January 11 , 1913 . 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
29 
NEW PLANTS. 
OATTIiETA TITYUS. 
By crossing Cattleya Enid with C. Octave 
Doin this handsome form hae been produced. 
The flower shown was of largest size, with 
broad mauve-purple sepals and petals and a 
wide, fully expanded lip, with a r^cli purple 
apex and yellow throat. A.M., E.H.S., De¬ 
cember 17. H. S. Goodson, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. Day), Fairlawn, Putney. 
CAEN.ATION BENORA. 
A distinct and beautiful perpetual-flower¬ 
ing vaa^iety that has obtained so much atten¬ 
tion! since it has made it® appearance at the 
exhilbitiions as to suggest tihat it will become 
highly popular. The plant has a good con- 
statution, and is free and continuous in 
flowering, and the blooms are of large size 
and iborne on long stiff stems. The liatter 
are nfleio of good form and have a fine 
petal, w'hich is freely mlarked with carmiihe- 
red on a pure white ground. A.M., R.H.S., 
December 17, 1912. Messrs. Stuart Low and 
Oo., Bush Hill Park, Enfield. 
PINUS FLEXILIS. 
An extremely rare pine in British collec¬ 
tions, the finest examples being two specimens 
at Terling Place, the seat of Lord Rayleigh, 
and la group of four trees in the Kew pine- 
tuim. This species was first discovered by 
Dr. Parry in Colorado near the base of 
Pike’s Peak in 1820, and introduced to cul¬ 
tivation 41 years Hater. The tree attains a 
height ranging from 40 to 50ft.,. the fineist 
of the Kew specimens being 33ft. high, and 
is distinct in character. The branches are 
upltumed at the ends and present a oandela- 
bradike -appearance. It thrives in the in- 
differt n t soil and attaio^here of Kew, and 
is therefore well deservding of the attention 
of planters in districts not particularly 
favourable to tree life. “ Bot. Mag.,” t. 8,46^ 
PRIMULA JUILIiE. 
A pretty Transoaucaeian primrose, w'hich 
was sent to Ke-w by Professor Kusnezow,* 
director of the Botanic Gardens .at Dorpat. 
It has orbicular leaves and purplish-rose 
flowers, with red blotches round the eye It 
floored for the first time at Kew in the ^ 
spring of last y^r, and .the flowers were 
pr<^uced in April. This species is closely 
alUed to Primula taicaulis, from which it 
<mffers chiefly in the shape of its leaves. Al¬ 
though pleasing in appearance, it is not 
equal, for the production of displays of colour 
in the garden, to the many fine single prim¬ 
roses now available. "Bot. Mag ” t. 8 468 
, AKANIA HILLI. 
A distinct and handsome plant thriving in 
l^e ^eenbouse and of considerable imWst 
• received frotmMr. Linden 
in 1872, ur^r the name of Lomatiia Bidwilli 
^d was planted in a border in the Mexican 
House. Here it has grown, freely, and dur¬ 
ing the forty years has developed into a 
giWul tree 20ft. or so in height. Not 
iidM Febroaiy, 1912, did ft show any signs 
of flowering, and when ffts dnfloreeoences were 
developed from the hard Woody stem, it was 
^n th^ th^e ^ant wias not a lomaitia but 
Atania Hilh. The leaves are unequally pin- 
Mte and range from 12 ho ‘24111. in a4^h. 
1 he flowers are borne in panicJes, are about 
an inch an diameter, and pure white, with 
promrneait stamens. "Bot. Mag.,” t. 8,469. 
lilSSOOHILUB ANDERSONI. 
An interesting and rather attractive 
species, with medniim-sized flotwers, havine 
p^^h-whiite ^pale and petals and a whdfe 
laWllum marked with rose-coloured lines. A 
native of the Gold Coalst, where it grows in 
open, sunny positions that are converted into 
^amps during the rainy season; it was sent 
to Kew by Mr. J. Aindcrson in 1908. The 
of Li^^hilus have but Bttle horticnl- 
'because oif the difliculties with 
which fhdr cultavation is beset Rnf 
Mag.,” t. 8,470. 
ROSA OMEIENSIS. 
A distinct rose tha-t is regarded as the 
Lastem representative of the Himialayan 
Rosa serioea; but it differs from tliat species 
by its more numerous, reQatarvely narrower 
leaflets, its usually smaller flowers, and the 
thiickened yellow fruiting pedicels. The 
Stems are thickly set with spines, the leaves 
are finely divided and elegant, the single 
flowers white, and the small oval fruits 
brilliant red, with green calyx, .lobes and 
yellow pedicels. This rose was first dis¬ 
covered. twenty-five years ago by the Rev. 
E. iFaber on Monn.t Omed, Szechan, at an 
altitude of about 8,0(X)ft. Subsequently it 
was met with in the neighbourhoiod and also 
on. Fang Mountains, Hepeh, by Mr. A. 
Henry, who describes it as a large spreading 
bu^h, ranging from six to eight feet high, 
and forming thickets on the mountains. To 
CORYLOPSIS SPICATA. 
One of the daintiest shrubs that adorn 
our gardens in spring is Corylopsis spicata, 
a member of the witch hazel family, and 
sharing their characteristic in regard to 
the flowers, which appear on the naked 
branches in advance of the leaves towards 
the end of February or early in March. 
It forms an exceedingly neat and attrac¬ 
tive bush, attaining a height of some three 
to four feet, and produces its sulphur- 
tinted flowers on the last season’s wood. 
These are in the form of drooping catkins, 
and, with the accompanying sheaths, which 
are also coloured like the flowers, are borne 
CARNATION BENORA. 
White with oarmine-r^ markings. AJVf., R.H.S. Deoembm- 17 1912 
Mesans. (Stuart Low and Co.’ 
M-e^rs. J. Veitch and Sons belong the credit 
of introducing this rose through their col¬ 
lector, Mr. E. H. Wilson. "Bot Mae* ” t 
8,471. ■ ' 
Dwarf Polyantha Roses in 
Pots.— The^o roses are charming when 
grown in pots, and. what is more, under such 
conditions their flowering season extends lato 
in the season. On December 3 a group of 
them formed a bright and pleasing feature 
at the Horticultural Hall, the variety Jessie 
being, as was the case out of doors earlier 
in the season, the most conspicuous of all. 
in such profusion as to hide the greater 
part of the plant when in flower. 
Corylopsis pauciflora is another species 
worthy of inclusion among choice shrubs. 
It grows rather taller than spicata, but in 
other respects bears close resemblhnoe to 
it, the catkins being similarly coloured with 
from two to four flowers to each, arid, like 
the first-narned species, these are borne 
exceedingly free upon the last year’s wood. 
Both shrubs are quite hhrdy, but owing to 
the early se^n at which they ’bloom a 
sheltered position should be selected. 
Thomas Smith. 
