July 27, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Hayes, of this colour. Gil Polo represents almost 
the extreme end of the colour chart, being of a 
rich crimson, finer than Agnes Sorrel, and 
the calyx does not burst. A free flowering variety 
is Almoner, with broad, finely formed yellow petals. 
Older Selfs.— A lovely flower is the yellow 
Cecilia, as large as a Malmaison when grown for 
mere size. Very little disbudding of any of the 
kinds is done at Edenside. Cecilia has already 
gained many prizes, awards, and what is better, 
admirers wherever it has been shown in public. 
The plants in pots stand 2J ft. high and are laden 
with flowers. A bold and handsome flower is 
Bomba, of a clear salmon rose. One of the most 
strikingly distinct in the whole range of colours is 
Bendigo, with bluish-purple flowers, being the 
nearest to a blue Carnation. A fine old red variety 
is Bella Donna, of handsome form, and very free. 
On the other hand Benbow is reckoned the best 
formed of the buff seifs. 
The soft blush-pink flowers of Alma are very 
chaste and pretty, the broad outer petals adding to 
the quality and appearance of the flower. The 
dark maroon flowers of Agnes Sorrel are of good 
substance, and it is still a good variety, though sur¬ 
passed in some respects by Gil Polo. The clear, 
soft apricot flowers of Etarre are produced in 
abundance on plants ft. high, and the young 
shoots for layering are abundant. Lady Hindlip is 
brilliant crimson-scarlet with beautiful smooth 
edged petals. 
One of the most singular in colour is that named 
Lady Jane Grey, the blooms being large, of beauti¬ 
ful outline, and lavender-coloured. In this latter 
respect it differs from the bulk of those in cultiva¬ 
tion, and represents the best of its class. The same 
may be said of Midas, a handsome Carnation of 
deep orange-buff, slightly tinted with scarlet towards 
the base of the petals. A large number of cultiva¬ 
tors have a liking for Much the Miller, a very bold 
and handsome white variety of good form and 
striking appearance. Sir Isaac is a deep yellow 
flower of beautiful form. The same may be said of 
Queen of Sheba, which rejoices in pale buff yellow. 
Another lovely yellow we cannot omit from the list 
is The Naiad, which produces finely formed blooms 
of large size and rich colour. The plant is of 
vigorous constitution, and finds many admirers. 
Trojan is equally fine as a white variety, and is as 
frequently, if not mire often, grown as the last 
named. 
One of the most charming of those raised by Mr. 
Douglas himself, is Rose Celestial, which may not 
inaptly be termed the Pink Clove. The large, rose- 
coloured flowers are deliciously scented, and have 
the recommendation of being non-bursting ; for out 
of 300 bl >oms none of them burst the calyx. A 
companion to it, by the same raiser, is Miss 
Scbiffner, the flowers of which are also rose and 
sweetly scented. There is an occasional outcry that 
new Carnations, like Roses, are losing their scent. 
The British public will have themselves to blame if 
they neglect these two in preference for those having 
only colour to recommend them. Both of the above 
are new varieties well adapted for border work. An 
older variety is Mrs. James Douglas, a very early 
one with deep salmon-rose flowers of fine form, 
and practically already dressed as they hang on the 
plant. 
While-ground Fancy Carnations.— 
In speaking of fancy Carnations, it might be difficult 
in all cases to state exactly their limits; but a white 
ground Picotee has its colouring confined to the 
margin. A white-ground fancy Carnation has 
stripes, lines, flakes or other markings running the 
long way of the petals. One of the most handsome 
of this class is Dalgetty, edged and much flaked with 
deep purple. There is a deal of this colouring upon 
the flower and this constitutes its beauty, making 
it one of the most decided fancies. Miss Florence is 
quite of another type, its large and bold flowers 
having an occasional dash of rose-red or scarlet 
markings. 
Other Fancy Carnations.— Don Juan is 
a buff ground Carnation, this shade being flaked and 
streaked with reddish-purple in a way that defies 
description ; yet the flower is beautifully formed and 
well adapted for the exhibition board in the fancy 
classes. More striking even is Elf King, flaked with 
scarlet on a dark purple-lavender ground. It is the 
best of this type we noted in the collection. 
Another strange and striking flower is Queen Bess, 
the buff ground of which is heavily striped and 
flaked with rosy-lilac and rosy-red. It is a free 
flowering and handsome variety with a strange ad¬ 
mixture of colours. 
Yellow-ground Picotees. 
New Varieties. --White-ground Picotees 
have long been in a highly developed state, but 
practically the evolution or development of the 
yellow-ground Picotee in its most perfectly refined 
state, so to speak, is still in the crucible, that is, in 
the hands of the raiser. Two of the finest ever 
raised are Childe Harold and Dot, both raised by 
Martin R. Smith, Esq , and looked upon as the 
acme of perfection. The deep rose margin of Childe 
Harold is perfect, and the plant vigorous in con¬ 
stitution. It has already received nearly twenty 
First-class Certificates at various exhibitions and 
twice in succession has gained for itself the proud 
position of premier bloom at the National Carnation 
Society's Exhibition. The fine wire edge of Dot is 
rich purple, otherwise the variety closely resembles 
its sister just named. 
In passing through the houses one of the most 
captivating of the yellow-ground Picotees we noted 
was Argosy, the heavy scarlet edge of which 
brightens up the well formed flower. The accom¬ 
panying illustration, prepared from a flower as grown 
at Edenside without disbudding, shows the nature 
or disposition of the two colours. The finely formed 
flowers of Erasmus have a narrow crimson margin. 
The primrose-yellow ground of Pamela is’.edged with 
rosy-lilac. Evelyn has very broad petals of good 
substance and margined with bright rose. Gertrude 
is heavily margined with bright rose, and the large 
flower of admirable form. 
The heavy crimson-maroon margin of Mrs. 
Charles Baring, also took our fancy, and in order to 
give our readers some idea of the general character 
and formation of the flower we had the accompany¬ 
ing illustration of it prepared. Byway of contrast, 
we also selected Glee Maiden for the delicacy of its 
clear rosy margin (see illustration). The flower in 
every way is perfectly and beautifully formed 
Frobisher has a rose red, and well-defined margin, 
and the whole flower is of beautiful and elegant 
outline. Helios is equally striking in its way, with 
its heavy crimson edging and profusion of blossom. 
Three new yellow-ground Picotees raised by Mr. 
Douglas and now being put into commerce for the 
first time are Perfection, Royalist and Conquest. 
The last named is, perhaps, the loveliest of all. It is 
a heavy red-edged variety, the colouring covering 
about half of the petal from the margin inwards. 
Under canvas shading the colouring seems to stand 
out much more brightly than in the full glare of 
sunshine. 
Older Varieties. —A lovely flower is Daniel 
Defoe, the bright yellow ground being heavily 
margined with a soft rosy-red. The flower is large 
and attractive, and here again we allow the camera 
to speak for itself (see illustration). The delicate 
wire edge of Carracci is of a bright rose, making the 
bloom well adapted for exhibition purposes. The 
lemon yellow ground of Alcinous, on the contrary, is 
margined with purple in well defined outline. The 
deep rose but narrow margin of Onda is well set off 
by the bright yellow ground of the well-formed 
flower. 
Those of our readers who have seen Mr. Nigel 
will agree with us that it is one of the most hand¬ 
some of the older yellow ground Picotees in existence, 
the btoad and rich crimson edging making a glorious 
outline to the deep yellow flower. The clear yellow 
petals of Lauzan have a beautifully defined edging 
of purple. H. Falkland has a bright rose edging 
and the flowers do not burst the calyx. The light 
rose edging and the lemon - yellow ground of 
Heleodorus, together, make another choice and 
interesting flower. The ground colour of Lady St. 
Oswald is rich yellow, and the edging bright rose, 
so that on the whole it makes a fine companion to 
Argosy, above mentioned. We must not overlook 
what must be regarded as an interesting pet, namely, 
In Remembrance, raised by Mr. Douglas about 
fifteen years ago, but as it is difficult to increase he 
has never been able to put it into commerce. It is 
a yellow ground with a delicate rosy margin. 
Yellow-Ground Fancy Carnations. 
—One of the best and most striking Carna¬ 
tions of this class is Hidalgo, which has been 
honoured by the National Carnation and Picotee 
Society as the best fancy in the exhibition. The 
bloom is heavily striped or flaked with maroon and 
deep red, makiDg it highly conspicuous on the plant 
or in a cut state. Goldylocks has a few lilac and 
scarlet lines or markings on a yellow ground. Don 
Carlos makes a third variety with a very strange 
arrangement of colours, the yellow ground being 
striped and edged with rosy pink. 
Of some other sections of leading importance we 
must defer notice till another occasion. 
THE LILY CONFERENCE AT CHISWICK. 
Numerous conferences have been held in the 
Gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at 
Chiswick, but we think it would be safe to say that 
never was one held under more tropical conditions 
than the Lily Conference. The heat was almost 
unbearable in the large marquee, and both the 
speakers and the audience were obliged to wear 
their hats. The chair was taken by Mr. H. J. Elwes 
F.R.S., whose monograph on the genius Lilium is 
so well known. 
Recently Introduced Lilies, by Mr. 
Baker. 
One of the first speakers was Mr. J. G. Baker, 
F.R.S. His remarks brought the monograph 
by Mr. Elwes up to date, as he dwelt on the thirty- 
five species not enumerated by that gentleman. Now 
that so many bulbs of the species L. bakerianum 
and L. Lowii have been collected, Mr. Baker had 
some doubt as to whether the two would stand dis¬ 
tinct. He spoke highly of the two recent acquisitions 
to our Lily collections, L. rubellum and L. Henryi. 
Of L. Brownii he said that he had noted five distinct 
forms. The paper was full of interest and its publi¬ 
cation in the Journal is eagerly looked for by Lily- 
lovers. 
After Mr Baker’s interesting paper, the Chairman 
made a few more remarks and pointed out that 
gardeners do not realise how much they are indebted 
to the botanists and vice versa. He dwelt forcibly 
on the importance of co-relating the two sciences. 
Out of fifty-two species described he had been 
able through the gardeners to obtain forty-eight 
in a living state. As dried specimens, no matter 
how well they may be prepared, are very inade¬ 
quate material for working on, he was greatly 
assisted by being able to study the living specimens 
at home, in England. The one great place left in 
the world from whence a vast number of Lilies 
are yet to be introduced, he believed,was W. China. 
He spoke of the endeavour which Messrs. Veitch 
& Sons, of Chelsea, are making to unearth some of 
these unknown treasures by sending out a collec¬ 
tor into this wild and exceedingly dangerous region. 
Mr. Wilson, the man selected for this laborious 
work, was, like many other collectors, selected from 
the staff of young gardeners at Kew. 
Mr. Elwes has had considerable experience in 
this work and spoke ot the trials and disappoint¬ 
ments to be endured. He emphasised the trying 
experience of finding a desirable species but being 
at the wrong period for collecting it, it necessitated 
a return journey at the right season. He pointed 
out also the great difficulty met with in transport 
as they often bad to be carried for hundreds of 
miles on the heads of coolies, and then what was 
more trying than all, after the bulbs were safely on 
a ship bound for the old country they often suc¬ 
cumbed to the excessive heat while passing through 
the Red Sea. He then asked Dr. Henry, who has 
been a great traveller in China, to tell them of the 
climate, soil, etc., in which he found the various 
species growing. 
Continuing, he spoke of the unreliable informa¬ 
tion which was often received from travellers as to 
what conditions plants grew under. "What we want," 
he said " is reliable meteorological observations for 
the whole year, not part of a year, which information 
is often most misleading." He thought that Liliums 
were the most difficult genus of plants to cultivate, 
and said that because he wrote a book on them 
many people thought he ought to be able to grow 
them perfectly. This, no man can do, for as he 
pointed out, in one garden where he lived they grew 
beautifully, but on changing his abode the Lilies, 
even when given every attention, resented their 
different surroundings. 
Chinese Lilies, by Dr. Henry. 
Dr. Henry said that he did not pay special atten¬ 
tion to Lilies, but he would give a few notes and 
