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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  9,  1901. 
expanded  ;  the  colour  being  two  shades  of  white,  a  creamy  white  in 
the  centre,  which  fades  into  pure  white  with  age ;  a  full,  bold  flower. 
Loveliness  is  another  of  the  same  batch,  and  quite  unique  in  the  way 
in  which  its  florets  are  grooved  or  fluted,  especially  on  the  reverse 
side.  These  are  of  extra  breadth,  semi-drooping  in  character ; 
the  colour  is  quite  distinct,  primrose  yellow  on  the  outer, 
and  golden  yellow  on  the  inner  surface.  Lily  Mount  ford  is 
said  to  be  an  English  sport  from  the  well-known  Mutual  Friend, 
but  I  fail  to  see  the  affinity  to  this  popular  variety  in  its 
formation  of  flower  or  petal ;  it  is  also  said  to  be  identical  with 
Miss  Hilda  Chamberlain.  In  any  case  it  is  a  deserving  sort,  and 
should  be  in  every  up-to-date  collection,  Full-s:zed  blooms  measure 
8  inches  in  diameter,  6  inches  deep ;  the  florets  are  semi-drooping, 
quite  graceful  in  appearance ;  in  colour  the  base  of  the  petals  is  a 
rich  rose,  paler  toward  the  centre,  the  whole  speckled  with  white* 
W.  R.  Church  has  broad  semi-drooping  florets,  which  curl  slightly  at 
the  tips,  showing  the  golden  reverse,  which  deepens  to  pale  crimson  at 
the  base,  the  surface  colour  is  crimson  ;  full-sized  blooms  measure 
8  inches  in  diameter.  Matthew  Smith  grows  to  full  size,  the  medium 
wide  florets  curl  at  the  tip;  the  colour  is  yellow  shaded  and  striped 
with  crimson  and  bronze,  quite  one  of  the  best.  Ernest  Betsworth  bas 
silver  reverse  florets,  amaranth  and  plum  on  the  surface  ;  this  is  a 
novel,  yet  desirable  variety.  Charles  Longley  is  a  rich  amaranth  with 
purple  shaded  silver  reverse ;  fully  grown  blooms  measure  nearly 
8  inches  in  diameter.  James  Parker  is  much  like  Mutual  Friend  in 
build  and  petal,  yet  quite  distinct  ;  the  colour  is  creamy  white, 
whereas  in  the  latter  it  is  snow  white.  Lady  Osborne  is  white  flushed 
with  purple;  in  form  it  belongs  to  the  incurving  Japanese  section  as 
the  florets  unfold,  but  with  age  they  reflex  somewhat.  Mermaid  has 
full,  broad,  stiff  florets ;  colour  white,  lined  and  flushed  with  rosy  lilac* 
Ella  Hexheimer  is  an  English  raised  seedling  of  the  incurving  type 
of  Japanese,  fully  8  inches  in  diameter.  The  colour  is  quite  distinct 
from  any  other  variety  ;  the  florets  have  a  buff  base  lined  with 
purple  and  tipped  with  gold;  the  inside  of  the  florets  is  heavily 
flushed  with  purple ;  quite  one  of  the  best  of  Mr.  Jones’  seedlings, 
and  should  be  in  every  collection.  Dora  Hexheimer  belongs  to  the 
same  batch,  has  semi-incurving  florets  of  a  claret  purple  colour, 
Mabel  Morgan  was  sent  over  from  Australia,  and  has  narrow  florets, 
particularly  well  built  up  in  the  centre,  canary  yellow  in  colour. 
Mrs.  J.  Greenfield  is  certainly  an  improvement  on  Phoebus,  the  shade 
of  yellow  being  decidedly  richer.  Mrs.  Lewis  Bell  is  a  seedling  from  that 
popular  variety  Viviand  Morel,  therefore  like  it  in  its  build;  plum 
purple  in  colour.  Miss  Jessie  Cottee  is  a  golden  bronze  sport  from 
that  well-known  variety  Etoile  de  Lyon,  is  equally  good  for  exhibition 
and  for  giving  late  blooms  for  decoration  ;  it  is  a  really  deserving  sort 
to  grow.  Guy  Hamilton  is  an  improved  Madame  Gustave  Henri,  as 
the  colour  is  pure  white,  while  in  the  latter  it  is  not.  Phyllis 
(Brunnings)  is  a  resuscitation  of  the  old  Comte  de  Germiny  in  forma¬ 
tion  ;  the  florets  are  broad  and  regularly  incurved,  the  colour  is  gold 
lined  with  terra  cotta  and  crimson.  Henry  Stowe  has  broad  curling 
florets,  pearly  white,  suffused  and  lined  with  pale  rosy  violet  ;  a  full 
massive  bloom  when  fully  developed.  It  is  one  of  Mr.  Weeks’  seedlings. 
Mr.  S.  Frizett  is  exceptionally  rich  in  colour,  rosy  purple  with  a  silver 
reverse,  and  has  numerous  florets,  of  a  true  reflexing  character. 
Mrs.  Emma  Fox  is  a  deep  bloom,  rich  chestnut  red,  with  a  bright 
golden  reverse.  Earl  of  Arran,  soft  canary  yellow  with  paler  reverse  ; 
the  florets  are  long  and  droop  gracefully.  Mrs.  J.  C.  Neville,  white, 
slightly  suffused  rosy  mauve  ;  the  florets  are  broad  and  slightly 
hirsute  at  the  tip.  Calvat  1899  produces  perhaps  the  most  massive 
blooms  of  any  variety,  measuring  fully  8  inches  wide  and  fully  as  deep, 
the  broad  petals  loosely  incurve,  white  flushed  with  pink,  deepening 
in  the  later  developing  blossoms ;  no  exhibitor  in  the  coming  season 
should  be  without  this  sterling  novelty.  Mrs.  J.  Bryant  is  a  distinct 
cerise  flushed  with  amaranth;  the  narrow  florets  droop  gracefully. 
Mr.  A.  Barrett  is  quite  the  best  of  the  Mrs.  C.  Harman  Payne  type, 
the  colour,  is  distinct  and  novel,  dark  rose  shaded  chamois.  Lord 
Salisbury  has  recurving  florets  of  medium  width,  making  a  full  sized 
bloom  ;  the  colour  is  dull  crimson,  slightly  suffused  with  yellow. 
Sir  Herbert  Kitchener  (Owen’s  variety)  is  quite  one  of  the  beBt  of 
recent  introductions  ;  the  florets  are  flat,  recurving  regularly,  and 
building  up  a  full  Bized  handsome  flower ;  in  colour  it  is  bright  golden 
chestnut,  or  rich  terra  cotta,  with  amber  reverse.  Khaki  is  peculiar  in 
its  construction,  the  even  sized  florets  incurve  regularly,  yet  not  too 
tightly  to  lose  their  grace ;  the  colour  on  the  reverse  is  golden  amber, 
dull  red  on  the  surface. 
The  Wonderful,  is  an  approved  form  of  the  incurving  Japanese 
section;  the  florets  are  massive  in  their  build  ;  the  colour  is  a  rich 
golden  mahogany  bronze,  with  a  dull  red  inside.  Souvenir  de 
I’Exposition  de  Paris  possesses  much  refinement  of  petal,  which  are 
somewhat  narrow  and  drooping ;  the  colour,  pale  pink,  deepens  toward 
the  centre,  edges  white.  Britannia,  the  florets  are  semi-drooping,  curl 
at  the  tip,  colour  Indian  red  with  golden  reverse.  Sensation  has 
yellow  striped  florets,  flushed  with  crimson  and  bronze,  with  golden 
yellow  reverse ;  the  florets  incurve  at  first,  gradually  reflexing  as  they 
expand,  finishing  with  a  little  curl  at  the  tip.  General  Buller  is  a 
true  incurving  Japanese,  broad  florets,  bronze  amber.  Souvenir  de 
Marchioness  of  Salisbury  is  a  sport  from  the  popular  M.  Cbenon  de 
L6che  ;  the  colour  is  striking,  the  outer  florets  pale  yellow,  deepening 
in  the  centre  to  a  rich  tint.  Miss  Alice  Byron,  although  not  positively 
new  since  last  year,  promises  to  be  one  of  the  best  white-flowered 
varieties ;  fully  developed  blooms  measure  8  inches  wide  and  6  inches 
deep,  with  a  full  rounded  centre  of  regularly  incurving  broad  florets  ; 
the  habit  of  growth,  too,  is  all  that  could  be  desired.  Lord  Ludlow 
has  improved  so  much  since  it  was  introduced  from  Australia  that  it 
is  quite  one  of  the  finest  of  the  bronze  yellow  type  ;  many  late  blooms 
are  banded  or  edged  with  crimson,  thus  enhancing  its  value.  J.  R. 
Upton,  too,  deserves  a  notice ;  grandly  developed  blooms  are  produced 
by  plants  growing  not  more  than  a  yard  in  height  ;  and  has  rich 
golden  yellow  blooms. 
Incarved  Varieties. 
Frank  Hammond  is  without  doubt  the  finest  variety  sent  out 
this  spring.  It  is  an  English  raised  seedling  from  the  best  of 
parents.  The  blooms  are  fully  built,  being  quite  5  inches  deep  and 
flinches  in  diameter;  the  florets  incurve  regularly,  as  they  ought  in 
a  perfect  bloom  of  this  section ;  rosy  bronze  with  a  golden  shading. 
Edith  Hughes  is  a  sport  from  Miss  Violet  Foster,  is  of  full  size, 
has  good  florets  ;  the  colour  is  pleasing,  a  white  ground  heavily 
striped  and  splashed  with  rose.  Mrs.  Gerald  Williams  is  what  is 
known  as  a  “back  row”  flower,  as  good  specimens  of  it  measure 
fully  6  inches  in  diameter  ;  the  florets  incurve  regularly,  and  are  a 
rich  golden  yellow.  Ralph  Hatton  has  fully  come  up  to  last  season’s 
promise  ;  purple  lilac  .in  colour.  Mr.  W.  Harvey  has  pearly  white, 
pointed  petals,  of  excellent  form.  Nellie  Southam  resembles  Miss 
Dorothy  Foster  in  form,  is  deep  lilac  in  its  colouring.  Louisa 
Giles  is  also  an  English  raised  seedling,  the  result  of  a  cross 
between  Oceana  and  C.  H.  Curtis  ;  the  florets  are  blunt  at  the  point, 
irregularly  incurving ;  the  colour  is  orange  yellow  ;  quite  a  desirable 
variety.  Thomas  Lockieis  creamy  white.  Madame  Vernieul  reminds 
one  much  of  Princess  of  Wales  in  the  formation  of  its  florets  and 
general  character  ;  the  colour,  though,  is  deeper  in  tint  of  rose. 
Dome  d’Or,  cinnamon,  flushed  yellow,  narrow  florets.  The  Colonel 
is  dwarf  in  its  growth,  although  it  produces  blooms  fully  5  inches  in 
diameter;  the  colour  golden  chestnut  with  crimson  tips,  the  inner 
surface  crimson  claret.  Edinburgh  is  an  Australian  seedling,  and 
promises,  like  the  bulk  of  Mr.  Pockett’s  introductions,  to  be  a 
desirable  variety;  colour,  silver  flushed  purple.  May  Bell  is  an 
extra  large  flowering  variety;  silvery  pink  colour.  Mrs.  W.  Howe 
in  petal  much  resemble  C.  H.  Curtis  ;  the  colour  is  bronze  yellow  at 
the  base,  with  a  rich  yellow  centre.  Y vonne  Desblanc,  creamy  white,a 
is  a  variety  of  desirable  form. — E.  Molyneox. 
Montbretias. — Montbretias  somewhat  resemble  Gladioli,  and  now  is 
the  time  to  get  them  in,  a  light  rich  soil  on  a  west  or  south-west 
border,  well  drained,  suiting  them.  Cold,  heavy  soils  are  not  at  all 
suited  to  them,  and,  before  planting,  leaf  soil  or  road  scrapings  should 
be  added  if  needed.  Montbretias  are  pretty  for  grouping  in  beds  and 
borders,  and  the  flowers  when  cut  are  useful  for  vases. 
