October 9, 1897. 
89 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
plants in the frames. They should be shifted into 
safer quarters before then. You will find a night 
temperature of about 50" Fahr. suit them well. 
Nerines. — Amateur-. After flowering, the Scar¬ 
borough Lilies should be kept growing on vigorously. 
Give a dose of Guano about twice a week. Re¬ 
potting will not be necessary. Keep the plants well 
supplied with water until the leaves show signs of 
becoming shabby, thus demonstrating that growth is 
nearly finished. 
THE HOP-TREE. 
Strange as it may seem, the Hop-tree (Ptelea 
trifoliata) is a member of the same family as the 
Orange, though belonging to a different tribe. It is 
a highly ornamental subject for the shrubbery, and 
for weeks past its flattened and circular fruits have 
been swaying in the breeze and giving to the tree an 
unwonted appearance—we say unwonted, because it 
is anything but so common as it might be. It forms 
a large bush or small tree, ranging from 4 ft. to 8 ft. 
high, branching freely on the top and bearing a pro¬ 
fusion of its light green samarae or winged fruits that 
make themselves conspicuous against the dark green 
foliage. It is well adapted for town and suburban 
gardens, thriving even in the heart of London when 
it makes its appearance in the crowded courts and 
squares. Even here, however, it is rare, the greenish- 
Hop-tree (Ptelea trifoliata). 
yellow flowers commending themselves to very few 
people though the fruits are striking. All the six 
species are natives of temperate North America. The 
accompanying illustration of a spray will give an 
idea of P. trifoliata. There is a golden-leaved variety 
of it in cultivation 
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ANEMONE CORONARIA FL. PL. THE 
BRIDE. 
In our last volume, p. 652, we gave a description of 
this highly interesting and beautiful Anemone, 
which is now being issued amongst their novelties 
for this year by Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Son, 
Bloemhof Nurseries, Haarlem, Holland, who have 
placed the accompanying illustration at our dis¬ 
posal. The flowers are white, and, as will be seen, 
they are made up of an enormous number of narrow 
petals, such as are usually met with amongst double 
Anemones. Hitherto a double white Anemone has 
been unknown, and that under notice orginated from 
the well-known single white A. coronaria The Bride, 
in the nurseries of Messrs. Krelage & Son. It 
belongs to the same species from which the various 
garden races dT Poppy Anemones and St. Brigid's 
Anemones have sprung. The double forms usually 
flower in spring, but the singles may often be seen 
flowering a second lime in autumn both in Great 
Britain and Ireland. The silvery white flowers of 
this beautiful white variety will be welcomed by 
lovers of this class of p'ants, and we hope the 
variety will soon become established here, as an 
inmate of the spring garden and rockery, as well as a 
pot plant for greenhouse and conservatory work. 
Anemone coronaria fl. pl. The Bride. 
GLADIOLUS QUEEN WILHELMINA. 
In this country early-flowering Gladioli are usually 
grown in pots, though there are a few exceptions to 
be met with occasionally. Queen Wilhelmina is one 
of the novelties being issued by Messrs. E. H. Kre¬ 
lage & Son, Bloemhof Nurseries, Haarlem, Holland, 
and is a delicately pretty variety with flowers of good 
average size for this section of the Gladiolus. The 
flowers are produced in one-sided racemes, as is 
customary in the genus, and are very acceptable 
either for conservatory decoration in pots, or as cut 
flowers. The three upper segments of the flower are 
elliptic, acute, and of a charming pale flesh colour. 
The three lower segments are smaller, and of the 
same delicate ground colour, but rendered particu¬ 
larly handsome by the rosy-carmine band which sur¬ 
rounds the central pale yellow blotch. The throat 
of the flower is also decorated wiih a reddish-orange 
blotch. Early flowering Gladioli, being the result 
of the hybridisation of several species, present a 
mixed appearance, but are separable into several 
groups or races according to the parents from which 
they have descended. Queen Wilhelmina belongs 
to the cardinalis section, and is a most graceful and 
elegant variety when in bloom. It has been dedica¬ 
ted to the young Queen of the Netherlands with Her 
Mother, the Queen Regent’s consent and approval. 
It has already received a First-class Certificate from 
the Royal Netherlands Horticultural and Botanical 
Society at Amsterdam, and distinguished notice at 
the Hamburg International Exhibition. The accom¬ 
panying illustration, put at our disposal by Messrs. 
Krelage & Son, will give an idea of a spray of blos¬ 
som. 
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CACTUS DAHLIA MR. MOORE. 
In no section of Dahlias is the improvement that has 
been effected cf late years more marked than in the 
Cactus. Whilst the show, fancy, and pompon 
divisions are practically at a standstill, each season 
brings with it numbers of new Cactus forms, some of 
which are good, some indifferent, and many of them 
no improvement upon existing varieties. Besides 
the narrow.pointed florets which go to make up a true 
Cactus flower, there is another point that might well 
receive more attention than it does, having regard to 
the value of the flowers for cut purposes, and that is 
the length and strength of the flower stems. The 
autumn months are almost sure to bring in their 
train storms of wind and rain, before the force of 
which even the stoutest flower stems have to bow 
their heads, but let us shake the load of water from 
the flower, and if the stem supporting the latter is 
fairly stout,the flower soon assumes its erect position. 
In the variety under notice, which, by the way, is one 
of the richest and most intense crimsons yet intro¬ 
duced, we find a long stout stem that lifts the flower 
well above the foliage, and right into the glint of the 
sunlight, and the full view of those who wish to 
admire, thereby marking a great and important 
advance upon Juarezi, and others of that class 
whose flowers, from the shortness of the stems, were 
kept shrouded in foliage. Dahlia Mr. Moore is a 
recent acquisition for which cultivators are indebted 
to Mr. John Green, Norfolk Nurseries, Dereham. It 
was exhibited by him at the show of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society, on the 7th, 8th, and gth 
inst. at the Royal Aquarium. 
BRITIgJI GRQWfv FRUIT 
AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. 
The great exhibition of British grown fruit, held 
under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, was opened at the Crystal Palace, Syden¬ 
ham, on the 30th ult., and continued during Friday 
and Saturday the 1st and 2nd inst. In spite of the 
reputed scarcity of fruit, there was little evidence of 
this at the Crystal Palace, except, indeed, in the case 
of Pears, which were excellent in quality, but very 
moderate in quantity as far as the large collections 
were concerned. The Pears had the most of the show 
to themselves about two years ago, and on this occa¬ 
sion the Apples were the most prominent feature as 
far as fruit was concerned. The Grapes were more 
plentiful than we have been accustomed to see at 
past shows generally, in connection with the Palace. 
They were also much better displayed on long 
continuous tables, and thereby rendered more effect¬ 
ive. The whole of the fruit on this occasion was 
tabled in the central transept or the immediate 
vicinity, and the visitors and others were of opinion 
that the show was in that respect an improvement on 
former years. The Nerines, Dahlias, and various 
other miscellaneous exhibits of flowers were certainly 
a bright feature of the show. 
FRUITS GROWN UNDER GLASS 
OR OTHERWISE. 
Gardeners. 
The premier award for a collection of twelve dishes 
of ripe dessert fruit was secured by Lady H. Somerset 
(gardener, Mr. F. Harris), Eastnor Castle, Ledbury. 
Gros Maroc and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes were 
beautifully finished. Other dishes in this stand were 
Smooth Cayenne Pineapple, Seedling Melon, 
Pitmaston Duchess Pear, Prince of Wales and Sea 
Eagle Peaches, Ribston Pippin, and King of Pippins 
Apples, Albert Victor Nectarine, Brunswick Fig, and 
Coe’s Golden Drop Plum. The whole had a very 
tempting appearance ; every dish of its kind being 
good. The second prize went to the Earl of 
Harrington (gardener, Mr. J. H. Goodacre), Elvaston 
Castle, Derby, who had good Muscat of Alexandria 
Grapes, and grand samples of Souvenir du Coogres 
and Pitmaston Duchess Pears. Sir J. W. Pease, 
Bart., M. P. (gardener, Mr. Mclndoe), Hutton Hall, 
Guisborough, was a very good third, his Apples, 
Pears, Peaches, Melon and Grapes being fine. 
