948 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
November 14. 1903. 
previous- years, the collection here is quite equal to anything 
which has gone before, even minus the stimulus of a local 
exhibition, which has become defunct through lack of public 
interest^. 
Undoubtedly, in the majority of cases', these exhibitions are 
as good, and as necessary for the employer as for the gardener, 
if high-class culture is to be ai sine qua non. However, here 
they are in fine form without that stimulus, and although the 
collection, is not a large one, its merits are deemed sufficient for 
a favourable notice. 
The Japanese section, of course, commands the situation, 
and therefore contributes more largely than the other sections 
to the floral result. Amongst the more striking of these we 
selected Beauty of Teignmouth, a rich purple, with lilac 
reverse; Charles Longley, also a distinct variety, with deep 
rosy-purple flowers. Henrv Stowe is considered worthy of a 
place here on account of its large and handsome blooms, which 
are blush-pink shaded with mauve. U E. Untou’s vigorous 
habit, combined with its massive golden-yellow flower®, is 
much appreciated : Kimberley, to©, h'a,s large, full, clear yellow 
flowers of fine form ; Phoebus likewise still holds sway amongst 
the ’Mums, if not as a golden orb : if is one of the' best, has 
an excellent character, and large, illuminating powers when its; 
namesake is not visible. Mrs. W. Mease, although a fine snort 
from Madame Carnot, is a sulphur-yellow, and therefore less 
intense in colour than its older rival. 
Of whites there are any number, but Mr. Edwards goes for 
Miss Alice Byron, a fine globular flower, with good foliage and 
dwarf habit: Madame Carnot, well known : Madame Gustave; 
Henri, massive and pure ; and Mutual Friend, which is still one 
of the best. 
For Christmas work he favours Pride of Rvecroft, Nivens, 
Madame Philippe Eivoire, La.dv Canning, and W. H. Lincoln. 
Of incurved varieties we may mention Chrysiantheme Bruant, 
deep rose-buff ; Gerenal Symons, bronzy-orange, with gold re>- 
verse ; Miss; Doris Cox, delicate rose-pink ; Louisa Giles, pale 
vellow ; and William Higgs, a massive flower with broad heavy 
florets. The above are merely representative of a. refined and 
well-grown lot of plants which are housed in. a vinery with a 
southern aspect, to which fact, combined with careful culture, 
the absence of damping off is probably due. 
Pompons find a place outside, while for cut-flower purposes 
under glass, such varieties as Souvenir d’Une Petite Amie, 
Lady Selbome, Source d’Or, Mary Anderson, and S-oleil 
d’Ootobre are in great demand. C. B. G. 
Acton. W. 
The Best Flowering Plants at Kew. 
“There are more plants in the garden than ye wot of.” 
Calanthe Veitchii. 
This, the first hybrid raised of the vestita group of this genus, 
is also one of the, if not the, most popular form of the genus. 
It was raised by Messrs. V-eitch in. 1856 from C. rosea x C. ves¬ 
tita, being the forerunner of a. group of hybrids of which it has 
been one of the parents. It possesses the necessary qualifica¬ 
tions of a horticultural favourite—that is, of easy culture, 
floriferousness, the flowers of a pleasing colour, and produced 
during what is known as “ the dull season.” Its flowers, which 
most resemble those of rosea, show the influence of the other 
parent by their four-lobed lips. 
Calanthe vestita luteo occnlata. 
A useful companion plant to the above mentioned, having 
creamy-white flowers with a. yellow eye, by which it is distin¬ 
guished from rubro-occulata, a similar form with a. red eye. 
Borneo. 
Cattleya Mantinii nobilior. 
An exquisite flowered form of C. Mantinii, which is itself de¬ 
rived from C. bowringiana x dowiana aurea. The large spread¬ 
ing lip of a velvety texture resembles that of dowiana, whilst 
the sepals and petals agree' in form with these of bowringiana. 
Jacobinia pauciflora (syn. Libonia floribunda). 
A greenhouse shrub of great merit-, so freely a-re its flowers 
produced during late autumn and winter. To ensure a con¬ 
tinued display the plants should be accorded an intermediate 
temperature whilst in flower. A spreading shrub, with flexible 
branches, small oblong leaves, and scarlet tipped with yellow, 
tubular drooping flowers from the axils of the leaves, this 
giving a .spray-like appearance to the branches. Brazil. 
Pentas carnea. 
A beautiful stove plant, about 12 in. high, whose herbaceous 
branches and leaves are densely covered with white hair. Its 
pale purplish flesh-coloured flowers are erectly borne in large 
corymbs, and produced over a long season. Being easily pro¬ 
pagated by cuttings;, and of a neat appearance, it is in -small 
pots very useful for -edging the stages-. Tropical Africa, 
Tetranema mexicana. 
This representative of a mono-typic genus is a- somewhat 
unique plant. To -its nearest ally, Pentstem-o-n ("five stamens’), 
from which it is only, from a- botanical point- of view, distin¬ 
guished by the possession -of four stamens, it 'has, in general 
appearance, ha-rdly any resemblance. The conformation of 
the individual flower is as that of a miniature Digitalis : hence 
the appellation of “ Mexican Foxglove.” The general habit- of 
the plant, has. however, something in common with that- of a 
Primula, A dwarf perennial stove or intermediate house plant, 
producing -from a short- root-stock a rosette of leaves. Arising 
on- -soapedike axillary peduncles aho-ve the leaves are umbels 
of purplish-violet flowers, suffused with pale lilac, which are 
freely produced over -a 1-o-ng season. Mexico. 
Lantana salviaefolia. 
Better known under the name of L. delioati-ssima, thi= 
species, -a-s- la-rge -specimen plants, forms a, striking feature of 
the bedding in many of our parks. In addition to its effective¬ 
ness in this capacity it- ma,v be suitably -employed for fm-nish- 
ing bare portions of walls during summer, whilst, as small pot- 
nlant-s it forms a- showy addition to our greenhouse®, wherein 
for some time to- come it- will produce its mauve-pink flowers. 
Heliophila scandens. 
A climbing Crucifer is somewhat of an anomaly; vet, nob 
withstanding -its anomalous position, this species is, however, 
ornamental. It is o-f comparatively recent introduction, having 
been flowered for the first time in the succulent house, Kew. 
in 1886 -or 1887. It produces green twining stems- 15 ft, to 
25 ft. long, the lower part being slightly woody, and with brown 
bark. Leaves lanceolate, 11 in. to 2 in. long, pale- green. The 
flowers, generally white, occasionally tinted rose, are produced 
in ten to fifteen flo-we-red sub-corymbo-se racemes, succeeded by 
oblong flat pods 11, in. to 2 in. long; having membranous 
prominently veined valves and a septum -of silvery.appearance. 
As its stems are soaringlv branched, though they themselves 
are freely produced from the rootstock, it would be mo-re suit¬ 
able for training against a- wall or in fan shape, spread on the 
roof, than for festooning from a rafter. Natal. 
Bom area edulis. 
A dwarf climbing plant—frequently described as a- “ Climb- ' 
ing Alstroemeria —with fleshy stems, 5 ft. o-r more long, ter¬ 
minating in a. drooping umbel of green, rose-spotted flowers. 
An easily-grown plant, which grows and flowers luxriantly in 
the succulent house. St. Domingo, etc. 
Convolvulus Cneorum. 
A dwarf and somewhat prostrate, half-hardy shrub, which 
is flowering freely in an outside border, contiguous with an un- 
heat-ed plant-house. The white flowers 1 , veined bright pink, are 
borne o-n short -peduncles in capitate heads. It® leaves- are 
entirely covered with a- white silky tom-entum, and, though 
smaller, are in appearance and shape veiy similar to those of 
the famed Silver Leaf (Leucadendron argent-eum). In a 
rockery, where Opunt-ia-s- can be- flowered, this would form a- 
pleasing addition. South Europe. 
