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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
October 22. 1904. 
high. The finely-cut Elder (Sambucus racemosa tenuifolia) 
makes very handsome growth here and gives us no little sur¬ 
prise that it should be so little known. in gardens. The. leading 
varieties of China Paeomiesi are well grown here. An old- 
fashioned but very handsome plant is Arabis lucida variegata, 
which succeeds remarkably well here. The Cork tree is not a 
plentiful subject in gardens', but there is a splendid tree here 
35 ft. high, and to makei sure of its identity we had a piece 
of Irish cork cut from it. 
We nest encountered a fine plantation of Dahlias, including 
all the leading varieties of Cactus Dahlias. Here we noted 
well-flowered specimens of Lady Penzance, Lottie Dean, 
Columbia., J. Weir Fife and Mrs. Edward Ma.wley, well-known 
as forming first-class exhibition Dahlias. All the leading 
varieties of double Dahlias are also grown here to meet the 
wants of customers. 
Chrysanthemums ini pots were still in the open. Visiting a 
fine plantation, of herbaceous plants we noted the plan pursued 
here with such a subject as Coreopsis grandiflora., usually con¬ 
sidered a troublesome subject by dying off' after flowering. 
When, this has taken place the young crowns are taken off, and 
in a short time there is a splendid plantation of young plants. 
The same may be done with Erigerou speoiosum and Pyre- 
thrums. After flowering, the latter are cut over, so that by 
September they have made splendid growth and again, give a 
profusion of flowers for cutting. Galtonia candicans flowers 
splendidly here.’ While looking round the'borders freely 
planted with Violas, we came upon a, great curiosity in the 
shape of a Viola, three years old, and which has never flowered. 
Fruit trees are grown very extensively, but. we had to admire 
the large plantations chiefly at a. distance. Some plantations, 
however, were more, within range, and amongst them was a fine, 
lot. of dwarf-trained Peaches. Maiden, Apple Trees showed 
great vigour of growth, while others three or four years old 
were carrying healthy crop's of fruit,' A plantation of Cox’s 
Orange Pippin four years old upon examination showed that 
the plants were well set with flowerbuds giving good promise 
for next. year. Gooseberries were grown with stems quite 
clear of the ground. One border near the glasshouses was set 
apart for Apple cordons all .correctly named for the purpose 
of supplying buds for propagation. Elsewhere was a field of 
stocks;, otlier Apples and plantations of Briers and Manet t is for 
the purpose of budding Roses in bush form, large quantities of 
them having been budded previous to. our visit. Across the 
railway were extensive plantations of fruit trees extending 
away up the hillside, the farm being very" extensive and reach¬ 
ing on one side as far as; the" rising ground would allow us to 
see. Wei also noted a. collection of Clematis grown in pots and 
flowering in the open. 
Ini passing through the glas houses we had a. hurried glance 
at the chief content®, one being devoted to Auracaria excelsa 
and young stocks of Pteris in. pots. Another contained con¬ 
servatory climbers in pots. Next, to this came more climbers 
in pots, including Mareohal Niel Roses and other varieties 
10 ft. to 14 ft. high. Here also was a fine stock of Am.pelopsis 
Veitchi, A. V. a.tropurpureai and A. V. Roylei. , The next was 
a plant house filled with large plants of Coleus for stock. 
Zonal Pelargoniums in thei form of trained specimens' for local 
shows were in fine condition. The standard specimens of 
Hydrangea panieulata grandiflora. were also good. The con¬ 
tents of another house consisted, of a fine collection, of all the 
best zonal Pelargoniums grown for the Dublin, and Belfast 
markets. Aralia Sieboldi was. also, grown in quantity in this 
house. Close by in cold frames we. found batches of Begonia 
Gloire de Lorraine and Caledonia making good growth. 
Another house, contained a. fine batch of Cala.nthe Veitchi and 
a, collection of Gloxinia®, amongst which we noted several 
splendid varieties, such as Her Majesty (white), Duke of York, 
and other named sorts. 
Kentias 1 and other Palms, in, fine condition, Ferns, and 
Asparagus, filled another house, while, near by it was a collection 
of all the best Caladiums and Crotons. One structure wa® de¬ 
voted to. Eucharis in pots, Kentias and other Palms of a useful 
decorative size, and young Ferns on the shelves. 
In a houseful of pot Vines we noted fine young rods of Black 
Hamburgh, Muscat of Alexandria, Lady Hutt, Gros Maroc and 
other popular soils. Further on we noted something quite 
unique, in our experience. A house was entirely filled with 
Peach trees, not young plants, but trained specimens still de- 
scribed as seedlings because unnamed. All were being tested 
as to quality and fertility, though they were simply grown as 
a, hobby. Five dozen fruits had been gathered from one tree 
of an early variety. Later ones carried an enormous crop that 
was expected to ripen at the end of October and early in 
November. 
Begonias at Bexley Heath. 
On the 30tli of last month we had the pleasure of once more 
inspecting the Begonia, Nursery of Messrs. T. S. Ware, Limited, 
Hale Farm Nurseries., Feltham, Middlesex. Bexley Heath is, 
of course, situated in Kent, and though the Begonia nursery 
has not. always been, on this particular area of ground, it has 
always been at Bexley Heath. 
The, glasshouses are situated on the opposite side of the road 
from the Begonia, field, and 1 we studied their contents first. 
Single varieties, assorted in colours, filled two houses. The 
crested strain has already given many varieties, including 
salmon,, white, pink, scarlet, apricot, etc. The plants filling 
these houses, represent the best, types of this year’s seedlings, 
selected and lifted from the open ground for the purpose of 
seed raising from the. most, advanced types. There was a batch 
of each colour selected and stood together with the object we 
have just, mentioned. The. colours, were represented by white, 
pink, scarlet, rose, yellow, crimson, salmon, salmon-pink, rosy- 
red, bronze, magenta, and orange. 
As. we. shall mention a few particulars of these as we noted 
them ini thei open, it- is unnecessary to describe ea.ch section, in 
detail beyond stating that the. flowers, are. sufficiently large for 
any purpose, or in other words, quite as we. should care to see 
them. The flowers, are also, perfectly circular, and the petals 
of great substance. Each colour is well defined in these selec¬ 
tions, the object being to improve upon the strain which has 
been undergoing evolution for a. long series of years. Seeds 
of these strains: are sold in packets, according to colour, which 
is a, good reason for sorting out the very best representatives 
of the. various hues. Concerning the orange colour, we may 
state that, there, is. a, tendency on the one hand to develop into 
scarlet, and on the other to pass into a yellow strain, as. might 
bei expected in this highly-evolved colour. Thei object of the 
cultivator is. regained, however, by the crossing of the two 
colours'. 
The next house entered, was devoted to double varieties re¬ 
presenting the very best varieties hitherto selected and named 
over a, long succession of years.. They have, of course, dis¬ 
placed thei older varieties of the. same colour in existence within 
comparatively a. few years, ago. It was late in the season to 
see thei splendid double varieties, at their best, as many of 
them were being starved out for the purpose of getting pollen 
and seed. A number of very handsome, varieties., however, 
still carried a. flower or two., and of these we shall give brief 
descriptions. \ 
A very distinct, one was that named Gem, having white 
flowers shaded with pink and a. broad carmine edge with white 
spots. Mrs. Mary Po.pe isi a, fine, double white, with broad 
petals arranged round a single centre. Thei bloom of this 
sometimes measures 7 in', across. A lovely creamy-white 
flower is; Countess of Ilchester, with bread petals, a single centre 
and still measuring 4.1 in;, across, on the occasion of our visit. 
An, unnamed seedling had very large creamy flowers resembling 
a Tea Rose. One of the largest, is. Mr. W. N. Ainslie, a creamy 
variety with wavy petals. One of the most, striking and hand¬ 
some of the Picotee-edge varieties, is Queen Alexandra, shaded 
with pink on a. white ground and having a. rich carmine edge. 
The. flower is very large, and f ull, making it a first-class; variety. 
Jessie Pope very strongly reminds one of the colour of a Mal- 
maison, Carnation, being a soft, pink, like Princess of Wales. 
Mr. James Portbury is another Picotee-edge variety, having 
