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Agnes  Cresswell  (Thackeray). — Rose.  Cup  long,  petals  narrow, 
only  good  when  feathered,  which  is  bright  rose  on  pure  white  ground. 
Highly  esteemed  forty  years  ago. 
Ajax  (Hardy). — Bizarre.  Shape  good  ;  petals  wide  and  of  good 
substance,  base  pure,  only  valuable  when  flamed,  having  a  handsome 
dark  chocolate  flame  on  good  yellow  ground.  A  fine  exhibition  flower 
when  in  good  character,  but  is  generally  so  heavy  in  colour  as  to  be 
useless.  A  seedling  from  Polyphemus,  which  it  resembles  in  some 
respects,  has  been  out  about  thirty  years. 
Albert  (Ashmole). — Bizarre.  Best  when  feathered  ;  shape  good  ; 
base  pure,  feathering  rich  chestnut  brown  on  deep  yellow  ground.  A 
fine  exhibition  flower  when  right,  but  uncertain  in  its  markings,  and  a 
shy  grower.  It  has  been  out  about  twenty  years. 
Alexander  Magnus  (Dutch).  —  Byblcemen.  Tall  grower;  long 
cup  ;  pure  base,  best  when  flamed.  A  good  strain  of  this  old  flower, 
which  was  introduced  in  1720,  is  still  grown  under  the  name  of  Constant. 
Syns.,  Constant,  Alcon,  Grand  Marvel,  &c. 
Alice  (Dymock). — Rose.  Dwarf  growing  ;  shape  not  very  good, 
petals  rather  narrow ;  base  pure,  only  of  value  when  feathered  ;  the 
feathering  is  crimson  rose  in  colour,  and  plated  instead  of  pencilled.  It 
darkens  in  colour  with  age  to  a  dull  red.  The  flower  is  small  in  size, 
but  on  account  of  its  steadiness  and  purity  it  is  a  good  exhibition  sort. 
Syn.,  Lizzie. 
Alice  Grey  (Walker). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good,  base  pure,  best 
in  breeder  state,  when  its  colour  is  a  dainty  pale  lavender  ;  when  broken 
it  is  best  in  the  feathered  state  ;  the  marking  colour  is  deep  purple,  but 
it  shows  two  shades  of  colour  in  the  feathering  instead  of  only  one, 
constituting  a  serious  fault,  technically  known  as  ••grizzliness.”  Although 
it  has  been  in  cultivation  over  twenty  years  it  is  still  scarce,  as  it 
increases  but  slowly. 
Ambassador  of  Holland  (Dutch).  —  Bybloemen.  Tall  grower, 
shape  fair,  base  impure  ;  introduced  in  1808,  and  for  many  years  was  in 
high  favour  in  the  feathered  state,  but  is  not  grown  now. 
Anastasia  (Gibbons). — Rose.  Tall ;  shape  too  long  ;  base  pure ;  best 
when  feathered,  but  ii  generally  seen  flamed.  The  marking  colour  is 
dark  rich  crimson.  It  first  broke  in  1840,  and  although  of  not  much 
value  at  an  exhibition  except  when  feathered,  it  is  a  fine  bed  flower. 
Syns.,  Gibbons  10,  Lady  Jane  Grey,  and  Fanny  Cerito. 
Andromeda  (  Walmsley). — Rose.  Cup  long ;  base  impure ;  best  when 
feathered,  when  it  is  very  steady.  Much  thought  of  forty  years  ago,  but 
of  no  value  now. 
Angelina  (Barlow). — Bybloemen.  Shape  long  ;  base  pure  ;  marking 
colour  rosy  purple  ;  best  when  feathered.  Little  grown  now,  but  a 
favourite  in  Lancashire  fifty  years  age. 
Ann  Hamilton  (Hepworth). — Rose.  Dwarf  ;  shape  fair,  but  petals 
spoon-shaped ;  base  pure  ;  marking  colour  dull  crimson.  Comes 
both  feathered  and  flamed,  but  increases  so  slowly  that  it  is  scarce 
although  been  in  cultivation  twenty  years. 
Annie  McGregor  (Martin). — Rose.  Shape  is  good,  except  that  it  is 
slightly  too  narrow  at  the  base  ;  base  and  filament*  perfectly  pure.  The 
white  ground  is  brilliant,  and  the  marking  colour  is  a  rich  scarlet.  As 
a  breeder  it  is  a  fine  rosy  scarlet,  and  although  it  sometimes  makes  a 
good  feathered  flower,  yet  it  is  in  the  flamed  state  that  it  is  at  its  best. 
It  is  a  good  grower  and  a  steady  marker,  and  although  it  has  been  out 
for  over  thirty -five  years  it  must  be  considered  as  the  best  rose  Tulip 
in  cultivation.  By  producing  this  beautiful  variety,  and  other  rose 
seedlings,  Mr.  Martin,  who  was  a  working  man,  living  at  Whalley, 
Lancashire,  made  one  of  those  great  advances  sometimes  seen  in  the 
history  of  a  florist’s  flower,  which  distance  at  once  every  rival,  and 
defy  every  attempt  made  by  seedling  raisers  to  supplant  them  for  a 
generation  or  more 
STREPTOCARPUS  DISTINCTION. 
Hybrid  Sireptocarpus  are  rapidly  being  accorded  widespread  popu¬ 
larity,  and  considering  their  floriferousness,  ease  of  cultivation,  and  the 
diversified  range  of  colour,  it  may  be  said  that  they  thoroughly  deserve 
the  position  they  have  now  attained  to.  New  forms  are  always  being 
obtained  as  a  result  of  the  hybridist’s  art,  many,  of  course,  not  being 
worthy  of  any  distinctive  appellations,  while  others  are  decided  acquisi¬ 
tions.  Belonging  to  the  latter  class  is  S.  Distinction,  which  was  exhibited 
at  a  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  at  the  Drill  Hall  a  few 
weeks  ago,  when  it  was  honoured  with  an  award  of  merit.  The  illustra¬ 
tion  (fig.  42)  depicts  the  form  and  size  of  the  inflorescence,  the  colour 
of  which  is  pale  blue,  with  violet  blotches  on  the  lower  segments.  For 
this  excellent  addition  to  the  Streptocarpi  we  are  indebted  to  Messrs. 
J.  Laing  &  Sons,  Forest  Hill. 
PARSLEY  FOR  WINTER. 
The  preservation  of  Parsley  in  a  fresh  and  green  state  during  the 
winter  season  is  frequently  attended  with  much  difficulty  where  the 
convenience  of  frames  is  not  available  for  this  purpose.  In  the  more 
northerly  counties,  indeed,  Parsley  is  only  to  be  procured  at  much 
expense  during  nearly  six  months  out  of  the  twelve.  The  leaves  of  this 
useful  vegetable  when  grown  in  the  open  ground  are  generally  destroyed 
by  frost ;  but  if  the  circumstances  attending  their  destruction  are  fully 
considered,  it  will  be  found  that  the  stems  are  most  rapidly  affected 
where  the  foil  is  stiff  and  moist,  and  where  the  situation  is  exposed  to 
cold  cutting  winds.  The  plant,  however,  does  not  appear  to  be  so 
delicately  constituted  but  that  it  may  be  had  with  comparative  ease 
all  the  year  if  the  ordinary  conditions  of  growing  the  less  hardy  plants 
during  the  winter  are  observed.  Some  varieties  are,  perhaps,  more 
susceptible  of  cold  than  others.  The  finest  sample  I  ever  saw  was 
grown  on  the  west  coast  of  Scotland  by  a  village  schoolmaster.  It  was 
of  a  beautiful  green  colour,  and  of  a  remarkably  vigorous  habit  ;  but 
growing  in  a  low  situation  and  exposed  to  cutting  sea  gales,  the  leaves 
always  died  down  during  winter. 
In  ordinary  situations  Parsley  may  be  grown  successfully  on  a 
border  having  a  south  aspect,  and  protected  from  the  north  by  a  wall. 
The  soil  should  be  light  and  rich.  A  quantity  of  stones  and  brick 
rubbish  should  be  laid  at  the  bottom  to  the  depth  of  7  or  8  inches, 
BO  that  the  bed  may  be  raised  considerably  above  the  general  level  of 
the  ground,  and  thus  insured  against  excessive  moisture.  The  surface 
of  the  soil  being  properly  raked,  seed  of  the  most  curled  variety  that  can 
be  obtained  should  be  sown  very  thinly,  either  in  shallow  drills  or  broad¬ 
cast,  and  slightly  covered  with  fine  soil.  This  operation  should  be  begun 
FIG.  42.— STREPTOCARPUS  DISTINCTION. 
in  May  or  early  in  June,  and  if  the  weather  continue  dry  frequent 
waterings  will  be  necessary.  The  young  plants  will  have  sprung  up  in 
six  or  seven  weeks,  and  when  large  enough  they  must  be  thinned  out  to 
5  or  6  inches  apart.  They  will  have  become  large  and  vigorous  by  the 
end  of  autumn,  when  a  number  of  stakes  should  be  driven  into  the 
ground  along  each  side  of  the  bed.  These  stakes  should  be  of  a  thickness 
to  permit  of  their  being  bent  across  and  tied  together  so  as  to  form  a 
series  of  arches,  and  strong  enough  to  support  a  covering  of  mats,  which 
should  be  laid  over  them  as  soon  as  the  weather  becomes  frosty  and  wet. 
Daring  intense  frost,  especially  at  night,  it  may  be  necessary  to  increase 
this  protection  by  doubling  the  mats ;  but  this  should  be  removed 
entirely  while  the  weather  is  mild.  The  soil  should  be  kept  as  dry  as 
may  be,  and  all  decaying  matter  carefully  removed  from  the  plants.  A 
bed  4|^  feet  wide  by  10  long  will  contain  as  many  plants  as  may  be 
sufficient  for  an  ordinary  supply  during  the  winter. 
Parsley  might  also  be  grown  on  a  sort  of  rockwork  with  great 
certainty  and  convenience,  for  on  such  a  structure  the  roots  and  stems 
could  be  kept  in  that  dry  state  which  is  so  indispensable  to  their  health 
and  freshness  in  dull  cold  weather.  For  growing  it  in  this  way,  it  is 
recommended  to  sow  a  quantity  of  seed  early  in  May  in  a  bed  of  light 
rich  soil  on  a  south  border.  When  the  young  plants  are  a  little  above 
