.Taly  9,  1896 
8^  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Mr.  Lawrence  of  Hampton.  Other  southern  growers  also  broke  it,  and 
it  reioiced  in  numerous  aliases,  of  which  some  were  Albion,  Ulysses, 
Nourri  Effendi,  Brown’s  Hamlet,  Thomas  Brown,  British  Queen,  Sir 
Robert  Peel,  and  Sheet  Anchor.  In  Lancashire  it  was  familiarly  called 
»  Polly.” 
POMPE  Funebke  (Dutch). — Bizarre.  Shape  long  ;  base  not  qaite 
pure.  A  formerly  famous  feathered  and  flamed  bizarre,  the  markings 
being  nearly  black  on  a  pale  yellow  ground.  The  petals  are  thin  and 
narrow,  and  expand  too  freely.  Introduced  about  1772,  and  scarcely 
grown  now. 
PuE-EMlEENT  (H.  Goldbam). — Bizarre.  Tall.  Shape  good  ;  base 
pure.  A  shy  growing  feathered  variety,  the  feathering  being  darkest 
brown,  richly  pencilled  on  a  somewhat  pale  yellow  ground.  This,  in  my 
opinion,  is  by  far  the  best  of  Mr.  Henry  Goldham’s  feathered  bizarres, 
but  it  is,  with  me,  invariably  frosted  on  the  outside  petals.  A  seedling 
from  Julius  Caesar  X  Duke  of  Devonshire. 
Presidekt  (Hep worth). — Bizarre.  Shape  long ;  base  pure.  A 
shy  growing,  well  marked  red  flamed  variety,  which  is  not  much  grown, 
being  overshadowed  by  Storer’s  varieties.  It  is,  however,  very  distinct, 
and,  in  my  opinion,  well  worth  a  place  in  any  collection. 
Prince  Arthur  (Martin). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good,  base  pure. 
A  most  refined  flamed  variety,  the  only  drawback  being  the  colour, 
which  is  too  rosy.  Rather  a  shy  grower  and  scarce. 
Prince  Leopolb  (H.  Goldham). — Byblcemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base 
pure.  A  second-rate  rosy  flamed  variety,  of  little  exhibition  value. 
A  seedling  from  Duchess  of  Sutherland  x  Salvator  Rosa. 
Prince  of  Wales  (Headly). — Bizarre.  Shape  good ;  base  pure. 
A  large-flowered  flamed  variety,  the  flaming  being  very  bold,  and  also 
refined,  but  somewhat  weak  in  colour. 
Prince  of  Wales  (Smith).  —  Bizarre.  Tall.  Shape  good,  but 
rather  too  globular ;  base  pure.  Petals  wide  and  of  good  substance. 
A  boldly  marked  flamed  variety,  the  making  colour  being  rich  brown  on 
a  deep  yellow  ground.  It  is  not  very  constant,  sometimes  being  flushed 
and  indistinct  in  the  flaming,  but  still  a  most  desirable  variety.  Raised 
by  Mr.  Smith  of  Leicester,  and  introduced  about  thirty  years  ago  by 
Mr.  John  D.  Hextall  of  Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 
Prince  of  Morocco  (Oldfield). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base 
pure.  An  exquisitely  marked  dark  flamed  variety,  which  when  at  its 
beat  cannot  be  surpassed.  It  can  also,  1  believe,  occasionally  come  good 
feathered.  A  shy  grower,  and  rather  inconstant.  Introduced  by  Mr. 
Wm.  Kitchen  of  Marple  some  few  years  ago,  and  still  very  scarce. 
Prince  Teck  (H.  Goldham). — Byblcemen.  Shape  fair  ;  ba^e  pure., 
A  purple  flamed  variety  of  no  exhibition  value.  A  seedling  from 
Nelson  x  Salvator  Rosa. 
Princess  Alexandra  (Allestree). — Rose.  Tall.  Shape  longish  ; 
base  pure.  A  well  marked  flamed  variety,  much  like  a  good  Triomphe 
Royale,  but  paler  in  colour.  It  is  scarce,  and  in  very  few  hands.  Raised 
or  broken  by  Mr.  Thomas  Allestree  of  Draycott,  Derby,  who  was  in  his 
day  one  of  the  best  growers  in  the  Midlands. 
Princess  Alice  (H.  Goldham). — Rose.  A  flamed  variety  of  no 
particular  merit.  A  seedling  from  Catalani  X  Lady  Lilford^ 
Princess  Dagdak  (H.  Goldham). — Rose.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  flamed  variety,  rich  rosy  scarlet  in  colour,  but  I  ha’ire  never  seen  it 
really  well  marked.  A  seedling  from  Portia  X  I^ady  Lilford. 
Princess  Royal  (Gibbons). — Byblcemen.  Shape  long ;  base  pure. 
A  flamed  variety  much  resembling  Maid  of  Orleans.  It  is,  however, 
distinct,  having  a  paler  beam  and  growing  higher.  The  name  is  now 
given  to  Maid  of  Orleans  flamed  ;  but  it  matters  very  little,  as  neither 
of  them  is  of  much  exhibition  value. 
Proserpine  (Headly). — Byblcemen.  Shape  good ;  base  pure.  A 
much  liked  dark  feathered  variety  about  thirty  years  ago,  which  is  now 
apparently  lost. 
Proserpine  (Storer). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good ;  base  pure.  An 
excellent  feathered  variety  when  in  good  condition,  the  feathering  being 
deep  purple  on  a  good  white  ground.  It  is  fairly  constant,  but  very 
liable  to  "  miss  ”  in  the  feathering.  In  few  hands  and  scarce,  as  it  is  not 
a  particularly  good  grower.  A  seedling  from  Chellaston  Beauty. 
Purity  (Cotterill). — Byblcemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  A  dark 
feathered  variety  scarcely  grown  at  present,  being  a  shy  grower  and 
inconstant  in  its  markings. 
Queen  (Goldham). — Rose.  Shape  poor.  An  obsolete,  large  flowered, 
bright  coloured,  well-marked  flamed  variety. 
Queen  (Rutley).  —  Byblcemen.  Tall.  Shape  good  ;  base  rather 
cloudy.  A  dark  feathered  variety  once  famous  in  the  South,  but  now 
gone  out  of  cultivation. 
Queen  (Willison).— Byblcemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  An 
obsolete  feathered  and  also  flamed  variety  of  w’hich  great  things  were 
expected  forty  years  ago. 
Queen  Ann  (Oldfield). — Bose.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  An  incon¬ 
stant  darkish  feathered  variety  which  soon  flushes.  Asa  flamed  flower 
it  is  well  marked,  but  the  beam  is  that  of  a  bybloemen. 
Queen  Boadicea  (Sherwood). — Rose.  Shape  fair ;  base  pure ; 
filaments  stained.  An  obsolete,  inconstant,  scarlet  feathered  variety  ;  a 
sister  seedling  of  Lady  Crewe.  Syn.,  Duchess  of  Newcastle. 
Queen  Charlotte  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  Shape  long ;  base  pure ; 
petals  pointed.  A  favourite  old-time  flamed  flower,  the  feathering  being 
nearly  black  and  the  beam  a  fine  violet  colour.  Forty  years  ago  this 
variety  was  the  leading  flamed  bybloemen  in  the  Midlands,  but  now  has 
quite  gone  out  of  cultivation. 
Queen  Henrietta  (Slater).— See  Henrietta, 
Queen  of  England  (Parker). — Rose.  Shape  good ;  base  pure. 
Generally  seen  as  a  breeder,  which  is  dark  crimson  rose  in  colour,  and 
although  it  was  raised  in  1845  still  useful  as  an  exhibition  sort.  It 
breaks  both  feathered  and  flamed,  but  generally  badly.  There  is  a  good 
flamed  strain,  originated  by  Mr.  W.  Mellor  of  Wakefield,  but  i^  is  very 
scarce. 
Queen  op  Hampton  (Lawrence). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base 
pure.  A  delicately  feathered  variety,  now  completely  gone  out  of 
cultivation. 
Queen  of  Sheba  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  Shape  fair ;  base  pure ; 
petals  narrow  bnt  stout.  A  favourite  old-time  flower,  being  feathered 
with  pale  lilac,  also  good  when  flamed.  It  was  an  early  blooming 
tender  variety  of  rather  small  size.  Syn.,  Mentor. 
Queen  of  Sherwood  (Battersby). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base 
pure.  A  feathered  variety,  richly  pencilled  with  darkest  purple  on  a 
tine  white  ground.  A  seedling  from  Louis  XVI.,  and  although  not  an 
old  flower,  as  Tulips  go,  is  now,  I  believe,  completely  lost. 
Queen  of  the  May  (Hepworth). — Byblcemen.  Base  pure  ;  shape 
good  ;  petals  thick  and  stout.  A  late  blooming  variety,  good  both  in 
feathered  and  flamed  states,  the  marking  colour  being  dark  purple  on  a 
pure  white  ground.  When  feathered  the  feathering  is  continuous  and 
nicely  pencilled.  When  flamed  the  beam,  although  distinct,  has  not 
those  bold  branchings  so  desirable  in  a  flamed  flower,  and  owing,  pre¬ 
sumably,  to  the  thickness  of  the  petals,  the  marking  colour  does  not  show 
well  on  the  outside  of  the  flower.  Syn.,  May  Queen. 
Queen  of  the  North  (Hepworth). — See  Oatharina. 
Queen  of  the  South  (Hunt). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base 
pure.  A  fine  feathered  variety,  now  gone  out  of  cultivation,  much  like 
Queen  of  the  North,  but  having  wider  petals. 
Queen  of  the  Universe  (Hepworth). — Bybloemen.  Tall.  Shape 
longish  ;  base  pure.  Sent  out  as  a  feathered  variety  about  twenty- five 
years  ago,  but  now  only  seen  in  flamed  state.  As  a  flamed  flower  it  is 
most  constant,  the  feathering  being  ample  and  continuous  ;  the  beam  is 
a  little  paler,  rather  narrower,  and  although  short  of  the  desirable 
“  branching,”  is  very  distinct.  It  blooms  early,  and  as  it  rarely  makes 
an  offset  is  very  scarce. 
Rachael  (Goldham). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  A 
most  desirable  dark  feathered  byblcemen,  but  excessively  scarce. 
Rachel  (Martin). — Rose.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  A  shy  growing 
feathered  variety,  the  feathering  being  deep  rose  on  a  good  white  ground. 
It  is  constant,  but  apt  to  miss  in  the  feathering,  and  is  much  like  Alice, 
but  better  in  shape. 
BLANDFORDIAS. 
These  greenhouse  plants  are  hardly  known  by  the  young  men  in 
our  gardens  at  the  present  day.  This  is  scarcely  to  be  wondered  at,  as 
in  few  gardens  can  any  of  the  varieties  be  found.  It  would  not  be 
difficult  to  at  once  point  to  the  principal  cause  of  discarding  such  plants 
— namely,  the  rage  for  novelties.  I  am,  however,  inclined  to  believe  that 
Blandfordias  will  probably  ere  long  rank  as  popular  plants. 
The  negligence  in  cultivating  this  genus  is  the  more  regrettable, 
because  Blandfordias  are  suitable  plants  for  amateurs  who  have  only  a 
greenhouse.  The  temperature  usually  given  to  a  greenhouse  suits  them 
admirably,  and  their  culture  is  easy.  No  one  need  fail  in  their  manage¬ 
ment.  The  flower  scape  rises  above  the  foliage  from  1  to  8  feet,  and 
then  produces  a  terminal  cluster  of  drooping  flowers.  The  time  of 
flowering  varies  according  to  the  temperature  given  the  plants  in  their 
various  stages  of  development,  but  as  a  rule  the  flowers  are  produced 
about  the  end  of  June  or  during  the  month  of  July.  After  flowering 
they  require  attention,  and  the  present  is  a  good  time.  They  are  propa¬ 
gated  by  division  and  from  seed. 
To  obtain  a  stock  by  the  former  method  would  entail  a  considerable 
length  of  time,  as  suckers  are  produced  very  sparingly.  When  they  are 
produced,  however,  they  should  be  taken  off  after  flowering,  placed 
singly  in  small  pots,  and  be  given  an  intermediate  temperature  until 
established,  and  then  wintered  in  the  greenhouse.  The  stock  can  be 
obtained  more  readily  by  seed,  which  is  produced  freely  if  a  little  care 
is  taken  during  the  time  the  plants  are  in  flower  by  keeping  them  where 
the  atmosphere  is  moderately  dry,  otherwise  artificial  fertilisation  is 
necessary.  It  is,  however,  wise  to  give  this  aid  under  any  conditions. 
When  the  seed  is  ripe  it  should  be  sown  at  once  in  a  small  pan  or  pot 
well  drained,  covering  the  drainage  with  moss  or  other  suitable  material, 
and  when  the  seeds  are  sown  they  should  be  lightly  covered  with  soil, 
watered,  and  placed  in  heat.  The  pan  ought  to  be  covered  with  a  square 
of  glass  and  well  shaded  until  the  seedlings  appear.  When  large 
enough  they  should  be  placed  singly  in  2  or  3-inch  pots,  and  be  grown 
in  an  intermediate  temperature,  finally  transferring  them  to  6-inch  pots, 
and  subjecting  them  to  the  same  treatment  as  established  plants. 
Blandfordias  look  well  when  well  grown  and  flowered  in  5-inch  pots, 
which  are  large  enough  unless  the  plants  are  allowed  to  grow  with  moie 
than  one  crown.  When  the  object  is  to  grow  a  good  sized  plant  the 
suckers  must  be  allowed  to  remain  instead  of  being  removed  to 
increase  the  stock.  Aftei*  the  plants  have  flowered  they  should  be 
repotted  and  divided  if  necessary,  disturbing  the  roots  as  little  as  pos¬ 
sible.  If  the  roots  have  to  be  much  disturbed  in  carrying  out  the 
operation  it  is  wise  to  keep  them  close  for  a  short  time.  I  have  potted 
these  plants  at  different  times,  but  find  the  operation  best  performed  at 
this  season  of  the  year.  A  little  care  should  be  devoted  to  the  supply  of 
water  after  they  are  first  potted,  and  as  autumn  approaches  and  the 
growth  is  completed  less  water  will  bo  needed.  They  should  not  be 
stored  away  under  the  stages  or  placed  upon  shelves  to  be  neglected 
during  winter.  They  will  do  in  any  place  under  glass  during  winter 
where  the  temperature  does  not  fall  below  35°  to  40°. 
