. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . H. Kerslake. In a letter from a friend in Sydney, receivedby last mail, I am informed that at the lastannual meeting of the Horticultural Society ofNew South Wales, this body conferred life membership on Mr. Geo. , of Eookwood, , the raiser ofseveral well-known varieties of Chrysanthemums,the Bouvardia known as King of Scarlets, andnumerous fine Cactus Dahlias and other floweringplants, at the same time presenting him with aGold Medal in recognition of eminent services Se
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . H. Kerslake. In a letter from a friend in Sydney, receivedby last mail, I am informed that at the lastannual meeting of the Horticultural Society ofNew South Wales, this body conferred life membership on Mr. Geo. , of Eookwood, , the raiser ofseveral well-known varieties of Chrysanthemums,the Bouvardia known as King of Scarlets, andnumerous fine Cactus Dahlias and other floweringplants, at the same time presenting him with aGold Medal in recognition of eminent services September 3, 1901.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 167 rendered to horticulture. My personal know-ledge ot the man and his methods enables me tosay that the honour is well merited. C Bennett,Hale, Cheshire. a flower in the direction favoured by popularappreciation. The illustration at f g. 66 shows a first-ratespecimen in a pot, cultivated by Messrs. E. a good strain of this type of Begonia, thoughfrom the florists point of view the Camellia-shaped flowers should be a little more regular Fig. -TUBEEOUS-EOOTINC. BEGONIA SELECTED FKOM A GROUP OF EXHIBITED BY MESSRS. WEBB AND SONSAT THE ?WOLVERHAMPTON HOKTICULTURAL SHOW, 1904. TUBEROUS-ROOTING BEGONIAS. There are few summer-flowering plants thatare more popular for conservatory decoration andfor bedding purposes in the open-air flower-gar-den than the tuberous-rooting Begonia, and cer-tainly no plant better shows the influence of well-directed efforts on the part of florists to develop Webb it Sons, Wordsley, and included by the nin a group of plants which the firm exhibited atthe Wolverhampton show in July. It will beseen that the plant has an erect habit, and thelarge double, pale-coloured or white flowers areborne well abovo the foliage. We do not knowthat the plant be-ars a name, but it shows ALPINE GARDEN. ANEMONE KOBINSONIANA. The beautiful cobalt-blue of this pretty Ane-mone renders it one ot the most attra
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