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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 23,1894. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned subjects were certificated at 
the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, on 
the I2th inst:—• 
Sarracenia Willisii. —The seed parent of this 
hybrid was S. Courtii, itself a hybrid, and the pollen 
parent S. melanorhoda was also a hybrid. The 
general habit of the plant is that of S. purpurea, but 
is larger in every way and shows traces of one of 
che taller growing kinds. The tube of the pitcher is 
pale or deep crimson according to age ; the lid or 
operculum is transversely very broad and distinctly 
auricled at the base, pubescent, yellowish-green and 
heavily reticulated with dark crimson. First-class 
Certificate. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea. 
Pteris ludens.— This looks like a greatly magni¬ 
fied Pteris (Doryopteris) palmata or Asplenium 
Hemionitis. The fronds are large, bold, leathery 
and palmately divided with five triangular, acumi¬ 
nate lobes, the middle one being longest. The whole 
lamina is of a pleasing, bright green. Eirst-class 
Certificate. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons. 
OsMUKDA jAVANicA.—The leaves of this species 
are more leathery than those of any other in cultiva¬ 
tion. They are about i8 in. long, erect, and pinnate 
with linear-lanceolate pinnae. The frond is inter¬ 
rupted in the middle by the fertile portion, whereas 
in our native species the fertile pinnae are at the 
apex of the frond. First-class Certificate. Exhibited 
by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 
Arisaema fimbriata. —The leaves of this singular 
and beautiful species are trifoiiolate with elliptic, deep 
green leaflets. The tube of the large spathe is gray 
and lined with pale purple ; the lamina is large, 
slightly arched, ovate and dark, crimson-purple, 
striated with white and netted with pale yellow 
towards the apex. These colours are continued 
down the interior of the spathe. The spadix consists 
of a long, drooping dark coloured process covered 
with long fringes. First-class Certificate. Exhibited 
by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gardener Mr. Bain), 
Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Lygodium dichotomum polydactylon. —The 
lower leaves of this climbing fern are palmate while 
the upper ones have long, strap-shaped pinnae, 
forking at the apex into finger-like lobes. First- 
class Certificate. Exhibited by Mr. H. B. May, 
Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, Upper Edmonton. 
Carnation Primrose Day. —This bright yellow 
Carnation grows to a height of 3 ft. or thereby, and 
has glaucous leaves of moderate width. It would 
form a suitable companion to the crimson Uriah 
Pike. Award of Merit. Exhibited by Mr. H. B. 
May. 
Carnation Duke of York. —The beautifully 
formed flowers of this variety are of a rich, dark 
crimson. Like the previous one, it is a tall and 
strong growing sort and excellent for cut flowers. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Mr. H. B. May. 
Fagus rotundifolia. —The leaves of this very 
distinct looking Beech are very small, say about f 
to 1 in. in diameter, orbicular, plaited and of a rich 
dark green. It is strictly of upright habit, and a 
tree about 8ft. or loft. high was exhibited by Messrs. 
Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate. 
Carnation Duchess of Fife, —The flowers of 
this beautiful variety are large, finely formed, blush- 
pink and scented like the old Clove. Award of 
Merit. Exhibited by ]Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm 
Nurseries, Tottenham. 
Iris variegata Prince of Orange. —The falls 
of this beautiful garden variety are attractively 
striped with brown and yellow. The standards on 
the contrary are of a rich yellow. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden. 
Acer Pseudo-Platanus Crimson fruited. — 
Where the common Sycamore is raised from seeds 
and freely planted, varieties often turn up with 
crimson fruits, reminding one of those of Acerinsigne. 
That shown by Dr. Hogg, Beechlands, Sussex, had 
fruits of this interesting character, and was raised 
from seeds. Award of Merit. 
Begonia Duchess of Northumberland. —The 
flowers of this tuberous variety are large and per¬ 
fectly double, but not crowded with petals, the latter 
being arranged round numerous centres. They are 
of a soft salmon-pink. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. 
Begonia Earl of Craven. —The rose shaped 
flowers of this tuberous variety are of a rich, dark 
red and neat; they are also double and compact. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing & 
Sons. 
Begonia Rosetta. —Here, again, we have a 
tuberous variety with neatly formed, dark red 
flowers and perfectly double, although not large. 
Mere size is not essential to merit. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest 
Hill. 
Pelargonium Duke of Fife. —This belongs to 
the showy decorative class, and upholds its reputa¬ 
tion. The flowers are pink with a white centre, 
and a narrow white margin to the petals, and on the 
whole are refined and choice. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, 
Hither Green, Lewisham. 
Carnation Duchess of Devonshire. —The large 
and well formed flowers of this variety are of a 
delicate pink hue, and likely to be popular with a 
certain section of the community. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Mr. George Fry, Lewisham. 
Browallia speciosa major. —The habit of this 
species is similar to that of B. elata, but the plant is 
much dwarfer, with larger and very showy deep blue 
flow'ers. It should become popular for conservatory 
decoration. • Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. 
Carnation Mrs. Everard Hambro. —Within the 
last two or three years remarkable improvements 
have been effected amongst the few Carnations of the 
Malmaison type. They are now of all colours, from 
blush to deep crimson, and have the broad glaucous 
leaves of the type. Those of the variety under 
notice are of large size and rich red in colour. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Martin R. Smith, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. Blick), The Warren, Hayes, 
Kent. 
Gloxinia Ladas. —The flowers of this new variety 
are of a rich crimson shade with a white margin, and 
spotted in the throat. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. 
Begonia Rev. T. G. Little. —The flowers of this 
tuberous sort are large, double, neat in form, and of 
a dark red or scarlet. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. 
Begonia Nurse Mary Cornell. —The blooms in 
this instance are of a pleasing and delicate pink hue, 
large, and double, yet neat inform. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. 
Begonia Miss Thompson. —The flowers of this 
tuberous sort are likewise double, neatly formed, and 
of a pleasing soft pink hue. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. 
Begonia Miss Falconer. —The bright yellow 
colour of the double flowers in this case offers a 
pleasing variation, and serves to enrich this section 
of the tuberous race. The blooms are large and 
bold. Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. H. 
Cannell & Sons, Swanley. 
Begonia Colossus. —Double flowers have been 
attracting more attention than the single ones for 
some time past, but the large and beautiful pink 
petals of this single variety secured it an Award of 
Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. 
Delphinium Alfred Henderson. —The flowers 
of this handsome Larkspur are of unusual size, with 
intensely blue sepals and small white petals forming 
an eye as it were. The variety is apparently of 
vigorous habit. Award of Merit. Exhibited by 
Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset. 
Paeony Mr. Manning. —The varieties of Paeonia 
albiflora are being added to with sorts inclining to 
greater intensity of colour than is to be found 
amongst the early raised forms of this white flow'ered 
species. The blooms are moderate in size, double, 
and of a dark crimson-red. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
Pyrethrum Alfred Henderson. —The flowers 
of this beautiful, showy, and popular class of 
Composites are also being intensified in colour. 
The variety under notice is double, and the flowers 
of a rich crimson-red hue. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
Melon Eclipse.— Fruits of a seedling Melon 
named Eclipse were exhibited by Mr. S. Mortimer, 
Swiss Nursery, Rowledge, Farnham. It was raised 
from Empress crossed with Imperial Green-flesh. 
The fruit is oval, moderate in size (about 3J or 4 
pounds), uniformly gray, and finely netted. The 
flesh is pale green, juicy, of great depth, and rich in 
flavour. Award of Merit. 
HERBACEOUS PAEONIES. 
Among hardy herbaceous plants these hold a fore¬ 
most place, and there are now a large number of 
varieties, florists having been at work among them 
for a number of years. Many of those raised 
more recently are decided improvements in size and 
form upon the older varieties, and this is more 
especially the case in connection with those known 
as the Chinese varieties. To see them at their best 
they require ample room to develop into finely 
formed specimens, and require supporting with 
stakes. This should be done so that neither the 
stakes or the tying material is in evidence, and can 
be readily done. On no account should they be 
drawn tightly together like a woodman’s bavin, as is 
too frequently done; at the same time, to allow them 
to remain without support is to spoil the appearance 
cf the plants, because when they get wet and heavy 
with rain they fall on the ground and the flowers get 
splashed and dirty. But properly tied up, the plants 
have a shrub-like appearance when in flower, so 
massive and stately are they. 
We have occasionally met with single specimens 
on lawns, where they show up to the best advantage. 
It is rare, however, to find them done as well in pri¬ 
vate gardens as in nurseries where a speciality is 
made of them, and quarters of ground are devoted 
exclusively to them. Those who have not seen them 
grown thus should visit these places during the flower¬ 
ing season, when they will find a rich treat in store for 
them, having, most likely, a very inadequate concep¬ 
tion of the diversity of form and colour existing among 
them even in a moderate-sized collection. At the 
same time, many of the varieties have also a most 
delicious fragrance, and considering the length of 
time they have been in cultivation, and their very 
moderate requirements, doing well either in town or 
country, it seems a little strange that they are not 
more sought after. 
For one thing, they dislike being disturbed, their 
long fleshy tubers striking deep into the earth render¬ 
ing them very liable to breakages in even careful hands; 
and it will generally take a season or two to get 
them thoroughly well established. A good friable 
loam is the best of all soils for them if well broken 
up and manured at planting time; at the same time, 
any ordinary garden soil will do them fairly well. 
The following is a selection of a few of the very 
best;— 
Alexander Dumas, a splendid deep rose ; a superb 
variety. 
Ambroise Verschaffelt, rich crimson rose; scented. 
Charlemagne, large full globular flowers; rosy 
lilac in the centre, shading to white and brownish- 
crimson. 
Delache, intense deep crimson; very fine. 
Louis Van Houtte, fragrant, deep crimson purple. 
Madame Furtado, rose centre, shading to carmine. 
Madame Vilmorin, blush white ; rose scented. 
Mans. Rousselon, primrose centre, shading towards 
white; scented. 
Reine des Roses, white centre, passing to flesh 
colour. 
Souvenir de I'Exposition Universelle, bright rose, 
changing to carmine. 
Taglioni, rose guard petals, spotted with carmine. 
Vicomte de Forceville, soft rose, most beautiful. 
Virgo Maria, white centre, splashed with carmine. 
—W. B. G. 
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SUGAR PLANTING IN 
REUNION. 
Consul BENNETT,of Reunion, says, in his last report, 
that the principal product of the island, formerly 
called Bourbon Island, is the Sugar Cane, 
and this being a plant which quickly exhausts the 
soil, a system of rotation of crops has been adopted. 
On lands worked by hand-labour the following 
method of cultivation is adopted. The land is 
cleared of all weeds and bush about a month before 
the planting, the weeds being carried away or burnt. 
The furrows are then made and kept as far as 
possible at right angles to the slope of the ground, 
so as to enable the plants to keep the soil from 
slipping down the hill. In the rainy partof the island 
a space of 5ft. is left between the lines of cane, and 4ft. 
to 4ft. bin. in places where vegetation is less active; 
the object in the latter case being to spread a cover 
over the ground as quickly as possible to retain all 
the moisture received. When the furrow is finished 
it is holed for the reception of the plant. In each 
