THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 4, 1P03. 
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Carnation Lady Wolverton. 
The flowers of this new border variety are of large size and 
brilliant salmon-rose. If it. stands the sun well, it should be 
much in request for border cultivation. Award of Merit to 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son. 
Eremurus Mrs. Reuthe. 
The parentage of this hybrid was turkestanicus x Warei. In 
general aspect this variety bears some resemblance to the last- 
named parent.. The flowers might be described as saucer- 
shaped and soft yellow, with a green line on the back of 
each segment. The stamens are twice the length of the seg¬ 
ments, with small orange anthers. From appearances we 
should imagine it would grow to about 4 ft. in height. Award 
of Merit to Mr. G. Reuthe, Fox Hill Nursery, Keston, Kent, 
Iceland Poppies. 
A group of these were exhibited, showing white, yellow, 
orange, cream, maze-yellow, salmon, and salmon-pink flowers. 
In some instances they were white with a yellow edge, and a 
few had an olive blotch at the base of the petals, quite an un¬ 
common feature in the Iceland poppy. Award of Merit for the 
strain to Messrs. Storrie and Storrie, Dundee, N.B. 
Nicotiana Sanderae. 
The parentage of this hybrid was N. rubra x affinis. The 
leaves of this hybrid are ovate and light green. The flowers 
are produced in terminal branching panicles, and have a tive- 
lobed, rich rosy-carmine lamina, with a white tube. Award of 
Merit to. Messrs. F. Sander and Sons. 
Begonia Countess of Warwick. 
The outer petals of this double tuberous variety are fringed 
and of a deep buff-orange; the rest is a lively mixture of orange 
and yellow, becoming darker with age, and constituting a very 
handsome flower indeed. Award of Merit* to Messrs. Black- 
more and Langdon, Twerton Hill Nursery, Bath. 
Begonia the Queen. 
The flowers in this instance are single, of large size, delicate 
salmon-pink, fringed at the edges, and altogether very hand¬ 
some and distinct. Award of Merit to Messrs. J. Laing and 
Sons, Forest Hill, London. 
Begonia Gipsy Girl. 
In this we have a crested tuberous variety of a delicate rosy 
colour. The crests are somewhat shorter than the petals, and 
elevated at the ends, where they deepen to a salmon-pink 
colour, being very pretty. Award of Merit to Messrs. E. R. 
Davis and Sons, Yeovil. 
Begonia W. Sparsliott 
Here we have a. double variety of very large size and brilliant 
scarlet. The broad petals are arranged round the single 
centre, making a very choice bloom. Award of Merit to 
Messrs. B. R. Davis and Sons. 
The Best Flowering Plants at Kew. 
“ There are more plants in the garden, than ye wot of.” 
Dendrobium infundibulum 
This and its variety jamesdanunt are, botanic-ally, merely 
alpine forms of D. formosum, requiring a lower temperature. 
As they naturally occur on. deciduous, trees or bare rocks a.t an 
altitude of 2,500 ft, to 5,000 ft. above the sea level, it is 
obvious, that much shade is not desirable. On cylindrical stems 
15 in. to. 24 in. long pseudo-terminal peduncles arise, each 
bearing from three to- five flowers. The individual flower is 
3 in. across, and pure white, with the exception of a labial 
blotch, which in colour varies from sulphur-yellow to cinnabar 
red. Native of Moulmein Mountains, 
Phalaenopsis amabilis. 
A handsome Orchid of attractive appearance, whose geo¬ 
graphical distribution is very extensive, occurring in Java, 
Malayan Archipelago, Celebes, etc. The flower-stem, which 
may be panicled or racemose, bears eight to ten flowers each 
from 3 in. to 4 in. across. The sepals and petals agree in their 
colour, which is white, but differ in form. The erect dorsal 
sepal is elliptic oblong, the pendent inclined lateral ones are 
oblong lanceolate oblique, whilst the broad petals are rliom- 
boidal and contracted at the base. The three-lobed lip, which 
has a yellow crest, spotted red, has the middle lobe prolonged 
into two incurving apical tendrils. 
Lilium rubellum. 
This beautiful Japanese Lily, of recent introduction, is 
closely allied to- L. japonicum, from which it chiefly differs bv 
its pink flowers and speciosum-like leaves. Although of slender 
dwarf habit, yet its early-flowering propensity, odorous flowers 
plus their soft pink hue, render them very effective. -The 
flowers are funnel-shaped, 3 in. long by 3 in. across, the seg¬ 
ments being spreading in the upper half, the three inner ones 
being fully 1 in. broad. 
Cypripedium spectabile. 
This, the showy Cypripedium, well merits its cognomen, fen-, 
in the genus, there are few forms give more universal pleasure 
than it. Grown in a shady recess at Kew (see The Gardexixg 
World, Yol. AX., p. 13) it is a sight to be remembered. 
Flowers varying from nearly white to deep rose, the lip having 
a more rounded outline than, usually occurs in the genin' 
Native of U.S.A. 
Rosa rugosa, var. Double Blanche de Coubert. 
A white-flowered semi-double variety of great merit, remain¬ 
ing in flower over a long period, during which time it is not 
only attractive to the eye, but likewise to the sense of smell, 
•is it exhales a delightful fragrance. It is of easy culture and 
suitable for shrubberies, yet. not out. of place in more preten¬ 
tious quarters, 
Carpenteria californica. 
The genus Carpenteria belongs to the order Saxifragaceae, 
and isi closely allied to Philadelphus, from which it differs 
chiefly by its almost superior ovary and solitary style. The 
species here- referred to forms a. handsome flowering shrub 6 ft. 
to* 7 ft- high, suitable for a cool greenhouse, though in some 
parts sufficiently hardy to stand the rigours of our much- 
maligned climate, where, as under glass, it is very effective, 
producing large, odorous, white flowers 2 in. to 3 in. across, in' 
loose terminal and axillary panicles. Native of California, 
Tecoma Smithii. 
Formerly supposed to be a hybrid of Australian origin, 'twist 
T. velutina and stans, or valutina. x capensis, it is now admitted 
to be synonymous with T. fulva. It- forms an erect shrub with 
opposite imparpinnate leaves of thirteen grossly serrated leaf¬ 
lets. The inflorescence is a, terminal, cymose, or panicled head 
of tubular, showy flowers, red on the upper surface and tawnv 
beneath. Grown on the sigle-stem principle is a cultural 
method in this instance which ensures success. Plants, as 
grown, form very useful material for greenhouse ornatiom, and 
is so amenable that by taking cuttings at varied seasons plants 
may bei lia.d in flower from January, to the present date. 
Native of Australia. 
Grevillea Banksii var. Fosteri. 
This variety is an improvement on the species, yet either 
of them merits more recognition at the hands of the gardener. 
Given a. moderately stiff soil, kept, cool during winter, and not 
deluged with water, its cultivation is moderately simple. In 
Australia it forms a, large branching bush 15 ft. to 20 ft. 
high, when, a.s such, bearing its dense, terminal heads of bright 
red glossy flowers, it must be a picture of colour. The whole 
plant is more or less hoary, the under-side of the pinnatifid 
leaves being silky. 
Calanthe Dominii. 
This plant is rendered very interesting, as it is believed 
to have been, the first hybrid Orchid which flowered under cul¬ 
tivation. Derived from D. Masuca x D. furcata, it, in its 
robust habit, flower-stem, and many-flowered corymbose 
raceme, resembles the former parent. The flower is about 2 in. 
in diameter, of a light mauve-purple., suffused with white 
colour, that of the lip being deeper, with a three-toothed callus 
at its base. A plant sufficiently distinct and floriferous to 
merit inclusion in all collections. 
