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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 20, 1901. 
we noted in this collection were Coreopsis grandi- 
flora, Statice incana nana, Galega officinalis alba, 
Lilium giganteum, L. odorum, L. Krameri, Ornitho- 
galum lacteum, Scabiosa caucasica, Hemerocallis 
fulva, Campanula mirabilis, a comparatively new 
variety with a dwarf habit and large flowers of a 
light blue colour; Betonica rosea, Sedum midden- 
dorfianum, Michauxia companuloides, and several 
good Nymphaeas and Carnations. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, also staged a 
large collection of cut bloom, Nymphaeas being a 
great feature. Some of the best were N. odorata 
rosea, rose and white with yellow stamens; N. 
Laydeberi fulgens, a very rich crimson; N. san- 
guinea, N. odorata rubra, N. lucida, N. ellisiana, a 
a very rich magenta; N. marliacea albida, N. scuti- 
folia, and N. Carolina, a very rich coloured flower 
with handsomely marked foliage. Other noteworthy 
plants were Campanula lactiflora caerulea, a hand¬ 
some new variety of a branching, free-flowering 
habit, growing to over 6 ft. high; Lilium Hum- 
boldti, L. davuricum, several varieties; L. Burbankii 
(new); Ostrowskia magnifica, Sedum spurium coc- 
cineum, Gentiana cruciata, numerous beautiful 
garden varieties of Iris laevigata, Romneya Coulter!, 
&c., &c. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. W. Fromow & Sons, Sutton Court 
Nursery, Chiswick, W.,put up a large and beautifully 
coloured group of Japanese Maples interspersed 
with Liliums. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, did not 
exhibit such a large collection as is usually seen 
from them, but it was a very choice and well selected 
one. The three main features were Liliums, Del¬ 
phiniums, and Phlox. Amongst the best of the 
vases of Liliums we noticed Lilium thunbergianum 
Willie Barr, L. t. Prince ot Wales, L. t Crimson 
Beauty, L. t. sanguineum, L. t. atrosanguineum, L. t. 
Beauty, L. canadense rubrum, L. c. flavum, L. 
Roezlii, L. Brownii, and three Japanese bowls of 
Nymphaeas. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
One of the prettiest exhibits of the show was one 
of Sweet Peas grown and effectively staged by P. 
Waterer, Esq., Fawkham, Kent. They were ar¬ 
ranged on a pale green and white ground with a 
background of black relieved by a few trailing pieces 
of Asparagus Fern, and with the diffused sunlight 
falling on them through the canopy of luxuriant Vine 
foliage overhead, they left an ineffaceable impression 
on all who saw them Some of the best of the 
varieties were Duchess of Westminster, Duke of 
Westminster, Coccineus, Lady Grisel Hamilton, 
Lady Mary Currie, Navy Blue, Countess of Powis, 
Firefly, Mars, Mrs. Eckford, Admiration, Fascina¬ 
tion, Prince Edward of York, Captivation, Prima 
Donna, Golden Gate, Salopian and Othello. (Silver 
Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester, staged a magnificent bank of Liliums in 
which L.auratum.L. auratum rubro-vitatum, L. aura- 
turn WitteiandL. Brownii figured largely. There were 
also many handsome varieties of L. thunbergianum. 
Other very good forms were L. Martagon dal- 
maticum, L. concolor Coridion, L. Burbankii, L. 
excelsum, L. tigrinum splendens, L. longiflorum 
foliis albo-marginatis and L. croceum. (Gold Medal.) 
Mr. Edw. Laidlaw, Biker Nursery, Sunderland, 
exhibited two dozen well flowered plants of a new 
Pelargonium named Kilmeny. It is a pure white 
sport from Mdme. Thibaut. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, 
made a pretty exhibit in the grounds with pans of 
Nymphaeas, for which they were awarded a Silver 
Gilt Flora Medal. The collection included many of 
the bast of the marliacea varieties, N. ro. chroma- 
tella being extra good. 
Miss Adamson, South Villa, Regent’s Park, 
London (gardener, Mr. G. Keif), made a remarkably 
fine exhibit of fruit, and to sea the perfect form and 
colour of the various kinds, especially the two dozen 
Peaches, it was difficult to believe that they were 
grown within two miles of Charing Cross. Goose¬ 
berries were very fine, also the six varieties of 
Melons. A dozen Golden Jubilee Tomatos were 
admired by everyone, and many visitors were forced 
to break the tenth commandment. (Silver Knightian 
Medal.) 
Lord Llangattock, The Hendre, Monmouth 
(gardener, Mr. Coomber), exhibited eighteen Queen 
Pines in good form, and was awarded a Silver 
Knightian Mtdal. 
Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, exhibited 
some heavily laden branches of Cherries as a sample 
of the crop grown on their farm. 
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, Hope Water, 
Vienna (gardener, Mr. Roberts), exhibited four fine 
specimens of Pines, for which he was awarded a 
Silver Banksian Medal. He had a fine fruit of 
Ananas bracamorensis. 
Messrs. W. Ray & Co., Teynham, Kent, exhibited 
eighteen dishes of Cherries and several heavy laden 
branches. They were a very well coloured and 
tempting exhibit, and well deserved their award of a 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
The Horticultural College, Swanley, made a very 
tempting exhibit with Melons, and would make a 
fine example to confront those who criticise the 
works of this college. Not only were the fruits a 
good colour, but they were also beautifully netted, 
and had a most attractive smell, which gave one a 
good idea of what their flavour was like. 
Mr. A. Pettigrew, The Gardens, Cardiff Castle, 
Cardiff, received an Award of Merit for four hand¬ 
some Melons. 
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The prize last week was awarded to F. W. M., 
for his article on “ Arthropodium cirratum,” p. 735. 
Four others were well up in number of points, but 
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Hedge Mustard with White Blossom.— E. C H.D. : 
Eug.ish, or, in other words, popular names are not 
very reliable in many cases as a vehicle for the con¬ 
veyance of information, inasmuch as they vary in 
different localities. Sisymbrium Thaliana is the 
Thale Cress. The other white-flowered plant in 
the genus, S. Alliaria, is the one to which we 
referred in the article on " Plants that Taint Milk,” 
p. 721. Other popular names it has, besides Hedge 
Mustard, are Sauce Alone, Jack-by-the-Hedge and 
Garlic Mustard, the two latter being appropriate, as 
it grows very frequently in hedges, and when rubbed 
most parts of the plant smell peculiarly like Garlic. 
Striped Gloxinia.— F. G. Breiver: —The striped 
crimson flower you send is strikingly different from 
the blue flower you sent us two years ago. That 
was more like the ordinary run of modern Gloxinias 
in size and shape. That you now send is notable 
for its regularity, erect habit of growth, and the 
narrowness of the tube, together with the small size 
of the crimson lamina. It very much resembles a 
hybrid, and what it gains in distinctness it loses in 
size to meet the public approbation. The tube has 
become so narrowed that the stamens and style just 
fill it, the latter peeping out of the throat and giving 
one the impression of a pin-eyed Auricula or Poly¬ 
anthus. Between every two lobes of the corolla the 
tube is invaginated so as to form a longitudinal 
ridge internally, this ridge being crimson, Between 
each of these ridges again and at the top of the same 
are two lobes or elevations resembling a second 
series of anthers lying opposite to the corolla lobes. 
Altogether this flower is a very peculiar one and it 
might be worth while to raise seedlings from it 
again to see what it will give rise to. Something 
might arise out of it that would be more attractive 
than the present curious form, and which might 
secure the public appreciation. There is no telling 
after the plant has begun to vary in this peculiar 
manner 
Anomalous Structures on Plants. — E.C.H.D.: 
The auricles at the base of the leaves of Cardamine 
Impatiens are termed anomalous, that is unusual, 
because they resemble stipules in an order of plants 
where stipules are generally or normally absent. In 
the proper sense of the term they are not stipules 
but merely represent the auricles of the leaves 
placed rather low upon the stems of the plant. 
Something similar may be met with in Chrysanthe¬ 
mum indicum and C. i. sinense, or at least in 
their improved or cultivated forms where auri¬ 
cular appendages represent stipules. In many cases 
as in some species of Ranunculus the sheaths at the 
base of the leaf stalk have developed into what are 
termed stipules. The Ranunculaceae are usually 
described as exstipulate, yet we have this form of 
stipule well developed in many of the varieties of 
water Ranunculus. Land forms in the same order 
have often similarly developed sheaths. In Saxi- 
fraga crassifolia, S. cordifolia and others of this 
group we have the sheath developing into stipules, 
which are usually absent from the order. In 
Viburnum Opulus we have stipules which seem to 
be of glandular origin, that is, to have developed 
from glands. Amongst grasses young plants are 
often developed instead of seeds upon the flower 
stem. This occurs in Festuca ovina vivipara, Poa 
alpina vivipara, in Aira caespitosa, Dactylis 
glomerata and others which would be described 
as anomalous. 
Names of Plants.—IF. P. T.: Saxifraga aizoides. 
— E.C.H.D. : 1, Campanula Medium; 2, Ajuga 
reptans, very pale var.— A. T. B.\ 1, Coreopsis 
Drummondi; 2, Aconitum Napellus; 3, Sidalcea 
Candida ; 4, Corydalis Lutea ; 5, Lathyrus latifolius ; 
6, Iris xiphioides var.— Floral: 1, Pelargonium 
denticulatum ; 2, Bromus brizaeformis ; 3, Eragros- 
tis elegans ; 4, Gypsophila elegans ; 5, Gypsophila 
paniculata.— D. Tidy. 1, Tilia vulgaris; 2, Tilia 
cordata; 3, Tilia argentea.— W. M.\ 1, Erigeron 
speciosus; 2, Jasminum officinale; 3, Rosa rugosa 
rubra; 4, Lychnis coronaria — R. M.\ Galega 
officinalis compacta; 2, Sidalcea malvaeflora; 3, 
Malva moschata alba; 4, Veronica spicata ; 5, Lilium 
umbellatum ; 6, Nepeta Mussini — A. J. : 1, Orchis 
pyramidalis; 2, Ononis spinosa ; 3, Scabiosa arven- 
sis; 4, Geranium pratense; 5. Onobrychis sativa.— 
Burton : 1, Oncidium malculatum; 2, Miltonia 
Clowesii; 3, Sobralia macrantha ; 4, Cypripedium 
venustum.— A. R. M.\ 1, Thalictrum aquilegiae- 
folium; 2, Mentha Requieni; 3, Centaurea deal- 
bata: 4, Lychnis chalcedonica flore pleno; 5, Cam¬ 
panula carpatica.—E. E. E. : 1, Erigeron salsugino- 
sus; 2, Lysimachia punctatus; 3, Chrysanthemum 
latifolium. 
Communications Received.—John S. Cadger.— 
F. H. (next week).—D. Buchanan.—D. C. (next 
week).—Antiquus. —Sutton & Sons.—Webb & Sons. 
—W. Garton, Junr.—R. W.—A. T.—E. C.—W. M. 
D.—H. J. M.—E. J. L.—J. C.— A. K.—Sampson 
Morgan. 
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TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 
Smith & Menzel, Hardy Plant Nursery, Aldgate, 
South Australia.—Descriptive Catalogue of Hardy 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Herbaceous Plants, 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds. 
FIXTURES FOR 1901. 
(Secretaries of shows will oblige us by sending early notice 
of their fixtures.) 
| ULY. 
23 —Durham, Northumberland, and Newcastle 
Botanical and Horticultural Society Exhi¬ 
bition at Newcastle (2 days) ; Tibshelf Rose. 
24. —Strathbane Horticultural Exhibition (2 days) ; 
Southern Counties Carnation Society Show. 
25. —Selby Exhibition ; National Sweet Pea Society 
(2 days). 
30. —Buckingham Exhibition ; R.H.S. Committees. 
31. —Wilts Exhibition. 
August. 
r.—Isle of Wight Horticultural Association Exhi¬ 
bition. 
2. —Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society; Sum¬ 
mer Flower Show. 
3. —Auldearn Horticultural Society. 
5. —Atherstone Exhibition ; Castleford Exhibition 
(2 days); Eynsford Exhibition ; Cholmond- 
eley ; Beddington, Carshalton and WalliDg- 
ton. 
6. —Abbey Park, Leicester, Flower Show (2 days). 
8.—North Oxford Exhibition. 
10.—Keighley Horticultural Society. 
13. —R.H.S, Committees. 
14. —Clevedon Exhibition ; Sevenoaks Exhibition. 
15. —St. Andrews Horticultural Association. 
