572 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 10, 1890. 
cartilaginous margin. The stems are somewhat leafy, 
and their upper portion, with its leaves, bracts, calyx an 
petals, is deep purple, and covered with short 
glandular hairs. As a rockery plant it is both 
beautiful and interesting on account of its colour and 
neatness; and it may also be grown in pots in a cold 
frame, where it must be looked after to prevent coarser 
kinds of vegetation from encroaching upon it, as it is 
of exceedingly slow growth. Seeds, however, are 
ripened in this country, and seedlings have been raised 
from it. There are some specimens in pots in the 
gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at 
Chiswick. 
Spring- Bulbs. 
A kecent visit to Peel Park, the people’s park, of 
Salford, revealed a very pleasant scene. In front of 
the museum on the terrace there is a broad walk, and 
on each side are over thirty beds, square and round alter¬ 
nately, which are filled with Tulips, numbering about 
150 bulbs in a bed. They are now in perfection, and 
add very much to the beauty of the grounds, whilst 
almost everything else surrounding is in a transitory 
state. The effect, looking from one end of the terrace 
to the other, is most pleasing, the colours being very 
happily blended after long experience. Mr. Moore, 
the superintendent, has found the following varieties to 
be most suitable for the climate and situation : —Dussart, 
Joost van Vondel, Golden Prince, Potter and Vermilion 
Brilliant, all of which are dwarf and compact, and 
blooming altogether. The terrace is really brilliant, 
and will be the admiration of many thousands of the 
working classes for the next ten days. Mr. Moore 
informed us that the bulbs were supplied by Messrs. 
Dickson, Brown &Tait, Corporation Street, Manchester. 
— Visitor. 
The Japan Quince. 
In gardens the Japan Quince (Pyrus japonica) is 
generally grown as an untrained bush ; but that old 
plants even may be trained on a wall and flowered in 
great profusion is evident from a tree on an east-aspect 
w r all, covering a space of 8 ft. by 16 ft., in the gardens 
of the Royal Horticultural Society, at Chiswick. The 
individual blooms are of great size, deep crimson-red, 
and produced in great profusion in clusters on the old 
wood or on short spurs. The tree is an old one, and 
formerly occupied a space on another wall. For a few 
years after it had been lifted, and at the same time 
closely pruned back, it flowered very sparingly ; but 
since then it has recuperated, and seldom fails to flower 
magnificently and regularly every year. 
Symphytum orientale. 
For border decoration this is both ornamental and 
hardy, requiring no special attention, treatment, nor 
any particular kind of soil. It is, perhaps, the earliest 
flowering of all the species of Symphytum cultivated, 
and affords variety in the border when few other 
subjects are in bloom, excepting bulbs. The average 
height of the stems is 18 ins., but when grown in rich 
soil it will attain twice the size. The stems are 
branched, each shoot terminating in racemes of pale or 
whitish flowers, which soon change to a lively sky-blue. 
Unlike several other kinds it is easily kept within due 
bounds, as the roots do not spread very rapidly in a 
lateral direction. Besides border decoration, the 
flowers might be utilised for cutting purposes, as they 
harmonise well with various others of popular hardy 
kinds. It may be seen in the herbaceous border in the 
gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, Chiswick. 
Tulipa Ostrowskiana and T. montana. 
Evidently these two wild Tulips bear a near relation¬ 
ship to T. oculis-solis. The former is the taller, being 
about 12 ins. high, bearing three or four lanceolate, 
long-pointed, glaucous leaves on the stem. The flowers 
are of large size for a Tulip that has been cultivated 
only for a short time, and of a brilliant red, with a 
large black blotch, surrounded by a yellow line at the 
base of each segment internally. There is a corre¬ 
sponding greenish yellow blotch externally, which 
diffuses along the central part of the segment. It is 
flowering in one of the beds in the botanical grounds at 
Kew, where it was sent last year under the name of 
T. Dammanniana. Alongside of it is T. montana, which 
is very similar in many respects, but is only about 
6 ins. high, and the black blotch on the inner face of 
the segments is much larger. The greenish yellow 
blotch on the outer face is much larger, and suffuses all 
over the segments. There are generally only three 
leaves on the stem. 
Calceolaria, Cloth of Gold. 
The flowers of this variety are large, inflated, somewhat 
flattened, and of a uniform, clear bright yellow. The 
plant shown by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, at the Royal 
Aquarium on the 29th and 30th ult., was dwarf, bushy 
and compact. A First Class Certificate was awarded 
for it. 
Muscari armeniacum. 
Of the several species of Muscari or Grape Hyacinths 
grown in gardens, that under notice is one of the most 
vigorous, resembling in this respect M. racemosum, 
which is of somewhat similar habit. The flowers are 
of a dark blue, densely arranged in spikes about 2 ins. 
in length, and rise above the deep green foliage. Being 
a vigorous grower it is well adapted either for the 
border or rockery, requires no protection, and flowers 
during April and May. We noted a large quantity of 
it in the grounds of Messrs. Barr & Son, at Long 
Ditton, Surrey. 
Tree Paeony, Lady Lottie. 
The flowers of this variety are semi-double and pure 
white, with exception of a large crimson blotch at the 
base of each of the broad petals. The plant shown at 
the Royal Aquarium on the 29th and 30th ult. by Mr. 
Wm. Gordon, Twickenham, had been grown in a pot 
and brought gently into bloom under glass. A First 
Class Certificate was awarded for the variety. 
Narcissus Johnstoni Mrs. Geo. Cammell. 
As far as size is concerned, this is a great improvement 
upon the tj T pe from a horticultural point of view. The 
flower is nodding, and as seen growing, is an exceed¬ 
ingly graceful Daffodil. The segments are ovate- 
oblong, blunt, imbricated at the base, and of a clear 
bright yellow. The corona is cylindrical, of the same 
width throughout, truncate or clipped short, widely 
and shallowly crenate at the mouth, about the same 
length as the segments and slightly paler in colour. 
The tube is rather elongated and obconic. Specimens 
were exhibited at the Royal Botanic Society’s spring 
show on the 23rd ult. by Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent 
Garden, who received a Fiorieultural Certificate for the 
variety. 
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NATIONAL AURICULA SOCIETY. 
Northern Section. 
At the Northern show, held in the Town Hall, Man¬ 
chester, on the 29th ult., all the classes for Auriculas 
and Polyanthuses were w T ell filled, and of the former 
very many flowers of high quality were exhibited, and 
the competition was keen throughout. In the Poly¬ 
anthus classes, the most noticeable feature was the 
number of seedlings shown, which was much larger 
than usual. We append the prize list: — 
Six Auriculas, dissimilar : First, Rev. F. D. Horner, 
Burton-in-Lonsdale, with Magpie (Horner), Miranda 
(Horner), Rev. F. D. Horner (Simonite), Monarch 
(Horner), Mrs. A. Potts (Barlow), and G. Lightbody 
(Ileadly) ; second, Mr. T. Lord, Todmorden, with 
Rev. F. D. Horner, G. Lightbody, R. Headly (Light- 
body), Acme (Read), Mrs. A. Potts, and Brunette 
(Polilman) ; third, Mrs. Kyrke Penson, Ludlow, with 
Prince of Greens (Traill), G. Lightbody, John Simonite 
(Walker) ; Heatherbell (Simonite), Mrs. Dodwell 
(Woodhead), and Prudence (Kyrke Penson); fourth, 
Mr. B. Simonite, Sheffield, with Heatherbell, Heroine 
(Horner), D. Hardy (Simonite), Mr. Hannaford 
(Simonite), and two seedlings unnamed ; fifth, Miss 
Woodhead, Hipperholme, Halifax, with Mrs. Dodwell, 
Acme, George Rudd (Woodhead), Black Bess (Wood- 
head), Prince of Greens, aud Talisman (Simonite) ; 
sixth, Mr. Jos. Butterworth, Middleton, with Lan¬ 
cashire Hero (Lancashire), Ellen Lancaster (Pohlman), 
Acme, Alexander Meiklejohn (Kay), Chas. Perry 
(Turner), and Lovely Ann (Oliver) ; seventh, Mr. 
Henry Wilson, Halifax, with Prince of Greens, Lan¬ 
cashire Hero, G. Rudd, John Simonite, Mrs. A. Potts, 
and Geo. Lightbody. 
Four Auriculas, dissimilar: First, Rev. F. D. 
Horner, with Magpie, G. Lightbody, Rev. F. D. 
Horner, and Mrs; A. Potts; second, Mr. Irving Hind. 
Halifax, with Acme, A. Meiklejohn, Chas. J. Perry, and 
Mayflower (Traill) ; third, Mr. T. Lord, with G. 
Lightbody, Brunette, Mrs. Dodwell, and Rev. F. D. 
Horner ; fourth, Mr. Hy. Wilson, with G. Lightbody, 
John Simonite, Mrs. A. Potts, and Prince of Greens ; 
fifth, Miss Woodhead, with Acme, Black Bess, Rachel 
(Woodhead) and Imperator (Litton) ; sixth, Mr. W. 
Taylor, Middleton, with Acme, A. Meiklejohn, Chas. J. 
Perry, and May Flower ; seventh, Mrs. Kyrke Penson, 
with G. Lightbody, John Simonite, Rev. F. D. Horner, 
and Negro (Mellor). 
Two Auriculas, dissimilar : First, Mr. E. Shepley, 
Middleton, with A. Meiklejohn and Mayflower ; second, 
Mr. G. Middleton, Prestwich, with Beauty (Traill), and 
Mrs. A. Potts ; third, Mr. E. Shaw, Moston, with A. 
Meiklejohn, and a seedling ; fourth, Mr. J. Beswick, 
Middleton, with Dr. Horner (Rudd) and Lovely Ann. 
Two Auriculas, for maiden growers: First, Mr. 
James Wood, with Priuce of Greens and Frank 
Simonite (Simonite) ; second, Mr. Irving Hind, with 
John Simonite and Lancashire Hero ; third, Mr. E. 
Walker, Leek, wdth Geo. Lightbody and Negro; 
fourth, Mr. G. Thomley, Middleton, with Chas. J. 
Perry and Traill’s Beauty. Premier Auricula of the 
exhibition, Rev. F. D. Horner, with Magpie (Horner), 
white-eyed. 
Single plants, green-edged: Premier, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Mr. Hannaford ; first and second, Rev. 
F. D. Horner, with Attraction (Horner) and Monarch 
(Horner); third, Mr. B. Simonite, with Thalia 
(Simonite) ; fourth, Rev. F. D. Horner, with Rev. 
F. D. Horner ; fifth, Mr. B. Simonite, with a seedling ; 
sixth, Mrs. Kyrke Penson, with Col. Taylor (Leigh) ; 
seventh, Mr. H. G. Wilson, with Prince of Greens ; 
eighth, Mr. W. Taylor, with Talisman. Grey-edged : 
Premier and first, Mr. T. Lord, with G. Lightbody ; 
second, Mr. J. Butterworth, with A. Meiklejohn ; third, 
Mrs. Kyrke Penson, with a seedling ; fourth, Mr. B. 
Simonite, with Agamemnon (Horner); fifth and sixth, 
Miss Woodhead, with Rachel and G. Rudd ; seventh, 
Mr. G. Shepley, with Lancashire Hero ; eighth, Mr. 
W. Barngather, Leek, with Dr. Horner. White-edged : 
Premier, Rev. F. D. Horner, with Magpie ; first, Mr. 
G. Shepley, with Acme ; second, Mr. T. Lord, with 
John Simonite ; third, Rev. F. D. Horner, with Magpie; 
fourth, Mr. G. Shaw, with True Briton ; fifth, Rev. 
F. D. Horner, with Reliance (Mellor) ; sixth, Mrs. 
Kyrke Penson, with Dr. Kidd (Douglas) ; seventh, 
Mr. W. Taylor, with Beauty (Traill) ; eighth, Mr. 
Henry Wilson, with Mrs. Dodwell. Selfs: Premier, 
first, second and third, Rev. F. D. Horner, with Laura 
(Horner), Dimple (Horner),Lodia (Horner), andLynette 
(Horner) ; fourth, Mr. B. Simonite, with Heroine 
(Horner) ; fifth, Rev. F. D. Horner, with-Scarlet Gem 
(Horner); sixth, Mrs. Kyrke Penson, with Prudence ; 
seventh, Mr. G. Shaw, with a seedling ; eighth, Mr. T. 
Lord, with Black Bess. 
Alpine Auriculas, shaded.—Four dissimilar: First, 
Mr. J. Beswick, with Emin and three seedlings ; second, 
Mr. H. Geggie, with Diadem and three seedlings ; third, 
Mr. J. Butterworth, with Diadem, Almyra, and two 
seedlings ; fourth, Mr. E. Shaw, with Victoria, Mrs. 
Ball, Diadem, and Terminal; fifth, S. Barlow, Esq., 
with Diadem, Mr. Llewellyn, Prior, and a seedling ; 
sixth, Mr. W. Taylor, with Diadem, Mrs. Dodwell, 
Nimrod, and John Leech ; seventh, Mr. J. Stelfox, with 
Victoria, Mrs. Dodwell, Racer, and seedling. 
Alpines, shaded—single plants, yellow centres : 
Premier and first, Mr. F. Clements, with Unique and 
Mrs. Ball ; second, S. Barlow, Esq., with seedling ; 
third, Mr. J. Butterworth, with Unique ; fourth, 
Mr. F. Beswick, with seedling ; fifth, S. Barlow, Esq., 
with Mrs. Llewellyn. 
"White centres : Premier and first, Mr. J. Beswick, 
with seedlings ; second, Mr. J. Butterworth, with 
Victoria ; third, Mr. J. Beswick, with seedling ; 
fourth, Mr. J. Clements, with Minnie Turner ; fifth, 
Mr. J. Beswick, with seedling. 
Polyanthus, black-grounds, three dissimilar : First, 
Mr. J. Butterworth, with Cheshire Favourite, Exile, 
and a seedling ; second, Mr. J. Beswick, with Cheshire 
Favourite, Lancashire Hero, and Exile ; third, Mr. A. 
Oldham, with three seedlings; fourth, Mr. G. Thomley, 
with Prince Regent, Favourite, aud Exile ; fifth, "Vm. 
Brocklebank, Esq., with Black Cap, Black Knight, and 
Exile; sixth, S. Barlow, Esq., with Favourite, Exile, 
and John Bright. Red-grounds, three dissimilar: 
First, Mr. Jos. Butterworth, with Geo. IV., Prince 
Regent, and a seedling ; second, Mr. G. Thornley, with 
Lancer, George IV., and a seedling ; third, W. 
Brocklebank, Esq., with Ensign, Geo. IV., and Regina ; 
fourth, Mr. "V. Taylor, with Lancer, Prince Regent, 
aud Geo. IV. ; fifth, Mr. J. Beswick, with Lancer, 
Prince Regent, and a seedling. 
Single plants, black grounds : Premier, Mr. J. 
Butterworth, with Exile ; first, "\V. Brocklebauk, Esq., 
with Black Knight ; second, Mr. A. Oldham, with a 
seedling ; third, Mr. J. Butterworth, with Favourite ; 
fourth, W. Brocklebank, Esq., with Jubilee ; fifth, Mr. 
G. Thornley, with Exile ; sixth and seventh, Mr. A. 
Oldham, with a seedling. Red grounds : Premier and 
