S. dki)iiell & FloHil G[uide. 
A GRAND NOVELTY FOR 1896. 
Extract from THE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE December 20th 1894. 
PRIDE OF SWANLEY. 
All persons who take an interest in Chrysanthemums must have noticed the numerous white 
rarieties that have figured among recent introductions. This fact, however, does not prevent an 
unusually good sort quickly coming to the front, as is the case with Pride of Swardey. Generallv 
two or three years are required to develop the characteristics of seedling Chrysanthemums, but the 
variety under notice proved an exception to this invariable rule. We believe the seed which 
produced this grand acquisition was sown early in the present vear. and at the hist show of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society for this year blooms were staged bv Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons 
Swan ley, the raisers. When brought before the Floral Committce'on the 4th inst. a first-class 
certificate as awarded for this variety. It is a very large Japanese, with long drooping white 
floret? of medium width, forming a deep globular flower. The illustration (Fig. 92) has been 
reduced from a photograph of a bloom kindly supplied us by Messrs. II. Cannell & Sons. Pride 
oj Swanley is one of the best white Chrysanthemums of the season, and has a future before it. 
NEW BRIGHT RED CLEMATIS. 
MADAME EDOUARD ANDRE—This grand novelty was raised in the South of France 
from seed saved from C. Jacbnanr. It was figured in ••Revue Ilorticolc,” April I(>th 189;; A 
Gold Medal was awarded to the variety at Tours in 1892, and it obtained First Prize for new 
plants when exhibited in Paris last summer. The flowers are of about the same size and form as 
Jacbnam superb a, but of a fine bright velvety red a most distinct colour, strong grower and free 
habit. 3 . 9 . ( id. 
NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS FOR 1895. 
All of our own Raising. 
F. BRAKE —Heal Cactus shape, small pointed petals, medium-sized well-formed flowers of a 
bright magenta-crimson shade, distinct green centre, splendid habit, long flower stalks ; good. 
MERIDIAN SUN— Very bright crimson-scarlet, the brightest colour in this class: moderate 
sized real Cactus-shaped flowers, dwarf bushy habit, dark green foliage. 
MRS. PORTMAN DALTON—Splendid dwarf busliv habit, good Cactus-shaped flowers of 
a pleasing and distinct combination of colours, being of a vivid vermilion colour, shading off to tins 
of petals to a rosy red, and occasionally tinted magenta ; a gem. 1 
RED DRAG-ON" Glowing scarlet, large bold flowers, well pointed petals, the most distinct 
feature being a very bright and effective golden-green centre, making it very attractive; good habit 
REV. LOVELACE—An improvement on Mrs. Doitt/lax and Oban; of a rosy-salmon shade 
tinted pink and orange, bright chestnut at base of florets; free. 
os. each Ready in May 
POMPON CACTUS-SHAPED DOUBLE 
PURPLE G-EM— -Quite distinct in colour, being of a deep purple shade ; 
and well-pointed petals; very free flowering : habit neat and bushy. 
3s. C,d. each Ready in May, 
dahlia. 
medium size flowers 
the finest yellow-flowered datura 
DATURA CHLORANTHA —Freely producing Ion*' bold bell-shaned flnw^ra ..." 
from 4 to 6 inches in length, of a pleasing bright yellow ; good vigorous habit, and for the decoration 
of conservatories and like positions it is a valuable and interesting plant. Awarded a First (Has 
Certificate at the lemple Show, 1894. 5 *. each. 1 1 rst L ' ias> 
THE GARDENER’S CHRONICLE reports it thus:— 
The same exhibitor (J. P. Bennett-Poe, Esq.) had a plant of Datura Chiorantha with 
expanded blooms. 
This is a yellow-dowered kind, ami 
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was awarded a First-Class Certificate. 
fine 
