THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 17. 1904. 
744 
Under such circumstances, then, the period of flowering indi¬ 
cates a large measure of success with this fine herbaceous plant. 
Neither of the herbaceous borders was systematically inspected 
by us, but the above were a, few of the more prominent subjects 
which attracted our attention as we passed through the gardens, 
chiefly for the purpose of looking at the trees and shrubs. 
While we quickly traversed the kitchen, garden, wei noticed 
that many of the standard Apple trees were bearing heavy 
loads of fruit, and were informed that the collection generally 
had more than an average crop of fruit. The Pears, on the 
contrary, were a little under the average crop. Plums on the 
walls were fruiting splendidly. 
Owing to the time spent in various; parts of the ground®, the 
time for inspecting the hothouses was very limited, so> that we; 
can only give a hint of those things occupying the houses 
through which we passed. One house contained a splendid! 
batch of Thrysicanthus ruffians; in 48-sized pots. These, of 
course, are intended for flowering in, winter, but at present 
they are healthy and promise well. Next came a Tomato; 
house containing' a new variety named Early Jewel, but ,most of 
the plants consisted of Duke of York and Polegate, which are 
favourites here. Another house was largely occupied with 
Figs planted out and trained on wires. The variety employed 
was; Brown Turkey, and bore an, admirable crop of fruit,. 
Fine batches of Tomato® in pots, after being brought cn to 
a certain! stage under glass had been stood in the open, and. 
Golden Jubilee; bore a splendid crop 1 on stems 4 ft. high. 
Another batch of Golden, Gem was ini equally thrifty condition, 
that also being out of doors, though protected by a, sash, over 
the top. 
These houses are span-roofed, and therefore well adapted for 
the; cultivation of the plants grown in them. One of them 
was occupied with Melons on one side and Gardenias and 
Crotons on the other, the; last-named being notable for'the fine 
colour of the foliage. The next bouse entered contained a 
large batch of Calanthes just completing excellent growth. 
Suspended from the roof was a, batch of De-ndrobiuim Phalae- 
nopsis s-chroderianum grown in pots, where, they were finish¬ 
ing up an excellent growth. Fucharis, grandifiora, was flower¬ 
ing freely in, pots. Mere; Crotons turned up 1 again in this 
house, and we learned that something like thirty or forty 
varieties are grown on the establishment. The next bouse to 
tills was divided between Crotons and Cucumbers;, all in ex¬ 
cellent condition. 
A house: devoted to Orchids included a fine plant of Laelia 
crisp,a,, carrying six flower's on, one spike. Various; Onoidium® 
and Cypripediums of a, useful character occupied the remainder 
of the space. In a. cooler house; was a fine batch of Lilium 
speed osyum and L. si. Kraetzeri, the most popular white variety. 
The! staging on the opposite side; of this same cool house was 
occupied with a. healthy collection of Odontoglossum crispum. 
On the last occasion several important subjects; and the 
collections of wall climbers were omitted from our account. A 
very fine evergreen Oak, named Quercus; bambusaefolia, was 
notable for its lanceolate leaves', 2 in. to; 4 in. long, leathery 
and serrated on the edges. Interesting also was the Button 
Bush (Cephalanthus Occident alls) having creamy-white flower's;, 
produced in the form of one to three; globular heads at the 
end of the shoots. One of the Japanese Maple® (Acer 
palmaitum roseoemarginatuim) formed a, mass; 8 ft. high and 
10 ft. broad. In various parts of the grounds; we were in¬ 
terested with a rare shrub, largely utilised here; for the effect 
it produces in autumn when the leaves are dying. This was 
Pyrus, nigra,, a native of North America, and also- known under 
the name of Aronia floribunda. It is very similar to P. 
arbutifolia, but the latter 'has the leaves more or less woolly 
on the under-surface, while; the leaves of P. nigra are nearly 
always smooth, while the fruits are large and ripen somewhat; 
earlier. Tire; coloured effects of both these shrubs are splendid 
in the autumn. 
Climbers' grown upon walls are very well represented, and 
include such tilings: as the double Pomegranate, Lonicera, ssim- 
pervirens and L. Hava, two very handsome species of Honey¬ 
suckle. Photinia, serrulata. is a little tender, but is well worthy 
of a wall on, account of the rich red hue of the young leaves. 
An addition to. this, has been made in the much larger-leaved 
P. macrophylla. Two. very choice Escallonias—namely, E. 
langleyensis., a rosercoloured hybrid, and the Hawthorn- 
scented E. pliilippiana, were noteworthy. 
All very choice in, their way are Olearia macrcdonta, Peri- 
plooai graeoa, Styrax serrulata, Schizophragma hydrangeoideq 
Vitisi heterophylla variegata, Ceanothus Gloire de Versailles 
and Celastrusi scandens. The Jerusalem Sage (Plilomia fruti- 
cosa) is accorded the shelter of a wall, but, except in very 
severe winters, it would stand in the open. The soil here, 
however, is rather heavy. The Poison 1 Ivy (Rhus Toxicoden¬ 
dron) is freely used! here, and no; one has; yet taken, any harm 
from it. Both the male and female plants of Gariy a elliptica 
are grown upon the walk, and Griselinia littoralis makes a 
good companion to them. The Himalayan Phlomk cashmir- 
iana ha® also been; added to the collection, though more a 
herbaceous; plant than a climber. 
Choice and interesting, and in some cases rare, are 
Hydrangea queroifolia, Emilia spicata, Ceanothus dentatus, 
Gotoneiaster thymifolia, Berchemia racemosa, variegata Meni - 
permum canadense, Ampelopsis: semperviren®, Ilex japonic i, 
also known, as Othera japonica, La.rdizaba.la. hitennata, Car- 
penteria, Califomica and Indigofera decora- The above list 
of climbers would f orm sufficient material to make an, interest¬ 
ing and instructive art icle in. them selves. An, immense amoun t 
of variety is furnished by their flowers and foliage, many of 
them being even green- The proper pruning of these to suit 
the different, kinds is; also; a, subjecct well worth the study of 
gardeners at large. 
O O 
Rose Ben Cant. 
(See Supplement.) 
The above Hybrid Perpetual was. put into commerce in 1902 
by Messrs. Benjamin R. Cant, and Sons, the Old Rose Nur¬ 
series, Colchester. It is therefore still a new Rose, gradually 
finding its way into various garden®;, and likely to become 
popular, both a® a. garden, Rose and for exhibition purpose.? 1 . 
It was awarded the Gold Medal of the National Rose Society, 
which doe® not often make mistakes in giving their hall-mark 
to; the best new Rose for the year placed before them. 
T'he flower is of very large size, similar in shape to \ ictor 
Hugo', the outer petals' being spreading or slightly recurved 
at the edges, while; the inner ones form a. close and conical 
centre. The petals are very broad and of a deep bright crim¬ 
son, flushed with a, shade of something darker along the centre. 
The veining is: also well marked. The plant is of a, vigorous 
and sturdy habit of growth, and lias proved ail abundanc 
bloomer during summer and autumn,, well meriting the title 
of Hybrid Perpetual. The flowers are also; sweetly scented, 
and in farm, colour, and other recommendation® this variety 
furnishes; just those requisites that many of the modern 
Hybrid Perpetuals lack. 
To, get flowers, of the largest size, they should be well thinned 
out inthe early bud stage. That would apply chiefly to. Rose® 
for exhibition purposes in competitive classes. Those who 
desire it for garden, decoration will leave the plants pretty 
much to; their own resources- as to the number of flower-buds 
they produce. The dark colour of it® flowers would be brought 
into> greatest prominence by being planted between beds of 
lighter varieties; while people with taste for harmony will 
plant it with other varieties which tend to become -of a lighter 
or paler red colour the further the plants recede from the dark 
one, which may be- situated in the centre or on the extreme 
of the whole plantation. There are- those- who fancy that rn all 
flower arrangements the paler colour® should be. kept to the 
centre, and the darker onesi to the edge-, while intermediate 
shades' should occupy places between the centre, and circum¬ 
ference; of the design. The sweet-scented flower's will also; re¬ 
commend this variety for cutting for home decoration. 
was raised: by Messrs. B, R. Cant- and Sons, from whose photo¬ 
graph our supplementary illustration was prepared. 
