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THE GARDENING W O R L D . 
May 25, 1901. 
Kalanchoes, both in the number of flowers it pro¬ 
duces and their rich colour. Another point in 
favour of the plant is that it may be had in flower 
from May to July or August. A plant of this 
character could not fail to find admirers and must 
presently find its way into gardens all over the 
country. The accompanying illustration (lent us by 
Messrs. Veitch) of a small plant grown from a 
cutting, will give an idea of the habit and general 
appearance -of the plant and its inflorescence. See p. 
621. 
Captain Holford, C.I.E., Westonbirt, Tetbury, 
Gloucestershire (gardener, Mr. A. Chapman), 
exhibited a large number of Hippeastrums. all of 
which showed a high standard of quality both in 
form and colour. Lavengro was conspicuous by its 
dark velvety colour. 
Mons. Luclen Linden, Brussels, exhibited a 
number of Haemanthus micabilis and H. diadema. 
CANNAS. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons again made a large 
and handsome exhibit of Cannas. Some of the best 
we noted were : Beaute Poitevine, with glowing red 
flowers ; Comte de Bouchard, a handsome yellow 
Sower, spotted with blood red; Aurore, bright 
chestnut red; Depute Ravarin, very large flowers, 
beautifully shaded rich magenta; President Mc¬ 
Kinley, a brilliant crimson and very effective; 
Alliance, rich amaranth, shaded orange, reverse of 
petals chrome-yellow; Vice President Savoye, 
chestnut, tinged with gold; Souvenir du President 
Carnot, beautiful dark foliage with bright coloured 
flowers; Duchess of York, yellow, thickly spotted 
red; M. Souleyberand, very long petalled, rich 
magenta coloured flowers, a dwarf plant ; Alphonse 
Bouvier, deep crimson; Secretaire Chabanne, deep 
orange; Paestum, chrome yellow, spotted vermilion ; 
Toledo, rich red, yellow margin; Mme. Camille, 
sulphur yellow; Meteore, very large orange-scarlet 
flowers; Reveil, rich amber; Professor Rossi, 
salmon red; Menelik, crimson ; Semaphore, bronze 
foliage, golden flowers; Brilliant, a combination of 
yellow and crimson ; Mme, la Baronne P. Thenard, 
orange and salmon ; Florence Vaughan, yellow, 
spotted crimson ; Paul Bruant, orange-red, tinted 
scarlet; Sam. Trelease, almost a round flower, 
colour, pure scarlet with yellow margin. 
GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
In addition to the subjects mentioned under other 
headings, Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons had a new 
bedding zonal Pelargonium named King Fdward 
VII., a sport from the well known Henry Jacoby, 
of dwarf habit with crimson flowers. From the 
latter it differs by having white stems, in the way of 
West Brighton Gem, to which it forms a fine com¬ 
panion. Coleus Kaiser Wilhelm is a new variety. 
Though hardy, we may here mention three varieties 
of Myosotis alpestris, white, blue, and pink, all of 
columnar, upright habit, and suitable for bedding 
purposes or otherwise. 
Another feature of Messrs. Sutton & Sons’ great 
exhibit was the pretty and effective Cineraria 
stellata, which was first introduced by Messrs. 
Sutton in 1898, Although when shown at the 
R.H.S. meeting at the Drill Hall in April, 1898, its 
great characteristics were not appreciated by many, 
yet it has of late become exceedingly popular both 
as a pot plant for the decoration of the conservatory, 
as well as for cutting. Nemesias, the wonderfully 
pretty flowers introduced from South Africa a few 
years ago by Messrs. Sutton, showed a delightful 
mixture of rich colours, and as the Nemesia is an 
easily cultivated annual, it is becoming a great 
favourite. Beautiful batches of fibrous Begonias, 
Pansies, Myosotis, and Aquilegias were included in 
this charming exhibit. There was a batch, too, of 
that singularly interesting flower, Streptocarpus 
Wendlandii. These plants produce an immense 
leaf, about 2 ft. wide, and proportionately long, 
reflexed over the pot, and the elegant violet-blue and 
white flowers rise up to about 18 in. The hybrid 
Streptocarpus shown were exceedingly pretty; in 
great profusion they produce large trumpet-shaped 
flowers, ranging in colour from white to rosy-purple. 
Groups of the fascinating Bermuda Lily and grace¬ 
ful Palms enhanced the attractiveness of the floral 
portion of Messrs. Sutton's exhibit. 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, Southgate, exhibited 
a large collection of Azaleas. They made a blaze of 
colour, and were an object of admiration from every¬ 
one. Some of the best were : — Elizabeth, a claret ; 
Isabel Van Houtte, buff-yellow; Charles Rogier, a 
beautiful mollis hybrid; Alphonse Lavall; Zeelandi, 
a unique variety with spreading petals, the flowers 
much resemble a Clematis ; Charles Kekule ; Hol- 
landia, a beautiful improvement on the old pontica ; 
Virgile, a double Rustica; Yodogoma, a Japanese 
variety ; Glory of Boss Coup ; Betsy de Bruin, a 
beautiful variety, orange with claret marking on the 
upper petals; Prince Baduin, a handsome rose- 
pink and white mollis hybrid ; J. C. Van Thol, a 
light claret; Mdme. Thibaut, a double Ghent; N. 
Beets, a new yellow ; Utasso, one of the deepest 
colours in the Rustica section ; Mdme. Anthony 
Koster, one of the best of the mollis x sinensis 
type; Pallas, a beautiful combination of salmon and 
yellow, giving place to deep orange towards the 
centre; Anna, a deep orange; Maarschalk, very 
prettily marked on the upper petals; General 
Vetter, a pretty variety with blood-red markings; 
and Ignea Navea, a bright rose with orange upper 
petals. Of the whole collection we chose Mdme. 
Anthony Koster as the best, especially when grown 
as a standard. It is a creamy-yellow with darker 
upper petals splashed with light green. 
Messrs. James Carter & Co., of High Holborn, 
London, occupied the whole of the space in the 
centre of the first tent, probably the largest indivi¬ 
dual exhibit on the ground. The Victoria Prize 
Calceolarias, with flowers almost 4 in. across, are 
staged alongside a pigmy type, Which Messrs. 
Carter have introduced, and the contrast is great. 
The miniature form is exceedingly pretty, and will no 
doubt be sought after. (See paragraph under the 
heading of Calceolarias on another page). The In¬ 
vincible Prize Gloxinias looked wonderfully healthy 
fend symmetrical in growth. A fine batch of the new 
annual Delphinium in pots was exceedingly pretty. 
What a valuable plant for conservatory decoration 
at a season when blue flowers are scarce. Some 
enormous Petunias, including the Emperor strain, 
were magnificent. A rock garden fully planted with 
all the most approved alpines attracted a good deal 
of attention, and some remarkable vegetable pro¬ 
ductions occupied a considerable space. Early 
Morn Peas with enormous pods, Duke of York 
Tomato, most attractive and tempting; Melons, 
luscious and fragrant, were noticed. The show is a 
thing of loveliness and a veritable feast to the eye, 
and the visitor marvels at the improvements that 
have been made in both the forms, markings, and 
colourings of the beautiful flowers and the perfection 
to which the vegetable and fruit have reached as the 
result of Messrs. Carter's continuous work for the 
past forty years. Altogether it is a very fine display. 
The small groups of Cineraria stellata were very 
pretty. The accompanying illustration (p.625) shows 
both the large-flowered and the stellata types grown 
by Messrs. Carter. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, had an attrac¬ 
tive collection of the popular show and regal Pelar¬ 
goniums .Baden Powell, a new semi-double Ivyleaf, 
is a very pretty and useful variety. The flowers are 
white suffused with pink, and beautifully marked 
towards the base of the petals with deep crimson. 
Lady Primrose is one of the best of the regals ; it is 
a large pink slightly shaded with heliotrope, the top 
petals shaded darker, with distinct light margin. 
Mrs. Hemsley has flowers of perfect form, good 
substance, and of a soft salmon colour, with a dark 
blotch, shaded to light red on the upper petals; 
Lord Kitchener, an improvement on Martial, a very 
bright crimson, upper petals heavily blotched with 
deep maroon ; White Fanny Eden is a lovely sport 
from Fanny Eden, and is pure white, except for a 
very faint marking on the upper petals ; and Mrs. 
Jeffery, deep purple, a very uncommon colour. 
There were many other notable plants, but time and 
space will not allow a discription of all. Doubles 
were very scarce. 
Messrs. W. Cutbush& Son, Highgate.N., exhibited 
a large number t of deeply coloured Calla elliotti- 
ana, Crimson Rambler Roses, Ericas, &c., with 
their Carnations, and the whole made a magnificent 
group, covering a large space. The Ericas formed 
a very pretty collection, and were well flowered 
plants. 
In a corner of the large tent Mr. Charles Turner, 
of the Royal Nurseries, Slough, made a decided hit 
with his exhibit of Pelargoniums. They were 
magnificent specimens,beautifully grown and trained, 
and literally covered with flower. 
On the opposite side of the large marquee, Messrs, 
R. Smith & Co., of Worcester, staged a fine group of 
Clematis similar to those of Messrs. Jackman, as 
far as training and growth were concerned, but quite 
different so far as the varieties were concerned. This 
would probably account for the comparative small¬ 
ness of the flowers, but what they lacked in size they 
more than made up for in purity and distinctness of 
colour. Interspersed among the Clematis were 
trained plants of Crimson Rambler Rose, which 
served to set off the Clematis in an attractive 
manner. 
In Mr. H. B. May's group (from Dyson’s Lane 
Nurseries, Upper Edmonton), in the large marquee, 
among Ferns, Crotons, and Palms, a vivid display 
was made with masses of gorgeous flowered zonal 
Pelargoniums. Among these may be mentioned 
Decorator, a brilliant double scarlet in the way of 
Raspail Improved, but much more scarlet in colour. 
King of Denmark is now a well known orange- 
salmon, while Hermine is undoubtedly one of the 
best double whites yet in cultivation. A very fine 
salmon-scarlet is that known as M. Alfred 
Erckenar, which will probably be heard more of in 
the future owing to its brilliant appearance. M. G. 
Merand is a deep crimson-purple form with double 
flowers, and Berthe de Presilly is somewhat similar, 
but with bright pink blossoms. Double Henry 
Jacoby is as one would expect, a double form of the 
well known crimson bedder. Other forms worthy 
of notice are Achievement, double pink; Resplen¬ 
dent, crimson Ivy-leaved; and Leopard, a deep rose 
in the same section. 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking Nursery, 
Surrey, exhibited about two dozen splendid speci¬ 
mens of Clematis trained balloon fashion, and on 
pillars. Among the large-flowered section were 
Lady C. Neville, with pale mauve flowers about 8 in. 
across, and Lord Neville, a deep heliotrope with 
substantial and well displayed blossoms, having 
somewhat undulated petals. The Countess of 
Onslow is a charming hybrid with deep rose-purple 
flowers, the outer surface of the petals being much 
paler, and affording a conspicuous contrast. A new 
hybrid called Admiration, although not so fine as the 
Countess of Onslow, is nevertheless remarkable for 
its distinct rose-purple shade. King Edward VII., 
with pale heliotrope flowers, and Fairy Queen, with 
white flowers washed with rose down the centre, 
were remarkable for the great size of the flowers 
and the magnificent foliage. There was only one 
species exhibited, namely, the tubular-flowered 
C. coccinea, covered with scarlet flowers. 
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. 
R. I. Measures, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chap¬ 
man), sent a comprehensive collection of insectivor¬ 
ous plants. The Serracenias included some thirty 
distinct kinds. Prominent among the species were 
good plants of the attractive S. Drummondii and S. 
flava in its varied forms. Prominent among the host 
of hybrids were large specimens of S. Chelsonii with 
its rich purple marked pitchers, S. Flambeau suf¬ 
fused with deep purple, S. Swaniana showing its 
white markings on the apical halves of the 
trumpet-shaped pitchers, S. exoniensis, S. Atkin- 
sonii, S. crispata, S. Tolliana, S. Sanderae, S. God- 
seffiana, S. melanorhoda, and S. Willisii with its 
dwarfer habit, and the attractive S. Wrigleyana were 
also included. Droseras were represented by D. 
spathulata, D. binata, D. capensis, D. dichotoma, 
and the hardy D. rotundifolia. Dionaea muscipula, 
the Venus fly trap, included two good specimens. 
Cephalotus has rarely been seen to much better 
advantage than in the numerous plants included. 
Nepenthes included N. Mastersiana and a fine 
spotted N. mixta. 
Mr. A. J. A. Bruce, Edge Lane Nurseries, 
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, had a small but extremely 
interesting collection of these beautiful and fas¬ 
cinating plants. The Sarracenias were in fine 
condition, and highly coloured and mixed with the 
bright green of Darlingtonia californica, they made 
a conspicuous feature, and much attention was 
focused on them. Other interesting plants were 
Drosera dichotoma, Drosera capensis, Dionaea 
muscipula, and Cephalotus follicularis. 
ROSES. 
One of the most charming and attractive groups at 
the show was that of Moss Roses, exhibited in Tent 
No 4 by the Right Hon. Lord Rothschild. The 
plants were all grown in pots, and averaged about 
2 ft. high, fine bushy stuff, well furnished with 
flowers and buds—-the latter quite as attractive as 
