November 30, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
759 
Fortune’s Saxifrage. 
(Saxifraga Fortunei). 
The various species of Saxifrage and 
Rockfoil commence blooming early in 
spring, some of them, indeed, before win¬ 
ter has entirely passed away, and from 
that time till the end of June the various 
species keep up an interesting display- 
When, however, they have given over, 
about midsummer, there are several other 
species from China which may bloom 
later, according to conditions, but two of 
them are decidedly autumn bloomers. 
The best of these is S. Fortunei, which 
blooms in October and continues into 
November under congenial conditions. 
These Chinese species are just a little ten¬ 
der, and therefore require to be planted 
in sheltered places at the foot of a wall, 
but all of them are well worthy of culti¬ 
vation in pots in a cold frame, for which 
they are well adapted. 
The illustration accompanying this was 
photographed on October 10th, after the 
plant had been flowering for some' time. 
The same plant is still flowering in a 
dwelling room, and though many of the 
flowers are now over, the plant kept in 
perfection till well into the present 
month. With shelter, therefore, the plant 
can be depended upon to bloom for six 
weeks, and during all that period to be 
quite ornamental. Those who would like 
uncommon plants for windows to bloom 
during autumn might well add this one to 
their collection. 
The same plant, if potted in spring and 
attended to with water during the summer, 
will bloom regularly every year. The 
flowers are white with salmon-red anthers, 
and are notable for the unequal size of 
their petals. One or two out of the five 
are at least four times as long as the rest 
and sawed on the edge. The species was 
introduced from China in 1863, and is 
named in compliment to Robert Fortune, 
the celebrated traveller and plant collec¬ 
tor in the F ar East. There is a figure of 
it in the “ Botanical Magazine,' 1 t. 5377. 
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Bulbs for Public Parks and Gardens. 
We learn that Messrs. Bees, Ltd., Wap- 
ping, Liverpool, have this year supplied 
bulbs for several corporations and public 
gardens, including Birkenhead and seve¬ 
ral parks and gardens in Liverpool. They 
have also been favoured with the contract 
for the supply of collections of flower and 
vegetable seeds, Potatos, etc., to the Lan¬ 
cashire Education Committee, for the use 
of schools and classes in horticulture. 
Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
For a magnificent exhibit of fruit and 
vegetables, occupying about 250 super¬ 
ficial feet of space, and consisting of 
Melons, Tomatos, Cucumbers, Beans, 
Beet, Celery, Carrots, Cauliflower, Par¬ 
snips, Onions, Leeks, Custard Marrows, 
etc., Messrs. Webb and Sons, the King's 
Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbridge, se¬ 
cured the premier award,. viz., a large 
Gold Medal. This makes the third Gold 
Medal recently obtained by Messrs. Webb 
for similar displays. 
Chrysanthemums at Edinburgh. 
Scottish Horticultural Association 
The Chrysanthemum exhibition of the 
Scottish Horticultural Association was 
held in the Waverley Market, Edinburgh, 
on the 14th, 15th and 16th inst. The 
weather was very cold and sunless, never¬ 
theless a splendid exhibition was got to¬ 
gether. Altogether there were over nine 
hundred exhibits, and though not all 
Chrysanthemums the latter were essen¬ 
tially the feature of the show, as in for¬ 
mer years. Fruit and vegetables were 
also well represented at this show, and a 
considerable amount of interest attached 
to the competition for the best places 
amongst them. The non-competitive ex¬ 
hibits served also to fill up the Market to 
its fullest extent, leaving no more than 
just room for the circulation of the im¬ 
mense crowds of people who come there 
to see the show and listen to the music, 
which is always excellent at the shows in 
Edinburgh. 
The two most important prizes for 
Chrysanthemums are the Queen Victoria 
Memorial Prize and the Scottish Gar¬ 
deners’ and Amateurs’ Challenge Cup, 
and these serve to draw out the best 
growers in the country. The first prize 
of the Queen Victoria Memorial Prize is 
a piece of plate, value £20, and a money 
prize, this being presented by the Lord 
Provost, Magistrates and Town Council 
of Edinburgh. 
The prize is offered for fifteen vases of 
Chrysanthemums, three blooms in each. 
The premier award was won by Mr. 
David Xicoll, gardener to J. W. Bell, 
Esq., Rossie, Forgandenny, who secured 
128 points out of a possible 180 for his 
exhibit. The varieties he exhibited were 
Mrs. A. T. Miller, J. H. Silsbury, Mme. 
G. Rivol, Mme. P. Radaelli, Miss E. Ful¬ 
ton, Mrs. F. W. Vallis, Miss Olive Mil 
ler, Lady Conyers, Ethel Fitzroy, Mme. 
Saxifraga Fortunei. 
[Maclaren and Sons. 
