Ton^ato 
DICKSON, BROWN 
AND TAIT’S VICTOR. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
February 2 , 1907. 
[Maeldrcn and Sons. 
Malmaison Carnation Marmion, 
In order to keep a Tomato true to type 
over any number of years it is necessary 
to continually select fruits true to tlie 
type and plants possessed of the same 
habit as the parent. It has been said 
that the life of a Tomato is only of ten 
years’ duration after it has been put into 
commerce. Probably, however, this 
would vary according to the variety. An¬ 
other method of maintaining the stan¬ 
dard of perfection in this popular fruit is 
to raise varieties as selections from seed¬ 
lings or by crossing two distinct varieties 
for the purpose of combining the qualities 
of two parents. 
whether disbudded er not. That is a 
fault which cannot be laid te David R. 
Williamson for the flowers are produced 
in abundance. The plant is also of regu¬ 
lar bush habit and may be grown as 
bushes for any purpose in the garden or 
budded in the form of standards. 
We are indebted to Messrs. William 
Paul and Son, Waltham Cross, Herts., 
for this opportunity- of placing an illus¬ 
tration of the Rose in question before our 
readers. Those who have the firm's cata¬ 
logue of Roses, for 1905-6 will find a full 
page coloured plate of this Rose from 
which they can glean an idea of its general 
effect as to form and colour. 
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JVIalmaison 
Carnation 
MARMION. 
The above name has been given to a 
very striking and new perpetual flowering 
Malmaison Carnation which was exhibited 
at the exhibition of the Winter Flowering 
Carnation Society in December last. The 
blooms are quite double, widely ex¬ 
panded, and 3jsin. to 4in. in diameter 
when well grown. Our illustration re¬ 
presents the front view of a flower nearly 
full size. The combination of red and 
white is very striking and even attractive. 
Notwithstanding the many varieties of 
Malmaison Carnations we have seen, 
none of them are in any way coloured 
like this one, which is unique as far as 
rve know- in its class. 
The ground colour of the petals is 
white, and the red takes the form of a 
heavy splash ®f bright red along the 
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Tomato Dickson, Brown and Tait’s Victor. 
centre more er less rayed at the margins 
sometimes, but cavering just sufficient of 
the petal to leave a broad white margin 
or lacing. Under artificial light the 
flower stands out very boldly indeed, 
owfing to the v'hite ground on which the 
red is displayed, so to speak. The white 
ground also shows through the red in the 
form 1 of fine lines or specks in places 
when closely examined. The reverse 
of the petals is white with a pale red, rayed 
blotch on the middle. The flowers are 
also fragrant, like all or nearly all of the 
Malmaisons. Messrs. Hugh Low and 
Co., Bush Hill Park, Middlesex, kindly 
supplied us with the flower from which 
our photograph was taken. 
