THE GARDENING WORLD. 
March 25, 1893. 
438 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned plants and cut flowers were 
exhibited at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society at the Drill Hall, Westminster, on the 14th 
inst., and were accorded certificates according to 
value. For Orchids certificated at the same time see 
under " Orchid Notes and Gleanings.” 
Corylopsis pauciflora. —The specific name of 
this shrub refers to the fact that only a few flowers 
are produced in a cluster, namely one to three; 
whereas some of the others produce a raceme of 
flowers. They are drooping, bell-shaped, and pale 
yellow, with darker stamens. The leaves and habit 
of the plant resemble a Hazel, but the species of 
Corylopsis belong to the Witch-Hazels, which are 
typical of an entirely different class of plants. The 
species is a native of Japan. A First-class Certi¬ 
ficate was awarded it. 
Hippeastrum Socrates.— The bulb shown had 
two scapes, bearing in the aggregate eight flowers, 
which were funnel-shaped, widely revolute at the 
mouth, and of a deep scarlet shaded with maroon- 
crimson in the throat. An Award of Merit was 
granted it. 
Hippeastrum Eldorado. —The flowers of this 
variety are campanulate, with a very short tube, and 
are of a brilliant crimson-scarlet shaded with dark 
crimson in the throat. An Award of Merit was 
accorded it. 
Hippeastrum Corinna.— One bulb of this bore 
four flowers on a scape. They were of beautiful 
form, nearly regular, and crimson, with a well-defined 
maroon-crimson shading, extending from near the 
middle of the flower well down in the tube. It 
received an Award of Merit. 
Hippeastrum Excellent.— The most striking 
feature of this plant is the great breadth of the seg¬ 
ments, which are roundly elliptic and bright scarlet, 
with a broad white band extending from the middle 
to the base of each segment. The flower as a whole 
is campanulate with a short tube. An Award of 
Merit was accorded the variety. 
Hippeastrum Nimrod.— There were two scapes 
to this plant, bearing in the aggregate only four 
flowers, but every one of great size and much 
exceeding any of the above mentioned. But we do 
not consider mere size as a recommendation; on the 
contrary, we should prefer either of the above to it. 
The segments spread widely, form only a short tube 
at the base, and may be described as crimson-scarlet. 
This also received an Award of Merit. Six varieties 
in all were shown, and five out of the six received 
certificates. They as well as the Corylopsis were 
exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, C&elsea. 
Caraguata cardinalis.— The leaves of this 
Bromeliad are strap-shaped, entire, sheathing at the 
base, deep green, and arranged in a dense vasiform 
tuft. The flower scape is relatively short and ter¬ 
minated by a dense rosette of reflexed scarlet bracts, 
with the yellowish flowers just appearing in the 
centre. The plant is certainly showy, and received a 
First-class Certificate. 
Clivia Scarlet Gem.— Without counting them 
we should guess that about twenty or thirty flowers 
would be borne by a single scape. The flowers are 
of moderate size, shortly funnel-shaped, with 
revolute tips to the segments, and all of a bright 
orange-scarlet with a pale throat. An Award of 
Merit was accorded it when shown by Messrs. B. S. 
Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, who also staged 
the Caraguata. 
Fritillaria aurea.— This might be described as 
one of the prettiest of the early flowering Fritillarias. 
The stems at this season of the year are only 3 in. to 
4 in. high, furnished with linear, glaucous leaves, and 
solitary, drooping and bell-shaped flowers of a bright 
golden yellow plentifully spotted with brown or black 
on both surfaces. The flowers are relatively large 
to the size of the plant and very handsome. It is 
quite hardy, and received an Award of Merit when 
exhibited by Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Tottenham. 
Begonia Triomphe de Nancy.— The leaves of 
this Begonia, which is evidently a hybrid, are roundly 
cordate, toothed and of a light, shining green. 
The stems are 10 in. to 12 in. high, with cymes of 
flowers from the axils of almost every leaf, giving the 
plants a most floriferous appearance. The flowers 
are rosy carmine, rather small but very numerous, 
and consisting of two obovate and two spathulate 
sepals. A small group of it was exhibited by Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gardener, Mr. Bain), 
Burford Lodge, Dorking, and which created a consi¬ 
derable amount of interest amongst the visitors. An 
Award of Merit was accorded the variety. 
Chrysanthemum frutescens Alma Brugge- 
mann. —This handsome variety is a sport from the 
yellow Etoile d'Or, and bears larger heads in greater 
profusion, while the plant itself is dwarfer and more 
bushy. It is likely therefore to supersede several 
other of the Marguerites in cultivation. The rays 
are sulphur yellow at the base fading to white 
towards the tips, and the broad discisgolden yellow. 
An Award of Merit was accorded it when cut flowers 
were shown by M. Ch. Briiggemann, Villefranche- 
sur-mer (AIpes-Maritimes) France. 
Hippeastrum Salvator Rosa. —The segments of 
the flowers of this variety are elliptic, wavy at the 
edges, with raised ribs along their surfaces, and 
crimson-red with a white band on the midribs. An 
Award of Merit was accorded the variety. 
Scopolia Fladnichiana.— There are only three 
species of Scopolia, a genus of herbaceous plants be¬ 
longing to the Solanum family. They flower early in 
spring, and are therefore interesting to cultivators of 
herbaceous plants when variety is not very plentiful. 
The stems are unbranched and form a tuft arising 
from the rootstock, and are only about a foot high 
while in flower. The leaves are elliptic, and mostly 
crowded towards the tops of the stems. The flowers 
arise singly in the axils of the leaves and are bell¬ 
shaped, drooping, five-lobed at the mouth and pale 
yellow. An Award of Merit was accorded when 
shown by Messrs. Paul & Son, who also showed 
the last named Hippeastrum. 
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CLIVIAS AT FOREST 
HILL. 
March always serves to remind us of the improve¬ 
ments that have been effected in this now popular 
class of plants, and makes us hope that the march of 
progress will continue to advance. In a few years 
the improved forms will no doubt displace all the 
narrow petalled and washy flowers of the old type 
that were originally distributed in gardens. The 
growers will no doubt in many cases be indisposed to 
part with their bulky and old specimens of the 
species, but, beautiful as they are, they cannot be 
compared with the improved forms in their bold and 
showy trusses of flowers, whether rich in colour or 
pale. The foliage is massive and handsome so that 
well-grown plants are not without effect in the 
intermediate house, conservatory or greenhouse, 
whether in flower or not. 
Many of the finest varieties were in bloom the 
other day, and many more were advancing to perfec¬ 
tion, when we visited the nursery of Messrs. J. Laing 
& Sons, at Forest Hill. The most recent acquisition 
then in bloom was Purity—though why that name 
should be adopted is more than we can guess. It was 
raised from Mrs. Laing and Sulphurea. The 
segments, but especially the inner ones, are broad, 
and the openly funnel-shaped flowers are of a rich 
orange-red, with a white throat and a sulphur- 
coloured line running down each segment. It is a 
strong grower, with a large truss of flowers. Mrs. 
Laing has funnel-shaped flowers of a brilliant orange- 
scarlet with a yellow throat. The blooms of 
Sulphurea, on the contrary, are very widely expanded, 
almost bell-shaped, soft reddish pink and of a 
sulphur hue in the throat. The plant is dwarf and 
bears large trusses of flowers. The same may be 
said of Salmonea but the flowers are of a dark 
salmon red, with a white throat. An unnamed seed¬ 
ling we noted, has widely funnel-shaped flowers of a 
bright orange-scarlet. 
Amongst the older kinds John Laing still holds a 
leading place amongst meritorious kinds ; in fact it 
would be difficult to displace it. The flowers are 
borne in large and bold trusses, are long, funnel- 
shaped, and of a fiery red. It is also one of the 
most vigorous varieties in its vegetative growth. 
Lady Wolverton may well be compared with this, 
as the stem or neck just below the leaves, measures 
about 12 in. in girth. Each of the great leathery 
leaves would be about 2J ft. long, so that one can 
judge of the vigour of the plant. The scape rises 
clear of the leaves, produces a truss of flowers that 
are remarkable for their width and the way in which 
the segments become rolled backwards or revolute ; 
they are also of a bright orange-red with a sulphur 
yellow throat. The slowness of growth is the only 
thing that prevents this magnificent variety from 
getting widely disseminated in gardens. When 
allowed to grow away with a single crown, very few 
suckers are ever produced ; and this is the only way 
by which named varieties of Clivia can be propa¬ 
gated. Another beautiful and first-class variety that 
must not be overlooked is Stanstead Beauty, having 
large and widely expanded flowers of a soft salmon 
red with a sulphur and white throat. The flowers 
of Vivid, on the contrary, are not very large but 
freely produced, and of a vivid or brilliant orange- 
red, and the plant is relatively dwarf. Somewhat 
similar to the last is Magnet, but the flowers are 
shorter in the tube, more widely spreading, and like¬ 
wise of moderate size but produced in great 
numbers on a truss. The plant is relatively dwarf. 
Some of the older varieties have been flowering all 
the winter, and as this is done in private establish¬ 
ments with the original types sent out, there seems 
no reason why a display should not be kept up in the 
same way with the showy improved forms now to be 
had. It is a matter of cultural treatment. No 
doubt if anything like forcing were attempted in the 
early part of the year the flowers would be some¬ 
what smaller, but if the plants are encouraged to 
make an early growth they would naturally flower 
earlier than those not so treated.— F. 
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AMERICAN NOTES. 
A Private Garden at Brooklyn. 
It was my pleasure the other day when in Brooklyn 
to be introduced to a smart young Scotchman, Mr. 
W. Anderson, who is gardener to Mrs. Pratt, at 253, 
Vanderbilt Avenue, where he has nine large houses 
under his charge, and which, though situated right 
in the City of Brooklyn, contain many rare and 
valuable plants. The show’ house contains a fine 
lot of stove plants, besides Orchids, and I noticed 
some good Dracaenas, Crotons, Dieffenbachias, 
especially D. imperialis, and some splendid examples 
of Sphaerogyne latifolia. The Orchids include a 
good assortment of Cattleyas, a fine lot of Cypri- 
pediums, Laelia anceps, splendidly flowered, Onci- 
dium splendens, Phalaenopsis Schilleriana, etc. 
In a magnificent house, with a dome 45 ft. high, w^ere 
some noble Palms and tree Ferns, most noticeable 
among the former being a huge specimen of Caryota 
36 ft. high ; Chamasrops formosa, 23 ft. high ; 
Phoenix sylvestris, 9 ft. ; and a Latania borbonica 
with twenty-three leaves, each 5 ft. in diameter ; also 
a beautiful Areca Verschaffeltii. Other noteworthy 
specimens were a huge Dracaena Cooperi, Cibotium 
Schiedei, and Cycas revoluta. The side walls are 
covered with Ferns, and at one end of the imposing 
structure there is a fine piece of rockwork covered 
with Begonias, Ficus repens, etc., and on it also are 
two fine pieces of Goniophlebium appendiculatum. 
In the greenhouses I noticed a well-grown lot of 
Cinerarias (Veitch's strain), the finest I have seen 
this season. Some Lopezias, pretty Mexican 
annuals, were also very attractive; and in other 
houses a great number of forcing plants were on 
view. 
Mr. Anderson in Scotland served in the establish¬ 
ments of Sir G. H. Boswell and the Earl of Moray, 
Donibristle, in Fifeshire, and succeeded at Vander¬ 
bilt Avenue another noted Scot, Mr. David Rose, 
who is now making a name and dollars among the 
Chrysanthemum growers elsewhere.— Am. Coy. 
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TOMATO LADY BIRD. 
Numerous varieties in cultivation have proved to 
be excellent for summer culture both under glass 
and out of doors. Suitable and useful varieties for 
winter culture, that is, for forcing purposes, are 
scarcer and do not as a rule set well. That under 
notice was raised by Mr. W. C. Leach, The Gardens, 
Albury Park, who has received three Cultural Com¬ 
mendations for it from the Royal Horticultural 
Society, as well as a First-class Certificate which 
was awarded on the 18th of October last. The 
fruits are of medium size, nearly globular but 
slightly angled, perfectly smooth, and of a deep 
scarlet or crimson, varying in this respect according 
to the season of the year. It also sets freel)\ pro¬ 
ducing large bunches as was testified by the fine 
samples which received the Cultural Commendations 
and the Certificate. It also fruits freely during the 
