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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
Septembib 6,1?- 
Eegulus.—A distinct pompon; the blooms 
of exquisite form, and the colour bright 
ruby-purple. A.M., and F.C.C., 
N.D.S., August 26. Messrs. J. Cheal and 
Sons, Crawley. 
GLADIOLI. 
Lady Faire.—A charming variety of dis¬ 
tinct charaeter; the flowers large and of 
good form, the colour cream-white, passing 
to pure white, and marked with a crimson 
blotch on the lower segment. Messrs. 
Ke'lway and Son, Langport. 
Lady Northcote.—A superb variety, the 
flowers of high quality, and so arranged as 
to form a noble spike; the colour buff-yel¬ 
low, tinted pink towards the margin. A.M., 
E.H.S.. August 26. Messrs. Kelway and 
Son. 
Mrs. Bromet.—A remarkably beautiful 
variety, with flowers large in size, of superb 
were successful in taking the premier award 
for eighteen blooms, shown in a basket, of 
any rose other than u H.P., T., or N., with 
finely-developed blooms of Mrs. A. Carnegie, 
and this basket was illustrated in our issue 
of July 12. A.M., E.H.S., August 26. 
Messrs. J. Cocker and Sons, Aberdeen. 
APPLE MAIDSTONE FAYOUEITE. 
An early dessert apple of quite excep¬ 
tional promise, both for home use and mar¬ 
ket supplies. The' fruit is of the size and 
shape shown in the illustration, with a 
rather deep eye, short stalk, and brilliantly- 
coloured skin, the latter being streaked red 
and yellow. The flesh is firm, crisp, juicy, 
and pleasantly flavoured. It originated as 
the result of a cross between Irish Peach 
and Beauty of Bath, and for market purposes 
should be of value for succeeding the' second 
of the two varieties mentioned. The attrac¬ 
form, and of a pleasing sulphur-yellow, 
marked with purple in the centre. A.M., 
E.H.S., August 26. Messrs. Kelway and 
Son. 
MONTBEETIA QUEEN ADELAIDE. 
A welcome addition to the already strong 
list of montbretias now in cultivation. ITie 
plant is robust, with stout, well-branched 
flower spikes, and the flowers are between 
three and four inches in diameter, and are 
brilliant orange, with yellow centre. A.M., 
E.H.S.. August 26. S. Morris, Esq., Earl- 
ham Hall. Norwich (gard£*ner, Mr. Henley). 
EOSE MES. ANDEEW CAENEGIE. 
An exceedingly beautiful white hybrid tea 
which is described as having been raised 
from a cross effected between Frau Karl 
Druschki and Niphetos, and was awarded 
the gold medal of the National Eose Society 
at the exhibition held in the Eoyal Botanic 
society's garden. 1912. At the exhibition held 
at the same place in July last the raisers 
tive colouring of the fruit, combined with 
high flavour, bespeak popularity in the 
markets. A.M.. E.H.S., August 26. Messrs. 
G. Bunyard and Co., Maidstone. 
^uvardia Humboldti corym- 
b I flora. —Autumn is generally regarded as 
the seavson of the bouvardias, but this is, as 
a rule, at its best during the summer 
months; indeed, so free does it then flower 
that it is often employed for bedding pur¬ 
poses. When used in this way, two-year-old 
plants are preferable to the young ones, as 
those struck in the spring have not time to 
attain an effective size by the bedding season. 
It is in many respects different from most of 
the bouvardias that are so much grown for 
greenhouse decoration ; B. Humboldti corym- 
biflora is of upright growth, while the leaves 
are quite smooth. The flowers, too, are much 
larger, with a particularly long tube of the 
purest white, and deliciously scented. The 
cuttings of this kind take somewhat longer to 
root than most of the others.—K. 
NOTES ON THE APPLE 
AND PEAR CROPS. 
Of all the hardy fruit crops ripti; 
this country, the apple is ot the gi! - 
economic value, and ranks as a L 
a^et of some importance. With it>, 
ration is bound up a wide variety ot 
es^, and grower, distributor, and p: 
alike stand to gain when the apple L. 
is full and generous. AVidely ditfer*ri- 
ports are at present in circulation regi* 
this year’s crop, but so far as our 
are concerned the quantity is quite -J- 
the average, and I believe this fairly 
sents the district. 
The early months of the year f(h’ • 
premature swelling of the buds, but th* 
temperature and sunless days that ;• 
vail^ throughout March and April arr* • 
growth, so that at flow'ering-time the t, « 
were quite seven to ten days later tl 
year ago. Blossom was abundant, 
flowers perfect, and fruit was frt^ely ^ 
Unfortunately the season has been den-■ 
cool, and an interval of six weeks elaj ■ 
from the middle of Alay to the end of .1 • 
during which no rain fell ; consequently t 
fruit at present is under average size, 
this is likely to continue unless rain, 
panied by greater warmth, comes within ' 
next few days. The importance of r 
ture at the roots cannot be overr-’ 
as where trees were taken in hand earb, 
systematically watered and mulched, : 
fruits are at least 25 per cent, larger 
where no such assistance has l)een 
Early thinning tends to the same emi. 
even on the same tree where l)ouglte ‘ 
blit a single or few fruits, these are ap; 
ciably larger than those on brancluv^ h. 
the fruit crowded. 
No recent year stands out in great* i 
lief than the present for the inft^w= 
of insect pests, and from these tlw i 
trees have received every care. .4phi'- 
various kinds have only been kept 
constant spraying and syringing, bre 
banding has been practised to soniecv 
and the foliage has benefited from t - 
sence of eaterpillars. Cocllin moth 
not so prevalent as a year ago, but 
ravages of American blight are st" P^; 
on some trees, Gascoignes 
one of the earliest to succumb to 
sidioiis pest. 
Of the varieties that stand t; 
for abundance of fruit, 
Queen, Jas. Grieve, Allington Coron ^ 
Grenadier, Cox’s 
Alfreston, AVarner’s enf*’ ‘ 
Pearmain, Lady Sndeley, T ' 
burg, Lord Derby, Norfolk j,: ‘ , 
good’s Nonsuch, Tyler’s 
Lord Suffield, Beauty of 
(damais, and Lane’s " -.u * 
well above the average, am , ^, 
ception of Cellini, Coronation 
dier, were also up to average . ^ ^ 
Ecklinville, Blenheim ; 
Ross, Mere de Menage, - ^ ilosa: 
den, Betty Geeson, orope 
and Old Nonsuch earned lKav ,j^_ 
season, but on these only -F 
fruit is to be found this year. . 
Among pears there j® ® 
one notable exception ^^Y'Jlried a b'" 
Chretien, which has here c . ■ 
rage crop of excellent frud during 
three years. prae-- 
Plums and gooseberries 
failures, but Royal Soi . 
Late strawberries, ^^pe ha^; 
and Boskoop Giant black i,- 
ried enormous crops ot 
quality. 
Coombe Court Gaidens. 
