July 18, 1903. 
the gardening world. 
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Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Botanical Society. 
By the Royal Horticultural Society 
July 7th. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
At Regent's Park, June I7th. 
Dimorphanthus mandshuricus foliis argenteis variegatis. 
The leaves of this beautiful variety have a broad silvery- 
white margin of variable width, and the effect in the general 
view of a plant with its large bipinnate leaves is to give the 
whole a silvery-green appearance. The variegation seems to 
stand the sun without in any way burning. Botanical Cei- 
tificate of Merit to Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey. 
Delphinium Lord Avebury. 
The spikes of this variety are of great size, and the tiowers 
violet and plum, with a white eye. 
Nephrolepis cordifolia crispato-congesta. 
The whole frond of this curious and interesting variety does 
not exceed 6 in. in length, and is frequently under that, but 
the pinnae are revolute, infolded at the edges, wavy and 
undulated, and densely arranged all along the midrib. Owing 
to the curling and folding, tbe’se appear to be veiy short. 
Award of Merit to Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, 
Upper Edmonton. 
Campanula peregrina. 
The large, light blue flowers of this species have a dark 
D. Lord Holland. 
The flowers of this form are of large size, sky- 
blue and lavender, and the small petals in the 
centre give the appearance of a black eye. 
D. Leign Hunt. 
In this instance the flowers' are a mixture of 
deep blue and plum, the one shading into the 
other, while the eye is white. 
D. Macaulay. 
In this instance the flowers are comparable to 
Lord Holland in their lighter hues, but they are 
sky-blue and pink, with a white instead of a 
black eye. 
Floral Certificates of Merit were awarded to 
each of the above four Delphiniums when shown 
by Messrs. James Kelway and Son, Langport, 
Somerset. 
Begonia Mrs. John R. Box. 
The flowers of this tuberous variety are of 
large size, double, and pure white, with the petals 
beautiful orange. 
B. Lord Milner. 
The flowers of this double variety of tuberous 
Begonia are of large size and rosy salmon. 
A Floral Certificate of Merit was given to 
each of the above two' Begonias when; shown, by 
Mr. John R. Box, Croydon. 
Marguerite Coronation. 
Since this was first exhibited, a little over a, 
year ago, it has gained greatly in popularity. 
It is a form of Chrysanthemum fruteseens with 
white flowers, and in which some of the outer 
florets of the disc have become larger and longer 
than their fellows, as if an attempt were being 
made to become double. The florets of the ray 
f are large, disposed in several rows, and overlap 
one another. Our illustration of this variety, 
prepared from a drawing made by Miss Ma.ude) 
Williamson, one of tlie students at Regent’s Park 
Botanic Gardens, will show the general character 
of the flower. 
Marguerite Coronation. 
"Pelargonium Caroline Schmidt. 
The leaves of this zonal variety are variegated with silver, 
while the flowers are bright scarlet and double. These various, 
colours have a fine effect by contrast. A Floral Certificate 
of Merit was awarded to' each of the above two when shown 
I by Messrs. Win. Cutbush and Son, Higligate, London. 
Wistaria multijuga russelliana. 
The flowers of this fine new variety are veiy much darker 
; colour than those of the original. The standards are of soft 
purple on both faces, deepening with age, and have a large 
creamy-white, eye-like blotch on the inner face. The wings 
and. keel are dark hlue^purple, the tip of the keel being violet. 
A Floral Certificate of Merit to Mr. John Russell. 
( Certificates of Merit were also awarded to Mr. Richard Anker, 
papier Road, Kensington, for a collection of Cacti, and the 
fficient Light and Heating Co., York Place, London, for a 
new patent heating economiser. 
centre, and are densely arranged along the stems similar to 
those of C. latiloba. The leaves of the plant are remarkably 
different, however, being elliptic, serrate-crenate, wrinkled, 
light green, and hirsute. The stems grow to> '2\ ft. in height, 
and produce flowers along half their length. It is an old, 
neglected species of considerable beauty, which was introduced 
from Mount Lebanon in 1794. Award of Merit to Messrs. J. 
Veitch and Sous, Limited, Chelsea. 
Carnation Merlin. 
This may be described as a border variety, with large pale 
yellow flowers and a heavy crimson edge. They are very 
pretty and slightly fragrant. 
C. Diadem 
This also is a yellow ground, with a broad rose margin and 
a few stripes running for about a quarter the length down 
the petals. Award of Merit to each of the above two- when 
shown by Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, Higligate, London. 
