October 20, 190(3. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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when the proper kind of flowers are employed, the 
effect is both novel and pleasing. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The awards mentioned below were^given by the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the gth inst. 
Orchid Committee. 
Laelia fumila Bush Hill var. —The sepals and 
petals of this variety are white, as is the lip, with 
the exception of a lavender band across the base of 
the lamina and on the side lobes. The interior of 
the tube, moreover, is golden-yellow. (Award of 
Merit.) Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 
Middlesex. 
Cirrhopetalum guttulatum. —The name of this 
gem in miniature is suggestive of the spotting of the 
flowers. The segments are all short for a species of 
Cirrhopetalum, amber-yellow and beautifully spotted 
with crimson. The lip is small and violet. (Botani¬ 
cal Certificate.) Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, 
Mr. W. H. White), Burford, Dorking. 
Gongora nigrita. —The sepals of this curiously 
constructed Orchid are brownish-crimson and mar¬ 
bled with yellow. The curious lip is variously 
marked with crimson and yellow. (Botanical Certifi¬ 
cate. F. W. Moore, Esq., Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin. 
Floral Committee. 
Cupressus lawsoniana pygmaea argentea.— 
Small, compact and conical bushes of this were 
hown by Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, Ltd., York. 
Though eight or nine years old they were only to in. 
to 12 in. high. The branches and twigs have a great 
deal of a creamy variegation fading to a silvery white 
with age. The variety should prove highly useful 
for rockeries, owing to its slow and compact growth. 
(Award of Merit.) 
Polygonum orientale. —This hardy annual 
grows fiom 18 in. to 8 ft. in height according to 
treatment, and is very showy when the branching 
plant is laden with drooping spikes of deep red 
flowers. The large leaves are ovate-cordate. It is a 
useful subject for isolated beds, borders and shrub¬ 
beries. (Award of Merit.) Leopold de Rothschild, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Hudson), Gunnersbury House, 
Acton. 
Kniphofia Leichtlini aurea. —The spikes of 
this dwarf form are short (3 in. to 5 in.), and consist 
of yellow flowers that are remarkably short and 
wide mouthed. The yellow corolla is practically 
overpowered and hidden by the long, orange-red 
filaments. K. L. distachya has pale orange-red 
flowers. (Award of Merit.) Messrs. Barr & Sons, 
King Street, Covent Garden. 
Kniphofia Triumph.- —The spikes in this case are 
g in. to 12 in. long, with large, soft, orange-yellow 
flowers, with a white edge to the lamina. Short 
side branches are often produced. (Award of Merit.) 
Messrs. Barr & Sons. 
Dahlia Mrs. H. J. Allcroft (Cactus) has 
blooms of large size and very showy, the florets 
being long, slender, and of a soft orange colour. 
(Award of Merit.) Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss Nursery, 
Rowledge, Farnham. 
Dracaena Offeri. —The parentage of this plant 
was D.Warreni x D. Gladstonei. The leaves are very 
long, arching, and bronzy-black with a broad red 
margin. It is a handsome plant for table decoration. 
(Award of Merit.) John Warren, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. Albert Offer), Handcross Park, Crawley. 
Nerine Purple Prince. —The flower scape of 
this distinct form stands about 12 in. high, and bears 
about seven flowers, having stiff spreading segments 
of great substance and deep crimson-red. (Award of 
Merit) Mr. H. J. Elliott, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. 
Aster Captivation is a seedling from Pleiad, and 
stands about 4 ft. high. The flowers are of a very 
delicate blush lilac, and produced in pyramidal 
panicles. [ (Award of Merit.) Lord Aldenham 
(gardener, Mr. E. Beckett), Aldenham House 
Elstree, Herts. 
Aster Vicary Gibbs is another very pretty 
Michaelmas Daisy, in this case; having very small 
leaves like A. viminalis and A. ericoides, but differ¬ 
ing from either in habit, which is strictly erect. 
The flowers are small, but freely produced in close, 
upright panicles, and of a bes.utiful rosy colour. 
(Award of Merit.) Lord Aldenham. 
Aster Hon. Edith Gibbs. —The flowers in this 
instance are small, pale lavender, and produced in 
large, branching panicles. The plant has the habit 
of A. diffusus pendulus, but is infinitely superior to 
that Michaelmas Daisy. (Award of Merit.) Lord 
Aldenham. 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. James Williams is a 
sport from Lady Fitzwygram, of which it has the 
habit and everything else except the colour, which 
is of a clear lemon-yellow. The blooms are mostly 
produced on one level. (Award of Merit.) Mr. 
James Williams, College Park Nursery, Lewisham, 
S.E. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Plum President.— This bandsome-looking Plum 
received an Award of Merit in 1895, and now * s 
honoured with a First-class Certificate. The 
fruits are of large size, oval and dark plum-purple. 
Messrs. T. S. Rivers & Sod, Sawbridgeworth. 
Melon Free Chase Favourite.— The oval 
fruits of this variety are yellow and moderately 
netted. The flesh is white, of considerable depth, 
rich and juicy. (Award of Merit.) Sir George 
Allen (gardener, Mr, Meads), Free Chase, near 
Hayward's Heath. 
Apple Rival. —The parentage of this handsome 
new Apple was Peasgood's Nonsuch x Cox's 
Orange. The fruit is oblate of good medium size 
(much larger than Cox's Orange), and the open eye 
is situated in a deep nearly smooth cavity. The 
skin is shining very clear, and bright red, with a 
yellow side where shaded. Sometimes the fruits are 
almost wholly red. The tree is a very free bearer, 
and the fruits ripen about November and keep good 
till Christmas, perhaps later. It will make a very 
telling Apple for market purposes, on account of its 
bright colour and good size for a dessert Apple. 
(Award of Merit.) Captain Carstairs (gardener, Mr. 
Charles Ross), Welford Park, Newbury. 
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Canadian Fruits in England.’— One thousand 
cases of magnificent Pears, in many varieties, and 
numerous cases of the famous Crawford and Elberto 
Peaches have recently landed from Canada and been 
sold at Manchester. Many of the Pears are what 
are termed " giant fruits,” being from 4 in. to 4J in. 
long, the diameter being from 3 in. to 3J in. In 
colour, flavour, and juiciness they are said to be far 
superior to French Pears and meet with a ready sale. 
BEGONIAS AT THE ROUPELL PARK 
NURSERIES. 
In spite of the reputedly bad summer we had, many 
garden crops have given excellent returns, amongst 
which tuberous Begonias grown in the open air must 
be included. The other week we paid a visit to the 
Roupell Park Nurseries, of Messrs. John Peed & 
Son, iD the Norwood Road, London, S.E., and 
found the tuberous Begonias still in a floriferous 
condition in spite of cold nights and an occasional 
touch of frost in the mornings. A piece of ground 
in these nurserifes, mostly devoted to glass, was 
planted with a set of most of the strains of tuberous 
Begonias raised from seed; but by far the larger 
area occupied with this popular race of flowers is in 
the Norwood Road, about five minutes' walk distant. 
Altogether there are about 100,000 plants raised from 
seeds in the early part of the year and transferred to 
the open ground in June. The quality of the flowers 
has been worked up to a high standard by the 
grower, Mr. R. J. Bastin, who has been schooled in 
more than one good Begonia establishment. Both 
single and double varieties are in excellent form, the 
former being of perfectly circular outline, and the 
latter containing a large proportion of varieties of 
first-class quality in good Camellia shape. All the 
plants have been classified according to quality and 
colour; the tubers of each type will be kept 
together as they are lifted, and will make excellent 
material for bedding purposes next year, or for pot 
work in the case of the special selections. 
The double varieties have now good stout 
footstalks which hold the flowers erect, and show 
them to the best advantage ia bedding arrange¬ 
ments. By taking the colours as they are planted 
we can refer to the collection at both places and 
thereby avoid repetition. Amongst the apricot- 
coloured flowers are many fine forms of Camellia 
shape, and the colour is certainly attractive. Golden 
bronze is another popular colour, as evidenced by 
the five long beds in the Norwood Road alone. The 
plants are bushy and cover the ground quite closely, 
a remark that applies to all the other seedlings at 
both places. Of double crimson a goodly proportion 
have flowers of excellent form. Amongst the salmon 
varieties are many charming shades of colour, 
lighter or darker. Some salmon-pink varieties, with 
a white centre, are certainly excellent in form and 
T. Sturdee] [St. John’s, S.E, 
Fountain in a Suburban Garden. (See p. 122.) 
