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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  31,  1902. 
rather  narrow,  hut  nearly  straight  petalled  variety,  represented 
by  one  of  the  older  varieties,  such  as  Chas.  Woodb ridge, 
and  also  the  newer  varieties,  such  as  J.  W.  Wilkinson  and  Mrs. 
J.  J.  Crowe.  The  blooms  set  up  averaged  Gin  or  6jin  in  dia¬ 
meter,  and  were  very  uniform  in  size. 
In  the  twenty-four  single  blooms,  such  varieties  as  Rosine, 
Loyalty,  Innovation.  Uncle  Tom,  Columbia,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Crowe, 
John  Burn,  Lord  Roberts,  J.  W.  Wilkinson  were  staged.  The 
Clown  (a  broad  petal  variety),  Arab,  Mrs.  Weir  Fife,  Mrs.  Carter 
Page,  W.  Treseder,  Imperator,  Lyric,  Ajax,  Art  us,  Cornucopia, 
Clarence,  WTebb,  &c. ,  were  also  shown.  In  the  twelve,  the  best 
were  Rosine,  Mrs.  C.  Page,  and  J.  W.  Wilkinson.  In  the  six, 
Ajax  and  Innovation  were  the  best. 
A  very  nice  exhibit  was  the-  twelve  varieties  in  bunches  of 
six  of  each  bloom,  was  drawn  through  a  wire  loop,  and  contained 
a  fair  proportion  of  new  ones,  such  as  Spitfire,  Gabriel,  Ringdove, 
with  Lyric,  J.  W.  Wilkinson,  and  Richard  Dean.  In  the  nine 
varieties,  set  up  in  three  of  each  variety,  there  were  fine  blooms 
of  J.  W.  Wilkinson,  Rosine,  Mayor  Tuppeney,  Lord  Roberts, 
Uncle  Tom,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Crowe,  Neviators,  Sherbrooke,  Loyalty, 
and  Chas.  Woodbridge.  Other  good  varieties  in  this  competi¬ 
tion  were  Ethel,  J.  F.  Hudson,  Mrs.  J.  Goddard,  Zephyr,  Mrs. 
Carter  Page,  Jealousy,  Mr.  Jowett,  and  Red  Rover. 
Amongst  the  new  Cactus  varieties  not  mentioned  in  the 
above  that  I  noted  as  being  good  were  H.  J.  Jones,  J.  H.  Jack- 
son,  Sailor  Prince  Mrs.  Allcraft  (the  two  last  I  noticed  in  the 
exhibit  of  “  Hobbies,”  Limited). 
The  Show  and  Fancy  Dahlias  were  very  large,  but  somewhat 
wanting  in  build,  as  tbey  were  in  many  instances  a  bit  too  low 
in  the  centre.  A  very  good  representative  lot  was  shown  in  the 
first  twenty-four.  They  -were  Purple  Prince,  New  Cannim, 
F.  D.  Girdlestone,  Daniel  Cornish,  WTm.  Powell,  Rebecca, 
Florence  Tranter,  Matthew  Campbell,  Wm.  Rawlings,  Frank 
Pierce,  Shirley  Hibberd,  Emin  Pasha,  Majestic,  Muriel  Hobbs, 
Harry  Veitch,  James  Cocker,  John  Hickling,  Geo.  Rawlings, 
Kabreteen,  Marjorie,  W.  Veitch,  Mrs.  Gladstone,  A. 
Rawlings.  Other  good  varieties  were  James  Vick,  J.  B. 
Service,  Maud  Fellowes,  J.  T.  West,  R.  T.  Rawlings. 
The  best  twelve  of  Mrs.  Tranter  were  the  following:  — 
Miss  Canned,  Arthur  Rawlings,  Geo.  Rawlings,  R.  T.  Rawlings, 
J.  R.  Tranter,  W.  Powell,  John  Standish,  Shottesham  Hero, 
Henry  Beith,  Florence  Tranter,  David  Johnson.  The  singles 
were  very  fine,  and  well  set  up.  The  twelve  varieties  were  :  — 
Eclipse,  Peacock,  Beauty  of  Lye,  Frogmore,  Aurora,  Victoria, 
Donald,  Casilda,  Naomi  Tyler,  Alice  Searle,  Columbine,  Yellow 
Ring,  Puck.  The  six  contained  much  the  same  as  the  besit  of 
those  mentioned  above.  Among  pompons  in  bunches  of  ten  a 
good  representative  twelve  were  Hypatia,  Douglas,  Snowflake, 
Galatea,  Ganymede,  Bacchus,  Daisy,  Nerissa.  Other  good  ones 
in  the  six  were  Tommy  Keith,  Ganymede,  Darkest  of  All,  and 
Adelaide. 
No  doubt  one  of  the  finest  exhibits  in  the  show  was  that 
staged  by  “  Hobbies,”  Limited.  This  exhibit  covered  a  table 
about  60ft  long,  and  about  7ft  or  8ft  in  width.  The  background 
was  composed  of  Dahlias  and  Palms.  In  front  were  pyramidal 
groups  and  vases,  about  4ft  or  5ft.  high,  with  Cocos  Weddelliana 
and  Adiantum.  There  was  also  a  nice  plant  of  C.  Weddelliana 
placed  at  the  back  of  each  pyramid,  while  the  front  was  com¬ 
posed  of  blooms  in  small  glasses.  The  pyramids  were  filled  with 
the  most  telling  of  the  newer  varieties.  One  was  filled  with 
Rosine.  Another  Floradora  (same  type,  but  dark),  while  Artus, 
Flamingo,  J.  Weir  Fife,  Lyific,  Prince  of  Yellows,  Innovation, 
and  J.  W.  Wilkinson  were  used,  each  variety  representing  the 
pyramid,  and,  with  the  addition  of  the  usual  varieties,  it  was 
the  finest  exhibit  I  had  seen. 
Messrs.  H.  Cannell  and  Sons  had  a  wonderfully  fine  lot,  but 
the  exhibit  generally  was  rather  formal.  The  table  was  30ft  by 
6ft,  the  flowers  of  Cactus  varieties  were  run  in  lines.  The  back 
line  was  well  raised,  and  was  set  up  in  sprays  or  bunches  of 
twelve.  The  next  line  contained  tens,  while  the  third  was  com¬ 
posed  of  sixes.  This  was  a  mass  of  colour,  rising  from  3ft  to 
about  9ft  in  the  centre.  The  most  noticeable  varieties  were 
Major  Weston,  Ajax,  J.  W.  Wilkinson,  Lovely,  Eynsford,  Can- 
nell’s  Crest,  The  Clown,  Monarch,  Progenitor,  Sherbourne,  and 
Red  Rover.  There  was  a  number  of  other  very  fine  exhibits  set 
up  by  Messrs.  Burrell  and  Co.  There  was  a  large  collection  of 
Gladioli  at  one  side  of  table,  Roses  at  the  end  of  table,  and  a 
miscellaneous  collection  of  flowers  on  the  opposite  side.  Messrs. 
Dobbie  and  Co.  had  a  large  collection  consisting  mostly  of 
Cactus  and  pompons,  Red  Rover,  Ajax,  Mrs.  Carter  Page,  J.  W. 
Wilkinson,  Imperator,  and  Wm.  Treseder.  J.  Surman  had  a 
nice  table  of  popular  varieties  of  Cactus  and  pompons,  but 
although  effective,  the  flowers  were  rather  small.  Messrs.  H.  J. 
Jones,  Cutbush  and  Son,  Jones  and  Sons,  and  others  also 
contributed. 
In  the  competition  for  six  blooms  of  one  variety,  the  prize 
went  to  a  variety,  Gaillard,  although  Ajax  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Crowe 
were  very  fine.  Amongst  seedlings  and  others  not  previously 
mentioned,  I  noticed  very  fine  blooms  of  Mrs.  J.  Bishop  (very 
large,  but  coarse),  Spotless  Queen,  Cannell’s  Nest,  and  Mrs. 
G.  H.  Mawley  (a  yellow  classed).  There  was  a  small  showy  table 
by  J.  Walker,  which  contained  fine  Show  and  Fancy  Dahlias. 
Dendromecon 
rigidum. 
Polypodium  Schneideri. 
Hybrid  Ferns  are  uncommon,  and  -when  a  hybrid  arises  it  is 
not  generally  safe  to  say  what  the  parents  are.  But  in  the  fine 
Fern  here  illustrated,  which  bears  the  name  of  a.  distinguished 
practical  pteridologist,  the  parents  are  authentically  given  as 
P.  aureum.  and  P.  vulgare  elegantissimum  and  the  seedling 
offspring  shows  a  manifest  blending  of  the  characters  of  both 
species.  Polypodium  Schneideri  has  the  hairy  rhizome  of 
P.  aureum;  but  the  leafy  portion  of  the  fronds  more  closely 
resembles  that  of  P.  vulgare  elegantissimum,  and  is  as  finely 
cut,  though  they  bear  traces  of  the  glaucescence  of  P.  aureum. 
When  full-grown,  the  plant  presents  a  bold  aspect  with  a  rather 
dense  habit.  The  fronds  attain  a  length  of  3ft.  The  pinnules 
are  narrowly  oblong,  with  a  deeply  sinuate  margin,  and  are 
gently  undulated.  It  was  raised  at  Chelsea  by  Mr.  Geo. 
Schneider,  when  Messrs.  Veitch  had  their  collection  of  exotic 
Ferns  there. 
This  is  a 
Cal  i  f  orni  a  n 
plant,  a  native 
of  the  dry 
rocky  ranges 
from  San  Diego 
to  Clear  Lake, 
and  found  most 
a  b  u ndan  1 1 y 
south  of  Point 
Cone  eption, 
and  on  Santa 
Rosa  Island. 
The  flowers  are 
yellow, with  all 
the  characters 
and  intensity 
of  colour  of  a 
true  Poppy. 
They  are  ter¬ 
minal  on  the 
older  wood.  It 
grows  from 
about  3ft  to  8ft 
in  height,  with 
leaves  of  a 
bluish  colour 
from  2in  to  3in 
long.  The  two 
very  concave 
sepals,  like 
those  in  most 
flowers  which 
Dendromecon  rigidum.  are  members  of 
the  Papa- 
veracese,  fall 
after  the  opening  of  the  flower,  which  spreads  widely  in  the  early 
hours  of  the  day,  but  assume  a  more  cup-like  form  after  noon. 
The  two  forms  are  given  in  our  engraving.  The  plant  is  perfectly 
hardy  in  England,  but  somewhat  difficult  to  get  to  succeed. 
Discovered  in  California  by  Mr.  David  Douglas,  it  was  first  grown 
from  seed  sent  by  Mr.  W.  Lobb  to  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons, 
Limited,  of  Chelsea.  It  is  somewhat  variable  in  the  character 
of  its  leaves,  and  is  undoubtedly  a  handsome  plant  when  well 
grown ;  a  valuable  feature  being  the  length  of  time  during  which 
flowers  are  produced.  At  the  present  time,  after  many  years 
since  it  first  came  to  us,  there  are  only  a  few  plants  known  to 
exist  in  England.  The  engraving  has  been  prepared  from  a 
sketch  made  at  Kew,  where  a  fine  plant  is  growing  on  the  west 
wall  of  the  Cattleya  house. 
twiggy 
branches  pro¬ 
duced  by  the 
straw-coloured 
