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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 20, 1895. 
in winter or at any other season when the ground 
may be vacant; and after a period of flooding the 
flow of sewage is stopped, the land drained, and 
after it has become sufficiently dry it is ploughed, 
and otherwise prepared for the reception of a crop. 
At present the several squares are carrying crops of 
Cauliflowers, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Cabbages, 
Corn, Vegetable Marrows, Osiers and others. In 
spite of the dry season the land shows the effect of 
this mode of manuring in the vigour of the crops, 
and the rich dark green hue of the foliage. A field 
of Italian Rye Grass is at present under irrigation, 
and though it has already been twice mown, the 
healthy dark green crop is again fit for mowing. 
Five or six crops are obtained during the course of 
the season. The vigour of the Willows is also 
astonishing. All these things were explained to the 
party by Mr. Holman, who is now preparing his 
extensive seed beds to sow Cabbages and Collards 
for the spring crop. 
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CARNATIONS AT CHELSEA. 
Learning that Messrs. James Veitch & Sons’ border 
Carnations were in fine condition at the present, we 
hied our steps towards their well-known Nurseries 
at Chelsea congratulating ourselves upon the expecta¬ 
tion of feasting our eyes upon something that was 
worth seeing. Nor were our hopes doomed .to 
disappointment; for in a neat arrangement of oblong 
beds was accommodated a host of the showy modern 
representatives of the Gilly-flower of Chaucer, of 
Spenser, and of Shakespeare, that in all their wealth 
of beauty and profusion of gay and varied colourings 
constituted a marked and decisive tribute of praise 
to the skill of the florists who, from the original 
simple, single, uncoloured flowers, have procured a 
race of such gorgeously beautiful productions as are 
our present day Carnations and Picotees. 
The plants were in the majority of cases healthy 
vigorous examples of their kind, despite the fact 
that the present dry season has not been at all to 
their liking; for we were told that last year the 
growth of the plants was much more vigorous than 
that of the present season. Be that as it may the 
supply of bloom was abundant, and of first class 
quality. The following sorts appeared to us to be 
specially noteworthy from their allround excellence. 
Self-coloured varieties seem to be the greatest 
favourites amongst the Carnation loving public, for 
although Flakes and Bizarres are also largely grown 
the peculiar tendency exhibited by them to sport and 
run into all sorts of conceivable shades other than 
those supposed to be characteristic of the particular 
variety, and hence the great difficulty of keeping 
any one variety true to character, militates not a 
little against their widespread popularity. Included 
amongst the novelties for this season are several 
really good and useful sorts. Hayes Scarlet is a fine 
scarlet self, very bright and free, and boasting a 
vigorous constitution. Not less worthy of mention 
than it is King Arthur. A grand flower this, bright 
crimson-scarlet in hue, very distinct in habit also, 
for the foliage is broader and more vigorous than 
that of the usual run of the ordinary members of itg 
class. One of the finest, whites is Miss Ellen Terry. 
The blooms are extra large, in fact almost the.size of 
Malmaisons and deliciously scented. This sort is 
exceedingly useful.,for producing an abundance of 
flowers for cutting purposes and we have no doubt 
will be. largely grown on this account. Duke of 
Orleans is a lovely bright yellow of large size, whilst 
closely resembling it in colour of flower and vigour 
of habit comes Mrs. Audrey Campbell. A distinct 
and pretty sort is The Pasha with its apricot ordeep 
buff-coloured blooms and charmingly . fimbriated 
petals. There is as yet a comparative dearth of 
varieties exhibiting this peculiar shade and The 
Pasha is decidedly the best of them so far. 
Duchess of Portland is a white bloom flaked and 
splashed with rosy-pink, whilst Duchess of York, 
which is also enjoying its first season, is of a lovely 
blush shade tinted with bright coral in the middle of 
the bloom. 
Among the older varieties there are numbers that 
have not yet been beaten in their respective classes. 
Aline Newman, Cantab, Joe Willet and King of 
Scarlets are all good scarlet seifs. Lothair, a rose 
self, is wondrously pretty, and Rose Celestial, belong¬ 
ing to the same section, is not far behind. Of the 
richer crimson sorts Oxonian and Sultan are really 
good. White varieties are always popular and those 
who wish to indulge in a few of the best of them 
cannot do better than include Mrs Gifford, Mrs F. 
Watts, W. P. Milner and The Bride in their col¬ 
lection. Germania still continues to hold its high 
position amongst yellow-flowering varieties and a 
nice little bed of it at Chelsea was exceedingly 
bright and happy looking. John Ball and Lyons are 
two of the best scarlet and St. Gatien and Thalia 
two of the best rose flakes we have. James Douglas 
is a grand purple flake when it comes true, but this 
season half of Messrs. Veitch’s plants have thrown 
purple flowers, and in fact on one plant alone two or 
three kinds of flowers were to be seen, showing 
how strong is the tendency to sport, or to throw 
back, exhibited by this variety. James Gardiner, 
John Hines and True Briton are three of the best 
scarlet Bizarres, whilst Dr. Cronin and Phoebe 
are exceptionally fine crimson Bizarres. 
Picotees were by no means wantmg, and although 
no very new sorts were to be seen the older 
varieties well sustained the credit of the section. 
Alice, although an old variety, is yet a distinct and 
pretty one, boasting of a very heavy crimson edge. 
Dr. Epps, although it does not throw so large a 
flower as many of the rest, is one of the most free- 
flowering, heavy crimson-edged Picotees to be fcund, 
Grosteen and J. B. Bryant are two more of the very 
best varieties of the heavy crimson-edged section 
and their hardy constitution and great floriferousness 
should insure them a place in any collection, how¬ 
ever limited it might be with regard to number of 
sorts. Among other Picotees that are in good form 
at Chelsea this season may be mentioned Mrs. May, 
Little Phil, Admiration, Mrs A. Chancellor, Edith 
D'Ombrain and Mrs Payne, the last two varieties so 
closely resembling each other as to make it difficult 
to distinguish between them. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned subjects received Certificates 
from the Royal Horticultural Society : 
FLORAL COMMITTEE, June 25th. 
Calochortus venustus pictus.-- The large petals 
of this variety are white, marbled with brownish 
purple on the lower third of their length ; above this 
there is a brownish-crimson blotch, edged with 
yellow. Award of Merit. Messrs. R. Wallace & 
Co., Colchester. 
Potentilla California.— The flowers of this 
garden variety or hybrid are of huge size, globular 
and double, with clear and bright yellow petals tinted 
with bronzy red on the edges of several of them. 
The leaves are hoary or silvery-white beneath, 
showing affinity with P. argyrophylla. It should 
increase the popularity of this hardy, showy and 
useful class of herbaceous border plants. Award of 
Merit. Mr. M. Pritchard, Christchurch, Hants. 
Paeony Madame de Galhan.— The flowers of this 
beautiful variety are of large size and delicate satiny 
rose fading to pink, with the smaller central petals 
white or blush. All the outer petals are very broad. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
Pea Carter’s Daisy. —The pods as shown by 
Earl Percy- (gardener, Mr. Geo. Wjthes) Syon 
House, Brentford, are 3 in. to 4 in, long, somewhat 
compressed and light glaucous green. Each pod 
contains eight to ten seeds of large size and excellent 
quality. The stems vary from 18 in. to 2 ft. high 
and are furnished with dark glaucous green foliage. 
For a marrow Pea it is relatively early. Award of 
Merit. 
Melon Bishop’s Favourite. —The fruits of this 
variety are oblong, yellow-skinned, and finely netted. 
The flesh is white, of great depth, and remarkably 
tender, juicy, rich and sweet. If it could always be 
produced of this same quality and merit generally, 
it would certainly well earn its name, Favourite. 
Award of Merit. R Burrell, Esq. (gardener, Mr. A. 
Bishop), Westley Hall, Bury St. Edmunds. 
Strawberry Monarch. —This magnificent look¬ 
ing variety was exhibited by Messrs. Laxton Bros., 
Bedford. The fruits are of large size, more or less 
flattened or cockscomb shaped, a bright crimson-red 
in colour, and of full rich flavour. The plant is of 
strong vigorous habit and a most prolific bearer. 
Even in the present remarkably dry season it has 
afforded heavy crops of good fruit. It was shown in 
some quantity. First-class Certificate, 
FLORAL COMMITTEE, July gth. 
Arnebia cornuta. —This beautiful and interesting 
annual is a native of the Orient and Turkestan. The 
plant is 9 in. to 12 in. high, and much branched, 
with linear and hoary leaves. The flowers are 
borne in scorpioid cymes, terminating the shoots, 
and are bright yellow with five large velvety-black 
blotches, which disappear after a time in the same 
manner as those of the better known A. echioides. 
For these reasons and the beauty of the flowers, the 
species is well worth cultivating. First-class Certi¬ 
ficate. Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay and 
Orpington. 
Hemerocallis aurantiaca.— The flowers of this 
beautiful Day Lily are of large size, golden-yellow, 
and of good texture, with broad ovate segments. 
They are borne in cymes consisting of more 
numerous blooms than is usual to the species of this 
genus generally. This showy new plant should 
make the Day Lilies more popular even than they 
are at present, and they are by no means neglected. 
First-class Certificate. Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., 
Colchester. 
Calochortus luteus, —The petals of this pretty 
Mariposa Lily are golden-yellow with a transverse 
brown band towards the base, and a narrow brown 
zone at the very base. They are bearded for the 
lower third of their length. There seems to be 
some doubt about its specific name, some calling it 
C. concolor and others naming it C. Nuttallii, but 
the beauty of the flowers is not altered thereby. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. R. Wallace & Co. 
Calochortus macrocarpus. —In this case the 
sepals are purple tinted with green on the back. 
The petals are very large, rich purple, and bearded 
with yellow hairs on a white ground towards the 
base, which is furnished with a darker purple zone 
This showy species ought to be more widely culti¬ 
vated. Award of Merit. Messrs. R. Wallace & Co. 
Begonia carminata. —The parents of this beauti¬ 
ful hybrid were B. coccinea and B. Dregei, the latter 
being the pollen parent we suspect, for the obliquely 
oblong red-tinted leaves are shallowly scolloped as 
if influenced by it, whereas in the typical B. 
coccinea the leaves are not even toothed. The 
flowers consist of rosy petals with darker red winged 
fruits of large size, and, being produced in quantity, 
render the plants highly ornamental. The plant is 
bushy with short spreading stems. Award of 
Merit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Streptocarpus Laing’s Multiflora. — The 
flowers of this showy variety are of large size, and 
borne two to three together on scapes well above the 
foliage. They are produced in abundance, and are 
light blue with violet bands on the lower lip. The 
size of the flowers is one of their leading features. 
Award of Merit. Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest 
Hill. 
Begonia Mr. F. Bostock. —The petals of this 
tuberous variety are glowing scarlet, wavy, crimped, 
and arranged round a single centre. The flowers 
are only of moderate size, but large enough, in our 
opinion, for any purpose, and the wavy character of 
the petals recalls a Hollyhock, giving the blooms a 
handsome appearance. Award of Merit. Messrs. J. 
Laing & Sons. 
Godetia I^archioness of SALISBURY —The four 
large petals of this charming variety are .of a rich 
crimson-carmine with a white edge, like lacing to a 
Pansy. It is a pity these beautiful flowers are not 
more largely utilised for the adornment of gardens, 
for they can be made to produce a magnificent effect 
when well grown. Award of Merit. Messrs. Daniels 
Bros., Norwich. 
Carnation Mrs. W. Bright.— The large bright 
yellow flowers of this variety and their broad and 
smooth petals give it a refined and attractive appear¬ 
ance. The petals are not too crowded nor liable to 
burst the pod. The plant itself is a vigorous grower, 
producing plenty of grass. Award of Merit. Miss 
McRonald, Norgate Nursery, Chichester. 
Rose Haileyburyana. —The form of this hjbrid 
perpetual reminds us to some extent of A. K. 
Williams, but it is of an intense rose colour and 
fragrant. It is compact in the centre, slightly 
flattened on the top, and has many of its petals more 
or less revolute at the edges. It should make a 
useful exhibition kind. Award of Merit. Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
Melon Nugget. —The fruits of this scarlet-fleshed 
Melon are globular, gray, densely netted, and each 
