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THE QARDENINQ WORLD 
July 23. 1904. 
round a single centre, and therefore of the first water as far 
as structure is concerned. Award of Merit to Mr. A. LI. 
Gwillim, New 7 Eltham, Kent. 
Carnation King Solomon. 
In tixisi we have a border variety that would be classed as 
a fancy amongst the yellow ground varieties. The flower's are 
of large size,, good! form, and flaked with scarlet and crimson 
on ai yellow ground. Award of 1 Merit to Mr. James. Douglas, 
Eden,side, Great Bookham, Surrey. 
Carnation Glowworm. 
The flowers in, this instance, are of rich scarlet and beautiful 
form. It would be classed amongst the border Carnations, a® 
it, is of compact habit and growth, quite hardy, and produces 
freely its richly-coloured flowers. Award of Merit to* Mr. 
James Douglas. 
Carnation Lady Linlithgow. 
Here again we have a, border variety of a dark rose colour. 
The petals are bread and smooth, and, though handsome, the 
flowers have the failing of many modern kinds of lack of any 
decided scent. Nevertheless, it will be useful for border deco¬ 
ration and cut, flowers, being in the best form of the raiser, 
Martin R. Smith, Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. Blick), Warren House, 
Hayes, Kent, who received a,n. Award of Merit, 
Begonia Canopus. 
The blooms of this tuberous variety are of large size, with 
broad petalsi of rich yellow. Award of Merit to Messrs. B. B. 
Davis and Son®, Yeovil. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
Strawberry The Latest. 
The fruits of this new variety are of very large size, of a 
rich crimson and broadly conical or slightly flattened, but 
never at all narrowed to a, thin edge. It is, in fact, a fruit 
of large average size and of a rich colour and fine flavour. 
The important fact about the variety is that not a fruit of it; 
was ripe, till after July 1st, so, that it is! one of the latest 
varieties in cultivation. Award of Merit to Messrs. Last on 
Bros., Bedford. 
Raspberry Champion. 
The fruits, of this variety are of large size, rich red, of 
fine flavour, and produced in great abundance. It reminded 
usi considerably of the well-known variety Superlative, though 
the fruit, may even he larger. Award of Merit, to Mr. George! 
Pen,will, .80, High Street, Totnes, Devon. 
The Yuccas. 
Amongst, the plants cultivated in English gardens few are 
more distinct and striking than the Palm Lily or' Adam’,si 
Needlei, as; the Yuccas are sometimes called. Although with 
few exceptions, these North American plants have no claim to 
be called graceful or pretty, their beauty is undeniable; like 
that of the Hollyhock, it is grand, dignified, and majestic. 
When in flower their height is usually doubled, and this 
should be borne in mind when planting. They may be massed 
on grassy banks, or placed singly in sheltered bays or nooks 1 
at, the sides of carriage drives. In such positions they often, 
have the advantage of the shelter afforded by shrub®, which 
also provide a background of greenery for their noble panicles 
of flower. In the rock garden, they are quite at home, and 
are very useful to emphasise a bold, jutting piece of rock- 
work, or form a, contrast to the small, delicate plants oni the 
ground beneath them. They are often used with good effect 
on terraces, and consort well with stonework and other ad¬ 
juncts the formal garden. 
Several specie® are well worthy of a place in the conserva¬ 
tory, especially Y. aloifolia. This attains a height of 9 ft, 
or 10 ft., having a stem in proportion, and leaves as much a,s) 
20 in. or 24 in. ini length. In Y. a. tricolor and quadricolor 
these are beautifully variegated with red, green, and yellow. 
Although a native of the West Indies, it is really hardy, ana 
succeeds, well in an unheated house. 
Yucca, angustifolia is one of the smallest, having little or 
no stem. The leaves are frayed at the edges into reddish- 
brown threads. It has a. bold panicle of greenish-white flower.- 
about 3 ft. in height. Like, the preceding, Y. filamentosa i- 
n,early stemless ; it produces suckers 1 freely, and soon forms 
a thick mass of stout leaves covered on their edges by curling’ 
filaments'. The handsome, branching inflorescence is about 
6 ft, or 7 ft. in height,, and opens its flowers in June. This 
species prefers a Light sandy loam. Yucca gloriosa is perhaps 
the, best known, of all. Well-developed plants certainly bear 
out- the 1 name of Palm Lily, for as the plants get older tliev 
form noble stem® some 5 ft. or 6 ft. in height, crowned with 
massive leaves from 2 ft, to 3 ft. long, the huge rhomboid 
panicle towering in July to another 4 ft. After flowering, the 
stem usually branches, into three or more heads. As these new 
stems increase in length, they should bei secured to a strong 
central stake. Old plants form very picturesque objects. A 
variety named Y. g. recurvifolia is well known to most towns¬ 
people on account of its hardy, smoke-resisting nature. It i- 
tlre most graceful of all, and makes a, capital plant for a large 
vase,. Both this and the type delight in a rich, deep, well- 
drained loam. 
Y. Whipplei is a very handsome Californian species, intro¬ 
duced in 1876, and still far from common, in our Engl id. 
gardens 1 . It isi hardy in all but the colder districts, and even 
there, is well worth the little protection, necessary. 
The propagation of most of the Yuccas is an easy matter. 
Buds are freely produced on the older rootstocks, and these 
can he taken, off with, a heel, inserted in sandy soil, and i f 
placed in. gentle, heat soon form plants, which can, be grown on 
in pots or nursery beds 1 outside. They can also bei easily raised 
from seed. Wei bavei at the present a, very promising stock 
of Y. gloriosa, Y. filamentosa,, Y. angustifolia, and Y. Whipplei 
from seed sowni in a, cold frame in January. In this case the 
seed did net germinate for eight, weeks; probably it would 
have, done so earlier in a warmer place. 
The position® for planting should be prepared in early 
autumn by digging hole® 2 ft. each way by 18 in. deep. A 
little, rotted manure should be thoroughly mixed with the 
soil if the latter is poor. Allow it to, settle until March: 
thenpini dry weather, work the upper soil into, a, friable state 
with a, steel fork, and plant out in April. J. C. 
Romneya Coulteri. 
In districts where the! shrubby Poppywort does, not give 
satisfaction in the open ground, it will be found that the sheltei 
of a wall will enable it to make, more, satisfactory growth. 
Further north, or in the Midland®, gardeners should plant it, 
in the narrow border abutting on, the, wall of the stove or 
other similarly warm structure. The warmth imported fo the 
soil in, such situation® has the effect, of keeping the root- in. 
a, more, equable medium during winter, and of starting the 
plant, into, growth earlier in the season,. This has a, wonderful 
effect upon the plant, thereby enabling it to make wonderful 
growth and to* flower freely during the, course of our season. 
There are, evidently two names for this plant, as it has mo.e 
recently been, masquerading under the, name of R. trichoealyx. 
The latter name, would indicate that there are hairs, to the 
calyx, but that, is the case with plants which have been grown 
for many years under the name of R. Coulteri. The two oi 
three, sepals, of the flower are covered with brown incurved 
hairs, and a few of the, same may be observed on the petio e 
and basal edge, of the, leave®. The corolla consists, of six 
petals, that, resemble white tissue paper finely crumpled, mj 
the centre i® a great mass, of lemon filaments with golden 
anther®. The, flowers have the Scent of a Rose, not very power 
fid, yet distinct, and not like the, usual rather heavy cdoui ,o 
a Poppy. 
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