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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 23. 1905. 
acicularis is uncommon, vigorous, and very 
handsome, but is difficult to get and rather 
expensive about here. The dowers are a rosy 
blush pink. 
Perhaps “ F. Wilson ” would like the lovely 
semi-double Bardou Job, in rich velvety maroon, 
now so much grown on account of its great 
hardiness and free flowering qualities. It is 
well worth growing and should be tried in all 
aspects, and for fronting a shrubbery or drive 
it is unsurpassed. It is also very moderate in 
m-ice, a nice-sized plant being procurable for 
from 9d. to Is. 6cl. D. Y, E. 
Henry Eckford Testimonial. 
The serious illness of Mr. Henry Eckford 
made it imperative that the presentation 
arrangements should be altered. It was decided 
that the illuminated address and the handsome 
-tea and coffee service on a salver should be 
taken to Went. This was done, and the presen- 
tation made quietly on Saturday morning, the 
recipient being in bed and exceedingly weak. 
Mr. Eckford was most deeply affected and could 
scarcely thank the friends who had subscribed 
to the gift. He made his gratitude clear and 
also his sorrow that he could not meet his 
friends in Edinburgh according to arrangement. 
Everyone will desire to sympathise with the 
family of this eminent man in his illness. It is 
good to know that he suffers no pain, except 
during periods of coughing, and that he knows 
the members of the family as they tend to him 
at his bedside. The total sum of the contribu¬ 
tions is £58 17s. 9d., those received during the 
week ended 9th September being as follows 
Shillings. 
Previously acknowdedged 1,124§ 
Mr. J. Anderson . 1 
Mr. E. Senary .21 
Mr. W. Beveridge. 1 
Miss Bouverie . 2| 
Mr. L. Bruce . 5 
Mr. J. S. Brunton. 5 
Mr. A. Chalmers . 1 
Mr. H. J. Clayton. 1 
Mr. G. Davidson . .. 2| 
Mr. D. Dickson . 1 
Mr. T. Fortune . 1 
Mr. A. Lopes, Oporto . 5 
Mr. M. McDonald. 5 
Mr. W. Wood . 1 
Horace J. Wright. 
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A Very Striking Pentstemon. 
(Pen tstemon cordifolius .) 
Apart from the garden strains of Pentste¬ 
mon and the wild form from which they 
sprang, gardeners have not many favourites 
in the genus, notwithstanding the many 
beautiful species that exist. One of their 
favourites is P. barbatus Torreyi, with scarlet 
flowers. The species under notice is very 
uncommon in gardens, but remarkably dis¬ 
tinct amongst its congeners. -The plant grows 
about 18in. high and branches' more freely 
than the ordinary garden race. The stems 
are covered with small heart-shaped, dark 
green leaves, and terminate in a panicle of 
crimson flowers, more or less tinted with 
orange on the inner face when they first ex¬ 
pand. These flowers are tubular and not un¬ 
like P. barbatus Torreyi, but are somewhat 
shorter and darker hr colour. Owing to the 
branched habit of the plant, a specimen of 
moderate size produces a large number of 
flowers, and it is so neat in habit that it 
might well be employed for planting on the 
rockery, the stems being stiff would scareely 
toquire Stakingi 
NEW PLANTS - - 
AT THE R.H.S 
The exhibits at the Horticultural Hall on 
the 29th ult. were by no means numerous, 
hut they were rendered interesting owing to 
the numerous new plants brought forward, 
most of them being garden-raised florists’ 
flowers. 
Three interesting new Orchids were, how¬ 
ever, shown, including Miltonia. Cogniauxiae, 
a supposed natural hybrid between M. Reg- 
nelii citrina and spectabilis morelliana. The 
spreading sepals and petals are pale cinna- 
mon-brown, with light yellow tips, on which 
are a few blotches. The: roundly-oval lip is 
obscurely three-lobed, and of a rich purple, 
with darker veins. This organ would seem to 
point to M. spectabilis morelliana as a parent. 
An Award of Merit was accorded it when 
shown by C. B. Gabriel, Esq., Easdale, 
Hors ell, Surrey (gardener, Mr. J. Hillier). 
Cypripedium Godefroyae leucochilum God¬ 
son’s var. has flowers of moderate size and 
richly ornamented on the sepals and petals 
with an intricate scroll of crimson. It differs 
from the usual forms of this variety by the 
ground colour being creamy-yellow instead of 
white. Award of Merit toi H. S. Godson, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. E. Day), Fairlawn, 
Putney. 
Rather striking in its way was Laelio- 
cattleya Issy cuprea. The parents of this 
were stated to be L. tenebrosa x guttata Leo- 
poldii, and the influence of the latter is ap¬ 
parent in the dark copper-coloured sepals and 
petals. The lip is dark purple with a white 
throat. Award of Merit to Messrs. Charles- 
worth and Co., Bradford. 
A First-class Certificate was awarded to 
Nymphaea zanzibarensis rosea when shown by 
Lord Rothschild (gardener, Mir. A. Dye), 
Tring Park, Tring. The flowers were of extra 
large size, being 9in. across, with broad but 
pointed petals, of a pale rose-pink and violet- 
scented. 
A First-class Certificate was also awarded to 
Lilium Brownii leucanthum when shown by 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, Chelsea.. 
The flowers are white inside, tinted with 
greenish-yellow. The outside is white in 
some individuals, hut in most of them the 
back of the outer segments is more or less 
deeply tinted with brown or rose. The sub¬ 
stance of the flowers is splendid. 
A new double-bedding Lobelia was shown 
under the name of Kathleen Mallard by Mr. 
A. R. Mallard, Rainham, Kent, and received 
an Award of Merit. The flowers are very 
freely produced, rich blue, and made up of 
numerous petals, the inner of which are 
smaller and overlapping. Ajrparently it 
would have to be propagated by cuttings. 
Cactus Dahlia Pink Perfection received an 
Award of Merit when shown by Mr. S. Mor¬ 
timer, Rowledge, Farnham. The flowers are 
of very large size, with rosy-pink, slender, in¬ 
curved florets, each 3in. long. A similar 
award went to the show Dahlia Blush Gem, 
staged by the same exhibitor. The flowers 
measured 4in. to 4-gin. across, and are well 
formed, of soft bluish-mauve, with deeper 
edges to the florets, which are nearly white 
inside. 
Cactus Dahlia Daisy Easton, shown by Mr. 
H. Shoesmith, Woking, also' received an 
Award of Merit. The flowers; are of a beauti¬ 
ful clear yellow, with long, incurved florets, 
showing a faint white tint on the reverse at 
the tips. 
A new double Godetia, under the name of 
G. Schamini flore pleno, was shown by Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (gardener. Mr. Bain), 
Burford, Dorking, and was accorded an Award 
of Merit. The flowers measure about 2in. 
across, and consist of numerous petals of a 
soft, blush-pink, with a deep red zone at the 
base. The plant is a- very strong grower, 
flowering profusely and continuously. The 
organs of reproduction being perfect, it can 
also be readily raised from seeds. 
Ixora Mars was accorded an Award of Merit 
when shown by L. de Rothschild, Esq. (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. J. Hudson), Gunnersbury House, 
Acton. It is a hybrid raised from coccinea 
x Prince of Orange, and has very broad seg¬ 
ments of a rich orange at first, deepening to 
orange-red, and freely produced at the end 
of every branch. 
Single Dahlia Stromboli received an Award 
of Merit when shown by Messrs. J. Cheal and 
Sons, Crawley. The rays are very broad, and 
of a rich crimson tipped with white. 
A similar award went to the Cactus Dahlia 
Nelson when shown by Mr. J. T. West, Brent¬ 
wood. The blooms are of large size and of a 
rich deep red, with long, incurved florets. 
Canna Niagara is notable for its broad seg¬ 
ments, which are of a rich crimson, with an 
irregular gold lacing round the edge. The 
leaves are sea-green. Award of Merit to 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley. 
A splendid strain of Pentstemcns was 
shown by Lord Aldenham (gardener, Mr. 
Beckett), Aldenham House, Elstree, an Award 
of Merit being given for the strain. All the 
varieties were well selected, and most of them 
were characterised by great size, the others 
for their rich colours, free and graceful 
habit. Amongst them were flowers of various 
shades of rose, purple, scarlet, mauve, and 
nearly white, some of the paler ones having a 
mere lacing of colour round the edges. 
Stenanthium robustum received an Award 
of Merit when shown by Mr. Amos Perry, 
Hardy Plant Farm, Winchmore Hill. It is a 
Lilaceous plant, with freely branching stems 
and myriads of small creamy-white flowers 
having a delicate but agreeable fragrance. 
The Study of Seaweeds. —The majority of 
those -who select the study of plant life as a 
hobby confine themselves to flowering plants. 
The field of interest is, however, very wide, 
and those who take up the study of Seaweeds 
as a hobby have much to learn that is very 
interesting. An illustrated article on the 
subject from the" pen of David AY. Bevan, of 
Scarborough, appeared in the August number 
of Knowledge and Scientific News. Naturally, 
he commences with those Seaweeds which are 
the most prominent on rocky seashores and 
most easily got at when the tide ebbs. Several 
species of Fucus, popularly known as Wrack, 
are described and illustrated, together with 
their method of reproduction. Other sub¬ 
jects come in for notice, including Seaweeds 
that are sometimes eaten by those who knew 
their properties and agreeable taste. 
Flowers at Railway Stations. —Every 
year the Glasgow and South-Western Railway 
Company give prizes for the best platform 
flower garden or borders—a scheme which 
must have the hearty support of all railway 
travellers. The list of successful competitors 
for 1905, just published, shows that the 
awards in the first class of £6 each fell to 
Mr. Kirkpatrick, Dalbeattie ; Mr. Morren, 
Annbank ; Mr. M'Donald, Ruthwell ; Mr. 
Fisher-, Dalryinple ; Mr. M’Cardie, Auchin- 
cruive ; and Mr. Murray, Howwood. There 
were eight second class prizes of £4 each, six 
third class prizes of £3 each, four of £2, and 
six of £1. 
