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r HE GARDENING WORLD. 
October 9, 1897. 
allotted space it threw out for our admiration, from 
amongst its ample and healthy foliage, long shoots 
here acd there, terminated with bunches of large 
orange or scarlet-red, trumpet-shaped flowers. I 
was quite lost in admiration of this beautiful creeper. 
A peculiarity is its mode of climbing by aerial 
rootlets, as does the Ivy. 
Berberidopsis corallina growing on the same house 
front, is more generally seen under glass, and con¬ 
sidering its attraction not cultivated nearly so much 
as it deserves; but here for fifteen or twenty years 
this plant has graced the wall, suffering slightly per¬ 
haps in very severe winters, and shooting forth 
vigorously each spring to recover lost ground. At 
the time of my visit, August 14th, it was clothed 
with its pretty pendant, coral-coloured flowers, 
resembling bunches of fruit at first sight. This, a 
native of Chili, is an evergreen with handsome foli¬ 
age. 
A fine old plant of Clematis montana had suffered 
severely, apparently from old age. I was sorry to 
see this veteran so enfeebled. It used to divide 
honours with an equally fine plant of Jasminum 
officinale in covering a large bay window, or rather 
three windows connected by stone pillars, and each 
pillar clothed with these creepers alternating. 
Fortune's Yellow Rose does not flower freely, 
although a fair growth of wood is evident ; perhaps, 
with age, greater florifercusness will manifest itself. 
This fault cannot be found with a glorious old 
Banksian Rose on the same wall. I have seen 
shoots 6 ft to 10 ft. long, clothed with clusters of 
this small but lovely Rose; and charming is the 
sight in early summer of a wall clothed with this but- 
too-seldom-seen plant. 'Tis, I believe, not every¬ 
body who succeeds in flowering Banksian Roses; 
but here it seldom or never fails to flower. One 
little secret may not be amiss regarding its culture, 
that is, in this instance the knife is never used to 
shorten growths, and not too freely to thin them out. 
An attempt was made to intermingle with this the 
Chinese Wis'aria; but although the effect was a 
charming contrast, the rampant Wistaria overgrew 
the Rose, and it was found necessary to check the 
rapacious Chinaman, or rather direct its energy in 
another channel. In this direction a rather novel 
idea is carried out. Within a few yards of the house 
stands a stout Scotch Fir into the top of which a 
strong wire is led from the end of the wall; and 
along this wire growths of Wistaria are led into the 
tree ; ard very charming it looks in spring, I should 
think, although I have net seen it in bloom since this 
departure has been made. 
Magnolia grandiflora is a fine subject for covering 
a wall ; and here cn a western wall was a splendid 
specimen in perfect health, bristling with flower 
buds.— A. P. 
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KINVER SPECIALITIES IN FLOWERS, 
BULBS, VEGETABLES, &e. 
Flowers. 
In a visit to the Kinver Trial Grounds of Messrs. 
Webb & Sons, Wordslty, Stourbridge, some time 
since, when flower beds gave a charming display, I 
made acquaintance with certain specialities which 
Messrs. Webb have brought to a high degree of per¬ 
fection. Some of them no doubt ought to be better 
known, and many an amateur will probably be glad 
to have brief descriptions of them. 
Cross-breeding and high selection combined have 
certainly produced marvellous results in the Kinver 
Trial Grounds. Webbs’ new Sunbeam Calliopsis 
must be regarded as a grand result of it. The 
flowers are very handsome, and indeed brilliant for 
cutting purposes, and the equally new Royal Rose 
Eschscholtzia must be esteemed a great novelty, its 
bright rose-coloured flowers being very attractive. 
I found another decided novelty in Webbs' new May 
Queen Stock, an exceedingly handsome variety of 
the intermediate race, and indeed a very early one. 
Webbs’ new Empress Larkspur has proved to be one 
of their most striking novelties. The plants branch 
out freely, and afford a pleasing effect with their 
spikes of chaste, rose-coloured bloom. There is also 
a new Lobelia called Magpie, because of its chaste, 
pretty blue and white blossoms, which have a 
charming effect when utilised for the edgings of beds. 
China Asters, Sweet Peas, Hollyhocks, and Poppies 
all have their special varieties at Kmver.and there is a 
new attractive Convolvulus which is well appreciated. 
Webbs' Snowflake Candytuft, with its prolific spikes 
of beautiful bloom, naturally excites attention. But 
there is a still newer pink-pearl variety of remark¬ 
ably chaste, delicate hue. The new Diadem 
Aquilegia seems of a very choice strain, its colours 
being varied no less than lovely. 
The Starlight Dianthus is also a charming novelty, 
having denses bushes covered with bright bloom. 
There are, however, extremely variegated flowers of 
almost every shade on the equally profuse spikes of 
the dense bushes of Webbs’ new Supreme Antirrhin¬ 
um, one of the most recherche of the Kinver new 
novelties. And to be classified therewith, as equally 
grand successes, must be placed Webbs' new Cycla¬ 
men Vesuvius and Webbs’ Mont Blanc Cyclamen. 
Apparently, Webbs’ exhibition Zinnia surpasses 
most of its order with which the Kinver expert has 
yet become acquainted for brilliant double flowers of 
different colours. Moreover, it appears that Webbs’ 
new annual Chrysanthemum for handsome, showy 
flowers actually surpasses those older, highly- 
esteemed Kinver specialities, Golden Cloud and 
White Pearl. 
Bulbs. 
As is perfectly well known, Messrs. Webb pay 
equal attention to bulbs and issue a special bulb cata¬ 
logue, that for the present year containing many rare 
novelties in Tulips, Hyacinths, Liliums, Amaryllis, 
Ranunculus, Gladiolus, Begonias, and Crocuses. 
Nor are the Tuberoses, Anemones, Snowdrops, and 
Ixias less in repute. 
Vegetables, 
That gardeners have long been indebted to the 
great Wordsley firm for many of the rarest products 
raised for culinary purposes, is well-known. In fact, 
it is difficult to draw the line as to where the 
creative power of Messrs. Webb in supplying im¬ 
proved varieties of kitchen garden vegetables has not 
operated. They appear to have neglected no branch 
of horticulture, and the highly skilled gardeners of 
our nobility and country gentry are loud in their 
praises of some of the highly perfected rare things 
which have recently come from the Kinver Trial 
Grounds. The newest Potato appears to be a very 
valuable one, called Motor, so new, in fact, that it did 
not appear in their Spring Catalogue for 1897 ; but I 
understand that one grower has realised 13 tons per 
acre of its tubers, which are kidney-shaped, and 
would serve as a valuable second early variety. 
Among the other valuable kidney Potatos which 
have been brought to a high state of perfection in the 
Kinver grounds are Webbs' Express, Record, Sur¬ 
prise, Early Ashleaf, Stourbridge Glory, Discovery, 
Wordsley Pride, Kinver Hill, and Progress. Some 
of these are, no doubt, known, for they have elicited 
golden opinions from gardeners, and certainly the 
smooth-skinned highly-productive round kinds 
called Webbs’ Renown, Industry, and Goldfinder 
have done this. But their new round Potato for 
1897 was styled Webbs’ Yeoman, the flesh of which 
was’ found to be beautifully white and of superb 
quality. All those named are heavy croppers like¬ 
wise. 
The Pwtatos bearing Webbs’ name are very 
numerous and so are the Peas. It appears that 
there are no fewer than 160 different sorts of culinary 
Peas in the Kinver grounds, one of the latest of the 
highly perfected kinds being called Senator, which 
is a cross between Prince of Wales and Culverwell's 
Giant Marrow. The pods are produced mostly in 
pairs, and are roped very thickly on the Vines. They 
are also of good size, containing on an average nine 
large Peas each, and being of excellent flavour 
Senator is deemed a very great success. Amongst 
the earliest which have become famous are Wordsley 
Wonder, Kinver Gem, and Perfection, the second 
early comprising Kinver Marrow, Stourbridge 
Marrow, and Promotion, and we only mention those 
which have become most famous. The main crop 
specialities are well-nigh too numerous to mention, 
but we believe the most renowned besides Senator are 
Astronomer, Chancellor, Electric Light, Enterprise, 
Talisman, and Royal Standard ; the latter a cross 
between Ne Plus Ultra and Telephone, is a blue 
wrinkled Marrow, not only very prolific in pods, but 
the latter are broad, large, and very handsome, and 
have consequently proved a great acquisition for ex¬ 
hibition purposes. 
Carrots, so far from having been neglected at 
Kinver, comprise four new varieties for garden pur¬ 
poses, which bear the name of Webb, who have also 
brought into the market as many as five new field 
kinds. The former are Webbs’ Selected Scarlet 
Shorthorn, which comes very early, and being of 
beautiful shape and colour has been successful in 
many open competitions. The same may be said of 
Webbs' Selected Altrincham, which is a general 
favourite for winter use. Webbs' Market Favourite 
is of exceedingly rapid growth ; but a sort which is 
now exciting very general attention is Webbs’ Giant 
Intermediate, said to be specially adapted for 
shallow soils, but it is of beautiful shape and rich 
colour and its flesh remarkably sweet and tender. 
Messrs. Webb have done so much in perfecting the 
Turnip for the farmer’s use that no one will be sur¬ 
prised at their having brought to high perfection 
some very choice garden kinds. Webbs' Prizetaker 
Turnip is not only of splendid quality, with sweet 
white flesh of nice flavour, but its elegant shape 
causes it to be valuable for exhibition purposes. 
Webbs’ Early Six Weeks Turnip is also exceedingly 
handsome and very rapid growing. Webbs' Early 
Purple Top has also won golden opinions, while 
Webbs’ Climax has deep yellow flesh, and being 
suitable for either winter or summer cultivation is 
also highly approved. 
Among the newest and best kinds of French Beans 
must be numbered Webbs' New Dwarf Hundredfold, 
which is remarkably prolific, and the pods have 
been found to be of the finest flavour. Webbs’ 
Victoria Dwarf is a great favourite with many 
gardeners, fhe pods being very lengthy and sym¬ 
metrical. There is also Webbs' Negro Long Pod 
which is a great cropper, valuable for the main crop. 
Runner Beans have three special kinds. Webbs' 
Selected Scarlet Runner has long been very famous, 
but even this is considered to be surpassed by 
Webbs’ Eclipse. There is also Webbs’ Giant White 
Runner, the pods of which are of great length, and all 
possess excellent cooking properties. Specialities 
have also been brought out in Webbs’ Golden King 
and Golden Queen Wax Pod. Webbs’ Kinver 
Mammoth Longpod Bean, from having won 
so many prizes at shows, is tolerably well-known, 
and it has become exceedingly popular. Webbs' 
Selected Longpod is also a favourite of many 
gardeners. Webbs’ Improved Windsor is also 
beginning to be highly appreciated on account ot its 
great size, and the great length of time it lasts, 
ready for use. 
In Broccoli, Cauliflowers, Cabbages proper, and 
Savoys, Brussels Sprouts, and Kale, Kinver has done 
its best to bring every kind to the greatest perfection, 
Webbs' Snowdrift, Perfection, and May Queen 
Broccoli all have their favourites among gardeners. 
Their Early Mammoth Cauliflower is simply magni¬ 
ficent, while Kinver Monarch for early crops has its 
advocates. Several kinds of Cabbage have been 
created and perfected for garden and field, but for 
general purposes there is scarcely a better one than 
Webbs' Emperor, which has attained to such high 
reputation that orders for its seed doubled them¬ 
selves last season. Gardeners declare that Webbs’ 
Little Wonder Savoy deserves its name, and Kinver 
Globe for early use is well approved. In Cabbage 
Lettuces—Summerhill, Hardy Green, Magnet, and 
Model, are all favourites of gardeners, yet scarcely 
more so than the new exhibition, Wordsley Gem, 
Monstrous White, and Winter White, of the Cos 
kind. Kinver Onions for several years past, have 
been equally renowned, gardeners having been loud 
in their praise of Webbs’ Improved Banbury, 
Masterpiece, New Reliance, Monster White, and 
several others. The Giant Curled, and Exquisite 
Garnishing Parsleys deserve mention, as well as the 
Colossal Leek, and specialities in Endive and 
Spinach. Nor must the Kinver Tomatos and 
Vegetable Marrows be overlooked, Webbs’ Sensation 
and Viceroy among the former, and Webbs’ Large 
White of the latter, having been brought to high 
perfection. 
The Radishes to be found in the Kinver Gardens 
are beautifully modelled, their smooth, thin skins 
and single tap-roots denoting high quality. The 
Purple and Crimson Globes and the new variety 
Favourite are alike valuable. The Kinver-created 
Cucumbers ought not to be overlooked, the most 
popular frame kinds being Webbs' Bountiful, which 
yields handsome, straight, smooth fruit, 24 in. long. 
Webbs' Perpetual Bearer, which well deserves its 
name, has won numerous prizes; Webbs’ Im¬ 
proved Telegraph, for some years a great favourite; 
and Stourbridge Gem, a cross between Telegraph 
and Prince of Wales, which has a remarkably clean, 
symmetrical shape. There is aho Webbs’ Prolific 
