing enables him to 
secure a large number of first-class things annually, 
so that he is fairly entitled to the name of champion 
at this kind of work. He has done excellent work 
for the Malmaison group, border seifs, yellow 
ground Picotees, and yellow ground fancies. Two 
houses are filled with named varieties independently 
of the new house where the experiments in crossing 
are carried on, and two other overflow houses. 
These houses are carefully shaded so as to prolong 
the blooming period. 
of a bright rose ; the blsom as a whole is also beauti¬ 
fully balanced. The darkest and brightest crimson 
is a beautiful flower named Lady Hindlip; it is also 
of very good substance. The rich orange-buff of 
Mrs. Buchanan enriches that section considerably. 
Mrs. Prinsep is a bright yellow that will run 
Germania very close. Miss Willmot is a yellow 
variety of distinct form, inasmuch as the petals are 
incurved at the edges to a slight extent. Nox stands 
out distinctly from anything we have seen, inasmuch 
as it is blackish-maroon coming very near beiDg a 
black variety. A handsome and free flowering variety 
is that named Paragon, of which we noted a plant 
bearing sixteen bright yellow flowers all alike. 
Cleopatra is a pretty shade of buff, being two or 
three degrees darker than Mrs. Reynolds Hole. 
When fully developed Clio is of a light rose. 
Camperdown is a dark maroon and the largest of 
this colour. A charmingly beautiful pure white 
form is that named Titania. 
A huge flower of a soft rose is that named Sappho, 
it is almost like a Malmaison, but not coarse, and 
has the additional recommendation of fragrance. 
Abney is soft flesh or blush coloured. Kirkcowan is 
a bright yellow of good shape, but the darkest of 
this colour is that named Argo. It is of fine form, 
but has smaller petals than some of the rest. 
Wadhurst is of a soit buff and very distinct. Her 
Grace was recently honoured with an Award of 
include many charming varieties that cannot do 
otherwise than take the public fancy. Don Juan is 
heavily lined with dark purple on a creamy yellow 
ground, the former colour being the most pre¬ 
dominant. A strong contrast is presented by 
Fortune, heavily striped with yellow on a clear 
yellow ground. Delila is heavily lined with crimson 
on a creamy white ground, and is both handsome 
and of good form although only of medium size. 
Very dark is Flamma, so -heavily flamed with 
scarlet that it shows the yellow at the base only. 
Another variety recently recognised with an Award 
of Merit is Voltaire, beautifully lined with bright 
rose on a clear yellow. The Barron shows adifferen 
type of arrangement, for the flower is dark crimson 
with a sulphur base and venation of the same hue. 
Naseby is very heavily lined with dark crimson-pur¬ 
ple. One of the most distinct and pretty of the 
fancy types is that named Westward Ho. The 
petals are somewhat incurved and furnished with 
short or interrupted crimson lines on a kind of pale 
buff-yellow ground. Altogether it is a pleasing and 
striking variety. Very rich in colour is Perseus, 
being of a dark salmon-heliotrope. Kedive is a 
diffused bright scarlet. 
The above are but a few of the varieties of 
exceptional merit we noted. The average size of the 
flowers is very large; and almost throughout the 
collection the vigorous character of the shoots for 
