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JOUBNAL  OF  nORTTGULTVRB  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  2,  1869 
Miss  Nighti\rale  (Slater).— Eose.  Tall  j  shape  fair  ;  base  pure, 
but  filaments  often  stained.  Best  as  a  breeder  when  it  is  pale  rose  in 
colour  ;  as  a  rectified  flower  it  is  valueless. 
Model  (H.  Goldham). — Bjbloetnen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  A 
flamed  rosy  byblamen  of  no  exhibition  value,  as  the  markings  are 
wanting  in  definition  and  refinement. 
Model  of  Peefection  (Storer). — Bizarre.  Dwarf ;  shape  good  ; 
base  pure.  A  large-flowered  feathered  variety,  the  feathering  being  a 
rich  red  brown,  heavily  pencilled,  on  a  deep  yellow  ground.  As  a  flamed 
flower  it  is  richly  and  correctly  marked,  but  in  that  state  there  is  too 
little  base. 
Modesty  (Walker). — Rose.  Shape  rather  long  ;  base  opens  yellow 
but  bleaches.  Only  of  value  when  feathered,  the  feathering  being  rich 
rosy  scarlet  on  a  fine  white  ground.  It  soon  flushes  in  a  hot  blooming 
time,  and  is  at  its  best  when  grown  in  rather  poor  soil,  as  if  grown  too 
richly  it  develops  too  much  colour.  It  is  quite  valueless  when  flamed  ; 
when  right  is  one  of  the  best  feathered  roses  in  cultivation,  and  being  a 
good  grower  is  cheap  and  obtainable.  Raised  by  Mr.  J.  Walker  of 
Winton,  near  Manchester,  about  thirty  years  ago. 
Morning  Star  (H.  Goldham). — Bizarre.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  flamed  variety,  in  my  opinion  one  of  Mr.  H.  Goldham’s  best.  The 
ground  is  a  rich  yellow,  the  feathering  continuous,  the  beam  distinct, 
and  both  are  of  the  same  bright  red  brown  colour.  It  is,  however,  a 
small  flowered  variety,  a  fault  almost  fatal  in  a  flamed  bizarre.  A  seed¬ 
ling  from  Perfection  x  George  Hayward. 
Mountain  Sylph  (Holmes). — Rose.  Tall;  shape  fair;  opens 
yellow,  and  needs  bleaching.  A  once-famous  flamed  rose,  the  markings 
being  very  refined  and  of  a  fine  clear  red  colour.  It  is  completely  out¬ 
classed  nowadays. 
Mr.  Pickwick  (FI.  Goldham). — Bizarre.  Shape  long  ;  base  impure, 
being  stained  under  the  base  of  filaments,  A  feathered  variety,  the 
marking  colour  being  bright  brown  on  a  clear  yellow  ground  ;  the 
stained  base  renders  it  valueless. 
Mrs.-  Atkin  (Battersby).  —  Rose.  Shape  long  and  poor;  petals 
narrow  ;  base  pure.  A  constant  heavily  feathered  variety,  which,  owing 
to  its  wretched  goose  head  shape,  is  unable  to  open  properly.  It  is 
generally  beautifully  feathered  with  bright  red,  but  must  be  exhibited 
in  a  young  state,  as  when  full  grown  it  cannot  open  without  quartering. 
Brought  into  notice  and  named  by  Mr.  John  Atkin  of  Stapleford,  Notts. 
Mrs.  Barlow  (Hepwortb), — Rose.  Tall  ;  shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
This,  like  Miss  Burdett  Coutts,  which  it  so  nearly  resembles  as  to  be 
practically  undistinguishable  from  it,  is  only  of  value  in  the  breeder 
state.  As  a  breeder  it  is  one  of  the  very  best,  being  soft  rose  in  colour, 
with  a  fine  wide  base.  It  invariably  breaks  badly.  Syn.  Miss  Vernon, 
Mrs.  Cobden  (Hepworth). — Bybloemen.  Dwarf  ;  shape  good  ;  base 
pure.  An  inconstant,  shy  growing,  feathered  variety,  the  markings 
being  deep  purple  in  colour,  and  well  pencilled.  It  sometimes  produces 
a  good  flower,  but  very  rarely.  At  the  National  Exhibition  of  180G  it 
got  the  prize  as  premier  feathered  flower,  but  it  ought  not  to  be  sought 
after  on  that  account,  as  it  is  so  very  inconstant. 
Mrs  Collier  (Collier). — Rose.  Shape  good  ;  base  yellowish  on 
opening,  but  bleaches.  An  excellent  feathered  variety,  fairly  constant, 
the  marking  colour  being  bright  rosy  scarlei.  It  ought  to  be  kept  from 
direct  sunlight  as  it  easily  flushes.  Valueless  when  flamed,  as  it  lacks 
distinctness. 
Mrs.  Cooper  (Boardman) — Byblcemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  famous  feathered  variety,  the  marking  colour  being  heavily  pencilled 
of  a  brownish  purple  in  colour.  It  is  rarely  seen  in  good  condition, 
having  of  late  years  mostly  gone  flamed,  in  which  state,  although  well 
marked,  it  has  a  dismal  shade  of  drab  in  the  lower  portion  of  the  beam. 
First  broken  and  named  by  Mr.  S.  Barlow.  Syn.  Boardman’s  No,  1. 
Mrs,  Crossley  (Crossley) — Rose.  Shape  longish  ;  base  pure.  A 
feathered  and  also  flamed  variety  of  good  properties;  the  marking  is, 
however,  dull  in  colour,  and  the  variety  is  not  a  good  grower. 
Mrs  Cunningham  (Hardy). — Bybloemen,  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  dark  flamed  byblcemen  of  no  particular  value,  being  an  uncertain 
marker  and  a  poor  grower. 
Mrs.  Dixon  (Dixon). — Rose.  Tall.  Shape  fair;  base  pure.  An 
obsolete  dark  feathered  variety. 
Mrs.  Gill  (C,  Gill), — Byblcemen.  Shape  good;  base  yellow  at 
opening,  but  easily  bleaches.  A  good  feathered  flower,  the  marking 
colour  being  a  pleasing  shade  of  light  purple.  It  is,  however,  very 
unsteady,  and  often  comes  flamed,  in  which  state,  although  well  marked, 
is  of  little  exhibition  value. 
Mrs.  Hardy  (Hardy). — Byblcemen.  Shape  good ;  base  pure.  Best 
as  a  breeder,  which  is  light  lilac  in  colour.  As  a  rectified  flower  it  is  of 
no  particular  value. 
Mrs.  Hepworth  (Hepworth). — Bybloemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure, 
A  second-rate  feathered  variety,  the  marking  colour  being  light  purple 
and  fairly  constant. 
Mrs.  Jackson  (Jackson). — Byblcemen,  Shape  good  ;  petals  stout 
in  substance ;  base  very  pure,  but  filaments  generally  discoloured. 
Heavily  feathered  with  glossy  black  on  a  fine  white  ground,  this  strik¬ 
ingly  handsome  variety  would  be  in  the  front  rank  but  for  its  stained 
filaments.  Of  no  value  when  flamed.  Raised  about  thirty  years  ago 
from  Ashmole’s  Emma,  by  Mr.  David  Jackson  of  Middleton, 
Mrs  Lea  (Lea). — Rose.  Shape  longish  ;  base  pure,  A  good  rosy 
scarlet  feathered  variety,  although  apt  to  flush.  It  is  perhaps  at  its 
best  when  flamed,  as  it  is  very  correctly  marked.  It  is  rather  a  poor 
grower  and  not  plentiful.  Raised  about  forty  years  ago  from  Lady 
Lilford  X  Heroine  by  Mr.  Wm.  Lea  of  Bedford  Leigh,  I.anc. 
Mrs.  Mellor  (G.  Hardwick). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure  ; 
petals  of  good  substance.  An  excellent  dark  feathered  variety,  appa¬ 
rently  constant.  Very  desirable,  bat  excessively  scarce.  Broken,  a  few 
years  ago,  from  one  of  the  late  Mr.  G.  Hardwick’s  seedlings  by  Mr.  Wm, 
Mellor  of  Wakefield, 
Mrs.  Pemberton  (Lea). — Bybloemen.  Shape  fair ;  base  pure.  A 
well  marked  dark  flamed  variety,  which  would  be  more  valued  were  it 
free  from  an  objectionable  brownish  shade  in  the  beam. 
Mrs.  Pickerill  (Pickerill). — Byblcemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base  very 
yellow  on  opening,  as  is  the  whole  flower,  and  is  bleached  with  much 
difficulty.  So  yellow  is  it  that  when  young  it  could  almost  be  shown  as 
a  bizarre.  It  is  a  correctly  marked  flower,  and  when  bleached  is  a  good 
exhibition  feathered  variety.  As  a  flamed  flower  it  has  no  value 
whatever. 
Mrs.  Sanders  (Oldfield), — Rose.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  An 
excellent  feathered  rose,  of  large  size,  when  right,  which  it  very  seldom 
is,  being  very  inconstant.  The  marking  colour  is  bright  red  on  a  pure 
white  ground. 
Mrs.  Storer  (Storerj — Byblcemen,  Tall ;  shape  good  ;  base  yellow ; 
needs  bleaching.  A  heavily  feathered  variety  which  when  in  good  con¬ 
dition  need  fear  no  rival.  It  is  rather  a  shy  grower  and  scarce.  A 
seedling  from  Chellaston  Beauty. 
Mrs.  Thurstan  (Thurstan). — Rose  ;  tall ;  shape  very  good  ;  base 
pure  ;  petals  stout,  A  fine  feathered  variety  having  a  well-pencilled 
feather  of  rich  scarlet.  The  breeder  is  rosy  lilac  in  shade,  and  would 
pass  as  a  byblcemen.  When  flamed  it  is  valueless,  having  a  lilac  beam. 
A  seedling  from  Mabel  X  Kate  Connor,  certificated  in  1884,  and  raised 
by  Mr.  James  Thurstan  of  Cannock,  Staff. 
Mrs.  Wood  (Wood). — Rose  ;  dwarf ;  shape  good  ;  base  pure.  A  fine 
constant  feathered  variety,  having  a  well-pencilled  feather  of  deep  rosy 
scarlet.  It  is  unfortunately  a  poor  grower  and  increases  very  slowly. 
Introduced  and  named  by  Mr.  John  H.  Wood  of  Eoyton,  Lane. 
Music  (Jackson). — Byblcemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  Best  as  a 
breeder,  which  is  deep  purple  in  colour.  When  broken  it  is  too  undecided 
in  character,  and  too  inconstant  to  be  of  much  value. 
Musidora  (Clark). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  An  old- 
time  flamed  variety,  the  marking  colour  being  reddish  purple,  with  a 
broad  distinct  beam.  Sjn.,  Brown’s  Wallace. 
Nanny  Gibson  (Hepworth). — Rose.  Dwarf;  shape  poor;  base 
pure,  A  brilliantly  coloured  feathered  variety,  very  rarely  seen  in  good 
condition.  Its  poor  shape  and  its  habit  of  expanding  perfectly  flat 
make  it,  although  fairly  well  marked,  valueless  as  a  flamed  flower, 
Syn.  Fairy  Queen. 
Nellie  Hughes  (Camp) — Byblcemen,  Dwarf;  shape  good;  base 
yellow,  and  needs  bleaching,  A  small  feathered  variety,  the  marking 
colour  being  bright  purple,  and  not  well  pencilled.  Valueless  when 
flamed. 
Nepaulese  Prince  (Gibbons),  —  Bybloemen.  Shape  fair;  base 
pure.  A  correctly  marked  flamed  variety,  the  marking  colour  being 
dark  reddish  purple  on  a  good  white  ground.  Broken  and  named  by 
Mr.  W.  Lymbery  of  Nottingham  in  1850,  it  much  resembles  some  of  the 
other  Chellaston  varieties.  Syn.,  Nepaulese  Ambassador. 
Nimbus  (Hardy). — Byblcemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure  ;  petals 
stout,  white  ground,  good.  A  late-blooming  heavily  flamed  variety,  the 
marking  colour  being  darkest  purple.  Although  sometimes  correctly 
marked,  it  is  generally  so  full  of  colour  as  to  be  valueless.  As  a  breeder 
it  is  fairly  good,  being  dark  purple  in  colour,  its  chief  fault  being  a 
deficiency  of  base.  Certificated  in  1875,  and  still  rather  scarce. 
Olivia  (Slater). — Rose,  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  Best  as  a  breeder 
which  is  pale  dull  rose  in  colour.  When  broken  has  no  exhibition  value. 
Syn.,  Lady  Olivia  Mary  Sparrow. 
Omar  Pacha  (Groom). — Bizarre.  Shape  long  ;  base  pure ;  yellow 
ground,  pale. ;  A  flamed  bizarre  of  no  particular  merit,  being  generally 
poorly  marked, 
Orion  (Storer),— Bizarre.  Tall  ;  shape  very  good  ;  base  rather 
greasy.  A  well-marked  flamed  bizarre,  much  resembling  Dr.  Hardy  in 
colour.  Its  cup  is  even  better  than  tliat  of  Dr.  Hardy,  but  its  greasy 
base  is  a  sad  drawback.  Not  a  very  good  grower  and  rather  scarce. 
Orpheus  (Groom). — Bizarre.  Tall ;  shape  good ;  base  very  pure. 
A  large-flowered  flamed  variety,  well  marked  with  rich  chestnut  brown 
on  a  fine  yellow  ground.  This  is  by  far  the  best  bizarre  of  Mr.  Groom’s 
raising  that  is  still  cultivated.  It  is,  although  a  good  grower,  unfor¬ 
tunately  tender,  and  the  outer  petals  are  often  disfigured  by  frost. 
Groom’s  Lord  Raglan  was  very  similar  to,  if  not  identical  with,  this 
variety.  _ _ 
SOIL  FOR  FUCHSIAS. 
Fuchsias  are  amateurs’  plants.  They  are  at  home  on  the  window 
sill,  in  the  garden,  in  the  living  room,  and  in  the  greenhouse.  Their 
fresh  foliage  is  neat,  and  their  flowers  are  characterised  by  extreme 
elegance.  In  country  districts  no  real  difficulty  need  occur  in  the  matter 
of  soil,  for  those  who  really  value  softwooded  plants  and  are  earnest  in 
their  efforts  to  grow  them  healthy  will  always  manage  to  obtain  sufficient 
wayside  parings  and  collect  some  leaves,  a  little  horse  manure  and  soot, and 
these  mixed  together  and  left  in  a  heap  for  a  year,  less  or  more  according 
to  circumstances,  will  form  a  compost  in  which  such  plants  as  Fuchsias 
and  Pelargoniums  will  grow  in  a  highly  satisfactory  manner,  other 
points  of  culture  being  correct.  But  the  case  is  different  when  would-be 
cultivators  of  flowers  are  dwellers  in  towns  or  cities  or  their  immediate 
suburbs.  There  there  are  no  roadside  parings,  and  possibly  no  leaves 
or  waste  manure  of  any  kind  ;  and  in  that  case  they  must  treat  their 
plants  as  they  would  their  pet  birds,  and  purchase  for  them  the  requisite 
