May 28, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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magnificent group of new plants, amongst which there 
was a number of subjects that cannot fail to figure 
largely in the horticulture of the immediate future. 
The most conspicuous and perhaps the most valu¬ 
able of these novelties was the magnificent Acalypha 
Sanderi, which was shown in all sizes from plants 
four to six months old, clothed with leaves right 
down to the pots to standards with a clear stem of 
from two to four feet. The new Acalypha god- 
seffiana was also much in evidence. As a sub¬ 
tropical bedding subject this should prove very 
useful. Not less noteworthy was a new and very 
showy Haemanthus, to which no name has yet been 
given, but which is sure to be heard of again. Cala- 
dium Ami Schwartz, Panax mastersiana, Kentia 
sanderiaDa, and Licuala Jeanenceyi were other 
striking novelties. In addition to these there were 
staged grand specimen pieces of Dracaena Van 
Belti, and handsome clumps of D. sanderiana, and 
D. godseffiana 
Acalypha Sanderi.— There are something like 220 
species of Acalypha known to science, and to this 
number the present species must be added. Of all 
that number surely some or more of them will prove 
valuable for horticultural purposes. That under 
notice is a native of New Guinea, and is the most 
remarkable species we have ever seen. All the other 
Acalyphas in gardens are grown solely for the sake 
of their beautiful foliage ; the glory of A. Sanderi is 
its flowers, which are small individually, but pro¬ 
duced in dense masses upon long, pendent spikes 
like ropes of crimson-velvet, or, as we formerly 
remarked, like Love Lies Bleeding, belonging to a 
different family. The accompanying illustration 
tp. 615) scarcely does justice to it, for we have seen 
some of the spikes not far short of 2 ft. in length, 
though the average would be less. The large, ovate 
leaves are dark green. Young plants have upright 
stems, from which the spikes depend, but older ones 
give off branches horizontally, while the flowers are 
brought even into more prominence, by being clear 
of the foliage. 
Pandanus Sanderi.— This will constitute a beau¬ 
tiful companion to P. Veitchi, of which it has the 
habit, though nothing seems to be known of the wild 
original. The last named has dark green leaves 
with white margins. A. Sanderi has sword-shaped, 
recurving leaves, finely serrate at the edges with 
small spines. They are banded and lined all over 
with golden yellow, green stripes alternating in 
about equal proportions. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
are to be congratulated upon both of the above 
acquisitions to gardening. Both of the plants are 
certain to find their way into many gardens before 
this time next year. (See p. 617.) 
An interesting exhibit of Anthuriums, all of them 
seedlings from the well-known Anthurium scher- 
zerianum was made by M. L. de Smet-Duvivier, 
Mont St. Amand, Ghent, Belgium. A considerable 
range of differentiation was manifested in these seed¬ 
lings. Prince of Wales with its huge scarlet spathes 
is simply an improved form of the parent; A. s. 
formosum has deep crimson spathes; and A. Baron 
Schroder is only a few shades lighter. A. Senateur 
Montefior Lewis has a white spathe curiouslymottled 
with scarlet. 
Half-a-dozen samples of the elegant, narrow¬ 
leaved Dracaena Kippsii were shown by Messrs. 
Dicksons, Ltd., of Chester. This Dracaena has the 
makings of a good table plant. 
Baskets of the new Dracaenas Rose Laing and 
Distinction were submitted by Messrs. John Laing 
& Sons. 
GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
Messrs. J. Carter & Co., High Holborn, London, 
exhibited a large and mixed group, in which their 
Calceolarias were the dominant feature. The plants 
were grown in 24-size pots, dwarf, and extremely 
varied in colour and markings. The crimson 
varieties were very numerous, some being dark, and 
others of a fiery glow. Some were finely spotted 
with crimson on an apricot ground; orange, and 
beautifully spotted ; rose, marbled with crimson, and 
handsomely marbled with crimson on an orange 
ground ; glowing red and marked with yellow ; and 
crimson on the top, and yellow beneath. There 
were several shades of yellow, of which the darkest 
was named Cloth of Gold, and a sulphur one, 
Princess of Wales. To these a strong contrast was 
furnished by plants having maroon-crimson flowers, 
giving place to rose beneath; purple flowers, 
marbled with yellow ; maroon-carmine and maroon- 
crimsoD, the latter shades being numerous. All 
these colours and markings need to be seen to be 
fully comprehended. Their bizarre colours were 
toned down or contrasted with the fragrant Lilium 
Harrisii; the graceful panicles of the white Saxi- 
fraga Cotyledon pyramidalis; the plumy white of 
Astilbe (Spiraea) japonica; fragrant, white Inter¬ 
mediate Stocks; and Streptocarpus, in blue, white, 
and rose varieties. Some tuberous Begonias added 
fresh colour of quite a different type. Single and 
double Petunias furnished bits of purple, intense 
violet or purple blue and white. Around the sides 
were some pots of a large spiked variety of 
Mignonette, sweetly scented. Mimulus, grown in 
small pots, supplied an old-fashioned flower of great 
beauty, but in modern strains with flowers of huge 
size. That named Queen's Prize Yellow Ground 
had its markings on a yellow groundwork. A fine 
form named Gloriosa was heavily blotched with rich 
dark crimson. The Queen's Prize White Ground 
also explains itself. Princess Beatrice, heavily 
blotched and marked with crimson on a white 
ground represented this strain. Ruby belongs to 
Mimulus cupreus, and has very large flowers for this 
type. All these useful conservatory and hardy sub¬ 
jects occupied the whole of the centre of tent 
No. 1, and the above-named flowers, being sur¬ 
mounted by a central ridge or chainwork covered 
with plumy Asparagus and ornamental seaweeds of 
the same colour, the display was very effective. 
Duke of York Tomatos, Cucumbers, and Daisy Peas 
added much to the general appearance of the 
exhibit. 
One of the principal features of the show is the 
magnificent group of plants exhibited by Messrs. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son, Nurserymen, Highgate, 
arranged at one end of the large tent with Palms 
and Bamboos at the back, and a series of small 
groups composed of Lilium Harrisii, Crimson 
Rambler Roses,Spiraeas in the centre, two groups of 
tree Carnations in the corners, edged with Ferns, 
and Erica ventricosa magnifica. Between is a grand 
arrangement of Souvenir de la Malmaison Carna¬ 
tion varieties, including Madame Adelina Patti, 
President McKinley (both new), and older sorts— 
Charles Freemantle, Princess May, Princess of 
Wales and Blush. Also included are plants of 
Calla elliottiana, Browallia elatior, and small 
Cocos, the whole finished off and edged with 
Maidenhair Fern. This important exhibit occupies 
about 400 square feet. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. 
Jennings), Ascott, exhibited a fine bank of Malmaison 
Carnation plants, well grown and beautifully set up, 
at the end of the Orchid stage. 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, WokiDg, exhibited 
a large group of new, hardy hybrid Clematis, the 
plants trained balloon shape, and others loosely on 
stakes. Sir Trevor Lawrence, bright in colour; 
Duchess of York, blush; Duchess of Albany, 
Countess of Onslow, and Grace Darling are the 
most attractive. Mr. W. Iceton, Putney Park 
Lane, had a large and attractive group of decorative 
plants, including Palms, Dracaenas, Crotons, Cala- 
diums, large, well-flowered masses of Lilium Harrisi 
at the back, with Caladiums, Heaths, Oranges, 
Ferns and Lycopodium intermixed. 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, exhibited two 
groups of choice Pelargoniums. There were among 
them well flowered specimens of Iona, The Sbah, 
Magpie, St. Blaise, Marguerite, Ed. Perkins and 
Lady Isabel. Mr. Turner also had a nice group of 
tree Carnations, and the large bank of Roses from 
Slough divided these two groups at the end of the 
large tent. 
Messrs. John Waterer & Sons, Ltd., Bagshot, had 
a large display of hardy Rhododendrons, composed 
of tall standards and bushes, all well flowered and 
forming a very pleasing feature. 
Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, Southgate, had a group 
composed of well bloomed Azalea mollis and 
sinensis, and intermediate hybrids, Anthony Koster 
being among the latter, a beautiful form of good 
shape and substance, in colour a lovely yellow; 
there were also some similar good plants of A. 
rustica fl. pi. forming dense clusters of blooms. 
Messrs. W. Fromow & Sons, Sutton Court, 
Chiswick, exhibited a pretty group of Japanese 
Maples and Lilium Harrisi. 
Messrs. Richard Smith & Company, Worcester, 
maintained their reputation with a magnificient 
exhibit of Clematis. Very beautiful in form is the 
white C.Mrs.George Jackman. Other good varieties 
are Madame Van Houtte, Marie Lefebvre, Blue 
Gem, Princess of Wales among singles ; and Countess 
of Lovelace, Enchantresss, Lucie Lemoine, Venus 
Victrix and Belle of Woking, doubles. 
Messrs. Kelway & Sons, Langport, exhibited a 
group of well-flowered Paeonies and Pyrethrums, 
but the large flower pots and numerous stakes em¬ 
ployed were too conspicuous to please the eye. 
Messrs. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, put up a charm¬ 
ing collection of Cannas at the end of one tent in 
great variety, very bright and pleasing in effect. 
Messrs. T. Cripps & Son, Tunbridge Wells, had a 
collection of Japanese Maples in variety. 
Mr. A. Tulett, Green Court Nurseries, staged 
plants of a sport from Pelargonium V. Raspail, free 
flowering double scarlet. 
Mr. W. Palmer, Junction Road, Andover, had 
several pots of Lobelia Blue Queen and True Blue. 
Messrs. Paul & Sons, Cheshunt, staged a collection 
of dwarf well flowered Cannas, 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, put up a 
group of zonal Pelargonium King of Denmark, good 
trusses of semi-double salmon coloured flowers also 
Tulips and herbaceous cut flowers. From Messrs. F. 
Miller & Co., Florists, Fulham, came baskets ofplants 
of Spiraeas, Lobelia, Mignonette and Petunias. Mr. 
Frederick Perkins, Leamington, had a dozen well 
grown plants of Carnation Primrose Queen, beauti¬ 
ful soft colour. A variety of plants in flower and 
foliage came from the Jadoo, Limited, Exeter. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, exhibited a 
large collection of Lilies, Iris, Watsonias and others 
(see list). 
From Reid’s Nursery, Beckenham Hill, came 
dwarf plants of Rhododendrons and some small 
plants of Pelargonium Remembrance of Rotterdam. 
Messrs. W. Balchin & Sons, Hassock’s Nurseries, 
exhibited a beautifuTcollection of greenhouse plants, 
which included quantities of Boronia heterophylla, 
B. serrulata, Genetyllis tulipifera, Erica Spencerii, 
E. candidissima, E. Cavendishii, E. ventricosa rosea, 
and the showy blue Leschenaultia biloba major. 
From Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, came a bright 
group of Carnation Yuletide, a perpetual flowering, 
brilliant scarlet variety, well worthy of extensive 
cultivation. He also showed a collection of bedding 
Violas. 
A yellow Tree Carnation was exhibited by Messrs. 
Dicksons, Ltd., Chester, named Duchess Consuelo, 
the flowers resembling a Malmaison in shape. 
CACTI. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., seem determined 
to maintain their reputation for hybrid Phyllocacti, 
whose huge flowers, gorgeous colours and subtle 
tints and shades make them the aristocrats of the 
order to which they belong. There are no spines 
and no shaggy old man in the genus Phyllocactus. 
Messrs. Vei:ch had a general collection of new and 
older varieties numbering seventy-two distinct, 
named, varieties in flower and bud, and 350 plants. 
About t 20 of them were seedling hybrids, flowering 
for the first time. In the general collection very 
choice were Romeo, light red and pale purple edge; 
Agatha, rose-pink; Dante, a fine rose; Ensign, 
orange, shaded with scarlet; Niobe, deep crimson- 
scarlet, with a purplish centre; Jessica, delicate, 
soft pink ; Thalia, crimson, shaded violet ; Rose 
Perfection, bright rose ; Brilliant, vivid scarlet; 
Exquisite, fine, rose-pink; and Homer, red with a 
violet centre. The acme of delicacy is reached in 
Vesta, which is white. The creamy-white Cooperii 
is also very choice, forming a strong contrast to 
such as Grand Monarch, crimson-scarlet, with 
violet centre; Plato, deep crimson, shaded scar¬ 
let ; Eurasian, a very large, dark scarlet flower 
shading to a magenta margin ; and the crimson 
Venus, shaded violet. The bright rose-pink of Sirius 
was a pleasing foil to the light, scarlet-crimson of 
Hecla. Ovis was a fine rose variety ; and La Reine, 
soft light pink. Mr. Heal is no less successful in the 
hybridising of this showy class than of Amaryllis, 
Streptocarpus, and Rhododendrons. Some of his 
latest acquisitions are La Belle, Epirus, Timora, 
Portenia, Marsus, Norma, Cato, Melia, Sylvia, 
Scipio, Dorian, Cordelia, Lorina, Rowana, Gerona, 
Iantbe, Minos and Nemesis, in endless combinations 
of colour. 
A very neat group of Cacti was staged by Mr. G. 
J. Pritchard, 78, Godwin Road, Forest Gate, E. 
In all there were twelve genera represented. The 
two gems of the group with regard to rarity were 
