October 18, 1913. 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
781 
NEW PLANTS, FLOWERS AND 
FRUIT. 
XERINES. 
The Giantess.—A large-flowered nerine, 
with elongated blooms borne in a large and 
slightly lax umbel. The colour is a bright 
shade of rose. We understand this is the 
result of crossing N. Bowdeni with N. corusca 
major. A.M., R.H.S. Me^s. Barr and 
Sons, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Glory of Sarnia.—Evidently a Guernsey- 
raised variety, derived from N. Fothergiili 
major crossed with N. coru.sc.a major. The 
flowers are of good size, and carried in a 
violet-purple apex. F.C.C., R.H.S., October 
7. Mr. C. J. Phillips, The Glebe, Oak Lane, 
Sevenoaks. 
CATTLEYA FABIA PRINCE OF WALES. 
A reinarkabl.v large and richly-coloured 
form of the fine autumn-flowering C. Fabia, 
which is the result of crossing C. aurea with 
C. labiata. Th? variety under notice has 
larger flowers than usual, and the colouring 
is rich deep purple, the lip royal purple with 
golden lines in the throat. A.M., R.H.S., 
R.H.S., October 7. Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ash- 
tead Park, I^eat her head. 
TRICYRTIS STOLONIFERA. 
The genus tricyrtis is a small one, consist¬ 
ing of plants with creeping root-stocks, erect 
slender growths, and lily-like leaves. T. 
stolonifera has flowers a couple of inches 
acTo.ss with prominent stamens. The colour 
is rose-purple, with brownish spots. A ver.y 
interesting lilaceous plant. Of doubtful 
hardiness, found in Formosa by Mr. Price 
when visiting the island with Mr. F'lwe.<. 
A.M.. R.H.S., October 7. H. J. Elw^es, F!lsq., 
F.H.S. (gardener, Mr. Walters), Colesbourne, 
Gloucester. 
SYMPHORICARPUS MOLLIS. 
An extremely beautiful Snowl)erry, and, 
though there seems to be some doulit as to- 
the correct name of this shrub, there is no 
d'iubt at all as to its effectiveiies,s in the gar- 
NERINE GLORY OF SARNIA. 
Flowers of a rich glowin? scarlet colour, borne in a large and shapely cluster. A.M., R.H.S., October 7. Messrs. Barr and Sons, 
C!ovent Garden, W.C. 
shapely umbel. The colour is brilliant scar- 
RRq a peculiarly ‘Mive’’ shade. A.M., 
Sal ’’ 7. Metsisrs. Barr and Sons. 
Queen. — A very beautiful nerine 
ficelv u compact umbel or truss of 
meTifT salmon-pink flowers. The seg- 
inflor^ regularly, and the whole of the 
florists have ad- 
ful improvement of these beauti- 
7 H T plants- A.M., R.H.S., October 
J. Elwee, Esq. 
^C-4TTLEYA ADUL.A GLEBE TAB. 
PoDu]nT*^v,^ very fine form of the increasingly 
F. Har/i from C. bicolor and 
ty far indeed, The Glebe variety is 
Pubr^ finest that has yet come before 
.flowers are very shapely, 
senai ^ a lovely rich old rose shade, and 
^ne ijjf ® nld rose with a buff suffusion. The 
P IS remarkable for its spreading. 
October 7. Messrs. Sander and Sons, St, 
Albans. 
BRASSO-CATTLEYA IRIS. 
A handsome hybrid with large and beauti¬ 
ful flowers, the sepals and petals soft rose- 
purple, and the large fringed lip deep pur¬ 
ple with a dull yellow throat. A.M., R.H.S., 
October 7. Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooks- 
bridge. 
. ODONTOGLOSSUM CRAWSHAYANUM 
SUPERBUM. 
A distinct advance on the original hybrid, 
and the well-grown plant displayed bore a 
tall spike of large and handsome flow^ers. The 
vellow ground colour served to show up the 
purple-brown markings, and the large white 
apex to the lip, with purple spots and golden 
disk, added to the otbef attractions. A.M., 
den, when, in autumn, its growths are pen¬ 
dulous with the weight of its crowded white 
berries. It is a free-growing, hardy shrub, 
that has been most successfully cultivated 
for some time at Aldenham, and may well be 
described as a very much glorified snowberry, 
as compared with the well-known Symphori- 
carpus racemosus. The symphoricarpuses 
are all natives of North America. F.C.C., 
R.H.S., October 7. Hon. Vicary Gibbs (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. E. Beckett, V.M.H*), Aldenham 
House, Elstree, Herts. 
HELIANTHUS SPECIOSUS. 
X very distinct plant that did not do it¬ 
self justice as shown, the flowers having suf¬ 
fered, apparently, during transit. Four 
inches or so across, the flower heads suggest 
a big single zinnia, and the ray florets ai4 of 
a brilliant orange-vermilion. The stem of th© 
flower is smooth, and for about a couple of 
