July 25th, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
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and make stocky, vigorous plants for planting out in 
the beds as near to the third week in March as the 
weather will permit. Subsequent to planting the beds 
are mulched with short well-rotted manure, water is 
applied when necessary, and staking and tying follows 
in due course. For convenience of comparing the 
different varieties in each section, the beds here are 
so planted that this can easily be done, and perhaps 
the greatest number are devoted to self-coloured 
flowers, which by many are preferred for border culti¬ 
vation to the bizarre or flaked flowers, for which 
enthusiastic florists have such a strong affection. 
Taking the flowers as they stand in review order, 
the “ seifs ” first, we note the following as being first- 
rate : Celia, rose-pink, new, and extra fine; Duchess 
of Connaught, white, with a slight blush tint; W. P. 
Milner, not beaten by any white variety for form or 
freedom of growth and flowering; Brigadier, scarlet, 
very showy ; Lady Bose Molyneaux, one of last year’s 
new ones, a good white in the way of Landseer; 
Ossian, also a fine white of last season’s introduction ; 
Boyal Purple, one of the finest of this shade, a large 
and neat flower ; Exquisite, a good white but too much 
The leading sorts here among scarlet Bizarres are 
A. D. Southgate, Harrison Weir, Young Milton, H. K. 
Mayor, True Briton, Alderman, and Admiral Curzon. 
Amongst crimson Bizarres, Albion’s Pride, John 
Simonite, J. D. Hextall, Guardsman, Georgeus, and 
John Heines are most conspicuous. The pink and 
purple Bizarres include such sterling varieties as 
William Skirving, James Taylor, Unexpected, 
Princess Beatrice, Squire Penson, and Sarah Payne. 
In scarlet Flakes, Dan Godfrey, Friar Tuck, Flirt, 
Bandmaster, Thomas Toomes, John Bull, and Lord 
Lyon, have each and all strong points of merit. The 
purple Flakes include such fine sorts as Purple Prince, 
Mayor of Nottingham, Ada, Squire Trow, James 
Douglas, Earl of Wilton, Florence Nightingale, Juno, 
Captain Jinks, and Bugler. In rose Flakes, James 
Merryweather, Jessica, John Keats, Bose of Staple- 
ford, Sybil, Lord Chelmsford, and Mrs. Matthews are 
specially fine. 
Of Picotees there is of necessity not such a formidable 
array, but the sorts have been well selected, and what 
we name below are all first-rate : -Heavy-edged red : 
Dr. Epps, Ensign, Jewess, J. B. Bryant, John Smith, 
park is situated) memorialized the Metropolitan 
Board of Works on the subject, praying that a lake 
might be formed in the park. The Board referred 
the matter to the Parks Committee, the members of 
which, acting with that caution which distinguishes 
all their dealings with the public money, considered 
the question in all its bearings, and it was not until 
last December that they unanimously agreed to 
recommend the Board to construct the lake. This 
result was, we believe, brought about mainly through the 
untiring exertions of Mr. John Tolhurst, the energetic 
member for Botherhithe, who was well supported by 
Mr. Shepherd, the member for Bermondsey. 
Designs and working-drawings were then prepared 
by Mr. George Vulliamy (the architect of the Board) 
and submitted to and approved by the Board. 
Tenders for the work were advertised for, and 
opened on 25th February last, when out of the tenders 
(the highest being £4,850) that of Mr. George Bell, of 
Tottenham, which was the lowest, was accepted for 
the sum of £2,665. The work has since been carried 
out by Mr. Bell, under the superintendence of Mr. 
J. J. Sexby, the Surveyor of Parks and Open Spaces. 
BIZAKEE CARNATION. 
HEAVY-EDGED PICOTEE. 
like W. P. Milner to be kept up as distinct; John 
Barnett, in the way of Celia but brighter in colour ; 
Laura, white, with a pretty rose stripe; Magnum Bonum, 
a good showy old scarlet; Virgo, somewhat small, but 
pure white, and the blooms very neat in shape ; Em¬ 
peror, yellow, very free ; Drap d’Or, yellow, and much 
dwarfer than the last named; Fairy Queen, of the 
colour of a Niphetos Bose; Edith, new, a good clear 
yellow, and large flower ; Lord Tennyson, yellow, and 
a free bloomer ; Princess Teck, a pretty yellow ground 
flower with a profusion of small crimson stripes; 
Florence, a good old buff-yellow; The Bride, white, 
and very free ; Miss Marianne North, a fine large 
white flower introduced last season ; Janeiro, yellow 
ground with deep crimson feathering ; Ouida, a very 
early-flowering deep crimson, and very free blooming; 
Mrs. Buller, buff-yellow; Mrs. Glen, a very fine 
yellow; Lady Ormathwaite, white ground with red 
feathering, new, dwarf, and very free ; Ida, bright 
rose, very dwarf ; and Brilliant, very bright rose, new, 
and good in every way ; Calliope, purple, new, a large 
heavy flower; Kempton Yellow, new, yellow tipped 
with purple; Clarisse, white, splashed with red, and 
very large ; Gertrude Teigner, a pretty shade of pink, 
not large, but of good form ; Vivid, crimson-scarlet ; 
and Sparkler, purplish-crimson, of medium size, but 
excellent quality. 
Lord Valencia, very dwarf, Lothair, Picturata, and 
Queen ©f Summer. Light-edged red: Mrs. Keynes, 
Eev. F. D. Horner, Thomas Williams, Delicata,Minnie, 
Grosteen, very large; John Hinds, and Mrs. Bower. 
Heavy rose-edged: Mrs. Bayner, Boyal Visit, Fair 
Helen, Miss Gibbs, Edith D’Ombrain, Miss Horner, 
Mrs. J. Wood Ingram, and Lady Boston. Light rose- 
edged : Lucy, Estelle, John Bolton, Morning Star, 
Mrs. Fordham, Miss Polly, Bev. H. Matthews, and 
Claudia. Heavy purple-edged: Mrs. A. Chancellor, 
Beauty of Cheltenham, Edith, Medina, Zerlina, 
Novelty, Princess Dagmar, and Bed Braes. Light 
purple-edged : Alice, Clara Penson, Baroness Burdett 
Coutts, Minnie, and Her Majesty. In the yellow- 
ground section Sir Beauchamp Seymour, Goldfinder, 
and Grandiflora are very fine. 
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SOUTHWARK PARK. 
This charming park, which forms an “ oasis ” in 
the “ desert of Botherhithe,” and which, although 
quite unknown to the majority of Londoners, is fully 
appreciated by the many thousands who dwell within 
a stone’s throw of its boundaries, has recently been 
made stiff more attractive by the addition of an 
ornamental lake. For many years the want of 
water has been felt, and as long ago as September, 
1883, the vestry of Botherhithe (in which parish the 
The lake consists of a concrete basin well puddled 
with clay as a foundation, and neatly finished around 
the margin with a coping of blue rounded bricks. The 
outline, both of the mainland and the islands (which 
are three in number), consists of a succession of 
graceful curves, so arranged as to give the appearance 
of continuity, and we could find no point of view from 
which the whole extent of the lake could be seen. 
The advantage of this is apparent, as although the 
total area, including banks and islands, is, we under¬ 
stand, only about 2J acres, the indefiniteness of the 
view would lead an observer to suppose it might be 
very much greater. 
The question of supplying the lake with water has 
been thoroughly gone into by the Committee. At one 
time it was suggested that a well should be sunk on 
one of the islands and the water pumped therefrom, 
by means of a windmill of an ornamental character. 
This would undoubtedly have been a great feature, 
but it w'as found that the cost would be very consider¬ 
able, as compared with the method which has been 
adopted, viz., to have the water laid on from the 
main of the Southwark and Y 7 auxhall Water Company, 
which supplies the park. 
Planting has been executed by the Board’s own 
labouring staff under the supervision of Mr. Coppin, 
the Superintendent of the park. The islands have 
been thickly planted with suitable trees and shrubs, 
and are already commencing to render their verdant 
tribute to the landscape. 
