December 3. 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
973 
Round the Nurseries. 
Buccleuch Nurseries, Hawick. 
Florists’ flowers have for many years been a feature of the 
Buccleuch Nurseries, Hawick, N.B., of Mr. John, Forbes; and 
when we passed through them about the middle of September 
last the autumn flowers were still in their glory. Although 
the weather was unusually mild all over the northern part' of 
Britain until quite recently we fear they havei had a, visitation 
of snow since then, and the florists’ flowers will havei ceased to 
be for another season, except such of them as may be flowering 
under glass. On the occasion of our visit the weather was 
splendid for that period of the year, and outdoor subjects 
looked happy. The indoor subjects were of a. mixed character. 
Although it was too late to see them at their best, nevertheless 
many useful subjects came under our notice, and we shall first 
briefly comment thereon. 
The Glasshouses. 
Early flowering Chrysanthemums were fine, although un¬ 
usually late. Amongst them we noticed the pink Gustave 
GrunnierwaJd, and a bronze sport from it named Robbie 
Bums. Ralph Curtis was also a very fine white one. One of 
the houses: contained a collection of hybrid greenhouse Rho¬ 
dodendrons', asi well as Himalayan type®. Skimmia. Formani 
is considered a much freer fruiting variety than, S. japonica 
and the berries: are larger. Tall, old 1 plants of Camellias are 
grown ini tubs and found useful for their flowers in winter. A 
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striking half-hardy shrub is Photinia! japonica; the Californian 
Poppy Wert, Romneya Cculteri, had passed into the fruiting 
stage. 
In a warmer house were some useful stove subjects, includ¬ 
ing Phryniunr variegatum, with white variegation,, and 
Maranta luteia, with! creamy variegation. Less known, perhaps, 
is Arab a formosa, having its leave® two or three times ter- 
nately cut. Stigmaphyllon oiliatum makes a useful climber. A 
showy, but much neglected, stove plant is Aeschynanthus spe- 
cio’sus, with scarlet, orange and yellow flowers.. Other useful 
subjects in the same house were Ficus Parcelli, Aralia Guil- 
foylei, Dracaena, sanderiana, and Gesnera fulgens. 
A fine batch of Cyclamen about one year old was commenc¬ 
ing to flower in frame®. An interesting old plant was Fuchsia 
Venus Victrix, said ten be the first white variety ever cul¬ 
tivated. A new Begonia named B. corallina lucerna had lessi- 
lohed leaves than those of President Carnot, spotted with 
white and of a rich red beneath. The flower's, were also darker 
than the original form, being of a rosy-scarlet and darker 
even than that in the bud state. Winter-flowering Begonia® 
included I deala,, carmine; Agathea, rose-pink ; Turnford Hall, 
Gloire de Lorraine, and Caledonia,. It will be, remembered 
that the last was the first white sport of the Lorraine type, 
and was' put into commerce from this nursery. An interesting 
Begonia, also wa® Perle Lorraine:, having pink flowers tinted 
with, rose. It. is one of the fihrousf-rooted types with leaves, 
similar in, form to P>. fuchsaoldes', and grows to the height of 
•2 ft. to 3 ft. B. ,socotra,na, wa® one of the parents of the winter- 
flowering type. Here also we noted several new hybrid 
varieties: of the large-leaved types:, including Reine -Tarry 
Desiloge®, having grey leaves and an olive-green edge, while 
the centre was tinted with pink. Another one named Albert 
Maumemel had green leaves:, beautified with elevated pink 
blotches all over the surface. Goliath was another grey- 
leaved variety tinted with pink and spotted near the margin. 
Gardenias were coming on for flowering presently. The: 
collection of Caladiums is very exhaustive, running to seventy- 
five of .the best, varieties. We need only mention such a® Rio: 
de Janeiro, Princess Olga, Charlemagne, Richard Hoffmann, 
Ignati, and Kuroki, the latter being crimson: with red veins 
and new. Richard Hoffmann is also a. new variety, and may 
be described a® white, tinted with pink, with a, broad green 
edge. Tire tissue of the leaf is translucent. In another house 
we noted a hatch of Eucharis grandiflora planted out, in a 
small pit and furnished with splendid foliage. The plants 
give three or four crops of flowers during the course of the 
year. 
In a cooler house wa® a, collection of tuberous Begonias 
which are as serviceable for bedding in the north during 
favourable seasons a® they are in, the south. Some of the 
varieties we noted under* glass were named, including Charles 
Weibb, a. creamy variety tinted with salmon, and John Forbes, 
a well-formed scarlet variety. Other good varieties were 
Locket, pure white; Jessie Forbes, double creamy-white; 
Piootee, cream, with pink edge; Mrs. A. Forbes, a huge double 
flower of soft salmon-pink ; Resina,, carmin,e-rose with a white 
centre; and Lord Mayor, brilliant scarlet and double; here 
also: were many seedlings: belonging to: the marmorata section 
and the crested section which are being greatly improved and 
developed'. Worth.iana, is a very useful bedding variety with 
long scarlet petals. A very pretty, but much neglected, plant 
is Fuchsia triphylla,, with bright scarlet flowers. Several 
hybrids of the F. dependen® type carried long raceme® of 
flowersi, those of Mary being scarlet, and Furst Otto, pink, 
rose, and scarlet. A strange and uncommon plant belonging 
to: the Lily family was Bowiea volubilis with very much 
ramified branches. 
Zonal Pelargoniums are well grown here, and amongst them 
we noted such choice: varieties: a® A. Ennery, with scarlet 
flowers; Mrs. Turnbull, rosy-blush veined with carmine; 
Branksome, rose, tinted with scarlet; Hamlet, with large 
uniform, scarlet flower®; Lady H. M. Stewart, crimson-sea.rlet; 
Success, lilac-pink, beautifully spotted or speckled with 
crimson on, the lower half of the: petal; Coleridge, a huge rose- 
coloured flower measuring 2f- in, across the single pip 1 ; and 
John, Forbes, a very large crimson-scarlet variety. Here 
also we noted a collection of Cactus-flowered Pelargoniums, 
including Scarlet King, The Countess (rose), A. Metcalfe (rosy- 
pink), and Rose Queen (rosy-scarlet). All of these are char¬ 
acterised by their long narrow petals, and since: some of them 
at least have- proved suitable for bedding purposes, we may 
o'et some variation from this new race for the summer flower- 
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garden. 
One house entered contained Tomato Chemin Ronge upon 
the roof. Some plant® named Richardia elliottiana appeared 
to' be a, hybrid between: elliottiana and Pentlandi, having the 
broad, triangular leaves of the latter, and spotted and blotched 
with white like the former. An interesting and scarce plant 
was Tricuspidaria hexapetala, with bell-shaped scarlet flowers. 
A showy subject, also was Salvia splendens compacta, being of 
dwarf habit with scarlet flowers and bracts. Amongst a col¬ 
lection of Bouvardia® we noted the double-white Alfred Neuner 
and the double pink President Garfield. About thirty Bam¬ 
boo® were: grown on the: establishment, including Arundinaria 
Simoni striata, the leaves being striped with white. About, 
200 seedlings; have been' raised from the ordinary green form, 
hut the striped one also fruits. 
A useful collection of greenhouse Statlce® is grown here, in¬ 
cluding fine plant® of S. brassieaefoliai, with very large-lobed 
leaver and S. Butcheri, which has smaller leaves, but is other¬ 
wise similar. A very distinct Tropaeolum is that named 
Phoebe, with orange flowers and a. scarlet blotch, on each, of 
the petals. Hermine Grashoff is very little known:, but a 
distinct, double variety. Amongst the Heliotropes we noted 
Bouquet Perfume with large lilac trusses. A very distinct 
Calceolaria is that named fuchsiaefolia, with leaves similar 
to a Fuchsia, but yellow flower® quite characteristic 1 of the Cal¬ 
ceolaria.. It has several other name®, such as C. deflexa and 
C. grandiflora, and has been grown here for about thirty yaars. 
Outdoor Flowers. 
A very fine strain: of East Lothian Stocks: is grown in the 
Buccleuch Nurseries, including five colours, but. seven varieties, 
these colours beinj white:, scarlet, rose, purple, and crimson. 
The other two consist of Wallflower-leaved, white and crimson, 
the leave® in this case being of a rich dark green colour and 
smooth. Tlie seed was sown in, January, and 1 the seedlings 
planted out in April after being properly hardened off. They 
commenced flowering in June and continued up till frost put a 
