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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
January 1, 1910 
A New Double Aster. 
Aster Beauty of Colwall is a splendid 
addition te the list of hardy planis for 
cutting. It is being distributed by 
Thos, 8. Ware, Ltd., of Feltham, Middle- 
sex. The flowors ere perfectly double and 
are produced in the greatest profusion on 
stout erect stems, about 4 ft. high. The 
color of the flowers is a clear lavender 
and very pleasing. The plant is perfectly 
hardy and the stems are stiff enough to 
stand alone without any staking or tying; 
bosides this, it has been found to be 
extremely free ingrowth. The first class 
certificate of the Royal Hort. Society, .was 
given it when it was examined by the 
floral comittee, growing in the R. H. S. 
garden at Bisiey, and the gardening press 
8 unanimous in its praise of the first 
double ‘ Michaelmas Daisy.’ We venture 
to predict for this handsome perennial a 
hearty welcome from hardy plant lovers, 
and cut flower growers on both sides of 
the Atlantic. 
—‘Journal of Agriculture’ (Eng ) 
The New Hybrid Rose, Kaiser 
‘Wilhelm II. 
This novelty is designated as the best 
among the dark red Tea hybrids: It is q 
seedling cross of Kaiserin Auguste 
Victoria and Van Houtte, originated by 
the well-known rosarian, Nicola Weller 
of Trier-Pallien, Germany. Its color 
schemes, changing as the light falls upon 
it, are magnificent, playing between 
carmine, bright red, dark blood red, and 
velvety black with bluish tinge, The soft 
velvety sheen on all the petals is especi- 
ally lovely. The plant is bushy, much 
branched and erect in habit; the foliage 
is dark green and full. It is free from 
disease, and very hardy. The buds aro 
first shaped like an elongated cone, which 
changes to cup shape as they open; the 
flowers are double, large and well formed 
Itisa free bloomer and color proof 
against cold or heat; the cut flower also 
keeps fresh an unusually long time, mak- 
ing it a valuable acquisition to the florist. 
Tt has a very delicate contifolia perfume. 
It is one of the best Remontants, well 
adapted for cutting, forcing or for plant- 
ing in groups, either with low or high 
stem. Altogether, it makes a strong bid 
for popularity, being one of the most 
noteworthy of the latest novelties. 
—‘ Moellers’s Deutsche Gaertner- Zeitung 
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