January 30, 1909 THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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xh cerise, giving place to a white zone 
Dund the disc or centre. 
Our photograph was prepared from 
pecimens sent us by Messrs. W. Wells 
nd Co., Ltd., Merstham, Surrey, during 
ie second week of November last. Com- 
lencing early the firm had a continuous 
isplay of single varieties till quite a late 
eriod". During the last few years they 
ave raised a large number of beautiful 
ngle varieties. 
I-rom Gardener to Prime Minister. 
Sir Thomas Bent, who has just resigned 
his office as Prime Minister of Victoria, 
began life as a market gardener. 
A White Strawberry. 
A, German grower, of Berkeley, has, 
after 20 years of experimental work, pro¬ 
duced two new Strawberries, one of which 
is quite white. The fruit is studded with 
fine seeds, as are ordinary' Strawberries. 
— COOKING — 
Apple Peasgood’s Honsucf?. 
During the past autumn some of our 
eaders gave an account of Apples of a 
-onderful size, as well as a heavy crop, in 
ne case, from a tree of large Apples. In 
ach case the variety was Peasgood’s Non- 
uch, which has become remarkably popu- 
ar during the last decade or two on ac- 
ount of its size and its fine appearance. 
To this we may also add quality, for it is 
ne of the best of the cooking Apples at 
iresent grown. It may be described as a 
mid-season Apple, but in a warm season 
like the past it may become fit for use in 
September, and keep on till the end of 
November. The fruit itself is greenish 
y-ellow when ripe, more or less heavily 
flushed, and streaked with red on the 
sunny or exposed side. It is also a 
shapely Apple, and for these reasons it is 
valuable for exhibition purposes. 
Those who are expert in growing the 
fruit to large size and colouring it well 
Apple Peasgood's Nonsuch. Maclaren and Sons. 
never fail to use it in their exhibits of 
Apples in cases where a cooking or culin¬ 
ary' variety is admissible. The tree grows 
vigorously, either as a pyramid or bush 
on the Paradise stock, or as a standard on 
Crab stock. Those who grow it under 
favourable conditions can calculate upon 
having a good crop from it every other 
year. Some varieties require an interval 
of three of four years between good crops 
even wffien the season happens to be 
favourable for the setting of the fruits in 
spring. Our illustration shows a tree 
which has been grown in a pot, but 
if it had been in the open ground the 
branches could have developed more from 
the base of the tree to advantage. That, 
of course, is chiefly' a matter of pruning 
according to convenience. 
- +++ - 
Kaiserin Goldifolia. 
The above is the name of a new variety 
of Rose, a sport from the well known 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, which has 
-originated in America. The foliage is 
of a bright golden-y'ellow, more or less 
veined and shaded. The plant does not 
grow so robustly' as its parent wffiich 
would be due to the presence of the yel¬ 
low foliage, but in all other respects it 
quite agrees with the original. A figure 
of this new variety is given in “ The 
Florists’ Exchange,” for December 19th. 
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Bougainvilleas 
o 
Charming Greenhouse Plants. 
There is no flowering plant grown 
under glass which can excel these when 
in bloom for colour and beauty'; also for 
the length of time they remain in flower. 
They are nearly all of strong-growing 
habit, and soon cover a great space. If 
planted out they' should be somewhat re¬ 
stricted as to the space allowed them for 
their root run. During the wfinter months 
they' should be kept dry and given a com¬ 
plete rest, and pruned back early in the 
spring. The soil which suits them best 
is_ a good sound turfy loam, with plenty 
of sand, and a small proportion of peat 
and leaf-mould. They may- be easily' raised 
from cuttings of the half-ripened wood in¬ 
serted in the spring. B. Glabra is the 
best variety' to grow for pot culture, and 
these may be trained on a balloon¬ 
shaped wire trellis. It is a general 
favourite with everyone, being compact 
and neat in growth, with bright smooth 
leaves, bearing a panicled inflorescence of 
rosy bracts, and continuing in bloom all 
through the summer months. It is a 
native of South America and Brazil. 
For training on a-wall, B. Cyphorii does 
remarkably well in a cool house. Ama¬ 
teurs who have not a warm house at their 
command may try this w'ith every prospect 
of succeeding in flowering it well. 
Wilton, Wilts. 
J. SCAMMELL. 
Vanda Watsoni. 
The above is one of the more slender 
growing species and has pure -white 
flowers. The scoop-shaped lip is fringed 
ed g" es - Award of Merit by the 
K.H.S. when shown by Lieut.-Col. C. L 
Holford, C.I.E. (grower, Mr. Alexander)' 
Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucester. 
