June  7,  1900 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
473 
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AND 
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variety  after  the  style  of  Princeps,  but  far  excelling  this 
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wPASSIFLORA  FRAGRANT  BEAUTY 
As  the  name  truly  implies,  this  variety  possesses  a 
fragrance  perhaps  exceeding  that  of  any  other  variety.  A 
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This  excellent  hybrid  possesses  very  considerable  merit. 
It  is  a  distinct  handsome  and  free  variety.  The  flowers 
are  very  large,  and  what  has  been  said  of  the  perfume  of 
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rose.  ITie  rays  of  the  corona  are  in  two  circles,  and 
J  being  of  a  wavy  outline  they  greatly  enhance  the 
i  appearance  of  the  flowers.  Centre  rich  velvety  maroon, 
clear  white  zone,  upper  portion  purplish  violet. 
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THE  LEEDS  ORCHID  COMPAKY,  EODNDHAY,  LEEDS 
COTTAGE  GARDENING  ;  being  an  Essay  to 
which  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  awarded  Mr. 
\V.  Fgebton  Hubbard’s  Prize,  February  16th,  1870.  By 
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THURSDAY,  JUNE  7,  1900. 
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London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Editorial 
communications  must  be  addressed  to  12,  Mitro 
Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  London. 
Apple  Election. 
T  having  occurred  to  me  that  an 
election  of  Apples  would  prove 
generally  useful  I  addressed  a 
circular  letter  to  all  the  best 
authorities  I  could  think  of  amongst 
_  nurserymen,  market  growers,  and 
gardeners  in  various  parts  of  the 
country,  choosing  as  far  as  possible  those 
who  had  practical  knowledge  gained  by 
idling  either  fruit  or  trees. 
The  letter  will  speak  for  itself ;  it  was  as  follows 
‘  Seeing  how  very  desirable  a  thing  it  would  be  in 
;he  interests  of  everyone  connected  with  fruit 
zrowing — nurserymen,  fruit  grower.-’,  and  also  the 
public — that  the  number  of  varieties  of  the  various 
ruits  should  be  reduced  and  a  lead  given  to  those 
)f  proved  merit,  I  am  getting  together  the  views  of 
;he  leading  experts  upon  the  subject  of  Apples.” 
The  selections  were  to  be  made  with  a  view  to 
jomhining  as  far  as  possible  quality  with  free 
rearing.  All  had  to  be  essentially  market  Apples, 
3ut  not  the  so-called  “  market  Apples  ”  whose  only 
■ecommendation  is  appearance,  for  it  is  not  with 
,hese  that  we  can  hope  to  hold  our  own  against 
i^pples  from  other  countries. 
Best  six  cooking  Apples  to  be  grown  as 
tandards. 
standards. 
Best  twelve  cooking  Apples  to  be  grown  as 
bushes. 
Best  six  dessert  Apples  to  he  grown  as  bushes. 
To  these  letters  I  received  thirty-two  replies 
giving  the  information  sought,  three  saying  that 
the  task  was  beyond  the  powers  of  the  writers,  and 
one  (which  ought  to  be  sent  to  a  museum  of 
antiquities)  iu  which  the  writer  says  that  he  has 
been  many  years  collecting  the  information  I 
asked  for  and  that  it  was  too  valuable  to  give 
away,  but  he  should  he  phased  to  see  the  result  of 
my  inquiries  in  the  Press.  The  italics  are 
mine. 
I  take  this  opportunity  of  thanking  those  who 
gave  themselves  the  trouble  to  reply  to  my  letter, 
No.  2697.— VoL.  CII.,  Old  Series. 
