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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 3, 1899. 
this respect they have evidently been developed from 
the S Rexii type. There is no question they are 
the largest flowers of Streptocarpus we have seen. 
The range of colours is fairly extensive and still 
extending. Some of the flowers were white, with 
faint blue lines in the throat; others white with 
heavy violet bands in the throat. The light and 
deep blue varieties were particularly attractive, the 
dark ones being of a shade that is really handsome. 
Other distinct sorts had purple, rose, and violet 
flowers. In all cases the coloured flowers are heavily 
banded with violet in the throat, and in the case of 
violet flowers the bands are nearly black. For 
greenhouse or conservatory decoration Streptocarpi 
ought to have an important future, for the great size 
of the flowers should make them formidable rivals of 
the Gloxinia in cool, airy houses. 
The group of Gloxinias sent by Messrs. John 
Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, Norwood 
Road, S.E., was of high-class merit. The leaves 
were large, fat, and beautiful, while above the 
prettily spotted or veined and self-coloured, funnel- 
shaped flowers proved what care in selecting and 
cultivating them will do for this very lovely class of 
dwarf-flowering plants. Of real good varieties we 
selected Beaton, a lovely type which was greatly 
admired,of a deep,glowing crimson, with lengthy stalks 
and well formed, dwarf, wide open tube or corolla; 
Mrs. W. Weaver, pink and finely veined; Jaddah, 
maculated with bright magenta over a base of 
mauve; Mrs. John Peed, with a deep lilac or 
lavender edge and a white throat; Margaret, of a 
cream or greenish hue in the throat, white lobes 
and speckled light blue edge. Duchess of York is a 
large variety with small blue spots showered over a 
white ground. Mrs. Burill has a crimson tube and 
white edge. Clare has a white ground colour 
speckled with pinky-rose spots. Exquisite is a light 
blue with a white throat. All the blooms were 
thrown well erect, and each was distinguished by 
having good substance and great purity and tender¬ 
ness of colour. 
The Icht hemic Guano Co., Ipswich, staged a capital 
group of Gloxinias, showing the nourishing power 
got from the use of the Ichthemic Guano, on which 
they had been sustained. The leafage was large and 
fat, and the flowers brilliant and finely formed. The 
varieties were all worthy of special notice. We 
select the appended list as including some of the 
very best. Distinctions lovely white with a dark blue 
edge, of good substance, erect; Elegant, a charming 
blue variety, finely spotted; Sensation, a beautiful 
pink form, speckled with chocolate; Kaiser 
Frederick, a rich shade of carmine with a pure 
white border ; Kaiser William, rosy-red ; and Mont 
Blanc, purest of whites, good substance. 
Messrs. E. Webb & Sons, Stourbridge,put together 
Gloxinias in very fair form, in quite a large variety. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, had 
a glorious display of Gloxinias. From twelve to 
twenty or more blooms in 5 in. pots and these of the 
brightest and best gives no small honour to the 
growers. Lady-bird, a maculated pink over white 
variety with open tubes, Mirabile, deep violet; Mrs, 
R. Allen, Prince of Wales, Miss Mary Pearson, 
Petunia, &c., were all fine. They were beautifully 
staged. 
BEGONIAS. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons once more made a bid 
for popular favour with their tuberous Begonias, 
which have for so many years emanated from the 
Forest Hill establishment. The double varieties 
again show considerable improvement over those of 
former years, and were massed in the centre of the 
group where their qualities were brought out to the 
best advantage. The single varieties supported 
either end of the long table, and in both cases the 
superb colours of this popular race of flowers were 
distributed so as to bring out the boldest and finest 
effects. The double varieties are still being improved 
to get refinement of form with broad petals arranged 
round one centre, and stout stalks to carry the 
flowers erect. The plants were dwarf and bushy 
with ample, broad, dark green leaves. Some of the 
newer and finer of the double varieties were Lady 
Rothschild, Apricot, suffused with orange, and very 
fine; The Queen,a magnificent fringed white variety, 
tinted blush on the margin of the petals; Picotee, 
creamy-white, edged bright pink ; Lady Wolverton, 
crimped blush, fine large flower; Duchess of 
Sutherland, sulphur yellow ; Duke of Sutherland, 
deep crimson; Juno, apricot; Britannia, large, 
deep yellow; Sirius, pretty, crimped, crimson- 
scarlet ; Miss Minnie Cochrane, yellow; Lady E. 
Spencer Churchill, a very fine Picotee; Lady 
Brougham, rich orange; Clermont, bright pink; 
Saturn, deep crimson ; Lady F. T. Barry, primrose ; 
Mrs. Pynaert, deep yellow ; and Plato, double white. 
Nor must we omit Princess Henry of Battenburg, 
an extra fine deep yellow, and Victoria, delicate 
salmon-pink. All the single varieties were good, only 
different, and the following selection will represent 
the best:—Miss Constance Robinson, a magnificent 
fringed white ; Mrs. J. B. Robinson, a beautiful 
fringed white, with a picotee edge of a pleasing pink 
shade; Mrs. Harold Hartley, large, fringed pink; 
Duchess of Albany, bright yellow; Countess of 
Crewe, a charming blush-white; Miss Knollys, 
yellow, edged with buff; Mrs. Hermann Hard, a 
large white ; Mr. J. E. Sherard, a very large, crimson 
and finely formed flower ; Orient, bright scarlet; 
Lady Marke, bright salmon; and Duchess of Bedford, 
an extra fine deep yellow. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, shows a splendid array of his well known 
tuberous Begonias, in both single and double forms. 
They rear themselves right proudly over lovely waves 
of Maidenhair Ferns, with a colour of the softest 
green. The colour harmonies are magnificently 
grand, and touch every tint from the deepest and 
most brilliant hues of crimson, yellow, scarlet and 
purple to tender rose, pink, bronze, and salmon, with 
many intermediate shades. The foliage is dark green, 
shining and broad, and the plants themselves are 
" stocky,” and of first-rate adaptation for conservatory 
decoration. Here are some choice sorts :—Fairy, 
white, and pink-flushed : Edie Wright, white ground 
matted and flaked red ; H. A. Neades.a double crim¬ 
son, spotted pink ; Admiration, a variety with an 
improved form—from the florists’ point of view— 
being almost entirely circular. The flowers are very 
large and of an old gold colour. Mrs. Lunt, is of a 
lovely salmon ; Mrs. Oliver, a deep rose; Snowdrift, 
a pure white, one of the very best whites in culti¬ 
vation ; Excellent, rich salmon,the flowers large and 
the plant altogether of good habit; Walter Finch, a 
splendid form of a glowing crimson hue, sturdy habit, 
strong foliage; Walter Smith is a gracefully flowered 
plant with beautiful scarlet blooms. Gloriosum is 
one of the finest of yellows, the blooms being of 
tremendous size; Queen of Roses, large and lovely; 
Nero, crimson ; Eclair, a well-formed double variety 
with a rosy-hue. Altogether this was a high class 
group. 
Messrs. Thomas S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm 
Nurseries, Tottenham, London, brought to No. 4 
tent a bright list of Begonias. This company has a 
reputation for fine Begonias, and we believe the 
group put up by them this year is even better than 
those of previous seasons. We have an ample note 
of the best double varieties whose names we append. 
Golden Queen of England, yellow ; Lord Kitchener, 
a splendid new crimson; Lord Rosebery, a very 
bright scarlet; Miss Alice Beer, of a soft blush pink; 
Miss Emily Child, blush; Mr. Dunbar Wood, golden 
bronze-yellow; Mrs. Robert Ladler, a fine picotee, 
much admired ; Mrs. J. Portbury, a beautiful new 
picotee variety ; Mrs. J. Lawford, crimson-scarlet; 
Masterpiece, magenta-rose ; and Miss Jessie Pope, 
Miss Mary Pope, with Mrs. Dunbar Wood, a pure 
beautiful white. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, 
arranged a small group of Begonias, single and 
double. Quality was evident if quantity was not. 
Of doubles—Lady Gerard, a rosy-pink; H. J. 
Towell, scarlet; Future King, dark, rich crimson; 
Lord Stradbooke, like the last; Miss Jessel, pure 
white, were the pick. The single varieties were well 
shown in Capt. Bedingfield, Miss E. Clark, and Miss 
D. Moore. A very fine display. 
Messrs. Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge, 
also put up a batch of Begonias which were very 
fair. 
NEW PLANTS. 
Pandanus Sanderi, a new form, softer and longer 
leaved that P. Veitchii, and with creamy variegated 
foliage. It is exceedingly graceful. (Messrs. Sander 
& Co., St. Albans.) Heleconia Sanderi, smaller in 
foliage than the type, variegated primrose and 
creamy. The rib-work shows up beautifully. (Messrs. 
Sander & Co.) 
Juniperus Sanderi, almost like a Selaginella ; pale 
green, and forming a globular bush, 1. ft. high. 
Messrs. Wavern & Kruyff, Sassenheim, Holland, 
exhibited new varieties of Astilbe japonica, 
Washington, Dr. Cattie, W. E. Gladstone, Prof. 
Suringar, H. Witte, and Queen of Holland. The 
plants, only in 8 in. pots, were like little shrubs, and 
covered with bloom. 
Zonal Pelargonium Decorator, an immense semi¬ 
double scarlet of strong growth, was sent by Mr H. 
B. May, Upper Edmonton. 
CALCEOLARIAS. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, surpassed their 
previous efforts with Calceolarias in the matter of 
culture, and the superb quality of the strain. This 
group contained some of the finest plants of this in¬ 
teresting flower seen at any horticultural show. 
The varieties included Sutton’s Perfection, Spotted 
Mammoth, and the bright yellow Cloth of Gold. 
The plants were unusually dwarf, profusely 
flowered, and with healthy foliage covering the pots 
they were grown in. The blooms were of immense 
size, comprising the newest tints and shades, in fact 
the colours seemed unlimited, for there were spotted 
forms, veined, striped, light grounds, as well as seifs, 
ranging from the deepest crimson to the palest 
cream. A specimen of these splendidly grown plants 
is shown on p. 633 
CARNATIONS. 
Messrs. Wm. Cuxbush & Son, Higbgate, London, 
N., filled the south-west corner of the large tent 
No. 5. with a stock consisting of Polyantha Rose 
Crimson Rambler, Spiraea astilboides, Cutbush’s 
Seedling, Azalea mollis in variety, Calla Elliottiana, 
Lilium Harrisi, and some hundreds of Tree and 
Malmaison Carnations. The background was 
formed by a tall drapery of Bambusa and Palms, 
while in various prominency raised mounds of tall 
Carnations and Cocos rising from the bed of Mal¬ 
maison, was Carnation Souvenir de la Malmaison var., 
Princess of Wales, a deep rosy-pink form. They 
are very beautiful and large, and must have been in 
thousands. Of the good forms of border Carnations 
shown, Sawbridge, a brilliant, clear crimson ; Duke 
of York, deep blood coloured ; Germania, primrose- 
yellow ; Fanny Wilcox, a soft pink; and G. B. 
Bryant, picotee. The new Malmaison variety, 
Calypso, large and faint blush or peach. Then we 
had Knight Errant, May Queen, La Villette, The 
Gift, and any amount more, and Maidenhair Ferns 
as a fringe. This was one of the finest arrange¬ 
ments of the large exhibition. 
Mr. Charles Turner, The Royal Nurseries, 
Slough, contributed his finely-flowered Carnations. 
Nell Gwynne, pure white and large; Knight Tem¬ 
plar,. dark crimson ; Rizzio, clear yellow ; Rajah 
Brook, crimson; Mrs. Sophy Graham, pinky- 
salmon ; and the grand variety, Princess May, deep 
rich crimson, all edged with Maidenhair Fern. 
A. de Rothschild, Esq., Halton, Tring (gardener, 
H. Saunders), put up Carnation Halton and A. 
Rothschild. 
Martin R. Smith, Esq., Warren House, Hayes, 
Kent, banked up the long stage in the largest tent 
with his glorious Carnations. They represented 
chiefly the Malmaison type, and included Calypso, 
light pink ; Baldwin, rosy ; Florizel, pinky-rose; 
Mrs. Trelawny, deep crimson ; Churchwarden; 
Cecilia, a soft clear yellow of large size and good 
form ; Thora, faint peach. 
CACTI. 
Clearly the Phyllocacti are growing in importance, 
for Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., have made a 
finer exhibit of them than on any previous occasion. 
During the three days of the show they had some¬ 
thing like 500 plants on view. The size of the 
flowers and the subtle tints of rainbow colours they 
exhibit cannot but fascinate the exhibitors with the 
singular beauty of these giant flowers The ovary 
and unopened buds in many cases measured 6 in. in 
length. Mr. John Heal, the grower, must have used 
all his ingenuity to time the flowers for this 
particular period, sunshine or no sunshine. Over 
100 plants are flowering for the first time and many 
of them are so fine that names have been given them. 
Amongst them we noted Isabella Watson, with 
broad violet edges to the scarlet petals. J. T. 
Peacock Improved is much finer than the original. 
Many of these noble varieties of hybrid Phyllo¬ 
cacti have froip time to time received Awards of 
Merit from the R.H.S., including Plato, brilliant 
scarlet; Romeo, light red, with soft purple edge ; 
Agatha, red, with purple centre; Elatior, lively 
crimson-scarlet: Syrens, salmon-pink ; Ovis, bright 
rosy-pink; Jessica, delicate pink; Eurasian, deep 
