November 17, 1S00. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
185 
A FINE GROUP OF AZALEAS. 
For some time past we have had in view the repro¬ 
duction of the accompanying illustration of a 
splendid bank of Azalea9--put up at the Temple 
Show last spring by Messrs R. & G. Cuthbert, 
Southgate Nurseries, Middlesex. They were set up 
at one end of No. 4 tent, and appealed to a large 
section of the British public by their brilliancy and 
floriferous character. They consisted chiefly of 
Ghent Azaleas and varieties of A. mollis. By the 
former we mean the older varieties and hybrids of 
the North American deciduous and hardy Azaleas 
which have been so greatly improved by the Ghent 
nurserymen and put into commerce by them. For 
size of flowers they have been excelled in recent 
years by the magnificent varieties of A. mollis, 
chiefly notable for their huge flowers of some shade 
of soft red, orange, bronzy, amber, yellow and other 
CHRYS0NTHEIHUIII ROTES. 
Messrs. CANNELL & SONS, SWANLEY. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, have 
a tip-top display this season. Some 3,000 plants 
are massed in a span-house, 165 ft. long by 
25 ft. broad. Nearly all the plants represent intro¬ 
ductions of the present and last year. The collection 
is thus up to date. Most of the Australian and 
Continental novelties are exhibited. Among them 
there are some sterling varieties. The incurved 
Japanese sorts are seemingly in the ascendant. No 
special line of colour, however, can be said to receive 
preference. Yellows, pure and creamy whites, and 
“ reds ” are about equally numerous. The quality 
of the entire collection reaches a very high standard. 
The plants are strong, sturdy, and bear, in nearly 
yellows. It is distinct, and, we are told, comes well 
from any bud. Marquess Viscount Venosta has 
magaificent blooms, deep, well-formed and strong. 
The incurving petals are lilac beneath and pale mauve 
above, a beautiiul and appreciable combination. 
Mermaid, a variety with large specimen blooms, is 
certain to have a future before it. Standing out 
conspicuously from amongst many neighbours, the 
white blooms, softly flushed with lilac-rose, present a 
charmingly sweet object. Tnis, with another new 
Australian variety named Marjorie, should be made 
note of. Marjorie takes after the same pattern as 
Mermaid, but is a deep rosy-cerise, or even so deep 
as mauve at certain stages, and has silvery-lilac 
reverse. Both are good Japanese varieties. Mdme, 
C. Terriere, a lovely French introduction of deep 
rose tint, with the build of a first-class Viviand 
Morel, is another of those that best pleased us. 
highly attractive shades of colour. On theocCasiofi 
mentioned they had large and grandly flowered 
plants of President Cleveland, Comte de Quincy, 
Elizabeth Davies, Anthony Koster, and Mrs. A. E. 
Endtz. It is now widely known that for size and 
real beauty Anthony Koster takes a leading place. 
It was accorded a First-class Certificate by the 
R.H.S. in 1893 Gardeners for some years past 
have not only been regarding it as an indispensable 
acquisition for the greenhouse and conservatory, but 
that it was the finest of all yellows. Nevertheless 
when A. mollis x sinensis Mrs. A. E. Endtz made 
its appearance at the Drill Hall last, spring, it was 
seen to be possessed of even finer colour than 
Anthony Koster, for the flowers are several shades 
darker, being of a rich orange-yellow, and no way 
inferior in point of size to the older form. It was 
accorded an Award of Merit last spring by the 
R.H.S. 
A Fine Group of Azaleas. 
every instance, massive blooms, altogether well 
finished. But on this point we need not dilate. The 
perennial invitation from Swanley is well-known to 
be "Come and See.” There is a frequent train- 
service from London and all around. Those who 
determine a visit will assuredly be gratified and 
satisfied. But for the benefit of far-off residents the 
present notice may stand in lieu of a visit by them. 
Amongst the Japanese varieties some are of 
greater merit than others. Mrs. J. J. Tilley is an 
incurved Jap. taking after the John Pockett style, 
but the reverse is a brighter gold, and the upper 
surface a livelier red, than is possessed by the latter. 
Sydney Brunning is a new variety. It is grown in 
some quantity at Swanley, and is thought well of. 
The colour is very desirable, being bright bronzy- 
gold below and crimson purple above. The blooms 
are large and solid, but do not always finish well. 
M. J. Holtzer is certainly an improvement among 
Lady Audrey Buffer, bright canary yellow, Is one of 
a sort that is wanted. Meredith is also yellow, but 
of a paler yet very sweet shade. The flowers deve¬ 
lop enormously. Mrs. Alfred Tate, a rich terra¬ 
cotta red sport from Etoile de Lyon, should prove 
popular. 
Messrs. Brunning, of Australia, have sent out 
quite a number bearing their family name. Thus 
we have Hector Brunning, bright crimson-red, 
golden below, one of the very finest among the 
novelties; Mrs. Geo. Brunning, senr., golden and 
bronze below, rich reddish-chestnut above; Marie 
Brunning, blush-pink, a graceful flower ; Mrs. Poppy 
Brunning, deep crimson above, primrose below, also 
distinctly good, besides which there are Mabtl 
Brunning and the Sydney Brunning mentioned 
earlier. Other good Australian Chrysanthemums 
are Mrs. F. Gray Smith, a rival to R. Hooper 
Pearson in depth of yellow, but has greater build ; 
