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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 4, 190R. 
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To the Editor. 
Dear Sir, — I was interested in the notes 
by "A. Grigor,” and his experience is in 
some respects much the same as other 
people’s, but I cannot bring myself into 
line with his summing up. 
Admiral Togo is by no 'means similar 
to Black Knight. Apart from its unfixity, 
it is paler and lacks the brilliancy of 
Black Knight. 
Bolton's Blue is not a recognised 
variety, as it was never properly intro¬ 
duced, save as a trial sort. No claim 
for waviness was ever made for it. It 
was sent out on trial about three years 
ago, but has not been catalogued, save by 
one or two firms. The raiser apparently 
dropped it. 
If Mr. Grigor’s Enchantress were all 
like Countess Spencer, they were not true 
to colour. Enchantress is deeper, having 
a broad band round the edge. It is, how¬ 
ever, close to Countess. Mr. Grigor’s 
Frank Dolby was evidently not the 
originator’s stock. Several growers had a 
lavender break from Gladys Unwin or its 
relatives, but the true stock of Frank 
Dolby, as sent out by Watkins and Simp¬ 
son, was free from rogues and was fairly 
wavy. Totally unlike Lady Grisel 
Hamilton. 
George Herbert, as grown by Mr. 
Grigor, must have been a poor stock, as 
it is a wonderfully true variety, as 
Spencers go, and is miles ahead of Phyllis 
Unwin, which is not worth a second 
thought. Horace Wright evidently 
pleases Mr. Grigor, and I should like to 
know if he got many fours. Its failing 
this year was its aptitude for ones and 
twos/ A grand flower as regards colour 
and form, Mr. Grigor’s Henry Eckford 
must have been mixed, for the variety is 
quite fixed, and has never thrown rogues 
of any kind. 
Henry Eckford is not a tender grower, 
simply a short, stocky grower, for it is as 
hardy as any. This year it was much 
more vigorous than last year. 
Mr. Grigor’s Olive Bolton were all 
wrong if they were like Countess. Olive 
Bolton is a very deep pink self, of great 
size. 
Pink Pearl has no affinity with Coun¬ 
tess. It is of a different type, less wavy, 
and of a different shade. 
Mr. Grigor’s Queen of Spain must have 
been a wrong lot, for I have seen no 
rogues in it anywhere. The growth re¬ 
sembles Henry Eckford. The same may 
be said of Queen Alexandra as grown by 
Mr. Grigor. This variety comes quite 
true. 
Tweedy Smith certainly’ was a mixture, 
and no one has had a true batch, so far 
as I am aware. 
Beatrice Whiley is by no means like 
Helen Lewis. It is a slightly improved 
Gorgeous. There were two types in this 
variety, one the wide flimsy standard as 
seen in Gorgeous, and the circular, 
slightly hooded standard as seen in Miss 
Willmott. 
I should say that many of Mr. Grigor's 
stocks were unreliable, due to bad or care¬ 
less harvesting. Mr. Grigor’s letter is, to 
my mind, too full of hasty conclusions, 
and unreliable beginners might easily be 
led astray by it. 
Dora Breadmore is not blush, but a 
buff, tinted pink. Phyllis Unwin is not 
a pink, but a washed-out carmine rose, a 
worthless variety compared with John Ing- 
man or George Herbert. 
Janet Scott must be dropped if one de¬ 
sires to be up-to-date, although it is a 
pretty pink. Miss Willmott is classed as 
an orange, not pink. 
Mrs. Collier is superior in some respects 
to Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon, while all pre¬ 
sent-day creams will have to fall back 
before the newer Cream Spencer, James 
Grieve, and Devonshire Cream. 
Lady Grisel Hamilton is a lavender, 
Horace Wright more purple than blue, 
and Helen Pierce a marbled blue. 
Mr. Grigor is not, I am afraid, very well 
acquainted with modern-day varieties, and 
I certainly agree with H. C. Till when he 
say’s Dorothy Eckford is superior in the 
bunch. Personally, were I desirous of 
trying for the Eckford Cup next year I 
should not use more than one or two of 
the sorts mentioned in Mr. Grigor's list. 
What does Mr. G. F. Drayson say ? 
Grower. 
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