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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 3, 1894. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned subjects were certificated by 
the Royal Horticultural Society on the 23rd ult. 
Saintpaulia ionantha.- -This has at last received 
the honour due to it after having been shown several 
times. The cordate, hairy leaves are arranged in a 
neat rosette covering the- soil in the pots. The 
flower scapes just rise above them bearing a number 
of deep blue flowers with a cluster of golden 
anthers in the centre. First-class Certificate. 
Ten plants were shown in various sized pots 
by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gardener Mr. W. 
Bain), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Begonia margaritacea. —This would belong to 
the B. incarnata type and has large, obliquely cor¬ 
date, olive-green leaves, but almost covered with red 
spots and hairy. The under surface is of a uniform 
deep red. Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons. 
Chrysanthemum Charles Molin. —In this we 
have a reflexed Japanese bloom (5J in. across), of a 
similar type to Mrs. F. Jamieson but larger, and 
having broader florets of a rich, bronzy orange, 
tinted with crimson. It is certainly handsome. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Mr. J. W. Godfrey, 
Exmouth, Devon. 
ChrysanthemumPrefect Robert. —In some cases 
this is a closely incurved Japanese sort of a reddish 
crimson with a silvery reverse, and 5 in. in diameter. 
In other cases the blooms are 6 in. across and more 
spreading, so that a great deal of the reddish crimson 
is shown. Award of Merit. Exhibited by Mr. W. 
J. Godfrey, and by Mr. Geo. Stevens, St. John's 
Nursery, Putney. 
Chrysanthemum Louise.— Here again we have a 
closely incurved Japanese variety, about 5J in. in 
diameter with broad and densely packed ivory 
white and shining petals. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood Station, 
Redhill, and by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Chrysanthemum Hairy Wonder. —The blooms 
of this singularly curious and beautiful Japanese 
and plumose variety measure about 6J in. in 
diameter. The florets are of a deep buff, and as 
bristly as a hedgehog, and certainly most distinct 
and interesting. Award of Merit. Exhibited by 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
Lewisham. 
Chrysanthemum Madame Aug. de Lacvivier. 
—This incurved Japanese variety measures about 
6 in. in diameter, and has much material in it. 
The florets are soft, crimson-red with a yellow edge 
and a clear, nankin-yellow reverse. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 
Kent. 
NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
The following new varieties of Chrysanthemum 
and Carnation were awarded First-class Certificates 
at the meeting of the Floral Committee of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society on the 24th ult. 
Amiral Avellan.— The florets of this purely 
Japanese variety are broad, rather pointed, with 
the inner ones involute at the edges, giving them a 
narrow appearance, and golden-yellow. The blooms 
are bold, about 6 in. in diameter, and very full. 
Mons. E. Calvat, Grenoble, France. 
Mrs. H. J. Jones. —The broad and shining ivory- 
white florets spread widely and are incurved towards 
the tips only. Japanese, rather than incurved 
Japanese, would seem to be the proper definition 
of it. The blooms are 6 in. to 6£ in. across Mons. 
E. Calvat. 
Reine D'Angleterre.— The blooms of this 
variety are 6 in. to 6J in. across, and of the 
Japanese type. The broad, reflexing florets are 
rosy-purple with a silvery reverse, best shown 
where they are only expanding. Mons. E. Calvat. 
R. Ballantine. —In this we have a reflexed 
Japanese type, 6 in in diameter, and 5 in. in depth. 
The florets are fairly broad, dark purple, but rather 
dull in certain lights, and paler beneath. The blooms 
are neat and of good exhibition size. Mons. E. 
Calvat. 
Miss Goschen.— This is an incurved Japanese 
variety, with rather loosely arranged florets of 
moderate breadth, and clear, soft yellow. The 
bloom measures about 6 in. across. Mr. E. Beckett, 
The Gardens, Aldenham House, Elstree. 
Sarah Hill.— Here again we have an incurved 
Japanese variety, with fairly broad, blunt florets of a 
soft yellow colour; the outer ones are tinted with 
buff. The blooms would average about 5 in. in 
diameter. Messrs. J. R. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell, 
Notts. 
Miss Florence Lunn.— This is a seedling from 
Fulgens and belongs to the true Reflexed section. 
The blooms are 3! in. across, very full, high in the 
centre, aDd of a rich, dark purple, with a silvery 
reverse, but very little of the latter is shown. H. 
Briscoe-Ironside, Esq., Cedar Lodge, Burgess Hill. 
Mrs. G. S. Trafford. —Good blooms of this 
variety measure 5 in. across. It is a sport from 
Wm. Tricker, and has the florets of a deep rosy- 
buff above and nankin on the reverse fading to a 
more silvery tint on the outer florets. The latter 
are inclined to be bristly at the very tips. On the 
whole it is a distinct and attractive variety. Mr. W. 
H. Lees, Trent Park Gardens, Barnet. 
NEW CARNATIONS. 
Miss Mary Godfrey.— The blooms of this 
perpetual or winter flowering variety are fairly large 
and full, though the petals are in no ways crowded ; 
nor do the pods split. The broad, pure white 
petals are slightly dentate. Mr. W. J. Godfrey, 
Exmouth, Devon. 
Reginald Godfrey. —This is also a perpetual 
flowering variety, with perfectly full flowers of 
moderate size, and distinctly fragrant like a Clove. 
The petals are more numerous than in the other 
case, more deeply notched and salmon-pink. The 
pods are not liable to split. Mr. W. J. Godfrey. 
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GARDENERS AND 
HOLIDAYS. 
It was with much pleasure that I read the remarks 
in your leading article last week, for, as a gardener, 
and one who has always advocated a brief holiday 
each season, to me it is a great pleasure to find that 
you have taken up the subject so warmly. It is 
pleasant to be able to look forward after a season 
of toil to spending a few days with friends in another 
part of the country, to have a chat with them over 
the work of the past season, and the prospects of 
the future. To those who are able to leave all care 
behind, even for a brief period, this is very refresh¬ 
ing ; but there are hundreds of the toiling fraternity 
to which we belong that are not able, through some 
cause or other, to sever themselves, even for a short 
time, from the spade, watering-pot or potting bench. 
Gardeners' wages are by no means large, their hours 
are long, and they have many cares and anxieties 
foreign to other trades or professions. 
When most people take their holidays they make 
their way to the town to see the great sights. Not 
so, however, with the enthusiastic gardener. He 
wishes to improve himself by visiting his fellow 
workers. Sometimes it may be, through his limited 
resources, he is only able to go a short distance 
from home, while others can ramble far and wide, 
their employers being so generous as to assist in 
their expenses. The few hard-earned shillings that 
most of us are able to put by for a rainy day are 
needed, so that the holiday has to be a short one 
near home. There are many gardeners who might 
see a great deal if they would but go about it in the 
right way. I do not mean that they should be 
selfish and only think of their own pleasures, leaving 
their wives and families at home while they are 
enjoying themselves ; my motto is, never to go any¬ 
where unless the family can be taken also. I do 
not mean to say that they could accompany you on 
your visit to the gardens, though doubtless they 
would enjoy a chat with Mrs. So-and-so, while you 
were inspecting the many interesting objects else¬ 
where—at least I have always found it so. 
Being, then, so fond of taking a holiday myself 
with all the family, it may be interesting to some of 
your numerous readers to know how it was spent, 
so I will, with your kind permission, give them a brief 
sketch of some of the things we saw, though I am 
afraid if I told them all they would think us very 
extravagant. As so often happens, after a showery 
or wet summer, we get a spell of glorious autumn 
weather, when the days are of sufficient warmth to 
be enjoyable and the evenings refreshing, though 
cool. During the latter part of September and early 
in October such was the case this year. It was on 
one of these delightful evenings when we set out 
from London for the west, with a view of spending 
a few days there, hoping to visit some of the large 
orchards in that district, and learn how the fruit 
crop was doing. We had a pleasant time of it, 
though sorry to find that the Apple crop in nearly 
all the places we saw was a very short one. We 
were, however, very much astonished to find an 
orchard near Berkeley, in Gloucestershire, where the 
trees presented quite a different feature, as there -was 
scarcely a tree in the whole orchard that was not well 
laden with fruit. Pears were very plentiful but not 
of the quality one would wish to see. 
While in the district we availed ourselves of the 
opportunity to pay a visit to Berkeley Castle, the seat 
of Lord Fitzhardinge. This interesting old place is 
situated on the banks of the Severn and is of 
historical note, for it was in one of the rooms there 
that one of the kings was murdered. The old bed 
and hangings are still to be seen, though they are 
fast falling to decay. The place is also interesting 
from a gardening point of view, as many choice 
shrubs thrive under the shelter of the old castle 
walls. In one of the houses are to be found some of 
the finest plants of the old Daphne indica in the 
kingdom. They are grown on their own roots and 
occupy the whole of one side of a house. Hundreds 
of trusses of bloom may be cut from them in a few 
weeks. Dendrobium P. Schroederianum was also 
flowering freely; Mr. Shore, the gardener, seems to 
understand its management thoroughly. 
On leaving Berkeley our journey was through Bath 
into Dorsetshire. Blandford reached, then we made 
our way to Bryanston, the seat of Viscount Portman. 
The park is approached by a drive, which extends 
from the town for about a mile, and is planted on 
both sides with trees. Here the Box and Yew seem 
to be at home, the former having grown to the size 
of tfees. Never have we seen them fruit so freely, 
for the seed pods hung in clusters along the previous 
year’s shoots. The Horse Chestnut and Beech seem 
equally happy, and must present a fine sight when 
in bloom. Here and there is seen the Clematis 
Vitalba hanging gracefully over the branches of the 
tall trees, a fine patch of this being seen from the 
windows of the old house, which is down by the 
river. A new mansion has, however, just been com¬ 
pleted, which stands on the brow of a hill about 
half-a-mile distant. It is of the Georgian style of 
architecture, having a frontage of about 365 ft. 
It is built of red bricks having stone window 
casings. The inside is replete, having the reputation 
of being one of the best fitted-up houses in the king¬ 
dom. The grounds round the new mansion are 
extensive, and command fine views to the south, but 
being newly planted the shrubs have not yet 
attained sufficient size to show themselves to advan¬ 
tage. 
In the old grounds there are some interesting 
plants which, occupying, as they do, a sheltered posi¬ 
tion, grow most luxuriantly. The glass-houses in 
the kitchen garden were undergoing repairs, and 
new ones being erected at the time of our visit, but 
sufficient could be seen to show that Mr. Allsopp, 
the gardener, thoroughly understood his business. 
The kitchen garden is not large, a new one, however, 
is in the course of construction, which, when got into 
working order, will greatly assist in giving sup¬ 
plies for this vast establishment. The electric 
station is said to be one of the finest in the country, 
and is fitted with engines of about 300 horse-power. 
No doubt in the course of time this will become a 
place of note, but everything at present is quite 
new. 
Down House, the seat of Sir William Marriott, 
was the next place on our list. In former days 
Down House was noted for its collection of Orchids, 
and can even now boast of some rare species and 
varieties. Mr. Denny, who has for so long presided 
over these gardens, is well known in the Orchid 
world as a great hybridiser of these most interesting 
plants, and some hundreds of seedlings of various 
sizes may be seen. We noticed a grand batch of 
Laelia anceps alba and some others. The grounds, 
too, are most interesting. There are some fine 
Coniferae on the lawn, and many useful herbaceous 
plants. A beautiful bit of alpine scenery on one 
side of the grounds is very pleasing. Here the 
Myrtle flowers and fruits freely in the open air, and 
many other choice shrubs too numerous to mention 
are well cared for, Sir William being a most 
enthusiastic gardener, and in Mr. Denny he has one 
who falls in with his views and carries them out. 
The kitchen garden contains a good collection of 
fruit trees, and some of the Apples had borne fair 
crops.— Viator. 
(To be continued.) 
