1026 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
December 17, 1904. 
Round the Nurseries. 
Buccleuch Nurseries. 
(Concluded from page 974.) 
In giving ail account of what may be seen in tbei grounds of 
Mr. John Forbes, Buccleuch. Nurseries, Hawick, we cannot over¬ 
look the Phloxes any more than the Pentsteonons, as the collec¬ 
tion of both is very extensive and up to date. The Pemtstei- 
nrons were at 'their best on the occasion of our visit, which 
would mean that the Phloxes were past their best:, but, never¬ 
theless, 'having sufficient flowers to show the character of the 
varieties; particularly in the case of young plants and seed¬ 
lings under trial. 
Flowers of dark colours, but especially crimson and scarlet 
ones, are usually rather small, as if the rich colours werei the 
result of concentration. This applies to Phlox coccinea, a 
small-flowered, crimson-scarlet variety, but nevertheless very 
handsome. Quite different in its way is Archie Forbes, with 
large rosy-salmon flowersi and ai crimson eye. One of the first 
varieties of this colour was Lothair, which was highly valued 
about twenty years ago. There are, however, numerous varie¬ 
ties in the collection here' having large flowers, but differing 
in the shades of salmon. Another of these is Aurore, a. salmon- 
scarlet with a, purple eyec One of the finest of the lighter 
colours is Mrs. Oliver, a. lovely shade of sa.lmon-pink with a 
white eyei. Salmonea (Forbes) is a very handsome rosy- 
salmon variety with a. purple eye, while Robert Pringle might 
best be described as salmon-rose, with a deeper centre. Mrs. 
Callender (Forbes) is a new variety for 1905, with large bright 
salmon flowers and a lighter eye. Miss: Wilson (Forbes) is 
another new variety to be sent out next year, and rejoice® in 
salmon-pink flowersi with a, lighter centre'. 
It is interesting always to compare' modem improvements 
with the originals when obtainable. We noted two varieties 
here, a, white and a lilac with long starry 'segments to the 
flower, and reckoned toi be forty years' old or more. No doubt 
these were amongst the earliest improvements rather than the 
original wild type, for the flowers measured 25 millimetres 
wide, or about 1 in. By way of ©omparisbui we measured the' 
flowers of a modern variety named Bromg'niart and found that 
they measured 49 millimetres across or about 2 in., being 
double' the size' of these early cultivated forms. The flowers 
of the large variety just mentioned were rose in the centre 
shading to white towards the margin. 
Very pretty, in its way, was Antonin, a. large white variety 
with lilac margin and new as we'll as distinct. Mrs. Burn is 
a large-flowered sort of orange-sea.rlfc.t with a crimson eye, and' 
was sent out. last spring. One of the prettiest one® rvei noted 
■was Siebold with orangey-scarlet flowers' and a maroon eye.. 
Varieties with eye-like' centre® are fairly numerous and some of 
them markedly distinct. Prosper Henry has pure white 
flowers with magenta, eye and of large' sizei, while the plant, 
is dwarf in growth. Quite different in its way is Mrs. Graham 
Wi; gan (Forbes), with dark rose flowers and a purple eye. 
Deeper still was Mrs. Derring, with rosy-carmine flowers and 
a purple eye. On the other hand, Miss Willmott (Forbes) has 
the -arrangement of colours reversed, the flowers being of large 
sizei and rosy-pink with ai light centre. This received a, first- 
class certificate when shown at Wolverhampton during the 
past, summer. 
Two pure white varieties run each other very closely for 
the first place in the estimation of lovers of this class of 
plants. Sylphidej was considered the best pure' white variety 
here, as tire flowers are much /larger than those of Fiancee. 
Some years ago the latter was considered a. first-class acquisi¬ 
tion, and certainly it is still worthy of a 'select position in the 
garden. Others, however, lay great stress upon Helene Vacar- 
eisoo, which has large pure white flowers, while the plant is 
very dwarf and /compact without presenting the stunted ap¬ 
pearance peculiar to some varieties of the summ-er-flowering 
section. Those who grow a collection will find all three hand¬ 
some acquisitions to collections of Phloxes. 
Another dwarf variety was G. Larroumet, but the flowers 
are pink with a white eye. The flowers of Glendaruel (Forbes) 
are of large size and rose-pink, shading to a lighter hue in the 
centre. The flowers of Dulramel are orange-red, and it would 
take its place amongst so-called scarlet Phloxes. Aglae Adan- 
sion is a pure white with rose eye and very handsome in its 
class. Mrs. W. P. Wright (Forbes) is a large satiny lilac 
flower with a carmine eye, and is to. be sent out next year. 
The large flower® of Pat Robertson (Forbes) are rosy-carmine 
with a crimson eye. Another very striking white variety is 
Tapis Blanc, the flower of which is so large that a crown piece 
would 'Scarcely cover it. Mrs. Bowerie (Forbes) is another 
pure white flower borne in large pyramidal panicles. It- is 
a new variety for next year. Somewhat similar to Coquelioot 
is that named Mouneit-Sully with orange-scarlet flower® and 
a purplei eye, but the individual blooms and the panicles are 
large. The above are but a few of the very numerous named 
varieties here, and the name given in brackets against many 
of the varieties will shew that, a considerable number of seed¬ 
lings continue' to be raised and tried at Hawick. Ten thousand 
plaint® are kept .in 3 in. pots, and can be sent out at any 
season. 
The oollectiomsi of the Pan sy tribe are .also very exhaustive 
of -all that is worth cultivating. Seedlings of fancy Pansies 
.continue to be raised in, large quantities every year. Being 
in full bloom in, the middle cf September, we could see that 
they constituted a. first-class strain for seedling®, and we were 
assured that they would continue' flowering till frost overtook 
them. There is 1 ailsoi .an exhaustive collection of the best-named 
fancy and show Pansies. Double Pansie® are extremely rare 
in gardens, but Lord Waveney is perfectly full and char¬ 
acterised by dark plum-purple flowers. 
We were very 'interested in thei Violas just then, as they 
carried such a profusion of flowersi of almost every shade' of 
colour. Some of these werei anything but new, but the fact 
that, they still continue to. hold their own, shows that they have 
not been displaced by anything more fl-oriferous or continuous. 
These profuse flowering varieties! are' highly suitable for bed¬ 
ding purposes, and in the North practically flower from spring 
till la;te autumn. Very handsome was White Empress, with 
large white flowers and a, creamy lip. The flowers of Snow¬ 
flake werei pure white, and; like the' previous onei, it is a good 
bedder. A striking contrast was .offered by General Baden- 
Poweill, with golden-yellow rayless flowers well adapted for 
bedding purposes. The old and well-known Bullion wa.s re¬ 
markably floriferous. Quite a. number of yellow varieties were 
in, full bloom, including Mrs. Spencer, lemoni-yellow ; A. J. 
Rowberry, golden-yellow; and Isolde, light yellow with a. 
golden ray less lip. 
Amongst blue varieties suitable for bedding purposes we 
noticed Sir Robert. Pullar, -of good habit, with light, blue flowers 
very freely and continuously produced. These flowers are 
also fragrant, making the plant very suitable for bedding pur¬ 
poses', and for this it is highly esteemed. Campbell-Banner¬ 
man,, with deep, blue flowers; was also flowering quite profusely. 
A very pretty blue was Queen of the Year, having light blue 
rayless flowers belonging to the miniature' or Violetta, type. 
Seagull ha® pure white flowers in large numbers' on plants 
of dwarf habit. Very handsome in its way is Royal Sovereign, 
a golden-yellow, rayles®, free-flowering variety of dwarf habit. 
The large flowers' of Mrs'. Pat. may be described a® lilac-blue 
and very freely produced. A beautiful sky-blue flower is John 
Quartan, recalling Duchess of Sutherland, but a. much larger 
flower. Hector Macdonald is a. blue-purple flower, while John 
Ferguson is intense blue with the top petals tinted with 
purple and recalling an intensified Blue Gown. Those who 
like particular flowersi should be pleased with Mrs. John 
Robertson, which we may describe as intense purplei with a 
white centre edged with indigo, making it a very striking 
flower. Jackanapes is golden-yellow with velvety-crimson 
upper petals and may be described as a glorified Vernon Lee. 
The Clown, as the name would indicate, is another variegated 
flower, chiefly white with blue-purple top petals. 
Herbaceous plants are grown in considerable' quantity, but 
