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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 5, 1904. 
of varieties, but, we took only the names of a- few that, appealed 
to us on account of their beauty while passing. Cupressus 
lawsomiana Westermanni was variegated with yellow, while 
C. 1. argentea had a decidedly silvery hue. A good Juniper 
and dwarf is Juniperas ja.ponica. -a-urea variegata. Thei silver 
and the golden Deodar Cedars are effective a,t- certain time® of 
the year, but the golden one is best in the spring. Cedrus 
atlantica glaum retains its beautiful sea-green hue at all 
periods of the year. Three very choice yellow Conifer® are 
Cupressus lawsoniana. lutea., C. nootkateusis lutea (usually 
known in, nurseries a.s Thujopsisi borealis lutea), and Retino- 
s-pora pisifera plumoisia a,urea. Every garden should possess 
specimens of these Conifer®, which, lare all good of their kind, 
and very highly effective for a long time after the young foliage 
hais been produced in summer. 
Florists’ flowers 1 have always 'been, a, feature of Mr. John 
Downie’s nursery, and Violas, are still grown in a very large 
number’ of varieties. Time did not permit of a detailed in¬ 
spection of these, but very attractive was the golden-yellow, 
rayles® Isolde, having very large flowers and produced in great, 
abundance. General Radein-Powell is a, darker golden-yellow 
variety, and is considered the brightest yellow in 'the collec¬ 
tion. That named Spray had purple flowers with a, white 
centre. Early flowering Chrysanthemums and named varie¬ 
ties of Pentstemons are grown in great variety. 
Tire collection, of Carnations'is both extensive and replete 
with many beautiful varieties.' Duchess of Rothesay is con¬ 
sidered the heist white border variety. Very handsome also 
wa:s the variegated Francis Samuelson. Prince Bismarck 
has maroon,-crimson flowers, and the same colour isi slightly 
different shades also prevails in Agnes. Quite a different 
type is the fancy yellow ground variety named Lord Salisbury, 
with crimson markings. Those who like striped varieties 
will find in Mephisto a, beautiful scarlet variety with crimson 
stripes, A pure white and refined flower is Gala, Day. Mrs. 
Muir is so strongly scented that it is usually known here, as 
the White Clove. Hopetoun Pink is a, very handsome variety 
■of the colour indicated, while Pink Beauty,has flowers, .of a 
softer pink. Other grand Carnations arei Salamander, roise- 
scarlet: Dundas, scarlet,’very bright; Feueryanbep.rosiessicar- 
let dwarf and very fl-o-ri-fe-rous; and Grille, marked and lined 
with scarlet on a, yellow ground. The above merely represent 
the best of the varieties we noted in bloom, and for the middle 
of September in the open, ground this must be considered 
very satisfactory. 
Dahlias 1 have always: been, a, feature of this nursery, including 
the show and fancy varieties, but, on this occasion our attention 
was chieflv devoted to the Cactus Dahlia®. Very fine varieties 
were J. B. Bryant, yellow; Minnie West,’ creamy-vellow; 
Reliable, an improvement on Britannia,; Sweetheart, buff- 
yellow ; Aja,x, orange; land Radiance, all first-class, modern 
varieties of this race with long pointed florets. Herbaceous 
plants are crown to a, considerable extent, and amongst them 
we noted Polygonum amplexicaulei variegatum with ai golden- 
yellow vanegation, to the foliage. 
BeJgrave Park Nursery. 
This isi situated on the hillside and enjoys a splendid ex¬ 
posure to tihei south, while it is more or less sheltered on, the 
north. It is of considerable extent, and was acquired by the 
firm .about three years ago, to enable them to cultivate trees 
and shrubs, fruit trees and Roses. As time was limited and 
the area, of ground to be got over wiais extensive, wei made a, 
hurried note of such- things as we saw in passing. The or¬ 
dinary Rhododendron pontieum is- grown in. some quantity. 
Amongst flowering shrubs we noted standards, of Pyrus sip-ec- 
tabilis, and fine bushes of Oleariai Ha,a,stii and Skimmia- Fo-r- 
ma-ni. 
Various trees are grown to a, consider,able extent, including 
breaks of the Scotch Fir, two' years o-ld, and once transplanted, 
as, well a® young ones-. In- other parts- o-f the nursery we noted 
two year old Larches', once transplanted, as well a-s- seedling®, 
together with sowings of Scotch F-ir, Austrian- Pine and Pin,us 
Corsica,. The European and Japanese Larch-esi were grown 
side by side, the native species having the advantage in colour. 
Fuchsia Riocartoni was forming fine bushes from plants that 
had sim-p-ly been placed in the open border as cuttings. There 
were also considerable- quantities of Golden Elder, English 
Yews, Portugal Laurels, seedling Bi-lei's for stocks, Pear stocks, 
and various evergreen and deciduous shrubs of a highly orna¬ 
mental character. Fra-mesi we-re filled with cuttings of Coni¬ 
fers, and other subjects put; in last autumn and now well 
rooted. 
Fruit trees included Apples- two- years old, and 4 ft. to 6 ft. 
high. Pears', bush, and trained Cherries, four years o-ld, and 
transplanted; Plums one year old and 5 ft. to 6 ft. high; 
maiden Apples, Gooseberries, and Currants for walls were a 
lew of the fruitsi which we noted in, passing through the 
nursery. 
Roses' are 1 grown- in -considerable quantity, including many 
recent, addition®, especially amongst the Hybrid Tea Roses. 
Am-ongs-t the latter we noted flowering specimens of Marquise 
Litta-, Marquis -o-f Salisbury, La France, La France ’89, Caro¬ 
line Testout, Bess-ie Brown, and various others. The beauty of 
such, R-osies as Crimson, Rambler, Frau Karl Druschki, Gruss 
an. Teplitz, Capt*. Hayward and Souvenir d© la Ma-lma-isou it 
is: unneces'sa-ry to- dilate upon. Fine China Roses are Fellem- 
berg, Formosa, and La.urette Mesaimy, a semi-double rose 
variety, celebrated for it-si early and continuous: blooming. 
Rosemount Nursery. 
Herbaceous plants.,are Largely grown at, this nursery o-f the 
firm, including a collection of Carnations. A Pink named 
Alba multi flora bears a profusion of fragrant white flowers 
useful for cutting. Seedling Delphiniums were flowering for 
the second time. Mont-bretias succeed admirably -here, as a 
collection of them, including.the best varieties, was flowering 
splendidly. A litt-le known, species is M. rosea, with rose flowers 
marked with stripes and larger than those of M. Pottsii. Rather 
uncommon is Eryngium p-andanifo-lium, with -swo-rd-sha-ped 
leaves-, closely serrated on the margins. Japanese Anemones 
were flowering splendidly, including A; japoniea alba-. Here 
also- we noted Rudbe-ok-ia purpurea., Valerian, in three colours, 
Pyrethrumsi flowering for the -second time, Gypsophila pani- 
culata-, Helemium. puniilum. niagnificuin and H. striatum. The 
above were only a few of the -subjects taken a-t- random. 
Obituary 
Mr. Arrow Smith* 
On the 22nd ult. the death took place at his residence, 
Whe-atley House, Two Dales, Darley Dale, Derbyshire, of Mr. 
Arrow Smith, at the age of sixty-six. Th-e deceased had been 
ailing for a long time. He was one of the leading nurserymen 
of England, and head of the firm of James Smith and Sons, who 
have over 200 acres o-f land devoted to nursery work in the Darley 
parish. He leaves a widow and family. He had held nearly all 
the public offices of the parish. 
Hundreds of people assembled at St. Helen’s, Darley Dale, 
on the 25th ult. for the funeral of Mr. Arrow Smith, of Wheatley 
House, whose life had been well spent, for the public welfare, and 
in the development of the nursery business at Darley Dale 
carried on under the style of James Smith and Sons. Over 
100 employees preceded the hearse to the churchyard, and next 
in the long procession was deceased’s private carriage, laden 
with floral tributes. The Rector, the Rev. Canon Atkinson, 
was assisted by the Rev. Ambrose Garlick in the conduct of the 
service, which was fully choral, the Rector's daughter presiding 
at the organ. In addition to a number of relatives, there were 
representatives from many public bodies, including members of 
the District Council, to which deceased formerly belonged, 
trustees of the Whitworth Institute, and representatives of the 
Ambulance Class, the Darley Dale Cottage Garden and Indus¬ 
trial-Society, and the local Oddfellows’ lodges, all of which were 
liberally supported by the deceased. Thirteen of deceased’s 
oldest employees acted as bearers. 
Mr. David Meldrutu. 
Mr. David Meldrum, seedsman and nurseryman, died on the 
27th ult,, with startling suddenness, at bis residence at Arbroath 
Road, Forfar. 
