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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 3, 1893. 
under our notice. Both are equally suitable for the 
herbaceous border or rockery if a suitable position 
is selected for them, that is, a moderately moist one. 
SAXIFRAGA biternata. 
On casual observation this seems to have some 
affinity with S. grandifolia, but it is even of slower 
growth, and the leaves have a marked peculiarity, 
as the specific name would suggest. They are 
deeply divided into three leading, stalked divisions, 
and those again are divided into two or three seg¬ 
ments. The flowers are large, pure white, except 
the five green veins, and they are produced in cymes 
at the end of the stems which are 4 in. to 5 in. high. 
The buds at the base are inclined to be bulbous. 
The leaves are glandular and smell rather strongly. 
The plant is flowering in the hardy plant house at 
Kew, where it was sent by Mr. L. Maw in 1886. 
He collected it in Spain. 
MAIDEN'S BLUSH TULIP 
For cutting, this is one of the handsomest Tulips 
grown. In the bud it is something like a Niphetos 
Rose, and when fully open has an exceedingly grace¬ 
ful, urceolate shape, the petals being generally 
flushed at the edges with a pale pink, and occasion¬ 
ally diffused with a rosy pink nearly half-way down. 
But it greatest merit is its long enduring quality. 
I have had some standing in a flower-glass for over 
a fortnight, and they don’t look at all bad now. To 
any who require late Tulips for cutting, I would 
most strongly recommend this variety, for it is one 
of the very best of them all. It is most appropriately 
named, for it has a blushing, maidenly beauty that, 
amongst its gayer brethren and sisters of the Tulip 
world, is almost unique.— A. H, 
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CHEIRANTHUSES. 
If I revert to this subject again it is specially to 
allude to the original species Cheiranthus Cheirii, 
which, so far as my observation has gone, is never 
met with in gardens. Yet but the other day as I 
stood high above the old stone walls of an ancient 
town and looked down upon the vegetation growing 
on them seawards, I noted Cheiranthus Cheirii in 
abundance. No doubt it is a plant that thrives best 
under such conditions, but all the same it should do 
well on chalky soils, on rockwork, or where the sub¬ 
soil is gravelly. That the.Wallflower so called, the 
variety of our gardens, does so well under ordinary 
culture shows that even the wild species will not 
refuse to grow in gardens. At the base of this old 
wall may be seen plenty of small seedling plants, the 
product of seed that has fallen, but these seedlings, 
because a high road runs at the base of the wall, 
soon come to grief. 
Turning to the discussion respecting the proper 
nomenclature of the perennial forms of Cheiranthus 
or Erysimum, I think it must be conceded that in 
flower and foliage the forms known as Alpinus, 
Marshalli, Dilleni, and Mutabilis, all come nearer to 
the first-named species or family than to that of the 
latter. The forms of Erysimum growing at Kew 
differ in habit and in height of flower stems very 
appreciably from those of the perennial Cheiranthus. 
Erysimum ochroleucum and helveticum bloom pro¬ 
fusely on stems that reach to the height of from 
12 in. to 15 in. Cheiranthus Marshalli and alpinus 
have stems from 8 in. to 9 in. in height, and both 
produce dense clumps of leafage. Mutabilis is rather 
taller. I still occasionally meet with good clumps 
of alpinus in gardens, but Marshalli is very scarce, 
more’s the pity, for it is one of our best spring bloom¬ 
ing border flowers. No doubt it suffers more from 
excessive rain and snow than from any other cause, 
and should be annually propagated by cuttings to 
keep up a stock.— A. D. 
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The Home Park, Hampton Court, was on Whit 
Monday formally opened to the public. Exactly as 
the Palace clock was striking nine Mr. Graham, the 
superintendent of the Palace Gardens, unlocked the 
gate leading into the Church Avenue, which runs in 
the direction of Kingston, and commands a fine view 
of the tower of Kingston Church. In the Home 
Park there is an old Oak, with a girth of 37 ft., said 
to be one of the largest in the British Isles, which is 
matched by an equally noted Elm, growing in two 
huge stems, which have gained for the tree the name 
of the Two Sisters, or King Charles’ Swing. It is 
estimated that in the afternoon at least 70,000 people 
visited the Park and the Palace. 
THE TEMPLE SHOW. 
The fifth of the series of annual shows held by the 
Royal Horticultural Society, in the Inner Temple 
Gardens, was held on the 25th and 26th ult, and the 
exhibits were arranged as usual in four large tents 
upon the grass. The first day was bright and warm, 
bringing out a large number of people, and the 
second day was dull, although dry. No prizes were 
offered, but awards were made in Silver Cups, and 
medals of various values, according to the merits of 
the exhibits. All the tents were connected together 
except the fourth, so that visitors could pass from 
one to another under cover except the last. 
Near the main entrance was a long tent to a large 
extent occupied with cut flowers of hardy subjects, 
Ferns and others. Near the entrance was a large 
collection of hardy and exotic Ferns, including filmy 
Ferns, not protected by bell-glasses or hand-lights of 
any kind. This exhibit was staged by Messrs. W. 
and J. Birkenhead, Sale, Manchester (Silver Cup). 
On the left was a showy and extensive collection of 
hardy plants, including Irises, Saxifragas, Poppies, 
Lupins, Lilies, Violas, and a host of other useful 
subjects, too numerous to mention, exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, (Silver Gilt 
Flora Medal). Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, 
exhibited a similar but more extensive collection, with 
Ixias, and Florists’ Tulips in the different classes and 
stages (Silver Cup). Messrs. E. D. Shuttleworth & 
Co., Peckham Rye, had a rich and varied collection 
of herbaceous plants, and some fine foliaged trees 
and shrubs (Silver Flora Medal). Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, had an extensive 
collection of the hardy herbaceous plants in flower 
with several fine Lilies, Spiraeas, Pyrethrums, &c. 
(Silver-gilt Flora Medal). Iris Susianaand others were 
shown by M. C. G. van Tubergen, Haarlem Holland 
(Silver Flora Medal). A collection of Florists’ 
Tulips was staged by J. W. Bentley, Esq , Stake 
Hill House, Manchester (Silver Banksian Medal). A 
collection of Irises was shown by Messrs. Collins 
Bros., Waterloo Road (Silver Banksian Medal). A 
collection of Delphiniums, Poppies, Irises, Violas, 
and other subjects was staged by Messrs. J. Cheal 
& Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley (Silver Bank¬ 
sian Medal), Herbaceous and Alpine plants in some 
variety were shown by Mr. M. Pritchard, Christ 
Church (Silver-gilt Flora Medal). Messrs. Wm. 
Cutbush & Son, Highgate, exhibited a dense bank of 
Irises, Pyrethrums, Gladiolus, and other herbaceous 
subjects (Silver Flora Medal). Faeonies, Irises, 
Delphiniums, and Amaryllis in quantity were shown 
by Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport (Silver-gilt 
Flora Medal). Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, 
had also a fine collection of hardy subjects (Silver- 
gilt Flora Medal). Leschenaultias were shown by 
Messrs. W. Balchin & Son, Hassocks, Brighton. 
Messrs Reid & Bornemann, Trewsbury Road, 
Sydenham, had an undulated group of stove and 
greenhouse plants, and a yellow leaved Lobelia 
(Silver Banksian Medal). Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Chelsea, had a fine group of Gloxinias and hybrid 
Streptocarpus in this tent. Begonias were shown by 
G. A. Farini, Esq., Forest Hill, and he had many 
fine paintings of Begonias (Silver Flora Medal). 
In the second tent an undulating bank of tuberous 
Begonias in the leading varieties was exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. The single and double 
kinds were mixed, and some of the finer kinds 
arranged in little groups in prominent positions. 
(Silver Cup). Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 
had a similarly extensive collection, but the single 
and double kinds were arranged separately. (Silver 
Cup). They also had a group of Gloxinias grown 
in small pans and very floriferous. Mr. T. S. Ware 
also had a collection of tuberous Begonias arranged 
in a sloping bank, receding slightly at either end. 
(Silver-gilt Banksian Medal) A fine collection of 
Gloxinias, magnificently grown, was exhibited by 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading. For size of leaves 
and flowers there was nothing to match them in the 
exhibition. Amongst fine types we noted were — Her 
Majesty, Princess May, Duke of York, and the 
beautiful Netted Queen, the markings of the latter 
being now finely developed. They also showed a 
batch of plants in flower of the new annual Nemesia 
strumosa Suttoni. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal). Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, exhibited Alphelexis 
Brucei, Heaths, and other New Holland plants. 
(Silver-gilt Flora Medal). Messrs. J. Carter & Co., 
High Holborn, had separate groups arranged in 
contiguity of Mimulus, Gloxinias, Streptocarpus, 
Petunias, and Calceolarias, the two latter being fine. 
(Silver-gilt Flora Medal). Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, 
Roupell Park Nurseries, Norwood Road, exhibited 
a group of Gloxinias on a groundwork of Adiantum. 
An extensive group of Ferns, with the more pro¬ 
minent of them placed in conspicuous positions, 
was exhibited by Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane 
Nurseries, Upper Edmonton. (Silver Cup). Some 
Cannas and Roses were shown by J. C. Tasker, Esq., 
Brentwood, Essex. (Silver Banksian Medal). 
The central staging in the second tent was partly 
occupied with Orchids. Messrs. Charlesworth, 
Shuttleworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, and Clapham, 
showed a fine lot of Oncidium macranthum Laslias, 
and others. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal). The Duke 
of Northumberland (gardener, Mr. Wythes), Syon 
House, Brentford, also showed a group of Orchids. 
(Silver Flora Medal). Messrs. Pitcher & Manda, 
Hextable, Swanley, staged Cattleyas. Laelias, and 
others, mixed with Sarracenias. (Silver Cup). 
Cattleyas, Laslias, and Cypripsdiums in bold 
masses we^e shown by F. Wigan, Esq (grower, 
Mr. W. H. Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen. 
(Silver-gilt Knightian Medal). A new Brassia 
named B. Lewisii and many others were staged 
by Messrs. Lewis & Co , Southgate. (Silver 
f lora Medal). Finely flowered pieces of Cattleya 
Mossias were exhibited by Hamar. Bass, Esq 
(gardener, Mr. J. Hamilton), Burton-on-Trent. (Silver 
Knightian Medal). 
The best display of Orchids was made in the third 
and largest tent. The Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, 
and, Epidendrum vitellinum and others shown by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., were very effective (Silver 
Cup). Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., had also a most 
floriferous bank of Orchids, of the seasonable kinds 
(Silver Cup). The same may be said of the splendid 
group shown by Baron Schroder, The Dell, Egham, 
who received a Silver Cup and a Silver Flora Medal 
for a piece of Ccelogyne Dayana with twenty-two 
long racemes of bloom. A Silver Cup was also 
awarded to Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, for Orchids. 
C. J. Lucas, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Ducan), Warnham 
Court, Horsham, staged a floriferous group (Silver 
Cup). Cattleyas and Cypripsdiums, &c., were shown 
in quantity by Messrs. H. Lo.v& Co. (Silver-gilt 
Flora Medal). Cattleya Lawrenciana and many fine 
Dendrobiums were staged by Messrs. B. S. Williams 
& Son, Upper Holloway, who had likewise a group 
of stove and greenhouse plants (Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, showed Malmaison 
Carnations (Silver-gilt Flora Medal). Messrs. J. 
Laing & Sons had a magnificent group of Caladiums 
and another ot stove and greenhouse plants (Silver- 
gilt Flora Medal). Mr. H. J. Jones, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, had a bold and showy group of show 
Pelargoniums (Silver Flora Medal). Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, had an effective group of hardy 
flowering and fine foliage shrubs in great variety 
(Silver Cup). P. Crowley, Esq., Wadden House, 
Croydon, had a group of large, fine foliage plants 
(Silver Cup). Messrs. Cutbush & Son had stove 
and greenhouse plants (Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 
Messrs. Peed & Sons had a large group of stove, 
greenhouse and hardy plants (Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal). Roses were shown by Mr.Rumsey, Waltham 
Cross, (Silver-gilt Flora Medal). J. Warren, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. A. Offer), Crawley, exhibited large 
Palms, Crotons, &c. (Silver Cup). Messrs. E. D. 
Shuttle.vorth & Co., had two finegroupsof flowering 
and fine foliage stove plants (Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal). 
In the fourth tent a collection of hardy herbaceous 
plants, including Violas and Pansies, was staged by 
Messrs. J. Cocker & Sons, Aberdeen (Silver Banksian 
Medal). A similar award was made to Mr. J. 
Walker, Thame, Oxon, for Pelargoniums; to Mr. J. 
Chard, Stoke Newington, for floral decorations ; and 
to Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury, for 
single Roses. A Silver Cup was awarded to Messrs. 
T. S. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, for Peaches in 
pots ; and another to Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, 
York, for Alpine plants on rockwork. Silver-gilt 
Flora Medals were awarded to Messrs. Dobbie & 
Co., Rothesay, N.B., for an extensive collection of 
Violas in pots and cut flowers; to the Guildford 
Hardy Plant Nursery for herbaceous and other 
plants; to Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, for 
floral decorations ; and to Lord Penzance, Godai¬ 
ming, for Sweet Briars. Silver Flora Medals were 
awarded to Messrs. G. Cooling & Sons, Bath, for old 
