The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924000683445 Cornell University Library SB 91.K29 The manual of horticulture ... 3 1924 000 683 445 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE FIFTY-EIGHTH EDITION 62nd Year ROYAL HORTICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT LANGPORT SOMERSET Private Office IV ^fxv»awoOl MUciu«*b, M^ .ivt 9^ ^ t> 'fUtfa 4^ toof; ^'fitJi^o'CaU' ire AwaUiava tccUt . JtOUls WW>^^ '*^»^ ^ ^*^ <*V, Kelway's Manual of Horticulture. Kelway's Herbaceous P/eonies. PRIDE OF LANGPORT (12/6 each). DOG ROSE (10/6 each). SILVER ROSE (10/6 each). COPYRIGHT, KELWAY « HON, LANGPORT- THE MANUAL HORTICULTURE TO MISS GERTRUDE JEKYLL THIS BOOK IS WITH PERMISSION DEDICATED IN RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT INFLU- ENCE WHICH HER WORK AND WRITTEN WORD HAS HAD WITH CULTIVATORS OF GARDENS KELWAY & SON THE ROYAL HORTICULTURISTS LANGPORT ENGLAND ' God made the Flowers to beautify The earth, and cheer man's careful mood ; And he is happiest who hath power To gather wisdom from a Flower, And wake his heait in every hour To pleasant gratitude." — Woydsivorth. ^ir The Copyright in this ^IL^ Book, style, matter and illustrations, is strictly reserved ; any persons copying or imitat- ing any portion, or publishing matter contained therein, whether in advertisements or otherwise, lay themselves open to legal proceedings. We are, however, willing to make ar- rangements with Editors and Writersunder certain conditions ' Flowers are the beautiful hieroglyphics of Nature, by which she indicates how much she loves us." — Goethe. He must turn, if he wish for information that can be trusted, to some catalogue of a great English nursery firm, and among the most dependable is that of Messis. Kelway and Son, of the well-known Laneport Nurseries, situated in the beautiful outskirts of that Somerset town. The description of hardy perennials is excellent, and many of the illustrations are very beautiful.— Cow;;;"/;)' Life. A NOTE BY MISS JEKYLL written expressly for Kelway's Manual AS the years go by the love of gardening always L\ grows. Latterly, the growth has been in a J~ ^much-needed direction, namely, that of a wiser discrimination in the use of material. With the better knowledge of plants, owners of gardens are concerning themselves with learning which are the very best varieties, and further, with their better use by means of good arrangement and careful grouping for colour effect. The notable work of the owners of the great gardens at Langport has been perceptibly stimulated by the thoughtful writing and personal sympathy of the recent leaders in horticulture ; the result of this wholesome stimulus, acting on long-sustained effort and unwearied patience, is now seen in the wealth of splendid flowers in all the best classes of hardy plants for which these renowned gardens are justly famous. ^^e^cd^Jc^it^ Munstead Wood, Godalming. Dear Sirs, — I accept with great pleasure your kind compliment of the dedication of the forthcoming edition of your " Manual of Horticulture," and thank you for the copy of your beautiful publication received to-day. I always think with highest appreciation and personal gratitude of the remarkable work your firm has achieved in the improvement of Garden Flowers. I remain, yours very truly, Gertrude Jekyll. There is no need, in a gardening paper, to dilate on the claims of Messrs. Kelway and Son to a foremost position in the horticultural world. Their splendid exhibits at all the leading shows, and the honours they have won, during the last thirty years, including diplomas, medals, cups, and hundreds of certificates for new varieties of flowers and vegetables of their own raising, are not their only title to fame ; there is one they value at least as much — namely, the universal impetus they have been able to give, by means of scientific research and enterprise, to the cultivation of the most healthful and, perhaps, the most delightful, of all recreations. In the gardening world their name would always be esteemed, even if they had merely confined their operations to the improvement of hardy perennial plants. — Garden Life. This restless age urges the younger horticulturists to follow in the footsteps of those good men whose earthly work has not been completed, but remains for others to take up and again hand down to future generations. The names of many famous hybridists are recorded in this list. That great leader, Kelway, of Langport, has enriched English gardens with a hundred noble flowers — delphiniums, paeonies, gladioli, and other plants precious to the gardener. — Wm. Robinson in The Garden. No praise is needed at this time of day for the quality of The Royal Horticultur.sts seeds and plants, for all the world of flower-loveis and experts know that the name ot Kelway is a hall-mark of excellence and reliability.— Lodtss Field. Messrs. Kelway are,of course,at the very top of the business in perennials ; their Paeonies and Delphiniums have a world-wide reputation. Tbey and their AfanMO/ have done much to educate the public in the glories of herbaceous gardening. — The Sunday Chronicle. E are daily informed from every part of the world that Kelway's Manual stands at the head of books of its kind, and is unique in treatment and usefulness. We are tempted to believe that it is a truer " Garden Book" than many so called; the contents are an evidence of the very large and varied number of plants, seeds, and bulbs which we cultivate, and we hope those who find it of use or to whom it has given some little pleasure will repay us by entrusting us with their orders, or a portion, whether large or small. Let it not be imagined because we issue a big Catalogue that we do not want small orders ; orders of all sizes are welcome and receive equal attention. We have somewhat reduced the excessive bulk of our Manual in this edition as a matter of convenience, but we hold a stock larger and more varied than ever. Our specialties in seeds in our own packets can be obtained from nearly every seedsman in the United Kingdom. ^ We are prepared to do all that in us lies to assist in beautifying the gardens of the British Empire and of those who live in foreign climes. An illustrated Supplement, entitled " Gardens of Delight," dealing particularly with Herbaceous Borders, can be obtained on application, price 6d. ^, The taste for Hardy Perennial Flowers has increased in a very marked degree of late, and we are so interested in the culture of kinds that can be grown in the open garden at all seasons without undue expense that we have systematically added to our collections from home and world-wide sources species which will grow and thrive in this country, until our stock of this class, swollen by the multitude of improved forms which we ourselves have been engaged in raising for over half a century, has become the largest in the kingdom, probably in the world. But, as we do not now revise the Manual annually, and as we are continually adding to the number of species and varieties, and are in communication with collectors throughout the globe, we ask purchasers to enquire of us whether plants not catalogued here can be supplied, before they seek elsewhere. •I As we were the first to use, for horticultural catalogues, three-colour process blocks in order faithfully to represent drawings of flowers in colour, we congratulate ourselves on being the first to present to the public representations of photographs actually taken in colour direct from the natural object. % " Testimonials " or written appreciations of the quality of our plants, seeds, and bulbs arrive in numbers by every post ; we print some in the following pages, but they are only a small selection from a huge number. Testimony which is equally convincing, and much more valuable to us, is the recommendation oj our house to gardening friends. ^ Where mention is made in this book of ist Class Certificates or Awards of Merit, it should be understood that they have been given to plants raised or introduced by Kelway and Son. % With our recommendation of this book to our customers for their careful perusal ; with the assurance that all orders and enquiries shall, as far as lies in our power, receive courteous and efficient attention ; and with our respectful greeting, ^ We are. Your obedient Servants, ^J>t:^'">^_ Sole Proprietors WILLIAM KELWAY] [JAMES KELWAY A 2 THE GARDEN CALENDAR [COPYRIGHT KELWAY & SON] JANUARY Order full List of Seeds early this Month, and Plants (Perennial and otherwise) for Spring planting. WHAT TO PLANT AND SOW MONTH BY MONTH OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. Advice a s to Gardening Operations in general will be found throughout the Manual. APRIL surface of Borders for sowing Flowering Annuals. SOW Hardy Annuals Peas for Second Early and Main Crop Beet Dwarf Beans ; Broad Beans Scarlet Runner Beans Vegetable Marrow in heat Celery ; Cabbage Savoy Cabbage Cauliflower Leek ; Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage Onion Melon in heat ; Tomato in heat Mustard and Cress Parsley ; Spinach Cucumber in heat Early White Turnip Godetia Late Broccoli Mignonette Brussels Sprouts Sweet Peas Kale Petunia Parsnip; Radish Cockscomb Early Carrot in heat Intermediate Carrot Gloxinia in Aster heat Stock Wallflower Balsam Celosia in Zinnia heat Pansy Herbs Little Cineraria Asparagus " Carnation Artichoke Primula Rhubarb Grass Seed Salsify Hardy Annuals Scorzonera Half-hardy Annuals Seakale PLANT Hardy Border Plants Alpines Hardy Climbers Shrubs Deciduous Trees Fruit Trees And especially : — Paeonies Vines for Forcing Roses Horse Radish Forcing Strawberries in pots Start Begonias Start Gloxinias SOW A few Cucumbers in heat Tomatoes in heat ; Mushrooms Early Dwarf Peas in warm border Early Dwarf Peas in heat Cyclamen Seed in heat Mazagan and Early Long-pod Beans French Beans in heat A few Melons in heat Forcing Carrots in frames Milan Turnip Lettuce Forcing Radish in heat Mustard and Cress A little Early Cabbage A little Early Cauliflower A little Spinach FEBRUARY Dig and Manure Flower Hardy Border Plants Alpines Hnrdy Climbers Shrubs Deciduous Trees Fruit Trees Vegetable Roote And especially : — Pasonies Delphiniums Pyrethrums Vines for Forcing Gladioli Young Grape Vines Roses Virginian Creepers Clematises Anemones Ranunculuses Forest Trees Horse Radish Early Potatoes, in frames Garlic Shallots Forcing Asparagus Forcing Rhubarb Forcing Sea Kale Start Begonias Start Gloxinias Start Achimenes Borders which have not yet been prepared. Peas, Earliest Early Horn Carrots in warm border Frame Radish Spinach ; Mushrooms Cucumber in heat Melon in heat Early Cauliflower in heat Brussels Sprouts in warm border Globe Beet in frame Tomato Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage Onion Mustard and Cress Broad Beans A little Broccoli Cabbage Leek in warm border Capsicum in heat Corn Salad Parsnip in warm border Parsley Couve Tronchuda in heat Celery in heat Early Turnip Asters Tender Climbing Annuals in heat Begonia Nicotiana Cockscomb Auricula Gloxinia A little Primula Lobelia A little Cineraria Petunia Phlox Drummondi Jerusalem Artichoke MARCH Hardy Border Plants Alpines Hardy Climbers Shrubs Deciduous Trees Fruit Trees Pot Greenhouse Plants Vegetable Roots Gladioli And especially: — Paeonies Delphiniums Phloxes Pentstemons Hollyhocks Rock Plants Michaelmas Daisies Pyrethrums Gaillardias Carnation layers Pink layers Pansies Violas Sweet Williams Roses, if not done Evergreen Shrubs Pot Cannas Strawberries Shallots Artichokes Garlic Sea Ka^e Cabbage plants Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage Potato Onion Asparagus [border Early and Main Crop Potatoes in warm Start Begonias Start Achimenes Start Gloxinias Pansies Sorts that have failed Peas Early and Second Early Broad Beans Milan Turnip Radish Grass Seed Various Kales Celery under glass French Beans A little Cabbage ; Mushrooms A little Broccoli Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage Mustard and Cress Beet Parsley Early Carrot Couve Tronchuda Savoy Leek Brussels Sprouts Onions Melon in heat Cauliflower Cress Herbs Spinach Parsnip Cucumber in heat Tomato in heat Aster in frames Stock in frames Godetia in frames Marigold in frames Artichoke Nasturtium Jerusalem Balsam in heat Artichoke Begonia in heat Cardoon Celosia in heat Rhubarb Cockscomb in heat Sea Kale Gloxinia in heat Half-hardy Petunia in heat Annuals in Lobelia in heat frames Hardy Annuals under glass Prepare, by raking over, the PLANT Hardy Border Plants Alpines Climbers Shrubs, if not done Deciduous Trees, if not done Fruit Trees, if not done And especially : — Delphiniums, if not done Gaillardias Gladioli pEEonies, if not yet done Rock Plants Pyrethrums Hollyhocks Phloxes Michaelmas Daisies Pentstemons Asparagus Potatoes Sea Kale MAY Hardy Border Plants Alpines Climbers And especially ; — Gladioli Gaillardias Pyrethrums {cut back for late flowering) Delphiniums (cut back for late flowering) Geraniums Chrysanthemums Hollyhocks Clematises Ivies Passion Flowers Dahlias Calceolarias Phloxes Pentstemons Cannas Re-Pot many Greenhouse and Window Plants Potatoes Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Celery Lettuce Everything required for succession Peas, Late Windsor Beans Runner Beans Dwarf Beans Cabbage for late use Savoy Cabbage Cucumber Radish Late Broccoli Winter Kale Vegetable Marrow A little Celery, if not sown Brussels Sprouts ; Spinach Turnip Beet Horn Carrot and Main Crop Carrots Parsley ; Colewort Onion Cos Lettuce ; Cabbage Lettuce Cauliflower Ridge Cucumber Mustard and Cress ; Parsnip Phlox Drummondi Marigold Aster Ten-week Stock Nicotiana Calceolaria Primula Balsam ; Cineraria Cucumber Ornamental Grasses Chicory Everlastings Salsify Grass Seed Scorzonera JUNE Many Hardy Border Plants if weather suitable Foliage Plants grown in pots Bedding Plants And especially : — Gaillardias Pyrethrums (cut back for late flowering) Delphiniums (cut back for late flowering) Cannas Christmas Roses Dahlias Primroses Polyanthuses Bulbs, Spiraeas, etc., that have flowered Geraniums Heliotropes Brussels Sprouts Cauliflower Broccoli Any required for succession Auricula Early Carrot Broccoli Broad Beans Mustard and Cress Endive Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage Onions Radish ; Spinach Coleworts Turnip Melon on hotbed Quick Growing Peas Dwarf Beans Mushrooms Runner Beans Hardy Annuals for Autumn Primula Shirley Poppy Cineraria Hardy Perennials Calceolaria Hardy Biennials Columbines Coreopsis A little Celery Pansy if not sown Polyanthus Cucumber Wallflower Parsley Calceolaria, if not sown Primula, if not sown Winter Stocks THE GARDEN CALENDAR— con/mue J JULY OCTOBER PLANT Many Hardy Border Plants if weather sow Cabbage for Spring Prepare Beds and Borders, if not yet done. suitable Colewort PLANT sow Bulbs And especially : — Pyrechrums Delphiniums (cut back for late flowering) Gaillardias Narcissi Iris reticulata Winter Greens Peas, quick growing kinds Carrot Cauliflower Mustard and Cress Dwarf Beans Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage Onion Turnip Hardy Border Plants Alpines Hardy Biennials Hardy Climbers Shrubs Deciduous Trees Fruit Trees Bulbs Broad Beans Mushrooms Cyclamen Corn Salad Mustard and Cress in heat Cucumber in heat Endive And especially : Tomato Poeonies Early Horn Carrot in shade Evergreen Shrubs Radishes in shade Flowering Shrubs Parsley Prickly Spinach Black Spanish Radish Canterbury Bells Watercress in streams Conifers, in Window Boxes Calceolaria, if not sown Bulbs, in Window Boxe=; Brompton Stock Queen Stock Phloxes Pot Crocuses Irises Pot Triton ias Antirrhinums Cucumber Carnations Pot Hyacinths Pansies Pot Narcissi Violets Pot Tulips AUGUST Foxgloves Lilies Wallflowers Anemones Order Bulbs now, and Full List of Hardy Plants, Fruits, &c. Roses Cabbages Alliums Coleworts Many Hardy Border Plants in suitable Prickly Spinach Chives Savoy Cabbages weather Cabbage Bulbs And especially: — Red Cabbage Colewort NOVEMBER Phloxes Pyrethrums Cauliflower Tripoli Onion Prepare Beds and Borders, if not yet done. Delphiniums Gaillardias Lilies Crown Imperials Strawberries Primroses Polyanthuses Pot Narcissi Pot Scillas Pot Cbionodoxa Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage Endive Turnips for Winter Horn Carrot Mustard and Cress Radish Cucumber in heat Melons in heat Primula Calceolaria Hardy Border Plants Alpines Hardy Biennials Hardy Climbers Shrubs Deciduous Trees Fruit Trees Bulbs, if not completed Vegetable Roots And especially : — Radish in Heat Early Hardy Peas in %varm border Broad Beans in warm border Cucumber in heat Mustard and Cress in heat A little carrot in frames Cyclamen Pot Freesias Hardy Annuals for Spring Broccoli Mignonette Phloxes Michaelmas Daisies Carnations Salad Plants Coleworts Forget-Me-Not Grass Seeds Parsley Tomato Pansies Roses SEPTEMBER Forcing Asparagus Forcing Seakale Prepare Borders. Beds, &c., now and the next few Weeks by deeply Various Forcing Plants Various Forcing Bulbs Trenching and Manuring for Hardy Perennials, Roses, Fruit, &c., which Hyacinths should be ordered early. Tulips Narcissi Hardy Border Plants A little Cauliflower Crocuses Alpines Cabbage Scillas Biennials Horn Carrot Anemones Hardy Climbers Mustard and Cress Snowdrops Shrubs Onion Winter Aconites Deciduous Trees Radish Apples Bulbs Turnip Plums And especially: Corn Salad Pears Roses Lettuce Cherries Phloxes Spinach Evergreens in Window Boxes Violets Tomato Ranunculi Evergreen Shrubs Sweet Peas Pot Hyacinths Crown Imperials Hardy Annuals Pot Tulips Lily of the Valley Pot Strawberries Pot Roman Hyacinths Paeonies Liliums Pyrethrums Solomon's Seal DECEMBER Delphiniums Daffodils Gaillardias Snowdrops Hardy Border Plants \ Beans and Peas Carnations Scillas Alpines Mustard and Cress in heat Roses Allium Hardy Climbers In Radish in heat Clematis Pot Amarylids Shrubs )• weather Cucumber in heat Ampelopsis Pot Hyacinths Deciduous Trees suitable French Beans in heat Ivies Pot Narcissi Fruit Trees A little Early Carrot in heat Strawberries Pot Early Tulips Bulbs / Parsnip Hyacinths Pot Croc! And especially :— Tulips Pot Tuberoses Paeonies Narcissi Cabbages Hedges of Hardy Evergreens Irises Endives Roses GREENHOUSE PLANTS AND ALL PLANTS IN POTS, SUCH AS CLIMBERS, CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR CATALOGUES KELWAY & SON are grateful to those who recommend them to friends, and will be pleased to send this Catalogue gratis and post free to any address brought to their notice by a customer. They will be glad to be advised of any alterations in the addresses of their clients, so that the Catalogue may still be delivered. GARDENERS KELWAY & SON are pleased to recommend suitable men as Gardeners on application being made to them ; and Gardeners requiring situations are advised to communicate to KELWAY & SON full particulars, when their names will be registered and they will be informed as soon as a suitable vacancy occurs. " / have found this — after four score years I maintain this — that there is no recreation which brings so much happiness and brightness into a man s life as the recreation of Horticulture ^ DEAN HOLE. TREATMENT OF PLANTS ON ARRIVAL If trees or plants (not in pots) happen to arrive DURING FROST, do not unpack at once, but place in some cool, though not frozen, spot, such as a shed or outhouse, until a thaw commences. If they arrive in continuous hard frost, pot them up and protect in cool frame or house. Trees or plants arriving in HOT, DRY WEATHER should be unpacked in shade, have the roots moistened, and, if possible, be planted immediately and WELL WATERED IN. If they cannot be planted at once they should be laid in soil and watered ; should this also be impracticable, they must at any rate be moistened at the roots and placed in the shade. TELEGRAMS: "KELWAY, LANGPORT." CABLE: "KELWAY, LANGPORT." "ABC" CABLE CODE, 5th EDITION. The Hardy Perennials in Section 1 will he found suitable for American Gardens. They enter the United States under a comparatively low tariff — viz., 25 7o ad valorem on the Wholesale price — and are exempt under the Plant Quarantine Act THERE is not the slightest difficulty in ordering or importing ; both are delightfully simple ; the catalogue is arranged alphabetically ; you make your selection, write it on the Order Form, count up the total in shillings, reduce it to cents at the rate of 24 per shiUing, and enclose a remittance as near the total amount as possible (if you have not a running account with us). We and our Agents in New York, or Boston, or Philadelphia, get the goods delivered to your garden at the proper time for planting, and the Agent, who guarantees to do everything with due regard to economy, collects any balance that may be due for freight and customs charges. We put free on board British steamer, and make no charge for package when we have received the remittance with the order. We send a large number of consignments together to our Agents in New York, Boston or Philadelphia, in order to save expense, and the Agents do the distribution. They are men who are experts regarding the plant trade, and everything is done promptly For evidence of the extraordinary success attending the importa- tion of Kelway's Plants, owing to the excellent packing, please refer to page 344 ONLY ADDRESS FOR ORDERS : KELWAY & SON • Langport • England Hardy Perennials INCLUDING ALPINES, THOSE SUITED FOR ROCK GARDENS, MOIST SITUATIONS, SHRUBBERIES, Etc. SECTION I (a) " Call the vales and bid them hither cast Their bells and flowerets of a thousand hues ^ — Milton. VT7E DESIRE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT ' ^ that we actually possess, growing in our Nurseries near Langport, strong plants of all the following kinds of hardy plants at the time this portion of the Catalogue goes to press, and that the list is not an accumulation of names of plants which have to be purchased on the receipt of orders for them ; far from this being the case, it is a living Catalogue of our stock, zealously revised year by year ; the descriptions for the most part are very carefully compiled from our own observation and notes, a fact which should render the descriptive matter of some value. All these plants go freshly dug direct from our Nurseries — a great point in regard to the convenience of customers and the life of the plant ; and many of the plants are ■Strong cllimps, although we do not offer or guarantee them as such ; innumerable testimonials, however, are witness to the truth of this statement ; we guarantee them all to be strong plants. Nevertheless it may happen that during the year we shall oversell some particular plant, tree, etc., and be obliged to renew our stock from another source. C0L0VR8 We have in our possession copies of the Colour Chart distributed by the Royal Horticultural Society (15s. 6d. each). Those who wish to order from the chart, so as to be certain of obtaining flowers of a particular hue, will please mention the fact that they are doing so, and refer us to the name and number of the shade in accordance with the chart. ^ARTISTIC "PERMANENT "BORDERS For particulars of these, which we offer prepared complete for planting, see " Gardens of Delight," Supplement to the Manual. Price 6d. KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S CHOICE NEW HARDY HYBRID DELPHINIUMS FOR 1913. 10/6 each except those priced, blue, large white eye ; semi. Very erect. Medium The set for £6 10s. Bayaido, height. Blue Mist, very pale blue and lavender, white eye ; semi-tall. Blue Stocking, pale blue, rosette shape, very charming and distinct; double. Medium height. 15/- each. Cambridge Blue, beautiful sky-blue, black eye ; single. Tall. Empress, sky-blue, large brown eye, covered with yellow beard ; semi. Medium height. Lady Theodora Guest, lovely pure blue, large white eye ; single grand. Medium height. Lemherg, verv deep blue, white eye ; semi. Medium height. Minoru, bright blue and rose, with a blue and white eye ; semi. Medium height. Olympic, cobalt blue, large white eye ; single. Tall and robust. Quakeress, pale sky-blue and lavender, white eye ; semi. Medium height. Splendour, pale sky-blue and mauve, large brown eye, covered with yellow beard. Early flowering. Semi-double. Medium height. Tagalie, very bright blue, some of the petals edged lavender, large spreading white eye ; very long spike ; single. Tall. Award of Merit R.H.S. 21/- each. ADDITIONAL LIST OF HARDY PLANTS. Price ea ch I 6 I I 6 2 6 2 6 9 I 9 9 I I Asphodelus creticus Aconitum autumnale Campanula carpatica Profusion Cheiranthus mutabilis Langport Purple Dianthus, Caesar's Mantle Linum perenne album SoUdagO altissima Golden Wings Scutellaria alpina alba Scutellaria lupulina Tanacetum balsamita Trollius napellifolius DESCRIPTION bright yellow ; elegant form of branching habit deep blue ; fine pale blue ; very large flower ; splendid for rockeries or borders ; grand. very rich full purple ; striking and beautiful deep crimson, maroon centre ; very striking ; single . . . pure white ; very free flowering rich yellow ; large feathery trusses creamy-white, tipped blue ; suitable for rockery blue, pale yellow lip ; suitable for rockery silvery foliage ; pure white ; large single flowers dark yellow ; gigantic fohage Height in Feet iVTonth of Flowerinf^ June to Oct. Oct. June to Oct. May to Oct. June to Aug. June to Oct. Aug. to Sept. June to Oct. June to Oct. June to Aug. May to July An " Alpine * Garden SeQion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Acse— Ach] 7 IT must be understood that the Plants mentioned between page 11 and page 146 will thrive in ordinary garden soil, but that in the soil mentioned in column 3 they are likely to flourish to still greater perfection, and that, where not difficult to carry out, it may be found advan- tageous to afford them the particular treatment we recommend ; nearly all are "border plants," that is, suitable for beds, borders, and parterres in the open garden, so that we have not always used this term in the description, but where a plant is specially suited for any particular location, such as rockeries, the outside of shrubberies, the neighbourhood of water, in shade, &c., we have mentioned the fact. The words we print in capitals between brackets are the vulgar or colloquial names of the whole genus to which the plant belongs, not necessarily of the particular species or variety against which they are printed. The names printed in italics refer to' the particular species or variety against which they are placed. Any plants not found in this list of Hardy Perennials should be searched for in the succeeding sections amongst the Hardy Biennials (lb). Hardy Perennial Climbers and Twiners (Ic), Hardy Perennial Shrubs and Trees (id). Fruits (le), Greenhouse, Half Hardy and Tender Perennials (If) Bulbs (3), or Flower Seeds (2c). In the Bulb Section (3) we have marked with a dagger (t) some kinds which are hardy and from which a suitable selec- tion may be made for planting amongst other hardy perennials. It is not covenient to print the Hardy Bulbs in Section 1, but they should not be excluded from the hardy garden border and beds. ^ I^H Jl^.f B^Hk 1^ iJ^^I ', g^^K^ «ri jCfl ^g\ NQ>«' A Y- ^Tt:j v^ '^A' • f^ j^^ .MTMK^k ^.^HmL-.^ J^ ^ ''■' ' '- -™ BHI^MH^H. . ^H ^B^K^ ^-v^^^^ A i < 9M|ii| 12^ h %n^l^ WKm^^ p ^ K' 1 H^^ ' ^ ij mH Copyright, K. &• 5. Achillea ptarmica fl. pi. dd. each. Price each, per doz. s. d. o 6 o 9 o 6 o 6 o 9 o 9 o 9 9 1 o r o r o s. d. 4 o 1 6 6 o 7 6 lo 6 7 6 lo 6 Aciena microphylla [Tufted Bur) Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. Acanthus mollis (Bear's Breech) candelabrum Achillea jEgyptiaca (syn. (Milfoil; Yarrow). Ageratum alpina Vandasi) ■ W. B. Child {new) Clavennae Eupatorium (syn. A . filipendula) Eupatorium Kelwayi Parker's variety — fililoba,. — filipendula (see A . Eu- patorium) — grandiflora ■ holoserica All the Achil- leas are free growers, the larger kinds are fine/ plants for na- turalizing. All do well in dry positions and in dry seasons ... inconspicuous flowers with showy crimson spines, dense tufts of soft green foliage ; bare parts of rock- ery, or as an edging. Fine sandy soil; E. white ; ornamental ; deep soil ; sun ; bold habit ; fine fohage. The origin of the leaf ornamentation in classical architecture whitish purple flowers, very ornamental foliage ; a stately plant pale yellow; silvery foliage yellow ; small flowers in roundish umbels pure white ; better than a mongolica like A. alpina, only stronger- grower; very free flowering white ; silvery foliage ; neat tufted habit ; rockwork... bright yellow ; very effective ; broad flat heads of last- ing bloom ; a noble plant. bright yellow ; a nice plant of compact habit, very free flowering. yellow ; very good border plant creamy sulp hur colour ; large flat heads creamy white ; very large heads. A good companion to A. Eupatorium. bright yellow ; silvery foliage Height in Feet. Month of Flowering. June to Sept. August 2-3 July to Sept. Ii-2i June to Sept. |-i4 I lJ-2 June to Aug. Mayj-june & Sept. June to Oct. 5 4-5 April to July June to Sept lJ-2 June to Aug. 2-2i 2i June to Aug. June s-si May to Sept. l-ll June to Aug. Mr. . Bridge of Weir, N.B. — " I desire to inform you that the lot of Herbaceous plaats got from you last autumn have turned nut splendidly and iu every way superior to the much advertised so-called cheaper sorts." KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. /Echionema grandiflora IS. each Copyright, K. & S. Price each, per doz. d. o 9 3 6 6 6 s. d. lo 6 12 O o 9 o 6 o 6 o 9 o 6 o 6 o 9 I o o 9 6 o 5 o 5 o 9 o 7 6 9 o 6 o 4 o 6 o NAME. Achillea lingulata Buglossis \ millefolium, CeriseQueen Kelwayi Purple Emperor (Kelway) purpurea TOsea.(RosyY arrow) ■ mongolica ptarmica fl. pi. {Sneeze- wort) (see illustration, p. 7) The Pearl ■ serbica ■ tomentosa AU the Achil- leas are free growers ; the larger kinds are fine plants for na- turaUzing. All the Achil- leas endure draught splendidly. umbellata argentea . . . Aconitum chinense (Aco- nite ; Monk's Hood ; Wolf's Bane). Fischeri armatum HaUeri bicolor japomcum ., lycoctonum . Huishi ■ Napellus album ... - ochroleucum . - Wilsoni (new) Should not be planted near the vegetable garden, as the roots are poi- sonous. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr.; sweetly sceated. e., evergreen. white ; very distinct large flower bright cerise and cherry red; a fine varietyi.^. deep carmine red, good deep purple-crimson ; very fine indeed purple . rose .... millefo- jlium varieties] are particu-( larly good in| jdrought pure white ; very pretty and useful as a cut flower; the blossoms f inch across. pure white pure white ; far finer than A . Ptarmica fl. pi. ; one of the most useful plants grown. The Pearl is in truth a gem amongst border flowers, and most use- ful for cutting. The white blooms are very pure in colour, very numerous on the stalk, and of a nice manageable size. white flowers and fine silvery white foliage ; a fine thing for the rockery. bright yellow ; rock garden ; very pretty and good ; dry spots. white ; rockery ; pretty silvery foliage ; good intense blue \ blue ; shining foliage. . . white and blue ; very showy and distinct light blue touched with rosy purple, pale yellow, branching habit pale yellow; branching habit deep blue white light yellow from China ; pale blue and vioUt spikes Height in Feet. 2 1-3 1-3 1-3 all exceedingly handsome ; succeed splendidly in shade of trees; splendid border or shrubbery plants. 4 2-3 4-6 6 3-4 2i-4j 3-4 3-4 3 6-7 Month of Flowering. June to Sept. May to Oct. May to Oct. May to Oct. May to Oct. May to Oct. April to J uly June to Oct. June to Oct. May to Aug. May to Sept. May to Aug. May to Sept. June to Sept. June to Sept. July to Sept. June- J uly June to Aug. May to July May to Aug. July July to Sept. Section 1 (o). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Act— Aly] Anemone angulosa ad. each. Copyright, K. 6^ S. Anemone hepatica rubra qd. earh. pi. Cofyright, K. &> S. Price each. ' perdcz. s. d. s. d. NAME 4 o 6 o 9 o 3 o 6 o 6 o Actsea racemosa (see Cimicifuga racemosa) . Adam's Needle (see Yucca). 3Ithionema'grandiflora (see illustration, p. 8) Agrinnm gracilis Agrostemma Flos-adonis (syn. Lychnis) (Rose Campion). Flos-jovis [Flower of Jove) hybrida Walkeri Ajuga osmafera (Bugle | ^^^f^i j^^^s Fi-OWEK). for covering reptans ...... bare soil. variegata ' Althsea cannabina Alyssum argenteum (Madwort) variegatum montanum saxatile {Rock Madwort ; Gold Dust) 1 8/- per loo. r- compactum citrinum fl.pl Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., s-A^eetly scented, e., evergreen. brightest, liveliest, rosy pink racemes ; rockery or border ; sandy well-drained loam ; sub-shrub ; a spreading cushion ; one of the loveliest plants we have ; a charming colour and exceedingly floriferous. pale pink; nice compact habit crimson 1 i_ j u i,i, • I borders or shrubberies ; very , I easy culture ; very pretty. blood crimson ; the best of the Agrostemmas ; fine colour. blue ; striking deep colour early in the year ; spreading; E. varying from blue to rose; creeping; e superior to the type ; E rose; small flowers ; a branching Hollyhock yellow ; .silvery foliage bright yellow ; showing up exceedingly pretty against the variegated foliage of the plant. yellow ; sweet scented, a charming rock plant forming green tufts. bright yellow corymbs ; ver}' showy spring-flowering plant; which will flower in autumn; also most valu- able for rockery and front row in borders ; full sun, a compact dwarfer form of A . Saxatile ; fr lemon yellow; as free flowering as the type; fr bright yellow; very full double-flowered form; free and good; fr.; one of the most showy of dwarf plants. Height in Feet. 2 2 4i-5 li-2 I Month of Flowering. May to July June to Aug. July July June to Aug. April to June May May June April to June April to June April to June Feb. -June April to J une April to May lO KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Piice each, per doz. s. d. s. d. O 9 5 6 7 6 NAME. lo 6 5 o 5 6 7 6 5 6 6/-,7/6 4 o Anaphalis cinnamomea (Everlasting) Anchusa Barrelieri (syns. Buglossum B. ; MyosoHs obtusum). Langport variety 7 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 lo 6 lo 6 4 o 5 6 lo 6 4 6 5 6 lo 6 4 o 3 o 7 6 italica (syns. ^ . azurea and ^ . panicu- lata) (Italian Borage). Dropmore variety \ I two of the \- finest herba- Opal i ceous plants. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. Anemone angulosa (Wind Flower) (The great Hepaiica; syn. Hepatica angulosa) {see illus- tration, p. 9). dichotoma (syn. A . pennsylvanica) hepatica alba {white Hepatica) ■ rubra {common Hepatica ; syn. H. triloba) . - pi. (see illustration, p. 9) japonica {Japan Anem-\ one) , 20/- per too. ' - alba (syn. A . Honor- ine Jobsrt), 25/- per 100. Beaute Parfaite. BrilUant Collarette Couronne Virginale.. Coupe d 'Argent cristata elegans (syn. A . jap. hvbrida and rosea), 25/- 100. elegantissima ■ Enchantment - Lord Ardilaun - Mont-Rose - Prince Heinrich... - Queen Charlotte . ■ Rose d'Automne perba. ■ rosea {elegans) su- - Soir d 'Ete • Turban The Japan Anemones are invaluable for cut flowers in the autumn; the fohage is ornamental also. Borders, rock-gardens, shrubberies, etc. They are amongst the, few plants ' which flower well in cities and which can endure the fog and damp of London in winter. The other Anemo- nes are invalu- able in the spring. Refer also to the Bulb section. Whirlwind, 25/- per 100. / pennsylvanica (see A. dichotoma). Pulsatilla {Basque Flower; syn. Pulsa- tilla vulgaris), 35/- per 100. ■ alba {The White Pasque Flower) . . . sylvestris {Snowdrop Windflower), 25/- per 100. plena ■ grandiflora pale yellow ; fine blue, with yellow marking in the throat ; small flowers ; free. fine blue, a great improvement on A. Barrelieri; a. much larger flower and a plant of good stout habit. bright purp le-blue vivid gentian blue ; very lovely and effective, one of the best blue border plants, flowering before the Del- phiniums. pale blue of a lovely shade ; even more beautiful than Dropmore. sky blue ; exceedingly pretty ; rockery ; large flowers ; half shade ; should not be disturbed. white; border; pretty naturaUzed in woods, shrub- beries, etc. white "1 1' pink ... I rich light soil ; allow to remain undisturbed ; .! I exceedingly pretty in copses and half | pink... J shade. deep rose ; very fine white ; an invaluable plant ; a profusion of flowers Height in Feet. Antennaria margaritacea (Cat's Ear) (syn. Gnaphalium margaritaceum ; Pearly Ever- lasting) . tomentosa (syn; A . Candida, Snow Plant), 20/- per 100. Anthemis montana ~\ all the Anthemises are f (syn. A . saxatilis) 1. useful for cut flower J nobilis f and perpetual ; like 1 .' hardy Marguerites. V white; good shape; often semi-double; strong pedun- cles ; an improved white form ; larger. bright rose ; improved kind white ; double flowers of medium size ; fine white, lightly tinged rose ; very large, with as many as 40 petals. cream to white; very free flowering, blossoms nearly 4 in. across ; 3 to 4 rows of petals ranged in cup form rose ; beautiful and remarkable foliage like a Scolopendrium. pale rose ; very good ; larger but paler than A . japonica bright rose ; very nice indeed ; semi-double ; large flower ; extra. creamy white, outer edge rose ; globe shaped flowers, nearly double ; showing deep yellow stamens of erect habit, white ; very fine improvement clear rose ; an exceedingly fine semi-double variety ; flowers large, of fine colour, and well open, com- posed of 4 or 5 rows of large petals ; robust ; the best of its colour. deep red; large, semi-double, the best deep red variety rosy flesh, darker outside; very fine indeed rosy lilac, reddish rose reverse ; large semi-double ; very fine. pale rose ; an improved form of the A . j. elegans tender rose with purple outside ; very large, double ; distinct. wine red; a new colour, 3 or 4 rows of petals; free flowering. white ; semi-double flowers, strong compact habit, very fine. rich violet; singularly beautiful; well-drained chalky deep soil; rockery. pure white ; very beautiful satin white; showy; shady, moist position; vegetable soil; large flowers; Uke a small plant of A . japonica. satin white; a fuU double flower of quite astonishing beauty and interest. white; flowers nearly as large as A. japonica H. Jobert white ; Alpine ; it is dried by some and dyed in various colours. silvery leaved ; very good dwarf edging, or rockwork or carpet-bedding plant. white or purplish pure white ; very pretty foliage and of compact habit ; very fine and also continuously in flower. Month of Flowering. I 1-2 2-24 3-4 3-4i ij 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2 2-3 2-3 I-Ii 2-3 2-3 ■^-3 2-3 2-3 Ii-2j 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 ^I i-I l-I^ J-Ii 1 I June to Aug. May and June May and June From May June- July Summer Feb. and Mar. May Feb. and Mar. Feb. and Mar. Feb. and Mar July to Oct. or even Nov. / March-April March-April April-June April-June April- June August Summer Aug. -Sept. June-Sept. Se9ion 1 (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Anthemis] 1 1 Anthem is tinctoria 6d. each. Copyright, K. &* S. Antirrhinum, " Mortola White " ^d. each. Copyright, K. &> S. Price 1 each. per doz. s. d. s. d. o 6 o o 6 5 6 o 9 7 6 o 9 6 o Anthemis tinctoria (Chamomile), (see illus. E. C. Buxton grandiflora Kelwayi, 25 for 10/- j Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. yellow ; very bright and useful for cut bloom pale yellow; an excellent variety, very free flowering and good in every way. pale yellow; large and fine golden yellow; much finer yeUow than the species; extremely useful for cut flowers, etc., very gay plant in the border; it lasts some time in flower. Highly recommended. Height in Feet. 14 I* I* Month of Flowering. June to Sept. June to Oct. June to Sept. June to Sept. Anthemis Kelwayi.— Iti place of origin is probably indicated by the varietal name of Kelwayi, pointing to its ha\-ing been raised or first sent out by the firm of that name to which growers of hardy flowers are mdebted for so many fine Delphiniums, Pasonies, and other plants. As growing here ^. /. Kelwayi has larger, brighter and better formed flowers than the typical tinctoria. — Journal of Horticulture. ' The best fifty herbaceous plants. —Instead of Anthemis tinctoria (pale yellow) the bright yellow variety Kelwayi should be tried. — The Garden, Most of the plants in this List can be supplied at a lower rate by the 100. ANTIRRHINUMS (VaneUes of Antirrhinum majm, the Great Snapdragon) The Antirrhinum should be largely used on old waUs ; it will render many an unsightly bit beautiful, and delights in the lime of the mortar. Soil : Light, and in beds well enriched with manure. Flowering season : spring, summer and autumn ; fr. Antirrhinum majus, "Mortola White," a very fine pure white giant form, from the garden of the late Sir Thomas Hanbury ; specially good ; height 2 ft. ; flowers May to September ; 9d. each, 7/6 doz. (See illustration.) One of the best plants for beautiful continuous bloom. Antirrhinum, " Kelway's Rosy Gem " [new] ; tall, ose ; very attractive ; height ■z\ ft. ; flowers June to October ; gd. each. FINE COLLECTION IN SEPARATE COLOURS, 30/- per 100, 4/6 per dozen. nNE MIXED COLOURS, 16/- per 100, 2/6 per dozen. 7/ tall kinds are preferred to dwarf, or vice versa, it should be mentioned when ordering. 12 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE .... Lopyright, K. &^ S- Aquilcgia coerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine) IS. each. Co pyright , K. &^ S. Arabis alpina at the edge of a shrubbery ^d. each. copyright. A.. & J. Kelway's Sp uless Aquilegias Price 2S. each, i8s. per doz. Aquilegia vulgaris (Kelwav s Spurless Strain) Price IS. each, i8s. per doz. Se3ion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Ant— Asc] 13 Pr each. ce per doz. s. d. 6 1 6 s. d. 5 6 lo 6 5 o 9 6 o 6 1 5 6 1 o 10 6 o 6 o 9 o 9 6 1 6 o 6 o 6 o 4 o 9 o 4 o 4 5 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 7 6 5 o 5 o 3 o 3 o 3 o 4 ° o 6 2 o ■ — 0960 09 — S- 1/6 6d. i-> nllxic blue and use!u[l 1-3 July-Aug. 9 alba... 7/6 doz. white ^4 May-Aug. iration,-p.zo) 7/6 doz. for pots. I 6 Kelwayi (new) very pretty shade l-i June-Aug. o 9 pi. 7/6 doz. blue 1-3 July-Aug, of soft azure I o alba gigantea plena (syn. C. Misrheimi) 10/6 doz. double white; very large flowers, like white roses. li July-Aug. blue ; an excel- lent companion to that little gem Campanula I o humosa pale blue ; fine ii-2^ June-Sept. pusilla alba. double ; free 6d. Pyramidalis {Stee- blue; vigorous and 3i-5 July-Oct. flowering. &■ 1/- ple or Chimney handsome ; will 2 o Boule d'Argent silvery white ; very double. I^-2i July-Aug. Bell-flower) 5/6 to 10/6 doz. grow on walls, etc. ; used for 2 O Candelabre white, with reverse lilac. l4-2i July-Aug. growing in pots. o 9 grandiflora(syn. blue; large 1-3 June-Aug. 9 alba 7/6 doz. white 3i-5 July-Oct. Backhousiana) I RoTUNDiFOLiA alba white, exceedingly i June-Sept, 7/6 doz. (see illustration p. 19) pretty o 9 alba (syn. 10/6 doz. Back housiana alba) white; large 1-3 July-Aug. 9 SCHEUCHZERI violet i-i June-Aug. (seei«Mi.p.2o) 7/6 doz. 7/6 doz. I o Marginata 10/6 doz. white; very slightly m argined blush; 2-3 June-Sept. 6 Trachelium (Throat Wort). 5/6 doz. purple 2-3 July-Aug. very lovely. 6 alba white ; British 2-3 July-Aug. 2 6 Phyllis Kelway a very beautiful 2-3 June-Aug. 5/6 doz. plant. new Campanula, 9 alba pi. (Rough large pure white ; 2-3 July-Aug. full-double bells Blower). very good. of largest size and 9 Turbinata, 7/6 doz. deep purple-blue... ^1 July-Aug. of pale heliotrope 9 alba... 7/6 doz. white 4-1 July-Aug. colour of the ex- I pallida palest blue 4-1 July-Aug. tremest delicacy 10/6 doz. of tone; exceed- I 6 D aisy Hill (ntw) ' sky-blue and pink ; 2-3 June-Aug. ingly pretty. semi -dble.; pretty. o 6 PORTEN SCHLAGIAN A pumila (syn. mu- light blue-purple ; E., fine sheete of h~i May-Sept. Van Houttei (see latifolia V.H.) ralis). 5/6 doz. flower on rocks, 9 Versicolor violet spikes of 3-4 July-Sept. etc. ; a quick 7/6 doz. flower ; large grower ; a good flowers with plant for room white centre ; decoration. pots or border. Candytuft (see Iberis). Cape Figwort (see Phygelius capensis). Cardinal Flower (see Lobelia cardinalis) . CARNATIONS and PICOTEES " The fairest flowers of the season are our Carnations." — Winter's Tale. Notes. — Border: Treat soil with soot and Ume to free from wire worm. If clayey, or stiff, add sharp sand and leaf mould. Water when dry, and keep the beds clean. Flowering season: June to August. Carnations are amongst plants which thrive in towns. Fr. The classes into which Carnations are divided, from the marking or colours of the flowers, are as follows: Bizarres, Flakes, Selfs, Fancies and Picotees. Bizarres have a clear ground marked and spotted and slxiped with two or more of the following colours: crimson, scarlet or pink, and purple ; the colour which predominates gives its name to the Bizarre. Flakes have a pure ground flaked with one colour, which travels the whole length of the petal and determines which " Flake " it is, whether scarlet, purple, or rose. Selfs are whoUy of one colour. Picotees have a ground colour which is distinctly edged with a second colour. Fancies do not conform to any of the above rules. KELWAY'S NEW CARNATION for 1912. 3/6 each. Black Knight; very dark crimson ; darker than crimson clove ; clove scented. KELWAY'S FINE NEW CARNATION for 1912. Viscount Melville, yellow, striped carmine ; new variety seedling, grand, fine strong habit, large erect flowers, with plenty of side shoots, and does not burst. 2/6 each. KELWAY'S CALIFORNIAN CARNATIONS Owing to the great demand we have been obhged to withdraw our ofier of CaUfornian Carnations (with two exceptions) for a season. Belle Silliman, white ground, fancy. 2/6 each. Iris Paul, white, flaked rose, fringed. 2/6 each. KELWAY'S NEW CARNATION of 1909-10. Cherry Ripe ; self cherry rose colour, first rate. 2/6 each. CHOICE SHOW SORTS.— Bizarres and Flakes. (A very fine Collection) Plants, 9d., 1/- and 1/6 each ; 8/- to 12/- per dozen plants ; 60/- to 80/- per 100 plants. Selection left to Kelway and Son, from 6/- per dozen upwards. 22 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. CARNATIONS— continued. Sweetly scented. 6/. Arthur Clifford, rose self. Duchess of Fife (syn. The Burn, or Maggie Laurie), very beautiful pink self, g/- doz. Duke of Edinburgh, crimson. Germania, bright yellow self. 9/- doz. Gloire de Nancy, pure white, exceedingly fine; one of the very best. CLOVES, SELFS to 10/6 per dozen, 45/- to 60/- per 100 Limber Clove, fine rich crimson self Marchioness of Londonderry, French white. Mrs J. Chamberlain, pale salmon self. Kelway, white. This is a most valuable non-bursting variety; very free blooming, with flowers of very great AND FANCIES (except those priced). Flowering season, June to August. very self, Mrs Nicholson, pink self; prolific and strong. R. Brobson, scarlet grand, i/- each. Reynolds Hole, terra- cotta self ; a well-known and beautiful flower Old Crimson Clove, dark rich colour. 4/- doz. ; 25/- per 100. White Clove ; very good. purity and size; it is invalu- able for bouquets; the plant produces an enormous quan- tity of side flowers; the flower stems are very strong and long, and as many as seventeen blooms have been produced on one stalk. 1/6 each; 15/- per doz. Mrs Muir, pure white ; good. Pearl, lilac rose. Pride of Penshurst, yellow; very good. Purity, white. Raby Castle, bright pink; large and good. Robin, dark red self. Rosy Morn, fancy, white with rose. Sea Gull, lovely, blush self: very fine, of most perfect form. St Patrick, fancy, lilac and white. Storm (Kelway), crimson self; very good. Sunshine {Kelway), scarlet self; extremely fine. The Queen, salmon pink. Uriah Pike, the finest crimson variety yet offered. A very rich colour and of fine form ; very sweet-scented. W. A. Clark, yellow. 9/- doz. PICOTEES, White Ground. (A very fine Collection.) 9d., 1/- and 1/6 each ; 8/- to 13/- per dozen. Selection left to Kelway & Son, 6/- per dozen and upwards. KELWAY'S NEW PICOTEE of 1909-10. FINE LADY: White ground, purple edge ; first rate. 3/6 each. PICOTEES, Yellow Ground. (A very fine Collection.) 1/-, 1/6 and 2/6 each ; 9/-, 12/- to 24/- per dozen. Picotees Cofyright, K. &• S. Colour, Use, Soil, Price each. Position, Treatment, Height Month NAME. etc. /r., sweetly in of scented. feet. Flowering. E., evergreen. s. d. o 6 Catananche coeru- ^li^^' lasting ( blue. flowers, lea {Blue Cupi- June done) 5/6 doz. y pretty : ^ 2^ !■ to o 9 alba 7/6 doz. Catohfly (see Silene). Cat Mint (see Nepeta) Celandine Japanese (see Stylop horum) . useful for j white ™'""S- 1 Sept. CEN 1 AU r\.ll.A.ib Our Selection, 6/- per dozen. Showy border plants oJ the easiest culture in ordinary garden soil. They bear handsome large thistle-shaped heads of different colours. C. aurea, Babylonica and macrocephala succeed well in shrubberies. The finest kmds are as follows: Price each. NAME. Colour and Remarks. Height in feet. Month of Flowering. Price each. NAME. Colour and Remarks. Height in feet. Month of Flowering. s. d. o 6- o 9 Alpina 5/6 doz. Babylonica yl6 doz. 3-4 6-IO May-Aug. July s. d. o 9 6 Canariensis deep yellow, very pretty; one of the most pleasing rose ; large and showy. 3-4 July to Sept. July to Sept, yellow; for shrub- beries and large borders; silvery leaves; free loamy soil. 7/6 doz. Dealbata {Mealy Centaury) 5/6 doz. SeElion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Centaur eas] 23 CENT AUREAS— continued. Derby Royal Show. — Messrs. Kelway and Son, of Langport, Somersetshire, have been awarded a Gold Medal (for herbaceous plants). — Daily Graphic, A gold medal has been awarded at the Royal Agricultural Show at Derby to Messrs. Kelway and Son, of Langport, Somerset, the well-known horticulturists, for their exhibits. — Daily Chronicle. mf^ Centaurea montana alba 6d, each. Copyright, K. 6- S. Centaurea ruthenica 9(2. each. Copyright, K. &■ S. Price each. d. o 9 o 9 o 6 o 6 o 6 o 6 o 6 o 9 Glastifolia 7/6 doz. Macrocephala [Great Golden Knapweed). 7/6 doz. JI o N T A N A (M ountain Knapweed). alba (see illustration), /doz, rosea ... 5/6 sulphurea , grandiflora, the finest variety of C. montana 5/6 doz. Lady F. Hast- ings 7/6 doz. Colour and Remarks. Height in feet. pale yellow . yellow ; very fine indeed ; a hand- some plant. blue , , .. border; wmte , ; edge of shrubbery. rose ; ■' pretty pale yellow bright blue; nice compact habit. cream colour ; large flowers and foliage. 3-5 2 2 2 Month of Flowering June-Sept, July-Aug. From May to Aug. Price each. S. d. o 6 6 1 o O 9 NAME Montana Lugdun- ensis 7/6 doz. rubra 5/- doz. Nervosa 10/6 doz. RiGiDiFOLiA 7/5 doz. Ruthenica (see illus- tration). 7/6 doz. Colour and Remarks. Height in feet. bright rosy-purple ; very free flower- ing. li^ht red purple; very good deep crimson ; dis- tinct pale yellow ; an ele- gant plant. Month ^ of Flowering. I J-2 May- Aug. 2 2-2i May-Aug. July-Aug. July-Oct. July-Sept. , Esq., Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. — " The perennial plants. Delphiniums and Pyrethrums, which you sent by post on October ist last, arrived here on October 26th, and opened up in good condition. The plants apparently were in the best of condition, so should be no apprehension about sending by post." Esq., , Peaches Close, Cheam. — " You will be pleased to know that your Delphiniunns won my wife First Prize here for a basket in a large class. Your flowers were very much admired. The plants which I had of you in the autumn have done exceedingly well." , Stretford. — " I am very pleased to say the plants and bulbs I had from you last year were very satisfactory." , Chepstow. — " You supplied rae with an ' artistic herbaceous border ' about eighteen months ago, and I am so very pleased with it. It looked so lovely last year that I am thinking of having a shnilar border laid out by the side of the drive up to the house." Elkart, Illinois. — " The Irises, Pasonies and Anemones arrived a short time ago and have been set out. Such splendid strong roots, they will surely thrive even in our trying climate." Esq., , East Mersea, Nr. Colchester. — " The box of plants has arrived safely. It was so carefully packed each plant came out looking perfectly fresh. It was a pleasure to unpack the box." 24 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Cerastium tomentosum 6d. each. Co-pyright, K. S^ S. Price NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. Height Month ot Flowering. each. /c, sweetly scented. p'"^ E., evergreen. 1 S. d. O 6 Centranthus ruber deep \ handsome / 2—3 {Red Valerian, or Spur Valerian), y„j shrubbery & '^"'^ wild garden plants, or for 5/- doz. ruins, walls O 6 f^cti or rock-work;( ™*^ the white] 2-3 May-Sept. 5/-doz. red form IS one O 6 albus 5/- doz. pure of the best of !««/«/ "h.te flowers; ( 2-3 O 9 Cephalaria alpina . . . 7/6 doz. yellow ; wild garden ; 3 good for cut flowers. June-Aug. 1 o leucantha io/6 doz. creamv white; 2-3 ornamental Sept. -Oct. 9 June-July' 7/6 doz. ornamental I o transylvanica . . . yellow flowers ; -i-3 June-Aug. 10/6 doz. large, scabious- Uke. > snowy while, in o 6 Cerastium Bieber- steinii (see illus- tration, p. 25) masses ; bright silver foliage ; rockery, front of 4/- doz.; 21/- TOO. borders, carpet ,- i ifay-July. o 6 tomentosum (see illustration) 4/- doz., 21/- 100 bedding, etc. C. tomentosum is rather smaller in leaf and flower. I o grandifiorum . . . white ; larger m flower and fo- liage than C. Biebei'steinii. 1 Summer Messrs. Kelway have a number of very fine varieties of Camanoiis obtained from a big Calif ornian grower who used the old Germania as a parent. 1 have seen a few U.S. Cama- ttons, and I strongly advise would-be growers to get a few from Kelway, as there are none to beat them in the matter of free blooming qualities. — Gardening World. , Esq., Devizes. — " I received the plants this momiDg. They were in first-class condition owing to the exceptionally fine packing, and I must thank you for the Hbernl treatment of my small order. The plants came quite up to the standard which I was led to expect for your firm." Kelway's Improved Shasta IS. each. Lopyrtgnc, /v. c^" :>. Se3ion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Cer— Chr] 25 Cerastium Biebersteinii 6d. each. Copyright, K. &' S. , ^^upyrtgni, A.. I Chrysanthemum maximum, Duchess of Abercorn 6d. each. Price each, per doz, s. d. o 9 o 9 o 6 o 6 o 6 o 6 o 9 o 6 s. d. 7 6 5 6 o 10 6 7 6 7 6 NAME. 5 6 5 o 5 6 0656 5 6 7 6 5 6 Ceratostigma Larpentcs) . plumbaginoides (Plumbago Chamsemelum caucasicum Chamomile (see Anthemis). Cheddar Pink (see Dianthus ccssiiis) . Cheiranthus alpinus (Perennial or Alpine Wallflower) (see Erysimum.) Marshalli mutabilis Chelone barbata (see Penistemon barbatus; Shell Flower). obliqua alba Christmas Rose (see Helleborus niger). Chrysanthemum atratum (see C. maximum). latif olium hybridum leucanthemum hybridum (Ox-eye Daisy) maximum semi-plenum Britannia maximum (syn. atratum and montanum) (The much-advertised Shasta Daisy appears to be nothing but our old friend C. maxi- mum.) - Duchess of Abercorn (see illustra- fiUf erum Grandee Marguerite Marwood (syn. E. Johnson). elegans Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, &c. pr., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. lovely cobalt blue; one of the few autumn-flowering hardy plants remaining in bloom right up to Christ- mas (in mild winters) ; very free flowering ; foliage turns a hvely ruddy colour. !« A fe Daisy-like flower, about the size of a Marguerite; trailing habit; rockery; very free flowering. deep clear orange ; very good and free flowering ; fr. ... The exceptional colour of this plant renders it well-nigh unique and certainly among the best subjects, both for the rock garden and for spring bedding, where the latter is made a feature. — The Garden. yellow, flushed and streaked brownish pink ; also some- times wholly brown, or wholly fawn colour ; fr. Very showy in masses, which harmonise well with Heli- anthemums and similar dwarf subjects. white ; upright spikes of flower, showy in groups white ; very fine large-flowered dwarf variety white; a nice large flower white ; very fine and useful ; large flower semi-double very large pure white flowers on long stalks ; very hardy and endures heat well ; one of the best of all. pure white ; exceedingly fine flower ; strong growth . . . white ; this is undoubtedly the finest species amongst the hardy border Chrysanthemums. The habit is fairly dwarf, and not straggling; and the pure white flowers, borne upon straight dark stems, are large and handsome. We recommend it and the following varieties very highly for borders and for cut flowers. pure white; 3f in. across the flower ; dwarf; splendid pure white ; narrow petals, very free flowering, deeply laciniated. pure white; blooms 3 to 4 inches across; compact grower. pure white ; long reflexed petals, clear yellow centre ; the one with flowers of the most pleasing shape. pure white; flowers have long soft petals, after the habit of C. max. Marguerite Marwood. Height in Feet. I-a 2-3 24-3^ 3i-4 3i-4* 3-3 i 3 14 2 2 3 2 3-3i Month of Flowering. Sept. and Winter. May to Sept. Mar. to Aug. Mar. to July Aug.-Sept. May to July May to Sept. June to Oct. June to Oct. June to Oct. June to Sept. June to Sept. June to Sept. June to Sept. June to Sept. July to Oct. 26 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Chrysanthemum maximum Robinsoni gd. each. Copyright, K. &= S. Copyright, K. &^ 5. Clmicifuga racemosa gi. each. Price each, per doz. s. d. o 9 I o o o o I o NAME. S. d. 7 6 lo 5 5 7 5 lO 9 i 7 6 5 o Chrysanthemum maximum Kelwayi Kelway's Improved Shasta Daisy... King Edward VII Lord Roberts magnificum Miss Henslow MrsC. Lothian BeU Robinsoni (see illustration) Vomerense montanum (see C. waximum). nipponicum uliginosum (Pyvethrum uliginosum Moon Daisy). Colour of Flower,. Use, Soil, Position Treatment, etc. jr., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. pure white ; a great improvement on C. m. Marguerite Marwood; larger flower and taller. pure white; very large (see illustration p. 24) pure white; large well-known variety pure white; an exceedingly fine form pure white; of stiff-growing habit; excellent pure white; taller than others pure white ; the largest of all pure white; a prettily shaped flower with petals very finely laciniated ; much to be recommended. pure white ; very fine indeed ; large loose flower white Marguerite-like flowers ; shrubby stems white ; bright and shining ; exceedingly useful for cutting ; very showy ; one of the best of the larger hardy perennials; most effective, even to a great distance. Height 3 2*-3 2-3 3-3i 2-2J 2 2 4-5 Month of Flowering. June to Oct. ]une to Sept. "1 uly to Oct. j uly to Oct. July to Oct. July to Sept. May to Sept. July to Aug. July to Sept. June to Sept. Sept. to Dec. Mr, ^ Castle Gardens, Rosneath, Dumbartonshire (H.R.H. Princess Louise). — "I take the liberty to write you and to let you know that the herbaceous plants you sent have done exceedingly well — Gladioli, Hollyhocks, Delphiniums especially good. I have not lost a dozen of the plants. The Princess also was very pleased with them' when here, and all that saw them said they never saw any better. (Planted April, igir.) " Lodge, Northallerton. — "Mrs. writes to say that the plants all came safely and beautifully packed ; she is greatly obliged to Messrs. Kelway for the plants they so kindly put in gratis, and for all the help they have given her in the arrange- ment of the border." Esq., , Derby. — " The plants, etc., duly to hand, and I wish to thank you for the generous way in which you have treated me. I am more than pleased with the plants, as I fully expected to wait at least a year before I had any show. The plants you'sent me are all well grown and large roots, and I am looking forward to next summer with ever>' confidence for a fine show of flowers." " The plants arrived yesterday in excellent condition. I marvel at the splendid method of packing. The plants themselves are very fine roots, and ought to do well, I am much indebted to you for the fine selection of Pyrethrums you have sent me, and for the extra plant enclosed. T am looking iorward to a fine display." , Esq., , Greenock. — " AU the Delphiniums received from you last spring did very well indeed. I have now about three dozen of your Delphiniums. They are the admiration of all the flower lovers in this district." , Esq., , Norwich. — " Your case of plants, shrubs, etc., which I ordered arrived here safely, and are now planted. I must congratulate your firm on the really excellent way in which they were packed, as they arrived absolutely fresh, as though they were just dug out of the ground." , Esq., , Blackburn. — " The plants arrived in good condition. I thank you very much for the two Foxgloves. One cannot but feel that business relations with your firm are very pleasurable when one finds such small orders as mine attended to with so much courtesy and attention." SeElion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Chr-Cle] 27 CHRYSANTHEMUM, Early or Summer Flowering Kinds for the Hardy Garden Border and Beds, /^"^^e/'es o/c. W/cum.y 6/- per doz.; 35/- and 40/- per 100. (Those marked * are particularly good for the above purpose.) Arthur Crepey, primrose yellow shading to white. Flowering in September. 2 ft. ♦Baronne G. C. de Briailles, white flushed pink. Sept. 2^ ft. Charles Joly, rosy pink. 5 ft. Oct. Champ d'Or, very fine; a dwarf plant well covered with golden flowers. 2 ft. Oct. and Nov. Clothilde, clear rose tipped white. Oct. and Nov. ♦Crimson Pride, deep crimson. 4 ft. Oct. Flambeau, salmon-red. Oct. and Nov. Fleuve-Rouge, a superb variety, clear ruby-red, vigorous and free. 2^ ft. Oct. and Nov. *Lady Fitzwygram, white. 2J ft. Sept. Lady Selborne, white. 5 ft. Oct. Lizzie Adcock, golden yellow. 5 ft. Oct. ♦Madame Marie Massie, lilac mauve. 2J ft. Sept. ♦Market White, white. 2 ft. Sept. ♦Martinmas, pompon-shaped flowers, pink with silvery reverse. 4 ft. Oct. Mdlle. Helene May. Oct. and Nov. Miss Dove Elliott, pure yellow. 2 ft. Oct. ♦Mrs Burrell, primrose yellow. 2 ft. Sept. ♦Mytchett Beauty, rich golden yellow. 3 ft. Oct. Perle Rose, pure rose-coloured; very dwarf and exceedingly pretty. 2 ft. Oct. and Nov. Ryecroft Glory, golden yellow. 4 ft. Oct. ♦Satisfaction, ivory white. 2 ft. Aug. Strathmeath, a large pompon-shaped flower, rosy pink, i J ft. Sept . ♦White Quintus, pure white. 3 ft. Oct. Coreopsis grandiflora 6d, each. Cofyright, K. &' S. Price pach. per doz. NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. Feet. Month of Flowering. s. d. o 6 o 9 o 6 o 6 I 6 I o I o s. d. 5 6 5 6 15 10 10 Chrysocoma linosyris (see Aster linosyris). Chrysogonum virginianum (Golden Knee)... Cimicifuga racemosa (Black Snake Root or Squaw Root; syns. Actcea racemosa; C. serpentaria) . (See illustration, p. 26.) Cineraria maritima candidissima "| not hardy I I in a severe J Diamant j winter, j Cinquefoil (see Potentilla). Clematis Alger ■ tubulosa Davidiana (syns. C. Davidiana ; C. Mongolica). integrifolia yellow; loamy soil ; hardly anything better of this colour. white flowers, in long slender feathery racemes ; stately ; similar to, but larger than, A ctasa spicata ; border ; semi-shade and moist spots (see illustration, p. 26). yellow ; white foliage ; a little tender ; good for bedding, dwarf er than Cineraria maritima ; silvery foliage ; very charming. pale violet dark blue; sub-shrubby, very free growing fc/we ; sub-shrubby ; prettier colour than the type... blue ; trailing habit 3-8 li 2-3 2-3 May to Nov. July-Aug. July to Sept July to Sept.. June to Aug. July to Sept. July to Sept. June to Aug.. 28 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Hardy Chrysanthemums — Marie Massie, Fred Pele, Horace Martin. Cofyright K. &> S. Pn each. ce per doz s. d. s. d. I o 9 o I 6 — 2 O i8 o I o 6 1 6 6 1 6 I o 1/6 & 3/6 2/6 &■ 3/6 lo 6 4 ° o lo 6 o lo 6 15 o & NAME. Clematis recta (syn. C. erecta) verticillaris {Atrogine americana) climbing varieties, see Section i (c). Clemataiiuila (Kelway) {new) (see illustration, p. 12.) Codonopsis ovata (syn. Glossocomia) Colchicum (see Bulbs, Section 3) Columbine (see Aquilegia). Convolvulus Cneorum Coreopsis grandiflora (see illustration, p. 27)... Golden Queen (new) lanceolata monstrosa philadelphica procera (see Actinomeris squarrosa). rosea trichosperma Coronilla varia (Crown Vetch ; syn. C. rosea) Coitadeiia argentea (syn. Gynerium argenteum) (The Pampas Grass ; Silvery Reed Grass) (see illustration, p. 29). - conspicuum (syn. Gynerium arg. cons.). Large clumps 3/6 each. elegans Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. white; fr., pretty, and useful for cutting, of bushy habit. violet-blue; fr., very large flowers; sweetly scented ... in separate colours ; spur! ess Aquilegia ; at one time supposed to be hybrids between Clematis and Aquilegia. pale blue; bell-shaped flowers; dry sandy soil; not quite hardy, very pretty flower. pretty and lasting . light pink ; silvery foliage ; bright yellow ^ bright yellow ; dwarf er and freer than either C. grandiflora or These Coreopses bear a rich pro- lanceolatus ; most f"='°° f ^'^°'«,\ S°'f^" booms; , , , extremely useful and lasting for useiul lor massing. 1 cutiing; shrubberies as well as, yellow y borders and beds. C. grandi-J vellow ( -^o*"^ should be grown far and \ ^ . ,, V, wide. It bears a flower, superior bright yellow to C. lanceolata in size and brightness, on long stalks, but is rosV red ^°^ perennial on all soils. yellow ; loose petalled ; distinct / pinh and white ; sheets of beautiful bloom ; useful for banks, rockwork, and fronts of shrubberies; of rambling and climbing habit. silvery-white. The Pampas Grasses, as is well known, are noble subjects for isolation on lawn or in shrub- beries; they, however, will not, in some localities, stand the very severest winters, but the slightest protection will save them. The soil should be well prepared and deeply dug; good rich sandy soil is most suitable. silvery-white ; more upright in habit than C. argentea; much prettier than the' ordinary Pampas Grass. silvery-white with a touch of red ; a most remarkable Pampas Grass on account of its graceful and fine habit ; the prettiest of the four kinds. Height in Feet. 2-3 2-3 14 2-3 lJ-2^ I-2i 1^-3 34-4i 3 5-14 4i-7 5-14 Month of Flowering June to Sept. June to Aug. May to July July to Sept. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. June to Sept. June to Sept. Sept.-Oct. July July-Aug. May to Oct. Sept. to Nov. July to Xmas Sept. to Nov. SeHion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Cor— Day] 29 Price each. 3/- NAME. (Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. Cortaderia jubata (s}Ti. Gynerium ju- batum). Coiydalis alba (Fumi- tory). 7/6 doz. lutea (Yellow Fumitory; syn. C. capnoides). 5/- doz. Crane's Bill (see Gera- nium pratense) . Creeping Jenny (see Lysimachia nummu- lana). tCycIamen Coum {Round-leaved; syn. C. hyemale). 5/6 doz., 40/- per 100. t hederaefolium album [Ivy-leaved). 15/- doz. f neapolitanum 5/- doz. Height in Feet. pale cream-coloured slender panicles suffused with purple. white, , tipped with yellow and green yellow \ very pretty 5-7 pretty, some- what femlike, foliage ; bor- ders, rock- work, shrub- beries and paiticularly for waDs. Dactylis glomerata elegantissima. 3/6 doz. deep red; reddish foliagi:, marbled while. white ; green and wh' : e foUage. Sept. -Oct. April-Sept. April-Sept Jan. April Scpt.-Oct. April-May bright rose; with marbled fohage, green and white, very pretty green and white varie- gated grass for edgings, etc. Daisy double-flowered (see BeUis perennis pi.). Marsh Ox-eye (see Chrysanthemum lacustre). Ox-eye (see Chrysanthemum leucanthemum). Damask Violet 1 , ^^ h-..,j,™,.n Dame's Violet | (^^^ Hesper^s). Day Lily [see HemerocaUis). ■j- These Cyclamens are e::ceedingly pretty for rockwork and naturalizing in sheltered spots; perfectly hardy, but deUghting in partial shade of banks and copses ; well-drained soil. Very suitable and pretty potted up for early flower in the cold greenhouse. Cortaderia argentea (Pampas Grass) 15. 6d. and 25. 6d. each. Lo-pyright K. , Esq., Salt Lake City, U.S.A. — " The Pasony roots which I ordered and which you sent me in the Fall, arrived in good shape and are planted, and I am looking forward to the flowers they will show the ensuing year." , Cradock, Cape Colony. — " I was very pleased with condition of plants as I have now had them just a fortnight and they are now throwing out fresh leaves." . Esq., , Finland. — " The case of plants arrived yesterday. They were beautifully packed and quite a pleasure to see." , Esq., , Watermeyer Street, Grahamstown, Cape Colony. — "I must write and thank you for the liberal way in which you treated me with my order for Pfflonies. The roots arrived in excellent condition and I have planted them in partial shade and they are already sending up shoots." Mr. , Pontyberem, Nr. Llanellv. — " I herewith enclose photograph for Kelways' Photographic Competition, portion of our flower garden, produce of Kelways' . Seeds, Plants, and Bulbs ; Gladioh, Asters, Dahlias, Cannas, Geraniums, Petunias, etc., turned out exceedingly well, especially the Gladioli, Asters, and Dahlias, which are most beautiful. They were very much admired by all who saw them." Mrs. , , Calne, Wilts. — " I had a collection of your Herbaceous Pseonies about twelve years ago, and they are still most lovely." , Callander. — " It is gratifying to find that plants raised so far south do so well here, but the climate evidently suits Delphiniums." , Esq., , ExMOUTH. — " I have safely received the plants, which owing to your excellent packing arrived in perfect condition. For your exceptionally generous treat- ment in the matter of the Pyrethrums and GaiUardias please accept the thanks of . . ." , Esq., Driffield. — ' My employer, Mr. Trengrouse. had one dozen Delphiniums from you last week, which arrived in splendid condition, and have been duly planted, and I hope they will do as well as the other ones he had from you some time ago. " They have been a perfect picture of beauty here. " I should esteem it a great favour if you would spare me one of your Manuals of Horticulture, as it is always a real treat to read one of so great and tmequaUed interest. I consider it the most magnificent of all Horticultural Annuals." ^ Esq., , Bolton Crescent, Windsor. — " All the plants, etc., arrived in good condition and appear to be thriving well. The Gaillardias, etc., purchased in 1907 were much appreciated during the summer." , Esq., Twynholm, N.B. — " I am very much obliged to you for forwarding my order so promptly and am very pleased with the plants which you have sent. They are quite strong plants, better than I have been in the habit of getting from any other firm." , , Toronto, Canada. — " I hope to send you a substantial order next spring as any plants and bulbs received from you have been most satisfactory. You will no doubt hear from a number of ray friends also." , Morristown, N.J. , U.S.A. — " We have had clumps of your Larkspurs, enduring frost down to 40° (below zero) F. for ten successive winters. It is true that they have had sometimes a covering of several feet ot snow, and sometimes none at all," , Wellington, condition." B.C. — " The box Pasonies arrived on Xmas morning in splendid , Esq., Excelsior, Minn., U.S.A. — " I enclose a photograph of one comer of my " Kelway " Garden showing some Onaperdon Bracteatums in the foreground and Del- phiniums and Pfeonies in background. , , Worcester, Mass. — " Your Delphiniums have proved to be the finest, we ever grew, and for variety of beautiful shades they cannot be excelled." , Russia. — " Have now received the box of bushes and flowers and have planted them out. The Pseonies and bulbs came splendidly ; Logan berry perfectly fresh. , KiNGSWooD, Epsom. — " All the Paonies that I have had at diflerent times from Langport are doing well." " I had the pleasure of winning First Premium on Delphiniums from your seed at the late joint meeting (June 23, 1910) of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society and the Minnesota State Rose Society. As the Minnesota State Horticultural Society is the largest Horticultural Society in the United States, and there being a large exhibit of Delphiniums, I felt not a little pleased." Mrs. , Alderley Edge. — " The plants from Messrs. Kelway last year were all very satisfactory." , Esq., Putney, S.W. — " The Delphiniums, Carnations, and Picotees have arrived safely, and beautifully packed. There were two plants more than I had a right to expect. Everything is obviously in splendid, condition, and I thank you for your careful attention to my humble order." , Haley Hill. — " I received the plants on Monday and planted them straight away They are looking exceedingly well, and no one would beUeve they had been moved." , Esq., , Bolton Percy. — ' phiniums I got of you two years ago. anything to touch them." Mrs. , Carbis Bay, Cornwall. — " I wish to thank you for the bulbs which you have so kindly sent me. I know how very lovely they will be, as I saw them at the White City last summer. They are being planted in a bed in front of the house." ' I wish to say how pleased I am with the Del- They are really splendid. I have never seen 3° KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. "PERENNIAL LARKSPURS." HARDY HERBACEOUS. Flowering Season: End of May to August; under certain conditions to November. Planting Season : See below. Height from 4 to 8 or even 10 feet. The DELPHINIUM is one of those flowers which Kelway &Son have greatly improved and popularized. THE DELPHINIUM of to-day is one of the most beautiful of all flowers, and provides a colour — blue — of wfiich we have too little amongst flowers. As well as bemg most rich in colouring its stateliness of habit is marked. There is no flower which exhibits more splendidly the various shades of that most lovely colour, blue; the Forget-me- not is loved for its fresh azure; the Gentian lor the shade which is called by its name; the Delphinium possesses both of these in its r(^pertoire of tints, together with the depth of the sapphire and the hue of imperial purple ; and the striking white central petals of the Delphinium form the best of all possible contrasts with the colour of the surrounding sepals. The foHage is shapely and classical in outline, possessing a similarity with that of the Acanthus, which was the model for the capitals in Corinthian architecture. The columns or spikes of bloom ar^ freely borne, as our photographs show, and succeed one another vsdth a little management through a prolonged season. A bed or border of Delphiniums will often remain in full flower for three months, and the whole of that time will add a colour to the garden which would otherwise be wanting. It is one of the few plants which does well in London, and wdll endure its damp and fog in winter. Our firm has improved the Delphinium almost out of recognition during the last two decades, and the narrow sepals huddled together and hiding their colour in a rather untidy and hang-dog fashion have been succeeded by broad, open, well-set-up flowers which make the most of their colour and shape. This has been the result of careful hybridization combined vtdth selection. We are glad to be able to state that our Delphiniums are free from the attacks of any kind of disease or pest. THE CULTURE OF DELPHINIUMS is exceedingly simple, and the results out of all proportion to the slight amount of care necessary. They thrive in almost any position, and may be planted at any time of the year, provided that in summer the plants are not too forward and that they be well watered in if the weather be dry; September, October, February, March and April are perhaps the best months for planting. For the Colonies and U.S.A. and foreign countries we recommend Spring planting. A rich friable loam will suit them finely, but any soil, even hot and sandy, if well watered and manured, will give excellent results. Dig deeply — trenching is better — add plenty of well-rotted ^>ettion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Delphiniums] 31 manure, and plant from about 2^ to 4 feet apart. Placed in lines as a background to a border, or in groups of say three plants at intervals in a border, their effect is exceedingly fine. A lane or avenue of Del- phiniums, ornamenting a drive or straight walk, is a beautiful sight. They look well in beds also, arranged the same distance apart each way. They are grand grown in masses or large groups of separate colours, and may be associated with shrubs to great advantage, succeeding well in shrubberies owing to their robustness. A succession of flowers may be expected from spring to early autumn, especially if the soil be well prepared and not allowed to get too dry, and the spikes which have done flowering early be cut down to the ground; fresh growth will then be produced, which will give further blossom. We have noticed very hand- some spikes of bloom in our nurseries and gardens as late as the latter days of November. Copious watering in summer will be attended by in- creased size in spike and flower; in fact, in seasons of prolonged drought and on some soils, water is abso- lutely a necessity if the varieties are to exhibit themselves in their true size and beauty of flower and spike. Top dressing is greatly recommended on certain soils, instead of the bare surface of the ground being left ex- posed to the sun. Some of the neater dwarf alpine and other small hardy plants may be utilised to plant be- tween and around the Delphiniums. Stale coal ashes strewn over the crowns will protect the plants from slugs through winter and spring. As we have intimated, any garden soil suits the Delphinium; it is, however, necessary to secure sorts such as are offered below, in order to obtain an effect superior to that afforded by the old smaller-flowered varieties. No amount of liberal treatment will cause the smaller-flowered kinds of. a few years back to develop into the gor- geous hybrids of to-day, and even such well-known kinds as Bella Donna, thougli beautiful, have not by any means the stamina or robustness of habit which is a noticeable feature of our later hybrids, every plant of which will, if properly tended, become a magnificent specimen. This plant had 41 spikes in full bloom when photographed. One of Kelway's Delphiniums i^opyright, K. dr' .S. Esq P O Box — , Cape Town, S. Africa.—" I am gjad to say that everything has arrived'safel'y and in splendid condition, and wiU no doubt succeed I am very much obliged to you for treating me so liberally in this matter. You wdl doubtless be pleased to hear that the Delphiniums flowered splendidly and were much adnured. FAitM CHEsiiAM, Bucks.—" Thank you very much for the splendid plants you have sent me. It is alwavs a delight to unpack vour precious boxes, for one knows the '''!:i!i1Si',^Xc je' Rtr--"tmay state that all my blue Delphiniums which I had 'rj:™vvSTP(iTR™-"poPPLETON, YORK.-" Enclosed I hand you a picture of the Kelwav bed as we ckll it. We think it splendid, and wanted to show how we can grow Delphiniums. The picture does not do them justice. We think that we nearly come up to Kelways." Esq., Montclair, N.J., U.S.A. — " I cannot refrain from telling you again how glorious my Delphiniums and Pyrethrums have been. When they were abloom I spent all my spare moments among them, feasting on such beauty." Miss , House, Newbury. — " The Delphiniums did most beautifully, and the blooms were id feet high, and they flowered twice in the summer." Esq., Conway Road, Paignton, S. Devon. — " The plants I had from you a short time ago came in a splendid condition and have thrived wonderfuily well. The Del- phiniums especially are looking very strong and healthy. ... 1 must thank you for the Care, Promptitude and generous carrying out of my small order." Esq., Newbury. — " The Delphinium bought from you some two years ago have done remarkably well." The Rev. , The .Rectory, Newton S. Loe.— " Your Delphiniums made a magni ficent show here last season." 32 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Wanstead. — "The Delphiniums were the envy and admiration of all who saw them, and they were certainly the most striking flower in my garden last year." Evelyn- Lord Chas. Beresford. Kelway's Delphiniums at iMaghuU i.opyrigtit ii. c^ -5. James Kelway. The Shah. KELWAY'S DELPHINIUMS FOR BEDS .... My attention was attracted, across a meadow, by a glorious display of royal blue in a garden, and I was not content until 1 had discovered what constituted it. Had the colour show been situated in a border it would have seemed less extraordmary, but it was out in the open, in the midst of turf, at the commencement of a shrubbery glade, the path of which was velvety green grass. When I found that this was simply a large round bed completely filled with Delphiniums I began to wonder, as I often do, why so many gardens fail to make use of those simple methods of planting which often result in magnificent effects. A bed of blue Delphiniums ! Anybody can have that. They were not even rare varieties, but the usual sorts — one, dark royal blue, in far the greater proportion; the other, pale azure blue, just flushed in the centre with rose. In order to make the bed attractive in spring, tall Darwin Tulips were set all over it among the Delphiniums. Tulips, the bulbs of which can be left out year after year, and a broad border of Stella Narcissi were followed in summer by bedded out dwarf blue cornflowers. A long-shaped bed of Delphiniums, border shape, is an excellent ending to a lawn; three rows of plants may be used, tall, light blue in the centre, and one on each side of a slightly lower deep blue. I have seen a bed of the exquisite creamy-white Delphinium, Beauty of Langport, which was carpeted by scarlet ivy-leafed Geraniums. How striking would be a bed of Discordia (violet, semi-double, with a black eye) or of Aspiration (violet and plum, semi-double, white centred) massed with some such harmonizmg variety as Geneva (pale blue and mauve, with white eye) or a deep blue Delphinium that is shaded to plum-purple and black, such as David ! These are not expensive plants, considering their loveliness and lasting qualities. — M. Hawthorne in The Gardener. Holland House Show. — KelwayJs Delphiniums show marvellous colours. These flowers are quite a speciality with that firm. — Daily Telegraph. There are no handsomer border flowers than the Delphiniums, and though blue is the prevailing hue of colour, yet the shades are extremely varied, and there are other tints in parts of the flowers. The species and their varieties which so charmed us of old have had to give place to the newer forms with their larger flowers and pleasing combinations of colour. — Gardening Illustrated. We have to thank Messrs Kelway and Son, of Langport, for what they have done in the way of the improvement of this noble perennial, as year after year they bring to London collections of spikes of their own seedlings so fine in development that they command admiration. — The Garden. ' Hardy Plants at Langport. — The Delphiniums were the first things that attracted my attention, for they were just at their best, and there was just about one acre of them. They made such a sight as I shall not soon forget, so vast was the quantity in bloom, so grand the spikes and so rich and varied the different shades of blue. Although I have been a grower of these lovely, hardy, border plants for some twenty years, I was not prepared to see so much improvement in colour, and was much struck with the intensity of the shade in such varieties as Sir Trevor Lawrence, Lord Brassey, and others as compared with the old Bella Donna. The varieties which have a shade of bronze in the centre are also very fine, the contrast between the bronze centre and the deep blue exterior being very striking. But the shades of colour in many of the newer sorts almost baffle description, and I shall not attempt it. It is in the doubles and semi-doubles SeSlion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Delphiniums] 33 that the greatest advance has been made, and many of tnem are truly lovely. They are much larger and more compact than the old compact ooubles of the Ranunculoides type, and consequently are much more valuable for ordinary garden adornment. The light blue nowers with the large white eyes are very striking, and of this section Britannia is, I think, the very best Delbhinium I ever saw. . . . Gardii w'^Td °°* ^^'^^'^'^^ ^""^ special treatment here, being simply planted on a strong loamy soil in an open position.— TAe FOR PERMANENT EFFECT. As permanent subjects in the hardy flower garden we have few plants more worthy of special attention than the Delphiniums. For producing a striking display over a long season they are probably unique. For generaleffect in groups or beds they areextremely valuable as a wnole, but one is easily earned away on closer inspection bv the exquisite beauty of their flowers, particularly those with clear skv- blue shades. Indeed, they have many points of excellence, any one of which alone should entitle them to popularity. But to appreciate their beauty one must see them growing, for it is almost impossible to convey anything like an adequate idea oJ their worth by mere description, and it is equally impossible to place their towering and densely-flowered spikes before the pubhc at the summer exhibitions in a manner worthy of them. Those who have not the opportunity of seeing these plants in flower, or a collection of them well-established, may form some idea of a group with the flower spikes 5 feet to 8 feet high, and densely clothed for about half their length with exquisitely beautiful blooms. Of course, the plants do not reach such perfection in the first year, but in the second year they certainly constitute the grandest possible display. While making the garden gay for a long season, they are in the greatest perfection in June and July, but a judicious selection of them may somewhat extend that period. The plants should be cut down as soon as flowering is over, and in the late summer months many of them will yield another set of spikes, not so fine, of course, as the first ones. The shades of blue, both light and dark, are very numerous; others, again, have flowers of the deepest indigo and violet, while less numerous are those with bronzy and metallic hues combined with other shades. — Gardening Illustrated. These are glorious summer flowers, noble in growth and in bloom, brave masses of colour for many weeks when the principal stems are removed to encourage a succession of side growths. Dur- ing recent years such raisers as Messrs Kelway & Son, of Langport, have striven earnestly to greatly improve the race, and with success. Many of the newer forms are of splendid colour, rich blues, purples, and other shades, sometimes white in the centre with intense blue outer florets, and perfectly double, whilst we have in such varieties as Beauty of Langport and Primrose, flowers almost white, so faint is the yellow tinge. — Century Book of Gardening BRILLIANCE OF TONE. These Delphiniums of which I write are, without exception, ful' and brilliant in tone from the blue of bluest sky to the intense blue of Gentians. They grow in great clumps, some of them eight feet high, and of astonishing circumference. No owner of a garden who once reahzes the decorative value of a mass of blue, such as these Delphiniums afford, would dispense with them from the July garden. — Garden Life. FREEDOM FROM DISEASE. In June and July the Delphiniums attract attention by thei'' noble and stately bearing, and not less so by the infinite variety o' blue shades in the flowers. They produce gorgeous effects when well massed or grouped in the garden. There are not many groups of hardy plants so unique and vigorous. And, happily, too, while not a tew of the best plants of the garden are reeking with some nevj overwhelming disease or fungoid attack, these bold and showy thingi; are, as far as I know, quite free from any such attack. — The Garden. Kelway's Delphiniums at Basingstoke Copyright, K. &-■ S, KELWAY'S DELPHINIUMS IN THE ROMAN FORUM I wish that all flower lovers could see the Roman Forum in the spring time of the year. Professor Boni, the great Italian archaeologist and excavator, loves the living flora of the upper world almost as well, seemingly, as the buried treasures of the under one, where, year after year, he so cleverly and patiently pursues his researches. This year he has sown some of the gorgeous Delphinium seedfrom the Langport Nurseries, and by next season a new and brilliant bank of colour from many young seedlings should rejoice the eyes of some of he many thousand tourists who love pictures made by flowers, as well as the many ruins fashioned by Father Time. — The Gardener. House. Basingstoke. — "Dear Sirs, — I quite agree with you that beds ot Del- phiniums in turf have a very pleasing effect. We have four beds of about 6 ft. across : Mrs Creighion, Eton Boy, Norah Green, and /. S. Sargent, and each bed has, been much admired but the unusual strong growth of Mrs Creighion has been the admira- tion of everybody. Make what use you like of the photographs or my remarks. Yours truly, ." Mr , The Garoens, Wood, Boro' Green, Sevenoaks. — " I feel that I must write and tell you how well the collection of herbaceous plants has done during this summer which you forwardecW^^ winter. They were,-^y|£reatly admired by all who saw them, especia^iy the Delph^pfiis.v My employer sSiii^at he had never seer an.5;.to.come up to them. ■ They were 'Sliflply grand. All the other things have done equally well. Our borders have been one mass of bloom all the season'." C2 34 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Another leading firm, that of Messrs Kelway and Son, of Langport, Somer- set, noted for their fine strains of Delphiniums, etc., also staged some magnificent flowers at the Derby Show of the Royal Agricultural Society which were greatly admired. Messrs Kelwav enjoyed the distinction of being awarded a gold medal for their splendid display, — The Gardening World. Notes from Langport. — The Del- phiniams do not carry puny scattered spikes such as one too often sees in gardens, but in profusion and 5 and 6 feet high, some few higher. The colours vary from palest blue to purple, and these special features of the very fine hybrids of the firm raised by Mr Drummond, who has charge of tliis department, may be summarized as: Spikes long, the stem completely covered with flowers com- pactly set, large, well displayed, of every known tint and with every type of "eye," pure white, brown, black; form of flower from the dolphin shape of the single to a perfect rosette like the hollyhock, small petals running quite into the centre of the floret. We noticed also that a very charming pink-mauve colour had been intro- duced into many varieties. . . We left Langport witka lasting impression of the finest Delphiniums in the horti- cultural world. — Gardeners' Maga:ine. Delphiniums from Langport remind us of what Messrs Kelway and Son have accomplished with this noble border plant. All who have visited the summer shows this season, the Hardy Flower Conference, and the meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society in particular, must have been charmed with the unicLue displays made by the firm — flowers that represent the Delphinium in its best aspect. — Gardeners' Magazine. The Langport firm has for long been well known for its very superior strain of Delphiniums. — Gardeners' Chronicle. Messrs Kelway, who have paid such attention to these plants, and so improved the varieties, deserve the best thanks of all who have gardens. — The Garden. Kelway and Son, of Langport, who have the best strain of Delphiniums in this country, have several attractive additions to their list. These are very popular for arranging in bold groups, the mass of brilliant tints having a striking efiect. Amongst the varieties being sent out this season is Sir George Newnes, a semi-double of a cobalt-blue colour. — The American Florist, New York. Larkspurs. — But it is not in the' cultivation of Paeonies- alone that they excel. A visit to their nurseries in June will reveal some 10 acres of Delphiniums in bloom, and the sight is one that lingers in the memory. The perennial Larkspur is one of the flowers which Messrs Kelway and Son have made their own and greatly improve. It is certain that the popularity of the Delphinium at the present day is in a large measure due to the splendid new varieties and forms which they have put into commerce. Wc know of no flower which has a more stately appearance in the garden, nor one which presents a richer feast of its own rare colour — blue. The perennial Larlcspurs must be massed to obtain the best efiect. They grow to a height varying from 4 to 8 feet, and flower irom the beginning of June to August, and, when the weather and other conditions are kind, as late as October. — The Gardener. Copyright, K. Sy S. Kelway's Delphiniums in Lancashire '^^^BI^M I^Jfcc^ Im J^H ■■l^**?^p?i#i^ yF^ iBII^H ^^m h % m i^^im h| P^^ ■*^jSsM m Kelway s Delphiniums in Ireland Lopyrtght, ti.. iif ^. Few plants contribute so much to the charm of the garden as the perennial Delphiniums or larkspurs. The common Delphinium of our gardens, which is one of the most showy of the taller herbaceous plants, was raised from the North American D. elatum or exaltatum, and is unrivalled for producing a striking display over a long season. For general effect, groups in the borders and beds are extremely precious and, on close inspection, the exquisite beauty of the individual flowers, particularly those of a clear, sky-blue shade, is revealed. To rightly appreciate theur beauty they should be seen growing in broad masses against a background of trees at a little distance, when they have the appearance of a clear, blue drift of colour, many feet in height. — The Morning Post. The Delphinium — This reminds me of a day I spent recently among the Delphiniums in Messrs Kelway and Son's Nursery at Langport. One may almost call this tiie birth- place of the Delphinium, and it was a pure, delight to see the flowers by the acre, a cloud of blue colouring which even the Paonies could not dim. — Country Life. Mr -, Stonehurst, Limpsfield. — "The Delphiniums you supplied us with last year were admired greatly and bloomed beautifully through the drought when other flowers failed." , Low PiTTiNGTON. — " I have again to thank you for the quality of the perennials I had from you last autumn, they have all given me the greatest satisfaction. . . . Our local show his just been held and I had no difficulty in being first for perennials from plants supplied by you, which gave me great satisfaction." Mr , The Gardens, Hill.— "I may say that the herbaceous plants from you are a deUght. 1 had a table of cut blooms last year at Dunbaf Show, and they were greatly admired. I am having the same on Friday, ist, at the DUnbar Flower Show. I will have a good display; all herbaceous from your reliable Firm." SeSion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Delphiniums] 35 s: -^' :R -' - ^ Cofyright K. &= S. A portion of an Artistic Herbaceous Border with Kelway's Delphiniums Delphiniums. — In the hands of the hybridist the modern race of Delphiniums has taken on a glory which places them in an exceedingly high position among hardy plants. Those stately spires of blue, rising above the bright green ornamental foliage, are wonderfully decorative. Those " haunting shades " from the softest azure to the deepest violet, have an impelling attraction to all flower lovers, and, given a fair amount of attention, they amply repay the grower by their added glories. The Kin^ of Delphiniums must be secured. Its grand habit, floriferous character, and its handsome spikes of dark blue and purple flowers, with white centres, double in formation, make it a sterling variety. The Queen is a delightful pale blue, of excep- tionally fine form, and is undoubtedly the first of its colour. Per- simmon, a glorified Belladonna, is another splendid light blue. It is very floriferous, and deserving of note. Chamont is a rich violet, with a ruddy suffusion and a bronzy centre. It is large in blossom and statelyi n appearance. — Amateur Gardening. Delphiniums. — These, in their season, are as famihar as are Pceonies. Their importance can be gauged pretty accurately when we say that one firm, Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, has a stock amounting to 200,000 in numbers. These, like Felonies, are perfectly hardy. At the time of our visit to Langport there were great breadths of vigorous plants actively developing their towering spikes in their quiet tones of bltie, purple, and white. — The Journal of Horticulture. A VISIT to Langport in any of the several seasons when specialities are in flower reveals a feast that will astonish the mind and gratify the eye of the most critical flower lover. Delphiniums and Pceonies touch only a fringe of what is to be seen in the extensive acreage owned by Messrs Kelway. — W. Strugnell, in The Journal of Horticulture. There are so many good varieties now on the market that it is rather difficult to make a selec- tion, and the names of a few of the best and most distinct varieties may be of some help to those who intend planting this autumn. Delphinium Rock Sand has long spikes of large semi-double flowers of rosy mauve. King of Delphiniums is by far the best Delphinium yet raised. This variety produces numerous spikes of Gentian blue flowers tinged with plum. The centre of each flower is pure white. Lady Fair is one of the most beautiful of the newer varieties. The flowers are rbsy lilac, with white centres, and they are borne in long spikes. , Dorothy Daniels is a splendid variety of clear sky blue, with a white centre to each flower. Kelway's Blue much resembles the well- known Persimmon, but the flowers are larger and brighter, and the spikes much longer. Silver Buckle has sky-blue flowers, with dark centres ; Zinfanstel, very large spikes of deep blue flowers, the centres black. — Gardening World. About Delphiniums. — One needs to have known the insignificant varieties of perennial Larkspurs which existed twenty-five years ago in order to appreciate fully the gorgeously coloured and enormous spikes that one meets with in the present-day race of Delphiniums. There exists no genus of plants that has received more skilful attention from the hybridist, or which has been brought to such a state of perfection in recent years as has that of' the perennial Delphinium. Every shade of blue and purple is repre- sented, ranging from the lightest of sky-blues, lavenders, and delicate mauves to the deepest of gentians, violets, and purples. The centres of the florets are also charmingly varied, and present in many cases brilliant contrasts to the surround- ing petals. For instance, in some varieties we find striking white eyes on a gentian background, and on others one sees black eyes surrounded by , Rock Ferry, Cheshire. — " I enclose an order for some Delphiniums, etc. You may be interested to have the enclosed small photo, taken in my garden last summer. All my Delphiniums are from your stock. The original plants are a magnificent sight each simimer. . . . The photo is a single plant, on which I counted thirty-three spikes in bloom at one time. Yours faithfully, ." William Aspinall, Innellan, Bebington, Cheshire. — " The Delphiniums 1 got om you are great beauties, much admired." ^^^;;;«grf5 WW^M .;. i>' '■ ■'.■rX^^iS^ ^^^^ Sj ^tff lk"^^l - tt ili >"^lwi m' m m ^^EEK-^ >",.•.■ ,■ , '^\ B^: ■.-'"^aiS^ ttH^I Kelway's Delphiniums in Ireland ofyri^/it, K Sf :> 36 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. the lightest of blues. Other centres are frequently met with which assume the shape and colour of bees, and novices are often deceived by these bee centres, and beUeve them to be the creatures they resemble. The creamy-white varieties of Delphiniums are now familiar to most amateurs, and they provide a pleasing contrast to their coloured brethren. — Ama- teur Gardening. Delphiniums. — The glorious Delphinium, or perennialXaj-ft- spurs, form one of the most showy and interesting groups of garden plants which we possess. We can readily say that few gardens seem complete without a group or two of these most graceful perennials, and we can- not easily find a substitute which embodies the same noble foliage, tall, graceful flower spikes, and exquisite shades of colouring which they possess. In many gardens there is a scarcity of blue flowers, and, this being the case, we can rely upon the Delphiniums to supply the deficiency in this direction. What blues they are ! We find every shade of it, from the palest of sky-blues to the blue thatis" lost in purple. " Mauves, whites, violets, and other shades we have in plenty, but it is blue that is inseparably associated with perennial Larkspurs. DELPHINIUMS FOR TOWNS. Delphiniums as town garden plants have few equals, and soon form a fine group for a sunny corner, a grand screen for a bare or Copyright, K Sf S Kelway's Delphiniums near Liverpool poorly clad wall, and' a ■■ delightful gem for the back row of the herbaceous border. To define just one more position "for these glorious garden dwellers, let me recommend the planting of, bold groups on the lawn or in the grass by the woodside. Here with plenty of space to grow in, and plenty of sunlight to bring out their colouring and enhance their beauty, they form themselves into symmetrical groups of radiant beauty. Thus you will find the foliage all intact, and the flower spikes strong and vigorous, yet withal graceful, and this, with the carpeting of grasses underneath, creates a picture of natural beauty. Grand are the finer hybrids which the florists have placed in our hands during the last few years. In place of the small-flowered, closely-packed, flowering varieties of other days we possess a race of hybrids which are glorious in colouring, with large, well- formed petals, the blossoms stand- ing out bold and distinct on the graceful spikes. As the days roll by we realise more fully the extreme value of the Del- phinium as a decorative plant, and with confidence we recommend that its culture become more and more general, taking care in choosing, for the best varieties. pay, and give a splendid effect. — Amateur Gardening. A bed of Kelway's new Delphiniums in a Somerset Apple Orchard Co-pyright, K. Sf S. , Esq., — Brownsville Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport. — " Thoroughly satisfied. Plaats very carefully lifted and labelled and most beautifully packed, but firm as a rock; plants arrived as fresh as if they had come from the nearest nursery. Your employees who executed my order have my very best thanks." SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Delphiniums] 37 The Rise of the Delphinium. — The Del- phinium a common garden flower, indeed! Happily, it is common to every garden in one or other of its many handsome forms, but that is a very different thing from classifying it as a common garden flower. It and the white ISIadonna Lily are among the love- liest and most stately of all the flowers of our out- door pleasure grounds. We have entitled these observations " The Rise of the Delphinium." Any- one not closely connected with the larger and more important exhibitions might ^ be puzzled to see the appropriateness of the title now, any more than at any time during the last half-dozen years. But they may not have seen the annually increasing interest of the flower- loving public and of the wealthy visitors to the greater London exhibi- tions displayed in regard to the improved new Delphiniums as we have seen and watched it. Five to ten years ago the hardy plant nurserymen certainly had their banks and masses of Delphiniums , but now they have their whole stands full of them. Moreover, they are much more discriminate in what they choose to stage, yet just what is best is hard for an impartial selector to decide. The com- bination in such a flower as Lady Muir Mackenzie is indeed marvellous, and they are just the colours that, by reason of their gentle, pleasing harmonies or by the brilliancy of their contrast (as witness the white centre), satisfy the most cultivated artistic taste. Kelway Delphiniums growing at Los Angeles, California. Cupyrtght The late Mr. James Kelway may be regarded as the more recent real improver of the tall perennial Delphiniums. He must have been at work some twenty-five or thirty years ago, for in the list of plants certificated by the Royal Horticultural Society between the years 1859 and i8gg the earUest record of his having obtained an award for a novelty gives the year as 1888. In a list Of thirty- two certificated novelties twenty-eight were from the firm of Kelway, so that the Langport house has a right to be regarded as the chief responsible improver of this resplendent and stately summer flower. Surely it is time that the Royal Horticultural Society held a conference upon it. One might dilate at some length upon its ^^■:^t '^ , imMitnMMifaiua* ll^'^L K.elway s Delphiniums at Langport — one ot several helds devoted to this flower. Lo-pyrtght K &• S 38 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. manifold charms, its long season of flowering, its easy cultivation, its hardiness, and its possibilities, but;' they are patent to all. The Delphiniums now number some forty species, but the two that would appear to have been mainly relied upon for the varietal derivatives of to-day are Elatum and Grandiflorum, both natives of Siberia, the former having been introduced about the same time as Rosa damascena — namely, 1597 — and the other not until much later. Parkinson, in his " Paradisus Terrestris " of 1629, figures several spikes of the Delphiniums then being cultivated. Seeds of them, he says, had come to him among other seed collec- tions, and the Delphiniums " grew among the com in many countries beyond the sea." He distinguished the Rocket Larkspur, D. Ajacis. however, as a native British plant. His figures represent Delphinium flore simplici the single " Larkes spur," which also had the name "Larkes heeles." Secondly, D. vulgare flore medio duplici, with semi-double blooms ; D. v. fl.-pL, with true double flowers (like those of the double grandiflorum) ; and D. elatius fl.-pl., the double upright Delphinium — these are all generally famiUar to students of the genus. The new race of white and primrose varieties, we would add, originated at Langport about 1886, and have been slowly added to. A "Delphinium garden" containing beds or strips of the fore- going kinds, and of the varieties of the Larkspur [Ajacis) type, both the tall and dwarf strains, suggests splendid new opportunities for the flower garden artist. — Journal of Horticulture. Delphiniums and Peonies. — At this season of the year one is wont to regard the waning glories of one's borders with a contem- plative eye, mindful that the time is at hand when it behoves the careful gardener to set his garden in order for another season. His mind is already planning future triumphs ere yet the harvest of the year has been full}' garnered. It is this " looking forward," perhaps, that makes gardening the perennial and stimulating recreation it is. Whatever the measure of success he may have attained in a present that has hardly merged into the past, he aspires to outbid it in the future. Whatever the failure that may have chilled his hopes, he looks forward to atone for it next year. Revolving a plan of campaign in a comparatively complacent and chastened spirit (for looking back on the year's record there are always better memories for which unexpected, and very often undeserved, success but keeps the balance of compensation even), my mind is resolved on two points — I will have more Delphiniums, I will extend the space devoted to PcBonies. Of all the glories of a summer border there are very few, if an}', to rival a bold group of tall, well-established Delphiniums, and by experience I have learnt that it is possible, with a very little care and resolution, to prolong its splendour until late in the autumn. Hitherto, in a half-hearted fashion, I had, as directed, pruned my Delphiniums when they had finished flowering. This year I took heart of grace and cut them back ruthlessly as soon as they showed signs of going over. I now have the reward of my conviction in that they have now thrown a new harvest of spikes to relieve the sunset yellows of my borders. One clump in particular, of an exquisite turquoise blue — I beheve it to be of the Star of Langport strain — relieves the greyness of even the dullest autumn day with a touch of colour that recalls the skies of June. The second spikes are, no doubt, not quite so fine or so tall as the first, but, coming when they do, they are doubly welcome. Bearing in mind the prospect of a second crop of Delphiniums in the autumn, I doubt whether even yet the infinite possibilities of the splendid plants in a well-planned border are fully realised. It takes some resolution to cut back the clumps of graceful foliage as soon as the spikes begin to run to seed, and it leaves patches of bareness that, at first, make you look the other way whenever your eye falls upon them ; but in the end — more especially if you are assiduous with your watering-pot — faith is justified in the result. No flower, perhaps, has a wider range and delicacy of tone than the wonderful hybrid Delphiniums which Messrs Kelway have intro- duced and made universally popular. From the tender blue of the Forget-me-Not to the translucent azure of the Gentian, through the depth of sapphire colouring to all the wealth of imperial purple, the stately columns of blossom range, while the graceful foliage classical in design and restful in tint, is always a relief to the eye. A colour contrast, such as is furnished by a group of Kelway's deep sky-blue Decoration, side by side with the rich purple of the Monarch of All, and the pale turquoise of the white-eyed Queen of the Fairies, reveals harmonies of colour such as no other perennial can achieve. The ideal arrangement is, of course, to show off your Delphiniums against the rich, brilliant white of tall Madonna Lilies ; but it is not everyone who can induce the Madonna to play its appointed part. Personally, I have had no luck with them. 'They have been one of the disappointments of the season, despite every attention that any well-disposed bulb could demand. My own theory is that Madonnas either like the station you are able to give them, or they don't, and there is an end on't. But, in their absence, Kel- way's white Delphiniums, a new race born in the Langport nurseries, leave nothing to be desired. The milky white toning to a pale yellow centre of the Phyllis Kelway, the stainless white of the Ivory Queen, or of the Princess of Wales, with its daring note of sepia on its white centre, furnish a choice of foils which make you inde- pendent of the whims and vagaries of the Madonna. Another rather attractive scheme is to mass a few plants of feathered Columbine (Thalictrum adiantifolium) in front of a clump of Delphiniums, where the feathery white and the graceful foliage of the Columbine show off with very happy effect against the rich blue of the taller plants. Another effective contrast can be obtained by placing a few of the new Lupines or Sea Holly (say, Eryngium Oliverianum superbum), whose metallic silvery tones furnish a most effective foil to the Delphinium. Anyone who is in doubt as to the happiest combination of shades in laying out Delphiniums could hardly do better than to purchase one or other of Kelway's collec- tions, for every variety of the wonderful range of choice that comes from the Langport nurseries is of proved merit and true to type. Hardly second for the effective decoration of the border comes the PiBony, on the possibilities of which most amateur gardeners have as yet failed to insist. The herbaceous PcBony takes very kindly to any self-respecting soil, is perfectly hardy, does not make a fuss about the station allotted to it, and has an almost infinite variety of delicate tints, often with a very faint delicate fragrance, which make the flowers invaluable for the house, where they have a singularly rich and exotic note. Whether in isolated clumps in the grass, or playing their part in the general colour scheme of a wide border, the Paony is alike effective. Kelway's new double- flowered varieties for this year include a wonderful creamy-white flower with a delicate flush of pink, christened Kelway's Glorious ; Liberty, a beautiful salmon-rose, against which the large golden anthers stand out in striking relief, and the Lord Mayor, a very full double of a bright cherry-rose colour ; but choice among the magnificent range of varieties that Kelways have introduced is difficult indeed. A very favourite double of mine is the Princess Alice of Battenberg, because its petals, toning from rose to soft yellow in the centre, are particularly gauzy in texture, and another very attractive double has a white flower delicately edged with pink, with golden-coloured petaloids, to which this Journal has had the honour of standing sponsor. More delicate and graceful Mr. , St. Petronille de Beaulieu, Island of Orleans, Quebec, Canada. — " Six or seven years ago you sent out some Paeonies to Mrs. , Island of Orleans, Quebec. They have done so well she would like to have more." , Esq., Paignton. — " I send you herewith a photo taken in my garden on the 2ist inst. showing some of the Delphiniums, etc., I had from you, which may interest you. I may say| they have been greatly admired, and I have given your name to numerous inquirers. I have been delighted with the goods I had from you." , Esq., Stonehurst, Limpsfield. — " I am pleased to say that the collection of Delphiniums that you sent me last autumn has proved a great success, the flowers being admired by all who have seen them. The plants are now in full bloom for the second time." , Eltham. — " The Delphiniums you sent me about two years ago are much admired, and flourishing beautifuUv in my garden." , Esq , Ille et Villatne, France. — " I herewith enclose cheque for the plants vou so kindly despatched to us, which arrived quite safe and in good condition." , Esq., , Bridge of Weir, N.B. — " I am goinc to have another magnificent display of your Delphiniums, which elicited so much favourable comment from passers-by last summer. My garden is overlooked by two thoroughfares, so that all the splendid Herbaceous stuff I got from you is seen and admired." , Esq., , Johannesburg. — " I am in receipt of the various cases of plants, elc, for which I am greatly obliged, the Delphiniums and Paeonies, particularly, arriving in perfect condition, some of the former having sprouted in transit, and they are now quite large plants. The Irises also are growing well already." , Esq., , Bickley, Kent. — " The plants we had from you in the early part of this year for our new border throve very well indeed. The Delphiniums in the border did remarkably well. They continually pushed forth new growths, and threw good spikes of bloom ; therefore, we had a good display of them for quite a long time." Mrs. , Sydenham, Kent. — " Messrs. Kelway's Pyrethrums have been magnificen this year in Mrs. 's garden ; some of the blossoms were quite fit for exhibition." Mrs. , , AscHAM Road, Bournemouth, E. — " It is with great pleasure that I have read in this morning's Standard that you have gained a Gold Medal for your beautiful Paeonies exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Show at Gloucester. Need I say how heartily I congratulate you on getting that distinguished and coveted honour. I feel quite certain (although I was not able to be there) that they could not have been more beautiful than those you sent me five or six years ago. We have some cut in the house now and the fragrance is delicious." SeSlion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Delphiniums] 39 in outline, if less effective in mass, are the single Peonies, and Kelway's special variety, the Imperial, which in some measure combine the most attractive features of both singles and doubles, though the delicacy of their colouring makes ample amends for any sacrifice of its typical boldness. For the exquisiteness of its tint, the new Pride of Langport and the Pink of Perfection are unrivalled, while for absolutely immaculate whiteness, set round a golden centre, Queen Alexandra, as peerless as a Magnolia blossom, is, in form and modelling, for all its size, a rarely perfect flower. Among the novelties Kelways introduced last year are the dainty Eileen Kelway, with its outer-pink flushed petals, forming a perfect egg- shell China vase enclosing a soft cushion of creamy petaloids, and striking rich purple in Purple Cup. Thus even the sadness of farewell, inseparable from the contem- plation of the autumn glories of one's borders in the autumn, may be made glorious by visions of glowing colours and rich effects of summer months to come. True, these high ambitions may never be realised, and the bud of aspiration may wilt and wither before it flowers into achievement. But in a garden, as in many other relations of life, it is better to have planned and lost the perfect border than never to have dreamed it at all. — Onlooker. At the White City. — Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, are represented by gorgeous masses of Delphiniums and Pyrethrums, while several mixed borders with PiBonies, Poppies, Pinks, Spimas, and other early summer flowers now in bloom, have been planted by them. The Delphiniums are especially fine. The collection is composed of finest up-to-date varieties, in many rich colour shades, while each plant is a giant clump. — The Gardener. Royal Hort. Society's Summer Show. — Messrs Kelway and Son, Lanp)ort, Somerset, had a delightful arrangement of Lark- spurs on either side of a light bamboo pergola, the effect being very pretty. — The Garden. A collection of Delphiniums, staged by Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, was in every way admirable, and occupied two tables in the centre of the hall. The exhibit was one of great merit, and contained such fine varieties as Beauty of Langport, Geneva, and others. — The Gardeners' Chronicle. Great Flower Show at Liverpool. — Marvellous is a word that can aptly be used in reference to the huge Delphiniums shown b}'' Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. Not only were the spikes immense, but the individual pips were proportionately large, and in all the range of colour from white to indigo there was not a displeasing shade. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Horticulture at the Royal Agricultural Show, Liverpool. — The magnificent display of Pcsonies and Delphiniums, shown hy Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset, created much enthusiasm, and the exhibit was constantly surrounded by visitors. The Delphinium spikes were wonderful, such varieties as Coronation (purple and blue). Queen Alexandra (pale blue). Queen Mother (purple and sky blue). King George V. (purple), and Royal Blue creating a great deal of interest. Select Delphiniums. — Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, have done more for the Delphinium than any other of our firms. — The Journal of Horticulture. Richmond. — Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, put a up collection of handsome and enormous branching spikes of splendid Delphiniums. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Magnificent Exhibits at Holland House. — Messrs Kelway AND Son, of Langport, to whom the world of horticulture is so much indebted for the development of fine Delphiniums, exhibited half a dozen new varieties. One, suggestively christened " Smoke of War," is of deep purple plum colour, semi-double in habit. Another, named " Knight of Langport," is intermixed violet and purple, Avitb large white eye. A very good and distinct one is "A. F. W. Hay- ward," bearing a spike of fine length. It is sky-blue and lavender in colour, with a dark brown eye. " Dusky Monarch " bears a massive spike, quaintly tinted purple, and violet with a black eye. — The Standard. RovAL Botanic Society. — Messrs. Kelway, Langport, exhibited a most telling lot of Paeonies and Delphiniums. The latter were grand, the spikes were bold and prepossessing in the extreme; indeed, this iirra has been chiefly instrumental in per- fecting this 1 jvely race. They were awarded a Gold Medal for a fine show of more than 120 Delphinium spikes and fifty or sixty bunches of Pasonies. — The Garden. IN MESSRS KELWAY'S NURSERIES. - It might be possible to write many columns about not only the nursery at Langport, but also the Manual, which, as we have previously mentioned, includes not only annual and perennial flowers, but shrubs, vegetables, exotics, bulbs and tubers. Scanning these pager, we think of the many happy days we have passed among the floweusiu this Lang- port vale, and look forward to the summer again to greet the scented wind borne from the fragrant acres of pseony, sweet pea, and the many other flowers that make the EngUsh garden beautiful. The Delphinium is one of the most noble of summer flowers and the thanks of all earnest gardeners are due to Messrs Kelway for their work in increasing the range of colouring, and in suggesting the ways of grouping the plants. We well remember Del- phinium time at Langport, and were among the first to see the yellow variety, not, perhaps, the yellow of a daffodil, but a soft and beautiful shade suggestive of further improvements in the future. A beautiful work has been, and is being, accomplished by Messrs Kelway. --E. T. Cook in Country Life. ^ Every one who remembers Langport must remember at the same time Kelway's beautiful nurseries, covering acres on acres. Think of a flower, any flower or plant which it is possible to grow on English soil — you may find such a one in the Kelway Nurseries, besides innumerable plants which it is doubtful whether you can name. . . . Kelway's name is synonymous with novelty in plant production. The firm is constantly produc- ing new hybrids that attract attention by their wonderful colours. To do anything like justice to the Langport Nurseries, it is necessary to visit them at intervals during the year in order to see the various groups of flowers appearing in their appointed seasons. — Wide World Magazine.- " , Esq., West Fourth 5treet, Cincinnati, U.S.A. — " They were beautifuHlast season, but this year they are magnificent. To see my grounds one would hardly think I needed to plant more, but I am in love with Kelway's Delphiniums, so require a few more of the choicest kinds. Last year, we aad our imoaediate friends enjoyed the display, but this season they have attracted attention from numoers of the best people in the city, who have come asking for information as to where they were obtained." Professor Church, Shelsley, Kew Gardens. — " I have one of the Delphi- n iums you supplied me with a few years ago in superb bloom just now. One spike, more than three feet high, is covered along its entire length with bloom, all out at once." Harrow-on-the-Hill. — "I am very much pleased with the flowers I had from you last autumn. The Delphiniums have astonished every one who has seen them, even in this their first year." . Greenock. — " I am very pleased to say that your plants continue to give great atisfaction, I am very well pleased with everything I have had from you." Mr , Warren Street, Rrookline, Mass., U.S.A. — " On Saturday, I took both prizes for Delphiniums, offered by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, one was for twenty spikes, and the other for ninety spikes cut from plants that I obtained" from you." Mr. , , Toronto, Canada.— I beg to inform you the case of plants a arrived here in perfect condition. The Peonies were in splendid shape." Dr. , Chatham, Ont. — " The plants arrived apparently in splendid condition this- morning, April 28. We quite admire the manner in which they were packed. I hope^ they will do well in our climate." Waterloo Street, Birmingham. — " I send you herewith a photo of some of your Delphiniums as grown in my garden last year. The lady standing by them is 5 ft. 7 in. in^ height, so you may judge of the height and size of the flowers. I never saw anything like them before." , Esq., Lyndhurst Road, Burnley. — " Many thanks for your generou s deahng, both as regards quantity and quality. I received the goods in splendid condition, and wish you every success this year." -" I had some Paeonies trora you some years ago- , Esq., , Upplyme, Devon. - which have given great satisfaction." Miss , , Vienna. — " Having received some very fine Paeonies from you a few years ago, that have since bloomed and been the admiration of everyone, I would be very glad could you again favour me with your Catalogue." , Esq., Abbots Bromley, Rugeley. — " I am pleased to say that my bed of 120- of your Hybrid Delphiniums is now a magnificent sight, and promises to last well over- July 7 (the day of the Fete). " There are at least 100 different kinds, many having 4 or 5 spikes, some 6 and 7 feet high. As this is the first year of flowering I feel I ought to be more than satisfied. " They have been immensely admired, and appear to be quite new to the majority of people." , Esq., , Sydenham. — " I think perhaps you would be interested in hearing that your Delphiniums T had from you some years ago are a perfect sight — huge plants- with enormous blooms of intense colour. Everyone admiresjthem and says they have never seen any half as good." Mrs. , , Shipston-on-Stour. — " Some Peonies I had from you a few years- ago are quite a show, when they are in bloom, and are greatly admired." , Tadley, Basingstoke. — " I am exceedingly pleased with the plants, your liberality as to the numbers, and the splendid packing." , Low Pittington. — " Plants arrived in good condition, and judging from your Catalogue your selection of Herbaceous Phloxes is a good one, I do not doubt but the\'- will turn out as well as other plants I have had from you in the past have always done." 40 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. KELWAYS Choice New Hardy Hybrid DELPHINIUMS for 1912 This is a most wonderful selection; in each case the colour and form are entrancing; they are the bestoutof TWO ACRES of probationers. The branching varieties are particularly recommended for cut flowers. 10/6 each (except those priced otherwise). The Set for £15. Curiosity, sky-blue, with a very large mass of yellowj'-brown petals in the centre ; beautiful ; medium height. Dr. Lodwidge, beautiful sky-blue and rose ; two rows of petals ; semi-double ; very fine ; general aspect a pretty, bright bluish- lavender ; dwarf branching habit, but with long flower spikes 3 J ft., flowering from i ft. Dusky Monarch, light piirple ; very large ; two rows of petals ; the colour of royal mourning, with a striking black centre ; semi- double ; quite distinct ; branching habit ; tall ; enormous spikes and individual flowers standing well out from the stem ; cylindrical spike 6 in. through ; strong grower, stout con- stitution ; a highly recommended dark variety. £s per doz. Award of Merit, Richmond, 1910. "A magnificent purple." Journal of Hort. Earl of Ellesmere, dark, pure blue, touched with purple here and there ; single ; black eye ; dark foliage and dark stems ; graceful habit ; distinct ; medium height. Earl of Listowel, plum-purple ; very large ; large white eye ; single inedium height. Geraldine Kelway, pale azure blue; the most beautiful; single white eye; very large individual flowers and long spikes; tall. 21/- each. Hon. R. Lubbock, pure deep blue; most telling white eye; single; tall. James William Kelway, lovely deep blue and plum ; large, striking white eye ; semi-double ; an improvement at last on our King of Delphiniums; larger and more richly coloured; tall. 21 /- each. " A noble purple with a white eye " (Journal of Hort.). " A strong contrast of deep Prussian blue and rich plum colour " [Hort. Advertiser). Kelway's Magnificent, deep violet and richest plum ; large white centre ; very telling ; dark stems ; tall ; of wonderful richness. 21/- each. Kelway's Masterpiece, light reddish -purple ; reflexed flowers ; eight white petals inlaid around the inner petals ; astounding in its markings, and very beautiful; quite distinct ; tall. 21/- each. King George, rich, deep violet ; wonderfully fine ; striking white eye ; reflexed petals ; long spikes ; single ; tall. Lady Knaresborough, pale blue ; large; rose and silver; blind eye ; good spike ; semi-double ; medium height ; beautiful. Langport Glory, brilliant deep blue, with large white rosette : centre touched plum-purple ; wonderfully effective, and of indescrib- able richness ; tall. Lovely, delicate milky lavender and sky-blue, with large white eye ; semi-double; grand; the largest Delphinium ever raised; tall. Award of Merit, Sontharapton, 1911. 21/- each. Mrs. James Kelway, beautiful pale sky-blue, with pink inner petals ; large white eye ; semi-double ; flower very round and com- pact ; one of the most beautiful Delphiniums ever raised ; an enormous spike and flower ; tall. 21/- each. Opal, very pale opalescent blue, with pale yellow eye ; single medium heig'ht. Prima Donna, beautiful ^a/e clear blue, the petals striped deeper sky blue. Habit of Persimmon. Very fine and unique. Purple Rod, large; purple and violet ; dark centre ;, single; tall; long spikes. R. B. Jones, large; deep cobalt-blue ; white eye ; single ; tall. Sir Reginald McLeod, very striking ; deep royal blue ; edged violet white eye ; single. Copyright K. Kelway's New Delphinium, Countess of Ilchester I OS. each. Angelic, sky-blue ; pale yellow eye ; large flower and very long spike ; tall. Blue Fairy, single azure blue, touched pink ; pale centre ; finely cut foliage ; very dainty in appearance ; dwarf, 2^ ft. ; very free fl.owering ; suitable for bedding. Capt. Henderson, deepest, richest violet blue, with very distinct white centre ; single ; tall. Chandelier, very charming ; pale blue touched with light pink ; white centre ; reflexed petals ; most effective ; beautiful free branching habit ; medium height. Colonel M. Lockwood, very large ; deep purple and violet blue ; large white eye ; single ; fine spike ; medium height. Countess of Leitrim, sky-blue and pink ; black eye ; finely shaped spike, with large flowers well away from the spike. -, Esq., — , Porter Place, New Jersey, U.S.A. — "For several years I have beea supplied through American firms with your most excellent plants, until now I have some most complete collections. Yet an amateur cannot, I suppose, ever be satis- fied with his garden as it is, and I shall probably continue to purchase plants such as you alone can supply." Delphiniums, always lovely plants, have of latej'years so increased in beauty that they have taken a much more important place in gardens. The wonderful range of colour, tone and size has developed quite marvellously, and, whereas formerly it was diificult to get a mass effect of a good real blue, now, owing to Messrs Kelway's skilful cultivation of Delphiniums, blue can play as prominent a part as any other colour. . . . Forming an excellent contrast in every way, and supplying the complementary colour, are Gaillardias. These, too, have undergone very marked developments of late years and have much increased in size. An herbaceous border where delphiniums and gaillardias are especially prominent is very handsome. — The Ladies^ Field. , Esq., Lvnford, Lingfield, Surrey. — " In 1899 I procured from you many of your choicest Delphiniums. I am so pleased with them that I shall be glad if you will kindly send some specimens of a few of your most striking new ones." Newlands, Harrow-on-the-Hill. — " Your Delphiniums and Pseonies have made the reputation of my garden in the neighbourhood." , Esq., Witton, Droitwich. — " My garden is ablaze with your gorgeous Del- phiniums, which are the admiration of all who see them; they are indeed lovely. All lovers of flowers should be grateful to you for the wonderful way in which you have improved these grand flowers." Mb , BoREHAM Cottage, Warminster. — " I have just received the plants you sent us and they are in fine condition and beautifully packed. I have never seen any- thing like the Delphiniums we had of you last time, they were perfect, and all the other plants were beautiful." a: D D O iP O X O < z ,< M CO en D Z ■^ X t D. T3 J ^ U] fc -^ Q ^ % D S uJ o ^ CQ — UJ X z 5 I (fi > < ^ J U] u SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Delphinmms] 41 KELWAY'S Choice New Hardy Hybrid Perennial DELPHINIUMS of 1909-10 10/- each (excepting those priced differently). The Set for £13. Branching Peisimmon ; it is unnecessary to say what a fine variety this is; the centres are whiter and of branching habit, otherwise it is a counter- part of our well-known kind. This will eventually prove one of the best known of all our D elphiniums. Brilliance, deep bright sky-blue; semi-double; a most effective colour; very striking. China Blue, china blue, white centre ; single-flowered; a very clear and pleasing colour ; of branching habit. Decoration, deep sky-blue ; two rows of petals ; of pure colour ; of rosette form . Distinction, reddish-purple; semi-double; good distinct colour, standing out well from others. Effective, pale sky-blue; two rows of petals; black centre; most telling. A fine " bedder." Branching habit. Enchantress, sky-blue and pink, white eye ; semi-double ; very pretty. Excelsior, bright blue with a small touch of pink, white centre; single-flowered, large; tall and fine. Glow, reddish-purple inner petals, outer petals violet, brown eye ; tall and very fine ; the flowers are well spaced upon the spike ; a fine effective colour. Hon. Mrs Lumley, sky-blue, inner petals pink, tipped white; semi-double; loose flower; very beautiful. Kelway's Azure, beautiful pure ccerulean blue, white centre; single-flowered; something like Kelway's Blue. Of branching habit. Lady Georgina Legge, sky-blue spreading petals, with large curious centres; flowers very regularly disposed; very distinct. Of branching habit ; especially good for beds. Lady IHuir-Mackenzie, light blue just touched with pink, dark eye; single flowered ; flowers arranged at intervals on a long spike. Landscape, sky-blue with pink inner petals, white eye; general effect at a distance, bluish-hlac. Branching habit ; especially good in the mass. Lord Napier, cobalt-blue and rich plum colour, with a large white centre. Monarch of All, richest violet and purple, brown eye; semi-double; huge flower, enormous spike, very tall; grand, 21/- each. (See illustration.) Prince Charming, lilac-pink, black eye; semi-double; very charming. Useful for beds. Branching habit. Queen of the Fairies, pale blue, white eye; a clear good colour; single-flowered. Remarkable, violet and purple with a striking white eye; semi-double; remarkable. 10/6 each. Branching habit. Royal Blue, deep true blue, black centre; single-flowered; very good and an effective kind for massing. Sir Wroth Lethbridge, deep blue, inner row of spreading petals purple, white centre; cylindrical spike; a very rich colour. Star of Langport, delicate pale sky-blue, large white eye; single-flowered, very large; one of the very finest and most beautiful Delphiniums ever seen. 21/- each. UniOLUe, deepest royal blue flowers of small size, with blue centres; of ultra- branching habit; very free, pretty, and extraordinarily tall. There is nothing like this. Viscount Melville, sky-blue, spreading inner petals of soft pink, white centre; cylindrical spike. Kelway's Choice Hardy Hybrid Delphiniums COLLECTION " F." 10/- each, except those priced. A. C. MacLaren, deep blue and violet; semi-double black eye; freely branching spike. Blanche Fitzmaurice, bright blue, white eye, semi-double; very beautiful. 21/- each. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Blake, very bright blue, with white centre. Large open flower. Britannia (true), intensest deepest gentian-blue, large pure white eye; single. Very limited stock, 42/- each. First-class Certificate. The richest blue we have seen, and very beautiful. — Journal of Horticulture. Browning, bright blue flushed with rosy-pink, with a large centre of blue, striped rose and white. Co-pyright, K. &= S. Kelway's New Delphinium, Monarch of All 21S. each. Allen Street, Buffalo, U.S.A. — " The plants came in splendid condition." , Esq., Moat Hall Villas, Bearsted. — " The Delphiniums have done well, have thrown up second flowering spikes which are most lovely. The Cannas at the present time have some lovely blooms on, and have ven me every satisfaction." , Esq., Cape Town, South Africa. — "You will doubtless be pleased to hear that the Delphiniums flowered splendidly and were much admired." 42 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. CopyrigHl, tv. er New Delphinium, Kelway's Blue 5S. each. COLLECTION "F" -continued. Captain Lambton, rich plum colour, edged violet, with a large black eye striped blue, and with a yellow beard; very sym- metrical fine spike; semi-double. — First-class Certificate at York. 4i ft. Christine Kelway, bright pure sky-blue with a white centre; single. In the style of Bella Donna, but very much finer, taller and stronger. Of branching habit ; tall. A resplendent kind, satis- factory in every way. 21/- each. Constitution, deep bright blue, a distinct purple border to each petal; effective large white and yellow eye; single-flowered. Very large, and quite distinct from any other variety. Tall. Countess of Ilchester, large; sky-blue, with a white centre; single-flowered. Most beautiful. One of the most lovely of all Delphiniums. Absolutely ravishing. (See illustration, p. 40.) Dorothy Daniels, very large, Ught bluish-plum colour, tinted rose, with a large white eye; single; grand. — Award of Merit, R.H.S. 4^ ft. Extraordinarily fine. Drake, pure sky-blue, inner petals rose, white eye; very fine. Duke of Connaught, bright velvety blue, with inner petals of rosy- lavender; the eye is very dark, almost black, and gives the flowers, which are large, a distinct appearance. Slightly semi- double, having two rows of petals. (See illustration, p. 44.) Tall. Edward VII., cobalt-blue, inner petals purple, white eye; very massive spike with flowers closely arranged; very large flowers. Tail. F. Carr, gentian-blue and purple, white eye, single-flowered; effec- tive; a good number of side shoots. Tall. 10/- each. A good constant variety. Hon. Sir W. Lyne, cobalt-blue, with a dark centre. Single-flowered. HuiSH Beauty, a very distinct variety; rich deep pure blue, with a deep purple-red edge, which gives it a very striking appearance. A white centre ; single. 10/- each. Especially good. Branching habit. Imperial Majesty, rosy purple or lilac, semi-double, with no petals in the centre; fine flowers and spike. 21/- each. Very scarce. Imperial Mantle, a distinct reddish-purple kind with a brown eye; very large flowers with two rows of sepals. Kitty Wardell, lovely sky-blue; inner petals lavender-coloured; a nearly double flower of rosette form; absolutely distinct and valuable. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultura Society. 21/- each. Tall. Knight Grand Cross, deep blue, very rich, shading into purple and violet with a white eye striped purple. A very large single flower. Tall. Knight of Langport, a quite distinct kind. Purple-violet with an array of cream-coloured petals |-in. across in the centre of each flower. Practically it is a cj-gam-coloured variety with a. violet margin. 2i/-each. Tall. Ladye Faire, most delicate milky lavender and sky-blue; large semi-double flowers with two rows of sepals. 42/- each. Tall. One of the best of all Delphiniums ; distinct and of pleasing colour. (See colour photograph). — Award of Merit, R.H.S. 1911. Langport Blue, pure deep bright blue is the general effect of this plant when in flower. On close inspection the flowers show a touch of rose and white in the eye. A massive flower spike; two rows of petals. Tall. Lord Elgin, deep blue of a lovely shade, large white eye. Lord Holland, sky-blue and lavender with a dark eye; single-flowered. First-class Certifi- cate, Royal Botanic Society of London. Tall. (See illustration, p. 43.) Mrs Rushton, a single-flowered kind, clear cobalt-blue veined rose, white centre. Tall. Delphinium Mrs Rushton is one of many with large flowers of lovely colours, many of which rival the Gentians, though the form of the flower is different. The long spikes of clear cohalt-blue sepals are veined with rose, while the centre is filled by small white petals. These flowers are borne on long spikes, which give them a stately and majestic appearance. — The Garden. Nelson, very light blue with rosy flushes; dark centre. Norman Hirst, ultramarine blue, with a large white eye. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. One of the very best. 4J ft. Extra fine. Persimmon. — This variety has proved to be one of the finest Delphiniums that we ever raised. It is a single-flowered variety, recalling the old favourite Bella Donna, the foliage being more laciniated than that of the general run of hybrid Delphiniums, but it possesses a sturdiness of habit and height and size of flower which that variety lacks ; it is also of slightly branching habit, but bears a central spike of fine cylindrical form, carrying flowers of the purest light blue, very large and widely opened, with a central eye or petals of bluish- white. We consider it surpassingly beautiful. ' The true stock is still limited owing to the enormous demand. 3/6 each 36/- doz. 3 ft. Persimmon is the latest hybrid development of the Bella Donna, and is quite perfection — a very pure pale blue with a white eye and plenty of large flowers. — l^he Ladies' Field. Persimmon. — Very fine; charming. — Gardening Illustrated. , Esq., , MiTCHAM, Surrey. — " Delphinium Persimmon has done well and is now in full flower agaio over 4 ft. high. It is a glorious thing and beats Bella Donna hollow." Prince Andrew, dark rich cobalt-blue with a dark eye; single- flowered. In the style of True Blue; very fine. Tall. Queen Alexandra, sky-blue, white eye ; single ; very effective and beautiful. (See illustration, p. 45.) 4J ft. Queen of Spain, beautiful clear bright blue, with a large white eye, single-flowered; a large and very lovely flower. Rev. W. Wilks, richest purple varied with plum colour, large black eye ; semi-double ; exceedingly fine. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 15/- each. 4^ ft. The colour is intense purple. A splendid variety ; of great size. — The Garden, Here again we have very massive spikes of intense blue flowers, shaded with purple. The sepals are very broad, with small yellow petals in the centre.— Gardening World. Rich blue- purple; large symmetrical spike and flne flowers; an exceptionally fine variety. — Horticultural Advertiser. A fine form, in which the individual flowers are of great size; the coloiH is deep purple, with dark centre, and the fine spike is well proportioned.— Gardeners* Chronicle. Rosette, very distinct. Each flower of rosette form, full double; large ; purple . 15/- each. Rt. Hon. A. E. Fellowes, a very large flower; extremely handsome; violet and plum colour, with a white centre. Silver Buckle, pure sky-blue with a black eye ; single; very pretty. Tall. Sir George Newnes, cobalt-blue, semi-double flowers, the innei petals plum-coloured, with a pale yellow centre. 4 "■ 21/- each. Very scarce. Sir George Newnes. — Award of Merit, R.H.S., 1900, and First-class Cerl'fi'l'' '"""' -A grand Delphinium, double-flowered, richest violet colour with a velveiJ Dje-nowereu, ncne&L viuicb i.wiwu. „..- - j. This should become a popular vanety.-'" York.- lustre; stamens palest yellow. Gardeners' Magazine. To Delphinium Sir George Newnes (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Kel*)'; Langport. — A superb spike, with large semi-double mazarine-blue flowers WJU" full white centre.— r*e Journal 0/ the Royal Horticultural Saciely. Kelway's Manual of Horticulture. .IWl ■ii.:l.Ulit:a.:ii^j,f„i li-i-'"-' "''--'■■"^- Kelway's New Delphiniums. SHOWING THE ACTUAL SIZE OF THE INDIVIDUAL FLOWER PIPS. LOVELY (Kelway) 21/- each. SILVER BUCKLE (Kelway) 10/- each. SIR J. G. WARD (Kelway) 10/- each. HUISH BEAUTY (Kelway) 10/- each. REMARKABLE (Kelway) 10/6 each. EVENING (Kelway) 5/- each. BEAUTY (Kelway) 3/- each. F- CARR (Kelway) 10/- each. , KING OF DELPHINIUMS (Kelway) PERSIMMON (Kelway) 3/6 each. 3/6 each. SeElioTi I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Delphiniums] 43 COLLECTION "F"— continued. Sir J. G. Ward, beautiful light blue, with a very large white eye. Sir Walter Scott, very deep blue with violet inner petals, and a large dark eye like a bee ; supremely line. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 4^ ft. Sir Walter Scott.— A very fine purple and blue single- flowered variety, each bloom being about 2 inches across, and the spike long, stout, and densely-flowered. — The Gardeners' Chronicle. Sir Walter Scott. — A magnificent spike of large flowers. The colour is purple and royal blue. — Journal of Horticulture. Sir Walter Scott. — The spikes are very strong, quite massive, and closely set with flowers of intense violet-purple colour, a deep, teUiug shade, yet free from magenta. A group of this well placed in the garden would be effective. — Country Life. Smoke of War, deepest, reddest violet and purple with a large black centre; semi-double. Nothing like it in lurid colour. 15/- each. Royal Horticultural Society. — We were struck with Delphinium Smoke of War, a deep rich purple of quite novel tint; we thought this an exception. — The Horticultural Advertiser. Summer Sky, pure light sky-blue ; a rosy petal occasionally at the centre ; a white eye ; very lovely. 4J ft. Wellington, a completely new style of flower. Single- flowered. Bright blue, marbled with different shades ; black centre. Of branching habit. 7/6 each ; 70/- doz. Wonder, dark blue, inner petals lavender, with a very conspicuous large " bee " eye, semi-double ; a noble variety. A most curious and handsome kind. 4^ ft. Extra fine. KELWAY'S CHOICE HARDY HYBRID DELPHINIUMS COLLECTION "E " as advertised. 5/- each ; £3 per dozen. Accession, very vivid pure bright blue, deeper than azure ; white eye striped lavender-purple ; single to semi-double; when semi-double the inner petals are light purple ; very long spike well branched. A very brilhant kind. Tall. Albert Edward, a handsome deep plum colour, violet edges to the sepals, black eye ; semi-double. This is one of the most telling of the darker-hued kinds, it is very free flowering, and most striking seen in a mass. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. and R.B.S. Tall. 50/- per doz. Athos, richest violet, merging into purple, white centre, single; very handsome. Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. Tall. (See illustration, p. 46.) 50/- per doz. .Athos. — ^This variety throws a huge compact spUce, with large flowers. These are gentian-blue in colour, shading to plum on the upper segments. The pure white eye is a still further attraction. — Gardening World. Beauty, most charming pale blue, with an eye of white petals, which form a delightful set-off to the colour of the sepals ; single- flowered. Tall. 50/- doz. Most charming in the mass. Clear Sky, a very light and beautiful sky-blue with a touch of rose ; a touch of white at the centre makes it lighter still; semi-double. Tall. Constance, light blue, veined with rose, white eye. Tall. Dorothy Kelway, deep sky-blue, tinged with light rosy-plum; cream-coloured centre; a single flower, very bright and fine in colour. Tall. Dr Mead, violet, inner petals rose and lavender, exceedingly hand- some spikes; extra. A full double rosette-shaped flower. 4 J ft. Evening, deep violet and plum-purple, with a dark eye. A good bedder. Branching habit. 3J ft. Gladstone, bright-blue with plum-purple inner petals, with white sepals; scmi-double, very distinct. Tall. Grandiflorum Plenum, deep blue, dwarf, double - flowered variety of Grandiflorum (not raised by Kelway & Son). Good for bedding. Branching habit. t^opyri^tiL, A. e/- .i. KeWay's new Delphinium, Lord Holland I OS. each. Hon. F. S. Jack.son, pure brilliant blue with a touch of rose about the centre ; a white eye. Tall. James Kelway, very deep velvety violet-blue, with a large striking white centre. First-class Certificate, International Horti- cultural Exhibition. Tall. Extra fine. 50/- doz. John Thorpe, very deep brilliant blue, semi-double, with a strikin" pure white centre, very large spike and flower. Award of Merit (Temple Show), Royal Horticultural Society. Tall. Kelway's Blue, beautiful pure cerulean blue with a large white eye, single; after the style of Persimmon, but better. 3 ft. only (Se:eiUustration,'p.4i.} A good bedder. Branching habit. 56/- doz. Lord Avebury, violet and plum colour with a small white eye ; semi- ■ double. First-class Certificate, Royal Botanic Society of London. Tall. , Esq., Hartham Road, West Holloway. — " The Delphiniums you sent me Mernphis,The Shah, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bassanio and Ben Davies — have been exceedingly fine this summer, especially the last named — it is truly a grand spike." Clifton Lodge, Lisnaskea, Ireland. — " Mrs had so much satisfaction from the Delphiniums received last year." 44 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Kelway's Delphinium, Duke of Connaught I OS. each. Copyrighi, K. iSh S. COLLECTION " E "—continued. Lord Rothschild, rich blue with an occasional violet petal ; the central sepals violet striped with white ; a white eye covered with yellow hairs ; very beautiful and quaint. Tall. 50/- doz. Macaulay, bright sky-blue touched with pink, white eye; single- flowered. First-class Certificate , Royal Botanic Society of London. 4|ft. NoRAH TusoN, sky blue, white eye. Tall. Nymph ';(Kei.way), blue, inner petals rosy; a large conspicuous white eye; semi-double. Branching habit. Very dwarf, and useful for beds where dwarf plants are required. 50/- doz. Rev. J. Stubbs, of an attractive light blue colour, tinged with lavender-pink ; the centre, or eye, is brown ; semi-double. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 4J ft. Most effective. — The Garden. Sailor Prince, single, deep blue touched with a plum-coloured blotch; very large and distinct. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Tall. Extra fine, 50/- doz. Sir John Forrest, a very large, semi-double flower of exceedingly rich violet and pur- ple, a large white eye contrasts strikingly with the depth of colour in the flower. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 4^ ft. Sir John Forrest is a beautiful violet-coloured double form, with a creamy- wbite centre, a very distinct variety. — Gardeners' Magazine. Sir John Forrest. — A fine dark blue and violet-purple variety, with well-defined white eye. the spike dense, and the flowers of good form. — The Garden. Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane, deep blue with a broad purple patch and a large white centre. A large handsome open single flower. A good variety for beds. Branch- ing habit. True Blue. — This variety is one of the very finest; single-flowered, intense blue, with black eye. The colour of the sepals is of purest blue tint and nothing but blue.— Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. A portion of a flower spike of this brilliant variety was figured in The Garden of October .^i, 1896, as a telling contrast to the variety Beauty of Laiigport. Tall. One of the best we have raised. True Blue. — A fine single form, of a charmiiip bright blue tbade, with a black eye. — Gardening World. True Blue is the most vivid of the more intense or gentian-blue Delphiniums. — Gardeners' Magazine. Very vivid in colour. — The Garden. True Blue. — Very fine; intense blue. — GardeniiiR Illustrated. Ultramarine, deep blue, brown corolla. Tall. Viscount Kitchener, semi-double ; gentian blue ; rose inner petals, black eye. 4^ it 50/- doz. Zinfandel, rich purple, very rich and dark and handsome. The flower has two rows of sepals, the outer of which is violet-blue. Medium height. Of a colour which is very telling in the mass. Branching habit. , Esq., London, Canada. — " Since I showed my first lot of Delphiniums in London Canada), a conmion question now among flower lovers is ' Are they Kelway's ? ' " Rectory, Norfolk. — " I am sure you will be glad to hear that in my exhibit of 36 hnrdy flowers at Norwich, last week, I was awarded First Prize for the best novelty in the show — your Delphinium Beauty of Langport. I had five beautiful spikes, and they were the admiration of every one." Esq., Lowe Street, Wolverhampton. — " Everything you sent bloomed grandly." , ~'f* ^ Esq., , Riding Mn.L.— " I am pleased to tell you that the plants you sen me were splendid stuff, and can assure you of further orders." Mr , The Gardens, Denny.— " The plants we got from you have done splendidly and are greatly admired by all who see them." Relwavs Manual of Horticulture. GENERAL BADEN-POWELL (Kelway). 3/- each. ATHOS (Kelway). 5/- each. BEAUTY (Kelway). 3/- each. QUEEN ALEXANDRA (Kelway). 10/- each. CORONATION (Kelway). 3/- each. PERSIMMON (Kelway). 3/6 each. Kelway's New Delphiniums. KELWAY'S CHOICE HARDY HYBRID DELPHINIUMS COLLECTION " D" as advertised. 3/- each. 34/- per dozen. Bass Rock, cobalt-blue touched with plum colour, white eye; single-flowered. Tall. Britain's Pride, sky-blue and lavender, with a white centre; semi-double. Tall. Coronation, rich purple and deep blue, black centre ; exceedingly handsome; compact spike supported by closely set side branches. A fine kind for a patch or bed of deep colour. 4^ ft. 3/- each. 30/- doz. Flying Fox, a single-flowered variety, a charming mi.xture of blue and rose. — Award of Merit, York Gala. Tall. General Baden-Powell, delicate lavender colour, inner petals tinted rose, with a small dark eye ; semi-double. 4 J ft. 3, '-each. King of Delphiniums, gentian-blue and plum, white eye, semi-double ; an imposing variety. Extremely large, and one of the very handsomest kinds ever raised. Raised — like nearly all the standard varieties — by Kelway and Son, at Langport. We mention this as other firms are obtaining credit for being supposed to be the raisers. 4 J ft. 3/6 each. King of Delphiniums has semi-double blossoms of an iatease gentian blue, shaded with plum colour, and with clear white eyes or centres ; this is very effective. — Garden Life. Leigh Hunt, deep blue and plum with a large white eye; single-flowered. First-class Certificate, Royal Botanic Society of London. Tall. Lilla Mayo, a very pretty clear sky-blue with inner petals tinted rose; large white centre; semi- double. Tall. Maghull, a beautiful spike densely covered with flowers of bright blue, shaded with lavender ; the eye is white, semi-double. Tall. Mary Morison, lovely pure sky-blue touched with rosy-pink; a semi-double flower with a lovely white centre. Tall. Mr Crompton Roberts, a flower with a ring of petals overlapping the sepals; the former rich purple, the latter brilliant violet-blue ; the centre, or eye, appears as if a bee had settled there; brown, barred with black; semi-double. Tall. Mrs Tree, clear sky-blue flushed with rosy-pink ; soot-coloured central petals with yeUow hairs. A good spike and tall. *Nymphe (Lem.), sky-blue and lavender, white eye, semi-double, very fine. 4J ft. PiERPONT Morgan, single ; violet ; large white eye. Tall . Ragged Robin, pale sky-blue flaked with the pink of sunset; a large spreading white centre; fine single flowers compactly set upon a well-shaped spike. Tall. Sir Malcolm Fraser, a beautiful variety of a hght blue colour, merging occasionally into lairender; white petals in the centre, semi-double. Tall. Sir Trevor Lawrence, sky-blue, inner petals rose, white eye, semi-double. Award of Merit, R.H.S. " Pecuharly beautiful." — Garden. Tall. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, very deep plum colour, sepals edged with violet, white eye, semi-double ; of great beauty. Tall. The Qloeen, intensest brightest blue, inner petals purple, set off by a large white rosette of white petals.' TaU. r ♦Talisman (Lem.), large semi-double, imbricated rosy-violet flowers edged ultramarine blue. 4^ ft. Kelv 'sy s Delphinium, Queen Alexandra los. each. Copyright, A!, dr^ 6. W. S. McMillan, very dark violet flower, shaded plum-purple;; white centre petals, semi-double. TaU. Those with an asterisk (•) are the only varieties not raised by Kelway & So .v. 46 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S CHOICE HARDY HYBRID DELPHINIUMS COLLECTION " C " as advertised. 2/6 each; 24/- per dozen. Alfred Henderson, violet, white centre, spike very symmetrical; each flower 2 inches across. Certi- ficate of Merit, R.B.S. 4^ ft. A spiRATioN, a beautiful rich violet colour, inner row deep plum- purple, the white centre of the flower is a fine contrast to these dark shades, semi-double. Tall. Captain F. W. Pinney, sepals a lovely deep blue, with an inner ring of brilliant violet colour clear white eye semi-double. Tall. C.\PT. HoLFORD, a dwarf variety, clear sky-blue, veined rose ; large eye, black with a gold beard. 4ift. *CoNcouRS (Lem.), pale blue and lavender, semi-double. 4J ft. DoLABRA, deepest blue touched with purple, with a white centre. Tall. Delicacy, azure-blue, shading de- lightfully into rosy-pink, dark brownish black centre, single. TaU. *DuMAiNE (Lem.l, sky blue and lavender, white eye, semi-double. 4ift. *Fanny Stormonth, lovely pale blue, style of Persimmon. J. S. Sargent, very deep blue, shading into plum colour ; a rich brown eye to a single flower ; a good long pointed spike. Tall. J. C. Vaughan, violet and plum, large white eye, semi-double. Tall. Very dark and velvety. — The Garden. Julia, deep blue, large white eye; good. First-class Certificate Manchester. TaU. Lady Esther Gore, azure-blue, inner petals lavender, spreading white eye, semi-double. Certifi- cate of Merit, R.B.S. Tall. Lord Chesham, deep blue, striped with purple on the inner petals; semi-doable; a very large white eye. Tall. ilRS Creighton, deep cobalt-blue shaded light plum, black eye semi-double. Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. 4i ft. Mrs Toms, very pale sky-blue flowers, very closely set on the spike; a white centre; single. Tall. Portia, beautiful sky-blue, with a, f: black eye; semi-double. Tall. Purple Emperor, deep cobalt-blue, with purple inner petals and with a large white centre Tall. *Salamander (Lemoine), well-shaped semi-double flowers of sky- blue and pink. 4^ ft. r - T. W. Sanders, deepest blue outer petals, with a rose and white centre to a semi-double flower. 4J ft. Kelway's Delphiniun 5s. each. Atho *Sutton's Seedling Belladonna ; light blue quite like Belladonna, 2 /6 each. Thomas Baines, single, sky-blue, veined ros class Certificates at Taunton and at Exeter. Those with an asterisk (*) are the only varieties not raised by Kelway & Son. Copyright, K, &* S, taller than and not First- e , black eye. Tall. llR. , The Gardens, Barnacre, Garstang. — " Mrs. has always been pleased -with the plants you sent us ; we have had plants from other firms and I must say yours have always given the best results." Mr , The Gardens, The , Wallingford. — " The plants supplied by your firm have been very satisfactory, but a special word of praise must be said in favour of the Delphiniums which have been most beautiful and much admired." Se6lion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [DelphiniumsJ 47 Kelway's Delphiniums KELWAY'S CHOICE HARDY HYBRID DELPHINIUMS COLLECTION " B " as advertised. 1/6 each ; 15/- per dozen ; 100 for £5 10s. Single-flowered, except where ottierwise stated. With the exception of those marked with an asterisk (*) all were raised by Kelway Sc Son Alfred, deep blue, shaded lurid red, semi-double, with a black eye. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 4i ft. Ardite, dark blue, veined violet, brown eye, single. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Tall. AuTOLYcus, violet, inner petals purple, black eye. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Tall. A remarkably fiae variety. — Gardeners^ MagazUie, Extremely handsome. — hardening Illustrated. Ceto, semi-double; sky-blue and lavender. First-class Certificate at Shrewsbury. 4J ft. Castro, semi-double, bright blue, veined rose, black eye. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 4} ft. Dagonet, deep blue, blotched plum, black eye and yellow beard, single. Tall. David Todd, a grand combination of deep violet and plum colour, a black centre or eye, semi-double. 4^ ft. Diogenes, deep violet, large white eye ; single. Tall. Dr jMorgan, purple, white eye, very large and distinct, semi- double. Tall. Duke of Teck, cobalt-blue, wliite eye. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 4ift. A distinct royal blue. — Garden. Edward Parsons, large, sky-blue and mauve, white eye; grand. Tall. Eton Boy, sky-blue, white eye; single. Tall. Evelyn, semi-double, deep-blue, tipped violet, black eye. First- class Certificate, R.B.S. Tall. Frank Holl, cobalt-blue, white eye. First-class Certificate at Bath. 4* ft. Gilbert, single, violet, white eye. First-class Certificate. Tall. Henry, semi-double, deep blue, inner petals reddish purple, white eye. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Award of Merit RHS 4Pt. Horace, semi-double, violet-purple, white eye. First-class Certifi- cate, R.B.S. Tall. Ida, serai-double, sky-bhic and pink, white eye. First-class Cer- tificate, R.B.S. Tall. Irene, semi-double, sky-blue and pink, white eye. First-class Certi- ficate, R.B.S. 4j ft. Kansas, blue, dark eye; single. Tall. Louis, semi-double, lavender, white eye. First-class Certificate. Tall. Miss Gower, pale azure touched with lavender and with a white eye; single. Tall. Mr G. a. Sims, a single-flowered variety; blue, veined and shaded purple, with a large black centre. Tall. Noraii Green, afine briglit sky-blue witli a striking white eye; single. Tall. Orbit, cobalt-blue and purple, white eye, single R.H.S. Tall. A ward of Merit, Princess May, semi-double, lavender-mauve, edged sky blue, dark centre. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Tall. Puck, bronzy-purple, semi-double. First-class Certificate, R.B.S 4i ft. *Ranunculoides, double-flowered, violet-bUie. 3 ft. Robin Adair, dark bright blue, tinted purple, dark centre, semi- double. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 4^ it. 90/- per 100. Salamander, hght blue and rose, white eye; semi-double. First- class Certificate, R.B.S. Tall. D 48 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. COLLECTION " B "— continaed. *Sulphureum (species, syn. Zalil) bright yellow species. This very Uta, large semi-double, deep purple and violet, black centre. distinct plant does best in dry loamy soil with plenty of sun. It First-class Certificate, International Horticultural Exhibition. does not always succeed in the general border. 2^3 ft. TaU. UsTANE, semi-double, light blue, inner petals rosy-mauve, dark eye. Zalil {see Sulphureum). First-class Certificate R.H.S. 3* ft. A fine medium height for ,, , „ „. .,-.. . ,.. , .- bedding ' Linzerstrassh, Huttkldorf, near Vienna. — " The beautiful varieties of o' plants of your raising always command Darticular attention." CHOICE HARDY HYBRID DELPHINIUMS— General Collection COLLECTION " A " as advertised. 1/- per plant, or at the rate of 10/6 per doz. (except those priced) ; 80/- per 100. With the exception of those distinguished by an asterisk (*) all were raised by Kelway and Son. Single-flowered except where stated otherwise. Albert Victor, violet, black eye large. Tall. Aramis, light blue, shaded rose, black centre, single-flowered. Tall. Ballade, sky-blue, white eye. TaU. *Bella Donna, azure-blue, beautiful, comparatively dwarf, and of branching habit. One of the best in colour, but not a strong grower ; Persimmon, Christine Kelway, Branching Persimmon and Kelway's Blue are considerably finer and much more robust. 2J-3 ft. A good bedding plant. Catherina, sky-blue, white centre. TaU. Chinense (see Grandiflorum) . Christabel, pale azure-blue, dark eye, semi-double. Tall. Duncan, blue, veined rose, white eye. Tall. Finale, violet, white eye ; single. Tall. Flaminius, light blue, shaded rose ; single ; black eye. Tall. *Formosum, dark blue, light centre. 7/6 doz., gd. each. 3 ft. ^Grandiflorum (syn. Sinense or Chinense, The Siberian Larkspur) a dark blue, small-flowered, elegant dwarf species. 7/6 per doz., gd. each. 2^3 ft. * album white, small flowers and dwarf. 7/6 per doz., gd. each. 2^3 ft. Ispa, light blue, tinged lavender, black eye; single. Tall. John Bright, light blue, white eye, single. TaU. Lord Brassey, sky-blue, veined rose, white eye, single. Tall. Lord Chas. Beresford, sky blue, white eye, single. TaU. Midas, bright blue, veined rose, semi-double. TaU. Miss Salway, light blue, tinged rose, black eye, single. Tall. Nerissa, cobalt blue and pink, large white eye. TaU. *Nudicaule (species), bright scarlet; of compact branching habit; free-flowering; growing i^ ft. to 2 ft. high. gd. each. Paulina, blue and lavender, white eye, single. Tall. Philadelphia, sky-blue audpink, two rows of petals, white eye. Tall. Prince Henry, blue and plum, semi-double, black eye. 4J ft. QuiNTUs, blue, white eye. TaU. Raham, purple tinged with violet, white eye. Tall. Sinense (see Grandiflorum). Somerset, light blue and lavender, bee eye, single. Tall. SoMNiFERA, violet and plum, white eye; single. Tall. SusANA, violet, striped plum, white eye; single. Tall. Kelway's Delphinium.' Coronation 3s. each. Co.fyright K. &• S. Customers requiring Delphiniums in LARGE QUANTITIES for Wild Garden or other purposes are solicited to write to KELWAY AND SON for low quotations; such inquiries will at all times be met with liberality. Our price per 100 for unnamed mixed hybrids for such purposes is 60s. COLLECTIONS OF NAMED DELPHINIUMS as advertised, seledlion of sorts being left to Kfilway and Son: COLLECTION "A," 9/- per dozen, 1/- per plant, lOO for S.3 lOs. Xli,ese are older varieties of merit* COLLECTION " B," 15/- per dozen, 1/6 per plant. lOO for «,5 lOs. A.11 certificated Sorts. COLLECTION " C," 24/- per dozen, 2/6 per plant, 50 for S.4. COLLECTION "D," 34/- per dozen, 3/- per plant. COLLECTION " E," 56/- per dozen, 5/- per plant. A.11 £XCEPTIONA.I^I^1V j^^J^^k W^^m^ - ^F*^Q" 1^'f^^SU F^ IP^SStiiS^ W ^ ^/■',J^^ ^^^^^■^n|^_ '•^S^^^^^ ^HB^ft ~Hf^iiyH| '-^y-^^^/igs^ ,^j|rp^^^ HP^aW|^Bfc|^^ '^^ '^■^HH K -^^^^ wm ^HK|hHHhm|F> "^1^ ^^y^^^V '' '^"^^ W, /•J PhUhHv '""'^^U^^^I ^^ *^'Mkl..^l^^|^k lk^7 W '^'^miy •ipf'F ^ k*.t ,i *%lh.tiiftLCA^ wmiL "^ ^ ■ii/ZlK. ■■ - Gaillardia, Kelway 's Elxhibition Strain Copyright K. <5f 5. becoming flowerless until November or December. ... As dry weather flowers they have no equal among perennials, since even after weeks of drought they show scarcely any signs of flagging. . . . Gaillardias of the perennial section make handsome bedding plants when pegged down, as they entirely cover the soil with their leafage and are thickly studded with their large blossoms of crimson and gold. For the provision of cut bloom Gaillardias are also valuable, the flowers being of striking colours and lasting well in water. — Journal of Horticulture. GOLD MEDAL of the ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY for KELWAY'S GAILLARDIAS Floral Parade, Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park. — ^Rlr. Kel- way, of Langport, received a Gold Medal for some of the hardy and highly decorative Gaillardias. ^Daily Graphic. I think I never fuUy realized till lately the great beauty of Gaillardias, which Kelway has marvellously im- proved in the last few years ; they are wonderfully rich in colour, and have come much into favour, I might say into fashion, for I have seen them repeatedly in the " homes of the great " this season, and in one instance a very lovely drawing-room was en- tirely " decorated " with these flowers in tall glasses : a big Roman earthen- ware pitcher filled with carefully- chosen blooms placed on the window- sill, with a background of wrought iron, excited heartiest admiration. — The Lady's Realm. Holland Park Show. — The Del- phiniums and Gaillardias, shown by Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, were a great attraction . . . all very fine forms. — The Gardeners' Magazine. You can make a very gay garden with Gaillardias. You can cut and come again to any extent with them, their blossoms lasting a pheno- menal TIME IN WATER, and never losing their briUiance of colouring — that brilUance which is their pecuUar charac- teristic. Messrs. Kelway & Son, of Langport, Somerset, will send you plants in pots, or turned out of their pots and closely wrapped in moss, plants which will flower this year and for as many succeeding years as you Uke. — The Ladies' Field. Kelway's Manual of Horticulture. I PYRETHRUM, LORD ROSEBERY (Kelway). 2/- each. GAILLARDIA. KELWAVS KING. 2/- each. GAILLARDIA, SUMMER (Kelway). 1/6 each. PYRETHRUM, LANGPORT SCARLET (Kelway). 5/- each. Kelway's New Pyrethrums and Gaillardias. SeElion I {a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Gaillardias] si Gaillardias. — Gaillardias are lovers of the sun, and bloom for a long time, the blossoms being exceptionally useful to the one who sets any store upon growing those things that will keep vases gay in the home. If I was called upon to deal with a garden exceptionally dry by reason of the sandy nature of the soil, I would plant Gaillardias amongst other subjects, because experience has proved that they will grow and thrive in such places where some plants would have little more than an existence. — Amateur Gardening. All the Varieties mentioned (with two exceptions) Were raised in Kelway and Son's S^urseries, and they include every kind worth growing. KELWAY'S NEW GAILLARDIAS 2/- each. The set for 12/6 ^ ..^j^.' , Pedigree, large pure gold colour ; very striking. Siren, large crimson, broad gold edge ; two rows petals. Enchantress, cerise, gold edge ; large. Freedom, cream, crimson ring in centre ; dark disc. Liberty, crimson, large gold edge ; two rows petals, enormous flower. Reciprocity, crimson, heavy gold edge ; style of a single Collarette D ahUa. Patriot, large crimson ; riad around disc with large yellow edge. , SuGARLOAF Terrace, Bray. — " The Pyrethrums and Gaillardias that you sent me two years ago made a great show this summer." , Esq., — Albert Crescent, Penarth, South Wales. — " You will recollect the thirteen Gaillardias I had. The lot bloomed from end of May, and I was able to pick a few presentable flowers on Xmas Day." , Esq., Ballymote. — " The Gaillardias are truly magnificent. The Delphiniums are specially good too." , Esq., Clifton, Nottingham. — " I am much pleased with the Gaillardias you sent me this year, they are flowering well even now." Kelway's Gaillardia Co-pyright, K. &• S. KELWAY'S HARDY PERENNIAL GAILLARDIAS Collection " C " as advertised. 1/6 each; 15/- per doz. ; 120/- per 100. CissiE LoFTUS, chrome yellow, deepening to bronze in the centre; a large flower with two rows of petals. Colonel Lockwood, Ught bronze, edged gold ; two rows of petals divided at the extremity. Copper King, exceedingly large; orange shading to copper colour near the centre. Very fine. Coronation, a large simple flower, pale yellow with two rows of petals, reflexed. (See illustration, p. 5 8.) Earl OF LisTOWEL, crimson, gold edge; very broad petals. Electric, very large ; bright clear yellow. Very fine indeed ; a splendid flower. Flashlight, maroon, gold edge; very large. Glory, large pure scarlet flower, only tipped gold at the very points of the petals; very fiery and distinct. (See illustration, p. 59.) Holland Park Show. — Gaillardia Glory is a lovely and brilliant thing. — The Gar deners' Magazine. Kelway's King, the best pure yellow Gaillardia; extremely large flower, very robust plant. Purest richest golden yellow throughout, both discand petals. Has been certificated under another name by R.H.S. although we first introduced it. Klondyke, a fine, clear, bright golden yellow. Langport, an immense and most striking flower,, bright crimson in colour, with a broad yellow border; of extra merit. The finest Gaillardia we have sent out for years. This is the name of one of the largest Gaillardias yet seen ... it should prove a showy subject for the border. — The Garden. Novelty, hght yeUow, with green veins. Very extraordinary. Primrose Dame, a beautiful primrose-coloured flower with a very dark maroon disc; the contrast between the depth of colour in the disc and the purity of the pale yellow petals is very striking ; exceedingly distinct. R. B. Jones, bronzy copper colour; fluted petals. Red Indian, crimson, very narrow edge of gold; distinct. Somerton, deep blood or bronze crimson, just edged with gold; quUl-shaped petals. Fine and distinct. Summer, large crimson with a gold edge ; £$ per 100. Sunbeam, good clear yeUow. Vivian Grey, yellow, fringed, with a yellow disc; of dwarf habit, suited for bedding; a very valuable perennial border plant. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. 12/- doz. One of the most distinct Gaillardias raised is Vivian Grey. It has large flowers, self-yellow in colour, with an edge of rich yellow. — The Garden. Windmill, crimson, gold edge; petals arranged like spokes in a wheel. Yellow Boy, very large yeUow. The Gardens, House, Bolton. — " I must say that your Gaillardias have simply been superb and the Sweet Peas have surpassed anything I have seen before." . Esq. . GiLDERSOME, YoRKS. — " The Paeonies arrived quite safely on Friday. " I desire to thank Messrs. Kelway for the extra plant they supplied and also for the excellent way in which the plants were packed. " All plants and bulbs I have had in the past from Messrs. Kelway have given every satisfaction, and I shall place my orders with them in the future. Thanking you again." , Esq., , Gosforth. — " I must say your system of packing is excellent, and I think better value could not be got for the money." Mr. , , Folkestone. — " Received the Pffionies quite safe this morning (Friday) and I think will give. us every satisfaction. I think great credit is due to you for the packing as I was afraid of the frost ; but they are quite alright and lovely roots." Mrs. , , Eltham, Kent. — " The Delphiniums and Pyrethrums you sent me three years ago are doing splendidly, and were a joy last summer." 58 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Co-pyrighty K. ; very pretty shade ; fine strong grower ; foliage with a slightly silvery ap- pearance; extra good pink ; double flowered rose pink to white sulphur yellow; pretty chocolate; double flowered; good. bright yellow ; a nice yellow flower bright yellow ; silvery green fohage; charm- ing. bright red ; excellent.. bright orange ; lovely colour, large flowers, very showy; one of the best chocolate; double flwd. beautiful clear yellow; very good indeed. creamy white ; dark green foUage. crimson; double flwd. splendid in the mass. clear pink ; a fine flower; distinct. yellow; double flwd.... primrose-yellow ; dis- tinct and very pretty. ., prostrate trailing sub- shrubs ; sandy loam ;banks rockwork and front of bor- ders; of exceeding beauty when in full bloom. Fond of full sunlight. 3-5 Summer 4-5 4-5 4i-5i .3 3-4 2-3 i 3_5 ' May to Aug. 4_5 July to Oct. 4_5 I July to Oct. Aug. to Oct. Aug to Oct. June to Aug. July to Oct. July to Oct. July to Sept. Aug. to Oct. May to Sept. July to Oct. July to Oct. Aug. to Oct. Aug. to Oct. May-June i June-July May to Aug. li July J May to July May to Sept. May to Sept. June to Aug. May to Sept. J I June to Aug. I 4 May to ) Sept. 64 KSLWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Helianthus multiflorus plenus 6d. each. Copyrtgntt ti-.A' S. Hemerocallis fulva gd. each. Co-pyrtght, K. &* S. HELIANTHUS (Hardy Perennial Sunflowers) These glorious flowers hardly need description, allied as they are to the Sunflower found in most gardens. They are a beautiful race of vigorous showy plants, which give very Httle trouble in the growing. They flourish splendidly in any garden, though being gross feeders they delight in deep, rich soil renovated from time to time ; and for the middle or back of large borders they can hardly be surpassed. They are most satisfactory when care has been taken to plant them in places suitable to their height and vigour, and lend themselves admirably to extended cultivation in woods, copses and shrubberies ; they should be largely used for such purposes. They brighten the garden when leaves are falling and the year is dying. The size of the flowers of the different varieties of the following carefully selected list varies from 2 inches to 6 inches in diameter. Selection left to Eelway and Son, 5/- doz., 40/- per 100. Price each. per doz. S. d. S. d. o 6 ■; 6 o 6 s 6 o 6 s 6 I o o o 9 7 6 o 6 ■; 6 o 9 7 6 o 6 S 6 o 9 7 6 o 6 5 6 NAME AND REMARKS. AU are yeUow-flowered. Decapetalus multiflorus major, larger maximus, larger still meteore ; large rich yellow pearl ; large anemone-shaped double flowers ; very beautiful. plenus (see illustration) Queen Victoria, clear yellow with brighter yellow centre; a great acquisition; anemone flowered Soleild'Or Etoile d'Or, bright yellow double ; finest of all double Sunflowers Giganteus, pale yellow flowers, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, pointed petals; very clcgaiu Decapetalus and its varieties are very fine and charming border plants, bearing flowers of rich sulphur yellow. Soleil d'Or is of great value for^ cut flowers; its full double flowers 4 inches in dia- meter are borne in profusion ; Etoile d'Or is the latest improvement. Height in Feet. 4 5-6 5-6 3 4-5 3-4 4-5 4 4 4-5 Month of Flowering. Aug. to Oct. Aug. to Oct. Aug. to Oct. July to Sept. Aug.-Sept. Aug.-Sept. Aug. to Oct. Aug.-Sept. Aug. to Oct. Aug.-Sept. SeSlion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Helleborus] 65 HELIANTHUS— con/mueJ. Price NAME AND REMARKS Height MoQth Price NAME AND REMARKS Height Month each. per doz. All are yellow-flowered. Feet. of Flowering. ' each. per doz. All are yellow-flowered. Feet. of Flowering. s. d. S. d. S. d. S. d. 9 7 6 Maximilianus, pale yellow flowers, about 3 in. in dia- 4 September 6 5 6 Rigidus, Miss Mellish, semi- double, flowers 6 in. across 5-7 July to Sept. meter, with narrow twisted with very long petals of petals, distinct. golden-yellow ; splendid for 9 7 b Orgyahs (Willow-leaved Sun- flower), small-iiowered, very handsome long narrow droop- 5-7 Sept. to Nov. cut-flowers, very fine, 40/- per 100. , ing foliage. Quite a distinct 6 k .5 6 Rev. WoUey Dodd, golden 5-7 Aug. to Oct. plant. yellow; semi-double; fine, 6 5 6 Rigidus (syns. H. diffusus and Harpalium rigidum ; The Prairie Sunflower). Rigi- 4-6 Aug.-Sept. 1 40/- per 100. The above three kinds are dus and its varieties are suited for treatment on a amongst the very best of i, large scale in open shrub- autumn flowers, 4O/- per 100. ii I beries and similar spots. Helianthus orgyalis. — ^The tall slender plumes of this fine perennial are among the most graceful things in the border at the present moment, and on the grass, where things have stood for years, it is distinct and beautiful. — The Garden. Pn each. ce per doz s. d. s. d. 6 5 6 I 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 ■C) 6 6 6 NAME. Helicbrysum arenarium (Yellow "Everlast- ing " or " Immortelles "). Heliopsis compacta floribunda Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. bright golden yellow ; everlasting flowers Isevis B. Ladhams scabra Pitcheriana Soleil d'Or ■ patula , I large yellow . bright deep yellow ; large petals ; compact habit ; covered with flowers. ofaMge; large flower ; the best variety rich orange red golden-yellow Height in Feet. 4-1 3 5 2-4 4-5 3 Month of Flowering. July to Sept. June to Oct. July-Aug. August Autumn June to Oct. HELLEBORUS (Christmas and Lenten Roses) Flowering Season : October to April . . . , though we bless the flower of J une. And all its charms remember. We've double blessings for the rose That blossoms in December." — Chas. Mackav. AS Hellebores flower when extremely few things are in bloom in the open air, thrusting their beautiful blossoms through the very snow of winter, they are some of the most valuable of hardy plants. They naturalize well. They are impatient of removal, and transplanted pieces must remain undisturbed for three or four years before their true beauty can be seen. When flowering protect from rain if perfect blossoms are required. Any garden soil, but a preparation of rich loam and manure with sand is the best; trench deeply if the best results are desired, and use rotten manure as a top-dressing. A moist, thoroughly drained, partially shaded situation is preferable. In light soils Christmas Roses will be the better for a good mulching when the leaves are growing, and when the buds are forming liquid manure may be applied. Hellebores are very useful for growing in pots for winter flowering. Kelway's Selection, 12 lor 15/- or 18/- Prices according to size of plant; highest prices are for clumps. Altifolius (true) (syn. ttiaximus; The Great Christmas Rose), very much larger than H. niger; flowers 3 to 5 in. in diameter and stems I foot high ; white to pink and white ; stems mottled with purple. Also known as H. niger altifolius, H. grandiflorus, and B. giganteus. 3/6 and 5/- each; 30/-, 42/-. and 50/- per doz. Fl. October to February Atro-rubens (syn. abchasicus] purple, greenish within, i/- and 1/6 each. Fl. March. Niger (Niger from the blackness of the root; The Christmas Rose), pure white, i/-. 1/6, and 2/6 each; 10/6, 12/- and 15/- per doz.; per lOo from £i^ upwards. Flowers 3 in. in diameter. Fl. Winter. Fr. (See illustration, p. 69.) Niger angustifolius (syn. minor), white, 1/6, 2/6 and 3/6 each. Smaller flowers than Niger [St Brigid's Christmas Rose). Fl. Winter. Fr. MAJOR, white, 1/6, 2/6 and 3/6 each. Fl. Winter. 15/- per doz. upwards. Fr. Odorus purpurescens, purplish, i/fl and 2/6 each. Fl. Winter and Spring. Olympicus, greenish-white to pure white, i/- and 1/6 each, 9/- per doz. upwards. Fl. Winter and early Spring. Prof. Schleicher, a, fine white variety, 1/6 and 2/6 each. 15/- and 24/- doz. Mr , Park, Newby Bridge, Ulverston. — " I am very pleased to inform you that all the plants got from you turned out very satisfactory. The Delphiniums were very fine. They turned out splendid spikes; one or two varieties over 6 ft. high, and they are now throwing up a second crop of flower spile cs." Sister , — , Boulevard Victor Hugo, Neuilly, France. — " The plants arrived yesterday, for which please accept my sincere thanks. The packing and manner of expedition were perfect." The Lady , South Norwood Hill, London, S.E. — " The plants have also arrived very well packed, and I am much pleased with them, as they were such strong healthy and good sized ones, and 1 shall certainly come to you for many things in the future. The border is planted, and seems to be doing well." Franco-British Exhibition: The Horticultural Show. — . . . Several very fine varieties of this firm's well-known Imperial Pseonies were shown; among the best were the Maharajah u/ Kohlapur and Golden Treasure. — The Times. E 2 66 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Hemerocallis Hava 6d. each. L0pyr7};fic, IV. c^ o. HELLEBORUS -continued. Olympicus Willie Schmidt, pure white, unspotted, i/6 and 2/6 each. 15/- and 24/- doz. Orientalis, Abel Cabsrieee, dark purple, 2/6 each. Admiration, white, spotted red, z/6 each. — ■ — Albin Otto, white, freely spotted crimson purple, 1/6 and 2/6 each. Apotheker Bogren, large hand- some purple flowers, spotted, 1/6 and 2/6 each. Diadem, rose, spotted dark pur- ple, z/- each. Dr Moore, rose, 2/- each ; 18/- doz. Duchess of Cleveland, lilac rose, 2/- each. John Bright, hlac rose, slightly spotted purple, 2/6 each. Labyrinth, dark purple, spotted black, 2/6 each. Lord Cochrane, rose, spotted purple, 2/6 each ; 24/- doz. Norma, pure white, slightly spotted, 2/6 each. W. E. Gladstone, large tender rose-coloured flowers shaded pink; no spots, 2/6 each ; 24/- doz. The Orientalis varieties are very free- flowering and the flowers stand up well. Price each, per doz. s. d. o 9 o 6 o 6 o 9 o 9 o 9 I 9 1 o 6 1 o s. d. 7 6 9 o 15 o 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 10 6 5 o 10 6 Hemerocallis aurantiaca major (Day Lily), 60/- per 100 citrina Dr. Kegel DumoTtien {syn. riitilans , Sieboldii). ... flava (see illustration) Thunbergii-variegata (syn. H. Kwanso variegata). fulva (syn. disticha , Copper-coloured Day Lily), (see illustration, p. 64). plena Kwanso fl. pi hybrida Apricot Gold Dust Orange Man Sovereign luteola Middendorfi, true ochroleuca see also Funkia. Hepatica (see Anemone). Heiaeleam villosum (syn. H. giganteum ; Cow Parsnip). Herniaiia glabra (Rupture WortI, 35/- 100. Hesperis matronalis fl. pi. (Damask Violet ; Dame's Violet ; Rocket). purpurea-plena Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. orange-yellow; jr. hutter-yellow; fr... bronzy - orange double flowered foliage edged white tawny-orange brilliant apricot; the very finest kind, from Japan; e. citron-yellow; a fine and delicately lovely flower for cutting, good late flowering kind with rich apricot flowers of fine form. A t The Day Lilies are very free flowering ornamental plants for the mixed border, for shrub- beries or the waterside, and - for grouping. We personally have found them distinctly decorative when freely planted ■orange in a copse, and they soon form bronzy orange; large clumps. leaves ) " bronzy-orange apricot-yellow ; fine large flowers rich golden-yellow ; very fine clear deep yellow ; splendid delicate chrome-yellow ; excellent clear citron-yellow flowers borne 6 to 9 on the stem and flowering in succession; very pretty and striking. deep golden-yellow; very similar to H. Dumortieri; easiest culture. pale primrose-yellow white; a handsome plant for solitary beds. white ; rockwork ; pr-etty foliage white to flesh or French white ; fr. ; the name Hesperis from the Greek for " evening," as it is very sweet- scented then ; very pretty ; E. the double purple Rocket ; fr.; e Height in Feet. 2-4 2-4 2i 2-3 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-3 Ii-2j 14 1-2 2i 2i-3i 2-4 2-2^ i 2-3 2-3 Month of Flowering. June to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. May to Aug. June to Aug. July-Aug. June to Aug. May to Aug. July-Aug. Aug.-Sept. August June to Sept. June to Sept. SeSion / (a). HA^DY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Heuchera] 6j [bens sempervirens 6d. each. LopyrigHtt A.. (5H i. Price each. per doz. NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. Height Month of Flowering. s. d. o 6 o 9 9 1 6 I 6 o 9 s. d. 5 6 Heuchera brizoides {H. sanguinea Richard- soni) (Alum Root). Caprice \ / Cascade shaded red; fine for cutting.. Clocheton [new) . ■ Eusee [new) 7 6 7 6 7 6 Flambeau Girandole 7 6 5 6 5 6 gracillima Grenade Mistral {new) Orphee {new) Panorama {new) ... Plei ade {new) Radiuin {new) Saturnale {new) Virginale gracillima Lumiere {new) hispida (syn. H. Richard- soni ; Satin Leaf) . 40/- per 100. sanguinea Borders, rockwork, etc. Heucheras \ do not par- ticularly like stiff clay. • alba ■ grandiflora robusta splendens . Zabeliana. very numerous soft salmon-rose flowers tipped rose... dark green foliage marbled bronze, tender rose flowers tipped carmine. rosy-carmine ; tender rose at base of petals ruby, with dark maroon anthers numerous rosy-lake flowers with a violet tinge, strong grower and very free flowering. innumerable medium rigid flowers of brilliant carmine- rose colour. pale pink; very graceful, splendid for cut flowers bright red tinted carmine rose and carmine rosy -lilac ; pretty shade China rose, carmine lobes clear carmine ruby -red and dark maroon dark red large tubular flowers of snowy whiteness, very pretty rosy-salmon to carmine-red white, veined purple; very graceful bright coral red ; one of the handsomest of newly intro- duced plants. white ; a white variety of H. sanguinea, free flowering bright coral red; a rather finer form than the type, free deep red; fine strong form and free vivid coral scarlet; more brilliant than the type and very free flowering. brilliant rose; flowers of good size; remarkably beautiful. 2-3 2i 2i I -2 2-3 2 2 14 T-i 1-2 I* I* I* 2 1^-2 2-4 1-2 3 l4-2i 2j May to July May to July May to July May to Aug. June to Aug. May to July May to July May to July May to July June to Aug. June to Aug. May to Aug. June to Aug. June to Agu. June to Aug. May to July June to Aug. May to July May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to July The Misses , Castel , Prov. do Roma, Italy. — " The Misses have received the plants in splendid condition and are delighted with them." F. A. , Esq., Prince Alfred Street, Maritzburg, Natal. — " The Dahlias ordered from you arrived in splendid condition and are all growing nicely.'"' , Esq., The House, East Claydon, Winslow. — " All the things I have had from you have done first rate." , Esq., , Charteridge, Chesham, Bucks. — " I think you have treated me very generously, and all the plants have very good roots." Incarvillea Delavayi IS. eacK Lapyright, K. if S. Inula glandulosa gd. each. Cotyright, K. &• S, Copyrtg/it, K. & S. Iris Germanica varieties in the Border Copyright, K. &= S. Iris stylosa speciosa (Improved Algerian Iris) SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Hie— Inu] 69 Price each. s. d. o 6 NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E. . evergreen. Height in Feet. o 9 Hieracium auranna- cum{Orange Hawk- weed), 4/-doz. Hoteia japonica {Spi- rcea japonica of gar- dens; syns. H. bar- bata, S. barbata, Astilbe jap. and A. bar.), from 5/- doz. Plants in pots, 9/- and 12/- per doz. aurea f ol. var., 7/6 doz compacta 5/- doz. House Leek (see Sem- pervivum). Hutchinsia alpina, 6/- doz. Hypericum (for other kinds see Hardy Shrubs) (St. John's Wort). calycinum {see Shrubs, Section i (d)). japonicum, 10/6 doz. deep orange-red; a distinct colour ; of spreading habit; rockery. silvery-white ; rich soil, shady border, and for potting up for conservatory and house decora- tion. white; silver varie- gated leaves. pure white; dwarf, compact habit. pure white; a neat free flowering rock or border plant. yellow ; very free flowering. i-ii i-i* 2 i-ii i-ij Month of Flowering. June to August May to July June-July May to July May- June Spring and Summer HeileDorus mger IS. io 25. 6d. each. Price each, j per doz. s. d. o 6 o 6 o 9 o 9 o 6, o 6 o 9 s. d. 5 6 4 o 5 6 7 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 6 o 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 10 6 NAME. Ibeiis corresefolia (Peren- nial Candytuft). sempervirens (Ever- green or Common Candy- tuft). (See illustra- tion, p. 67). / The Candytufts are amongst the purest of white flowers, and useful for margins, whether of border or shrubbery. Handsome sub- shrubs ; plenty of sun and air. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. - Little Gem ■ Snowfiake... ■ superba gibraltarica Iceland Poppy (see Papaver nuUtcaide, Incaivillea grandiflora Koopmanni • Delavayi (see illustration, p. 68) . Inula Bubonium ensifolia glandulosa (see illustration, p. b8", ■ grandiflora Helenium (Elecampane) hirta Hookeri . . Royleana white sheets of bloom, pure white I. corremjolia is very ornamental indeed; I. sempervirens is gener- ■ ally useful ; jr.; E. i«Ajfe;pretty miniature kind covered by early flower;/)'. ;e pure white ; large flowers ; jr.; v. pure te/Azie; large handsome flowers; />.; e lilac-mauve; large flower; /r.;E intense rich carmine toned with purple rose and white ; Bignonia-like flower ; light rich soil ; very lasting in flower. velvety purple mouth, citron throat, and bright lilac lobes; handsome trumpet-shaped Gloxinia-like flower, and handsome fohage ; the best. golden-yellow; small flowers on rigid stems; a fine species. yellow; small flower old-gold ; jr. ; very handsome and effective plant; shrubbery. deep orange ; finer than I. glandulosa ' bright yellow; a coarse-growing showy British plant; wild garden or clumps, or by water. yellow ; small flowers paleyellow; jr.; very fine; scented; shrubberies orange-yellow ; enormous handsome flowers, innumer- able thread-like petals and conspicuous black buds. Height in Feet. r I 1-2^ 3-4 2 2-3 3-4 I 1-2 2-3 Month ~ of Flowering. ' Feb. to June Feb. to Aug. Feb. to Aug. April to Sept. May-June Mar. to June June to Aug. Summer and Autumn June-July Aug. to Oct. Aug.-Sept. July-Aug. July-Aug. Summer J July to Sept. September July , Esq., Huntingstile, Grasmere.— " I have such a wonderfully beautiful show of your herbaceous Peonies from plants sui^plied by you three or four years ago that I was anxious to send you a photograph of them ,but there was no opportunity of having it done while they were at their best." , Esq., Cottage, nr. Alresford. — " I hold the finest Pyrethrums, Paeonies and Phloxes I have seen. They have corae from your firm." , Esq., Ealing, W, — " The Paeonies I had from you two years ago are still a great success." 7° KELW AY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. IRISES, Herbaceous Rhizotomous Kinds (The IRIS is otherwise called XIPHION, DIAPHANE and EVANSIA ; a popular name is FLAG) " Xiphion " is applied to the BULBOUS SECTION, which is described under BULBS. (See Seaion 3) Flowering Season : speeiking generally, spring and early summer, but some sorts prolong the period to one of nearly the whole year. THE beauty o£ the Iris is proverbial; the very name refers us to the rainbow and the eye, two of nature's most beautiful objects. The family is extremely large and varied. The varieties belonging to the Germanica section, and some others, are fragrant. The German Irises flourish exceedingly in ordinary soil and thrive in cities. They are amongst the few plants that flower well in London and can endure its damp and fog in winter. Herbaceous Irises will nearly all do well in ordinary garden soil; they delight in weU-rotted manure and deep rich soU, and many are very thirsty subjects and adorn the margins of ponds and streams; the remainder may be used for the border, in the grass as isolated tufts, on the fringes of beds and shrubberies, and the more vigorous between shrubs and evergreens. Selection lelt to Kelway & Son, 6/-, 9/-, or 13/- per dozen. Albicans, Princess of Wales, purest white, very handsome; May and June. Award of Merit, R.H.S., to Kelway & Son. gd. each; 7/6 doz. Aphylla (Plicata), Madame Chereaxj; standard, white, margined blue. May and June. 6d. each; 5/6 doz. FiMBRiATA (syn. I. Chinensis and I. Japonica), a very beautiful plant ; orchid-like, lavender-coloured fimbriated flowers spotted with green and white, in loose panicles; quite distinct and charming. Not quite hardy. May and June. i-ij ft. 6d. each; 5/6 doz. Flavescens, soft yellow, sweet scented; May and June. 2^ ft. gd. each; 6/- doz. Florentina {White Fleur-de-luce) , very large flowers; standard, pure white ; fall, white, slightly tinged lavender ; fragrant, very fine and lasting; of great value for cutting purposes; May and June. Orris Root is the root of Iris Florentina prepared. 6d. each; 5/6 doz.; 50 for 20/-; 100 for 35/-. Germanica, Butterfly; dwarf, clear yeUow and white tipped chocolate. The Germanica varieties flower in May and June. 6d. each ; 5/6 doz. Celeste, deep lavender, large and free. 6d. each; 5/6 doz. Jules Perot ; standard yellow ; fall, yellow and brown. gd. each; 7/6 doz. — Louis van Houtte, buff standards, rose purple falls. 6d. each ; 5/6 doz. Magnifica, fawn tinged red, rich crimson falls. 6d. each ; 5/6 doz. Sir Walter Scott, crimson, purple and bronze. 6d. each ; 5/6 doz. Ulysses, very deep yellow, veined mahogany ; very striking. 6d. each ; 5/6 doz. Gladwin Iris. — A most desirable ornamental native plant, growing anywhere. Handsome dark green leaves, ij to 2 ft. high, and in July bearing bluish blossoms, which give place in the autumn to large pods filled with brilliant orange-red berries. These remain upon the open pods until the spring, during which time they prove of great value for decoration in vases, churches, etc. 6d. each; 5/6 doz.; 35/- per 100, Guldenstadtii alba, pure white, orange throat; April, gd. each; yl6 doz. K^mpferi (seep. 71). L^viGATA (see /. Kcsmpferi p. 71). June and July. gd. Longipetala superba, porcelain blue, 3-4 ft. each; 7/6 doz. Madame Chereau (see Aphylla). Monspur (/. Monnierii x I. Spuria), blue; each; y/6 doz. Olbiensis alba [Chamairis), dwarf, white; very good; April, gd. each; 7/6 doz. 4 ft. August, gd. 'it. Copyright K. 6^ ^- ^•B. — For any Irises not found here, and man^ other varieties, see under "ITilS" in the BULB portion of the book, Section 3. SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Irises] IRISES — continued Pallida {Great Purple or Turkey Flag) (syn. Odoratissima), fra- grance of orange blossom ; standard, dark lavender, passing to lighter lavender ; fall, light purple, shaded deeper purple. 4 ft. Groups or borders. June. 6d. each; 5/6 doz. AusTRALis, a very deep plum, with broad purple fall and white beard. May and June. Award of Merit, Temple Show, R.H.S., 1896, to Kelway and Son. gd. each; 7/6 doz. Princess of Wales (see Albicans). PsEUD-ACORUS (Water Flag, or Bearded Flag), yellow, shaded orange; April. 3 ft. Semi-aquatic, ornamenting ditch or pond. 6d. each; 4/- doz.; 20/- 100. SiBiRicA (Siberian or Beardless Flag), lilac, blue and violet; a free flowering slender plant, and a lover of moist spots. Aug. and Sept. 3 ft. 6d. each; 5/6 doz. (See illustration, p. 70.) SiBiRicA ORiENTALis, Snow Queen, ivory white; beautiful large flowers; the only pure white Iris, except the varieties of I. Germanica and Kcempferi. Aug. and Sept. i/- each; 10/6 doz. Blue King, clear blue flowers; large and handsome. Aug. and Sept. 6d. each; 5/6 doz. Stylosa speciosa (showy Algerian Iris; syn. Unguicularis), a beautiful plant; flowering freely from January to April in the open ground in ordinary garden soil; good for pots; in colour a Uvely pale sky-blue veined with yellow; silky flowers produced on long stems; suitable for vases; sweetly scented. Well- drained soil. {See illustration, p. 68.) It is a capital plant for potting for flowering in winter in a cold house, gd. each ; 6/- doz. alba, pure white. Dec. to March. 2 ft. i/- each; 10/6 doz. Tectorum, light Ulac-blue is the general effect; very beautiful; dis- tinct. I ft. June. gd. each; j/S doz. Unguicularis (see Stylosa). JAPANESE IRISES: IRIS K/EMPFERI (Hybrids of I. Lavigata and I. setosa) Flowering Season: June to beginning of August. (See illustration.) THIS beautiful and singularly attractive type of Iiis differs from the rest of the famUy in the shape of its flowers, the delicate shades of colour, and also in size of Uoom and breadth of petal; some blooms measure as much as 10 inches in diameter. They are found in Japan and Siberia, and in the former country are grown as semi- aquatics, and were at one time deemed sacred. They should have copious supplies of water during the summer, and be kept dry during the winter. The following sorts, new to this country, wiU be found very beautiful. A good loam suits them well ; the soil should be fairly retentive of moisture during the hot months. They are very suitable for the sides of streams and ponds / __ Iris Kaempferi at Langport Copyrtgnt, One of the' most lovely flowers blooming during July and early August is Iris Kcempferi. A perfectly hardy plant, by no means difficult to grow; but it must have abundant moisture at the root, and this continually; not an occasional flooding, but constant, cool, moist soil. In its native home it flourishes in swamps, and may be almost called an aquatic plant. It succeeds admirably by the side of streams and on the edges of ponds or lakes; in fact, in any similar place where it may have its toes, as it were, in the water. Pew people are aware of the marvellous beauty of these charming flowers, and yet their cost is by no means exclusive, and manv are the gardens where places might be found for them— places which very probably are now occu- pied with common sedges or rushes. — Amateur Gardening. 1/6 each; 12/- per dozen; 100 for 75/- KuMO-No-OBi (Band of Cloud), dark lavender-purple, white halo surrounding the yellow blotches and radiating into strong white hues, large standards same colours, petaloid stigmaS white tipped and bordered lilac, handsome flower ; 3 petals. SoFU-No-KOi, white, splashed, blotched and speckled sky-blue, primrose blotches radiating into the petals, petaloid stigmas creamy white tipped and margined violet ; 6 petals. Kuma-funjin (Excited Bear), purple, overlaid with navy blue^ two standards, petaloid stigmas purple and blue, very large orange blotches ; 6 petals. Taiheiraku (Peace), rich vinous purple, with conspicuous yellow blotches tipped blue, radiating out into purple veins and feathers, petaloid stigmas gray and lavender ; 6 petals. Datedogu, rich claret-red, with orange blotches surrounded with a blue halo radiating out into elegant Hues, standards light claret and white, petaloid stigmas white tipped and bordered pale claret, very large flower. Bandai-no-nami, clear white, with large radiating yellow blotches, creamy standards ; 6 petals. KELWAY'S CHOICE JAPANESE IRISES each; 12/- per dozen; 100 for 75/-. All have 6 broad petals and 1/6 each; 12/- per A fine selection of named varieties at 9/- per dozen left to Kelway and Son. 1/- and 1/6 each. 4/6 per dozen; 6d. each. are very fine. Mixed sorts and seedlings, 30/- per 100; 72 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Price each, per doz. S. d. o 9 r o I o I o I 3 I 3 I 3 I o 1 1- & 1/6 I 6 o 9 NAME. S. d. Jacob's Ladder (see Polemonium) Jerusalem Sage (see Phlomis). Kniphofla (Tritoma ; i Torch Lily ; Red- \ Hot Poker ; Flame Flower) . aloides ( K. or Tri- ! toma Uvaria). 9 o j grandis (syn. & I Tritoma uvaria gran- [2 o I dis : K. u. maxima ; j K. a. glaucescens). 9 o ' grandiflora... [ o 6 Saundersi . . . [2 o I nobilis Burchelli caulescens lo 6 ID 6 9 o ID 6 12 O Clotho Chloris comosa corallina (Maco- mani x aloides). hybrida (John Senary). Star of Baden Yellowammer [new) La chesis Leda Leichtlinii distach- va. 7 6 I Macowani IS Meteor . Obelisque. Rooperi . Rufa A most beautiful and exceedingly ornamental au- tumn flowering f^amily ; light sandy s o i 1 ; plenty of m anure an d water during winter and summer, but good drainage is essential. The severe winter frosts try Kni- phofias severely in some locali- ties, so that a . protection of coal ashes or dry leaves in au- tumn is bene- ficial. They do well in shrub- beries and planted in large groups on lawn or in border ; backed by Bamboos they give a superb effect. Knipho- fias are good plants for town gardening. The newer hybrids are magnificently handsome. 7 6 5 6 - Solfaterre ■ Tucki 50 for 25/- Uvaria (see K. aloides). Vesuvius (new) ... V. Lemoine ' Lactnca Plumieri (syn. Mulgedium P. , The Blue Dandelion). Lamium maculatum (Archangel or Dead Nettle). Larkspur, Perennial (see Delphinium) Lavender (see Lavandula). Sea (see Statice). Leadwort (see Plumbago Z., Lenten Roses (see Hellebores). Leopard's Bane (see Doronicum). Liatris elegans (Blazing \ Liatrises thrive Star ; Button Snake Root). pycnostachya {Kansas Gay Feather) spicata Lily, Lilium {see Bulbs, Section 3). St. Bernard's (see Anthericum) St. Bruno's (see A " ' Linaria alpina on dry soil where scarcely anything else will. Good bee plants. dalmatica (syns. T... pancicer ; Toadflax). macedonica and L. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. red and orange. coral, shaded orange ; ordinary soil, though the deeper and richer the better very free flowering coral to orange orange-red to deep red ; remarkably fine scarlet and yellow ; very stately ; one of the best deep scarlet and bright yellow; very desirable and fine; dry borders. reddish-salmon to white, tinged yellow ; glaucous leaves and thick stems, very distinct for rock-garden and dry warm position ; e. crimson scarlet; very fine old gold; very fine yellow coral-red; very pretty and elegant brilliant red and yellow yellow, shaded orange golden yellow ; large deep apricot yellow ; very fine orange-scarlet ; very fine yellow, with vermilion stamens; most beautiful and curious; an anomaly in colour and habit; requires protection in cold weather. ripe apricot; exceedingly pretty; small flowers; rock gardens. bright yellow; very fine bright yellow; very fine red, tipped yellow; very lasting and brilliant; broad glaucous leaves ; not quite hardy in severe weather. rich yellow and scarlet; very free flowering and good, small spike and distinct. pure yellow; exceedingly fine and quite distinct deep salmon-red, fading to nearly white, the earliest of all; First-class Certificate, R.B.S., 1898, to Kelvvay AND Son bright red ; very fine red and orange ; most beautiful porcelain-blue ; ornamental purple ; dark leaves with a white stripe ; useful in dry spots where few things will thrive. one of the noblest of hardy plants. purplish . I Liatrises are singular from their habit f I of commencing to flower at the top \ deep purple \ °^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^P^l^^ ^.nd so on down- -i wards. They are very desirable and purple-violet, j exceedingly pretty plants. blue tinged purple, orange tip ; very showy dwarf plant ; creeping habit ; e. sulphur-yellow; pretty and bright; warm, light soil ... Height in Feet. 3 4-S 4 4-5 6-8 2-8 4-S 3 2-3 1-2 2 6 4 5-6 3-4 4-5 2-3 3 4 2-3 2-2J 5-6 3i-S 4 3-4 4-6 2-3 3-4 1-2 Month of Flowering. Autumn Aug. to Oct. July to Sept. Aug.-Sept. July to Oct. Aug. to Oct. June Aug. to Oct. Aug.-Sept. Aug. July-August Sept.-Oct. Aug.-Sept. July to Oct. Aug.-Sept. Aug. to Oct. August August. July-Aug. Aug.-Sept. June to Aug. July-Aug. June to Aug. May to July Aug. to Oct. Aug.-Sept. June to Aug. Mar. to Aug. 3-3 May to Oct. July to Oct. Aug.-Sept. June to Aug. May to Aug. Section I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Lin— Lup] 73 Price each, pe r < s. d. 1 o o 9 6 1 6 o 9 o 6 o 9 o 6 o 6 o 9 o 6 o 6 9 1 o 7 5 15 7 5 7 5 S 7 5 5 15 6 5 6 5 6 NAME. Linaria hybrida Kelwayi . pancicer, see L. dalmatica. petrsea purpurea pallida (Kelway) ■ repens Snowflake . Lindelofla spectabilis (syn. Anchusopsis s. ; Blue BoRAGEWoRT ; Himalayan Hound's Tongue). Linosyris vulgaris (see Aster linosyris). Linum arboreum (Flax) flavum (syn. L. tauricum) perenne Lithospermum prostratum (Gromwell ; syn. L. fruticosum) . purpureo-casruleum Lobelia cardinalis (The Cardinal Flower) ... Cavanillesiana fulgens (sometimes called splendens) ... 40/- per 100. Distinction {new) Firefly 46/- per 100 Queen Victoria 40/- per 100 Gerardi Albion (Kelway) Gerard's hybrid splendens (see fulgens). Loosestrife (see Lysimachia) . Lungwort (see Pulmonaria). Lupinus polyphyllus \ (Lupine ; syn. L. grandiflorus and L. macyophyllus) 40/- per 100 a 1 b u s (see illustration, p. y/) 40/- per 100. Foxi Of stately habit and very showy / in groups or ^ clumps as well as for borders. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. Jr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. golden-yellow, tipped bronzy-crimson; very effective. First-class Certificate at York Gala. rose, tinged violet; orange yellow tip; most attractive little plant. bluish-purple; rock garden, edges of borders, old walls, etc. a new lilac variety of L. purpurea from which it is quite distinct in colour. snow-white sheets of bloom ; fr. Bees are very fond of this flower ; very sweet scented. purple-blue ; borders ; sandy, well-drained loam yellow ; E. ; handsome plant for warm border ; sub- shrubbery ; spreading. golden-yellow '\ effective for rockwork ; well-drained ( J- sandy loam; L. flavum is very useful -^ pearly-blue... J for edges or borders; all are elegant. [ deep gentian-blue; very handsome prostrate sub- shrub; rockwork and border; dry sandy or peaty soil; brilliant colour; e. purplish-blue ; ornamental, quick-growing, creeping plant ; rockery ; very free ; e. vivid scarlet; fond \ .^^^^ ^^^ ^^leniii subjects for either the border or for growing in pots in the greenhouse. Valuable flowers for autumn effect in the garden. Water well when growing, but give good drainage, as excessive moisture when at rest is in- jurious. Either lift and store in a frame in winter, or cover with a little ashes. They stand severe winters and flourish exceedingly if grown as semi-aquatics by ponds, on the banks of streams, etc. Sail: deep and rich will give best results. ofshadeandsun red scarlet; taller than cardinalis. deep purple-red... brilliant scarlet ; the finest of all. scarlet, with pur- ple leaves. white purple dark blue ; fr. (see illus., P- 74)- pure white ; fr. . Lupines are amongst the most beauti- ful of perennials: succeed well in ordinary soil, and naturalize well in woods, etc. ToL.p. Foxi the Royal Horticultural Society gave an^ ward of Merit when exhibited by Kelway & Son iu iSgo. deep blue axiA white; fr.l rose colour ; fr. ; good long spikes ; a very distinct novelty 4-S i 1-3 1-3 I 2-3 I 3 3 3 3 5 2-3 2-3 3-5 ■5-5 3-5 Month of Flowering. May- June May to July July to Sept, July to Sept, July-Aug. May to Aug. May- June May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to July May to Sept. June to Aug. May to Sept. Aug.-Sept May to Sept. May to Sept. Aug. to Sept. Aug.-Sept. April to Oct. April to Oct. April to Oct, 3-4 I Feb. to Oct. , Esq., Montreal, Canada. — " I have to thank you for the Pasonies, which arrived in good condition. They are certainly most robust looking, and I am delighted with thero in every way. Again thanking you for attention to so small an order." , Oakwood, Jesmond. — "All the roots are growing splendidly, and the border looks very nice; we are very pleased with them." , Esq, Sevenoaks. — " You will be pleased to hear that the plants received from you last winter have given great satisfaction, especially the Peeonies and Delphiniums, which have been greatly admired by visitors who asked where they could purchase them, and a good many visitors take the names of most of the Herbaceous plants supplied by you." Mr , Bray. — " The Pjnrethrums and Gaillardias that you sent me two years ago made a great show this summer." Sir , , King's Avenue, Ealing. — " I wish to say I have been exceedingly pleased with the perennials you supplied me with in October 1901. I had a splendid show the first year ; especially good were the Delphiniums, Veronicas, Asters, Aquilegias, etc. I have had a splendid lot of flowers during the whole year." House, Tean, Stoke-upon-Trent. — " Miss writes to acknowledge the safe arrival of the plants, most beautifully packed. Miss is particularly delighted with the PeBonies, such fine plants and vastly superior to any she has had from Holland or elsewhere." Mrs , Westgate, Guisborough, Yorks. — " My PcBonies were immensely admired ast year, quite a revelation to many of my friends." % Mr , Tatfield Gardens, Glos. — "The Peonies received from you four years ago have made huge clumps and flowered most splendidly this year, and were greatly admired by all who saw them. Lady wishes me to tell you how pleased she was with them, likewise the Gladioli you supplied same time," Castle, Ilfracombe. — "The things I have already had from you have done beautifully." Rawalpindi, India. — packing them so carefuUy. Geraniums next winter." ' The Geraniums arrived safely yesterday. Many thanks for I am very well pleased with them. I shaU order some more The Gardens, Dormont, Lockerbie. — " I am glad to say the Pasonies Mrs got from you in the spring are going to flower this season. My last year Peonies which I got were imported roots and did not flower the first year." Mrs , Castle Terrace, Pevensey, Hastings. — " I feel I must tell you of the great pleasure afforded to me by the lovely blooms of your Pasony Snowflake. Although only received from you last October the plant is quite a large one, and has eight very large flowers of the purest white, and the wonder and admiration of all who see it. . . . The Delphiniums also are doing weU. ... I thank you sincerely for the large healthy roots you sent." , Esq., , Bond Road, Barnsley. — " Plants received on Tuesday afternoon, and are very satisfactory. There was not a pot or plant damaged, thanks to your careful packing." Mr , King Street, Southfort. — " Kindly accept my thanks for plants received from you last week. You have given me such good value for the money I sent. The plants arrived in such perfect condition. Thanks for your excellent way of packing." , Esq., Stoke, Devonport. — " The trees and plants had been very carefully packed and arrived in very good condition. They are well grown and the Gardener is much pleased with them." -"The Pseonies I bought from you ten years ago are Mrs — — , Corsee, Nairn, N.B.- very lovely still." Dr , East Bridgeford, Notts. — " Your Herbaceous Paeony Lady Alex Dufl has been a perfectly lovely thiag this year." The Marchioness of , Park, , Co. Meath. — "The plants for Herbaceous Border suppUed in April are all doing well, and the border is beginning to look bright." 74 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S NEW HYBRID LUPINES. Varying from herbaceous habit to the shrubby growth of the Tree Lupine. ' I ■'HESE Lupines are more valuable than a great many other plants, as they flower in large cities and can endure the fog and damp of the London winter. They are in bloom from May to October. Fragrant, like a bean-field. They are delicate in hue and graceful in habit. They stand drought exceedingly well, as was abundantly proved in 191 1. One of each for 45/-. Belle of Huish. The general effect is yellow_^ g Actually the flowers are coppery-purple and bronzy-yellow with bright yeUow upper lobes; of tree habit; 3 J ft. 2/6 each; 24/- doz. Canary, Iright canary-yellow; long 'spikes; of tree habit ; 4 ft. 2/6 each; 24/- doz. Columbine, long spikes of pale blue flowers, with creamy-yellow upper lobes; very showy; 4J ft. ; herbaceous. 5/- each. Huish Beauty. This variety is very distinct and good ; in habit it is not quite herbaceous ; the flowers are very pretty; lower lobes deep purple, upper lobes purple, also touched with bright yellow. 2/6 each ; 24/- doz. Langport King, a very fine hybrid Lupine, branched from the base of the central stem ; a long and very showy flower spike. When fuUy open the lower half of the spike has Lnpinus polyphyllus 6i. eacK '■ Copyright, K. *• S. Cofyrighl K. &• S. Kelway's New Lupine, Langport Kii 35. dd, each. 4ing flowers with blue lower lobes and carmine upper lobes, while the flowers at the top have thin lower lobes, varied blue, or the upper lobes are white ; semi-shrubby; 4 ft. Extra. 3/6 each; 36/- doz. [See illustration.) Phyllis Kelway, exceedingly delicate and attractive flowers, cream to bright canary-yellow ; semi-shrubby ; 3 ft. Extra. 2/6 each ; 24/- doz. Porcelain Blue, a very bright and telling plant of bushy habit, 3-4 ft. across, with long flower spikes of porcelain blue, with upper lobes en Z 51! D 3: ctection I {a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Lup— Lye] 75 KELWAY'S NEW HYBRID LUPINES— con/znueJ. of white tinged lilac. The general efiect is of a dwarf free- flowering plant of bright blue; height, 2-3 ft, 5/- each. Punchinello, shortish spikes of pale mauve-blue flowers with yellow upper lobes; 4 ft.; tree habit. 2/- each; 24/- doz. Rod of Ivory, long spikes of ivory-white flowers, with creamy- yellow upper lobes ; tall ; very good. 7/6 each. Somerset, soft yellow; this handsome hybrid plant was the first yellow-flowered Lupine of the polyphyllus habit, and. the only yellow herbaceous Lupine up to the date of its introduction. It originated in our Nurseries, and was exhibited in 1898 before the Royal Horticultural Society, from whom it received an Award of Merit. It is a unique, very pleasing, and very useful plant. Splendid for bold massing. To make sure of getting it true it should be obtained from the raisers, as seedhngs are frequently offered. We append Press descriptions of it below. 4 ft. April to August. 1/6 each ; 15 - per doz. ; 100 for £5. Lupine Somerset is a desirable hybrid, not quite a true Tree Lupine, though it has a half-woody growth. Its best colour is a clear, Uvely light yellow, but it varies readily from red to whitish or washy purple tints. — From Colour in the Garden, by Miss Jekyll. [We recommend the true light yellow variety being obtained direct from Langport. — K. & S.] Hybrid Lupins. — Lupins in various shades, blue, yellow, and white, make a great show of stately spikes at intervals. There are now many hybrids between the older Lupinus polyphyllus (usually in China blue or yellow) and the Tree Lupins — so-called from the woody habit of their stems — many of which are decidedly desirable. Of these tints there are now added rose-pink (L. roseus) and flowers of two shades, such as Langport King, the lower flowers on each spike of this variety being blue, tinged with red, whilst the upper blossoms are mostly white. The polyphyllus Lupins are herbaceous, and have usually been confined to the cool tints, white and blue ; but we now have a hybrid in primrose-yellow {L. Somerset), which is also herbaceous. White Lupins are amongst the most beautiful of all. Albus is the oldest variety, whilst The Bride, Rod of Ivory, and Snowbird are all new hybrids of rare beauty. Blue Jay is the name of one of the brightest of the blue Lupins. — Garden Life. Lupinus Somerset. — Till the advent of this kind the her- baceous Lupines were in colour confined to blue, purple, and white, but this kind provides the totally distinct shade of soft and pale yellow. Judging from the soft ghstening and downy character of its leaves, one may surmise that the yellow Tree Lupine had played a part in its production. In any case, so good and dis- tinct A PLANT DESERVES ATTENTION FROM HARDY PLANT GROWERS GENERALLY. — The Garden. Lupinus Somerset. — This looks like a hybrid between L. poly- phyllu and L. arboreus, having the long spikes of the former and fine yellow flowers of the latter. It should prove a great ACQUISITION to the perennial Lupines. — The Gardening World. Lupinus Somerset. — In this kind we have, as it were, the yellow spike of L. arboreus transferred to a herbaceous kind — viz., L. polyphyllus, which should render it of much value in the garden. The pretty soft yellow is particularly telling. — The Garden. Lupinus Somerset. — A very pretty Lupine, not over-tall, and with a bushy habit, bearing long full spikes of flowers that are of a pretty soft yellow shade. This should prove a fine hardy plant. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Lupinus Somerset. — We give an illustration of this charming Lupine, which we noticed a few days ago in full bloom in the nursery of Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. It is quite a bright garden flower, showing two distinct shades of yellow, one much deeper than the other. A group of this would be effective in the border. — The Garden. Price, each, per s. d. 1 s. doz. d. <3 - — 9 6 7 5 6 6 6 S 6 I - — I 9 I - - 6 4 I 6 15 9 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 =; 6 9 7 6 I 10 6 NAME. Lychnis alpina (Campion) alba ■ chalcedonica (Jerusalem Cross) 40/- per 100. alba plena plena rosea coronaria atrosanguinea (syn. Agro- steinma c.s.). dioica alba plena (syn. L. vespertina alba fl. pi.). rubra plena (syn. L. vespertina rubra fl. pi). flos-cucuU plena {Double Ragged Robin). Haageana (L. fulgens x L. grandiflora) . . . viscaria {German Catch-fly) . alba • plena. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. bright pink ; a pretty alpine ; moist, sandy soil white ; pretty and like alpina ; suitable for rockeries brilliant scarlet white I very favourite showy plants; sandy pure white loam, well manured. The double- L .7,- , "'V\ I flowered forms are the best; the brilliant scarlet y double scarlet variety is ex { pretty pale rose shade single-flowered dark crimson white; fr very bright pink; fr. ceedingly handsome and brilliant and highly ornamental. very good plants; scented soft pink , double-flowered, useful for cutting and pretty for borders; e. brilliant scarlet; very bright and perpetual in bloom, making quite a fine bedding plant, and very suit- able for London gardens; shade; large flowers. *TrV'aiAVi;;""v'e;y]fi'^f-'=lfs native plants for | '^ pi-etty r borders or rock-] rosy, very double ; fr \ ^"^'^ = ^ry soil. [ Height in Feet. lJ-4 ii-3i I* Month of Flowering. Apr. to July Apr. to July May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. June to Aug. June to Sept. May to Aug. May to Sept. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. , Esq., Alconbuey Road, Upper Clapton, London. — " The Xmas roses which you sent me last October are all in bloom here, in the very heart of London; the blooms look splendid and the plants fine and healthy I take the opportunity of thanking you for the great liberality with which you treated me and also for the fine healthy plants which you sent." , Esq., Mountville, Rock Ferry, Cheshire. — " Thanks to the plants I have had from you during the last few years, and which have established themselves most happily my herbaceous border this year has been most beautiful, indeed, it strl is, as the Gladioli and Lihes are not quite over, while the Michaehnas Daisies are makmg a good show ahready." 76 KEL WAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Price I per each doz. NAME. S.d. o 6 o 6 o 6 s. d. 5 6 4 6 5 6 o 6 o 9 O 6 o 6 9 1 o o 9 o 6 Lychnis viscaria splen- dens Lysimachia nummularia (Loosestrife), {Moneywort , Creeping Jenny). Lythium Salicaria su- perbum (Paj-^jZe Loose- strife, Black Blood). - virgatum . 5 6 5 t 7 6 lo 6 6 o 5 6 Madwoit (see v^Zysswm). Mallow (see Malva). Malva Alcea (Mallow) rosea moschata alba (White Musk Mallow). Malvastrum lateritum . . . Marica striata (see Sisy- rinchium). Marrubium candidissi- mum. Matricaria inodora plena (syn. Anthemis chamo- milla fl. pi. Mayweed). Mazas pumilio [sjn.Hor- nemannia p.). 40/- per TOO Meadow Rue (see Thalic- trum adianti folium) . Sweet (see Spirtsa ulmaria). Megasea(see Saxifraga). Michaelmas Daisy (see Aster). Milkweed {seeAsclepias). Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Posi- tion, Treatment, etc. ft., swtetly scented, e., evergreen. Hdglit in Feet. Flowering. red; a much finer | ij MaytoAug. form than Viscaria . . . yeMoiw; very effective m I :j- May to Sep. clumps ; erect spike.^ of flowers; moist situation, sucli as stream or pond side ; they spread rather quickly; L. nummularia is a prostrate trailer, hardly to be sur- passed for banks, rockeries, vases, old stumps, etc. ; very showy. reddish-purple; margins \2},-^ JulytoSep of streams or lakes; showy; a clearer and finer - coloured form than the ordinary Pur- ple Looses^ife. bright reddish -purple; l^-J-ij.tiJunetoAu compact grower; neat foliage. rosy-purple; showy pretty pale rose shade, greyish - green foliage rose ; jr. white ;fr.;a. very charm - ing and handsome plant of bushy form. brick-red; fine; creeping habit; useful for rock- work. white; silvery-grey flan- nel-like foliage; e. pure white ; very pretty double flowers, useful im cutting; of spreading habit; should be pegged down; very free flowering. pale violet; pretty and distinct; creeping plant; a jewel from the Alps; well-drained soil. 4 May to Sep, .,1,-4 JunetoAug, 2-; i\IaytoSep. 2 May to Sep ^ Autumn 1 I July-Aug. 2 iJunetoOct. ^ 'May to July One iJower spike of one of Kelway's Co-pyrighi, K. (V S. New Hybrid Lupines Price each, [per doz s. d. I 6 9 1 o I o 6 1 o s. d. 7 6 4 o 5 6 6 o =; 6 S 6 NAjME. Mimulus capensis cardinalis (Monkey Flower) aureus — — cupreus Brilliant (new) luteus (Yellow Monkey Flower) radicans Miscanthus (see Eulalia). Monarda didyma (Bee Balm ; Horse IMint , Oswego Tea ; syn. M. fistiilosa, M. J\til- miana) . Cambridge Scarlet alba fistulosa (Wild Bergamot : syn. ^f. affinis, allophylla, altissima, longifolia eukI oblongata). Al! Miniuluses stand di Colour Gt Flower. Use. Soil, Position, Treatment, ttc. fr., swreljy scented, e.. ever^-ieeti bright orange; fit for cool greenhouse as pot plant, or lor warm border cardinal-scarlet ; moist borders or naturalized near streams; showy ilcar bright orange, shaded yellow towards centre; extremely showy. rich brilliant crimson ; very showy indeed ; a small bed of this Mimulus makes a blaze ol colour, and is most eflective ; they do well as pot plants ; moist position preferred. Yellow; moist borders; bright and pretty pure ivliite, with a violet lip; of trailing habit Feet. of Flowering briglil scailet; very jr . scailct; fine flower, much superior to M. didyma. while liuic-pii! pie ery urii.uneiital , will grenv in any soil and in an\- position, M. duivma is often found undi-T the name of jlstuloi.a. Tliey naturalize wel] III \\nn, is .ind shrub- ) eries niiel pai Lieular]^- tn moist gardens , /;-. Tlie -Moiiadas an- gr' .it fnir plants. StroT;e ureiwers in S-oiiand. -}-J May to Aug. 1-3 I June to Sept. i-i.', May to Sept. J-? I May to Aug. May to .A.ug. May to .-Vug. July to Sept. -^ ' Jtmcto Sept. -3 ! May to Sept. -4 ' May to .-Vug. ought well, and are free flowerini^. SeSlicn I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Mon— Myr] 77 Photo.. F. Mason Good. Cotyright, K. &> S. Lupinus polyphyllus albus 6d. each. CEnothera Youngii 6d. each. Co-pyright, K. &= S. Pr each. ce per doz. s. d. S. d. I 10 6 I 10 6 6 s 6 I 10 6 o 9 o 4 o 6 o 4 o 9 2 6 3 o 4 o 3 6 7 6 NAME. Monarda fistulosa superba, a superior variety to M. f. violacea. hybrida Kelwayi media (syn. M. purpurea or M. f. rubra) punctata rosea Monkey Flower (see Mimulus). Monkshood (see A conitum) . Montbretia (see Tritonia, Section 3). Morina longifolia (Whorl Flower) Moss Pink (see Phlox subulata). Mulgedium Plumieri (see Lactuca). Mullein (see Verbascum). Myosotis dissitiflora {Early Forget- me -not)... 21 /- per 100. alpestris (Alpine For^ot-nie-not ; syn. M. rupicola). obtusum (see Anchusa Barrelieyi). palustris (True Forget-me-not) 21 /-per 100. Stabiana Myrrhis odorata (Myrrh) Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. ir., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. quite a distinct shade ; very dark mixture of purple and violet: a tine addition, a pretty shade of soft pinkish-mauve . dull purple very light rose pink, white, and crimson; exceedingly handsome, dis- tinct and interesting ; beautiful spiky columns studded with flowers changing in tint as above; ornamental foliage ; well-drained deep soil ; jr. deep sky-blue; very pretty; moist and shady positions, and in rock garden. bright blue ; a lovely British alpine ; rock garden Height in Feet. blue, yellow throat; very lovely; semi-aquatic; by streams and in ditches; edges, carpeting, etc. blue; very free flowering and lasting; the finest blue Forget-me-not; nearly evergreen. white ; fern-like, sweetly-scented foliage ; suitable for moist positions, and does well in semi-shade ; jr. 3-4 2-3* 2-3 2 2-3 Month of Flowering. May to Aug. July to Sept. May to Sept. Aug.-Sept. June to Sept. ^i Jan. to June I April to July \-^ Mar. to June *-I April to Aug. 2A-4 June to Aug. 78 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Price each, per doz. s. d. o 6 o 6 6 1 o I NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. o 6 o 6 i. d. s 6 5 6 5 6 lo 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 I 3 o 9 i/-,t/6 o 6 Nepeta italica Mussini (Cat Mint) 5 6 5. 6 5 6 7 6 7 6 15 o 12 O 6 o IO/6 & 15/- 5 6 violacea New Zealand Flax (see Phormium). (Enothera eximia (Evening Primrose ; syn. CE. marginata ; CE. caspitosa). C8espitosa (see CE. eximia). fruticosa major glauca Fraseri Lamarkiana [The Comtnon Biennial Evening Primrose). macrocarpa (see CE. missouriensis) . marginata (see CE. eximia). missouriensis latifolia (see CE. macrocarpa) purple ; larger than N. macrantha pale lavender-blue; continuous clouds of flower, most charming in the mass. blue white to rose; fr.; sandy soil ; a mag- nificent species ; rock garden ; mag- nolia-like flowers 4 to 5in. across. deep yellow ; large ; shrubby ; fr . yellow ; prostrate ; showy : fr serotina . ■ speciosa . Youngii. [See illustration, p. 77) Omphalodes verna (Navelwort ; Creeping Forget-me-not; Blue-eyed Mary; syn. Cyno- glossum Omphalodes). verna alba Ononis arenaria spinosa hircuna Onosma stellulata tauricum (Golden Drop) ... Opuntia Rafinesquii (Indian Fig; Prickly Pear). Orobus vernus (Bitter Vetch) Osmunda regaUs gigantea (Royal Fern) Oswego Tea (see Monarda). Othonna (see Othonnopsis). Othonnopsis cheirifoUa (Baebary Ragwort; syn. Othonna c.\ . Easily grown in all soils, and useful in the wild garden & shrubbery .They are fragrant, and (E.eximia is scent- ed like a Magnolia. They are bright and free flowering, and, despite their bright yellow ; fr. ; very fine trailing name, for the flowers, 4 to 6 in. across. ""^^ P^";' ^™™ ' ^ ^ . through the day yellow; fr.; ornamental as well as in the white, turning p. pink; very /»-.; large evening. Good bee flowers; rock garden; rich well- Plan's- drained loam ; fine for a bed ; free flowering. ' *> rose ; one of the most striking of new plants. The beautiful flowers cover the plant from early summer to frost; fragrant and free flowering. yellow; fr.; handsome erect sort ; e clear fine blue with white; splendid for naturalizing in woods or shrubberies ; very pretty; trailing; and for rockeries and borders. white-flowered ; form of the above flesh colour; e.; good for dry banks bright rose; very pretty; dry bank yellow clusters; extremely beautiful; sunny well- drained spot; rock garden and border; good sandy loam ; fr. ; a, fine pot plant. yellow, with red centre ; for warm gardens only ; e purple and blue ; veined red and green, changing to blue, a fine form of this hardy British fern rich yellow; free blooming, spreading, of distinct aspect with silvery tufted foliage; sub-shrub ; light soil, warm situation on rockwork or border ; e. Height in Feet. 2 2 2 3 1-2 ii-3 i-i I* 1-2^ 2-3 I 1-2 2-4 Month of Flowering. April to June May to Aug. August May to July June to Sept. June to Oct. June to Sept. July to Sept. Mar. to Sept. May to Nov. June to Sept. Mar. to May Mar. to May June to Aug. June to Aug. May to Sept. June May- June Jan. to Nov. Kelway's Paeonies in America The PiEONY Exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was very successful. Horticultural Hall was well filled with excellent exhibits on June i8, and, as the exhibition is a widely appreciated event, the attendance was large. The special PRIZES OFFERED BY Kelway AND SoN, Langport, England, for eighteen named varieties, single or double, brought out many fine flowers. The prizes were won by Dr C. G. Weld, first, a silver-gilt medal; and T. C. Thurlow, second, a bronze medal. — The American Florist. Flower Show at Boston, U.S.A. — The first special Pmony exhibition oi the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society was held on Saturday, June 19. It was in all respects a gratifying success, and the growing interest in the most gorgeous of herbaceous PLANTS was seen in the very large attendance and the way the crowds lingered around the tables. The Kelway Silver-gilt Medal for collection of eighteen named varieties of albiflora was won by Kenneth Finlayson. T. C. Thurlow was the winner of the Bronze Medal for the second best set. — The American Florist. PEONIES ATTRACT FlOWER LoVERS TO HORTICULTURAL HALL TO-DAY. PcSOnieS to-day claim the admiration of the public at Horticultural Hall. The place is ablaze WITH the gorgeous COLOURING of thesc blossoms, which seem to have reached the full extent of perfection and variety. The public thronged the place at the noon hour. Slowly one old woman climbed the long front stair. She held by the hand a chubby child who took two steps to her one. As she reached the top and looked in at the door she took a long breath with satisfaction, and said, "That's just the way my grandma's garden smelt when I was a httle girl like you." As she passed in the hall and slowly walked around the tables, she exclaimed: "Well, I never! Do you see those single PtEonies ? I never saw one of those before — they look like immense single roses." Those single PcsonieSf blushing pink with hearts of gold, are something entirely new, and belong to T. C. Thurlow of West Newbury. He is one of the largest exhibitors in the country, and has some superb flowers. Most of his flowers were from roots that came from (Kelway and Son) England, and they were the finest ever exhibited. He showed some perfect white varieties, some wonderful double ones that looked more like Chrysan- themums than anything else. As he arranged his white Pcsonies he said : " I am in hopes these will capture the first prize medal which has been offered by Kelway of England." — The Record, Boston, Mass , U.S.A. Kelway's Paeonies at Paris. Les concours generaux d' Horticulture du 21 Juin h. I'Exposition Universelle. On est tout 6tonn6 de voir en premier epanouissement une s^rie tr^s nombreuse et tr^s-belle de Pivoines herbacees. Au milieu des Pivoines k fleurs doubles se trouve une s^rie nombreuse k fleurs simple, tr(^s grandes, de coloris varies, ayant toutes, en leur centre un gros pompon d'etamines jaune d'or. L'exposant M. Kelway, de Langport, a bien autres jolies choses; entre autres, des Pyrethrum. — Revue Horticole, Paris. _ It is only of late years, that the herbaceous Pasonies have come into general favour, but now they are among the most popular of plants, since they present a beautiful picture in the garden when they are in bloom in May and June, a season when spring and summer join hands. They are, certainly, one of the most charming and valuable families of all our hardy, decorative plants, and may be enjoyed as thoroughly when growing in the open garden as when used as cut blooms in the house. About a quarter of a century ago English nurserymen turned their attention to the race and, when they had obtained all the species and varieties procurable on the Continent, hybridized the plants and raised seedUngs by the hundred, thus commencing the improvement of the family that is now so effective in brightening our g;:rdens in the latter days of spring. Among the first to embark on Pseony cu] ture on a large scale were Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, Somer- set, and to them the greatest credit is due for the vast improvement they have brought about in these beautiful plants. Year by year they have introduced seedlings of the greatest merit both in herbaceous and tree sections, many of which have been distin- guished by Awards of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. A visit to Messrs Keiway's nursery at the close of May or early in June is a revelation to the flower- lover. — The Morning Post. There is no disputing the fact that of late years the Paeony has become a huge favourite, even quite fashionable, and it surely deserves it. Any one who has had the opportunity of visiting Messrs Keiway's charming home of flowers at Langport, Somerset, could not dispute this fact for a moment. Under the scientific and artistic guardianship of this firm the Pseony has developed into a stupendous triumph of floriculture. — The Onlooker. , Paeonies have been so much improved within the last few years that they are far ; more frequently grown than in the days when a slightly apoplectic shade of red was " their only wear." The number of beautiful Paeonies displayed in the fine grounds of Messrs Kelway and Son, of Langport, is astonishing, and the creamy and pink varieties are really only surpassed in beauty by the rose. The sweetness of the scent of the modern PeEony also greatly helps its general attractiveness. In this plant and in the Delphiniums Messrs Kelway have given us two of the greatest ornaments to our gardens. — Tatlcr SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 79 The FLOWER o[ the CENTURY The Fashionable Flower Kelway's New Varieties made it so HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL The P/EONY- ROSE— The Rose without a Thorn Planting Season : Autumn, favourable weather in winter, and spring. Flowering Season : May and June. BALMORAL CASTLE. Her Majesty QUEEN ALEXANDRA, when PRINCESS OF WALES, was also pleased to view privately a selection of cut blooms of the fashionable flower, and the following letter was received by us in consequence : ST. JAMES'S PALACE. I have seen Gen. Sir Dighton M. Probyn this morning, who begs me to tell you that H.R.H. the Princess of Wales was greatly pleased with the beautiful Paonies you sent. July I, 1898. THOMJS KINGSGOTE. F 8o KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. A Corner in Kelway*s Pseony Nursery ■pyrigm, n.. ^ Beauty & i Suitability I for I Different S Situations Kelway's New Herbaceous Pmonies are the most beautiful of all the showier Hardy Perennial Plants and should be in every garden, large or small; in beds, borders, shrubberies, or drives; in park, grass walk, or woodland. It will be seen from the descriptions we give that the new forms include very delicate tints, as well as the bolder colours. They should, therefore, be planted near at hand for close enjoyment of their beauty as well as in masses for distant colour effect, in lines straight or curving on the margin of shrubberies, and in groups between shrubs; in large and small beds in the midst of turf; in borders at the foot of walls, and in mixed borders at constant intervals; they should, in their less expensive kinds, be planted freely in copses, woods, and the rougher parts of the garden ; all these situations they adorn. There is no other plant that will make such a magnificent display of colour, or give so much satisfaction in return for the trouble involved in its cultivation. It is worthy of note that while PcBonies vie with the Rhododendron in the showy character of their blooms, they have this advantage over the latter.^that they do not requi re a special soil for their culture. Whether in the old kinds or in Kelway's lovely new varieties, they will thrive in practically any position, I Hardiness | and there is hardly one in which they will not flourish to perfection; they are amenable to the simplest treatment in any soil, and are as hardy as the dock by the wayside; they need not the slightest protec- tion, as neither the severest frost nor the most biting wind does them hurt. The flowers, produced in great profusion in an almost endless variety of lovely tints, and in many cases with the fragrance of the Tea Rose, are of extreme beauty for decoration ; in large gardens a considerable _ space should be especially devoted to Kelway's Pceonies for cut flowers for the house; in vases and bowls particularly, no flower is richer or more handsome, and for large functions the blossoms are invaluable; Pceonies from Langport are used for such purposes in large quantities at Royal and ducal Palaces. The delightful perfume of some of the varieties, more particularly the choicer kinds, makes them very valuable. As some one has written: Pceonies scent the air with the perfume of spices and honey. Another merit which the Herbaceous Pceony possesses lies in its beautiful foliage, which causes it to be almost as attractive in its young growth and autumn tints as when in flower. The vivid carmine colour of the stems and leaves as they push through the earth's crust in early spring is delightful; and in autumn a coat of many colours is worn, resplendent in tints of orange, purple, amethyst, and rich burnt-sienna, with an occasional splash of the warm carmine. The tinted leaves are in much request with us for harvest festivals and for other decoration. SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Paeonies] 8r Autumn Colour in the i Garden Forcing 1 Immunity > from Pests ' This year (1911) when flowers have been so scarce, it is noticeable with what effect Kelway's Pceonies have come to the assistance of the garden, with the wonderful and beautiful hue of their foliage. Many beds of Kelway's Peonies in September and October 191 1 have been as charming as flowering borders, and the leaves have been invaluable for house decoration and harvest festivals. It is not generally known in this country that the Herbaceous PcBony lends itself to " forcing," or for the bringing on of early flower in the greenhouse or conservatory, yet our American friends use the plant largely for this purpose. It does well in tubs or in very large pots or planted out in the house. We may happily add that in our experience at Langport the Herbaceous Pceony has almost nothing to fear from the animal world ; neither insect nor vermin attacks it, at any rate in our nurseries. The foregoing facts allow the Herbaceous Pceony to lay claim to the titles "The, Fashionable Flower" and "Everybody's Flower"; and, indeed, in one form, it actually is the flower of the peoplfe, for the " Piny Rose," as the vernacular has it (the old double crimson Pcsony, officinalis rubra-plena) , gladdens with its glow every other cottage garden you pass by; but the cottager is not aware of the lovely more delicately tinted varieties of recent introduction which are allied to his own old-fashioned plants, and which are so much more delightful in their sweet fragrance ; the ; " old red Pceony " has now a host of aristocratic relatives, who have become " the fashion." 1 ! J Order the plants as soon as ever it is decided to grow them, the sooner they are planted the sooner , Order" I ^^^ flowers be obtained from them ; if ordered in the summer, plants will be sent as earlyin the autumn as ' possible, which, with plants of the size we also send out, should ensure flower the next season; plant, however, in winter or in spring right up to April, watering them well in and keeping moist if very dry weather succeeds; more flowers wiH thus be obtained the next year than if the planting be deferred. Any soil and situation, excepting actually in the tropics, suits the Herbaceous Pcsony; roughly speaking they are indifferent as to whether they have light or heavy soil, or whether the spot chosen be exposed to the wind or cold or sheltered from them. But some of our customers will hke to know what to do to give their Pceonies the treatment the latter prefer. As to positioti, we really think it almost a matter of indifference, so we will say nothing about this point except to recommend the notes on the next page or two for perusal. The situation having been selected, if it be in the garden proper, trench or dig from 2 to 3 ft. deep ; in grass walk or woodland this may not be possible, but dig and clear where practicable; add plenty of well-rotted cow manure, and also leaf mould if the natural soil be a very stiff clay. The Paeony Root is a fusiform or spindle-shaped affair, hard and fleshy, in appearance something between a Dahlia and Rhubarb root; which fact, and the store of juices contained in a well-matured piece, explains why Pceonies will travel so safely and well to distant lands. Pceonies, however small the plant, as long as there is an eye, will grow; it is difficult to kill them; but they are impatient of removal, and should be left in situ until their fuU glory begins to make itself apparent — and afterwards. After some years (say from 5 to 10) they may with advantage be taken up, divided and planted in fresh ground. They may be watered as much as desired, either with pure water or liquid manure, and will delight in the luxury and repay the cultivator by the increased size and rich colouring of the flowers ; watering is not absolutely necessary, but is very beneficial in most positions, and in very shallow soils should certainly not be omitted. A mulch or covering of manure or leaf htter, etc., is also to be recommended; it will keep the bare ground moist in hot weather. The further apart — ^in reason — that Pceonies are planted the better; individual perfection governs the effect as a whole; but a good way for quick effect in beds, etc., is to plant about 18 inches apart, and to move every alternate plant either the first or second year; for 3 to 4 ft. is not too much between Pceonies which have become lajge clumps. We have referred to the beauty of the foUage of the Herbaceous Pceony ; this should be left on the plants as long as it is an ornament, unless it is required for decoration in the house, and should only be removed when dark decay has made headway. Many things may be planted actually between and amongst Pceonies, many bulbs and dwarf alpines, and, ^ Plants to I q£ course, in beds and borders Pceonies plant well alternately with such subjects as Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Paeonies 5 Hardy Lobelias, Michaelmas Daisies, etc., etc., OT in iront oi tall-growing sah]ects. Some of our customers are making interesting experiments as to suitable companions for them. Gladioli, flowering when the Pceonies are long past, Narcissi and Scillas are among the most admirable of consorts for them ; and Shakespeare himself must have noticed the companionability of the Lily, for he speaks of " Thy banks with paeonied and Uhed brim " in The Tempest. No one should be too disappointed if his Pceonies possibly do not quite come up to expectations the first year ; the second and succeeding years will make up for this, if it should so happen. And they do not always flower true to character, particularly the first year after planting, and abnormal conditions will affect the flowers, not so much in general colour, but in shape and markings. f2 82 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. MAKING A P/EONY BED THE bed should be made deep and rich, as the Ptzonies cannot be ex- pected to show their true form in shal- low poor soil. In the spaces left be- tween the P<»onjes,Lilies may be planted in clumps of from six to twelve bulbs, but no manure should be allowed to come into contact with these. Good kinds of Lilies for this purpose would be the Madonna Lily (Lilium candi- dum), the Orange Lily [L. croceum), the white Martagon {L. Martagon album), the Nankeen Lily (L. excelsum), the scarlet Turk's-cap (L. chalcedonicum) , and the Tiger Lilies (L. tigrinum splen- dens and L. t. Fortunei) . Narcissi could also be grown, those of the strong flowering Trumpet section and of gol- den colour being preferable, such as N. Emperor, Empress, Horsfieldi, maximus, and Golden Spur; while of the Incom- parabilis section. Sir Watkin, Stella, Cynosure and Conspicuus will prove a good selection. The Narcissi will flower while the Pcsonies are thrusting up their young carmine shoots. Later the Paonies will expand their softly-colour- ed, massive blossoms, while, after their beauty has waned, the tall flower-spires of the stately Lilies will gleam above the spreading fohage. — Gardening Il- lustrated. [For these Bulbs, see Bulb Section of the Manual."] fT-'P.^ONiES AND Daffodils. — Messrs. Kelway frequently tell us it is now time to plant Pcsonies, and rightly extol this beautiful flower. I would like to suggest the great desirability of planting Daffodils among Pcsonies. The latter are pushing up their young growth, usually of a beautiful brownish-crimson, just as the Daffodils are in flower, and the contrast between the deep red of the Pcsony stems and the various tender yellows of the Narcissi is very charming. I saw a glorious bed of these at Straffan, and in a very meek way have imitated it ever since. Their N. Princeps was the variety employed. I used Horsfieldii, which was more plentiful with me, and in colour, I think, more suitable. — The Garden. NOTES ABOUT PEONIES OLD AND NEW A Kelway Paeony Border near Farnham, Surrey CopyrigHt, tL. Gr o. THE Pcsony, or Peony of our forefathers, is one of the oldest of our cultivated garden flowers. Botanical historians tell us that the plant derives its name from Paeon, a physician, and erstwhile disciple of .ffi^sculapius, the god of healing. The story goes that Paeon cured Pluto of a wound received from Hercules, and when this fact became known to .ffiisculapius it aroused feelings of jealousy within his breast to such an extent that he secretly killed Paeon. Pluto, out of gratitude to Paeon for saving his life, determined to perpetuate the latter's mem- ory for aU time by changing him into a flower, henceforth to be known as the PcBony. BotanicaUy, the flower belongs to the natural order Ranunculacecs . Of all cultivated flowers the Pcsony undoubtedly occupie.s the premier position as the gayest and most brilliant of border plants. Thanks to the enterprise and skiU of Messrs. Kelway and Son, of Langport, Somerset, who have devoted half a century to the improve- ment of the Herbaceous Pcsony particularly, we now have a strain of this plant which is unequalled for the variety and beauty of its colouring and fragrance. The time, care, and skill which Messrs Kelway have devoted to the improvement of the herbaceous Pcsony cannot possibly be adequately measured by the commercial gain de- rived from the sale of the plants raised by them. All the more honour then to them for what they have done so unselfishly and so ungrudg- ingly on behalf of British floriculture. We believe that we are correct in saying that no other firm in the world has accomplished so much in the improvement of the Herbaceous Pcsony as Messrs Kelway. When Messrs Kelway first took the improvement of the Herbace- ous Pcsony in hand there were comparatively few varieties. Years and years of assiduous hybridization and selection, however, have increased their number to many hundreds. Each year from six to a dozen new sorts are introduced by this firm, each an improvement on previous efforts, and so the march of improvement goes on, until one reaUy begins to wonder when the limits of excellence will be reached. Happily there is yet plenty of scope for further efforts in procuring beautiful new tints and increasing fragrance. With so infinite a variety of colours, and the fact of the Herbaceous Pcsony being so perfectly hardy and so absolutely easy to grow, it is a source of wonderment to us that these beautiful flowers are not grown more than they are in EngUsh gardens. Even the smallest of gardens cannot be said to be floially complete without its clump of Peeonies. It matters little whether the garden be situate in town, suburbs, or country, the Herbaceous Pceony wiU not fail to make itself at home and yield a glorious wealth of blossom during May, June and July, if it be only accorded fair treatment. It is par excel- lence the flower for amateur gardeners to cultivate . They have- only to plant judicibiTsly alHfirst, ana tnen the Pcsony wiU go on, prosper and thrive for a much longer period than any ottier_haid.y pere nnia ls. It is one of those easy-going plants that abhors interfer- ence in the matter of frequent disturbance. Leave it alone and merely give an annual mulching of good fat manure, and an occasional dose of water in very dry weather, then it will flourish, and " Undaunted to the sunbeams spread Her flame-like rays and mantle red." In sun or in shade we have always found the Pcsony to do well- It loves a deep rich soil and abhors a dry hungry one. Therefore, the fortunate possessor of the former need not do more than dig deeply and add a fair quantity of well- decomposed manure to ensure suc- cess. The dry and hungry soil may easily be improved by the addition- of a little clay or loam and some good fat cow manure before plant- ing, and further success ensured by gi-ving a good thick mulch of manure every spring. As to the hardiness of the Herbaceous Pcsony there can be no question ; it is as hardy as the commonest perenniali weed. In gardens of fairly large extent the Herbaceous Pcsony should always be grown on an extensive scale — in bold masses ia the herbaceous border, in beds by themselves, in large groups in the; SeSlion 1 (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Paeonies] 83 shrubbery, and in clumps on the lawn. There is no other plant that will make such a magnificent display of colour, or give so much satis- taction m return for the trouble involved in its cultivation. In fact, whether m the garden of a prince, a peer, merchant, farmer, or cot- tager, the Herbaceous Pwony ought certainly to play an important part m its decoration. The planting of both sections should be performed between September and A^xi\.— Amateur Gardening. Paeonies for Half Shade and Distant Colour Effect. The foUowing quotation from The English Flower Garden, by Mr. WiUiam Robinson, is interesting and valuable: " Position.— Most gardens contain spots so shaded that few plants will thrive in them. In such places Pesonies would grow luxuriantly; and their col- our would often be more intense, while they would last much longer than if fully exposed to the sun. They may therefore be made useful as weU as ornamental even in smaUpleasure grounds, although their proper place is undoubtedly the fronts of shrubberies, planta- tions and the sides of carriage drives. Where distant effect is required no plants answer so well, as their size and briUiancy render them striking even at a long distance. When planted on either side of a grass walk their effect is admirable, especially in the morn- ing and about sunset; and when planted in masses they are in- valuable for lighting up sombre nooks .... The most brilliant and one of the boldest things in wild gardening is a group of scarlet PtBonies in meadow grass in early summer." The Charming Variety of the Paeony. PEONIES. — No flower is so won- derful in the variety of shapes and shades as the Ptsony of the twentieth century growth. When I name Fseony, I name Kelway of Langport, I am sure I may say, without a touch of jealousy from any quarter of England, that he is synonymous with its production par excellence. Those who have seen His fields in fuU flower have seen a wonderful sight. Most of our country houses contain ' some of his strains of Ptsonies. Pale pink and blush-rose, with a fine crimson and snow-white bloom, make a veritable bouquet. You can plant also LUies among them with impunity — deep and rich should be their soil — and many people now grow Daffodils and Narcissi in the same beds, the growth of the Pesony hiding the leaves of the bulbs as they cease flowering. You need never disturb, for the Paonies are not fond of change, and last indefinitely. — Madame. Great Usefulness of Paeonies in the Garden. Quite the grandest of all flowers for bridging the season between spring and summer are the Herbaceous Paonies. Gorgeous in their many colours, giants in size, handsome in habit and in foliage, many of them are exquisitely scented, it is small wonder that some of our greatest specialists among hardy plants have taken them in hand with a view to improvement during the past few years, giving us as the result a very large number of exquisite varieties, and eliminating many of the older kinds which were shy-flowering and unsatisfactory. There is hardly any position in which the Pceony may not be grown ; it flowers well either in fuU sun or in partial shade, and is well adapted for grouping in the foreground of shrub-sheltered walks and in beds on the lawn. . . . To illustrate what may be done in the grouping of PcBonies and blending other plants with them, I may say that for many years I had a bed of these plants that was much admired. Among them were golden Daffodils, which were admirably set off by the dark red stems and leaves of the Pesonies. On each clump of the latter was strewna handful of bulbs of the pretty little dwarf squill S cilia sibirica, which grew and flowered well, deriving also additional beauty from its setting, and did not interfere in the slightest degree with the growth of the legitimate occupants of the group. When the Dafiodils, which were planted deeply, had faded, late-struck cuttings of HeUotrope were planted with them, and filled the space left vacant, the Pceony leaves being held up Ughtly, and without formal tying by a few twiggy growths taken off the tops of pea sticks, and in this position they were allowed to decay naturally, for one of the things the Peeony grower must learn is that the leaves must not be cut away until they have actually ripened, for they are necessary to the proper completion of growth and flowers of next year. — Amateur Gardening. Paeonies in Grass. The illustration (see below) shows well the suitability of the officinalis section of Herbaceous Pceonies for planting in grass, or elsewhere where the plants have to share their quarters with other things. It represents a single plant, which has occupied its present Early-Flowering Paeonies in Grass Co-pyrigkt, position for several years, and which invariably flowers well. The photograph was taken last spring, and there were about a score of flowers and buds on the plant at that time. Groups of the same P«o»y might have been photographed, as some of these were at the same time in full bloom and quite gorgeous, but it was thought best to show clearly what an individual plant wiU do under the circumstances. Some years ago it was decided to try and introduce some bits of colour at various points of vantage on a grassy slope, where they could be seen from a distance across the intervening water, and this double form of the old crimson Pceony was chosen, among others, and has well justified the choice. The plant here shown is sandwiched between a Willow growing on the pond bank on the right and a bed of Laurels on the left, while only a few yards away is a group of old Scotch Firs, so that all the soil around is fully occupied with roots of various kinds. — J. C. Tallack, in The Garden. I alluded earUer to the adaptabiUty of the old crimson PcBony for growing in rough grass. Holes should be taken out and filled with good soil, and the grass not allowed to grow close to the plants for the first year, after which an annual clearing round the collar wiU be H KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE]. sufficient to enable the plants to hold their own with any native herb - age that may appear. I planted several such plants many years ago in ground where the great ox-eye daisy flourished amazingly ; but the Paonies did not resent being in close quarters with such a plant, and many of them carry annually from 20 to 24 fine flowers, each pre - senting quite a glorious blaze of colour. — A mateur Gardening. Fragrance of Paeonies. P^ONY Perfume. — The time for Peeony planting is now here. They are very sweetly scented, some being redolent of purest attar of roses, and others sweet and tonic at the same time, like Violets and Chrysanthemums in combination. Messrs. Kelway sent me a box of blooms last spring, and I can truthfully tell you that I never saw such fine flowers in my life. I filled a bowpot with them, and wasted all my time in loafing round that beautifu 1 bunch of P ironies what time it lasted fresh — about ten or twelve days! — Hearth and Home. It is not customary to class the Herbaceous Pcsony among sweet- scented flowers, but many of the varieties are very much more fragrant than some Roses and Carnations. Some are quite delicately perfumed, and it is curious that some of them almost exactly mimic the queen of flowers in this respect. I gathered lately a bloom from a light pink variety, the name of which I did not know, and the odour was so much like that of Gloire de Dijon Rose that with closed eyes it was almost impossible to detect the difference. I think it doubtful if the fragrance of this extremely showy and very hardy plant is generally appreciated. —TAe Garden. Cut Paeonies. PEONIES, especially the lovely tufted varieties, make charming hall-bouquets in a great majoUca vase. These are some of the finest new hybrid Pisonies, in delicate tints of cream, carmme and apricot ; their effect at a. little distance is like that of magnified roses. — Garden Life. '-''■'.- T<;HI*a?e^c)us"Pa .••V V •/-'•• "• 'asony, Gravetye each. Paeony History. If you look out " Paony" in a common or garden dictionary, you will find therein the bald information that it belongs to the natural order of Crowfoots — Crowfeet seems a, better plural, but that is- neither here nor there: — and that the flower is named after one Paeon, a physician, who first used it medicinallv. " One Paeon " must be looked for in the dim obscurity of legendary ages. In days mediaeval, when simples were so curative and faith so strong, the Paony was known as a gallant herb of the Sun, under the Lion, good! for the faUing sickness, the black seeds thereof being taken at bedtime, possessmg great virtue against the incubus; " but we doe commonly calle it ye nightmare," wrote an old scribe. Infused in sack, and drunk before and after the new moon, it was sovereign against weakness in the back; while, in the case of children, the surest way to ease them was to hang a bit of the root about the neck. Even in those archaic times the flower was known by the name it bears unto this day, and we must go yet further back into the mists of antiquity for its title, for our Paeon was the physician who ministered to the wounds received in the Trojan war, ana the heroes to whom he ministered were none other than the immortal gods themselves. The PcBony is a native of Siberia and the whole of northern Asia, of southern France, and of Spain. One species has long been known to grow on an island, called the Steep Holme, in the mouth of the Severn sea, but I should judge its presence there- to be purely accidental. I should hardly think it is indigenous to that frowning but friendly shelter. Herbaceous Ptsonies should be in every garden; of that there can be no doubt. What would a cottage garden be worth in May time without its rich red " Pyannies ' ' ? But these — their high-sounding scientific name being Pcsonia officinalis — are but the type of the beautiful flowers that are the result of vears of patient cultivation, and the marvellous developments that have been made in the last decade are truly remarkable. The old red Pceony has a strong pungent savour, tonic and stimulating, perhaps, but not ope that would be distilled for scenting a lace handkerchief withal; whereas, in the case of the new kinds, hybridization and intercrossing have changea all that, and the Paeony must henceforward rank amongst the scented flowers. These beautiful and most decora- tive plants are, I am assured by a noted grower, as hardy as paving stones. They * are, moreover, of the easiest possible culture, ''' and amenable to the treatment ordinarily > meted out to herbaceous plants, never dainty in their requirements, and flourishing exce,edingly well in the most ordinary garden soil. I know where the very Pcsonies grow from which this photograph was taken. I could name dozens of varieties of this per- fect flower, and rhapsodize over their deli- cate lovlineess with great satisfaction to myself, but here I must content me with naming six different kinds of distinft characteristics, and here they are : . . . Lyde is a rose-coloured flower, with a paler centre pink tinted, and with it I must close my list for lack of space. This flower has the most powerful yet delicate scent of pure rose attar. It is like the concentrated essence of all the Rose gardens of Persia. Some of the Pceonies have a scent that seems compounded of Roses and Violets, others are reminiscent of Roses and summer Chrysanthemums, but Lyde is all Rose- scent throughout, and of the very purest quality at that. — The Ladies' Field. Of the many enthusiastic cultivators of the Pcsony in France, Germany and England, perhaps no one did more to bring this valuable plant to the notice and ap- preciation Of the pubhc than the late James Kelway, of Langport, England. With his son William, after collecting the best varieties obtainable, he commenced a regular system of hybridization and of raising new varieties from seeds. Slany of these seedlings in beauty of form, sweetness of perfume and delicacy 01 Copyrtght, K. &= S. Se£lion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 85 colouring aie close rivals of the rose, the orchid, and the water lily. — T. C. Thurlow in The American Florist. Kelway's Paeonies at an Historic Ball. Kelway's Peonies at Grosvenor House Ball. — Royal Guests. — The big supper tent in the garden had round tables with silver basins filled with a new variety of Pcsony, which looked like a glorified malmaison. — The Daily Chronicle, June 30th, 1906. The Kelway P.sonies at Grosvenor House. — The Duchess of Westminster gave a ball at Grosvenor House last night, at which there was a large attendance. A spacious marquee occupied almost the entire front of the house, and here supper was served at a number of small tables. Each was decorated with a centre- piece of Dorothy Perkins roses, banked with pink and rose Pseonies. The steps leading from the drawing-room to the supper marquee were banked and festooned with Pseonies, and outside, the garden was illuminated for the occasion. — The Times, June 30th, 1906. Kelway's Pseonies at the Chief Exhibitions. Temple Show. — Kelway & Son, as usual, have a grand display of PcBonies. The charming Pceonies are most worthily receiving public attention now. The varied tints of rose, blush, pale crimson and purple are delightful, the blooms are of remarkable size, with satiny petals, and mostly possess a very agreeable fragrance. Add to these recommendations that the plants will grow in any ordinary soil with very little trouble, and nothing more need be said in their favour. — The Daily Telegraph. Royal Botanic Society.— Prominent among the many large and beautiful collection of cut flowers contributed to the exhibition held by the Royal Botanic Society, was the remarkably fine display of Delphiniums, Pceonies, and Pyrethrums produced by Messrs ICelway and Son, of Langport. As so well known to those who take an interest in hardy flowers, Messrs Kelway have not only been for a long period extensive cultivators of these important classes of flowers, but they have devoted special attention to their improvement, and introduced a large proportion of the finest varieties in cultivation. Hence the collection was especially rich in varieties of recent introduction, and representing the highest state of development to which the several kinds have been brought. We were much impressed by the magnificent display of herbaceous PcBonies, which attracted much attention, and afforded cultivators a favourable opportunity for becoming acquainted with the most noteworthy varieties. Every conceivable colour was represented, and the diversity of form found in the herbaceous Pceonies was strikingly exemphfied. The charming anemone-flowered type was admirably shown, and from the numerous varieties staged we selected for illustration Mrs Frederick Davidson, a flower of exquisite form. The form of the blooms is well shown in the accompanying illustration and it will suffice to say that the large guard petals are of a delicate pink hue, and the centre of the flower is a very pleasing shade of cream-white. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Kelway's Paeonies at Home. The field of Pceonies on page 217 of this Number rurnishes a slight aid to the conception of what Langport neighbourhood affords in gorgeous colouring, grace of floral form and even fragrance, when Messrs Kelway and Son's Pcsonies are all ablaze. Truly, the PcBonies are very fashionable flowers, and absolutely no hardy plants surpass them for brilliance, chastity, and sweetness in their season. They are the " choix supreme, felicite superbe dujardin." — Journal of Horticulture. Kelway's Pasonies ; one of many fields devoted to this flowlfWiJCfl|JrtQ» . ''^78 86 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Kelway's New Paeony, Limosel, at Langport Copyright, K. &• S. PEONIES IN Bowls and Vases. — The big blooms make noble decorations when gathered into large bowls and vases. A sweet perfume pervades a Pceony-aAornei room — a perfume as delicious as the Rose, though more pronounced in some varieties than in others. . . . — Country Life Illustrated. Paeonies Hardier than Roses. The P.iEONY Again. — The advance which this flower has made is one of the most stupendous triumphs of floriculture. Kelway and Son, of Langport, Somerset, England, have per- haps done more than anyone else to perfect this flower. They are scientific florists, and put about twelve new kinds a year on the market. Mr. Kelway sent a charming bouquet of his most fragrant and lovely ones to Queen Victoria before she died, and received a beautiful and appreciative note of acknowledgment. Another collection sent to the present Queen also received the keenest appreciation and cordial thanks. Thus this flower finds a home in the cottages of the poor and in kings' palaces. One can have no idea of their radiant loveUness and fragrance tiU they see them. When you plant them and take care of them you have a sure success. Last spring I found my large family of roses killed to the ground, but not a Pseony injured. They defy storm, hail, hot wind, and blizzard, and triumph over all. — Farm, Field and Fireside. New York, U.S.A. The Difference between the Kelway and the Old Paeony. The New P,«ony. — One could almost wish that when Messrs. Kelway first started bringing out their new varieties of Pseony they had given the flower a new name. Because there are still people who think they know all there is to be known about Pseonies — people who have never seen Kelway's. " We have always had Paeonies," said a gardening friend to me last June, " but I don't think they are up to much." Then I took her to the Holland House Show, and she made the acquaintance of a glorious group of Kelway's new hybrids, and I had the joy of seeing her gasp with surprise. " This is not a Paeony ! " she exclaimed. It was Miss Ida Chamberlain, a flower that seems too big to be real outside of a dream, with its gigantic petals all of a soft pale pink, and its stamens a glittering tremulous mass of hving gold. Then there was Qusen Alexandra, one of the new " Imperial " sorts for 1902 — another huge bloom Uke a snow-white lotus, with a golden heart Federation enchanted us both, it had arranged its rose shades with such fine discrimination. Its outer petals were like firm shells — of rose; these enclosed a mass of narrow petals of flesh-tint, and the centre again was of rosy-pink. The King of England was a triumph- ant blossom — a wonder of brilliant ruby-red and gold; the silver- white of Moonlight and its central mass of white and pale gold brought a sigh of delight to the lips of my friend. When she saw Agnes Mary Kelway — that miracle of floral structure — she said that it was wicked to call such a thing a Paeony. " It is misleading," she said solemnly, " and I am going to start calhng them Kelways. I shall have a walk made — a P a Kelway walk — at once." And this is a very charming idea of my friend's. One might use the Herbaceous Paeony in all its different forms for the walk, or one might very well keep to the singles. It is impossible to know which one is fondest of. The golden anthers of Ideality crown the flower so superbly that one doesn't want to think of any other tjrpe than this with the gold heart; but there is Mrs Weguelin — the enormous blossom of pale pink ; and what could be prettier than those curious carmine stigmas showing through yeUow stamens? And others yet have indescribable arrangements of deUcate petaloids — frail, silky segments in faint shades of boldly glowing tones — and, in truth, one wants them all. There is almost nothing that a Paeony cannot do in the way of individual beauty, and it has evolved a perlume of its own that is not all rose nor all violet, but sweetly suggests both. A perfumed Paeony walk, winding about through sunny and shady places — for they will blossom anywhere — will be the -best thing June can give us. Let us say that the spring has been bitter and the early summer fickle, and that the roses stiU linger in the bud (such conditions have been known in our clime), Paeonies are in- different to piercing east winds and driving rain, and wiU unfold their wonders of warm colours and exquisite texture just when we most fervently " welcome the hope that they bring." They are big fleshy things, the roots, and travel well; and when they come to you from the Kelway establishment, and you plant them properly, you may be sure that you have acquired a safe permanent property — one that will give you more joyous dividends every year. — The Onlooher. Se6lion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 87 A Paeony Valley near Langport Co-pyright, K. &• S. The Many-sided P^ony. — The Pseony is among garden flowers what the mocking-biid is among birds. In acquiring its right to range as a, flower of to-day it has stolen the perfume of the rose, and stolen the tints and shapes of petal from many of the most beautiful of our summer flowers. Without the Paeony, therefoie, no flower garden is complete. — Westminster Budget. ^P^ONIES AND Pyrethrums AT ViNCENT SQUARE. — The name of Messrs. Kelway and Son is so closely associated'with Pcsonies that one can scarcely think of one without the other. Their group of Herbaceous Ptsonies shown at the Royal Horticultural Society meeting on the 12th inst. was a magnificent example of cultural skill. Empire Day, a sweet scented bright cherry red ; Major Loder, flesh pink guard petals, and yellow thred petals; and Spearmint, salmon rose, were three charming new sorts to be seen. The Pyrethrums, too, were in grand condition. — The Gardener, June 23, igo6. POSITIONS FOR PiEONIES. P.ffiONiES IN Woodland. — PiEonies, if properly started, would be just as content in the middle of a wood as in the best shrubbery or other border. — The Garden. A pretty spring picture is afforded by planting the yellow trumpet Narcissi close to Herbaceous Pceonies. These then bloom just when the Pisonies are throwing up their young carmine shoots, and the contrast of colours is very effective. Lilies also may be planted with advantage among groups of Pisonies, as the foliage of the latter shelters the young Lily stems, while after the Pisonies have finished blooming, the Lilies commence to expand their taU flower spikes. . . . Pcsonia albiflora, or Chinese Pcsony, whose numberless double and single forms are so well known in our gardens to-day, have been added to greatly of late years by such raisers as Messrs. Kelway and Son, of Langport. — Century Book of Gardening. If you want to have a grand display of colour in the border of your carriage drive at this time of year, you should plant Pisonies there, for there is nothing finer than these flowers for such a position. In fact, the modern Pesony is a great improvement on the heavy red of the old-fashioned one, although even this is fine in its way, and looks very well in a group with the lighter tints. But the lovely pale pink blooms of Griff Thomas and Ladies' Realm Pisonies are like enormous Roses, and the blossoms of Summer Day remind one of the La Marque Rose, magnified, of course, for they have just the same soft yeUow tint in the centre, shading to pure white. Single PjEonies. — I think the single varieties are quite as beauti- ful (in fact, many people admire them more than the double Pisonies) and two of the finest among the newer varieties are Flag of War, in deep brilliant blood-red, and Flag of Truce, in pure white. Then there are the exquisite semi-double Imperial Pisonies, one of the most perfect of which is the new hybrid Treasure Cup in delicate shell pink, filled with a large tuft of petaloids in apricot. Queen Alexandra is lovely, too, in pure white, and Meteor Flight is in a beautiful shade of rich pink. The difficulty amongst so many beauties is to decide which is the best. It is a good plan to send to the growers for a few specimen blooms at this time of year, and plant your Pisonies in October, from the list you make in June. — Garden Life, June 30, 1906. Much of the popularity oiE the Herbaceous Peeonia at the present time is due to the magnificent exhibitions made by Messrs Kelway and Son, of Langport, who have had marked success as seedling raisers. — Journal of Horticulture. PyEONIES FOR COLOUR EFFECT. The " wealth of globed Pisonies " has during the present month produced such a glorious display of colour in gardens in which the varieties belonging to the herbaceous section are adequately repre- sented as to prove to demonstration their great value in bold group- ing, and to suggest that with their aid many gardens might be made more beautiful in " leafy June " than is possible under existing conditions. Their bold spreading leafage and massive flowers render them especially useful in the creation of striking colour effects, and 88 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Cotyright, K. &• S. A Field of Kelway's Paeonies, near Langport these characteristics in conjunction with their resplendent hues remove -them so iar from other haxdy plants flowering in June that to institute comparisons would serve no useful purpose. Arranged in groups, each consisting of one variety ; in the herbaceous border ; and in beds on the grass in the less-frequented parts of the pleasure grounds, they are singularly effective, but in no part of the garden do they appear to greater advantage than when planted in masses in the shrubbery border. The shrubs not only form an excellent background to the brilliant colours, but they shelter the flowers from storms of wind and rain, and thereby in many seasons greatly prolong their beauty, more particularly in the case of the singles. The value of the Herbaceous Pcsonies is not limited to their attractive- ness in the garden; their flowers are exceedingly useful for indoor decorations, especially on festive occasions, when bold grouping and the association of plants and cut flowers are desirable. — The Gar- deners' Magazine. No flower in the garden, in my opinion, surpasses a good single Pseony for beauty. — The Ladies' Field. PjEonies and Rabbits. — I think Mr. . may safely plant PcBonies in positions where rabbits are plentiful, as I have given them a fair trial in some such spots, and never found any traces of injury either from rabbits or any other vermin. I quite agree with Mr. 's remarks as to the results obtained by mixing Daffodils and PcBonies together in beds or groups in cultivated ground; the crimson hue assumed by the young leaves and stems of the Pmonies forms a perfect setting for the Daffodil flowers, and the leaves of the latter will be sufficiently ripened by the time the former cover the ground. To such a bed a further carpet and edging of Scilla sibirica will be found very attractive, but it is useless to plant it. where pheasants are numerous. — The Garden. Hardiness of P.s:onies. — ^We have no group of hardy plants possessing greater vigour of constitution with perfect hardiness than the section of Pisonies including P. officinalis, P. albiflora, P. sinensis, etc. Without exception the named Paeonies are the most vigorous, in this respect surpassing the old crimson form in general robustness and vigour. Indeed, when estabUshed, the Chinese Pceonies will readily attain 3 feet or more in height. A dozen to a score of stems is what a good clump of Pmonies should produce at the fifth year from planting, providing the plants are well done at the start, the magnificent blossoms in their weU-nigh endless shades of colour being borne profusely, and often on branched stems where the cul- ture has been attended to. Pisonies are among the easiest things to cultivate. — The Garden. The P/eony Rose. — What gorgeous flowers these are, and how very much like the rose. Some of our Roses are not more beautiful and certainly have very little more scent. They will grow well under a little shade from trees, if the soil is not robbed of its nourish- ment by the roots. A top-dressing of manure, or an occasional dose of liquid manure, would assist them to make good crowns for flowering the following season, as they are gross feeders. They look well as single plants, in rows, or in beds. A bed in full bloom is a sight to be remembered — I mean by this, a large bed of good varieties. A bed of this description should be planted 3 feet apart, and when they have finished blooming, either Marguerites or summer-floweringj Chrysanthemums be planted in between, with Lobelia cardinalis SeElion 1 (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Paeonies] 89 An Ocean of Paeonies at Langport Co-pyright, K. &• S. dotted among them. As the PcBonies begin to die off they should be cut away to make room for the other plants. — Amateur Gar- dening. Planting Herbaceous Peonies. — Once planted, Pcsonies may remain for a dozen or score of years without interference. Given good soil, tliey will in about six years reach to good specimens. There is little to be gained by planting extra large specimens, the most suitable sized plants being those of about four to six crowns each. Frequently, very large stools, when planted intact, will remain so, without any attempt at making fresh root ; whereas, if pulled to pieces, they will soon make a fresh start. In all cases plant firmly, but tiefore doing this it will be needful to cut off the longest tap-roots, as these are so brittle that they break at the slightest touch. In planting, bury the crown buds about 2 in. deep, and allow the surface of the bed to be i in. or 2 in. below the ordinary level, that the plants may be deluged with water or liquid manure in dry weather. — Gardening Illustrated. Mr. R. Whyte, of Ontario, who was touring England last year, and visiting everywhere where Pcsonies were grown, gives the following amongst his selection of the very best twelve varieties in cultivation : Ella Christine Kelway, extra fine pink, very large, flat large petals, sweet ; Baroness Schroeder, pale pink to cream, large guards perfumed ; Miss Salway, white primrose guards, large, very fine centre, perfumed ; Bunch of Perfume, rich deep pink, large, very double, perfumed. — Horticultural Advertiser. Herbaceous P.ffi;oNiES. — The Pceonia is the hardy border flower of May and June, stretching away, it may be, in Northern gardens and districts from the last-named month into that of July, and filling our gardens with a gaiety and fragrance supreme and unique. The feast of colour, beauty, and charm which it provides is incom- parable among the flowers of the year, and whether we view them from the standpoint of gorgeousness or spectacular display, or endeavour to take measure of that greater art, beauty, with which the majority of singles and semi-double flowered varieties are endowed, the result is yery much the same. They are unique, occupying a place apart, after the manner of the Rose. The colour range to be found in the numerous varieties is alone remarkable. But seeing that theirs is such an unparalleled beauty, the question naturally arises — Why are not these flowers, with all their floral wealth and extended display, more frequently seen in good gardens ? Why do we not, indeed, in those places where gardening in all its aspects and phases is carried on, more frequently find the Pseonia garden just as we find the Rose, Iris, or other group playing its part, centralising to itself, as it were, that attention and flower worship, comparison and delight, impossible in any other way ? A Pseony garden in deed and in truth, where the whole range of European, Chinese, Japanese, and Moutan forms may be gathered together to demonstrate unmistakably of their charms, their surpassing grandeur, or their fragrance should certainly be worth while. Such a garden should be picturesquely, not formally, arranged, and the Pcsonies may well have for their associates early- flowering Daffodils or late-flowering Lilies, something of a bulbous- rooted character before and after their coming, something to act in conjunction with, rather than be opposed to, these noblest of garden flowers, thus making their abiding-place a greater attraction than it would otherwise be. In no case, however, should such accompaniments be overdone — much less should there be any attempt at indiscriminate mixtures, as the planting of the bolder herbaceous subjects, which, while being out of place, might also be expected to make serious demands upon the soil, to say nothing of destroying or detracting from the value of the Pceony leafage, which, amid the best surroundings, is long retained. 90 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. I make these remarks to emphasise the impotent worth of jumble planting, as opposed to good grouping and the discreet choice of subjects for associations of this kind, and labour the point rather because I have somewhere read advice about the planting of Lark- spurs with these flowers, as though the twain were destined to fight for the supremacy, or to do their best to crowd each other out. O, In the Pceony in its early days, we see a colour beauty of stem and leaf, now pink or red, or anon of richest crimson, that is quite striking in its effect in the garden, and if presently echpsed by richness and variety in the heyday of flowering, there is still a return of it — modified though it be, yet pleasant withal — in the ruddy tints which pervade these things in the early autumn days. Of course, it might well be urged that a compiehensive Pceony garden is only possible in gardens of the larger class, and this, indeed, may be true. At the same time, there is room in most gardens for Pseony beds or borders, wherein the showier members of ihe race may well find place. The effect, indeed, may be assured by the use of the commonest sorts, and nothing could certainly surpass the briUiancy of the old double crimson, when the plants had become estabUshed and furnished with a dozen or two of its gor- geously coloured flowers. A border of this one, say, of a hundred yards long, untied and unsupported, and sweeping the verge beside the carriage-way by reason of its load of blossoms, would be some- thing to remember, something to admire ; so great would be the feast of colour if supported by a suitable background. But these P csonies TXidiy also be planted in or near the woodland, or, again, in grass, preferably always in soil of good quahty and fair depth. Fringes of the old crimson Pieony, or its pink-flowered counterpart, might also appear to borders or beds of the bolder-growing shrubs, and, rightly employed, the effect would be very fine. — The Garden. Glorious Peonies. — From the old single PcBonia albiflora I have seen the Chinese Peeonies develop through a single white flower, thin of petal, to the great globular and perfectly double flowers of to-day, with their masses of petals varying in colour through pink, rose, purple, and red to a darK crimson, or almost maroon. Now the petals are widened and flattened sufficiently to make perfectly double flowers, many of which are decidedly fragrant. If the original was white, where did the colour come from ? WeU, the wild plant had bright red stems and leaves when young, and I can only imagine that the colour has been communicated to the flower during the evolution of the splendid modern improve- ments. — Garden Life. Hbrbaceous' P.ffi:oNiES. — Shade, as well as full sunshine, seems to bring out the natural beauty of these flowers. We have seen them in the wood or on the border of a Httle brook, shedding a rare splendour along its banks, and giving the Pceony a character we rarely see when grown in the ordinary flower obrder. — The Gardener. Of all the showier hardy perennial plants there are none that can compare with the new herbaceous Pcsonies, introduced by Messrs. Kelway and Son. As a decorative flower Pcsonies have become very popular, and their sweet fragrance is not the least of their attractive quahties. — The Evening Citizen (Glasgow). Kelway's P.ffiONiES. — The month of June, with its many delights, brings us one special joy — PiBonies in the zenith of their beauty. Would it be possible to find more lovely blossoms in Utopia than Pcsonies in that state of cultured beauty to which they have been brought by Messrs. Kelway and Son ? Picturesque in growth, in individual blossoms, glorious in colouring and scent, what is there left to desire ? — The Ladies' Field. Kelway's PEONIES. — Among the flowers of June there are none to surpass the Pcsonies for rich display, and the arrival of a gathering of blossoms from Messrs. Kelway's flower farm at Langport is a welcome reminder that Pcsony time has come again. Kelway's Pcsonies are famous the world over, and their gorgeous blooms paint exquisite flower pictures wherever gardening is pursued. The gathering of Pcsonies sent to us comprises many very hand- some varieties. Lupins and Pyrethrums, two other flowers with which the name of Kelway is indissolubly associated, have also reached us. Among them are many charming varieties. The yellow Lupins, Somerset and Canary, are conspicuous, together with roseus, violaceus, Langport King and Snow White. — The Gardener. Kelway's in P^ony Time. — June is the month when the nurseries of Messrs. Kelway and Son display their chief beauty. Pcsonies in tens of thousands flaunt their lustrous colours from June onwards through the summer months, and fill the air with fragrance. No- where in England are Pcsonies to be seen in greater beauty than at the Langport nurseries, and, indeed, Messrs. Kelway and Son's reputation is largely built upon the success they have secured in the cultivation of these flowers. It is worth noting that the value of the Pcsony lies not in its flowers alone, but merit attaches to its beautiful fohage and stems, which in spring assume a rich and attractive tint. Messrs. Kelway and Son say their Pcsonies " captivate the world." With such varieties as these there is no doubt that they do. — The Gardener. The Yorkshire Gala. — ^Messrs. Kelway, of Langport, showed a remarkable exhibition of Pseonies. These stands were a veritable blaze of bloom. — The Yorkshire Herald. The Thames Flower Show (Non-Competitive). — A huge exhibit of Pcsonies, Pyrethrums, Delphiniums, and Lupins, from Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, provided another mass of lovely and soft .shades of colouring. The Single Pcsonies were very lovely, and attracted a vast amount of attention by reason of their grace and simple beauty, while the scarlet and crimson Pyrethrums provided the deep and vivid hues in the group. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Grand Yorkshire Floral Fete and Gala. — Kelway's Pcsonies and Delphiniums were remarkable for both size and colour. The great mass of blooms embraced varieties of both flowers that must be considered the best in cultivation, and were worthy of the Langport speciahsts. — The Gardeners' Magazine. York Floral Fete. — Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset, put up a wonderful collection of Pcsonies, Pyrethrums, Delphiniums, Lupines, and other herbaceous flowers, which looked none the worse for the long journey they had been subjected to. The Pcsonies in particular were extra good. — The Garden. Yorkshire Gala. — Kelway's Pcsonies and Pyrethrums made a fine glow of colour, and fully maintained the reputation of the Langport speciahsts. The Pcsonies included both double and single varieties, ranging in colour from pure white to deepest crimson, with delicate flesh- pinks and lovely rose shades between. The single Pyrethrum (General French) was very attractive, its golden disc showing up to advantage against the rich crimson petals. — Gardeners' Magazine. The Royal Show at Gloucester. — Among the awards made m the Horticultural Section of the Royal Show at Gloucester, which was a prominent and popular feature of the exhibition, was a Gold Medal to Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset, for a collec- tion of Pcsonies which attracted much attention.— TAe Times. Interesting Exhibits at Royal Horticultural Show. — Kelway's (Langport) Pcsonies were truly wonderful, and he also sent something new in Lupins. — The Daily Graphic. Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset, successfully demonstrated their contention that " The Pseony is the fashionable flower," by putting up a glorious lot of single and double varieties in a great variety of colours, and in fine condition. — The Gardener's The Pageant of Summer. — The King of the Pageant. — But the pageant of summer flowers (beginning with June) is the most splendid of all. Roses, the queen of flowers, are in it ; and Pcsonies (so like magnified Roses, that the Japanese call them the king of flowers) are there, too, both in regal state. The exquisite form of such Pcsonies as Queen Alexandra and Eileen Kelway, both in white satin, semi-double, and tufted with creamy fringes, are perhaps the loveUest of all ; but Lady Romilly, in masses of frilled pink chifion petals, and Mrs. F. Davidson, in a still paler shade of pink, are exqui- sitely tinted ; and Prince George, a handsome fellow in deep crimson, contrasts well with their dehcate beauty. Summer Day, in creamy- yellow, is there, too, and the quaintly decorative blossoms (in three distinct tints) of Agnes Mary Kelway are dehghtful and unique, minghng with the bright flags of the Irises from many lands. Pyrethrums, in richest crimson velvet (such as the petals of Langport Scarlet, one of the finest of all the singles), with the frosted silver of Queen of the Whites, are hke lords and ladies in court dress ; Lord Roseberry is in crimson, edged with grey and silver ; and Souce, a. large double Pyrethrum, is in purest white. — Garden Life. The Fashionable Flower of the Nineteenth Century was Kel- way's Pcsony. It is a hardy herbaceous perennial which captivated the world during the nineteenth century, and won the admiration of the late Queen Victoria. — The Gentlewoman. SeSion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 91 Fragrant Peonies.— We feel doubly indebted to Messrs. Kel- ^uZt °'J^^"gP°rt, for lightening the habitual gloom of our editorial abode by some gorgeous splashes of colonr, and investing our labours with an atmosphere of unaccustomed fragrance. !• or many years past the Pisonies of Langport Gardens have been ^ Tpyelation to the majority of us of the possibilities of a flower, which, a few years ago, used to be considered most appropriate for a cottage garden, and the specimen blooms they have sent us this week of some of the newer varieties are more particularly beautiful. One of the finest and most decorative is, perhaps, the King of t.ngland, of a singularly rich ruby red, with a gorgeous centre of gold and ruby-tipped petaloids, and hardly less beautiful is the clear rose-pink of the British Empire, with its gorgeous golden centre. The single white of Queen Alexandra, with its delicate centre of creamy yellow petaloids, is a flower which combines the stainless purity of the Lily with the symmetry of the Rose ; and wonderfully decorative is the bold mass of the Birket Foster, with its rich maroon flecked with golden stamen. The quality that makes these flowers more particularly welcome for indoor decoration is the faint and exquisitely delicate perfume that most of them exhale as cut flowers. Certainly, no gardener can realise the possibiHties of the PcBony until he has seen some of the new Kelway varieties. — The Onlooker. THE KELWAY P/EONIES AT THE CHIEF FLOWER SHOWS _ Temple Flovper Show. — Kelway's Pseonies and Pyrethrums. — Brilliant, varied, imposing in size, and sparkling in colour, this collection-was a magnificent one. The superb pure white single Psony, Queen Alexandra, represents a point beyond which it ""^S. ^\ "bought impossible to get. Geraldyn Redmond, a splendid magenta, was another champion. Truly, the Kelwav Pceonies are unique. — The Gardener. Coronation Show. — Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, have one of their notable msplays of PcBonies and Delphiniums, the endless variety alone precluding mention of the many individual things. The Peonies in particular were glorious. Of these we noticed PoHia, a singularly good white, and Miss Ida Chamberlain, satin pink with gold anthers. These were exquisite in their purity and daintv colouring. (Silver Flora Medal).— Tfee Garden. The Royal Horticultural Society. — Messrs Kelway and Son have for years DEVOTED themselves PARTICULARLY TO THE CULTIVATION OF PiEONIES which were to be seen blooming in all the glorious colouring of rose, purple, cherry-red, purple-crimson, amethyst, maroon, lilac, purest white, and a score of other delicate tints. They show besides, Pyrethrums, Gaillardias, and Delphiniums, and other hardy herbaceous peren- ^Is, all now to be seen at their best. — The Standard. Temple Show.— Messrs. Kelway get a Silver Gilt Medal for Pcsonies and other hardy flowers, WHICH light up the tent with a blaze of colour. — Morning Post. Gold Medals for Kelway's Pseonies. Floral Fete at the Botanic Gardens. — ^Those who went early were rewarded by the sight of such floral loveliness as outdid any conception of fairy land , banks of P(Z(m»es, radiant in colours of purple and crimson and pink; mountains of hardy flowers. ... To Mr Kelway, of Langport, was awarded die chief honour of the exhi- bition — a Gold Medal for a superb collection of hardy cut flowers, chiefly Peeonies. — The Standard, Manchester Show, — Messrs. Kelway, Langport, were also the recipients of a Gold Medal for a very fine collection of cut Pceonies of brilliant colour and large size. — Gar- deners' Magazine, June 9, 1900. Echoes from the Temple Show. — What people were saying. — That Kelway's Paonies, double and single, were a feast of beauty. — The Gardener. Grand York Gala. — From Langport to York is rather a far cry, and still one of the most effective collections of cut flowers was staged by Messrs. Kelway and Son of that place. — Journal of Horticulture, June 22, 1899. PjEonies. — The improvement that has been effected in them is little short of marvellous, and a large collection, such, for instance, as that of Messrs. Kelway and Son's, is of striking magnificence. — Garden Work. Temple Show. — In colour and brilliancy Messrs. Kelways' display of Pceonies, Pyre- thrums, Irises, Delphiniums, Lupins, and Colum- bines PUTS everything else in the shade. — The Morning Post. Temple Show. — The P.«:onies from Langport reveal the potential beauties of the species TO people who only know the big red things SEEN IN ordinary GARDENS. — The Star. Royal Horticultural Society. — Paonies and hardy flowers were well represoited. The whole of one side of the hall was occupied by the col- lection, which received a SUver Flora Medal, sent by Mr Kelway, from Langport, whose Ptsonies ranged in tone from the richest claret to the purest white. The single ones, with their loose open petals, included some exquisite shades of pearl and rose, and among the double ones were some won- derful shades of mauve and Persian pink, while a curious variation was the Banshee, in ivory- white, whose wildly dishevelled inner petals re sembled rather a Japanese Chrysanthemum than anything else. — The Daily Graphic. Royal Horticultural Society. — Messrs Kcl- WAYS' brilliantly coloured and lavishly flowered Ptsonies were again remarkable ; the Paony d 'oc- casion was, however, the dark maroon Stanley in Messrs. Kelways' very large collection from Lang- port. — The Times. Royal Horticultup.al Society, — There was a magnificent collection, extending nearly the whole length of the hall, from the Nurseries of Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langjjort, the cut blooms being remarkable for their variety and fullness. — The DaUy News. Royal Horticultural Society, Holland House. — ^The Pmonies and Larkspurs from Messrs Kelway and Son," Langport, were resplendent in beauty, and both groups replete with the best things. The whole array was indeed fine. — Gar- deners* Chronicle, Royal Horticultural Society, — ^The Kel- way Peonies were well up to the Langport MARK. — The Gardener. Herbaceous Peonies. — The marvellous development witnessed in the Herba- ceous P^ONY during the LAST FEW YEARS IS SOMETHING REMARKABLE. The greatest display made by these flowers was perhaps seen at the last show of the Royal Botanic Society, in the Regent's Park, when Messrs Kelway and Son, of Langport, staged a very large number, comprehending in the main the finest new varieties they have raised in recent years. — The Garden. Royal Horticultural Society. — P.«onies were grandly staged. The largest collection of flowers at this show was that from Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport,, Somerset. This consisted of about thirty-six large boxes of lovely sweet-scented PEONIES and bright Pyrethrums. A Silver Flora Medal was awarded. — Gardeners* Magazine. Royal Botanic Society. — Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, were very large exhibitors of superb Pcsonies and stately Delphiniums; the Cannas and Delphiniums being especially fine. The Messrs Kelway thoroughly deserved the Silver-Gilt Meda) they were awarded, for they exhibited fifty large boxes of beautiful varieties of Paonies, Delphiniums, Pyrethrums, Amaryllis, and Caunas.— hardeners' Magazine. Royal Horticultural Society. — The cut Chinese Pceonies sent by Messrs Kelway AND Son, Langport, Somerset, were fully up to the high standard we expect from this source. (Silver Flora Medal.) — The Gardening World. Royal Horticultural Society. — A grand display of Chinese Pceonies, Pyrethrums,. etc., came from Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. The blooms, without exception, were very large, of great substance and fine colour. It goes without saying that the varieties were of the very choicest. One of these, named Ella Christine^ a large globular flower, of faint blush, and very fine, was recommended an award of Merit. — The Gardeners' Chronicle. Royal Horticultural Society. — Pceonies and Delphiniums were magnificently- shown by Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset, The Messrs. Kelway are celebrated the country over for the way they treat these subjects, and their exhibit was up to their best standard. The range in both cases was immense and the size of the Pceonies was specially remarkable. (Silver Flora Medal.) — Gardening World. Among the many beautiful border plants that have sprung into popularity in England in recent years, the Pceonies take foremost rank. . , . One of the principal raisers and growers of these plants m England is Mr. Kelway, ot Langport .... With a view to- iocussmg the Pcsony knowledge and material, the Horticultural Society has this week held a special Exhibition of the plants. . . . The exhibits were marvellous in point op size, colour, and fragrance in the flowers, Messrs Kelway staging a special array of blooms. — The Garden and Forest, New York, U.S.A. Amongst Kelway's Paeonies Cofyright, K. &> S. 92 KEL WAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Kelway s New Paeony, Langport Triumph 6s. each. Copyright K. &= S. KELWAY'S LOVELY NEW HERBACEOUS DOUBLE P/EONIES for 1912. A most charmingly glorious seledlion of novelties guaranteed to be The Set A. G. Vandeibilt, deep blood-red ; large ; and tall ; handsome foliage. io/6 each. Artist, lilac-rose, edged flesh rose ; deep flower, showing anthers. io/6 each. Cabbage Rose, large bright rose ; hke a cabbage rose. 10/6 each. Cecilia Kelway, flesh ; grand outside petals ; striped carmine ; very sweetly scented, and very fine flowers. 21/- each. Conference, bright cerise-purple. 10/6 each. Earl of Londesborougll, bright carmine ; edges of petals scalloped and tipped nearly white ; tall and strong. 10/6 each. Empress of India, very beautiful creamy white, with faint pink guards ; very sweetly scented. 10/6 each. Exquisite, most beautiful large cherry-rose, showing golden anthers in the centre ; very large flowers ; petals tipped with white ; very sweetly scented ; one of the most beautiful Paeonies in existence ; semi-double. £t, 5s. each. E.R.H. Princess Louise, pale creamy white, with French white guards ; globe-shaped flower ; free flowering ; very sweet. 10/6 each. of our own raising; of fine colour and fragrance and enchanting form, for £13 13s. J. D. Nicholson, bright carmine ; large flower. 10/6 each. Joy of Life, flesh ; grand ; very sweetly scented. 2 1 /- each. Kelway's Lovely, very lovely clear soft pink touched with cream extra fine. 21/- each. Lady of the West (see coloured illustration). Beautiful intermingling of soft rose and creamy white, centre lighter than the margin ; sweetly scented. 21/- each. Mrs. Ernest Dunkels, lively lavender, showing anthers ; loose flower. 10/6 each. Mrs. Harry Buxton, rosy-pink at base ; incurved centre ; not a full flower, but of fine form. 10/6 each. Mrs. Lutwyche, pale pink and cream ; grand ; scented. 10/6 each. Queen of Beauty, pale lavender-pink, mingled with cream petals ; fine shape and fine flower ; sweet scented. 10/6 each. T. A. Havemeyer, bright rosy-carmine ; very large and showy ; free flowering. 10/6 each. Thomas HoUoway, bright rose ; very pretty ; medium-size flower. 10/6 each. , Esq., — Porter Place, Montclair, U.S.A. — " I shall always feel grateful to you for some of the most beautiful things my garden contains." HiQH Street, Calne, Wilts. — " I always find your goods the most reliable I have «ver had supplied me." Me. The Gardens, The Standon, Herts. — " Your goods have proved very satisfactory. I took first prize at Much Hadhain Flower Show with 12 bunches of hardy flowers, and first prize at Buntingford with 12 distinct varieties." ". Kelway's Manual of Horticulture. QUEEN VICTORIA (Kelway). 6/- each. MISS BRICE. 5/- each. EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. 10/6 each. LADY MAYORESS. 15/- each. Kelway's New P/eonies. SeSlion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [PsBonies] 93 KELWAY'S LOVELY NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERED HERBACEOUS P/EONIES of 1909-10 Kelway's New Paeonies 10/- each, with three exceptions. The set for £10. Copyright K. &• S. Admiral, rose guard petals, with thread-like central petals, very- sweet scented. Birket Foster, bright crimson-scarlet; full double. Christabel, soft flesh colour with a white centre. Deemster, very deep chocolate maroon ; semi-double. Electric, very bright lively pink ; luU double ; medium-size flower. Ernest Jardine, cherry-rose coloured guard petals ; narrow inner petals ; f uU double ; most sweet scented Freedom, very bright rose ; semi-double flower of extra large size. Eelway's Glorious, the most wonderful new Paeony sent out for many years; gleaming white; very full enormous flower of ravishing beauty and purity ; a rosy streak on the outside of the guard petals; very sweetly scented. 42/- each. Lady'lMayoress, rose guard petals, with fimbriated central petals of white. 15/- each. One of the most attractive and distinct of all Paeonies, Liberty, salmon-rose colour, showing the golden anthers in the centre; very beautiful; a good and unusual colour; semi-double. Lord Mayor, bright cherry-rose colour; full double. Marconi, rose colour guard petals, with a large creamy-white tuft in the centre. Queen of Roses, rose guard petals, with short central petals of rose, tipped white. Reform, flesh-coloured guard petals with white centre; full double. Signorinetta, rose-pink, with short central petals of a lighter shade. Siren, flesh-coloured guard petals, with pale primrose-yellow central petals. Summum Bonum, from peach to rose colour; very double and most beautiful. 15/- each. Extra. Territorial, flesh-pink, showing golden anthers; semi-double. 94 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Cofyright, K. &• S. Kelway's New Pasony, Coronation 6s. each. Coityrighi, K. &* S. Kelway's New Paeony, Lady Romilly 65. each. KELWAY'S LOVELY NEW DOUBLE HERBACEOUS P/EONIES COLLECTION "P" as advertised. 6/- each, 70/- per dozen, with nine exceptions; all more or less sweetly scented. AU raised by KELWAY AND SON. Admiral Dewey, deep rose guard petals, enclosing a pink and cream centre of narrow petaloids. An exceptionally striking kind; ■■ early flowering. A. F. W. Hayward, a round mass of petals, light pink mixed with cream and pale rose ; light pink guard petals; early flowering. A. J. Hunter, rose-coloured; very sweet, with the petals in the centre curled; early flowering. BALFOtTR, cherry-rose; double-flowered; early flowering. Beatrice Kelway, exceedingly beautiful; the guard petals are a fine pure rose colour; the central petaloids are rose-tipped and edged with gold; flowers on into July. Bernardine, a large semi-double flower; deep crimson. Blanche Fitzmaurice, cream colour, deepening towards the central petals, which are narrower and touched with red at the tips; lovely; early flowering. Bunch of Perfume, a full double flower of a vivid rich rose colour; exceedingly sweetly scented. First-class Certificate at York, I goo. Christine Shand, very delicate flesh colour, with large rounded guard petals, and a large elevated cushion of central petals; very beautiful. Constance Portman, a beautifully shaped flower; light rose to French white, showing golden anthers in the centre and between the petals. Coronation, a very large handsome flower, light pink at the edges, the remainder a creamy-flesh tint of a very delicate shade; the centre is chalice shaped with golden anthers at the bottom of the cup ; a few anthers are also exposed between the petals. (See illustration.) Countess of Chesterfield, pure white, with a blush-white centre; early flowering. Dean Hole, a very sweetly scented variety of a very bright and clear salmon-rose colour ; exceedingly attractive. Disraeli, amaranthine-red. Dorchester, delicate flesh-pink, full double flowers of medium size ; scented; a dwarf plant, compact in habit, with very deep green foliage. Dorothy Daniels, primrose, tinged pale pink, turning to white; very beautiful, tall habit; very sweetly scented. Dorothy Kelway, very deep full flower, and very delicate and pretty; pale rosy-pink guard petals and tufts of the same colour, with a ring of creamy-pink petals intervening; extra fragrant. Dr Bonavia, of a very lively pink colour, paling at the edge of the petals ; large flowers, showing golden anthers amongst the petals. Very sweetly scented. Duke of Devonshire. " A large variety of deep rose colour, with large outer guard petals, and dense centre." — Journal of Horticulture. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Duke of Daionskire is a fine lar^e double variety, with deep rose guard petals and a mass of small inner petals of the same colour. — Gardeners* Magazine, Kelway's Manual of Horticulture. Kelway's P/eony Nellie. 10/6 each. SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 95 COLLECTION " F ' '— conlinued. Edith Lyttelton, a fine double variety with outer petals psh-pink in colour, the centre white with a pink crest; extra fine; early. Ella Christine Kelway, beautiful soft lavender-flesh colour, en- closed in a large guard petal; very large and full and of perfect form; very sweetly perfumed. Award of Merit, R.H.S. lof- each. Ella Christine Kelway. — A very handsome herbaceous kind with while blossoms faintly tinted with salmon-pink. The variety is remarkable for its fullness and the great solidity of the blooms. — The Garden. Ella Christine Kelway. — A beautiful double Peeony with palest pink guard petals; a very handsome variety. — Gardeners' Magazine. Emperor of Russia, a magnificent deep purple-crimson; very handsome ; early flowering. 1 0/6 each. E. T. Cook, a very large flower of a good full deep rose colour ; petals slightly tipped lighter. Geraldine, a lovely flower, composed of one shell-like outer row of petals of pretty pink, surrounding short yellow central filaments, the pink forming a charming setting for the creamy-yellow centre ; sweetly perfumed. soft pink, large, beautiful. First-class Cer- Glory of Somerset, tificate, R.H.S. Gravetye, rosy flesh-coloured shell-shaped petals, golden anthers in the centre; very sweet. (See illustration, p. 84.) Herewaed, peach-pink passing to white ; flowering. very pretty ; early and late Homer, rose colour showing golden anthers; very attractive. Joan Seaton, double, bright cherry-rose, each petal edged with a lighter colour; rose-shaped flower, showing anthers amongst the petals. Nicely scented. Certificate nf Merit, R.B.S. Pffiony, Lady Alexandra Duff. £5 each. Cofyright K. &• S. Paeony Kelway's Queen 55. each. Copyright K. &= S. James Kelway, very fine white; beautifully scented ; of exquisite form. (See tllustration, p. 100.) 21 /-each. Has proved to be one of the very finest of all Paeonies. Lady Alexandra Duff, lovely French white — that is to say not a snow white, although when fully opened it is quite white • m the young stage tinted with a very fresh, delicate pale shade of what IS commonly called " blush," or palest pink The central flower (the first to open) is a double flower of rather flattened circular form, and the central petals have a very small touch of carmine. It is a very nicely formed flower and scented, and the plants are exceedingly free flowering' and showy. The side flowers (which are freely produced and which open after the central flower) come in semi-double saucer- shaped form, exposing the anthers. The back of the flower near the stem is flushed with pink. Tall and robust. Very scarce. One of the grandest varieties we ever raised (See illustrations, p. 96 and above.) First-class Certificate RB S £5 each. . • ■ ■ Lady Algernon Lennox, a beautiful flower; the faint pink guard petals enclose a mass of creamy-yellow short petals flounced half-way with a ring of pink petals of angular shape. Lady Beresford. " A large-flowered variety of a soft blush-pink shade; delicate and beautiful; a very fine-habited strong plant " —The Garden. "The petals are tipped with carmine- verv sweet. Award of Merit, R.H.S. ' ^ Lady Beresford is a huge white flower, with a tinge of bufi at the base of the broad soft segments; a magnificent bloom.-Gardmers- Magazine. Lady Carrington, flesh, very fine, sweet-smelling. Certificate, R.H.S. (Kelway's own true variety). Early flowering. First-class 10/- each. I ^ r Horticultural Society's Show.— Herbaceous Pmonies were an interestine feature Among the many examples specid appreciation is due to the laree nink E^qm,,te, shown by Messrs. Kelway for the first time. Lady Mayonssfhl wUb a friUed cro™ ,s a notably handsome double. There were many Singles furTher ro;«^&^nt''-irrr„^i-,7por^°'='''^' ^-^ "^'-^ ^^-'^'^ in^his^eieS;^ wi;^oJfhaTrha^-^rde'rrdror7:f?hem''."°''''^ '""'' '" ^P'™^'-^ ^™''"'°°- »" ^^ , ' P?,-^"™ Grove, Johannesburg.—" I am very pleased with the nlanfc one'Sgl'flowe?."'' '^™'""' "'"'' "'' ^""■"° '" » wond^eSul wayTthe herl.Ss 96 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. COLLECTION "F "—continued. Lady Cdrzon, white guard petals with a bunch of cream-coloured petals in the centre, a faint blush tinge pervading the whole flower; large; very sweetly perfumed; early flowering. Award of Merit, R.H.S. lo/- each. Herbaceous FtBony Lady Curzon. — ^This is an- other beautiful variety from Messrs Kelway and Son, but of the herbaceous class. The flower is remarkable for its conspicuous high centre, while touched with pink, with broad guard florers of the sameshade. Awardof Merit, Royal Horticultural Society, June 5. — The Garden. To Paony Lady Curzon (votes unanimous), from Messrs Kei-way, Langport. The flower is of good depth, white shading to blush-pink. — The Jour- nal of the Royal Horticultural Society. Lady Gwendolin Cecil, a very delicate lavender-flesh; a beautiful flower; late flowering. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Lady of Langport, a very large flower of a lovely pink colour, a paler pink centre; very distinct and fine; a full double ; extra fragrant ; flowers on into July. Lady Pocock, soft flesh white; narrow central petals ; early flowering. Lady Romilly, a very pretty flower of flesh tint. (See illustration, p. 94.) Early flowering. Lady's Realm, white flushed with pink, exposing golden anthers ; semi-double ; a very valuable kind. Lady Veronica Bruce, delicate flesh-white, marked with red flakes outside; late flowering and beautiful. Langport Triumph, very large flower; the general effect is light, the guard petals being rosy-lilac, and the rest of the flower white ; full double, with no central tuft. (See illustration, p. 92.) Leonard Kelway, pink guard petals en- closing a convex cushion of cream- coloured petals finished off in the centre by a pink crest. First-class Certificate, York. Limosel, very bright, clear, light lilac- rose, very large flower, full, double, with a broad guard petal and narrower petals in the centre. Very sweetly scented. Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. (See illustrations, pp. 86 and lOi.) 7/6 each. Louis N. Parker, light rose guard petals ; the centre is composed of a mass of long narrow petals of light chrome-yellow; very fine and effective. Maharajah of Kohlapur, flesh guard petals, with a cushion of cream-coloured petals. Major Loder, flesh guard petals, yellow central short petals; quite distinct. Maria Kelway (Kelway' s true variety), very fine; blush guard petals, yellow petaloids, bhtsh tuft, sweetly scented; very early > flowering ; one of the first to open. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. 7/6 each. Marmion, blush-pink with creamy petals at the centre. Maurice Low, pink with short yellow petaloids at the centre. Miss Mary Best, rose-coloured %uaxd petals with a light salmon-pink centre. Lady Alexandra Duff Pasonies CopfriglU K. &= S. Lady Alexandra Duff Paeonies (Photographed week later ihan ahove) Co-pyrzghi K. &' S. Mr Brodrick,. carmine, with a tuft or cushion of rose petals in the centre interpiingled with yellow petals; early flowering. Mrs a. F. W. Hayward, a deep flower with long imbricated petals of rosy-purple; golden anthers are slightly shown. Mrs (E.) Horwood, a very valuable variety; light silvery rose of a very charming shade ; semi-double. IMrs Frederick Davidson, guard petals of faint apple-blossom tint; the rermLindeT oi the fiower creamy-white. {See illustration, p. 97). Early flowering. Mrs Gwyn Lewis, a lovely dwarf-growing white-flowered kind of very great merit; highly fragrant. Esq., New York, U.S.A. — " I beg to advise safe arrival of the Paiouies, whicli I received May 5. 1 wish to thank you for the size and quality of the roots, also for the extra one. I have never purchased finer or healthier roots in this country." Esq., — Huntingdon Street, Nottingham. — " I have had a grand show this year, and am' creating quite a stir in Kelway's Paeonies." ■" Mjg ^ Cottage, Ayot, St Lawrence, Welwvn. — The Pfflonies Messrs Kelway supplied are superb and always do well." ^ , Esq., Rectory, Ampthill, Beds. — "The Herbaceous Peonies you sent nie have, I am glad to say, done very well and are giving a much greater promise of bloom than I expected from plants newly put in." , Esq., Oakwood, Walton-on-Thames. — " Your Paeonies are doing splendidly,^ :md Summer Day was a perfect picture last year. 1 had it photographed." , Esq., Secretary, Club, Kasauli, Punjab, India. — " Your Psonies uire in splendid order, and are growing nicely " SeSlion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Peeonies] 97 COLLECTION " F "—continued. Mrs Philip Belben, bright pink. Mrs Reginald Balfour, a deep flower with pink guard petals enclosing a bunch of white twisted petaloids with a centre of blush-pink ; flowers on into July. Mrs Williamson, exceedingly attractive flower of soft creamy-white hue. With the exception of the guard the petals are narrow and mingled with filaments. Some of the petals are touched with crimson. Tall. Onlooker, French white guard petals with aureolin-coloured petaloids and a small central tuft of petals, French white edged with carmine. Very neat and pretty. Pageant, rosy-purple; incurved rounded petals; late flowering. Pigmy, a very dwarf kind ; purple CameUia- shaped flowers. Phyllis Kelway, a grand acquisition. Lavender-flesh colour passing to white in the centre; a large loosely built flower. Extra. lo/- each. Princess Alice of Battenberg, very sweet- scented; rose guard petals with yellowish petals in the centre. Early flowering. Princess of Wales, fine white-tinged flesh showing yellow anthers ; beautiful. First- class Certificate, R.H.S. Flowers on into July- Queen of the West, pale flesh, shading to lively pink ; a very lovely kind. Queen Victoria, flesh,\a.rge compact centre, with a broad guard petal, and a red blotch to the central petal; grand. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. (See illustration). Shirburnian, maroon-crimson, a very rich colour ; tall ; flowers on into July. Kelway's NewPasony, Mrs F. Davidson 6s. each. ■/) Copyright, K. &■ 5. Kelway's New Paeony, Queen Victoria 6s. each Copyright K. &= S. Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane, a magni- ficent and invaluable kind; pure rich crimson guard petals enclose long fila- ments of rosy lake ; early flowering. Sir T. J. LiPTON, large flower with gol- den stamens appearing in the centre of bright rosy-crimson petals; very fine. Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. A huge double, bright rosy-carmine flower of great merit. — Gardening World. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, bright crim- son; a fine colour. Sophia Miller, very delicately tinted flower of pale flesh ; anthers exposed in the centre and between the petals; flowers somewhat cactus shaped. Summer Day, creamy-white. Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. A new Pceony. — Summer Day was exhibited at Regent's Park by Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, and was noteworthy for the size and doubleness of its flowers. Each bloom measured 5 in. to 7 in. in diameter. The outside petals were broad, of considerable length and white, forming a beautiful guard to the centre of small creamy-white petals. — The Gardening World. Venus, fiesh-pink with shades of sal- mon ; most delicate ; a beautiful col- oured plate of this variety has appeared in The Garden. yf6 each. Voltaire, maroon-crimson with a cushion of chocolate-red petals in the centre; early flowering. Waterloo (Kelway), shining crim- son; semi-double. g2 98 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S NEW DOUBLE HERBACEOUS P^tONIES COLLECTION "E " as advertised. 5/- each ; 54/- per dozen. 50 tor £11 lis. All more or less highly perfumed. All raised by Kelway and Son. Agnes Mary Kelway, light rose guard petals, yellow petaloids, with a rose tuft. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. (See illus.) Anne Askew, flesh, with narrow sulphur-coloured thread-like central petals ; early flowering. Baroness Schroeder, flesh. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Beauty's Queen, large white, outer petals blush-rose colour. (See illustration, p. gg.) Cavalleria Rusticana, very full, dark purple-crimson. First- class Certificate. R.B.S. Earlv flowering. Dorothy Welsh, flesh colour, very fragrant. First-class Certi- ficate R.B.S. Flowers into July. Dorothy Welsh, a medium-sized, full double Chinese Paeony, exhibiting a bright rose-pink hue. — Gardening World. Duchess of Somerset, a very dehcate light rose in tint; of tail robust habit and very fine fragrance. Ethelreda, lovely light pink, edged white. Galtee More, full double flower of a bright lilac-rose shade, with broad reflexed petals. Very sweetly scented. Griff Thomas, light rose ; golden anthers exposed. Grizzel Muir, pure white ; very fragrant. A ward of Merit, R.H.S. Helena, white, inner petals tipped yellow. First-class Certificate . R.B.S. Hilda Wild, flesh, with narrow yellow centre petals, highly fragrant. Kelway's Queen, flesh-pink; a most delicate and lovely sort and very sweet. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. (See illustra- tion, p. 95.) Kitty Green, rosy-lavender, large flower, grand; very sweet; early flowering. LiLLA Mayo, of a very charming flesh tint passing with age into pure white ; exceedingly fine. Lord Pauncefote, a fine lively pink flower. Lord Rosebery, crimson; very fine. Lyde, rose colour, centre tinted pink. First-class Certificate, R.H.S., Manchester. Maharajah of Gwalior, flesh colour, with exposed anthers. .Marchioness of Lansdowne, very large, flesh-white, with a broad flesh guard petal; fine and full; extra fragrant. VIiss Brice, rose guard petals, yellow and rose petaloids, rose tuft. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. Miss Salway, white guard petals, sulphur centre; very fine. First- \ class Certificate, R.H.S., and Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. Early flowering. Mountebank, pink guard petals, lemon-coloured narrow petaloids in the centre. Sweetly scented. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. [See illustration, 'p. loo.) Early flowering. Moonbeam, large white, tufted in the centre. Award of Merit, R.H.S. INIr Manning, deep glowing crimson. Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. Mrs Stubbs, delicate flesh-coloured guard petals, with a white centre to a very beautiful flower; fragrant. Mrs Willock, rosy-lilac guard petals, with narrow yellowish petaloids in the centre. Olivia, a lovely flower, with broad white guard petals, and a sulphur-coloured centre. Paderewski, bright pink ; very sweet - smelling. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Pasony, Agnes Mary Kelway 55. each. Copyright, K. &• S Portia, u, very large strong-growing white; of extreme beauty. Pride of the West, rose guard petals, the central petals creamy- yellow. Prince of Wales, large, lilac-rose. (See illustration, p. 99.) Princess Beatrice, pink guard petals, yellow and pink short petals. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. Princess Irene, pink guard petals, yellow ■^etaloiAs.'^ Award of Merit, R.H.S. First-class Certificate, R.H.S., Manchester. Early flowering. Princess May. "A beautiful variety, large, of good form, and of a pleasing cccam colour." — Gardeners' Magazine. " Of charm- ing beauty." — The Garden. Award of Merit, R.H.S. (Kelway's true variety.) Rev. W. Wilks, a large, fuU-petalled, blush-pink flower; early flowering. Sainfoin. " The most striking of all; the flowers very fuU, large and briUiant ; self rose."— The Garden. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Fragrant. GuisELEY, NEAR Leeds. — "About a year ago you sent me a dozen Pseonies; it may interest you to know that these plants in every way exceeded my most sanguine expecta- tions, and were the admiration of all who saw them. Please forward me ... 1 want well-established plants, and feel quite secure in placing myself in your hands, both as regards quality and size.". Chetwynd Road, Oxton. — " The Peonies I got from you this year are looking very well, and showing many flower buds." Lands End Newport, U.S..!.— " Mrs has received the Pajonies and Hardy Perennials which she ordered last month from Messrs Kelway, and she desires to thank Messrs Kelway for the attention paid in executing so small an order, and for the very fine specimens sent. The plants arrived in perfect condition." .H°\.~;^' Teignmouth.— " Lady 's pink PasoAy (from Messrs Kelway), of which she now sends a blossom, has 60 blooms on it now and she is cutting from >* < Q Z < ; 2 U U D Section I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Peeonies] 99 COLLECTION " E "—continued. Sir Madho Singh, purple, very large. Str Richard Seddon, rose colour, very large. Snowy Coles, blush-white with narrow thread-like petals ; very sweet. SoccHiEVA, a semi-double variety of great merit; tender rosy-flesh in colour; early flowering. Duncan Street, Thurso. — " I received the box of plants in perfect order . . , youhaveseat me a most liberal supply, over and above my small order; whenever I need any more plants or seeds I shall have them from you : with thanks." , Esq., , New Southgate, London, N. — " I am very pleasod to say that the assortment of plants which you sent me in the spring ha\e •done remarkably well, and have given us much pleasure." CHOICE DOUBLE HERBACEOUS P/EONIES COLLECTION "D" as advertised. 3/6 each; 36/- per dozen (50 for £7). Many of these are exceedingly fragrant. All raised by Kelway and Son, except those marked with an asterisk *. Agenoria, white, sulphur centre with a ^-e^ blotch; flowers on into July. Amalthea, silvery -flesh; very fine. Cabrera, purple-crimson; semi-double. Captain Louch, cherry colour, fine. Cyclops, pur pie- crimson. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. Czarina, blush, with narrow yellow central petals. Delia, white; yellow centre. Don Juan, purple; very fine indeed (see illustration, p. 102) ; early flowering. *Duc DE Wellington, soft white, with pale creamy-white centre; very lovely and of fine shape; early flowering. 30/- doz. Kelway 's Paeony, Beauty's Queen 5s. each. Copyright, K. &* S. Kelway*s Paeony, Prince of Wales"" 55. each. -'pyrigkt, K. (5h S. Duke of Cambridge, a very handsome bright crimson flower. Elegans superbissima, fresh pink guard petals, cream narrow petals; fine; early. Feronia, white, with short central petals. York Gala. — Kelway's magnificent group of Paeonies, Pyrethrums, and Delphiniums was a centre of attraction during the whole time the exhibition was open. It is really wonderful the enormous strides that have been made in the plants during the past decade, and Messrs Kelway may justly be regarded as the pioneers in this work of improvement. All the flowers in this group were In the very pinl« of condition, and it was very hard to realize that they had come from far-off Somerset. Silver Cup. — The Garden. At Kelway's. — As it has been developed and cultivated by Mes^^rs Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset, the Pasony has become one of the most beautiful of flowers, a dan- gerous rival to the rose in loveliness, scent, colouring, grace of form — in fact, it almost gives the lie to the old proverb. We are inclined to think that with certain Paeonies " there is a rose without a thorn." The new Imperial Paeonies, for instance, are wondrously charming witli their shell-like guard petals, and in the centre, golden, rosy or cream, etc., petaloids lying in neat rosette formation, or with silky filaments tossing in lovely disorder; add to all this a most delicious scent, and you have an ideal flower in every way. — The Ladies' Field, Holland House Show. — Lovely Paonies from Kelway. — Daily Telegraph. The Vmony. — Kelway and Son, of Langport, have done for the herbaceous border what Eckford has done for the sweet pea. . . . Kelways explain that though no job in the gardening line is too big for them, no order is too small. In this, as in all else, this huge firm shows its progressive character. The name of Kelway is hnked always with the Pasony, which this firm has improved until the Psony is now not only the grandest of all flowers save the rose, but one of the most superbly scented. The old-style Paeony was a joy to look at, but it smelt like a fox; the new-style Peeony is regal in beauty and as sweetly aromatic as a Pantomime Princess. — The Sunday Chronicle. , Esq., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. — "The Peonies shipped on November 17 were received last week in prime condition. Will of course have to winter them over in cellar. Was greatly surprised at the size of roots and number of buds. Our American dealers usually cut down their plants to one or two buds. Some of yoiurs had two dozen. Thanking you for your care and liberality." The Lady , House, Romsey. — "You will be glad to hear that all the P.£ouies from your nursery, both tree and herbaceous, have bloomed most beautifully this year, and have been greatly admired." 1 GO fac KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Paeony, James Kelway 2IS, each. COLLECTION "D "—continued. Formosa, white, with a slight tinge of blush in the centre. General Buller a very brilliant cherry-rose flower. Grant Allen, a fine deep plum-purple ; this kind is more than semi-double, but has the golden stamens exposed to view. Halesus, French white, dying off pure white. Harpasus, white. HESPERiDES,Z£)Ai7e, flesh guard petals; early flowering. Lottie Collins, deep purple; early flowering. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Mrs Weguelin, flesh-coloured, with incurved petals. Nycletius, white, base of petals primrose. Pearl, white, shaded flesh. Prince George, flne purple. First-class Certiflcate, R.B.S. Princess Macde, white, red tips; early flowering. Patricia, white, with a sulphur-colour centre. Victoria, flesh colour. Rossini, cherry-rose; fine. Tessa, silvery-rose; early to late. The Lancaster, rose-coloured, showing golden anthers. ToMARUS, white; yellow centre. Vertumnus, flesh, yellowish inner petals. Vesper, hlush guard petals, inner petals yellow. W. Rolfe, rose, very fine; flowering on,- into July. Zephyrus, blush; central \-peta\oiAs • sulphur-coloured. , Co-pyright K. &= ^. FINE DOUBLE HERBACEOUS PitONIES COLLECTION " C " as advertised. 2/6 each ; 24/-. per dozen ; 100 for £8. AGLAfi Adanson, flesh guard, yellow petaloids with a rose tuft ; grand ; early flowering. Alba maxima, white, red tips to centre petals; early flowering, SUPERBA, ptire white ; very fine. Albiflora plena (syns. edulis plena and sinensis plena), white. Alexandre Dumas, bright rose with cream ; fragrant ; large. Arethusa, guard petals peach, centre petals delicate lilac and creamy- white ; large and full. Baron James de Rothschild, pink; semi-double; early flowering. Beaut£ Fran^aise, delicate pink, tipped blush-white; full double; early flowering. Belle Chatelaine, flesh, sulphur centre, changing to white. Boule de Neige; sulphur-white, with carmine tips to some of the petals ; very fine. Canarie, white, tinted primrose in the centre. 21/- doz. Carnea elegans, pale rose, yellowish centre, with a large tuft of rose in " middle. Rslway s Pdeony, Mountebank 5s. each. SeElion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] IO[ COLLECTION "C "—continued. Caroline Allain, beautiful blush, with] Ta cockatoo centre of sulphur tipped white. i8/- doz. Chrysanthemiflora, rosy-white, yellow and while centre, with citron-coloured filaments; early flowering. CoMTE DE JussiEU, Hlac guard petals; cream narrow petals; fine. Coupe D'HfiBfe, flesh, changing to white ; semi- double, having two rows of petals only, and exhibiting golden stamens. CouRONNE d'Or, fine white, with yeWoJt) reflection, with red blotch on central petals. Delacheii, dark crimson; grand; late. DucHESSE DE Nemours, white, with a primrose tint at the base of petals; fragrant; very fine; early flowering. Edulis plena (syns. Sinensis plena and Albifloia plena); white. Etendard du Grand Homme, brilliant cherry; very large and of fine form; free flowerer. 2i/- doz. Festiva maxima, blush-white, centre petals flaked red; large; early flowering; one of the first to open. 21/- doz. Formosa alba, white, with a, cream centre; early flowering. Grandiflora nivea plena, flesh, dying off white ; grand; early. Humea carnea, peach, white centre; early flowering. Jeanne d'Arc, rosy-pink, white centre, very free bloomer, extra. La Vestale, pure white, with yellow in the centre ; very pretty. Lady Derby, flesh. Sefton, light rose. Ligulata, white, yellow centre; very early flowering. LuTEA ALBA, pale rose guard petals, sulphur centre. Madame Breon, outer petals rosy-pink, pale yellow centre changing to white ; grand. Calot, flesh-white, tinted rose on the guard petals; fine form and free; flowering early and late. DE Vatry, flesh guard petals, cream centre with a rose tuft. Magnifica, delicate pink, changing to blush-white; large, full and free. 18/- doz. M. DuPONT, white, tinged yellow, with red blotches in the centre. Ne plus ultra, peach, edged white; grand. No£mi Demay, tenderest pale rose ; very beautiful ; flowering on into July. OcTAViE Demay, opens flesh colour, with a darker centre, dying off pure white, very large ; grand ; early flowering ; always one of the first to open. Often in flower with us the last week in May. Palene, white. 21/- doz. Prolifera tricolor, cream-colour, with yellowish inner petals blotched with red ; early flowering. Reevesi, rosy-flesh, red blotch on central petals; early flowering. Reine d'Amour, blush-rose, very fine; early flowering. des pRANfAiSES, Outer petals rose, inner petals white, grand; one of the best ; very sweet ; very early flowering. HoRTENSE, delicate sulphur-rose, tinged red in the centre, changing to white ; early flowering. Kelway's New Paeony, Limosel ys. 6d.'each. Copyright, K. Si' S. Sinensis plena, white (syns. Albiflora plena and Edulis plena); early flowering. Snowball (see Duchesse de Nemours). Souvenir de l'Exposition Universelle, blush guard petal, with white narrow central petals; neat and compact; free. 18/- doz. Tricolor grandiflora, flesh, flesh and ochre centre; grand. Triomphe de Paris, outer petals rose, centre yellowish-primrose tipped white, with tufted petals; grand; early flowering. VicoMTE DE Fonceville, bright rosy-pink, edge of petals delicate rose; of neat habit; free; grand. Victor Pacquet, light rose; grand. ViRGiNiE, outer petals palerose, white centre; anemone shaped; grand ; very free. 18/- doz. Virgo Maria, white; very pure; early flowering. ' Waterloo, pale rose guard petals, cream centre, dies off white ; early flowering. .\lR , Nursery, York, Nebraska, U.S.A. — " I know tlie wonderful endurance of the Pffiony, but did not know before they could live again after they were dead. I took the poor dry things, and packed them in rich moist earth and put them in a warm cellar. The roots were dead and black. I cut off most of them, and behold the buds started and threw out fine rootlets, and I shall save must of them. They lay 12 days in a wet office before they notified me." WooDHOusE, Loughborough. — " Mrs encloses ... for cut Paeonies which she thinks the most beautiful flowers she has ever seen." Eden Grove, Carlisle. — "It was only yesterday that I received the plants forwarded to me and they seemed as if they had only been dug the day before, so fresh were they ; I must thank you very much for the excellent plants you have sent me, as well as the choice varieties you have selected. I am thoroughly pleased." COLLECTION " B " at 21/- per dozen (50 for £4 4s.), as advertised, is a selection from the above and from the next set following lOJ KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Kelway's Paeony, Don Juan 3s. 6d. each. Copyright, K. &^ S. Cofyrigkt K. &> S. Kelway's New Paeony, Ruby Light 6s. each. DOUBLE HERBACEOUS P/EONIES COLLECTION "A " as advertised. Ab^l de Pujol, lilac-rose, shaded white; early flowering. Ars ene Meuret, rose, semi-double ; very fine ; early flowering. Beaut£ de Villecante, purplish-rose, pink centre. Belle Douaisienne, -flesh ; early flowering. CoMTE DE Paris, salmon-yellow, with a rose-coloured centre. Duchess of Orleans, pale rosy-lake, salmon centre. EcLATANTE, deep rose. Edulis superba, pink, sweetly scented. Francois Ortegal, purplish-crimson. General Imperial, deep crimson. Grandiflora carnea plena, f.esh, sulphur centre; early flowering. superba, rose and white; early flowering. Henricartiana, rose, centre salmon. Henri Demay, briDiant purplish-crimson. Le Fraicheur, flesh and white. Lady Bieamwell (Kelway),. silvery rose; very fragrant; early flowering. First-class Certificate, R.tl.S. 90/- per 100. 1/3 each ; 12/- pei dozen ; 100 foi £4. Maxima, white, yellow short petals. Mdlle Vaill.ant, blush, yellow centre, red tips. Monsieur Dachutre, cherry. Sailet, pink and sulphur. PoTTSi PLENA, peach. NANA, crimson. Prince Antoine d'Aremberg, blush, yellow stamens; early. d'Arembergh, rosy-crimson, semi-double. Troubetzkoy, purplish lilac. PuLCHERRiMA MoDESTE, rosy-fiesh. Rosea elegans, large rosy-purple, with lighter narrow petals; early flowering. Souvenir d'Auguste Miellez, crimson-purple. Surpasse Pottsii, purplish-crimson; early flowering. Tricolor plena, flesh, rose and white Walneriana, flesh, sulphur centre. Whitleyi plena, light blush-white; early flowering. Jl few of the above varieties, seleSion left to KELWAY & SON, can be supplied at 10/- per dozen, but not those in delicate colours. Double varieties, not named, at £3 per 100. Somz for shrubberies at £25 per WOO. For MAY-FLOWERING DOUBLE P^^ONIES see separate list on page 107. D H D U H or: O X O < D Z < en < IjlI SeSlion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 103 KELWAY'S SINGLE HERBACEOUS P/EONIES Kelway's New Paeony, The Queen 6s. each. Copyright, K. &' S. ' I 'O many the beauty of Kelway's ■*■ Single-flowered kinds appeals more than does that of the Doubles; the cushions of pure gold stamens set off the lovely tints of the sur- rounding petals to great advantage, especially in the case of the white, pink, and maroon varieties. No- where is " the dashing beauty of the Paeony" more exemplified than in Kelway's Single-flowered varieties. COLLECTIONS.©/ KELWAY'S LOVELY HERBACEOUS VJEOKIKS, named varieties, as adver- tised, tHe selecflion of sorts being left to Kelivay & Son = COLLECTION "A," 15/- per dozen. 1/6 per plant (100 for £5), old named kinds of the commoner colours. COLLECTION "B." 21/- per dozen. 2/- per plant (50 for £4), fine old named kinds, with a wider range of colour. COLLECTION " C," 27/- per dozen, 2/6 per plant (50 for £5), more recent kinds and "' the best of the older varieties, and fragrant sorts. COLLECTION "D," 36/- per dozen. 3/6 per plant (50 for £6). more recent kinds in the most delicate tints and most fragrant sorts. COLLECTION " E," 50/- per dozen. 5/- per plant (50 for £11). very recent novelties of finest form and most enchanting colours and fragrance, COLLECTION " F," 68/- per dozen. 6/- per plant, NOT LESS THAN 12 AT THESE PRICES. KELWAY & SON can supply 12 named single Paeonies for 12/-. selection being left to them. Single varieties, not named, at £4 per 100, Some for shrubberies, etc. at £23 per 1000. KELWAY'S NEW SINGLE HERBACEOUS P/EONIES for 1912. A most charming set of beautiful novelties; the centre of each flower a mass of gold, which gives, with the lovely tints of the surrounding petals, an effect absolutely ravishing. All guaranteed new and raised at Langport, 7/6 each, with exceptions Athelney, flesh, changing to white ; very charming. 10/6 each, Baltonsburgh, brilliant blood-red ; very large flower, 10/6 each. Bishops Huish, light rosy-pink ; very free flowering ; tall habit. Butleigh, silvery-pink ; very large ; free flowering, 10/6 each. Colonel Boles, deep red ; incurved ; fine shape ; free, good habit. Colonel P06, rosy -pink, passing to paler pink ; lively tint. Countess S. PuUe, soft shell-pink ; very beautiful, Josephine Kelway, very beautiful faint pink to white ; water lily shaped, 10/6 each, Kingsbury, large dark rose ; fine flower. Lady Ley, soft rosy-pink. The set for £7. Lady Mary Dashwood, pure white ; very large ; extra tall ; handsome foliage. 10/6 each. Miss H. 0. Hull, rosy-pink ; globe shaped ; early flowering. M. J. Astle, bright rosy-pink. Muchelney, very large flesh-pink ; fine habit, Pitney, shell-pink flowers, well above foliage. Pure Love, large pure white ; larger than Whitleyi ; very fine, 2 1 / each, R. W. Marsh, bright chocolate-crimson ; fine colour, Somerton, beautiful cerise-pink ; large and free flowering. 104 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S LOVELY NEW SINGLE-FLOWERED HARDY PERENNIAL HERBACEOUS P/EONIES of 1909-10 7/6 each, with three exceptions. The set for £6 Bishop o£ Salisbury, bright cheryy-rose colour. 60/- per doz. Fine Lady, blush-white, cup shaped; charming. George Alexander, deep maroon, with a cushion of crimson petaloids in the centre. Henry Farman, purple-crimson; fine. Lady Godiva, a most entrancing variety; very large flower, full of artistic curves; large white petals with flushes and blushes of softest pink surrounding their golden treasure. 10/6 each. Lord Grenfell, a fine red. Lord Morley, deep crimson-purple ; rich. Lord Pirrie, purple; very fine. 60/- per doz. Mrs Beerbohm Tree, blush-white ; very pretty. (See illustration, p. 105) NuUi Secundas, deep crimson-scarlet; very fine. Orby, bright maroon-crimson. Pride of Langport. A most glorious, large, brilliant yet soft, peach- pink flower. \\'onderfully beautiful. There is nothing ap- proaching it. 2 1 /- each. Princess, light or flesh pink; beautiful. Purple Emperor, deep rosy-purple ; very large. 60/- per doz. Red Queen, deep crimson, of upright habit; effective. Silver Cup, exceedingly fine pure white. 10/6 each. Wilbur Wright, deep maroon or chocolate ; flowers well above the foliage; of good habit, i.e., it is splendid for cutting from, and also makes a fine " specimen plant." KELWAYS LOVELY NEW SINGLE P/EONIES of 1900 to 1908 Collection " P " as advertised. 6/- each, with five exceptions ; 68/- per dozen. Austen Chamberlain, bright crimson, almost scarlet; early flowering. Balliol, silvery-flesh; a very charming variety. Bridesmaid, single, white. Brightness, shining peach-pink; very bright and attractive. Cleopatra, shell-like in colour and form ; flesh-rose. Columbus, flesh colour; very fine ; late flowering. Conquest, very bright rose; very large flower. Countess Cadogan, lovely flesh colour; early flowering. Countess of Altamont, pretty flesh-pink; nearly white; very lovely and with handsome dark foliage ; early flowering. 10/6 each. Countess or Warwick, delicate soft flesh (see illustration) ; early flowering. Duchess OF Sutherland, large, flesh-pink; a lovely flower; early flowering. (See illustration, p. 106.) Duke of Atholl, clear purple flowers borne in bunches at the top of the stems. Flag of Truce, pure white. (See illustration, p. 105.) Flag of War, deep blood-crimson ; early flowering. Frank Bramley, very rich and deep ruby-purple, with a bluish sheen when seen in full light; of large fine form and of bold upright habit. General Botha, crimson; a good colour ; late flowering. Wolfe, deep rose; splendid. Hon. Alfred Deakin, flesh colour; very charming and shell-like. Hunt Cup, lovely silvery-rose, of fine cup-shaped form. Lady Bellew, pink ; very good indeed. Lady Helen Vincent, white, tinged flesh; very beautiful; early flowering. Lady Jeune, blush-white ; very delicate. Lady Lilian Ogle, blush-white. Leander Starr JameI^on, blush-rose; very fine; late flowering. Lord Annaly, deep crimson; a fine rich shade. Mafeking, bright scarlet crimson: the brightest of all single-flowered Pasonies. Extra fine. 15/- each. Marquis, a grand light crimson-red. Kelway's Paeony, Countess of Warwick 65. each. Meteor, bright dazzling crimson. Miss Ida Chamberlain, light rose, very large flower; a tall and graceful plant with beautiful deep green broad foliage and carmine-coloured stems. Mrs George Style, a very fine pure white flower. Mrs Templeman, the young flowers clear bright rose to rich fully expanded flowers lilac-rose edged lavender; tall. MiLLAls, maroon. First-class Certifkate, R.B.S. , Esq., Standard Life Insurance Co., Montreal, Canada. — " I have to thank you for your box of Pseonies which arrived in excellent condition. They are certainly most robust-looking plants, and I am delighted with them in every way. Again thank- ing you for attention to my small order so liberally and well." , Esq., Belmont, Langley, Maidstone. — "The Pceonies you sent me early this year did well, and I was delighted with the soft colouring of the flowers. I will certainly order more later on." Mr , The Gardens, The , Wraysbury.— " We had a splendid show of Pajonies ir. the spring; even those recently planted flowered well, also the Pyrethrums made a fine show. We have a grand lot of Phloxes now in bloom. I must say that everything received from your firm has given the greatest satisfaction." , EsB., Westfield, Dari.ey Road, F.ASTnnuRNE. — "I am pleased to tell vol! that my Paponirs, Gaillarriias, and Pvrrthriims, which vou supplied me with last season have all done beautifully, and have been much admired." ^eSlion J (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 105 Kelway's New Paeony, Flag of Truce 6s. each. Copyright, K. ^ S. COLLECTION " F "—continued. Nellie, blush-pink. One of the finest single varieties of this colour; very strong and tall (see illustration). Early-flowering. Thelargestflower of all single-flowered Pasonies. 1 1 /-each. Pink Domino, flesh-pink ; a very pretty colour; flower of medium size. 10/6 each. Purity, a kind of purest whiteness ; early flowering. Rose of Silver, silvery -rose; of great beauty; early flowering. Ruby Light, reddish - purple ; large saucer-shaped flowers; tall. (See illustration, p. 102.) Sea Shell, shell-pink; beautiful. Sir Edward Elgar, deep crimson; very good. Sir Robert Gresley, rich maroon; early flowering. Snowflake, of snowy whiteness. (See illustration, p. 106.) SoRDELLO, deepest crimson; fine. Spangle (re-named, by desire, Wild Rose). 10/5 each. Stanley, a gorgeous variety of the richest and deepest maroon-crimson, with pure gold-colour stamens. First-class Certificate, R.B.S., and Award of Merit, R.H.S. Sultan of Perak, maroon-crimson; very large. The King, brightest, richest carmine- madder ; very large ; a bold flaunting flower. The Queen, wonderfully beautiful and graceful, white and blush flowers in bunches at the top of the stems ; most delicate in its fresh purity ; handsome foliage (see illustration, p. 103) ; early flowering. Utopia, flesh colour; very lovely; early and late flowering. Wild Rose, white, speckled all over with pink ; unique and most charm- ing and delicate. 10/6 each. KELWAY'S LOVELY NEW SINGLE HERBACEOUS P/EONIES Collection " E " as advertised. 50/- per dozen, 5/- each. 50 Jor £11. Adam Bede, crimson-maroon. Alton Locke, maroon. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Early flowering. Amoret, deep crimson; early flowering. AnemonjEflora alba, ivory-white, cream centre; early flowering. Armida, rose; early flowering. Armida. — The subject of this week's coloured plate is a showy variety of Herbaceous Pmony, raised by Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset, and named Armida. It is single-flowered, and, like all the rest of Messrs Kelway's PcFony novel! ies, is a really handsome border plant. Both the single and double kind. will do well in sun or in shade. — Amateur Gardefiing. Captain Holford, clear rose; early flowering. Chalice, deep rose; large. Cherry Ripe, rich ruddy cherry colour. Dorothy, delicate pink; very charming; early flowering (Kelwa's-'; true variety). Duchess of Leeds, flesh colour. E. G. Leopold Goffe, fine purple; early flowering. Emily, very large, bright pink; very delicate in colour. , Fiistclass Certificate, R.B.S. Helen Leavenworth, fine rose ; large ; early flowering. Kitty Wardell, rosy-lilac; large. Lady Wimborne, fine pearly blush-pink; early flowerin;.; Moonstone, bright crimson; early flowering. Mrs Richmond, a fine rose colour ; grand. Pink of Perfection, lively fi^sh-pmk; early flowering. Pink Pearl, flesh-pink; early flowering. Pride, rich crimson; a most striking flower. The i?E.\UTY Spot; flesh colour; early flowering. Copynglii K. i^ 5. Kelway's New Paeony, Mrs. Beerbohm Tree 7s. dd. each io6 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. COLLECTION "E "—continued. The Lady, rosy-lilac ; beautiful ; early flowering. Tinted Venus, bright pink. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Viscount Cross, deep cherry-red. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. A charming single variety of a bright cherry hue. — Gardening World. "J KELWAY'S LOVELY NEW SINGLE HERBACEOUS P/EONIES All Kelway's except * COLLECTION " D " as advertised. 3/6 each; 36/- per dozen; 50 for £6 Hesperus, bright pink. First- class Certificate, R.H.S., Man- chester. Early flowering. IPHis, maroon. IvANHOE, cherry. Jura, white, margined rose. 2/6 each. Lola Davey, purple-crimson ; early flowering. Minerva, flesh-pink. Queen of May, French white. Salii, pink, tipped white. Sir Aga Khan, deep rose. Sir Angus 'Roi.XfE^, cherry colour. Victoria, bright rose; early flowering. *Whitleyi, very beautiful large white ; early flowering ; one of the finest. Amiable, cherry-rose ; large. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Argus, bright rose. First-class Certificate, R.H.S., Manchester. Early flowering. Astr.s;a, silvery-flesh. AuTUMNUS, purple. First-class Certificate, R.H.S., Manchester. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Early flowering. Diadem, purplish-rose; a fine colour. Earl of Morley, light purple. Earl of Onslow, a good purple. Enchantress, bright pink, 2/6 each. EuMERius, bright crimson. Felix Holt, pink. Florentine, peach. Gorgias, pink, tipped white. COLLECTIONS "B " and "C," at 21/- and 27/- per dozen (50 ior four or five guineas), as advertised, are selected from the ABOVE and the NEXT set. KELWAY'S SINGLE-FLOWERED HERBACEOUS P/EONIES COLLECTION " A " as advertised. 1/6 each; 15/- per dozen; 100 for £5. Abolani, purplish-rose. Achilles, cherry-rose; early flowering. Acidalia, red, shaded purple. Bassanio, cherry-rose. Calliphon, rose. First-class Cer- tificate, R.B.S. Castalides, rich purple. Climax, cherry-rose. Clothos, bright rose. Epictetus, purple. Flora, lilac-rose. Galopin, purplish-rose. GoRGONius, purple. Idas, purple-rose. Josephine, rose. Lacepede, bright pink. LucRiNUS, crimson. Morpheus, cherry-rose ; e3.r:\.y flowering. Old Custis, purple. ■Prince Alexander, cherry. Quietus, red, shaded purple. Rhetico, rosy-white ; early flowering. Sameas, red, shaded purple. The Shah, deep purple; early flowering. W. B. Yeats, large, lilac-rose. Kelway's Paeony, Snowflake 6s. each. Copyright, K. &• 5. Kelway's New Paeony, Duchess of Sutherland 6s. each. Copyright, K. ' i. Kelway's " Imperial " Paeony, Queen Alexandra 7s. 6d. each. Countess of Northercok, fine deep rose, peta- loids striped carmine. Flowers early to late. 10/5 each. Duchess of Bedford, very pretty light pink, " single." Flowers early to late. 10/6 each. Eastern Brocade, white flushed with pink, a "single " flower, rather " cactus " in shape. 10/6 each. Emperor of India, very large flower, with two rows of very broad and deep petals of richest blue-madder colour; most striking. 10/6 each. Federation, a double flower of medium size with rose guard petals, flesh-coloured narrow petals, and rose central petals. 5/- each. Full Moon, white outer petals with creamy, vellow narrow inner petals. 5/- each. Golden Rose, a very fine cherry-purple coloured kind, " single." 10/6 each. Her Grace, delicate light pink, with yellow petaloids; grand. 7/6each. (SeeiMM5.,p.iii.) King of England, rich ruby-madder colour, with long narrow central petals, at first pure gold, and then gold striped crimson; exceedingly handsome. Early flowering. yfQ each. (See illustration, ■p. 109.) SeElion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pseonies] 1 1 1 IMPERIAL " P/EONIES— continued. Kelway's "Imperial" Pasony, White Lady 7s, 6d. each. Copyright, K. &• i. Great Western Road, Aberdeen, — " The Pentstemons I have hitherto got from you have beea much admired by al] who have seen them ; we have nothing like thera in this quarter." , Esq., Hall, Stamford. — " The Paeony border here was a beautiful sight, and much admired." Mrs , Tower, Beaworthy, R.S.O., Devon. — " The Phloxes I had from you have done well, also Peeonies; admired bv everyone." Cendrillon. I05. 6d, each. Her Grace. Copyright, K. &' S. ys, 6d. each. Lady Cecilia Rose. 7s. 6d. each. Kelway's "Imperial" Paebnies Knight of the Thistle, rich blood-crimson, with an extraordinarily picturesque mass of golden petaloids in the centre. Such kinds must be seen for their beauty to be realized. Early flowering. 15,'— each. (See illustration, p. 112.) Lady Cecilia Rose, pure white, with lovely bright golden petaloids ; a most beautiful flower. Award of Merit, York. Early flowering. 7/6 each. (See illustration.) Lady of Grace, a most beautiful flower; white petals, undulating in contour, splashed with crimson; single-flowered. As with " Princess Duleep Singh," when we first saw the variety flower we would not have parted with it for ;£ioo. 10/6 each. Lady Renny Watson, blush-rose, " single," an exceedingly hand- some variety. Flowers early to late. 15/- each. Magnificence, extremely large flower of light rose colour shading into pink and flesh-white, with golden petaloids. Really mag- nificent. Very tall and late flowering. 21/- each. Meteor Flight, light pink of a very pretty bright shade ; there is a cushion of petaloids in the heart of the flower. 7f6 each. (See illustration, p. 112.) Moonlight, silvery-white, with the heart a, mass of white narrow short petaloids; carpels green; late flowering. 5/- each; 50/- per doz. (^ee illustration, p. 112.) New Moon, double-flowered ; white. 5/- each. Noonday, very large flower of pure glowing rose with golden petaloids in the centre. Flowers on into July. 15/- each. Prince Edward of Wales, bright red, with petaloids golden at first but changing to crimson edged gold. 7/6 each. Princess of Monaco, pure rose colour with a mass of long nar- row creamy-rose petaloids in the centre. Very pretty. 10/6 each. (See illustration, p. 109.) Nursery, Reading, U.S.A. — "The goods which you shipped us . . . were received by us this morning, and are in excellent condition." Knoll Gardens, Weston, Bath. — " I may say the Pseonies from you have done grand this year, and were the admiration of all who saw them; such massive blooms." Sir , Abbey, Bray, Co. Wicklow.— " The Paeonies of yours are splendid th:s year, and I am much pleased with them. Everythmg else I have got from you in former years has been most excellent." , Esq., Esplanade, Greenock. — " My mother had some beds of your Pseonies last season which were the admiration of all beholders." St Ives, Hants. — "I was exceedingly pleased with all the things you supplied me with last year. If you continue to serve me so well I shall be a constant customer." Mrs , Hutteldorf bei Wien, Linzersteasse, — " The beautiful varieties of plants of your raising always command particular attention," Mr , Haedingstone. — "The goods which I have received from you have always given me every satisfaction." H I 12 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. " IMPERIAL:" P/EONIES— con/mue^. Cofyright, K. &" i. Kelway's " Imperial " Paeony, Queen Alexandra 7<. 6d. each. Princess Duleep Singh, an exceedingly lovely variety; a beautiful pink, with a mass of golden anthers in the centre. Very large and of great substance. We would not have parted with the original plant for ;£ioo. Award of Merit, York. 10/6 each. (See illustration, p. 108.) White Lady, 7/6 Copyright. K. b' S. Knight of the Thistle, 15/- Meteor Flight, 7/6 Kelway's " Imperial " Peonies Cofyright, K.&f S. Kelway's " Imperial " Paeony, Moonlight 5s. each. Qdeen Alexandra, a most lovely flower of absolute purity of colouring; like an open Water Lily; faultless white petals of perfect form and great size, with a golden heart; beautiful foliage. Early flowering. 7/6 each; 60/- per doz. (See iWms- trations,'p. no and above.) The variety depicted in the well- known oil painting by A. F. W. Hayward exhibited at the Royal Academy, Paris Salon, Chicago Exhibition, and other galleries. Queen of Spain, a charming single pink flower. Flowers on into July. 10/6 each. Starlight, outer petals delicate flesh-white, inner petals narrower in shape and creamy-white. 7/6 each. The Marquis, deepest blood-crimson ; a most striking flower. i5/-each. Treasure Cup, faint salmon-pink single flower, with a centre of golden anthers ; cup shaped ; very fine ; tall. 15/- each. White Lady, another beautiful single white Paeony, like a Water Lily in form.' yf6 each; 60/- per doz. (See illustrations, p. Ill and this page.) A collection of one of eacK Kind of K.el-way's " Imperial Paeonies," as offered on tKis and tKe t-wo previous pa^es, for £.20 tKe 4-3 varieties. , Esq., Mountville, Rock Ferry. — " Thanks to the plants I had from you during the last few years, and which established themselves most happily, my Herbaceous Border this year has been most beautiful; indeed it still is, as the Gladioli and Lilies are not quite over, while the Michaelmas Daisies are making a good show already." SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pansies] 1 1 -? PANSIES AND VIOLAS "And there is Pansies, that's for thoughts.'" — Hamlet Kelway's Giant Pansies 20S. to 40s. per 100. Cofyright, K. Sf S. Culture. — For early flower in spring plant early in autumn ; but the usual time chosen for planting is in spring at the end of February, and through March and the beginning of April. The soil is best if prepared previously by digging and the in- corporation of well-decayed cow or horse manure; the soil Pansies and Violas like best is fibrous loam and road grit, with the manure mentioned; soot may be freely spread over the soil during prepara- tion if grub or wireworm are plentiful, and manure may be spread in the winter for forking in the spring before planting. The best position is one not too sunny nor too shady ; but the Tufted Pansies will do well in most situations, and will spread and cover the ground with their rich verdure and attractive active flowers very quickly. When dry, choosing a time when the sun is not too strong, soak well with water; mulch when flowering with leaf mould, peat moss litter, etc. Pansies for pots should be potted in October and placed in cold frames in a sunny position, giving plenty of light and air. In February pot on into 8 in. pots, giving plenty of drainage; and as the sun becomes stronger, remove to a cooler position. These are true perennials and keep growing after flowering. They have become increasingly popular of recent years on account of their being so hardy, free flowering and inexpensive. Their habit is exceedingly neat and the diverse colours include many very delicate as well as rich tints. They are very useful for bedding and for herbaceous borders, and give continuous succession of bloom from the early spring months to the autumn. They are well worth the popularity 'they now enjoy. Seleca SHOW (ENGLISH and SCOTCH) and FANCY PANSIES (VIOLA TRICOLOR or ALTAICA ; HEARTSEASE) Flowering season : May to September. Exhibition sorts in named variety, 5/- and 6/- per dozen; 30/- and 40/- per 100. Mixed Exhibition sorts, unnamed, 20/- and 25/- per 100. TUFTED PANSIES or VIOLAS Fine for bedding^ and in the foreground of Herbaceous Borders. HYBRIDS BETWEEN ALPINE VIOLETS AND PANSIES. All the following are first-rate. The collection has been brought up to date; any other recognised first-class sorts can be supphed at similar prices. AU are perfectly hardy and reliable for partial shade or sun. Fragrant. 4d. each, 2/6 and 3/6 per dozen; 15/- and 20/- per 100, according to the sorts. Acme, purple; large and good. Admiral of the Blues, rich deep blue. Amy Barr, dark pink, with deeply-veined white centre. Archie Grant, purple with a black blotch ; enduring. Ardwell Gem, primrose, compact and of fine habit, rayed; en- during. Blue Beard, blw£. Blue Cloud, blue edged, fancy. Blue Diamond, blue ; a fine flower. Blue Gown, self blue, compact and prolific, rayless. Bridal Morn, bright lilac-blue ; beautiful flower on long stems,. Bullion, deep golden yellow, very free flowering. Christiana, white, very large and good. Councillor W. Waters, crimson-purple, dwarf and free; extra good. Countess of Hopetoun, pure white, compact and free. Endymion, pale yellow, large. Formidable, soft lavender, white and yellow centre; very lovely. John Quarton, pale lavender; very good. Kitty Bell, pale lavender-grey . Kitty Hay, deep yellow self, one of the best bedders ; enduring. Lady Marjorie, pale lavender ; very pretty. Peace, rayless creamy-white, upper petals tinted heliotrope; most popular. Primrose Dame, primrose self, slightly rayed; very hardy. RoLPH, grey-blue self, heavily rayed. Seagull, white ; large and good.' Virgin White, purest white, on long stems. Yellow Beauty (Kelway), a fine yellow self. AND OTHER FINE VARIETIES. H 2 .^H KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Tufted Pansy, or Viola 155. to 20s. per 100. topyrt^fll, A. or- o. ■'^^'^^■^■^^ »«^^* Copyright K. &* S. Papaver pilosum 6i. each. Price each. I per doz. s. a. o 4 o 4 6 1 u S. d. 3 6 4 5 4 S 10 10 9 6 6 5 6 5 o jio o !io I I O ,10 O ;IO 6 !i5 o 10 6 9,6 o 9 i 7 6 NAME. Pampas Grass (see Cortaderia). Papaver nudicaule {Iceland' Poppy) album miniatum (syn. P. n. aurantiacum) mixed varieties 25/- per 100 rockery and , shrub- \ bery. - orientale {Oriental Poppies ; Tournefort Poppies). Albion ■ Black Prince . . • Blush Queen .. ■ bracteatum . . • Brilliant Duke of Teck Duchess , • Goliath Hesperia ■ Jennie Mawson . . . Lady Roseoe . Little Prince . Loreley These large-flowering Oriental Poppies are amongst the very handsomest of plants in the gar den ; large clumps of them have a magnificent effect. ' ShruhberieSjClumps', in grass, and for naturalizing. Pop- pies flower well in large cities and stand the damp and fog of a London winter as few plants can. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /*•., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. yellow \ Perennial Poppies are amongst the most brilliant of hardy flowers, and the Iceland white I Poppies are great favourites; their grace- bright deep) ful, brightly coloured cup-shaped flowers,! orange. borne on long naked stems, are invaluable various .... for cutting for the table. Probably not / true perennials in some gardens. deep scarlet; purple spot flowers large silvery-flesh colour shaded rosy lavender, with dark blotches. very dark maroon, almost black; distinct and hand- some pale pink; quite distinct deep crimson ; stately very bright scarlet brilliant dark crimson, very splendid; the darkest crimson. pretty soft flesh colour, shaded salmon-pink, blotched at base. brilliant scarlet ; largest of all crushed strawberry salmon-pink, purple blotch at the base; very lasting flowers and extremely large -and handsome. salmon, shaded orange flery scarlet; a miniature form of 7'. orientale glowing deep scarlet ; black blotch, grand Height in Feet. 3 2j 34 14-2 3 34 2 Month of Flowering. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Sept. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to June May to Oct. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. SeSlion J (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pap— Pen] 1 1 5 Price. each. per doz S. d. s. d. 9 6 9 7 6 9 6 I 10 6 9 7 6 I 10 6 NAME. Colour ol Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc, fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. Height in Feet. Month of Flowering. Fapavei orientale Mahony...\ - Masterpiece - Medusa ■ Mrs. Marsh - Princess Ena ■ Princess Victoria Louise. ■ praecox 09176 o 9 j 7 6 0976 10 6 o 9 ■way). 5 6 6 o 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 - Proserpine . . - Psyche - Rembrandt - Rising Sun (Kel- ■ Royal Scarlet ... ■ Salmon Queen ... - semi-plenum ■ Silver Queen These large- flowering Ori- ental Poppies are amongst the very hand- somest of plants in the garden; large c 1 u mps o f them have a magnificent , efiect. Shrub- ^ beries,clumps in grass, and for naturaliz- ing. Poppies flower well in large cities and stand the damp and fog of a London winter as few plants can. splendidissimum Vesta Wurtembergia pilosum (syn. P. croceum) (see illustra Hon, p. 114). Paradisia (see Anthericum). Parochetus communis (Shamrock Pea) Pasque Flower (see Anemona Pulsatilla). darkest carmine-purple, almost black; very handsome and distinct. pale salmon-pinit, shaded lavender-grey lovely silvery-rose, dark blotch scarlet flaked white; very striking, but not constant rich salmon-pink ; very lovely delicate salmon-rose shading to blush-rose ; hand- some large flowers, lasting well when cut; very good indeed and of good constitution. very deep handsome crimson; extra good; large black blotch. lilac and carmine-pink pale rosy-lilac shading to white light salmon-scarlet with black blotch ; large and hand- some. bright scarlet ; exceedingly brilliant glowing scarlet; exceedingly large and fine soft salmon-scarlet; 3, pretty colour rich glowing crimson; very free and good, but not always semi-double. silver to blush ; no blotch ; and a most singular contrast to the taller kinds. brilliant orange-scarlet ; black spot French white; very distinct , crimson with black spots ; a very fine kind pale scarlet ; very showy and distinct, of coppery hue ; slurubberies. lovely blue ; a very interesting and pretty plant of pros- trate habit; rock garden and warm border, and hanging baskets ; not perfectly hardy. 2J-3 3 3-4 3* 34 2i-34 3J 3i 2i-3i 3-4 3 3 3 li 2^3 14-2J 3-4 1-2 May to July May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May-June May-June May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to July May-June May to Aug. May to Aug. July- August Pentslemons 4s. 6i. per doi. to 2s. i'i. each. Copyrtght, K. Sf S. PENTSTEMONS HYBRIDS OF P. HARTWEGII, P. GENTIANOIDES, AND P. COByEA Flowering Season: June until winter. THESE are beautiful plants, much better in colour than they were some years back, being now amongst the brightest things in the border, and particularly grateful in the Western counties or by the seaside, where they flower later than in colder localities. There is now a charming range of clear colours combined with great size in the individual flowers; some of the newer Pentstemons are quite Gloxinia-like in size and shape. At end of April plant out in outside mixed border or in beds; supply good drainage, and in autumn the flowers will repay you for the trouble. Give sufiicient water through summer. In autumn cover with ashes, or lift and store In a cold frame ; or in some gardens they will prove hardy, and can be planted quite late In the season. They succumb to lack of good drainage of tener than to cold. Soil : They succeed in any good soil, but sandy loam, with decayed manure, may be added to ordinary garden soil. Their prolonged flowering season makes Pentstemons valuable plants for the garden. CHOICE NEW PENTSTEMONS for 1 91 2 2/6 each. Alexandra LafCont, clear amaranth, pure white throat, purple band, large flower. Capitaine Madiot, large flower, vermilion, large white throat. Cecil Grace, carmine, white throat. Feinand Blanchard, scarlet and vermiUon, large. Georges Chavez, velvety purple, white centre, veined crimson. John Moisaut, dark red, purple and white throat, enormous flowers. Leon Moraue, carmine, tinted with red, white throat. Lieut, de Caumont, crimson, purple throat, very vigorous. Marie Claire, milky white, large flowers. Maurice Tabateau, dark ruby red, veined white throat. Walter Wellman, bright vermilion, white throat veined, large flower. CHOICE PENTSTEMONS 1/6 each. 15/- per doz. Abydos, lobes aniline-red, throat white, blood-red ring. Adjutant Reaux, carmine-lake, white throat, veined, large maroon ring. Commandant Peary, amaranth, large, white throat. ii6 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. CHOICE PENTSTEMONS-Condnuet/. Daniel Billet, edge of lobes plum, crown red, veined at the lips, base snow-white. Domino, ruby-red, throat spotted maroon. Emile Bodigas, coral red, white throat. Fair Lady, white, tinged pink, very fresh and delicate looking. Henri BeccLuerel, clear coppery rose, white throat, spotted bright rose. Ingenieu Julliot, lobes clear carmine, white throat, edge carmine- purple. Louis Faulhan, bronze maroon, white lines on the throat. Madame Curie, pure white. Musician, white both inside and out, with pink edges. Ocean, salmon-white, edged with clear rose. Radium, bright carmine, tinted with violet, white throat, crimson crown. Sir Edward Elgar, crimson, with a white throat. PENTSTEMONS (General Colledlion) 9d. each, 7/6 per dozen, 50/- per 100. Alexander Kerr, rosy-purple, white throat. Bellerus, light purple, white throat. Countess of Warwick, deep wine red, light throat, bordered and striped carmine. Crusader, wine-red, light throat, striped crimson. DiETz-MoNNiN, plum-coloured flower, withlarge, white, veined throat. Flower of Huish, wine-red, with white throat bordered and striped mahogany red ; very fine. Handicap, bright plum, with a lighter purple throat, with a heavy border of carmine. James Douglas, delicate pink, pure white throat. John Cairns, crimson, white throat, veined carmine. Lord Durham, rosy-purple, v/ith white throat striped carmine. Malcolm Dunn, crimson, blotched white throat. Mrs Kelway, light purple, with throat heavily bordered carmine; open flower of great beauty. Primavera, deep violet-plum, throat spotted black, a white ray in each spot, white at base. Sargent, rose, white throat striped carmine. Spectator, rosy-red, with a white throat heavily bordered and striped carmine. William Moore, rose-purple, maroon blotch. Windsor, scarlet, shaded crimson, white throat. '■J Physalis Alkekengi 6d. each. Copyright^ K. &^ J. KELWAY AND SON can also supply a selection of Pentstemons (if left to them) at 5/- per dozen, without names at 4/6 per dozen, 30/- per 100. per 100, and mixed Pentstemons Price each. I per doz. s. d. s. d. n 6 1 5 6 NAME. Pentstemon barbatum coccineum (Beard^ Tongue ; syn. Chelone barbata coccinea Cruelloides and Chelone Torrenyi) Kelwayana Huish Pitney Langport AUer campanulatus (syns. Chelone an- gustifolia ; C. atro-purpurea ; C. cam- panuloides ; C. elegans ; C. rosea) heterophyllus hybrida Myddleton Gem Newbury Gem ■ White Newbury Gem (new) - Menziesii Scouleri ■ ovatum (syn. P. glaucum) Kelway i . ^1 5 « bOTJ is ■S3 S 2 Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatmeat, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. \ 9 I 7 ^ Periwinkle (see Vinca). Petasites fragrans (see Tussilago). Phalaris arundinacea variegata (Canary Grass ; Ribbon Grass ; Gardeners' Gar- ters) (syn. Digraphis a. v.) Phlomis viscosa (P. lunarifolin Russelliana) scarlet; very fine rockery or border plant bearing grace- ful and slender flower spikes ; warm dry position or southerly aspect. bright scarlet ; very long spikes bright rose, very long spikes deep purple; very long spikes pate rose; very long spikes carmine; long spikes varying from pink and lilac to purple ; not very hardy azure blue; very pretty, good for rockeries delicate pink, striped carmine, white throat ; free flowering. glowing scarlet, in dense bushes of flower ; very free flowering and effective. white ; as good as Newbury Gem bluish-purple; semi-shrub; distinct and pretty purplish-blue ; very brilliant ; dense masses of flower . . . blue; pretty Height in Feet. purpHsh;'lQa.w&s striped yellow buff; buff flowers borne in whorls; a very effective border plant of unique appearance; good for naturalizing. 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 i^2i 2 I* 3-5 3-S Month of Flowering. July-Aug. July to Aug. July to Aug. July to Aug. July to Aug. July to Aug. June to Aug. July June to Oct. June to Nov. June to Nov. May- June May to July July-Aug. July Apr. to June Se6lion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Phloxes] 1 1 7 PHLOXES Give a good top-dressing every spring, and in dry summer weather drench with water. They are good subjects for pot culture also. Soil: Ordinary border, especially if deep and heavy; but good drainage is advisable. The autumnal varieties should be planted with the summer sorts, so as to get a succession of bloom. AUTUMN PHLOXES LATE-FLOWERING VARIETIES OF P. PANICULATA AND ITS VARIETIES DECUSSATA, ACUMINATA AND PYRAMIDALIS Autumn Phlox 5s. per doz. to 2S. each. Lopyn^HL, n., u/- o. Flowering Season: JULY TO OCTOBER. HERBACEOUS PHLOXES.— These beautiful hardy border plants are amongst the most effective things of the garden during the summer and autumn. Whilst for some years onty tall ones existed, these have now been in nurseries quite displaced by newer, much dwarfer, and in regard to flowers far superior ones, not only in size and form of pip, but also in variety and richness of colouring. . . . The best way, of course, is to purchase one or two dozens of the best named varieties in the winter or spring, and plant them in good soil. ... It cannot be too clearly understood that Phloxes soon exhaust the soil in which the roots are. They also need ample moisture when the plants be- come strong. . . . Varieties vary very much in height, some being naturally as dwarf as 14 inches, others going up to 3 feet. Many very superb varieties are intermediate, and of a wonderful and most beautiful colour variation. The oldest forms usually gave washy purple hues. These were never pleasing garden colours. Now clear whites, pinks, carmines, reds, 'scarlets and crimsons, with many intermediate shades, prevail. Really to have a representative collection, full half a hundred varieties are needful, but they may not be possible in every case. To get full value from these Phloxes it is best to have them in beds separate from other plants, where they can be well watered and mulched as needed. The soil for them should be deeply worked by trenching, and have incorporated into it some well-decayed manure. Where the soil is very light and porous a good dressing of half-decayed cow manure, so cool and retentive, is excellent for them. The work of planting may be done at any time during the winter if the plants be strong, but if small it may be best to defer it till March or April, as growth then soon follows. Ordinarily the plants should be from 18 inches to 20 inches apart, but if allowed to become strong and old they need much more room. — Gar- dening Illustrated. The faint scent of the flowers is exceedingly pleasing to many. KELWAY'S NEW "LANGPORT" PHLOXES for 1909-10 3/- each, with two exceptions. The set tor 25/- The great use and beauty of Phloxes in the garden has induced us in recent years to turn our attention to the raising of improved kinds in our own nurseries, and we have pleasure in offering the following : Fitzpaine, salmon-red, light centre; carmine eye. Fivehead, French white ; rosy eye ; large flower. Hunstanton, light salmon-rose; carmine eye; very pretty. James Kelway, a very fine salmon-red; carmine eye; large flower. 3/- each. Lambrook, lively rose colour; white star in the centre. Meare, amaranth-lake, with a white, large flower. Red Hill, rosy-red; carmine eye. Sparkford, salmon-red; carmine eye. StafEhead, carmine, shaded purple; carmine eye. Stogumber, bright rose; large carmine eye. Stogursey, deep rose; carmine eye. Stowey, rose; carmine eye. Wm. Kelway, light rose, shaded lilac; carmine eye; pretty; large flower. 3/- each. ii8 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. AUTUMN PHLOXES— con/inueJ. KELWAY'S "LANGPORT" PHLOXES 1/- each; 10/6 per dozen, except those priced. 15/- doz. 15/- doz. 1/6 Aller, ivory-white. Athelney, white splashed with red; dwarf. Blackdown, ivory white; fine. Blackmore Vale, carmine with a crimson eye. 1/6 each; Brooklands, rosy-purple with a white centre. 1/6 each; BuTLEiGH, ivory, spotted pink. BuTLEiGH Revel, hlac-rose, with a very large white centre; fine; dwarf. 1/6 each; 15/- doz. Drayton, white. Eastdon, bright rose, with a white blotch in the centre; dwarf. each; 15/- per doz. Eastleigh, deep carmine ; very fine, i /6 each. Erleigh, bright lilac, good spikes; dwarf; fine. 1/6 each. Hamdon, purple with a crimson centre. Henley, pale rose colour. HiNTON, pure white; tall. HuiSH, ivory-white. HuiSH Moor, bright purphsh-carmine. 1/6 each ; 15/- doz. Jordans, bright rose with a carmine eye. 1/6 each ; 15/- doz. Keinton, bright pink. Kingsbury, dzwar/; white with carmine eye. 1/6 each; 15 /-doz. Knowle, purpUsh-rose; fine spike; tall. Langport Moor, deep rose, carmine eye. 1/6 each ; 15/- doz. Mandevillf, bright cherry-rose; fine spike. Mendip, pure white; exceedingly good. 1/6 each ; 15/- doz. 1/6 each. Midelney, pure white; very good. 1/6 each; 15/- doz. Montacute, pale pink with a rosy centre; fine spike. Othery, bright rose, carmine centre. Pedwell, white, streaked pink. 1/6 each; 15/- doz. Petherton, light rose, carmine eye. PiBSBXJRY, pure white. Pitney, dark rose with a bright carmine eye. Riversleigh, carmine with a deep crimson eye; very fine. Seavington, pure white. Shapwick, pure colour with a rose-coloured centre. Sheepsleight, a fine flower of lilac with white mottlings. 1/6 each ; 15/- doz. Sherborne Pageant, carmine, with white blotches near the eye. St. Gregory, salmon, rose eye. Exceedingly fine ; one of the very best. Stocklinch, pure white; dwarf. 1/6 each; 15/- doz. Taunton Vale, rosy-purple with a carmine eye. i [6 each ; 15/- doz. Tintinhull, light rose with a lighter centre. Turn Hill, carmine, crimson eye. 1/6 each. Warwick Pageant, lilac, mottled with white. Wearne, pure white; a grand variety. Wearne Wyche, pure white. 1/6 each; 15/- Westover, rose with a carmine eye. White Lady, a superb pure white, immense flower and truss ; grand. This we consider much better than F. Von Lassburg. 2/5 each. 15/- doz. I /6 each, doz. 15/- doz. CHOICEST AUTUMN PHLOXES. Best Colours only. 1/6 each; 15/- per dozen, except those priced. Armand Dayot, perfectly shaped flowers of satiny sunset-rose, with a Hlac-rose eye; half dwarf. Augusts Fr^miet, enormous pure white centre, edged wine-red. AuGUSTE Raffet, very large flowers, briUiant golden rose passing to salmon; soft rose centre. Belle Alliance, beautiful truss, large flowers; white, with carmine- rose centre. Boltrgmestre Ritter, salmon gold, large carmine-purple centre. Camille Desmoulins, rather dwarf; violet-carmine flowers, with a very large white centre. Charles Pfister, dwarf; enormous circular flowers of lake colour, with a Ughter eye. Charles Sellier, good trusses of enormous perfectly formed flowers of clear violet-carmine, with huge pure white centre occupying nearly half the flower. Croisade, dwarf; violet, large mauve centre. Danton, very large trusses of large madder-coloured flowers, with a maroon centre. Edouard Bour, dwarf; circular flowers of clear amaranthine-lake colour; the plant forms an immense bouquet. Etienne Lamy, salmon-rose; purple eye. Eugene Isabeg, enormous trusses of circular flowers of good shape, clear salmon-red; rose eye. Felix le Dantec, dwarf; large trusses of circular flowers; magenta shaded carmine, with white eye. Furette, dwarf; ash grey, carmine centre. General Van Hentz, briUiant salmon-red, with white centre. Georges Stroehlein, orange-scarlet; blood-colour eye. Gretchen Goes, dwarf; carmine-violet, centre starry white. Hannz Peeiderer, creamy- white, salmon centre; carmine eye. Henry Fouquier, clear madder, purphsh-red eye; enormous truss of perfect form. Henry Marcel, circular carmine flowers, with rose eye; half dwarf. Henri Royer, dwarf; enormous flowers of perfect form; fine rose colour shaded magenta. Hermann Fischer, dwarf; brick-rose, white centre; large. Jules Breton, enormous rouna flowers of perfect shape; golden rose, with centre soft rose shaded lilac; half dwarf. Le ProphiiTe, rosy -mauve, clear brick-red eye; large flowers. Leon Valvade, crimson-scarlet, purple eye. 2/6 each. Madame J. Pfeiffer, amaranth-red, brighter centre. Martha, rosy-salmon centre, with a violet ring. Masaccio, enormous aniline-purple flowers; very dwarf. Mme Antoine Buckner, alabaster white; large. Mme Paul Dutrie, delicate Cattleya rose, centre white. Neptune, dwarf; grey tinted rose; large truss; early flowering. Phcebe, creamy- white, sulphur eye; vigorous truss. Pierre Bayle, fine trusses of circular flowers, clear madder colour, white centre passing to rose. Princesse Nina Gargarine, orange-salmon, tinted carmine. Proserpine, very dwarf; globular trusses of wine-red flowers, with a purple eye. Rose Caron, dwarf; white, lilac centre; large flowers. Sarabande, carmine-rose, small white centre. Savorgnan de Brazza, good trusses of enormous flowers; scarlet - amaranth, with lighter reflex. Selma, clear rose, with a cherry-red eye. 12/- doz. Sergent Bobillot, enormous rosy-carmine flowers, with copper- coloured reflex, amaranth eye. Sergent Lovy, circular flowers of enormous size, rosy-lake colour, the centre lightening into tender rose. Sigurd, dwarf; bright golden carmine, spotted delicate rose in centre. Yvonne Sarcey, dwarf; white tinted lilac, light violet in centre; large flat truss. SeSion 1 (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Phloxes] 1 1 9 AUTUMN PHLOXES— con/mueJ. AUTUMN PHLOXES (General Colledion) 6/- per dozen ; 45/- per 100, except those priced Akchibald Forbes, rosy-salmon, crimson eye; large and perfect flower, i/- each ; io/6 doz. AuRORE BoREALE, Orange, purple centre, i /- each ; i o/6 doz. Barra. bright salmon-pink self-coloured, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. BoULE DE Feu, very bright red. gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Brilliant, very dwarf; magenta-lake colour; perfect shape, i/- each ; 1 0/6 doz. Candeur, plant 10 inches high; pure white flowers. Capitaine Wilhelmy, large trusses of ruby flowers, with a blood-red centre. Caron d'Ache, dark salmon, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Clara Benz, dwarf; brilliant rosy-carmine, lilac eye. CocciNEA, scarlet, i/- each ; 10/6 doz. CoQUELicoT, orange-scarlet, centre purple; very brilliant, i/- each; 9/- dozen ; 50/- per 100. Darwin, brilUant salmon-brick, violet centre. DuHAMEL, brilliant orange-red. 1/6 each ; 15/- doz. EcLAiREUR, carmine, rosy-salmon centre, rosy-white star. Edmond Boissier, half dwarf, large flowers of carmine colour; enormous star-shaped white centre. i/- each ; 10/6 doz. Edmond Rostand, enormous trusses of flowers of a fine rosy-violet colour, very large well-defined white eye. \l- each ; 10/6 doz. Embarasement, salmon-scarlet, purple eye; enormous flowers, i/- each ; 10/6 doz. Erich Ruger, scarlet suffused violet; large. 2/- each. Etna, very bright orange-red, maroon centre, one of the most bril- liant, if- each ; 9/- doz ; 50/- per 100. EuG. Danzanvilliers, large trusses of perfect flowers, tender rosy- lilac, large white centre. Award of Merit to Kelway and Son, ) R.H.S. " Of great beauty. " Journal of Horticulture, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Faust, white, rose eye, very large flower and truss, dwarf, gd. each; 7/6 doz. FiLLE d'Eve, dwarf; very large creamy- white flowers with yellow centres. Flambeau, bright fiery red and orange-scarlet. gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Fleur de Neige, very dwarf; pure white, flowering from the end of June. gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Fort-de-France, large trusses of very large coppery-salmon flowers with a purple eye. 1/3 each ; 12/- doz. FRAN901S DE Neufchateau, half-dwarf ; enormous flowers of good shape, greyish-rose with a metallic copper shade; purple eye; early flowering, i/- each ; 10/6 doz. Freifraulein Von Lassburg, largest and best pure white ex- cepting White Lady. 1/6 each; 15/- doz. ; ^^5 per 100. H. Rougon, bright rosy-salmon, if- each ; 10/6 doz. Henri Regnault, large globular trusses of rosy-lake flowers tinted briUiant carmine; half dwarf. 1/3 each ; 12/- doz. Iris, perfectly formed, very large flowers, bluish-violet, large blue centre; exceedingly beautiful, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. James Farquhar, white, sHghtly suffused lavender, very showy, and with a grand spike. JocELYN, fiery orange, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. John Eraser, salmon-scarlet, with Ughter centre, a lovely shape, grand form; extra. Katinka Beeli, dwarf: large trusses of crimson flowers, with a blood-red eye. if- each ; 10/6 doz. La Neige, pure white, perfect flowers, dwarf habit, gd each ; 7/6 doz. Laniboire, rosy-scarlet, large violet and purple centre. L'Aiglon. large trusses of very large flowers of perfect form, carmine- rose with a bright large carmine eye; early flowering, if- each 10/6 doz. Le p. Hacquart, dark rich violet; large flowers. — SiECLE, China rose, tinted salmon, large hlac and white centre; large flower, compact truss, dwarf, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. LiBERxfi, rosy-salmon, violet centre, gd. each; 7/6 doz. Lord Kelvin, rich crimson shaded maroon, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Lord Rayleigh. dark violet, purple centre; large grand spike. if- each; 10/6 doz. Louis Blanc, large circular flowers, violet, white eye. i/- each; 10/6 doz. Madame Cornudet, enormous trusses of medium-sized pure white flowers. if- each; 10/6 doz. Pape- Carpantier, immense white flowers, beautiful shape. gd. each; 7/6 doz. Major Von Leibitz, fire scarlet-red, amaranth centre, if- each ; 10/6 doz. Maximilian, orange-scarlet, dark centre. 1/3 each; 12/- doz. Mr Gladstone, large panicles of circular flowers of a tender satin rose with a bright red eye. gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Mrs Burn, orange-scarlet, crimson eye; large telling flower, i/- each; 10/6 doz. Mr.=! Oliver, delicate salmon, with light centre, finely formed branch- ing spike; a lovely variety, i /- each ; 10/6 doz. Nana Coerulea, very dwarf ; i foot high only; pale slate-bluish flowers, i/- each ; 10/6 doz. Pantheon, brilliant rose. gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Pat Robertson, rosy-carmine, large crimson eye, fine. Paul Fliche, half-dwarf; very large flowers of soft rose tint; carmine eye. Pecheur d'Islande, large flowers, salmon, very large white ray in the centre, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Purity, very (Zitiaj-/, large snow-white flowers, gd. each; 7/6 doz. Pyramids, large trusses of perfect pure white flowers, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Roi DBS Roses, salmon-red. Satin Rose, pure white, centre bordered with satiny pink. gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Sheriff Ivory, light crimson-red eye; grand. 1/6 each. Sphinx, large finely-formed flowers of bright rose touched with car- mine, gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Startler, scarlet self-coloured. The Queen, pure white. Tom Welch, bright cerise-red ; very fine. gd. each ; 7/6 doz. Tour Eiffel, salmon-orange, if- each; 10/6 doz. W. Scherer, very large flowers of carmine-violet colour, blood-red eye. if- each; 10/6 doz. White Eclaireur, pure white, if- each ; 10/6 doz. Wm. Robinson, very large, pale rosy-salmon, violet centre, i/- each ; g/- doz. Zouave, very large well-rounded flowers, carmine with a purple eye. KELWAY AND SON can also supply a Selection from the above (if the selecting be left to them) at 5/- per dozen, 35/- per 100. I20 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Phlox divaricata canadensis gd. each. Uopyrignc, JH-. Cr "i". CHOICE SUMMER PHLOXES EARLY-FLOWERING; JUNE AND JULY. VARIETIES OF P. SUFFRUTICOSA AND P. OMNIFLORA 9d. each; 9/- per dozen, except those priced. FROM 65/- per 100. These Phloxes like good drainage, loam, and manure. Allan McLeod, rosy-purple; of finest form and quality. Andrew Kerr, pure white, magenta eye ; splen- did spike, i/- each. Cleopatra, rosy-crimson, rich crimson eye. Comet, white, suffused pink; very pretty, good spike, i/- each. Excellence, rosy-magenta, crimson eye; distinct and good, i/- each. General Roberts, white, rich pink eye; large and well-formed. 1/3 each. Harry Veitch, creamy- white, rich pink eye; large flower, i/- each. Herbert Cutbush, white, pink eye; fine form. I /- each. Isaac House, satiny pink; fine form, superb spike. 1/3 each. James Hunter, rosy-pink; fine form, superb spike^ 1/3 each. Thompson, deep rose; large flower and spike, finest form. i/-each. John Turnbull, salmon, crimson eye; very large. Ladysmith, cream, suffused pink, crimson eye; very good, i/- each. Maggie Forbes, pure white, crimson eye; fine form, i/- each. Magnificence, rosy-pink, crimson eye; charming. 1/3 each. Mrs Cobham, pure white, mottled pink; fragrant. Forbes, pure white self; grand form, very fine, i/- each. Hunter, pure white, brilliant crimson eye large. Phlox subulata (Moss Pink) 6d, each. Cofyrieht, K..^ S. SeSlion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Phi— Pin] 12 1 CHOICE SUMMER PHLOXES— con/ZnueJ. Mrs James Robertson, rich lilac, shaded purple; extra, i/- each. Perfection, pure white, crimson eye. Prince, white, sUghtly suffused pink, pink eye; fine spike, i/- each. Snowflake, pure snow-white self of faultless form. 1/3 each. TeViotside, rich rose, slightly flaked crimson, i/- each. The Shah, rosy-purple; very large; one of the best. Walter Anderson, rose, flaked French white; fine spike; extra. Price each. I per doz. NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented, e. evergreen. Month of Flowering. s. d. S. d. 6 j 5 6 1 6 iq o 7 6 7 <5 6 o 5 6 10 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 10 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 10 6 5 6 7 6 7 6 from 21/- 7 6 7 6 9 9 6 I 6 6 9 6 I 9 6 6 I 6 9 9 9 I 2/ --& 2 /6 9 9 I 6 6 9 6 9 I 15 o 4 o 7 6 5 6 7 6 10 6 Phlox amoena (sjm. P. pilosa amcena) divaricata alba Lapham variety 50/- per 100 canadensis (see illustration, p. 120) 50/- per 100 ovata (syn. P. tri flora) stellaria erubescens subulata (Ground or Moss Pink ; often called P. setacea) (see illustration, p. 120). atropurpurea Brightness compacta Daisy Hill Eventide frondosa lilacina (syn. G. F. Wilson) 40/- per 100 Nelsonii Newry Seedling ..' rosea major Sprite The Bride Vivid Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax ; Flaie Lily). Phragmites communis variegata (Variegated Spire Reed). Phygelius capensis (Cape Figwort) 60/- per 100 Phyllostachys viminalis (syn. P. Kumasasa or Bambusa viminalis). Physalis Alkekengi (Ground, Winter or Bladder Cherry) (see illustration, p. 116). Bunyardi ; a hybrid combining the size of the calyces of P. Francheti with the freedom of bearing of P. Alkekengi. Francheti This is a glorified form of the old Winter Cherry. The growth is more upright, more robust and sturdy, and it bears large stout foliage and numbers of bright scarlet calyces, enclosing red fruits. — Gardeners' Magazine. Physostegia (see Dracocephalum). Phytolacca decandra (Virginian Poke Berry ; Pigeon Berry ; Red Ink Plant). esculenta (A merican Grape) rosy-pink ; very gay in spring and autumn large white flowers in sprays ; beautiful blue-grey; very large and fine ; one of the best of the dwarf border plants. light to dark heliotrope ; hly scented bright reddish-pink silvery-grey starlike flowers in masses. bluish-white...., pinkish ; E crimson; E ; free flowering bright rose, scarlet eye; very free and telling; E.. lovely rose ; effective; e; very free flowering. bright rose, crimson eye; E rosy-pink; very pretty; e , lilac-rose ; E starch-blue; e; free flowering pure white masses of flowers; lovely; E pale lilac star-shaped flowers ; E pale rose, crimson eye; very large; e bright rose-pink with carmine eye; very effective ;e; free pure white; very pretty; E brightest pink ; E ; very free ; the best of its colour, which is markedly clean and pure. lemon-vellow ; E, Iris-like in fohage ; hardy in mild locaUties; Ught deep soil, apetalous; a very graceful, pretty variegated grass; E brilliant scarlet; related to the Pentstemon; very showy spikes of flower; Ught rich loam; a fine plant for the seaside. a very pretty Bamboo with serrated, tessellated foliage white.. white.. white; retains its green leaves until quite late, unlike P. Alkekengi. The edible scarlet fruits of these pretty plants are their chief characteristics and are largely used for Harvest decoration ; they will retain their beautyi till Christmas if dried. They are Hke miniature Chinese lanterns enclosing golden balls. white and rose, with purple-crimson fruit; stem and leaves purple in autumn, very effective in autumn on account of the masses of dark-coloured fruit. I i i-i * i-* i-l i i i-4 5-6 2-5 i*-3 i-ii 3-10 3 May to Aug. May to Sept. May to Sept. May to July March to May Feb. to Aug. May to July April to June AprU to June April to June April-May May to Sept. April to June April to June April to June April-May April to June April to June April to June April to June AprUto June August May to Sept. August July PICOTEES (see Carnations and Picotees, pages 2 1 and 22) PINKS VARIETIES OF DIANTHUS PLUMARIUS. SELECTION LEFT TO US, 4/- per dozen, 100 for 25/- 6d. each ; 5/6 per dozen ; 40/- per 100, where not priced. For ROCK and ALPINE KINDS, see DIANTHUS. PLANT about i foot apart in August or September, to become well established. In March dress the surface of ground with horse manure,, and water in the cool evening when dry. They may also be planted in spring, mulching the beds when they commence growing. Soil: Rich and loamy.. To obtain very large flowers, beds may be prepared specially in August, i foot in depth, consisting of turfy loam, decayed manure, and leaf mould, with the addition of road grit. Fork over now and then after being made. Pinks thrive splendidly cultivated on banks or in rock-gardens raised above the general level of the surrounding soil, and are fine plants for town gardens. They flower before the Carnations. All are very fragrant and free flowering. 122 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. PINKS — continued. Alba maxima, white, large border variety, fine for .bouquets. 4/- doz. 30/- 100. Albino, an improvement upon Snowfiake, almost like a Carnation; fine full flower; pure white. Anne Boleyn, rosy-purple, dark purple centre. Crimson Queen, mauve, crimson centre. 4/- doz. Derby Day, deep pink, heavily laced, bright red; free habit. Early Blush, bright attractive rosy blush. Ernest, red, broad lacing, large. Ernest Ladhams, light pink with deeper centre, flowers as large as a Malmaison; a fine variety and wonderfully free. (See illus- tration.) gd. each ; 6/- doz. Excelsior, rich rose with crimson centre. Her Majesty, pure white of exceptional size ; in the opinion of some, the very best white. 4/6 doz. 35/- 100. John Ball, dark plum purple, one of the best. Lena, rosy-purple. Lizzie Duval, warm pink shade. Mrs Charles, lilac, deep coloured centre. Mrs Howarth, rosy-red, laced; fine. 4/- doz. Mrs Moulana, pink, chocolate centre, circular-shaped petals with smooth edges. Mrs Pettifer, white, purple centre, heavily laced. Mrs Sinkins, pure white, border variety, fine for bouquets. 3/6 doz ; 25/- 100. Sam Barlow, white, black blotches, fringed, very good. Sarah, fine white, dark velvety red centre ; perfect. Snowflake, pure white ; lovely variety ; with branching stems ; it never bursts; perfectly formed. And a fine general collection of varieties. Pink, Ernest Ladiiams gd. each. rotyright, K. &• S. Some FEW varieties of Pinks, SELECTION LEFT TO KELWAY & SON, can be supplied at 4/- per dozen. Price each, per doz. NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e. evergreen. Height in Feet. Month of Flowe'ing.. s. d. 2 6 o 6 9 1 o o 9 o 9 o 3 o 4 o 4 s. d. 5 6 6 o 7 6 7 6 2 6 4 o 2 o 5 6 6 o 5 6 5 6 PlantagO maxima Plantain Lily (see Funhia). Platycodon (see Campanula). Plumbago Larpentte (see Ceratostigma plum- baginoides). Plume Poppy (see Bocconia). Polemonium caeruleum (Greek Valerian ; Charity ; Jacob 's Ladder) . album grandiflorum variegatum humile (syn. P. Richardsonii ; P. vil- losum) (see illustration, p. 123). pumilum Polyanthus (Primula hortensis), in various colours, mixed, 20/- 100, gold laced, 25/- 100 Polygonatum multiflorum (Solomon's Seal; David's Harp ; Lady's Seal ; syn. Con- vallaria multi flora), 15/- 100. Polygonum affine (syn. P. Brunonis ( Knot Weed) . • amplexicaule ■ molle ( Knot Grass) ■ polystachyum Poppy (see Papaver). Polygonums thrive*/ anywhere, but th^ larger kinds require plenty of space and should not be in the border. Shrubb eriessuit J them. Flower and I foliage are beautiful, and the large ones are quite bamboo- like as regards their growth. P. af&ne and amplexicaule are good in the border, white feathery spikes ; quite a novelty in herbaceous plants. iZwe ; the 1 ornamental; rich, well-drained loam; best I shrubberies, borders and rock- I garden. All very free flowering ex- white ' cepting P.c. variegatum. pale blue; larger than P. cmruleum green and gold foliage; beautiful pale blue or white; handsome; very free; dry soil; shrubberies;' a fine alpine plant. pale yellow gold, yellow, cream, white, crimson, purple, etc. ; fr.; B crimson, brown, rose, and gold; fr.; e white; loamy, leafy soil; graceful ; very fine for natural- izing in woods, and for shady and damp corners where httle else will grow; also of use for forcing in the greenhouse in early spring. rosy-red; very ornamental beside streams or in rock- garden, chinks or moist spots. Beautifully coloured foliage in the autumn. deep red; a beautiful late flower, compact habit iwAiie; very ornamental white; fragrant; innumerable sprays of pure flowers. A large plant and one of the best kinds. ii-2i ii-2i 2 l-I* 2-3 2-3 2 4-5 May to Sept. May to July May to July June to Aug. April to June Aug.-Sept. Feb. to May I Feb. to May May-June July to Oct. Sept. to Nov. Aug. to Oct. Sept. to Nov. SeElion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Potentillas] 1 23 Primula vulgaris, double white 6d. each. Cofyrtght, K. &' S. Polemonium humile gd. each. Cafyright, K. &' S. POTENTILLAS (Cinquefoil) Flowering season: June to Aug., excepting where otherwise stated. Planting season : spring and early autumn. All Doubles, unless otherwise stated. 9d. each, 7/6 per dozen, except those priced. GOOD Border and Alpine plants, chiefly varieties and hybrids of P. atro-sanguinea and P. insignis. Soil: Light, loamy and deep. Poten- tillas, especially the double-flowered varieties, are very charming plants, and their culture is of a simple character; they do well in exposed situations. Alba, single white; a dwarf alpine species; silvery downy leaves. Flowers between February and August and sometimes in December. 6/- doz. Argyrophila atro-sanguinea, single blood-red; 2 ft.; July and Aug. 1/6 each, 15/- doz, Aurea, dwarf, large bright golden flowers; J^ft. i/- each. Calabra (new) yellow; finely cut silvery foliage. 1/6 each. Californica, yellow. 1/3 each; 12/- doz. Chinois, yellow, large and very fine. 1/3 each, 12/- doz. Chromatella, fine yellow. Daphnis, very dwarf; ochre-yellow and scarlet. 1/3 each; 12/- doz. David T. Smith, single-flowered, bright crimson-scarlet; very free flowering. The best single-flowered kind. 1 /6 each. Dr Andr]6, golden-yellow, suffused vermilion. Etna, scarlet, very fine. The best double variety, i/- each; 10/6 doz, FANidME, large, ochre-yellow, streaked purple, i/- each; 10/6 doz. Gold Dust, rich yellow, double, very fine. 1/3 each; 12/- doz. Gold Prince, yellow, very free. HopwooDiANA, single pink and bufi. Flowers from June to Sept. Le Vesuve, bright red, edged yellow. Louis Van Houtte, deep crimson, very large and fine, i/- each; 10/6 doz. Nigra plena, dark purple, almost black. Phcebus, bright yellow, very large and fine. Proserpine, very double; blood colour, yellow at edges and in the centre. i/- each; 10/6 doz. pyrenaica, single, golden yellow species, i/- each; 10/6 doz. Romeo, very floriferous; blood-red, edged gold, i/- each; 10/6 doz. Star of the North, crimson-maroon, tipped yellow. ' Tormentilla (syn. P. tridentata), single species, yellow, red eye, ToussAiNT Louverture, purplish crimson. Victor Lemoine, vermilion, striped yellow. KELWAY & SON'S selection fiom the above, if desired, at from 6/- dozen 124 KEL WAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Primula denticulata cashmenana i)d. each. \^u It yl t&ttL /i.. O' O. Primula japonica f\d. each . Copyright K. &• S. Price- each, pertjloz. s.. d. ■o 9 o 9 o 6 I o 1 o s. d. 7 6 7 6 5 6 lo 5 lo 6 o 4 o 9 o 6 •o 9 o 9 NAME. Primrose (see Primula). Evening (see CEnothera) . Primula auricula, (see Auricula). capitata, 6o/- per loo Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position. Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. Height in Feet, Montti of Flowering. denticulata cashmeriana (see illustralion) , 6o/- per loo japonica (Japanese Primrose), (see illustration), 40/- per 100. - rosea grandiflora ■ sikkimensis 3 6 7 6 5 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 7 6 vulgaris (Common English Primrose, syn. P. acaulis), 7/6 per 100 ; 70/- per 1,000. coerulea (Blue Primrose) Crousii fl. pi Bunch Primroses, white, 15,/- 100 orange, 15,/- 100 pale yellow, 1 5 /- 1 00 ... deep yellow, 15/- 1 00 ... rosy-crimson, 15/- 100... mixed, 15/- 100 double yellow sulphur-yellow mauve white (see illustration, p. 123) single, Miss Massey, 24/- 100 Purple Queen Violet Queen Prunella Webbiana (Brunella ; Selfheal) . . . Kelwayi major Pterocephalus (see Scabiosa). Pulmonaiia mollis (Lungwort) rubra Pyrethrum uliginosum (see Chrysanthemum). ■violet-blue tru.sses of flowers; very fine for cold frame or pots, or rockwork out of strong sun ; fr. ; e. light purple flowefs with yellow eye; arranged in dense round trusses; handsome; moist situation; /;-. ; e. dark crimson and intermediate shades to white; very beautiful ; moist snots in shade and wild garden; vigorous and unharmed bj^ hares and rabbits; jr. ;e. bright rose; large form of this very pretty plant ; e a delightful new scented species, bright pynnrose yellow, single flower, slightly bell-shaped form ; several flowers in umbels on a strong graceful stalk a foot and more high ; leaves siniilac to the common primrose ; the flowers are charmmtlly fr.i^rant; unhaunieil by hares or ratjbits and suited for the wibl garden. primrose; b a n k s ,) Primroses of kinds are suited woods, shrubberies, \ for growing in window etc., etc. J boxes; fy.; e. deep blue; most striking; e lilac-mauve , douljle' ; e h-i 1-2 April to June Jlar. to May Spring Rfarch-April ilav These are very showy plants for spring bedding. The plants send up sturdy stems, on the top of which flowers similar to Primrose flowers are Ijorne, with longer footstalks than the Polyanthuses and with bigger flowers; /) . ; e. deep yellow; e pale yellow; e mauve; e double white; e. ) crimson-scarlet ; a grand variety; splendid for massm. and bedding ; e. purple ; jr.; e violet; E purple; the largest and best speuL3 bright rose; a very pretty distinct novelty violet-purple; finer tfian the type Very charm int,', decorative and useful. Feb.-May and again in October, especially in a damp sea.son. purplishblue; ornamental dark fohage, spotted with i^'i white; grow in any soil; shade; border or wild garden fi.'ae red; very early and showy 1 -J-iJ. June to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. Mar. to June March-May. Section 1 (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Fyrethrums] 1 2 5 yrethrums Kelway's Pyrethrum, Queen Alexandra 2S. 6d. each. Cofyright K &^ S Co-pyrtght K Kelway's Pyrethrum, Empress Queen IS. 6d. each, • • a native of the HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL varieties of P. roseum, Caucasus. Flowering from May to Odtober. NOTHING CAN SURPASS, THE CHARMING VARIETIES OF requiring no heat they have sometimes been called " The THE Pyrethrum for profusion of flowers in the Poor Man's Chrysanthemum." The single-flowered varieties are veritable " Coloured Marguerites," and possess a range 'OTHING CAN SURPASS, THE CHARMING VARIETIES OF THE Pyrethrum for profusion of flowers in the SEASON, and they are so simply and easily cultivated that they may be recommended to all who possess a garden, whether small or large. They are perfectly hardy and absolutely invaluable for cut flowers from spring to autumn; flowers succeed flowers without stint, and the blossoms are not injured by storm or sun; they are amongst the early flowers of the year, coming " ere the bees hum about globes of clover and sweet peas." The flowers are very bright and showy in the garden, and elegantly borne on long stems most convenient for vase decoration. The foliage is most elegant in its finely cut form and fresh deep green colour. In form, the double varieties are somewhat Aster or Chrysanthemum-Uke, and as their chief beauty is in the months of May and June they may well be designated " Spring Chrysanthemums " ; but they possess the advan- tage over the Chrysanthemum of being able to withstand the severest winter without protection ; on account of their of colour and hardiness that Marguerites might envy in vain. Their position should be the made border or beds. The plants may, with advantage, be cut down after June, which proceeding will induce a more prolific succession of bloom through the autumn. Pyrethrums grow freely in any ordinary garden soil; a'good rich loam suits them perhaps best, and in order to secure size, brilliancy, and number of flowers, plenty of ordinary, well-rotten manure may be added to well- trenched, well-drained soil, and abundance of water may be given when they are in bud in dry summer weather. A mulching may with advantage be applied in dry positions; and coal ashes, strewn around and over the crowns in spring before the young growth starts, will prevent the attack of slugs. 128 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. CHOICE NEW DOUBLE PYRETHRUMS for 1912 QUEEN MARY, salmon pink. 3/6 each. MIGNON, flesh white. 3/6 each. DORA, light pink ; tipped white. 3/6 each. CHOICE DOUBLE-FLOWERED PYRETHRUM of 1909 LA NEIGE, pure white with a faint lavender tint at the centre ; globular in form; like a good auilled Aster. Very good. 2/6 each. KELWAY'S NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERED PYRETHRUM of 1908 LADY GODIVA, flesh coloured ; very attractive. 2s. 6d. each, 24/- per dozen. CHOICE DOUBLE PYRETHRUMS OF RECENT INTRODUCTION STRONG GROUND PLANTS Those at 21- each and over are COLLECTION " C," 21/- per dozen, as advertised; 50 for £4 4s. EELWAY AND SON'S selection from the following varieties (COLLECTION " B " as advertised), 12/- per dozen, 100 for £4 4s. Award of Merit, R.H.S. i/- each. A-LFRED Kelway (Kelway' s) io/6 per doz. A splendid double variety, the flowers broad, massive, full and rich CRIMSON in colour; A fine intense shade; very attractive. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Double, with full flowers a rich crimson shade; an acquisition to its class. — The Garden, Alfred Henderson {Kelway' s) , large deep purple. Award of Merit, R.H.S. if- each, 21/- per doz. Aphrodite {Kelway' s), pure white. First-class Certificate, R.H.S., and R.B.S. Pyrethrum Aphrodite is one of the most noted of the new varieties we have had the good fortune of raising. Since being sent out it has sold literally by the million. (See illustrations, p. 127.) i/- each, 7/6 per doz., 52/6 per 100. The whitest ever seen. — Gardening Illustrated. The superb pure white double- flowered Pyrethrum Aphrodite. — Garden. Aphrodite is still the best and purest double white. — The Garden. A beautiful flower. — Cowitry Life, The best white form in cultivation . — Gardening World. Captain Nares {Kelway' s), bright crimson; a very valuable inexpen- sive red variety for cut flowers, i/- each, 9/- per doz. Carl Vogt, the earliest and purest of all whites; flowers from May onward. Award of Merit, R.H.S., First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 2/- each, 18/- per doz. A beautiful pure white variety; the flowers large, of grand form, and extremely valuable in a cut state. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Celia {Kelway's), very bright pink. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. if- each, 10/6 per doz. Cleopatra {Kelway's), yellow and white; of perfect form and clear colour, i/- each, 10/6 per doz. Desdemona {Kelway's), rosy-red. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Duchess of Teck {Kelway's), pink, very bright and teUing. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Empress Queen {Kelway's), blush. First-class Certificate, R.H.S., Manchester. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. (See illustration, p. 125.) Ernest Kelway (ife/way's), bright carmine-scarlet, an acquisition in colour. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Evelyn (Kelway's), bright pink, fine shape and colour. 1/3 each. ExiMEUM {Kelway's), rosy-amethyst. 1/3 each, 12/- per doz. Figaro {Kelway's), rose-lake, good warm colour. First-class Cer- tificate, R.H.S. and R. B.S. if- each, 10/6 per doz. Florentine {Kelway's), blush. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. and R.B.S. 1/3 each, 12/- per doz. Hercule, rosy-lilac, blotched yellow. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. HoMERUS, bright crimson, very good. 2/6 each, 24/- doz. King Oscar {Kelway's), crimson-scarlet; exceedingly fine and bril- liant. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. One of the most dazzling scarlet flowers ever raised, with brilliant tints of cardinal in it, which make it very fascinating. — Ladies' Field. Lady Kildare (Kelway's), delicate bufi-yellow, tinged with flesh; exceedingly pretty. 1/6 each; 15/- per doz. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Lady Kildare. — A distinct variety with double flowers of good size, the colour a sort of orange-bronze that is welcome among these plants. — The Garden. Lady Kildare. — The bronze-orange shade of this new variety renders it quite distinct am-ing double Pyrethnims, and distinctiveness is what is most needed in every direction of so-caUed florists' flowers, therefore should be specially aimed at. — The Garden. Lady Kildare. — The flowers are double, many of the florets being quilled, and of a pale peach with an apricot centre. The shade of colour is distinct and pretty. — Gardening World. Lady Randolph Churchill (Kelway's), large pure white flower exceedingly fine. 2/6 each, 21/- per doz. Le Dante, fine rose, tipped gold, most attractive and quite distinct. i/- each, 10/6 doz. Leonard Kelway (Kelway's), rose; an exceedingly pretty shade; of beautiful shape, highly recommended. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 1/3 each, 12/- per doz. Leonard Kelway, a charming reddish-pink of fine form. — The Garden. Rose of sufficient warmth and depth; an extremely pretty shade. — Ladies' Field, Lord Rosebery (Kelway's), brilliant carmine-scarlet, an improve- ment on Ernest Kelway, and the most dazzling in colour of ALL Double Pyrethrums; large and full; very fine. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 2/- each; 20/- doz. Lord Rosebery. — A deep dark crimson that gives an exceptionally rich effect when the sun is shining full upon it. — Gardening World. Louis Delesalle, crimson-purple, tipped gold, doz. 1/6 each, 15/- per Magician, bright pink, tipped gold; unique and scarce. First-class Certificates, R.H.S. and R.B.S. 2/- each, 21/- per doz. Mdlle Van Houtte, pearly-white, salmon-red centre; very good. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Melton (Kelway's), bright but deep crimson, the deepest colour of all; perfectly shaped, medium-sized flower. First-class Certifi- cate, R.H.S. 1/6 each, 18/- per doz. Very compactly formed, the deepest coloured flower in the doubles yet seen. — The Garden. Very deep crimson and bright withal. — Ladies' Field. Meteor (Kelway's), crimson-scarlet, white tips. First-class Certifi- cate, R.H,S. i/g each, 18/- per doz. Minnie Towler, clear bright pink, guard petals narrow and twisted; a distinct shape for a double variety ; uncommon. 2/6 each, 24/- doz. ■ r Ormonde (Kelway's), fine rosy-red. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. if- each, 10/6 per doz. Mrs , Manor, Wisbech. — " The Pyrethrums I had from you in Apr have flowered very well in spite of the drought." , Esq., Downend Road, Fishponds, Bristol. — " The Pyrethrums I recently had from you are now in bloom, and 1 am very pleased with them." Section I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pyre thrums] 1 2 9 CHOICE DOUBLE PYRETHRUMS— con/,nueJ. Oscar Boulet, rosy colour, reverse flesh, incurved petals, very pretty. 2/6 each, 24/- doz. Othello (Kelway's), rosy-violet, tipped yellow; scarce. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Ovid (Kelway's), bright dark rose, a decided acquisition; perhaps the best rosy kind. Certificate of Merit, R.B.S. i/5 each, 12/- per doz. Pericles, bright golden-yellow, with a creamy-pink guard petal. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. The yellow Pyrethrum; very valuable on account of the colour. 2/- each, 15/- per doz. The best yellow so far. — The Garden. In very truth quite yellow; it is a yellow flower. — Ladies' Field. Princess Beatrice (Kelway's), very bright pink of a lively shade. 1/3 each, 12/- per doz. Exceedingly pretty. Purpureum (Kelway's), purple. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Queen Alexandra (Kelway's), a very fine large pure white kind; an improvement even on our celebrated variety Aphrodite, which for so many years has held the palm as the best of all double- ' flowered white Pyrethrums. (See illustrations, p. 125 and below.) 2/6 each, 24/- per doz. Queen Sophia (Kelway's), flesh. First-class Certificate, i/- each, 10/6 per doz. A double variety of superb finish. — The Garden. Regulus, rich purple-carmine. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Rembrandt (Kelway's), purple. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. Richesse, quilled petals ; very pretty indeed ; large flatfish flower with a good centre ; bright clear pale pink, with flesh-coloured centre. 3/6 each. Rupert (Kelway's), bright rose, very free and good. 1/3 each, 12/- doz. Copyright K. &^ S. Pyrethrum, Queen Alexandra 2S. 6d. each. Pyrethrum, Wega 25. each. Co-pyright, K. &' S. Shotover (Kelway's), a beautiful, clear, bright and yet soft pink variety of fine form. 1/3 each, 12/- per doz. One of the largest of all. — Gardening World. Sir James Miller (Kelway's), very fine; vivid crimson. 1/6 each 18/- per doz. Solfaterre, creamy yellow, gd. each, 6/- doz. SoucE, sulphur-yellow. 3/- each, 30/- per doz. Toison d'Or, yellow. 1/9 each, 18/- per doz. Transcendent, fine purple-crimson. 1/3 each, 12/- per doz. Triomphe de France, bright crimson-red, shaded purple. 1/6 each 18/- per doz. Wega, buff, yellow and rose; scarce. First-class Certificate, R.H.S. (See illustration.) 2/- each, 18/- per doz. Will be valued for its colour. — Gardening Illuslrated. A pleasing blending of hues. — Country Life. Wilson Barrett (Kelway's), a very fine light rose-coloured flower, very double, and of great substance and size. Award of Merit R.H.S. (Temple Show), May 25tb, 1898. 2/- each, 21/- per doz. Yvonne Ca yeux, a very beautiful new yellow variety ; a large well- formed flower of size and shape of Ne Plus Ultra ; primrose colour shading to buff; strong stout stems; flowers from May onward ; very highly recommended. 2/- each, 20/- per doz. , Esq., — Winchester Terrace, St Margaret's-on-Thames. — " Many thanks for the splendid clumps of Pyrethrums sent, which are planted and looking as fresh as if never moved. I shall purchase some Delphiniums next season from you and anything else I may require, as you give what I consider is better value for money than any other house I have dealt with." , Esq., Westgate, Ripon. — " The Pyrethrums simply astonished me — there has been a vast improvement the last few years. They certainly are very beautiful and well worth cultivation. Very many thanks. " , Esq., Pulborough, Sussex. — " The Pyrethrums I had from you 18 months ago were magnificent this year, every plant a mass of bloom, and the iadividual flowers very fine." Briton Ferry. — " The Pyrethrums (flowers) are most beautiful. James Kelway is one of the best-coloured flowers I have ever seen, and in Pericles you score indeed. To-day the exquisite Paeonies came; they are a dream — a poem so ideal that I fail to grasp a sense of realization — here my brain reels, and I can only say many, many thanks for giving me so much pleasure." i2 I30 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. DOUBLE PYRETHRUMS (General Colledtion of Older Varieties) COLLECTION " A " as advertised, 5/6 per dozen; 45/- per 100 ; except those priced. Strong ground plants. AcHiLLE, bronze, tinged pink; flowers from May onward. Acme, purplish crimson. A J AX, purple-crimson. Album plenum nanum, white, dwarf; flowers from May onward. Anacreon, bright rose, tipped white, gd. each, 7/6 per doz. Argentine, white; flowers from May. AuRORE, sulphur and white, yellow centre, gd. each, 7/6 per doz. Beauty or Laeken, anemone-flowered, crimson, with lighter centre. BoccACE, copper. BoNAMiE, sulphur. Candidum plenum, white. Captain Boyton [Kelway's], crimson-scarlet. Carminatum PLENUM, purple; flowers from May onward. Chamois, chamois colour, gd. each, 7/6 per doz. DfeESSE, flesh. Delicatissimum, bright rosy-lilac, orange centre. Dr Livingstone, flesh. DucHESSE de Brabant [Kelway's), mauve. Duchess of Edinburgh, light rose. !Florabundum plenum, rosy-pink. gd. each, 7/6 per doz. FuLGENS PLENissiMUM, crimson. Gaiety, pink. Galatea, light pink. GusTAVE Hertz, rosy-red, salmon centre. Haage et Schmidt, crimson. Imbricatum PLENUM, crimson. Imp^ratrice Charlotte, flesh. Iturbide, purplish crimson. IvERYANA, bright rose. Jeannette [Kelway's), white. J. N. Twerdy, large, deep maroon, gd. each, 7/6 per doz. Lady Blanche, flesh. Derby [Kelway's), silvery flesh. La Vestale, white, tinted lilac. Madame Boucharlat, white. Madame Munier, flesh coloui ; flowers from May onward. Marceau, rosy carmine, tipped yellow, gd. each, 7/6 per doz. Marquis of Bute, crimson. Mary Anderson, copper and pink. Mdlle Benary, delicate flesh-colour; flowers from May onward. A. Patti, pale lilac, yellow centre. Miss Plinke, anemone-flowered, purple-lake, inner petals rose, tipped saffron. Mons. Calot, anemone-flowered crimson, with rosy centre. Duvivi^RE, pink-rose. Mont Blanc, white. 4o/-perioo. Useful and cheap for cut flowers. Nancy, blush-white, yellow centre. Ne Plus Ultra, pale flesh or lilac, very large flat flower. First-class- Certificate to Kelway and Son, R.B.S. gd. each, 6/- per doz. NivEUM plenum, quilled white. 40/- per 100. Useful and cheap to grow for cut flowers. Norma, white, tinged yellow in the centre; small. Panorama, sulphur. Paul Journu, pink. Peau Rouge, rosy-red; flowers from May. Princesse de Metternich, pure white, gd. each, 7/6 per doz. Progress, crimson, brown centre. RosEUM bicolor, bright rose. PLENUM, rose and white. Samraneurgh, fine white. 40/- per 100. Useful and cheap for cut flowers. SNOWBALL, white. Spectabile, bright pink. Sylphide, white. Triomphe Dessay, lilac-rose; flowers from May onward. UzziEL, rose. Vance, cream, tinged flesh, gd. each, 7/6 per doz. Versailles Defiance, carmine. Virginal, pure white, orange centre. Virgo, sulphur coloured, i/- each, 10/6 per doz. White Aster, pure white. 40/- per 100. Useful and cheap to grow for cut flowers. KELWAY'S ANEMONE-FLOWERED PYRETHRUMS of 1907-10 The Anemone-flowered kinds are not of the same form as the full double-flowered varieties; they are lighter and perhaps more elegant; the guard petals are longer in proportion to the size of the cushion of central florets than in the " double " kinds: SIREN, rose with cream and pink centre. 2/6 each. CONWAY SEYMOUR, rose, with light rose centre. 2/- each. HENRY YOUNG, bright crimson. 2/- each. mURILLO (LEM.), blight cardinal scarlet, as brilliant as the single-flowered variety " James Kelway." 3/6 each. KELWAY'S ANEMONE-FLOWERED PYRETHRUMS 1/6 each ; 18/- per doz., excepting where priced otherwise. Aunt Nancy, white. Cockles, ochre-yellow. John Craddock, rose, with a lighter coloured centre. Little Upton, flesh colour. Martin Tyrer, deep rose. Tom, deep flesh colour. Young Bob, very bright in it. rose, with a touch almost of scarlet 132 KEL WAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S FINE SINGLE PYRETHRUMS COLLECTION "C " as advertised. 2/- each; £1 Is. per dozen; 50 for £4 4s.; except those priced. Apollyon, bright pink, of great value, owing to its con- tinuous and LATE FLOWERING qualities. In full bloom on November 15, 1897. Brother John, very bright pink, with five rows of petals. Bruce, carmine, with five rows of petals. Cassiope, a handsome large crimson-purple flower. First- class Certificate, R.B.S. Flowers from May onward. Colonel de Lisle, a very large and handsome rich crim- son with reflexed petals. Comet, bright carmine; grand. Countess of Onslow, light flesh; beautiful. Decoy, large, bright rosy- scarlet; a great acquisition, in- valuable for cut flowers. It has flowered (with Princess of Wales, Pascal and Mary Anderson) as early as May 13, as shown by its receiving a First-class Certificate R.H.S., May 13, i8g6. In flower May 13 in 1909. 1/6 each; 15/- doz. DoROTHY,very pretty delicate flesh colour, long well-formed petals. (See illustration, p. 134.) Dorothy Kelway, bright cherry colour, much above the average in size. Elleny, white; three rows of petals. Express, fine rose with white at the base of the petals. F. M. Peacock, a brilliant rich crimson; very fine. Frivolity, crimson, petals twisted; very pretty. General Buller, deep carmine, exceedingly fine. 1/6 each; 15/- per doz. General Gaselee, scarlet; very bright and good. ' GoLCONDE, large, crimson, very fine. Award of Merit, R.H.S., Temple Show, May 19, 1896. Flowers from Mav onward. Goring Thomas, rosy-flesh coloured; three rows of petals. The best of this colour. 3/6 each ; 36/- per doz. Guardian, pink; very pretty clear tint. James Kelway, scarlet crimson or brilliant cardinal colour. A wonderfully beautiful and telling variety, greatly in demand. There exists nothing like it, with the exception of our new variety Langport Scarlet; fine for massing. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Splendid for planting for cut flowers. gd. each; 7/6 per doz. ; 100 for 50/-. Rich vermilion or blood-crimson, is certainly one of the most beautiful conceivable. — The Garden. A superb colour, deep crimson, most effective in a mass in the garden or for indoor decoration. — Country Life. Conspicuous by its beautiful rich crimson colour. — Gardeners^ Magazine. Jeannie, flesh and white, mottled. Lady Antrobus, pink; very pretty. Lady Symons, vivid pink. Lord Roberts, large bright rosy-purple. "^ Margie Kelly, white with a faint pink blush, of good form, neat and delicate; two rows of petals forming a flower of perfectly circular outline. MiLLiCENT, pure white. Mirror, bright pink; flowers from May onward. Mr Asquith, an attractive flesh-pink. Ornement, violet-cerise, brilliant yellow centre; very large flower, with two rows of petals. 2/6each; 24/-doz. Peace, fine pink. Princess of Wales, lovely flesh-pink, very early flowering; one of the very best. A very beautiful kind. First-class Certifi- cate, R.H.S. Punch rose, with a white ring around the yellow disc. (See ilhis- tration, p. I35-) %; \ ^ 'H, Kelway's New Single Pyrethrutn, Langport Scarlet 5s. each. Queen of the Whites, white with a white cushion in the centre in lieu of a yellow disc; fine for massing. A fine contrast to James Kelway. First-class Certificate, York Gala. Splendidfot planting for cut fiowers. 2/- each; 18/- doz. {See illustration^ P- 133O Radical Ted, bright rose with a white ring. Flowers _. from May. Record, an exceptionally fine variety; rose colour. Referee, cherry-crimson. Richard Carruthers, deep cherry colour. Roseen, light rose ; flowers from May onward. St Patrick, pink. SeElion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Pyrethrums] 1 3 3 Kelway's New Pyrethrum, Queen of the Whites 2s. each. copyrigni, i\., . Rheum officinale (Ornamental Rhubarb) IS. each. Copyright, K. d^ S. Romneya Coulterl (Californian Tree Poppy) IS. 6d., zs. 6d. & 3s. 6d. each. p each. ice perdoz. s. d, s. d. 9 to 1 6 1/6,2/6 & 3/6 IS/-. 24/- & I 6 15 9 6 I 9 6 6 5 6 5 6 I — 9 7 6 I 6 NAME. Bhodiola rosea (see Sedum). Rhubarb, Ornamental (see Rheum). Bichardia africana (Lily of the Nile ; Arum Lily ; White Arum ; Tf-umpet Lily ; syn. R. cBthiopioa ; Calla celhiopica). Rock Cress (see Arabis). Foil (see Saxifraga). Rose (see Helianthem.um) . Rocket (see Hesperis matronalis). Romneya Coulteri (Californian Tree Poppy) (See illustration.) Rudbeckia angustif olia calif ornica (Cone Flower) elegans rosea laciniata Golden Glow 40/- per 100 maxima purpurea (syn. Echinacea purpurea) 60/- per 100 rosea (syn. Echinacea hybrida rosea) \ Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, P(Kition, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. white; hardy in warm localities, in ponds, etc., and as is well known of exceeding beauty ; it can be natural- ized in such climates as Cornwall. white; large showy poppy-like flowers, very beautiful; not absolutely hardy everywhere; recommended for a south aspect sheltered from wind ; rich sandy loam; jr. large reddish-purple v flowers Rudbeckias, especially speciosa rich yellow ; beauti- and purpurea, are amongst ful in colour ; fine )- the handsomest of plants ;- rose colour; an im- very useful as cut flowers; suited to shrubberies. I provement on E. purpurea rosea, yellow . a very ornamental double-flowered kind, with petals disposed like those of Cactus Dahlias. pure yellow; very handsome plant and distinct ; a dark disc shows up the petals. reddish-purple; a very fine plant, and very distinct in colour. fme rose colour; not constant Height in Feet. 2-4 3-4 3t-7 4-a 3-4 3-4 Month of Flowering. Jan. to July June to Oct. July to Oct July to Sept. Aug.-Sept. Aug.-Sept. June to Oct. June to Oct. SeSlion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Rud— Sap] 137 Rudbeckia speciosa 6d. each. Copyright K Saxifraga umbrosa (London Pride) /^d. each. Price each. per doz. NAME. Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scentewi. e. evergreen. Height in Feet. Month of Flowering. s. d. o 6 s. d. 5 6 10 6 lo 6 5 6 o 9 9 1 o I 6 o 6 o 6 S 6 5 6 5 6 Rudbeckia speciosa (syns. R. N ewmanni and Obeliscaria s.) (see illustration). 40/- per 100 subtomentosa Sage, Jerusalem (see Phlomis). ornamental (see Salvia) . Salvia azurea (Sage) grandiflora dichroa involucrata Bethelli patens 40/- per 100 pratensis (syn. S. Tenorii) lupinoides sclarea bracteata {Clary) syl vestris alba Sandwort (see Arenaria). Santolina Chamsecyparissus (Common Laven- der Cotton). 40/- per 100 incana Saponaria ocymoides splendens (Rock Soap- wort). officinalis plena [Fuller's Herb ; Bounc- ing Bet). orange-yellow, black disc; very useful plant for border or cut flowers ; most showy. golden-yellow, with a brown disc; free flowering blue; showy long racemes; very lovely light blue ; extremely beautiful blue and white bright rosy-crimson; handsome, but not perfectly hardy. the purest blue known; not quite hardy, but a little pro- tection will preserve it; a most brilliant plant. deep purple; fine spikes of flower, handsome; native ... blue and white; showy pinkish; fr. ; very attractive; aromatically fragrant.... white ; very useful variety, producing nice spikes of white blossom. yellow ; a silvery foliage plant for banks and rockery ; E.; scented foliage ; a fine thing for massing. yellow; silvery foliage ; e. ; the best kind pink to red; elegant rock trailer ; very pretty lilac, rose or white; native; handsome; of spreading habit ; rough border or wild garden . 1^3 4-5 3-5 2-3 5 l4-2i 2-3 1^-2 3i-4i Abt. ii-2 1-2 i 1-3 May to Oct. Summer Aug to Nov. Aug. to Nov. Sept.-Oct. August Aug. to Oct. June to Oct. May to July June to Sept. June to Aug. June-July June May to Aug. July to Oct. 138 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. SAXIFRAGA (Sa.ifra.e-, Rockfoil) HARDY PERENNIAL KELWAY'S Selection at 5/- per dozen, 35/- pet 100; and at 9/- per dozen, 60/- per 100 ; according to the varieties. A MOST ELEGANT GENUS of, almost entirely, alpine plants, chiefly suited for rockwork, the first row of borders and for edging. K ^^^"^^^ u*^^^^^^^ °^ ^^^ alpine plants to cultivate, being indeed quite different from most Alpines in this respect. Open soil suits tnem best and they generally like to be surrounded with stones. All those here described are beautiful and interesting. The dwarfer mossy sorts should be largely used for carpeting the bare surface of the soil under larger hardy plants. They make a beautiful green quilt tor the face of rockwork in winter. The kinds Camposii, Cotyledon (and its forms crassifoUa. cordifolia, etc.), hypnoides and umbrosa naturaUze freely in woods and copses, and thrive in shrubberies. A suitable portion of the garden given up wholly to baxitrages and similar plants would be very interesting. All are evergreen excepting S. granulata pi. Saxifraga Camposii 6d. each. Copyright, K. &^ 5. price each. per doz. s I o o 6 d.! s. d lo 6 4 o o 6 o 6 o 9 o 9 o 9 o 6 5 o 5 c 7 6 5 6 NAME. Androsace A AjuGiFOLiA (Bugle-leaved Saxifrage) 25/- per 100 CPM.VOS11 (Wallaceii). (See illustration.) Ceratophylla (Stag's Horn Rockfoil] (syn. S. trifurcata). 35/- per 100 Clibrani Cordifolia (syn. Megasea cordifolia) . ■ hybrida splendens • purpurea white; large, a mossy kind yellowish-white, mossy pure white; large (J-in. across the flower), very beauti- ful ; useful tor window boxes ; mossy. light soil; useful for pot culture; mossy; covered with pure white flowers; forms large tufts; face of rocks, etc.; quick-growing, and very pretty in foliage. bright crimson. They may easily be natural- ized by woodland walks, and are very striking by waterfalls and rough rock- work. tall rosy spikes; scented. fine rose-colour 45/- per 100 purple-red, very fine indeed. These three Megaseas are handsome foliage plants, with large leathery heart-shaped leaves, tinted crimson and brown, on stout long stalks, and with very handsome large spikes of fragrant flower. They are very handsome in pots in the cold greenhouse for flower early in the year, and are good town plants. Cotyledon I white vtith pink centre; silvery rosettes;'be\oTigmgto ths incrusted section. f i 1-2 1-2 1-2 4-2i Month of Flowering. May to July May-June April to Tune May- June May to Aug. Feb. to May Feb. to May Feb. to May April to July SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Sax— Sed] 139 SAXIFRAGA— con/mueJ. Pr each. ce per doz s. d. s. d. 9 7 6 9 1 7 6 9 7 6 o 9 o 9 o 6 6 1 o o 6 2 6 4 1 o o 6 7 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 3 6 5 6 NAME. Cotyledon pyramidalis (syns. S. pyramidalis and S. nepalensis). Crassifolia (syn. Megasea crassifolia) Decipiens grandiflora Granulata plena HiBERNicA (see S. hypnoides). Hypnoides [Dovedale Moss ; Eve's Cushion; syn. 5. hibernica). 35/- per 100 PALMATA 60/- per 100 Lantoscana SUPERBA LiGULATA MEGASEA (see CordifoUo). MoscHATA [muscoides) atropurpurea 35/- per 100 Rh^i 35/- per 100 MuscoiDES (Miss Stormonth) (new) Nepalensis (see S. Cotyledon pyramidalis). Peltata (Umbrella Plant, Giant Californian Saxifrage). Pyramidalis (see Cotyledon). Stansfieldii. 35/- per 100 Stracheyi alba (syn. S. afghanica) Trifurcata (see Ceratophylla). Umbrosa (London Pride). (See illustration, p. 137.) 25/- per 100 FOL. VAR Wallaceii (see Camposii). Whiplavi compacta Colour and Remarks. white with pink centre; this is even finer than S. coty- ledon, and is very handsome either grown in pots or in the rockery. pale rose; similar in habit to S. cordi folia; fragrant... flesh and rose ; large and fine form white; very large double flowers; not evergreen ; very beautiful ; a mass of flower. white flower, mossy tufts ; forms a vivid green carpet in winter. Edges of rock border; very free flowerer. Useful for window boxes. white, finer than the type both in flower and fohage incrusted leaved; dense white sprays with pink stems; very beautiful. white; finer than the last These are amongst the best of rock-garden plants. mossy tufts, minute yellow and purple flower, 7/6 doz. Useful for window boxes. brilliant rose; magnificent; very free flowering; mossy very large bright red Height in Feet. white or pale pink; good for damp shady positions., white; mossy this lovely plant is practically a snowy-white Megasea, having large, stout leathery oval leaves, and tall ruddy green stems ; the white hells are very beautiful. In early spring the foliage is very distinct on account of the deep mhy-brown colour it then takes on ; very rare and fine. white, spotted carmine, with pink stems; edging, rock- ery, waterfalls, etc.; cool shade, variegated form of London Pride greenish-white; mossy tufts covered with neat little • flower? . 1-3 i-i 4-1 4-1 i i 1-3 i-4 Month of Flowering. April to July Mar. to May May to Oct. April-May Feb. to July May-June May- June June Mar. to Aug. May-June April to June April April to June April-May May to July April to June- Mar, to May. Price each. I per doz. s. d. o 9 s. d. 7 6 09176 0976 I u 6 5 6 NAME. Scabiosa caucasica (Scabious ; Pincushion Flower). 50/- per 100 alba. (See illustration, p. 140) 60/- per 100 lutea gigantea. (See illustration, p. 140) crop). coccineum Ewersi Parnassi (syn. S. pterocephala and Pterocephalus P.). Sea Holly (see Eryngium maritimum). Lavender (see Statice). Pink (see Armeria). Sedum acre (Wall Pepper ; Biting Stone- 21/- per 100 The Sedums and Stonecrops are most useful plants for rockwork, banks, ruins, old walls, etc., and in some cases for borders. Many kinds are very beautiful and curi- ous, and afford very bright patches of bloom. They prefer an open, loamy soil and stones, but flourish- practically anywhere. Some sorts may be introduced with advan- tage into shrubberies. We give a few names only, but have a good collection from which we make selections at 4/- and 5/- per doz, : 23/- and 33/- per 100. japonicum kamscha t i- cum variega- tum (varie- gated Orange Stone crop) (syn. S. selsk- yanum. v. or- ange stone- crop). maximum haematodes spectabile (syn. S. fabaria). Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /;•., sweetly scented, e.. evergreen. medium blue; most ornamental and useful; warm soil; a most beautiful plant ; a lovely shade of blue. white; this is a very important introduction; similar in habit and constitution to the blue S. caucasica, but the flowers are snow-white. pale yellow ; branching habit ; good for shrubberies and wild gardens ; showy. yellow ; handsome All the foregoing are good for cutting. pale purple; rockwork or border: tufted dwarf plant; light soil ; very pretty and very free-flowering. yellow; bright; creeping habit; walls ; e reddish-brown; E rosy-purple; glaucous leaves ; E yellow; e yellow ; very prettily variegated ; large fine flowers; E Height in Feet. li 24-4 4-5 4 4-i: I-14 i I 4 Month of Flowering. May to Sept. May to Sept.. May to Aug., June to Sept. June to Sept. Oct. to May July to Sept. July-Aug. July— Aug. Aug. to Oct. deep metallic purple-coloured plant ; most effective in a group; e pink and white; flowers well in shade or sun; erect; glaucous leaves. A favourite flower with bees. 14-2 14 Aug. to Nov., I40 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. lA >5 >x .1 ' — -,.<;^l Scabiosa caucasica alba gd. each. Cofyright, K. &= S. Scabiosa lutea gigantea IS. each. Co-pyright, K. &= S. each. Price S. d. I o o 6 9 1 o o 9 per doz. s. d. lo 6 5 6 7 6 lo 6 7 6 o 6 o 9 t o o 6 5 6 lo 6 5 6 9 o Sedum spectabile purpureum Self Heal (see Prunella). Sempervivum californicum (House Leek ; syn. S. calcareum). triste ( Red-Leaved House Leek) Senecio Clivorum pulcher The name Senecio is from the Latin senex, old man, as the silvery seeds recall the hoary head of age. spathulatus Shamrock (see Tri folium minus). Shasta Daisy (see Chrysanthemum maximum) . Sibbaldia (see Potentilla). Sidalcea Candida Rosy Gem Sideritis hyssopifolium (see Stachys recta). Silene Saxifraga (Campion, Catchfly) viscaria (see Lychnis viscaria). Schafta {Late Catchfly) Silk Weed (see Asdepias). Silphium erythrocaulon (Rosin Plant) Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. purple flowers; erect habit; e pale red; rockwork or walls; sandy soil; e deep dull red rosettes; warm light soil; good in colour; e yellow; long spikes of flowers with handsome foliage; suitable for damp spots and wild gardens, being unharmed by rabbits and hares. v^v^d rosy-carmine ; one of the most beautiful of hardy perennials; deep moist loam; very bright and late- flowering; shrubberies and borders in sheltered position ; a fine pot plant. yellow ; small flower, very free growing and showy ; warm situation. white; fr rose ; large and free flowering flesh colour; tufted habit; foliage like a Saxifrage; fr. purplish-rose; large flowers; rock or border; fr.; very pretty; a mass of flower. yellow; robust even in the worst of soils; suited for the wild garden or for planting in masses; Sun- flower-like. Height in Feet. 'i i 3-4 ii-3 iJ-3 2-3 3i Month of Flowering. Aug. to Nov. June to Aug. Julyto Aug. July to Sept. July to Dec. June to Sept. May to June Aug. to Sept. June to Aug. July to Oct. Sept. to Oct. SeHion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Soa— Spi] 141 Hempstead, Long Island, New York, U.S.A. — " The Show and Fancy Pansies I have from you are really superb." Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.A. — " I bought hrom you last year through of this city some 85 to 100 Gladioli bulbs, all named, and will have some more this year, so please send me your Catalogue. The bulbs I got last year were very fine indeed." ^ Copyright K Spiraea gigantea and Spiraea palmata IS. each. bd. each. Statice latifoli; gd. each. Cofyri ght K. Price each. per doz. s. d. S. d. 6 5 6 - 6 ■; 6 9 7 6 9 7 6 6 S 6 I 10 6 9 7 6 I 6 5 6 6 5 6 9 7 6 I 10 b u 6 5 6 6 S 6 9 7 6 6 5 6 5 NAME. Soapwort (see Saponaria). SolidagO altissima (Golden Rod) (The Tall Golden Rod). canadensis elliptica flexuosa gigantea (The Giant Golden Rod). procera variegata rigida sempervirens Virgaurea (The Common Golden Rod). - compacta (The Dwarf Exceed- ingly brilliant and showy. n). Golden Rod). Solomon's Seal (see Polygonal Spiderwort (see Tradescantia) . Spiraea Aruncus (Goatsbeard) 60/- per 100 gigantea. (See illustration, p. 143) astilboides 4°/- per 1°° floribunda 50/- per 100 Filipendula pi. (Dropwort). (See illustra- tion, p. 142.) 50/- per 100 japonica ■ aurea fol. var. I see Hoteia japonica palmata (The Crimson Meadow Sweet). (See illustration.) 35/- per 100 elegans 35/- per 100 Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. jr., sweetly scented, e,, evergreen. yellow; very fine , .^ yellow, small heads of flowers orange-yellow ; the brightest yellow; of light graceful habit yellow yellow; variegated foUage yellow; large heads of flowers bright yellow; evergreen foli- age ; quite distinct from any other variety of Soiidago. yellow yellow . Solidagos are most ornamen- tal for copse, or shrubbery, or large border, but rather greedy in a border of mode- rate dimensions. S. califor- . nica has upright heads, quite distinct. S. gigantea has ornamental silky seed- heads in winter. Perhaps the best are 6'. altissima and 5, * Uiptica white; fr creamy-white ;tr white; very lovely ; fr. white; fr white and pink ; /;-.; E red; fr. white flowers with red an- thers; fr. AH the Spirseas are elegant. Spiraeas thrive best, as a class, in rich soil; they are ex- cellent for shrubberies, and very suited for moist margins near water, and are very ornamental and distinct. 5. palmata de- ) lights in marshy ground, sides of streams, etc. 5. astilboides, palmata, and venusta, are surpassingly lovely. S. Aruncus is beauti- ful in flower and foliage; it is vigorous, and ordinary soil suits it. S. Filipendula fl. pi. (a native plant) is useful for the edges of bor- ders, and has pretty spreading foliage. S. astilboides floribunda, an exceedingly floriferous and improved form of S. astil- I boides, useful for forcing. Height m Feet. 6-8 4-5 ' 3 3-4 5-6 4-5 3-4 4-5 1-2 li 3-5 5-8 2 2 2-3 2 1-2 Month of Flowering. Aug.-Sept. Aug. July-Aug. Sept.-Oct. Aug. to Oct. Sept. Sept. July to Sept. July to Sept. July to Sept. June-July Aug.-Sept. June to Sept. June to Sept. June to Aug. July-Aug. June to Aug. 142 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Spirasa Filipendula plena od, each. Copyright K Thalictrum Delavayi Copyrigltt AT. Price each. per doz. I O O 6 S. d. 5 6 7 6 10 6 3 6 10 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 Spiraea ulmaria plena Stachys Betonica (Bishop's Wort, Wood Betony ; syn. B. officinalis) . grandiflora (Betonica grandifiora) alba lanata (Woundwort, Rabbit's Ear) 25/- per 100 recta Statice incana (Sea Lavender), (syn. 5. tatarica angustifolia). coccinea nana latifolia (The Great Sea Lavender). (See illustration, p. 141.) 45 /- per 100 Limonium (Cotnmon Sea Lavender) album Sareptana tatarica St. Bernard's Lily (see A nthericum Liliago) . Bruno's Lily (see Anthericum Liliastrum) . Stenactis speciosa (see Erigeron). Stone Crop (sec Sedum). Stork's Bill (see Erodium). Sunflower (see Helianthus). Sun Rose (see Helianthemum). Telekia (see Bupthalmum). Tellima grandiflora Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. creamy-white to white; very showy; double. rosy-red; very pretty purplish-violet; beautiful deep colour; well-drained, rich loam. white purple; pretty, silvery woolly leaves; useful for edging and for shrubberies ; E. ; wonderfully quick grow- ing ; splendid for covering bare spaces. yellow white and red; very pretty pink; dwarf er than 5. incana. blue ; fr. , very fine ? . , i not always hardy wh lilac-blue bright ruby-red; very good.. Open border or rockwork; sandy soil exposed to the sun; excellent for cut- ting, as the flowers last so long and retain their colour through the win- ter; myriads of small crisp flowers. S. latifolia is the finest of the genus. yellowish ; any soil ; handsome rich ruby-coloured foliage in March and April ; E. Height in Feet. 2j-4i i-ii I I I I I Month ■ of Flowering June to Aug. June to Aug. May May to Aug. July to Sept. July June to Aug. July to Sept. June to Sept. June July to Sept. July to Sept. July-Aug. June-July April to June Se6lion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Tel-Thy] 143 " ^:Jk. i-" Ca-pyright, K. &' S. Spiraea Aruncus giganlei r.T. each. NAME Tellima grandiflora rubra Thalictrum adiantifoUum (Meadow Rue), see T. minus. angustifolium aquilegiasfolium (Feathered or Tufted Columbine) (see illustration). purpureum T)e\z,w3iyi [see illustration, ■p. 142) glaucum minus (syn. T. adiantifoUum) saxatile Thermopsis montana (syn. T. fabacea) 40/- per 100 Thistle, Globe (see Echinops). Thrift, Giant (see Armeria). Thymus Serpyllum albus coccineus (syn. T. coccineus ; Thyme). fol.-argenteis-variegatis {Silver Lemon Thyme), 35/- per 100 fol. aureis variegatis (Golden Lemon Thyme ; syn. T. citriodorus f.-a.-v.) SSl- per 100 lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved Moun- tain Thyme). Zygis (syn. T. striatus) Cafyrtgkt, K. cS' 5. Thalictrum aquil :giaefolium (Fealhered Columbine) nd. each. Pi aich. 5 d. ice per s. doz. d. 6 5 6 9 7 6 9 7 6 9 7 6 I 6 15 6 5 6 9 7 6 Q 6 7 5 6 6 6 S 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 S [t Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. tr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. yellow; red foliage in winter; for edging; prostrate ; e... Height in Feet. The foliage of all is very elegant and all are ex- cellent subjects for naturaliza- tion and shrub- beries as well as for borders; sandy loam. white ; very elegant whitish-yellow; vigorous; fern- hke foliage and showy flowers rosy-purple heads of flowers; one of the most beautiful of all Tha- lictrums. lilac flowers ; blue-green foliage ; a new plant of considerable grace and effectiveness. yellow; distinct; very fine flowers and foliage. pale yellow; pretty glaucous tufts of fern-hke foliage. white and red yellow; light rich soil; very pretty and distinct; Lupine-like flowers. snow-white ; a lovely contrast to T. S. coccineum ; fr.; e. bright crimson; very efiective for rockwork; quickly spreading; fr.; e. a charming variegated plant; fr. ; e very pretty golden variegated foliage ; fr.; E 3 3-4 Month of Flowering. 3-S I* 2-3 purple; fine for rockwork; fr.; e ^uj'^Ze; procumbent; rockwork; jr.; e. May-J une June-July May to July May to July June- July June-July June-July August May to July May to Sept. June-July May to Sept. May to Sept. May to Sept. Aug. K 144 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Trollius Orange Globe IS. each. Copyright, K. &• S. 1 1 ^^ 1 L --t'-^^'lfe 'J^ Troliius hybndus Ye IS. each. • Globe Co-pyrtghi, K. &* 6 Price each. per doz. s. d. o 6 o 9 o 6 o 6 o 6 o 6 o 9 9 1 o I o I o s. d. 5 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 7 6 lo 6 lo 6 lo 6 Tiarella corditolia (Foam Flower, False Mitre- wort). 40/- per 100. purpurea compacta major Tradescantia virginica alba (Spiderwort ; Flower of a Day). coerulea violacea Tritoma (see Kniphofia) . Trollius europsus (Globe Flower ; Mountain Globe Flower ; Boits ; Golden Ball. In Scotland : Luchen-Gowans and Cabbage Daisies. Syns. T. albus, americanus, aurantiacus , tauricus, napellifolius and pal- lidus). 40/- per 100 asiaticus Fortunei planus (syn. T. asiaticus plenus) 50/- per 100 giganteus hybridus Yellow Globe (see illustration) 75/- per 100 Orange Globe, (see illustration) 75/- per 100 japonicus (see T. Fortunei). Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. fr.f sweetly scented. E., evergreen. creamy-white tinged pink; very graceful; trailing; charming delicate flowers; light soil; suitable for pots, borders, and rockwork; a most beautiful plant; foliage touched with red; fr. a. compact form of T.p. major ; large racemes of bronzy chamois-colour flowers. salmon-rose to wine-red very pretty and attractive plants, lii^hi ^kv blue growing in any soil; shrubberies, light say oiue... ^.jj garden, border, rockwork. Violet ° lemon-yellow deep gold with orange-red anthers bright yellow Moist situation and heavy soil; margins of pond or stream; na- turalizing and shrub- beries; beds or bor- ders; they flower for the second time in autumn. T. asiaticus is most brilliant. lemon-yellow, touched brown out side; very large. deep yellow; a perfectly globe-shaped flower ; one of the best kinds. orange yellow: very pretty ; perhaps the best Height in Feet. 14 I-Ij I 3 li-2 Month of Flowering. April to Sept. June to Aug. June to Sept. May to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. April to June Apr. to Aug. April to June April to June April to June April to June Se6lion / (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Tro — Vio] 1 4f Price each. per doz. NAME Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented. E., evergreen. Height in Feet. Month of Flowering. s. d. o 6 o 6 o 9 2 O I 6 I C) s. d. o 6 o 9 o 6 o 9 o 6 o 6 o 6 9 1 o o 9 5 o S ° 5 6 S 6 5 o 5 6 7 6 5 6 7 6 S 6 7 6 4 o 4 o 4 o 4 o 4 o 4 o Tropaeolum (see Climbers, Section i (c), and Flower Seeds, Section 2 (c). Tunica Saxifraga Tussilago fragrans (Winter Heliotrope ; syn. Petasites /.) (Tussilago from tussis a cough, agere to drive away.) Valerian (see Ceniranihus). , Gieek (see Polemonium). Veibascum Chaixi (Mullein; syn. V. vernale) album (Kelway) ■ hybridum Caledonia (new) ... ■ Kenilworth (Kelway) (new) Pannosum phoeniceum, seedlings album Veronica amethystina (Speedwell, Cancer- wort ; syn. V . paniculata). dentata gentianoides (syn. V. glaber). 35/- per 100. incana (syns. neglecta, Candida) . longifolia subsessilis. 50/- per 100 maritima alba paniculata (see V, amethystina) . prostrata (syn. V. Teucrium ; Hungarian Speedwell). rupestris spicata alba (syn. V. longifolia alba). corymbosa Very pretty class of plants, bear- ing graceful spikes of flow- ers; useful in shrubberies and in front o f borders. Sandy soil. Vinca major (Periwinkle ; Band Plant) 25/- per 100 variegata 2 5 ,'- per 100; ^^loper 1,000 minor 25/- per 100; ^10 per 1,000 alba 25/- per 100 • plena 25/- per 100 variegata 25/- per 100 Viola, Bedding (see Tufted Pansies, p. 113). comuta purpurea cucullata persicaef olia primulasfolia suavis alba {White Russian Violet) rosy pink; thrives in the poorest soil; useful for ruins, old walls, etc. white; fr., pretty; powerfully scented Uke the Helio- trope; wild garden, shrubbery and rough banks; very desirable in winter ; not very suited for a bor- der as it spreads rapidly. yellow ; of branching habit identical with Chaixi, except that it is white flowered and much d warf er. sulphur yellow, shaded bronze ; tall branching spikes, lasting in flower a long time ; pro- duces many side shoots. clear yellow; flowers densely crowded on a stout spike of showy aspect. all colours, cnmson, rose, lilac, white, etc. white These plants are extremely or- namental for grouping and wild garden ; long-flowering. rich bright blue ; one of the best of bhie flowers. bright blue greyish-white; good rich blue; silvery foliage; a good bee plant deep bluish-purple; deep loam; open locality; particu- larly handsome. white ; very pretty lovely deep blue; very free and beautiful; handsome; rock-gardens and edges of borders ; a good bee plant. deep blue ; fine for the rockery bright blue ; free flowering, and very useful ; a British plant. ^ *^ I good border plants; compact ^ , , , f good in colour. pale blue J ° purple-blue .. and purple-blue blue white blue; double.. blue Periwinkles are useful shrubby evergreen trail- ers; making a beautiful green or variegated carpet under trees, etc., and in shady places.^ where scarcely anything will flourish. For such places large plantings may be made. The V . major has fine colour. fine purple ; spreading habit blue ; a beautiful colour ; a mass of flower , pale creamy blue white striped blue white and pale blue; single-flowered; sweet... 4-9 3-4 3-4 2i-3i 7 3 3 1-2 I i 2 14-3 4 4-ii I 2 2 I I I July Jan.-Feb. June to Sept. June to Sept. June-Oct. June-Aug. June-Aug. ' July-Sept. June to Sept. June-July May- June May-June July-Aug. July to Sept. July to Sept. May to Aug. May to Sept. June to Aug. July-Aug June to Aug. May to Aug. May to Aug. June to Aug. June to Aug. July-Aug. July-Aug. April to Oct. June to Aug. May to July June to Sept. June VIOLAS, BEDDING (see Tufted Pansies, page 113). VIOLETS Violets, dim, But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes, Or Cytherea's breath. — Winter's Tale. (VARIETIES OF VIOLA ODORATA) 6d. each. Smalfplants, 3/- per dozen, 21/- per 100; large, 6/- per dozen, 45/- per 100; except those priced. FEW flowers are more general favourites than Violets; yet they are not cultivated so freely as the .small trouble needed in tending them, and the results that ensue, warrant, for Violets are of the easiest culture. They should be grown largely to cover banks and the fringes of woods and shrubberies; in ferneries, copses, open groves and on rockwork they are invaluable; and they also naturalize well. Fairly heavy rich soil suits them best. The natural flowering season extends from February till late in the year, but grown in frames a profusion of bloom is available through the winter and spring, and in some localities, and in favourable weather, Violets may be k2 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. VIOLETS— con/mueJ. gathered in the open bed or border during the winter months. To secure this artificial supply of flowers, the best way to succeed is, briefly, as follows: — Plant the single crowns, as bought, in good ground, preferably a north or north-west border, about a foot apart each way; keep clean, and water when necessary. In hot weather mulch with short manure. At the end of September remove and plant in the frames or pits, in a south-west aspect, so closely that the plants touch. Stable litter and leaves, covered 6 inches deep with soil, is the best preparation for the frames. Water well, and expose to air on' mild days and to Ught at all times. Sometimes, if not thriving, Violets will be found to improve if transplanted in the middle of summer to a shady position, and planted back again in September or October. A very marked improvement has been made year by year in the varieties of the Violet; the new kinds surpass the old wonderfully in size, in colour, and even in fragrance. Admikai. Avellan, an enormous single flower, rich purple-ruby colour, almost red; of delicious perfume. Alba, white, single, sweet. Arborea [The Tree Violet), double-flowered, deep violet, i/- each; 10/6 per dozen. AsKANiA, very deep blue, large, i/- each. Baron James de Rothschild, very bright blue, very large, single- flowered; early, gd. each; 7/6 per doz. Belle de Chantenay, double, white, tinted hlac. California, long stems; very large and dehciously fragrant; deep violet shade. CoMTE Brazza (Swanley White), white, double, sweet-scented, extra good. CoMTESSE Edmunde du Tertre, bright velvety violet; long stems; very fine. gd. each; 7/6 per dozen. Cyclops, large blue, white centre, rosette shaped. each. From gd. De Parme, double fiowered, pale lavender-purple; very free and early flowering; strongly recommended for frames (syn. Neapolitana and Pallida plena). Dr Jameson, a fine ruby colour; large, long stems. ExPLORATEUR Dybowski, violet-blue with metallic shades ; very large ; very long stems. Frau Hedwig Bernock, large blue, single-flowered, i/- each. Italia, large single blue. Lady Hume Campbell, very large, double, clear, soft lavender-blue flowers; late-flowering. La France, very large, exceptionally fragrant, petals nearly round. Langport Blue, very deep in colour, and full double; extraordinarily sweet, i/- each; 10/6 per doz. Strongly recommended. LuxONNE, pale violet colour, exceedingly large, with very long stem; sweet. Marie Louise, lavender-blue and white, very large, sweet-scented, extra fine, very free, double ; winter flowering. Strong plants 45/- per 100. Madame Schwartz, a very vigorous, early and constant variety, with large circular flowers on long stems, rich deep violet with white; exceedingly fine. gd. each; 7/6 per dozen. Mdlle A. Pag£s, hght rose colour; very sweet and ever-flowering. Mdlle Berthe Baron, large, double blue, very sweet, i/- each 10/6 per doz. Mdlle E. Ar^ne, like Luxonne but darker. Mrs Arthur, pale porcelain blue, of great size, and very sweet; double, gd. each; 7/6 doz. Mrs J. J. AsTOR, double; lovely deep rosy-heliotrope; floriferous and very vigorous. Neapolitana (see De Parme) . Odoratissima, blue, very sweet, single. Pallida plena (see De Parme). Perle Rose, satin rose, darker in the centre; new colour. Primavera, blue, single, one of the very finest; a wonderful variety. Princess Beatrice, single; dark violet; very large (i J in. across) and floriferous, with a deHcate perfume; a strong grower with immense fohage. gd. each; 6/- per doz. Princess of Wales, very large single-flowers, on long stems, of fine violet colour and very sweet smelling. The largest of all in the open. Strong plants 45/- per 100. Quatre Saisons variegata, very free and sweet; pretty foliage blotched with white. Souvenir de Millet P^re, single, blue, very large; sweet. Sulfurea, delicate sulphur-yellow, gd. each; 7/6 per dozen. The Czar, blue, large, single, very free. variegated, similar to The Czar, but with variegated leaves. White Czar, snow-white, single, large, very free. Wellsiana, blue, single, very large; continuously blooming. For Dog's Tooth Violet, see Bulbs. For V. tricolor, see Pansy and Viola. Price Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. Height each. per doz. fr., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. Feet. Flowering. s. d. S. d. Wahlenbergia (see Campanula grandiflora) . Wallflower, Perennial (see Cheiranthus). Windflower (see Anemone). Winter Cherry (see Physalis Alkekengi). Heliotrope (see Tiissilago). Woodruff (see Asperula tinctoria). Wormwood (see Artemisia). g 7 6 ' Zauschneria californica spleudens (Californian Fuchsia; Humming-Bird's Trumpet) 60/- per 100 1 bright clear vermilion; a lovely colour ; rock-garden ; sandy loam ; exceedingl)' pretty ; very free and continuous flowering ; very efiective ; hardy on warm soils, but requiring protection in cold spots and in moist or heavv soils. .Splendid in the mass. I-Ii June to Oct. THE KELWAY LABEL for Herbaceous Plants, with the name indelibly sunk in the metal. Not obtrusive, and lasting for ever. As we get these manufactured in large quantities we offer them at the very low rate of 25/- per 100, or 3/6 per dozen. SeSion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Water Plants] 147 ALPINE, FLOWER, ROCK, AND WALL GARDENS IT was a common idea that the exquisite flowers of alpine plants could not be grown in gardens in lowland regions, and it was not confined to the public, but propagated by writers whenever they have had to figure or describe alpine flowers. So far from its being true, however, there are but few alpine flowers that ever cheered the traveller's eye that cannot be grown in these islands. . . . Alpine plants possess the charm of endless variety, and include things widely different : tiny orchids, tree-like moss, and ferns that peep from crevices of alpine cliffs, often so small that they seem to cling to the rocks for shelter, not daring to throw forth their fronds with airy grace ; bulbous plants from Lilies to Bluebells ; evergreen shrubs, perfect in leaf and blossom and fruit, yet so small that a finger glass would make a house for them; dwarf est creeping plants, spreading over the brows of rocks, draping them with lovely colour; Rockfoils and Stonecrops no bigger than mosses, and, like them, mantling the earth with green carpets in winter ; and embrace nearly every type of the plant-life of northern lands. Although hundreds of kinds of alpine flowers may be grown without a particle of rock near them, yet the slight elevation given by rocky banks is congenial to some of the rarest kinds. The effect of a well-made rock-garden is pretty in garden scenery. It furnishes a home for many native and other plants which may not safely be put in among tall flowers in borders ; and it is important that the most essential principles to be borne in mind when making it should be stated. The usual mistake is that of not providing a feeding-place for the roots of the plants. On ordinary rockwork even the coarsest British weeds cannot find a resting place, because there is no body of soil for the roots to find nourishment sufficient to keep the plant fresh in all weathers. As regards the stone to be used, sandstone or millstone grit would perhaps be the best; but it is seldom that a choice can be made, and almost any kind of stone will do, from Kentish-rag to limestone ; soft and slaty kinds and others liable to crumble should be avoided, as also should magaesian limestone. The stone of the neighbourhood should be adopted, for economy's sake, if for no other reason. Wherever the natural rock crops out, it is sheer waste to create artificial rockwork instead of embellishing that which naturally occurs. In many cases nothing would be necessary but to clear the ground, and add here and there a few loads of good soil, with broken stones to prevent evaporation, the natural crevices and crests being planted where possible. Cliffs or banks of chalk, as well as all kinds of rock, should be taken advantage of in this way [so that many an ugly spot can be turned into a Paradise. — K. and S.] Many plants like the dwarf Harebells and Rock Roses thrive in such places. No burrs, clinkers, vitrified matter, portions of old arches and pillars, broken-nosed statues, etc., should ever be seen in a garden of alpine flowers. Never let any part of the rock-garden ap- pear as if it had been shot out of a cart. The rocks should all have their bases buried in the ground, and the seams should not be visible; wherever a vertical or oblique seam occurs, it should be crammed with earth, and the plants put in with the earth will quickly hide the seam. Horizontal fissures should be avoided as much as possible. No vacuum should exist beneath the surface of the soil or surface-stones, and the broken stone and grit should be so disposed that there are no hollows. Myriads of alpine plants have been destroyed from the want of observing this precaution, the open crevices and loose soil allowing the dry air to destroy the alpine plants in a very short time. Many vigorous alpine flowers will do perfectly well on level ground in our cool climate, if they are not overrun by coarser plants. Where there are natural rocks or good artificial ones it is best to plant them properly ; but people who are particular would often be better without artificial " rockwork" if they wished to grow these plants in simpler ways. There is not the slightest occasion to have what is called "rockwork" for these flowers. I do not speak only of things like the beautiful Gentianella, which for many years has been grown in our gardens, but of Rockfoils, the Stonecrops, and the.- true alpine plants in great numbers. — William Robinson. WATER PLANTS Price each. per doz. s. d. 6 1 o & 1 6 o 6 2 o s. d. 5 6 10 6 & IS o 3 6 21 O 0650 NAME. Alisma plantago (Water Plantain) Aponogeton distachyon (Cape Pond Flower ; Winter Hawthorn). Caltha palustris (King Cup ; Marsh Mari- gold ; May Flowers). (Kelway's) Giant variety from the Vatican, Rome, plena. Cape Pond Flower (see Aponogeton). Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatmeat, etc, /f., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. pure white pure waxy white; a very beautiful water plant with a delicious Hawthorn-like scent; leaves lying on the surface of the water and the flowers appearing an inch or two above ; fr. yellow yellow ; very fine yellow; double-flowered Height in Feet. Month of Flowering. July May to Oct. May May May NYMPH/EAS (Water Lilies) THE Water Lilies are now amongst the most interesting, beau- tiful, and satisfactory of hardy plants; late years have added charming new colours and forms to the kinds which may be grown in this country out of doors. They thrive and flower in small tubs or half casks, aquariums, tanks, cemented basins, ponds, lakes, and streams; in spring, rain, or river water; they maybe sent by parcel post to any distance, and the months of April to October are very favourable times for planting them. All the varieties we offer here are quite hardy. There is hardly a prettier sight than these water liHes ornamenting the surface of a piece of water with their cool, green, handsome leaves, fragrant and brightly coloured flowers. They are all summer flowering. We supply suitable baskets in which to place Water Lilies and other water plants for insertion in the stream, pond, or tank, at gd. each. 148 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. NYMPH/EAS (Water Lilies)— con/mi/ec/. Water Lilies. — The exquisite charm of waterside scenery, the beautiful effects of flower-strewn margins and lily-clad lakes, and the pleasing results attained by joining hands with Nature in garden design and adornment, is making the water-garden an item of first-class importance in the " garden beautiful." And it is in following up this subject of water-gardening that the real value of water lilies and similar subjects has been brought home fully to the garden lover, until at the present time the English garden cannot be considered complete unless it has its delightful setting of lily pools and flower-clad watersides. It matters but little whether the garden is of limited extent, or whether it is of great dimensions, the fact remains that amid the great range of nymphaeas there are those suitable for all phases of water-gardening. The lake of considerable acreage, the rockery ponds, the pools in the wild garden, and even the modest sunken lawn tubs, or orna- mental basins, can all be rendered exceedingly beautiful by the wise grouping of suitable species and varieties. The newer hybrid forms give a range of the most exquisite colourings, beautiful forms, and gloriously luxuriant foliage of diverse hues, and the thanks of the flower-loving community are due to M. Latour-Marliac and other raisers for the magnificent hybrids they have raised. — Gardeners' Magazine. We select 12 really good Nymphaeas, representing all the colours, one of each, for £2 2s. Nymphaea lucida 65. each. Co-pyrigkt, K. NYMPH.ffiA ALBA (syn. N. Casparayi alba), white; a good native aquatic plant, rich soil. Summer. i/6 each; 15/- doz. PLENissiMA, pure white, double. 3/- each. ATROPURPUREA, large flower, 6 inches across, brilliant crimson, golden stamens. 15/- each. AURORA, rosy-yellow, changing to orange-red and then to deep red. 4/- each. CANDIDA, white; very free flowering. 3/- each. Caroliniana nivea, white; very large and fine; deliciously fragrant. 3/6 each. Casparyi alba, see alba. CoLOSSEA, flesh colour, continuous bloomer, early and late, from spring to October; enormous flowers and foliage; fragrant. 9/- each. Comanche [new), large flower of exceptional colouring ; reddish-copper, shaded clear ochre-yellow, netted and veined deep red ; orange stamens ; very ornamental coloured foliage. 20/- each. Ellisiana, bright vermilion red ; very fine indeed ; orange stamens. 7/6 each. FLAVA (the Yellow Florida Water Lily), yellow foliage ; spotted crimson. 3/6 each. Froebelli, deep wine-red; very free flowering. 6/- each. FULVA, yellowish-red, with orange-red stamens; rare. 6/- each. — Gladstoniana, pure white; a very fine species; very vigorous. 5/- each. GLORioSA, deep brilliant rose, suffused slightly with car- mine, very large (7 inches across) and sweet scented; magnificent. 12/- each. (See illustration, p. 149.) James Brydon, rich rosy-crimson, hybrid, beautiful cup- shaped flowers half a foot across, free flowering, g/- each. Laydekeri fulgens ; amaranth, with rosy -white interior, fire-red stamens, jo/6 each. lilacea, rosy-lilac. 5/- each. PURPURATA, deep rosy-crimson, with vivid orange- red stamens; a most interesting kind. 6/- each. LUCIANA, fine rose, otherwise like Caroliniana. 5/6 each. LUCIDA, rosy-vermilion, darker in the centre and with pinky-white tips, orange stamens, leaves marbled with brownish-maroon; magnificent. 6/- ea.ch. (See illustration.) Marliacea albida, milk white, the outer petals flaked with white at the base, stamens sulphur yellow; very fine and very vigorous; enormous flowers. 7/- each. carnea, flesh-pink, fragrant; very large. 5/- each. CHROMATELLA (the Canary YeUow Water Lily), canary yellow petals and stamens, leaves blotched with brownish- maroon ; very good. 3/- each. flammea, large wine-red flower flaked white, red stamens. 8/- each. IGNEA, fine uniform carmine-red, stamens orange. 12/- each. ROSEA, soft rose; large flowers. 5/6 each. rubra-punctata, very large, mauve-red tipped carmine, orange-red stamens. 10/6 each. Newton (novelty), rose, star-shaped, huge flowers. £5 5s. each. ODORATA EXQuisiTA, deep pink, fragrant; very elegant. 8/- each. For Kelway Gardens of Hardy Flowers, and for Herbaceous Borders prepared ready for planting in schemes of colour, see "Gardens of Delight" (price 6d.), supplement to the Manual. SeSlion I (a). HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. [Water Plants] 149 NYMPH^EAS (Water Lilies)— con/inueJ. Nymph^a odoeata maxima, very pure white; long flowering; the leaves are circular. 3/- each. PUMILA (syu. N. 0. minor), white; flowers 3 inches across; fragrant. 2/6 each. SULPHUEEA, sulphur yellow, yellow stamens; fragrant; one of the very best; leaves marbled brownish- red. 2/6 and 3/- each. grandiflora; similar to the foregoing but larger in flower. 4/- each. Paul Hariot, clear delicate yellow, shaded with coppery- rose; magnificent flowers; quite distinct and should be in every collection. 8/- each. Pygm^a alba, white, very small flowers. 4/6 each. Helveola, yellow, very small flowers. 4/6 each. Richmond (novelty) rosy-violet, strongly scented, huge flowers. ;^5 $s. each. RoBiNSONi, brilliant vermilion shaded with lustrous violet-red and touched with ochre towards the centre, stamens rich orange colour, leaves spotted and streaked with chestnut; marvellously fine colour; very beautiful. 10/- each. s.^NGuiNEA, very rich deep carmine-amaranth, stamens orange- red. 9/- each. Seignoureti, pale yellow shaded flesh, stamens orange-yellow; leaves spotted. 7/- each. SoMPTuosA (new), enormous very double flower, tender rose, graduating to a deeper shade towards the centre; petals finely pencilled carmine; deep orange stamens; fragrant. 40/- each. suAVissiMA, beautiful rose-pink; splendid; very fragrant. 7/- each. TUBEROSA, pure white; flowers over six inches across; very vigorous plant. 3/- each. Nymphasa gloriosa 125. eacli. Co-pyright, K. Sr' S NymphjEA TUBEROSA FLAVESCENS, See Marliacea chromatella. ROSEA, charming rose-coloured flowers, very fine and deliciously perfumed. 6/- each. — RicHARDSONi, pure white flowers of large size and perfect globe shape; very distinct and of splendid quality. 4/6 each. RUBRA, exquisite rosy-carmine; reddish-orange stamens; very distinct, and of very delicate perfume; magnificent. 8/- each. Vesuve, deep reddish-amaranth, with bright red stamens ; of most striking beauty; free and constant bloomer. 18/- each. W. B. Shaw, soft rose; a plant of highest quality; remark- ably robust; very large flowers; fragrant. 10/- each. William Doogue, pale pink to white, large. 8/- each. Price each, per doz. s. d. s. d. 6 o NAME. Reed Mace {see Typha). Typha latifolia (Reed Mace), Water Lily (see NymphcBa). Plantain (see Alisma). .45/- per 100 Colour of Flower, Use, Soil, Position, Treatment, etc. /r., sweetly scented, e., evergreen. hrown ; most ornamental Bulrush for ponds and stream- side. Height in Feet. 3-7 Month of Flowering. July FOK WJITETI OR WMTEKfSmE PLANTS SEE ALSO. Arundinaria, see Plants Section. Arundo, see page 1 3. Bamboos, see Plants Section. Coriaderia, see page 28. Elymus, see page 52. Epilobiums, see page 52. Eulalia, see pages 53 and 54. Funkias, see page 54. Gunneia, see Seed Section. Hemerocallis, see page 66. Iris, see page 70. Liatris, see page 72. Lilium canadensis, see Bulb Section. bardalisiam, see Bulb Section. Lilium superbum, see Bulb Section. Lysimachia, see page 76. Lythrum, see page 76. Mimulus, see page 76. Monarda, see pages 76 and 77. Myosotis palustris, see page 77. Osmunda regalis, see page 78. Phormium tenax, see page 121. Phragmites, see page 121. Phyllostachys, see page 121. Polygonum affiue, see page 122. Senecio clivorum, see page 140. Spiraea, see page 141. a, see Seed Section. KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. BIENNIALS ! [See also FLOWER SEEDS SeElion 2 (c)~\ F»'.= Fragrant. ALTH/EA ROSEA; THE HOLLYHOCK A m g' One of the grandest and most showy of hardy plants. Single Hollyhocks. — Single-flowered Hollyhocks constitute a very beautiful race of hardy garden plants, and are even more decorative than the doubles. — Gardening Illustrated. Flowering season: late summer and autumn. S far back as the middle of the last century Kelway & Son, with the late Lord Hawke and one or two other growers, were the chief and most successful cultivators and exhibitors of the Hollyhock. It is one of the grandest and most showy of hardy plants. Notes. — Winter young plants in cold frames near the glass. Harden gradually in March, and plant in April 3 feet apart each way round which has been previously deeply trenched. For late flowering plant in May. Planted also in summer and autumn to become established for flowering the next season. Protect on cold nights whilst young, and as flower spikes show, give a top-dressing of manure. Water well when flowering. Stout stakes are needed for each spike. In wet soil in cold spots lift before frost and store in frames, but this is not required in dry soil in warm positions. Soil : Any garden soil, rather poor for choice, dry in winter, but with plenty of moisture in summer. (A cure for the disease (Puccinea malvacearum) which attacks Hollyhocks is the application by means of u, syringe of a very weak solution of Condy's Fluid, say {-pint to i gallon of water; another treatment ivhich is recommended for checking the spread of the fungus is as follows : To i lb. of Tobacco Powder add a \-oz. of finely powdered Sulphate of Copper, well mixed; dust the under surface of the foliage {or wherever the plant is attacked) with the Powder every two or three weeks during the growing season, choosing a dull still day for the operation.) KELWAY'S NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERED HOLLYHOCKS The following choice named double-flowered exhibition sorts at 1/- each, 10/6 per dozen, 100 for £4 4s. Black Knight, exceedingly dark and handsome. Christmas Carol, pink, of very fine shape. Churchill, rose. Colonel, deep claret. Crimson King, bright crimson. Delight, flesh, dark base. Distinction, white, tinted carmine. Enchantress, yellow. Flora, pink. Hicks-Beach, pink. Kroonstadt, silvery peach. Marconi, deep ruddy rose. Newlyn, ivory-white. OcHROLEUCA, light ycUow. Onlooker, rich gold. Queen of the Whites, fine white. Radical, rosy crimson. Shirley Brooks, white. Soldier, crimson. Sweet Nell, flesh colour, tinged fine rose. The World, white, tinted carmine. Copyright, K. &^ S. Kelway's Double Hollyhocks 6/- to 10/6 "per dozen. Fine Seedling doubles in separate colours (proved true), at 7/6 per dozen; 56/- per 100. Double Seedlings, from separate colours, unbloomed, at 6/- per dozen; 45/- per 100 Seaion I (h). HARDY BIENNIAL PLANTS. [Hollyhocks] 151 HOLLYHOCKS— con/muet/. Copyright, K. dr* S. Eryngium giganteum (Giant Sea Holly) gd, each. Copyright, K. &^ S. The decorative charader of Foxgloves KELWAY'S NEW SINGLE-FLOWERED HOLLYHOCKS 1/- each ; 10/6 per dozen. Single Hollyhocks are more elegant than the double-flowered kinds, and whilst the latter have always heen facile princeps on the exhibition table, we think many will prefer the singles for the garden. With the introduction of new blood they have become improved and very popular . Artistic, pale flesh pink. Blazon, blood crimson. Brodrick, blood crimson. Cadbury, deep chocolate. Corona, yellow. Field-of-War, deep maroon-crimson; very dark. Flower of the Glen, carmine. Frank Miles, pale silvery pink. George Gissing, rich crimson. Langport Rival, crimson, with crimped petals. Mark Mason, pale rose. Mezzotint, whitish with purple centre. Norman Hirst, bright rose. Parret Pride, puce-coloured, large rosy centre. PoM-poM, deep maroon, nearly black. Rosy Morn, light rose. Somerset, carmine, light centre. Wearne Wyche, French white, rose centre. Whistler, whitish, with purple in the centre. Fine Seedling Singles in separate colours, proved true to colour, at 7/6 per dozen; 56/- per 100. ., „ „ „ „ unbloomed, at 6/- per dozen; 45/- per 100. The above are a fine strain. Althaea ficifolia {Antwerp Hollyhock), 6ft., July, deep primrose yellow. A single-flowered perpetual-blooming species of the Hollyhock family. Very elegant and charming; it is quite hardy, bearing pretty primrose-coloured flowers from June to October. It grows from 4 to 5 ft. high and carries four or five side shoots bearing flowers which succeed one another through summer and autumn. A very effective plant, not so heavy in appearance as the Hollyhocks of gardens, and useful for cutting for vases. 1/3 each; 12/- per doz. Campanula Medium (Canterbury Bell), 4 ft., June and July, blue, single album, white, single ■ flore pleno, double white - carnea, pink, single, 6d. each, 4/- per doz. - flore pleno, double blue - purpurea, single purple Very handsome, well- known plants. 4d. each, 2/6 per doz. ; 15/- per ion- except the pink variety. [SeeUlus- tration, p. 152.) Canterbury Bells, see Campanula Medium varieties. Oheiranthus Cheiri (Wallflower), i ft.. Mar,, to Aug., fine double bronze, 4d. each, 2/- doz., 15/- per 100. Fr. ■fine double yellow, I ft., Mar. to Aug. I fragrant ; very use. , , J ' ' ° ^ ful for ederine anc Will flourish any- where; beautifully 6d. each, 4/- doz. ■ Blood Red (Single Wallflower) i- ij ft., Feb. to Aug., splendid crimson, 3d. each, I /-doz., 10/- 100 ful for edging and bedding or for rocker y, walls, ruins, rocky banks. 152 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Photo. F. Mason Good. Ctaeiianthus Cheiri Cloth of Gold, Canterbury Bells 2/6 per dozen. Copyright These form a good background io bor- ders, and are at home in the wild garden. (See illus- tration.) Digitalis purpurea, 4 ft., July, red- dish-purple and other shades, with dark purple spots. 4d. each, 3/- per doz. alba, 4 ft., July, white, gd. each, 5/6 per doz Eiyugium giganteum (Giant Sea Holly or Ivory Thistle) (see illustration), pale glaucous blue-grey teazle- like flowers, 3 to 4 ft. ; July to August. The fibwers last well for winter decoration, and mix well with grasses, gd. each, 6/- per doz. Splendid bee plant. Foxglove, see Digitalis. Hollyhock, see Altheea. CEnotheia Lamarkiana, 3 ft., yellow, 6d. each, 5/6 per doz. Fr. taraxacifolia, pure white, large flowers ; J ft. June to September. Trailing habit. 6d. each ; 5/6 per doz. Fr. Onopordon Salteri, a, fine thistle ; large handsome silvery leaves, elegantly cut, from which rises a snowy- white stem; 10 ft.; August, gd. each; 7/6 doz. Robert Bruce (0. acanthium x O. arabicum), hand- some ornamental hybrid between the Scotch and Arabian thistles ; grey foliage ; very bold. 10 ft. ; August. 1/6 each. Sidalcea Candida, see Section i (a). flower yellow, splendid large -Golden Monarch, very fine yellow. - Primrose Dame, clear primrose - Ruby Gem -Vulcan, very bright colour Single-flowered, Feb. to Aug. 3d. each, i/- doz ; 10/- 100. , MuLTYFARNHAM, — " Lotd encloses cheque. Everything you sent him was admirable; the Gladioli last year were superb." , Esq., Stoke Hill, Guildford. — " All the Hollyhocks you sent were very good." , — Gardens, Larbert. — " The Hollyhocks that came some time ago turned out splendid. They have grown over seven feet and flowered well." , Esq., , Abbscross, Hoenchurch. — " The Azaleas and other Perennials arrived safely and well packed last Saturday morning which I ordered tiom you, and I must say they are a very fine lot and I am very pleased with them." Asportion of Kelways Exhibit at York Gala, 1912 Copyright, K. &* S. SeElion I (c). HARDY PERENNIAL CLIMBERS, etc. [Clematis] 153 CLIMBERS &[ TWINERS E = Evergreen. For other plants not true climbers but useful against walls, see those marked w in Section i (d). F>-.=Fragrant. Price each d. d. 2 6 2 6 2 6 I/- &■ 1/6 Ampelopsis (syn. Vitis). The Ampelopses, near relatives of the Grape Vine, are amongst the most useful, ornamental, and popular of hardy climbers. Some are suitable for walls, some for arches, verandahs, banks, and odd spots. There are many species, but the best are the following: Henryii, climber. Leaves marble. Very elegant, rapid grower. hederacea (see A . quinquefolia) . Lowii {Vitis inconstans Lowii). (Novelty.) Apple green foliage in summer, changing to a bright warm red in the autumn. The leaves are small and palmate, and the plant presents a pretty lacy appearance clinging to the wall. The ends of the growths fall back in graceful showers of foliage. pubescens. Large reddish leaves. quinquefolia (Virginian Creeper) . This well- known and most useful and lovely chmber needs no praise from us, as its greenish purple leaves with its bright red autumnal tints are so well known. 10/6 and 15 - per doz. Price each, s. d. 2 6 I 6 1/6 &■ ■2.1- 15/- &■ i8/- per doz. 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6 &. lit 1/6 &. -zlb o 9 Ampelopsis quinquefolia hirsuta . sempervirens (syn. A . striata and Cissus striatus), an evergreen species. 15/- doz. tricuspidata (syns. A . Veitchi, Vitis japonica, and V. inconstans). This well-known climber best adds to the appearance of a house with pretensions to architectural beauty if it is cut back every year or so from the mullions, parapets, etc. purpurea, a very rich, beautiful darker- leaved form. 18/- per doz. Veitchi (see A . tricuspidata)' Bigonia Radicans (Scarlet Trumpet Vine). Rich orange scarlet in large handsome clusters. grandiflora. Large rich orange scarlet ; larger than the above but not so rapid grower. Calystegia pubescens flore-pleno (Giant Double Con- volvulus), a very pretty pale rose, double flower in summer and autumn; trailer and twiner; useful for stumps and rustic work. 7/6 per doz. Capiifolium (Honeysuckle; see Lonicera). CLEMATIS (Virgin's Bower) Flowering season: outdoor, April to Christmas ; indoor, all the year. 1/6 to 2/6 each (except those priced higher), according to the size of the plant and the variety required; 15/-, 18/-, 34/-, and 30/- per dozen. Clematises are sent out in pots. For herbaceous and non-climbing species of Clematis, see SeElion I (a). THE grace and ornamental character of the Clematis needs not to be insisted upon. The Clematis is useful in the garden, both as a climber away from supports, or with dwarf supports merely, and frequently pruned back. There is a much greater variety of colour amongst the kinds than was the case in quite recent years, and we have now far lar^jer flowers and varieties superior in other ways. The long period of bloom out of doors is an attribute which the Clematis as a family claims. It is probably the most useful plant we possess for trellises, porches, arches, verandahs, and walls, and for trees and forming festoons, a most excellent trailer and creeper over stumps and rockeries, and forms charming beds. It is one of the satisfactory town-garden plants. Pruning causes Clematises to bloom more freely. Almost any soil is suitable, but deep rich loam and plenty of manure is preferable; half -rotten manure is good as a top-dressing or mulch. Planting in the open may be done at any time between September and May, unless the plants come from heat, when it should be deferred until June. Borders and beds should be trenched, and holes may be filled with a mixture of turfy loam and manure. For beds stakes are required, or branches to form a convex surface the better for display, the plants being put in about 2 ft. apart. The best for beds are the free-flowering kinds. The Viiicella and Jackmanni groups are very hardy and bear fine flowers very freely, and like plenty of nourishment; they should be pruned in November for early flowers, and in spring for later bloom. Many of them are suited for bedding. The Lanuginosa varieties bear very large flowers and are hardy; they do not require as much pruning as some other groups, but superfluous shoots may be cut out in February. Mulching is very desirable with these. Patens and Florida varieties are more suited for walls and sheltered posi- tions; mulching is advisable, but piuning must be done with, judg- ment as the mature wood bears the flowers; it should be done in February. Clematis Montana 1/6 each. Co-pyright, K. &= S. 154 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. CLEMATIS— con/mueJ. L.-Lat.So-!°'«~^t^i^<^^^^^^^^ ---«- ^-^on^-- l-Jaokmanni, summer and autumn Uoomers. ftowering.%.-PaUns,MayandTuT^eZT^sc iZtT^^^^^ '"'"'''''■ ^—P^o^da, May and June- For tender kinds, see GreeLouse PerennTaTs SecfionTX Herbaceous kinds, see Perennial Border Plants, Section i (a). L. Beauty of Worcester, rich ''■ bluish-violet, with pure white stamens, 5 inches in diameter, 6-8 petals, very floriferous. 1/6 each. F. Belle of Woking, double silvery grey; fine. 2/- each. CocciNEA (syn. C. Pitcheri), most brilliant vermilion or scarlet, of curious and elegant shape and habit; very useful for a conservatory. 2/- and 2/6 each. H.c. Duchess of Albany, bril- liant rose, darker centre, rosy- lilac at the edges, vase shaped. 1/6 and 2/6 each. f. Duchess of Edinburgh, double white, free, fragrant. 1/6 and 2/- each. L. Fairy Queen, pale flesh, with pink bar; very large flower. 1/6 and 2/6 each. Flammula ( Virgin's Bower) , white species; very fragrant; very hardy; August; a useful climber for the seaside, i/- each. 10/6 per doz. j.FoRTUNEi, double white. i/5 and 2/- each. J. Gipsy Queen, bright dark velvety purple ; one of the best. 1/6 and 2/- each. ! Clematis, Mrs George Jackman 15. 6d. each. Co-pyright, K. &= S. Clematis, Lucy Lemoine 'S. 6i. each. Copyright, K. ^ S. H.C. Grace Darling, bright rosy carmine, very profuse; one of the hybrids of Coccinea. 1/6 and 2/6 each. L. Henryii, very large, fine form, creamy white. 1/6 and 2/6 each. J. Jackmanni, violet - purple; very free, very hardy. 1/6 each, 15/- per doz. J- — ALBA, white, with occa- sional tinge of mauve; very free. 1/6 each. J- SUPERB A, violet-purple; very free, superior to the type. 1/6 each. 15/- per doz. F. Jno. Gould Veitch, double lavender; large. 2/- each. l. Lady Caroline Nevill, lav- ender blush, with mauve bars; very beautiful and very hardy. 1/6 each. H.c. Northcuffe {new), deep lavender, tinted blue, purple bar, white stamens. 3/6 each. J. Lady S. de Radcliffe, mauve shaded blue; very beautiful and fine, 1/6 and 2/6 each. L. La France, very large, deep violet-purple, dark anthers, very fine, 1/6 and 2/6 each. L. Louis Van Houtte, dark violet-purple, veined darker; free. From 2/- each. SeSlion I (c). HARDY PERENNIAL CLIMBERS, etc. [Cle-Jas] '53 CLEMATIS— continued. J.Lucy Lemoine, double- flowered pure white ; very fine. I /6 each. J. Madame Edouard Andre, beautiful bright velvety red, very free-flowering and strik- ing. i/6 and 2/- each. L. Van Houtte, white; very fine, very hardy. From 1/6 each. L. Marcel Moser. Superb va- riety; the flowers attain a breadth of 8 J inches; their colour is reddish violet-mauve, with a strongly marked and beautiful central Mne; a vig- orous variety, very free and perpetual flowering and effec- tive, extra good. 1/6 each. p. Miss Bateman, white, choco- late anthers. 1/6 each. j.Modesta, purple; very hardy. 1/6. Montana, white species. Anemone-like flowers; flower- ing May to July; very hardy and most rapid in growth, i/- <& 1/6 each 10/6 and 15/- per doz. Montana, Calycina (new),veiy ornamental evergreen climber ; free growing; its dark green laciniate foliage gives an ex- ceedingly pretty effect on a wall in winter; creamy yellow flowers with purple spots in- side ; fine clusters of flowers in February. 2/- each. -— — RUBRA (new), recently in- troduced from Central China; stems purplish, flowers soft rosy red; otherwise like Mon- tana, to which it affords a beautiful contrast. 2/- each. L. Mrs. Bush, deep lavender. From 2/6 each. L. Mrs George Jackman, white with creamy bar (see illustra- tion). 1/6 each. L. Hope, satiny mauve, large; fine shape. 1/6 each. p. Quilter, pure white; fine. 1/6 each p. S. C. Baker, French white, claret bars. 1/6 each. L. Nelly Moser, silvery white, shaded mauve, bright rosy carmine bar, very effective. 2/- each. Paniculata (syn. C. Pallasii), white, fragrant, free flowering. 1/6 each. PiTCHERi (see Coccinea). L. Princess Beatrice, 6 to 8 inches across, silvery lilac, very fine; quite distinct. 3/- each. L. Princess of Wales, French white, edged blue, compact flower. 1/6 and 2/- each. J. Red Jackmanni (new), fine deep velvety red, with all the well-known desirable qualities of the type. 1/6 and 2/- each. J. Snow-white Jackmanni, a. splendid variety. More free- flowering than Jackmanni, and pure white in colour. 2/- and 2/6 each. • 1 J. Star of India, plum-purple, with red bars, very hardy. 1/6 each. p. The Queen, lavender, 6 inches across. From 1/6 each. J. Velutina purpurea, dark mulberry, very hardy. 1/6 each. V. Venosa, deep purple, veined white, very hardy. 1/6 each. F. Venus Victrix, double- flowered, delicate lavender. 1/6 and 2/6 each. V. ViLLE de Lyon, rich carmine red; large and very free flowering. 1/6 and 2/6 each. v. Paris, pale flesh with pink bar; enormous in size and of fine form. 2/- each. Vitalba (Travellers' Joy; Old Man's Beard); white; almond- scented species; July to Sep- tember; with ornamental feathery carpels, very hardy; useful for the seaside, gd. and i/- each; 8/- and 10/6 per doz. v. WiLLisoNi, lavender, shaded blue, magnificent flowers 8 ins. across. 2/- each. Price each, s. d. 1 5 2 6 2 6 2 6 I 6 I 6 I 6 I 3 I 6 I 6 I 6 2/- &■ 2/6 I 6 I 3 I 6 I 6 Clematis gravelens. Sulphur yellow, small flower, free flowering ; very hardy. 15/- doz. montana grandiflora. Large pure white, finer than montana. 24/- doz. lilacina, sky blue, tinged lilac. perfecta. Larger than grandiflora ; blush white. undulata. Blush white ; 3 ins. across. Cionvolvulas (see Calystegia) . Everlasting Pea (see Lathy rus). ji. Hedeia Helix (IVY). The following sorts, Kelway AND Son's selection, 10/6 and 15/- per doz., all are evergreen : algeriensis (syn. H. canescens) ; leaves bright yeUowish-green, and large rapid growing. 1 5/- doz. angularia aurea, leaves green, mottled yellow. 15/- doz. • argentea variegata, silver variegation, 15/- doz. Cavendish! variegata (see H. marginata aurea minor). - conglomerata; leaves very small, curi- ously crowded and undulating, dark green; very slow growing, erect; suitable for rockwork. 12/- doz. ■ dentata, leaves large, handsome and dark green. 15/- doz. - digitata, leaves very dark green and much divided, veined white; vigorous and fine for walls. 15/- doz. hibernica (see H. vegeta). lu tea variegata, leaves large green, veined yellow. 15/- doz. ■ maderensis variegata; very beautiful indeed; leaves deep green with large creamy- white blotches; south wall. - marginata (alba marginata), leaves green, edged cream colour; brightly and most prettily striped with pink in the autumn. 15/- doz. ■ aurea, leaves edged yellow, turning red in autumn. 12/- doz. • densa, a small-leaved form of H. m. aurea. 15/- doz. major, silver-edged. 1 5/- doz. Price each, s. d. I 6 I 6 I 6 I 6 I 6 T 6 I 6 I 6 I/- &■ 1/6 il- &■ lie I 6 I/- &. lie I 6 i/- &■ lie 1/- &■ lie; from 9/- doz. Hedera Helix (IVY). Minor (syn. H. Cavendishi- variegata), leaves small; slower growing; for pot culture. 15/- doz. rubra (syns. H. elegantissima and H. tricolor), leaves edged deep rosy-red in autumn. 15/- doz. ■ marmorata, leaves large, irregularly blotched cream; vigorous; walls or rough rockery. 15/- doz. -Mrs PoUock (syn. H. H. chrysophylla), leaves green variegated. 1 5/- doz. palmata, leaves medium size, deep green ; like H. H. digitata when young; slow grower; neat habit, 15/- doz. ■ pennsylvanica, leaves long, digitate, variegated; very pretty. 15/- doz. • purpurea, leaves purple, heart shaped, leathery; a good climber. 15/- doz. Raegneriana, leaves large, dark green, broadly heart-shaped; leathery; very handsome, distinct, and vigorous. 1 5/- doz. variegata, a form of the Common Ivy with hgliter green leaves blotched with cream. 12/- doz. vegeta (syn. H. H. hibernica). The Common Irish Ivy. 9/- and 12/- doz. Honeysuckle (sec Lonicera). Hop (see Humulus). Humulus lupulus variegatus. Golden Hop. Very ornamental; yellow foliage. Ivy (see Hedera). Japan Quince (see Pyrus japonica). Jasmine (see Jasminum below; for tender kinds, see Greenhouse Plants). E. Jasminum fruticans (Jasmine), yellow flowers in summer, 10-12 ft. grandiflorum, sweetly scented; large white flowers. Most desirable. e. humile revolutum; May to October; bright yellow, very sweet, a charming bright free-flower- ing wall plant. From 10/6 doz. nudiflorum (Winter Jasmine), yeUow; a most welcome climber; flowering most freely through the winter; a rapid grower. 1156 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Copyright, K. &^ ^ Wistaria, on Verandah Pillar 1/6 to 3/6 ecich. Lo-pyrtght, K. &r S. Hedera Maderensis variegata 2/- each. li- ;e eacli s. d. &■ 1/6 ne EONIES Prices of Forest Trees and Conifers which are not included here are to be obtained on application. N.B. — The heights given are the heights to which the kinds Will grow. = Evergreen. w. = Either thriving best against, or very suited for, walls. c. = Conifer. Fc. = Fragrant. Price each, s. d. 2 6 I 6 1/6 S- 2/6 o 6 9d., 1/-, &■ 1/6; V-. IO/6. 5-15/- doz. 1 8/-, 24/-, <&- 30/- doz 2/6, 3/6 &■ 5/- each; 24/- to 42/- and 60/- doz. 12/- &■ 24/- doz. Abutilon vitifoUum, white flowers; 6 ft.; hardy against a south wall. Acer negundo variegata (see Negundo aceroides variegata). Allspice (see Chimonanthus). Althea (see Hibiscus syriacus). American Currant (see Ribes sanguineum). E. Alalia Sieboldi (syn. Fatsia japonica). This well- known evergreen shrub is nearly hardy, and does well in mild localities if planted in shady, but not wet, places. A good plant for towns and rooms, 5 ft. E. Arbutus Unedo (Strawberry Tree or Winter Strawberry) ; drooping white clusters of heather- shaped flowers in October, succeeded by straw- berry-Uke berries; the specific name is a joke in Latin: " I eat one." Severe winters inland cut back the Arbutus, otherwise it is a lovely ever- green and especially suited for the seaside. 10-20 ft. Artemisia abrotanum (Southernwood; Old Man). 4 ft., yellowish; Aug.-Oct. A well-known fragrant shrub. E. Aucubas (variegated laurel), Aucuba japonica. A fine and very hardy and most handsome-foliaged evergreen for planting under trees and in shrub- beries; the females bear bright red berries of large size, which in winter are very attractive against the beiutiful shiny foliage; a fine plant for towns and smoky districts and for near the sea. Various green and variegated kinds, amongst which are some with very large leaves and berries. Azalea mollis, seedlings. Quite hardy. In a variety of shades of rose, yellow, orange, and white; handsomer than Azalea pontica and the Ghent Azaleas. They force well. Fr. ■ Ghent varieties, choice named. Fr. Price each, s. d. 6d., gd., &■ i/- i/- &■ 1/6 2 6 1/6 &- 2/6 I 6 I 6 pontica (syn. Rhododendron flavum), 6 ft.. yellow; June flowering. Fr. E.W. E. I I 6 w w 2 r. 24/-P rd z gd. to i,'6, 6/- to 15/- doz. E gd. to 2/6; 6/- to 24/- doz. 6d.per yard E E 1/6 &- 2/6 W. 3 6 K.W Bamboos (see Section i (a) ). Barberry (see Berberis). Bay (see Laurus nobilis). Berberis aquifolium (syn. Mahonia aquifoliuni), 6 ft., yellow; very beautiful both in fruit, flower and foliage ; very useful f . r the seaside ; April . 6/- doz. Darwinii, orange racemes ; very free flowering ; May and again later, 2 ft. Very dense and spread- ing habit. Knighti, a very rare kind; large golden yellow flowers; shining green leaves; 4-5 ft. stenophylla (Barberry), 2 ft., a very beautiful Barberry with golden flower from May to autumn. Thunbergi, red and pale yellow flowers in April. vtrescens (syn. B. Belstaniana) , dark green leaves; a. very prickly erect-growing shrub. Berberises thrive in shade and are good covert shrubs. Biota (see Thuia). Box (see Buxus). Buddleia globosa, orange, 1 5 ft. variabilis, blue, small flowers in clusters; use- ful for walls in sheltered position; 1 5/- dc. Fr. magnifica, deep, rcsy purple (very large), 6 to 7 It., July to Sep'.emtaer. Buxus sempervirens (Common Box), 8 ft., useful for hedges and topiary work. A good town plant, and succeeding in shade; a good hedge plant, and for near the sea. argentca,30 ft., silver variegated variety. - nana, for edges to walks and beds. Calycanthus prjecox (see Chimonanthus fragrans). floridus (CnrnUna Allspice) 6 ft.; brown; June. Flowers with scent of apples; wood smelling of camphor. Fr. . Carpentaria californica, large white Anemone-like flowers. Sweet smelling. Evergreen shining leaves; very ornamental ; 6 ft. Ceanothus. These arc amongst the prettiest of shrubs; they become covered with a profusion of charming flowers during most of the summer; hardiest on walls. ■ Rectory, Cornwall. — "The Abutilon vitifolium is aow more than six feet high, and is covered with flowers (white). It is a grand spectacle." SeSion / (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, etc. [Oea— Cor] 159 Ceanothus azureus, Gloire de Versailles IS. td. & 2S. 6d. each. Co-pyrighi, K. dp* S. Cistus ladaniferus IS. 6rf, each. Co-pyrighi, K. <5h S. Price each, s. d. I 6 1/6 &• 2/6 I 6 1 6 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6 &■ 2 16 1/6 . ^m"^^' rpr-^j-Saj |i 5" ^ '"^^mmM .^ir^ ^^^^^^^^ ^.■■■''■^:; ■'KyW-'^'' W^ ■i^^r-"?? ^1 . '-'^'^XJrM 1;-: :■ ^ x'c-M^:;, Cytisus albus (White Portugal Broom) gd. & IS. each. Copyright, K. t5^ S. Price each, s. d. gd. and I/- to i/6 From 7/6 per doz. I 6 1 6 6d. (S- i/- 5/- S- io/6 doz. i/- 1/6 &■ 2/6 12/- (S- 15/- doz. i/6 &■ 2/6; io/6 &■ 15/- doz. 2 6 2 6 i/- ■ 164 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Hypericum calycinum (Rose of Sharon) dd. & IS. each. Copyright, K. &• S. Price each, s. d. i/- &■ 1/6 I/- &' 1/6 6d. &■ i/- i/- &■ 1/6 6d. &■ gd. 4/- <&■ 6/- doz. dwarf, 1/6 (S- 2/6; stan- dards, 3/6 to 5/- 1 3 2 6 I 6 i/- (&- 1/6 1/6, 15/- doz. 1/- cS- 1/6 £2/- &- I5/-I doz. E. Lavandula vera Kelwayi (/fe/a/ffly's Lntie«(ie»') (Kew), a dwarfer form than the type, early and of fine colour; very finely scented. 10/6 doz.l Leycesteria formosa, 4 ft., white, tinged purple; August. Purple berries. Slight protection re- quired in very severe weather; evergreen in mild localities, thrives in shady spots. From 9/- doz. E. ovalifolium (Broad-leaved Privet), white; summer. A fine plant for hedges. " Planting " size, 12/- 100; 80/- 1,000. Prices of other sizes on appUcation. E. variegatum, fine variegated forms. From g/- doz. E. vulgare (Common Privet), white to reddish- brown; fragrant. A first-rate plant for hedges. " Planting " size, 8/- 100; 60/- 1,000. Prices of other sizes on application. Privets are amongst shrubs thriving in towns and in shady places. Lilac (see Syringa). Lily Tree (see Magnolia). Liiiodendion tulipifera (Tulip Tree); green, yellow, and orange, fragrant flowers. A splendid tree, re- sembling the Plane. 75-100 ft. E. Loniceia confusa (syn. L. Halleana), white flowers changing to red; twining branches; June flowering. 12/- doz. E.w. coerulea (new) ; yellow; flowers in May. 4 ft. w. gigantea, golden yellow; free flowering; glaucous, nearly blue, leaves. 15/- doz. Halleana (see L. confusa). Lupins. For herbaceous Lupins and for Kelway's New Hybrid Lupins (L. arboreax L. polyphyllus) see Section i (a). E. Lupinus arboreus (Tree Lupine), 3-6 ft., soft yellow; July. Fragrant; not quite hardy in some locaMties; best on sandy soils. The scent of the flowers is that of the Sweet Pea. Primrose Dame, delicate cream with upper lobes creamy yellow, fragrant and pretty. E. Snow Queen, pure white, very orna- mental; covered with flowers from the ground to the top of the plant. From 10/6 doz. Fr. Price each, s. d. 5/-. 7/6 &■ 10/6 i/- S- 1/6 i/- &■ lie I 6 standards 2/6 &- Zl6 I/-, 1/6 &- 2/6 i/- & 1/6 w.E. Magnolia grandiflora (Lily Tree; the " Exmouth " variety; Laurel Magnolia); 70-80 ft., grand white flowers Uke Water Lilies, powerfully fragrant; summer to October. Grand foliage; fine on walls, particularly south ones, and in sheltered localities. Good plants for towns. Mahonia (see Berberis). Mexican Orange Flower (see Choisya temata). Mezereon (see Daphne Mezereon). Mountain Sweet (see Ceanothus). E.w. Myrtus communis (Common Myrtle), 6 ft., white; June and July. Hardy as a bush in the South of England, on walls elsewhere; fragrant leaves. Myrtles are suitable plants for growing in tubs. From 10/6 doz. E.w. flore pleno, double-flowered form, small leaves. Fr, Negnndo aceroides albo-variegatum ^syns. Acer negundo variegata, Negundo fraxinifoUum var.; variegated Box Elder) ; a fine tree for lawns and shrubberies; ornamental as a standard; deeply cut leaves of pale green, margined with silvery white, never motionless. E.w. Olearia Gunniana (Daisy Tree; syn. Eurybia Gunni), 8 ft., white starry flowers, smothering the bushes from summer to September; fine for a border in the South and West of England; for walls and con- servatory everywhere; forces well for February. A good town garden shrub. Strongly recom- mended. (See illustration, ■p. i^ J.) From 10/6 doz. E. Haastii, 3 ft., white aster-like flowers in great profusion in August; slight protection in some localities. 15/- doz. Mrs . AsKHAM Bryan, York.—" Mrs received the plants safely last Saturday, aud thanks Messrs. Kelway for the beautiful collection they have sent her. The Paeonies alone were worth the price of the whole." Mrs , CusKlNNV, Queenstown, Ireland. — " Mrs is glad to say that all the Tree Paeonies are doing remarkably well." Mrs , Canada. — " Some Paeony roots that Mrs brought out to Canada from Messrs. Kelway about six years ago have done very well." Sm , K.C.B., Thurlow, Godalming. — "The Paaonies and Gladioli which you sent me in the spring were planted in one larg? bed, and have done very well. The Gladioli have made a great show, and have been much admired." Seeiion /(d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Tree Paeonies] 165 Kclwevii's Lovely New TREE, or Moutan, Peonies (P^ONIA ARBOREA) Flowering season: early May to early June. THE Tree P^ony is one of the noblest plants AVAILABLE FOR THE GARDEN OR THE CONSERVATORY ; AS A PLANT it is quite hardy, and flourishes under the simplest treatment. The smallest shrub will flower in the most astonishing manner, bearing blossoms the size of dinner plates, and will increase annually in size until one plant becomes a veritable bank of living flower. The foliage is Tree Paeonies 3s. io 21s. each. Cttyriiht, K. &• S. extremely handsome, both in outline, markings, and colour, the hues varying from green to red, purple, carmine, and pink. The Tree Pseony is valuable for isolation on lawns, and for beds and borders, and in nooks backed by shrubs. Any soil suits it, whether light and sandy or strong and loamy, though we recommend the latter; and prac- tically any position. It will repay those who afford it good treatment in the form of well-trenched soil and well-rotten manure and occasional top dressings ; but it should remain undisturbed as much as possible, and allowed to mature its shoots, which year by year add to its size until it becomes the grandest object in the garden. Watering weU in suitable weather before and during flowering greatly assists in the production of large, shapely, well-developed blooms, and where mild weather in the spring has brought on very early buds, protection of some kind should be given from sudden late frosts ; as stated above the plant' is absolutely hardy, but the flower buds get an occasional " nip " after mild winters or in warm localities suddenly visited by hard weather; the shght protection needed can be given by fir branches, heather, or lightly woven mats. The shrub requires no pruning, except as regards decayed wood. The plants we send out are for the most part grafted ones, and should be planted so that the grafts are below the soil ; should any of the original stock ever make its appearance it should be pruned back. They may be planted between August and April. The Tree PiEONY is one of the most admirable of plants for gentle forcing in pots under glass. Plants covered with lovely blooms in February and March are most decorative. They like plenty of air inside. There is not a handsomer or more suitable plant for conservatories, large rooms, porches, halls, etc., than the Tree Paeony in pots. The kinds offered in Collection " C " belong to the Chinese race, but the higher priced collections are composed of sorts belonging to a race distinct and possessing a more resplendent beauty, handsome though the Chinese kinds are. 166 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. A Tree Peeony on the Lawn : a magnificent sight From Gardening Illustrated. The Tree PeBony may be regarded as the prince oi deciduous flowering shrubs. — Gardening Illustrated. It is the time of the P^ony, and 1 was reminded of the beauty of the tree section by the flowers of the varieties Queen Alexandra shown at the Royal Horticultural Society's exhibition at the Temple Gardens by Messrs Kelway & Son, of Langport. There was no daintier flower in that vast display, and in the early summer days no shrub, for such one must describe it, has a greater charm when in fuU beauty than this. We must again mention Messrs Kelway, who have raised many of the most beautiful of the herbaceous Pseonies, and a visit to their nursery in June is well repaid. There all that is worthy in the Pseony worid is gathered together and a picture ot splendid co ouring is the result. — Country Life. Tree Peonies. — A gently-forced batch of these is one of the most ei!fective groups in one of the greenhouses in the Royal Gardens, Kew. They are represented in many shades of colour, the principal being blush, pink, peach, and pure white. It is scarcely POSSIBLE TO GIVE AN ADEQUATE IDEA OF THE BEAUTY OF THESE PLANTS IN WORDS, THE GLISTENING OF THEIR PETALS, OR THEIR CROWNING BEAUTY as Seen in the usually fine tuft of golden anthers. The grey-tinted and much-divided foliage is distinctly pleasing when grouped with other subjects at this season. — The Garden. Tree Peonies. — Wherever there is a sheltered sunny border, a warm nook in the shrubbery, or a not too exposed position on a lawn, one or more of these plants should be cultivated for the sake of their exceedingly handsome blooms. Best Six. — Don Quixotic, single; Grand Duke, Mr Bancroft, Rutila, Lord Iveagh, f^ingle; and James Kelway. The first four are figured in the accompanying double-page plate (see Amateur Gardening, Christmas Number, 1898), from blooms kindly supplied uy Messrs Kelway & Son. Best Twelve, — The best six recommended above and the following: Beatrice Kel- way, single; Fragrans Maxima, single; Lilacina plenissima, Lord Byron, Beauty, and Ella C. Stubbs. We may add that Tree Peonies, apart from having enormously large flowers, often as large as dinner plates, also have very handsome foliage, varying in colour from a deep green to reddish and purple tints. In good soil and sheltered positions single plants attain the dimensions of a large shrub, and flower most profusely in May and June. — Amateur Gardening. For mauy centuries the Tree or Moutan Paony has been cultivated in China, and at one time the rage for this flower reached sucn a pitcn there, that the - lestiais obtained 100 oiis. of gold in exchange for one root of a good variety. It has not been known in Europe for much more than a century, and was first brought to France, when plants were at first sold for 100 louis-d'ors each. Tree Pcsonies are remarkably handsome on the border of the lawn, where their massive flowers can be well shown up by surrounding greenery. They do well in a half-shade position, where their blossoms last longer and attain a deeper tint than in the full sunshine. — The Queen. The Temple Show. — Messrs Kelways' PcBonies were, as usual, superb, and so uni- formly equal in merit that it was difficult to choose between them; among their new Tree Pcsonies I was much struck with Geraldine Kelway, a very fine red flower. — The Guardian. Royal Horticultural Society's Temple Show. — Hardy flowers from Messrs, Kelway & Son were magnificent, the Pceonies, mostly of the Tree section, being mar- vellous, surpassing any other previous attempt by this firm. The pure whites were exquisite in their chasteness and in their variety. Some of the gems of these are Julius Cmsar, crimson-lake; H&nry Irving, crimson-maroon; James Kelway, lively rose- pink. — The Garden. The Temple Flower Show. — Very high credit is due to Messrs Kelway for theii- Tree Pceonies, enormous blooms which, in size and form and colouring, might have served as patterns for the antique taffetas. — The Standard. Temple Show. — Messrs Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, had an exhibit, the strong feature of which was the Tree Pceonies in many lovely and indescribable tints, some soft, some rich, others chaste, or glistening in their pure or melting shades, yet forming in the whole a bank of much beauty. Many flowers were of enormous size as well as of great beauty in colouring. A most imposing bank of floral wealth and love- liness. — The Garden. Tit-Bits from the Temple. — Rapturous note of exclamation freely ascending in al directions heralded the approach to Messrs Kelways' lovely exhibit. — The Gardener. Temple Show. — Of course Messrs Kelway, of Langport, were conspicuous. How glorious are the Tree and Herbaceous Pceonies shown by this well-known firm, 'flowers of sumptuous colouring, big flauntmg petals, like the wings of huge butterfli^, some- times stained with deepest crimson, sometimes of waxy whiteness, and here and there touched with softest pink. — Country Life. The Temple Show, Royal Horticultural Society. — Messrs Kelway & Son, Langport, exhibited a group of Tree PcBonies, plants in pots and cut blooms. They were remarkably fine, and elicited a great deal of admiration. — The Garden. Royal Horticultural Society. — From Langport Messrs Kelway & Son brough t a very fine array of bloom of the Tree PcBonia, many of the varieties remarkable for the size as well as the exquisite quality of the blooms. The group as a whole was very strong in the pure white kinds, and those of pink and satin hues afforded considerable delight to a large number. — The Garden. SeSlion / (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Tree Paeonies] 167 Kelway's New Tiee Paeonies Copyright, K. dn S. KELWAY'S MAGNIFICENT NEW TREE P/EONIES MARVELLOUS INTRODUCTIONS Simple statements as to colour and size of flowers give no just idea of their actual living beauty. This is particularly true when such plants as these new varieties of Tree Paeonies are in question. They certainly beggar description. They have immense petals of almost gossamer texture, with sheeny glittering surface and colours of wonderful purity. Pasonia Lutea 75. 6rf. each. P/EONIA LUTEA (syn. Paonia Delavayi) (new). A real yellow-flowered Paeony of shrubby habit. A charming plant with nicely formed foliage of hght green colour, bearing flowers of medium size (3-4 inches diameter), with five petals of fine golden-butter yellow. Species discovered in the mountains of Yunnan. 7/6 each. P/EONIA LUTEA SUPERBA (novelty), an improved form of the above. 21/- each. i68 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Many thousands of Tree Paeonies in an Apple Orchard in Kelway's Nurseries Copyright, K. &= S. TREE P^ONY, QUEEN ALEXANDRA Queen Alexandra, pure white; the most beautiful flower ever offered. **A virgin white of great size and elegance." — Journal of Horti- culture. Award of Merit, Temple Show {R.H.S.), 12/6. [For detailed description, see Press Notices below.) Royal Horticultural Society, Temple Show. — A Tree Ptsony of great size and exceptional purity. The perfectly handsome flowers were saucer-shaped, and the broadly obovate petals in their ghstening pxirity commanded attention immediately. This handsome kind was remarked by Her Majesty the Queen, when inspecting the Show on the opening day. — The Garden. Award of Merit to Tree PiEONY " Queen Alexandra " (votes, unanimous), ^rom Messrs Kelway, Langport. — A handsome saucer-shaped flower about 10 inches across, satin-white, with a promtaent cluster of yellow stamens. — Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. Belonging to the Tree section, this is certainly one of the loveliest Pcsonies that has ever been shown. The flowers are very large in size, and slightly cupped in form; the colour is a most exquisite satiny- white. As has been the case with so many other of our finest Paonies, Queen Alexandra came from Messrs Kelway & Son. — The Gardener. This is the finest white Tree Pmony we have ever seen. The handsome flowers having a tendency towards the cup-shaped, and broadly ovate outline in the petals. {Award of Merit) — The Gardeners' Chronicle. The Tree or Moutan Pceony {Pisonia moutan) is a native of China, from whence it was introduced into England in 1789. This beau- tiful flower occupies the same position in the estimation of the Celestials as the rose does among flower lovers in this country. In- deed, it is called the King of Flowers in China, and it is said to have been grown there for upwards of 1,500 years. At one time the rage for its cultivation by the Celestial gardeners rose to such a high pitch that plants of it could not be obtained for less than 100 ounces of gold! When it first came to Europe, plants were sold by the French nursery- men for as much as 1,500 francs and 100 louis each. Hardy Garden Flowers at the Temple. — As usual at these shows, one of the most striking exhibits was Kelway's Ptsonies. The great Langport firm improved on even its past wonderful record this year, for, in addition to the cut flowers, it exhibited a magnificent group of Tree Paonies in pots, which were staged in the open air near the secretary's tent. It is scarcely necessary to speak of the interest they excited. Prime Minister, a crim- son single, and T. A . Havemeyer, a brilliant rose double, were superb. Richard Carruthers and Clinton Dawkins were also very beautiful. Of the cut Pesonies in the tent, Charley's Aunt, mauve (quite 10 inches across), Elizabeth, Blanche Noisette, Lady Halld, and Dr Bowring were a few of the best. Kelway's Pyrethrums formed another of the tit-bits. The singles were beautiful in the extreme. — The Gardener. , Esq., , Market Harboro'. — " The Paeonies I had from you in 1900 are fine plants, and flowered splendidly last year." ■ir r Kelway's Manual of Horticulture ^ji»fcitiJw,;^^a^.^i;iatia:^«aaiMi MRS. WILLIAM KELWAY. 15/- each. HENRY IRVING. 15/- each. PRINCESS OF WALES. 15/- each. ■-i:i^;' .:z..i^i^ DUCHESS OF RUTLAND. ^5/- each. Kelway's Tree Pt^onies. Seaion / (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Tree Paeonies] 169 Tree Paeony Ella C. Stubbs. I2S. 6d. each. Co-pyright, K. &^ S. KELWAY'S TREE P/EONIES OF RECENT INTRODUCTION COLLECTION "D " as advertised. Our selection. Six Guineas per dozen. Agenoria, rose and white, double. Award of Merit, R.H.S. i2/6each. Beatrice Kelway, single white, with a purple stigma and golden anthers. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 12/6 each. As lovely a flower in the Paeony way as one could wish for; charming. — The Garden. A charming variety, bearing large silvery white single flowers. — Gardeners' Magazine. Brightness, very large, single-flowered, bright rose-pink. First- class Certificate, International Horticultural Exhibition. i2/6each. Cardinal Vaughan, a huge and most imposing flower; rose, deep- ening to carmine-purple, with a distinct silvery margin; semi- double. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each." Carnosa, flesh, double. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. Peeony Camosa is a huge double flower fully 6 in. in depth. It exhibits a pretty shade of blush. — The Gardening World, i8g6. Cecil Rhodes, very rich and glowing in colour, which is shining cerise-scarlet shading to crimson; single flowered; fringed petals; very large. Award of Merit, R.H.S. (Temple Show). I5f- each. Cecil Rhodes. — A really charming flower of a cerise-scarlet hue, very showy in point of colour, the large spreading petals glistening in a most beautiful manner. — The Garden. Christine Kelway, semi-double white, very large; a splendid thing. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 15/- each. (See illustration, p. 170.) Ptsony Christine Kelway. — A large white variety with stout, well-formed petals, and extremely attractive, a valuable addition. — The Gardeners' Chronicle. Christine Kelway. — A very fine semi-double kind of the P. arborea section. The flowers are of fine proportions and of the purest white. — The Garden. Paonia Christine Kelway. — A grand semi-double white, very large and full. — Journal of Horticulture. Tree Paany Christine Kelway. — A huge semi-double white bloom, nearly a foot across; a magnificent flower. — The Horticultural Advertiser. Countess Crewe, pale salmon-pink, flecked with pearly silver, crSpe-like surface to the petals; most exquisite. 12/6 each. Cynthia, large flower, single, of a purplish-rose colour, with maroon stripes. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. Duchess of Marlborough, pure bright flesh-pink; the notched petals having a silvery margin; semi-double; very large. First- class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. Duchess of Rutland, semi-double pink. 12/6 each. Ella C. Stubbs, large flower, single white, with white carpels. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. The blooms of this new single variety are of extra large size, measuring fully 10 inches diameter. — The Gardening World. Geraldine Kelway, very large, single-flowered, bright pink variety with petals of crinkled texture. 12/6 each. H. E. Milner, very large, single, pearly white. First-class Certifi- cate, International Horticultural Exhibition. 13/6 each. Henry Irving, monster blossoms of maroon-crimson, very deep and intense; single-flowered. Award of Merit, Temple Show, R.H.S. 15/- each. Henry Irving. — Blooms large and imposing, colour deep-black crimson — a most effective hue in the bright sunlight. — Gardening World. Henry Irving. — This is a wonderfully intense ruby-crimson form, single with giant segments of great breadth, a very telling form. — Gardeners' Magazine. James Kelway, a semi-double flower of rich rose colour verging on scarlet, with a dark carmine centre. 15/- each. (The flowers are nearly a foot in diameter.) First-class Certificate, R.B.S. Jean de Reszke, semi-double, pure white. Award of Merit, Temple Show, R.H.S. (See illustration, p. 170.) 12/6 each. Jean de Reszke. — An extremely beautiful form, with immense white petals and a centre cluster of golden anthers. — Gardeners' Magazine. Jean de Reszke. — Remarkable for the exquisite purity and chasteness of the huge blossom. The petals, as indeed the whole flower, are of great size, the latter exactly 10 int±ies across. — From Messrs Kelway & Son. — The Garden. Jean de Reszke. — Of exquisite purity. — Gardeners' Chronicle. Jean de Reszke. — Of surpassing beauty. — Gardeners' Magazine. Julius C/ESar. Award of Merit, Temple Show, R.H.S. 15/- each. An extremely fine crimson-scarlet, semi-double form of exceptional brilliance and size; a grand colour. — Gardeners' Magazine. Julius CcBsar. — This is a semi-double variety of great beauty. The flowers are fully as large as those of the two varieties mentioned previously, but the colour is a glowing crimson. The petals are prettily serrated. All three of these forms are very free-flowering and perfectly hAxdy.— -Gardening World. Kelway' s Florizel, large flower, single white, with a light purple spot in the centre. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. This is a huge single white variety measuring from 8 to 10 inches over. — The Gardening World. Kdway's Florizel. — Of exquisite beauty. — Evening Standard. Lady Long, rich satiny pink, of beautiful globular form when young ; exceedingly pretty. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each lyo KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. The Lady , House, Romsey. — " You will be glad to hear the Pasonies from your nursery, both tree and herbaceous, have bloomed most beautifully this year, and have been greatly admired." Mrs iHE , Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn. — "The Peonies Messrs Kelway supplied are superb, and always do well." Messrs Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, are the largest growers of Tree Paeonies (n this country. — Morning Post. L.opyrignt, K. 6^ S. New Tree Paeony, Christine Kelway i^s. each. COLLECTION " D "—continued. Lady Sarah Wilson, very large, blush colour with a rose-coloured blotch at the base of each petal, two to three rows of petals. 2i/- each. Award of Merit, R.H.S. [Temple Show). (See illus- tration, p. 171.) Laciy Sarah Wilson. — A really gigantic flower at least a foot across, blush deep- ening to pink at the centre. — The Horticultural Advertiser. iMdy Sarah Wilson. — The delicate fragrant flowers of this new variety are exceptionally large, semi-double, of good form, pink, deepening to rose on the lower half of the petals. The large cluster of golden yellow stamens in the centre gives additional beauty. — The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. Leonard Kelway, French white, purple at base, double. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 12/6 each. A superb variety, of immense size and tine iorui.-^Gardeners^ Magazine. Lord Burnham, rich scarlet, semi-double. 15/- each. Lord Dunraven, salmon-red, with a carmine centre. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. Lord Iveagh. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 12/6 each. Superb flowers of a rich rosy red. — Journa of Horticulture. A splendid new single form, with big glowing salmon-scarlet flowers, nearly a foot across. — The Gardeners' Magazine. Lord Roberts, large white single flower, slightly tinged flesh colour in the centre. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 12/6 each. To Tree Paeony, Lord Roberts (votes, unanimous), from Messrs Kelway, Lang- port. A very fine variety with large flowers, white shading to pale pink at the basal portion of the petals. The golden anthers in the centre of the flower are very showy. — The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. Tree Paeony, Lord Roberts, a lovely white variety, with a double row of large petals, flushed with a salmon shade at the base. Such acquisitions as this are priceless. — Award of Merit, R.H.S. — The Garden. Marchioness of Graney, semi-double, rose, shaded with lilac. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. The edges of the petals here are prettily serrate. The flower is semi-double, of medium size, and of a charming rose shade, passing to white at the edges of the segments. — The Gardening World. Marchioness of Londonderry, pure white with a radial splash of carmine; semi-double; of great size. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. Copyrtghi, K. &= S. Kelway's New Tree Paeony, Jean de Reszke 15s. each. Mrs Jessop Hulton, a very fine white; semi-double. Award of Merit, R.H.S. (Temple Show). Certificate of Merit, R.B.S., 1899. 15/- each. A charming variety. — Journal of Horticulture. Miss Beatrix Jones, large white with a purplish blotch at the base of the petals. Award of Merit, R.H.S. (Temple Show). 21/- each. Miss Beatrix Jones. — A magnificent pure white Tree Paeony, with immense flowers composed of several rows of broad segments that are almost transparent. The petals have a small stain of rose at the base and there is a large central disk. The Gardener. Miss Beatrix Jones. — The large white flowers of this variety are semi-double and of snowy purity, with the exception of a small purple blotch at the base of each petal, and the yellow anthers. The petals are heavy and plicate. — The Gardening World. Mrs William Kelway, a most lovely variety. Of the purest satiny white. It has a fine cup shape, and is composed of about three rows of petals. Award of Merit, R.H.S. 12/6 each. Orme, single, very rich maroon-crimson. 15/- each. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Prime Minister, crimson, single-flowered. 15/- each. Prince of Wales, bright rosy-scarlet, shading to crimson in the centre and striped obscurely with white, except at the edges of the petals, where the white striation is very pronounced. First-class Certificate, R.B.S. 15/- each. Princess of Wales, a grand single-flowered variety of immense size, 10 in. to i ft. in diameter; shining white with a flush of pink in the centre; prettily notched petals. First-class Cer- tificate, R.B.S. 12/6 each. Princess of Wales. — An immense flower of the purest white. — The Garden. Queen of Denmark, single, large, delicate flesh pink. First-class Certificate, International Horticultural Exhibition. 12/6 each. Sir Clinton Dawkins, pink, .semi-double. 15/- each. T. A. Havemeyer, rich pink, semi-double. 1 5/- each. Seaion / (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Tree Peeoniesj 171 Kelway's New Tree Pasony, Lady Sarah Wilson {From an oU painting by Christine M. Shand) 215. each. Copyright, K. &' S. KELWAY'S TREE P/EONIES COLLECTION "C " as advertised. 6/- each; 60/- per dozen. Raised by EELWAY & SON, except those marked *. Osiris, dark maroon. *Bijou DE Chusan, white; semi- double. ♦Blanche de Chateaufuter, white, touched violet. ♦Blanche Noisette, double white. ♦Debugny, white, marked rose. *DocTOR BowRiNG, double, bright rose of an uncommon shade. *Elizabeth, bright rosy sal- mon-red, very double. "Fragrans maxima, rosy sal- mon. * Jewel of Chusan, see Bijou de Chusan. *Laurens Koster, double, rose. *La Ville de St Denis, double, clear rose, passing to pure white. *LoRD Byron, salmon-rose. *Loudonia, double, rose, shaded violet. *LouiSE Mouchelet, salmon- pink, double. Award of Merit, R.H.S. Lumen, purple and white. ♦Madame de Vatry, rose, very double. * Krelage, double white. * Stuart Low, double, reddish salmon. *Madoni, salmon-rose, double. Phoebus, rose, tinted salmon. PicTA, white. Pr^clara, brilliant currant- red. Prosiates, double, rosy lilac. *Reine Elizabeth, see Eliza- beth. Remembrance of A. J. Down- ing, flesh, double. *RiGiDA vioLACEA, double, rosy violet, stained purple. RosA mundi, double, clear salmon, passing to nankeen- flesh. Rosea odorata, deep salmon SUPERBA, rose, white veins. SiRius, deep maroon. *SiR Walter Scott, violet. *Triomphe de Vandermael, bright lilac-rose, very double, grand. *VANDERMj9iLi, doublc, white, shaded rose. Venusta, blood-red. *ViLLE DE St Denis, see La Ville. Vishnu, flesh, gold centre. *Zenobia, double, dark maroon. ZoRAMA, double, white, lilac stain. Athlete, double, rosy mauve, white edges. TREE P/EONIES COLLECTION " B " as advertised. 5/- each; 50/- per dozen. Atropurpurea, single-flowered I Caroline d'Itahe, double. species, deep purple. Caroline d'Itahe, salmon-flesh. Comte de Rambuteau, double^ white, tinted salmon. 172 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. COLLECTION " B "—continued. CoMTESSE d'Aremberg, white, tinted lilac. Glory of Shanghai, clear cerise. HoRATiANA, double, clear lilac, stained darker lilac. HuMEi, tender rose, white edges. Imperatrice Eugenie, double rose. Josephine, double, rosy lilac. La ViLLE de Versailles, double tender rose. LiLACiNA DE St Rome, clear lilac, double. Madame Poiteau, rose and white. Madame Rattier, creamy white, flesh centre. Marie Rattier, double rose. Maxima plena, double white, tinged lilac. MouTAk {the type), single-flowered, faint rosy lilac, 3/- and 5/- each, 30/- and 56/- per doz., according to size. MouTAN fl. pL, double-flowered, faint rosy hlac, 3/- to 5/-, 30/- to 56/- per doz.. according to size. Papaveracea, single-flowered, light lilac, with purple blotches, 3/- to 5/- each; 30/- to 56/- per doz., according to size of plants. Purpurea, dark amaranth, single-flowered. Violacea, single-flowered, purple, 3/6 each. Tree Paeony Moutans 35. & 5s. esch. Copyright, K. &• S. COLLECTIONS OF TREE PAEONIES, the seledtion of Sorts being left to Kfilway ^ Son. COLLECTION "A," 30/- per dozen, 3/- per plant. Made up only of the original Chinese iMoutan) and Japanese " types "; with a single whitish coloured variety; a semi-double whitish coloured kind with purple markings ; and a single purple kind. CHOICE NJIMEB VARIETIES COLLECTION "B," 50/- per dozen, 51- per plant. Double and semi-double, in rose, lilac, blush, blush-white, rich rose, cherry, amethyst and purple colours. COLLECTION "C," 60/- per dozen, 6/- per plant. Double and semi-double, as Collection " C," and including also pure white, maroon, salmon varieties. COLLECTION " D," 10/6 each, seIe<5lion left to Kelwa?^ & Son. Double and semi-double, as Collection " C," and including also pure white, maroon, crimson, deep purple, mahogany and bright salmon varieties. This is the marvellous new Japanese section, single and semi-double, with blooms as large as dinner plates and of astonishing hues of wonderful brilliancy and purity, including scarlet, snow-white, violet, rich purple, rosy scarlet, flesh-pink, etc. Price each. b. d. I/- &■ 1/6; From 9/- doz. Fhiladelphus (the " Syringa " (so-called) or Mock Orange). Like the Diervilla these would be seen to greater advantage if allowed a fair amount of i elbow-room in the shrubbery or if grouped on the lawn ; they are all very charming plants ; fv. deutziaeflorus, single white Deutzia-like flower; fragrant. plenus, double white Deutzia-like form; fragrant. Gordonianus, lo ft., white, very free-flowering and fragrant; July. grandiflorus (syns. P. fijribundus , P. latifolius, P. speciosus), 6 to 12 ft., white, very fine; fra- grant; June. parviflorus. 4 to 10 ft., white, fragrant. Price each, s. d. 1/6 &■ 2/6 i/- &■ 1/6 3/6 to si- ll- &■ 1/6 Lemoinei purpureo-maculatus, pure white well opened large flowers, with a large purplish rose spot in the centre of each petal. From 1 5/- doz. . Phlomis fruticosa {Jerusalem Sage), 3 to 4 ft., deep yellow; whorls of flower in June; rather tender in some localities. A fine bee plant. Plane (see Platanus). Platanus occidentahs (Plane), standards. Good trees for the seaside. Pomegranate (see Punica). Portugal Laurel (see Cerasus lusitanica) . Potentilla Fredrichsheini, sulphur yellow flowers, covering in summer small miniature shrubs i to 2 ft. high. SeElion I (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Tree Pseonies] 173 The Rev. , Sandbacfi Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire. — "The Ros' plants arrived quite safely. Thev are nice strong plants, and I hope will do as well as the others 1 had from you."' Grove Avenue, Yeovil. — " The Roses and fruit trees arrived safely I am very pleased with the quality of the trees; in fact, the man who works for me says he never saw better." Copyright, AT. Olearia Gunniana or Eurybia Gunni (Daisy Tree of New Zealand) IS., IS. 6rf. & 2S. 6d. each Pyrus japonica 15. & IS. td. e:.c]t. Copyriglit, K. (^ S, Price each. s. d. gd. & 1 16 I/-, i/6 &- 2/6 I 6 i/6 &■ 2/6 i/6 &■ 2/6 3/6 ]/- to 1/6; io/6 to 15/- doz. Potentilla fruticosa, 2 to 4 ft.; Slimmer. From 7/6 doz. yellow flowers in Privet (see Ligustrum). Prunus Pissardi, white; March. This flowering tree is remarkable for the beautiful deep colour of its deep maroon-coloured leaves and stems against which, early in the year, the flowers stand out with fine purity. From 10/6 doz. E. Laurocerasus rotundifolius, a very handsome Laurel with large glaucous leaves. Good shrub for town gardens. w. sinensis alba-plena (white double flowers clustering along the shoots); Spring. From 15/- doz. w. Punica granatum plena (double-flowered Pome- granate) , most lovely and most brilliant vermilion- scarlet flowers with handsome foliage. " Pyracantha" (see Crat^gus pyracantha). w. Pyrus japonica (The Japan Quince ; the " Jap- onica"; syn. Cydonia japonica), 6 ft., deep scarlet handsome flowers from January through the summer; fine for trellis, wall, bank, or as a stand- ard, groups on lawns, or isolated hush. A good town shrub. (See illustration.) Price each- s. d. 1/6 S- 2/6 1/6 &. 2/6 1/6 Sy 2/6 1/6 &- 2/6 1/6 &■ 2/6 2 6 1) w. Pyrus japonica alba, lovely white form, slightly tinged pink. w. rosea, pink, a pretty tint. Rhododendron flavum (see Azalea pontica). Rhus Cotinus (Venetian Sumach), 6 ft., pale purple. June. glabra laciniata, foliage like the Asplenium turning bright scarlet in the autumn, very orna- mental. 15/- doz. radicans [Ampelopsis japonica or Rhus Toxico- dendron), green and yellow flowers in June; creeo- ing habit, 3 ft. w. Ribes sanguinea splendens, rich currant red, finest of all the Ribes. May and July. w. sanguineum (Crimson-flowering or American Currant), 6 ft., blood-red flowers in spring. Thrives in towns and by the sea. 7/6 doz. St George's Place, Hyde Park Corner, London. — " I must really write to tell you of the great success of the White Pseony {Mrs William Kelway), which I pur- chased from you three years ago. I have twelve of the most magnificent flowers it is possible to conceive. The first that came out was perfectly double, and the others have varied from double to single. Each has a beautiful orange-coloured centre, and possesses a fragrant perfume. The blossoms are eight inches in diameter. I thought you would like to know this, because, in my opinion, it is one of the grandest spring flowers that has yet been produced." — The late CoL. Sir Edward S. Hill. K.C.B., M.P. 174 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. ROSES ROSES should be grown more generally in the garden AMONGST OTHER PLANTS, as Well as in special beds and Roseries. In one kind or another they lend themselves to every kind of position and treatment, and should take their place with other perennial shrubs. We are convinced that roses in their natural or " dwarf " form and on their own roots will be more used, and we have prepared large num- bers specially in this way, both of Hybrid and Tea kinds. We draw special attention to these, as they are not as a rule easily procured, particularly the Teas. But the Rose family is so large and varied that a Rose Garden — a portion of the garden given wholly to Roses — ^is a delight to many, and the Roses may be grouped in masses of good kinds with fine effect. In our Collection, which comprises only first-class varieties, and occupies several acres in our Nurseries, we have taken care, as far as possible, to include no sorts that have been improved upon or superseded. We recommend the selection of varieties being left to us where possible; and vrhen lists of the sorts required are furnished would be especially glad to have some supplementary names given of sorts which may be substituted for any varieties sold out. We also particularly advise that Roses be ordered early in the season, especially in the " standard " form. This season we have gone through our kinds and have abandoned many \rhich we do not think worth growing in comparison with those we offer. Culture. — For the best results a rich soil is required, such as a rather unctuous deep loam ; good drainage is necessary, and shallow or gravelly soils should, if possible, be improved by the addition of some rich loam; if the soil be too heavy some light vegetable mould will improve it. The richer the soil the better the Roses will flourish, and Hybrid Perpetuals especially should have the ground dug to the depth of i8 inches. When planting, add well- rotten manure with — if possible, and if the ground is very heavy — road earth and burned earth, or coal ashes; do not let the manure touch the roots; the beds should preferably be prepared some little time before planting. If it is a light soil add loam, or even a little clay. Plant from October to March; the earlier in the autumn the better, except on some retentive soils, when spring planting may be preferable. Tread in firmly and put stakes to " standards." The roots of standards should be 4 to 6 inches, and the spot where the bud joins the stock in dwarfs should be about i\ inches, below the surface. Prune well back, especially standards and sorts that arc not very vigorous growers, after planting. Watering is necessary when the summer is very dry, and in August for a succession of bloom through the autumn, and disbudding must be practised by those wishing to grow for exhibition. Apply a mulching of manure in the autumn, and hoe this in early in the spring. A dressing of manure may also be given with profit in summer about May. For green fly syringe with the mixture we offer, see horticultural requisites at the end of the Manual. On receipt, if the weather be not frosty, the plants should be unpacked at once, and the roots wetted. Do not expose the plants more than necessary to drying winds, but lay the roots in soil if planting cannot be done immediately. For Indoor Culture. — Teas and Noisettes are the most suited. The Roses may either be planted out or grown in pots. ; Those most suited for pot culture are indicated in the following lists by the letter P. For mildew, use sulphur. We have included so-called " climbing " varieties in the foUowmg lists for convenience, instead of placing them in that portion of the catalogue devoted to climbers. They are those with C prefixed, and their long shoots enable one to nail or tie them to walls or pillars, or arches, or to train them up trees, with fine effect. Miss Brook House, Axmouth.— " Miss is very much pleased with the Roses— such fine healthy plants, and most carefully and securely packed, not a lea/ even broken off. ' They arrived last evening looking as fresh as possible, as if only just L Esq., , Bolton Crescent, Windsor. — " I am very pleased with the Roses received from you last November." Rose, Lady Gay , IS. 6d., & 2S. 6d. each. Cotyright. K. &• S. HYBRID PERPETUAL Notes. — " Hybrid Perpetuals " have long been favourites on account of their lengthened period of blooming — June to Novem- ber — and their great hardiness. Properly managed, a careful selection of sorts will flower every month in the year. When pruning, the weaker shoots should be cut back rather closely, and the stronger ones left longer. March is the month for pruning H. P. Roses. There is no class more suited for pot culture, forcing, outdoor use, or exhibition. DWARFS, from open ground (budded), purchaser's selection, 1/- each ; 10/6 doz. selection left to us, 9d. or 1/- each; 8/- or 10/6 doz.. 100 for 60/- - on own roots, purchaser's selection, 1/6 each; 15/- doz. ■ selection left to us, 1/3 each; 12/- doz. See Varieties marked R for those on own roots. DWARFS, in pots, 1/6 each; 18/- doz. in very extra size, from 3/6 to 10/6; specially for immediate flower in the greenhouse. STANDARDS or HALF-STANDARDS can be supplied of the varieties marked s, 2/6 or 3/- each; 24/- or 30/- doz. selection left to us,'l/9 or 2/- each; 18/- or 21/- doz. Except those priced otherwise can be supplied on their own roots where marked 1/6 each ; 15/- per doz. Abbreviations: * — Specially suited for exhibition, g. — Of more than usually vigorous habit and therefore exceptionally adapted for GARDEN culture, c. — CLIMBERS. P. — Very suited for pot culture. F. — Very suited for forcing. s. — Standards or Half -Standards are available, r. — Plants on own roots are available. *spG Abel Carri^re, bright purple-crimson; fine form. *RSPFG A. K. Williams, bright reddish crimson, of wonderful beauty; extra. *RSGP Alfred Colomb (syn. Marshal P. Wilder), bright carmine- red, large; superb. SeElion I (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Roses] ■/3 ROSES. HYBRID PERPETUAL— con^/nue J. Banksian Rose. (A Rose without a thorn) 15. 6d. each. RSOC RS *SG *SPFG *SPFG S *RSG *RSPG GC *S FC "G *RSG *.SPFG P ""SPG SG *KSPFG *SG *PG Ards Rover, crimson shaded maroon, large flowers of good substance. Baron de Bonstcttin (Mons. Boncenne), dark crimson; large and full. Haussmann, poppy-red. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, bright crimson, large, fine shape. Baroness Rothschild, vejry light silvery pink, fine shape; very free (see illustration, p. 176). Beauty of Waltham, bright rosy crimson, fine form. Bessie Johnson, blush-white, large and very sweet. Bob Davidson, bright red, with crimson centre ; well formed. Captain Hayward, bright crimson, of fine outhne, early flowering and sweet. Lefebvre (syn. Marguerite Brassac, Paul J amain), fine bright red, shaded purple in centre, large; extra. Climbing Frau Karl Druschki, like Frau Karl Druschki, but of climbing habit; dwarfs. Clio, light rose. Commandeur Jules Gravereaux, velvety red, shaded lighter in centre ; a red Frau Druschki ; 2 /- Comte de Paris, crimson, brightened with red, fine form. Raimbaud, very bright crimson, fine shape, one of the best reds; extra. d'Oxford, bright carmine-red, large, distinct. Coquette des Blanches, white. Countess of Rosebery, soft carmine-rose, large. Crown Prince, bright purple, shaded crimson, fragrant. Dr Andry, bright red, shaded crimson, large; extra. Duchess of Bedford, light bright crimson. r Fife, silvery pink sport from Countess of Rosebery. *RSG Duke of Albany, very vivid crimson. SPFG Connaught, rich fiery velvety crimson, perfect shape, free; extra. *SPFCG Edinburgh, rich vermilion, free, hardy, fine form ; extra. *G Fife, dark crimson-scarlet. *SPFG Teck, light crimson-scarlet, free. *s Wellington, vivid crimson, good form. ■RSPFG Dupuy Jamain, bright cherry-rose, free. *SG Earl of Dufferin, rich velvety crimson, shaded maroon, perfect form. *RSPG Eclair, bright scarlet, free, good for autumn. *s Eugene Fiirst, velvety crimson; extra. E. Y. Teas (see Mons. E. V . Teas). Ferdinand de Lesseps (see Maurice Bernardin). *SPFG Fisher Holmes, bright scarlet, large; extra. *RSG Frau Karl Druschki, purest icy white, large flower; extra fine; dwarfs, i/5 each. *RSFCPG General Jacqueminot, brilliant velvety red, large; extra. SGF Gloire de Margottin, dazzling red, large and full and 01 fine shape. SFPG Glory of Cheshunt, rich shaded crimson, bright and vivid. *s Gustave Piganeau, bright carmine-red. Silver Medal, N.R.S., and First-class Certificate, R.B.S. *SG Harrison Weir, rich velvety crimson and scarlet; grand. *RSFP Henry Bennett, fire-red and carmine, very bright. *RFPG Her Majesty, flesh, large. *SF Horace Vernet, vivid crimson, fine form. *RS Hugh Dickson, crimson shaded scarlet, very large, of per- fect shape; extremely good; dwarfs. *RSp Watson, crimson, shaded carmine; large, full and perfect in form; sweet; dwarfs, 2/6 each. SFP Jean Liabaud, deep velvety crimson ; 2/- *SPFG John Bright, pure glowing crimson, the brightest crimson rose. Rose, Dorothy Perkins IS. & IS. 6d. each. Copyriglit, K . &^ S. M 176 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. ROSES, HYBRID PERPETUAL-con//nueJ. *PFG K3CG *G *5G * *S '■G SFP *51'FG *RPFG *RSPFG 'SPFG *RSPFG RSG SC *RSPF *G *R3PF *RSG G *G *iCPFG *RSPFG *SPG Hopper, rosy crimson, lilac petals, large, very free. Jules Margottin, bright cherry-red. Lady Helen Stewart, bright, clear crimson-scarlet, very vivid, fine scent; fine in autumn. Lord Frederick Cavendish, dazzling scarlet. Macaulay, bright velvety crimson; very sweet. Louis van Houtte, rich maroon-crimson. Madame Delville, bright lilac rose, full and good shape. Edmee Cocteau, soft pink, enormous, lull, very fine. Mrs Geo. Dickson, bright satin pink ; early flowering ; i /6 Madame Gabriel Luizet, Ught silvery piii'k, edged white; distinct; extra. Lacharme, pure white; free. Marchioness of Londonderry, very large ivory-white. ISlargaret Dickson, white, pale flesh in centre, very large, fine form; extra. Gold Medal. N.R.S. Maurice Bernardin (syn. Exposition de Brie, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Sir Garnet Wolseley), rich vermilion, large; free. Merveille de Lyon, white, tinted rosy peach, large, fine shape; extra. RIons. K. Y. Teas, bright rosy crimson, fine shape. Mrs Cocker, soft pearly pink, large flower; very good. John Laing, soft pink, very free, and good till autumn ; extra; one of the best (see illustration p. 177). Harry Turner, brilliant crimson-scarlet; late. R. G. Sharman Crawford, deep rosy pink. Paul Neron, deep pink. President Senelar, reddish cerise, shaded maroon. Pride of Reigate, light crimson, striped carmine-red, the best striped H.P. Waltham, light salmon-pink, large, fine form; best of its colour. Prince Arthur, very rich crimson, shaded deeper; distinct. Camille de Rohan (syn. La Rosiere), very dark crimson-maroon, large; extra. Rose, Baroness Rothschild IS. 6d. cch. i^opyrigtit. A., o* J. *SG G *G G *SPFG *RSGF *RSG *RSG *PFG *RSPFG *RSPFG *SPFG *PFG *S Rose, Ahce Lindsell "^'tyr'Sht. K. &- S. IS. & IS. 6rf. each, Reynolds Hole, maroon, shaded crimson, perfect form, fragrant. Rosieriste Jacobs, fine velvety red, shaded black, large, fragrant. Salamander, bright scarlet-crimson, very vivid, large, very free; extra. Gold Medal, N.R.S. Shandon, deep carmine with reddish centre; very sweet; Hybrid Tea; dwarfs from 1/6 each. Rowland Hill, rich port- wine colour, changing to claret, large, fine shape; free. Spenser, satin-pink, shaded and reflexed white, very large. Certificated several times. Star of Waltham, deep carmine, large; extra. Sultan of Zanzibar, blackish maroon, edged scarlet, large; extra. Thomas Mills, very bright crimson, large. Ulrich Brunner, cherry-crimson, large; extra. Victor Hugo, very bright crimson-red, fine shape; extra. Violette Bouyer, white, sometimes blush, fine habit, one of the best whites; extra. White Baroness, purest white, large, the best autumn white; extra. Xavier Olibo, scarlet, shaded black, large; extra. For prices see page 174. — , Esq., Graincerville South, Newcastle-on-Tyne.- Lhe Rose Trees." -" I am delighted with , Esq., MmLlNDALE, Newbury.— " I recently had some Roses and other things 1 with which 1 am very much pleased. I must compliment you on your pack- from you wim wnicn 1 am very mucn pieasea. 1 must compliment you on your pack- ing; it is perfection." ' '^ , Esq., Corbyn Street, London, N.— " The Roses were in excelleat condition and are very good value. I am very pleased with them; they are very satisfactory ''" Esj3 Bridoeview.-" 1 received the Roses safely yesterday, and was extremely satisned with the plants supplied. ' SeSion I (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Roses] 177 ROSES — continued. Rose, Mrs John Laing IS. 6d. each. Copyrtgkt, ti.. Gr ^, CopyrigJit^ K. & S. Rose, William Allen Richardson IS. or IS. 6d, each. NOISETTE (Rosa indica noiiettiana) THE highly fragrant flowers of the Noisettes are chiefly borne in clusters, and are well shown off against walls or trellis, or when covering arches or forming hedges. All the yellow sorts are slightly tender, and should be grown against a south or west wall; the yellow varieties as standards or pyramids should be protected during frost. Noisettes require very little pruning. The flowering season is through the summer and autumn. DWARFS, from open gionnd, budded, qi on own loots, 1/- or 1/6 each ; 10/6 or 15/- dozen. DWARFS, in pots, 1/6 each ; IS/- dozen. STANDARDS AND HALF-STANDARDS, 3/6 or 3/- each ; 24/- or 30/- dozen. Can be supplied of the following varitics marked s. Own roots marked k. *RCG A.imee Vibert, pure white, small, large clusters ; fine for arches, pergola, or pillar, or against the house ; a good weeping variety. "RSCPFG Celine Forestier, rich sulphur-yellow; extra. *G Cloth of Gold, deep yellow, edged sulphur; extra; 1/6 each. EG Golden Queen, deep golden yellow, shaded copper colour, large and full, dwarfs, 1/6 each. * RCG Lamarque, pure white, sulphur-yellow centre, specially suit- able for a south wall. (See illustration, p. 178.) 1/6 each. PFG L'Ideal, yellow and metallic red, streaked and tinted golden yellow, distinct ; extra. *PFG Madame Caroline Kustcr, orange-yellow, large. *RCPF Marechal Niel, bright golden-yellow, large, fine form; extra; best suited for indoor, specially suitable for a south wall. *RSGC Reve d'Or, nankeen-copper, distinct; very free fiowering/ and suited for arches; extra; nearly evergreen. PFG Solfaterre, sulphur-yellow, large. 1/6 each. *RSCG Wm. Allen Richardson, orange-yellow, small, very distinct, extra; good for arches. (See illustration.) CHINA (BENGAL) AND CHINA HYBRIDS 9d. each; 7/6 dozen. G AtiCE Hamilton, bright velvety red; large semi-double China. I /6 each. c Common Blush (syn. Pink China), velvet-pink, monthly. *G CoMTESSE DU Cayla, copper and crimson, with orange outer petals. 2/- each. G COQUITO, cherry red, white centre ; very free flowering and sweet scented. 2/- each, cc Cramoisi Sup^rieure, glowing crimson, a wonderful bloomer, and a good bedder. Gc Field-Marshal, deep crimson tinted velvety amaranth, large, t/6 each, G MoNS. Petrus Donzel, deep crimson and red, semi-double China variety, flowers sometimes shaded black; free flowering. *G Laurette Messimy, satin rose, base of petals bronzy yellow, a charming colour, i /6 each. ViRiDiFLORA (the Green Tea Rose), perfectly green double flowers, freely borne; a great curiosity. PF White Pet, miniature free-flowering white. Amongst these Roses and Moss Roses in beds, Gladioli, flowering after the Roses have gone, should be planted. m2 178 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. ^■I ^^^Bi ^HO^^^r^^^^^^^^^H ■ ■ rN? * ^^!^^l 1 i 1 1 lffw%fiimiiiii«i 1 H ^■kt^-^'-^l^^^^l ^^^1 ^^^K2^8^^^i^>^j^^^H^i i m ^B^^^^^^2^B Rose, Lamarque IS, 6d. each. Copyright, K. &• S, c Ejmile Fortepaule, white, sulphur-yellow centre. i/6 each. RGS Evangeline, white, tipped ' . pink, large single flowers borne in clusters, very fragrant, i /6 each. kcg Evergreen Gem, yellow, buff when in bud, white when fully open, double flowers, 2 to 3 inches across ; fragrance of Sweel Briar. Rcc Felicit£ Perpetde {R. Sempervirens) , e v e r - green, creamy white, back of petals pink, small flowered ; very suited indeed for arches ; very vigorous, cjd. and i/- each, c Ferdinand Roussel, rose, large bold flowers, late flowering. 2/- each. rsgc Flower of Fairfield, a perpetual flowering Crimson Rambler. 1/6 each, c Francois Guillot, yellow, passing to white, edged pink. 1/6 each. SGC Francois Poisson, sulphur- yellow, shaded orange. 1/6 each. buds deep of clear HARDY RAMPANT CLIMBING, RAMBLER AND WICHURIANA HYBRIDS For covering Trellises, Arches, etc., and for exposed situations. 1/- and 1/6 each, unless otherwise stated. From 9/- per dozen. Standard Weeping Roses, marked s,from 2/6, 3/6, 5/- and 7/6 each. Own Roots marked r 1/6 each, 15/- per dozen. Adelaide Moulle, lilac-pink, carmine centre. 1/6 each. Aglaia, see Yellow Rambler. Alberic Barrier, creamy white shaded yellow yellow, semi-double. American Pillar, single flowers, lovely shade pink, white eye. 2/6 each. Bardou Job, rich crimson shaded black-crimson, semi- double ; a great fa^'Ourite. i /- each. Belle de Baltimore, flesh white, very fine and vigorous. Blush Rambier, blush pink, like apple blossom ; large clusters of single flowers like the Crimson Rambler, but looser; very fine, i/- and i/5 each. (See illustrntion, p. 180.) Christian Carle, flesh-rose, sport of Dorothy Per/tins. 1/6 each. Climbing White Pet, very profuse, huge clusters of pure white flowers, i /- each. Crimson Rambler (Polyantha). This novelty from Japan has become a necessity almost everywhere. Of very vigorous growth, making shoots from 7 to 10 feet long, with splendidly coloured foliage almost everywhere, and with marvellous pyramidal trusses of bloom of brightest crimson colour. The effect of a large plant covered with flowers is exceedingly fine, gd., 1/6 and 2/6 each. From 7/5 doz. Delight, single style of Hiaicatha, but more carmine, very free flowering. 1/6 each. Dorothy Dennison, sport from Dorothy Perkins, shell pink, base of petals creamy-white, i /6 each. Dorothy Perkins, beautiful shell pink ; semi-double, flowering in clusters. (See illustration, p. 175.) SGC GC RCG GO EGG Rose Aglaia (Yellow Rambler IS. & IS. Crf. eaclu Lol'yiii^Jll, Seaion I (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, P]tc. [Roses] 179 HARDY RAMPANT CLIMBING, RAMBLER AND WICHURIANA HYBRIDS— cor./mue^. Rose, Dean Hole 15. 6d. each. Co-pyright, K. &> S. Penzance Briar, Julie ' Mannering IS. each. Co-pyright, K. A' S. GC RGCS CG GC RGCS RSCG GC RSGC CG GC CG CG RGC GC RSCG RSGC RCG Francois Juranville, bright salmon-pink. 1/6 each. Gardenia, bright yellow, changing to cream, i /6 each. Gerbe, rose, clear pink. 1/6 each. Goldfinch, deep golden-yellow, changing to pale orange, small flowers in large trusses. 2/- each. Hiawatha, large single crimson, very fine. 1/6 each. Jersey Beauty, yellow, single-flowered, shiny foliage ; one of the best of this class. Joseph Billard, single, bright rose shaded crimson. 1/6 each. Lady Gay, shell pink, very beautiful and free, long branches covered with semi-double flowers after the style of Crimsoyi Rambler, i/-, 1/6 and 2/6 each. (See illus- tration, p. 174.) Leontine Gervais, salmon-rose, changing to yellow. I ,/6 each. Leuchtstern, single-flowered, pink, large white eye, similar in growth to Crimson Rambler, i /6 each. Manda's Triumph, double, white, good. Micrantha, small flowered single white, i /6 each. Paul's Carmine Pillar, very robust ; flowers of brightest possible carmine-crimson colour ; quite hardy. Single White, pure white, vigorous ; very beautiful. Paul Transon, large double rosy pink flowers in bunches of 20 to 2S ; very free. Perle des Neiges, purest white, flowering in trusses like Crimson Rambhr. i /6 each. Philadelphia Rambler, glowing crimson. 1/6 each. Pink Roamer, pink flowers edged rose, large bunches, very fine, single flowered. Psyche, pale salmon-pink, companion to Crimson Rambler. gc gcs RGC GC GC RGC Rene Andre, semi-double flowers 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter, buds dark saffron yellow tinted dark orange-red ; petals bright saffron-yellow with orange-red base turning pinkish white veined carmine. Tea-scented, dark green glossy foUage. Rosy Rambler [Euphrosyne] , rose-co'oured clusters. 2/- each. Rubra, single flowers in clusters, pale scarlet tinted orange- red, white at liase, numerous orange-red stamens, clear green glossy foliage. RussELLiANA, rose changing to lilac ; distinct variety. 2/- each. South Orange Perfection, white tipped pink, very beautiful, fine foliage. Starlight, single white, suffused rose-violet. 2/- each. Tausendschon, pink, passing to bright rose and carmine ; vigorous. 2/- each. Tea Rambler, deep coppery pink, changing to soft salmon- pink ; very pretty, i /6 each. Una, pale buff buds, turning nearly white. 1/6 each. Universal Favourite, double, pink, full and pretty. Veilchenblau, the bluest violet rose exi.sting. 2/6 each. Waltham Rambler, pink, paler in the centre, i/-, 1/6 and 2/6 each. White Dorothy Perkins, true white sport of the well- known Dorothy Perkins. 2/6 each. White Rambler (Thalia), white clusters, gd., i/- and 1/6 each. Wichuriana, pure white in clusters. Yellow Rambler [Aglaia), clusters of small canary yellow flowers ; very hardy and sweet. Other suitable sorts for arches are Cheshunt Hybrid, Reine Marie Henriette, Reve d'Or, W. A. Richardson, Aimee Vibert. For other Climbing Roses see those marked c in Hybrid Perpetual, Tea, and other lists. i8o KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Hose, blush Rambler 15. & IS. 6d.each, Copyrighi, K. &> S. ose, Larohne 1 estoul IS. or IS. 6d. each. LORD PENZANCE'S HYBRID SWEET BRIARS or EGLANTINE 1/- each, or onr selection, 9/- per dozen. The fifteen varieties for 10/6. THESE fine novelties, raised by the Right Hon. Lord Penzance, possess all the sweetness of foliage of the true Sweet Briar, with a wonderful profusion of flowers, varying in colour from pale yellow and tcrra-cotta to crimson. They are perfectly hardy and extremely vigorous in habit. Flowering from June to October, The flowers are single or serai-double, and when the flowering season has gone bright scarlet seed pods succeed, which make a handsome picture amongst the deep green, scented foliage. They make charming hedges; prices per loo, 60/- to 75/-. GC Amy Robsart, lovely deep rose, the buds before opening are most graceful, of true Sweet Briar type, an abundant bloomer, robust and free; very good. GO Anne of Geierstein, dark crimson, followed by an abundance of pretty clustered bunches of hips, large foliage, good grower, and of graceful branching habit; very good indeed. GC Brenda, maiden's blush or peach blossom, dainty in colour and shade. GO Catherine Seyton, soft rosy pink, the bright golden anthers being very prominent. GO Edith Bellenden, pale rose, flowering profusely. GC Flora McIvor, pure white blushed with rose, large flowers. GC Green Mantle, bright rich pink, with a band of white encircling the anthers. GC Jeannie Deans, semi-double, very large scarlet-crimson, flower- ing freely in clusters, foliage of a deep healthy-looking green, and very strong growing; very good. GC Julie Mannering, soft pearly or porcelain pink, the prettiest of all the pink varieties, very free flowering, thoroughly perpetual, with flower and foliage deliciously scented; very good. (See illustration p. 179). GC Lady Penzance, beautiful soft tint of copper with a peculiar metallic lustre; the base of each petal is a bright yellow; very free flowering, with a delicious perfume from foliage and flower; shoots pendulous. GC Lucy Ashton, pretty white blooms with pink edges. GC Lucy Bertram, a fine deep crimson, centre pure white. GC Meg Merrilies, gorgeous crimson, very free flowering, seeds abundantly. GC Minna, large pure white, opening with a tint of palest blush. GC Rose Bradwardine, beautiful clear rose, perfect in shape, very profuse, strong robust habit; very good. Rev. , Melton-on-the-Hill, Doncaster. — "I got some Penzance Briars from you some years ago which have been a great success. or forty yards long, and it is a splendid sight when in bloom." They fcrm a hedge thirty SeElion I (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Roses] 1 8 1 Caroline Testout. Dean Hole. HYBRID TEA ROSES Viscountess Folkestone. Copyright, K. — continued. [Roses] 183 Rose, Irish Elegance. IS. 6d. each. Copyright, K. &= 5. Rosa rugosa alba. gji.. & IS. each. Copyright, K. &• S. PG G Dean Hole (Hybrid Tea), silvery carmine, shaded salmon-pink with a vermilion centre. Gold Medal, N.R.S. ; dwarf. i/6each. {See illustrations, pp. ijg and 181,) Devoniensis, white, tinted yellow, large ; extra fine (same as Climbing Devoniensis) . Dorothy Page Roberts (Hybrid Tea), copperj'-pink, suffused apricot-yellow ; very fine. 2/6 each. RatcUffe, coral-red shaded yellow ; style of the Lyon rose ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Dr. J. Campbell Hall, large perfectly-shaped flower, red tinted white, with a yellow centre ; sweet ; dwarf. 1/6 each. O'Donel Browne (Hybrid Tea), carmine-rose ; flower large and perfectly formed. Gold Medal, -zjf) each. Duchess of Portland (Hybrid Tea), pale sulphur yellow, with an occasional tinge of Eau de Nil. 1/6 each. of WelUngton, intense saffron-yellow, stained rich crimson ; fine form ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Dusseldorf, coppery-rose, shaded yellow; dwarf. 2/6 each. Earl of Warwick, salmon-pink with vermilion centre, of perfect form ; dwarf, i /6 each. Edith d'Ombrain (Hybrid Tea), white, shaded pink ; large ; extra good. Edu Meyer, coppery yellow, shaded nasturtium red and orange ; fine for buttonholes and for massing. Edward Mawley, finest of all the dark crimsons ; dwarf. 3/6 each. Elaine, pale lemon-yellow ; slightly tipped pink ; dwarf. 2/- each. England's Glory (Hybrid Tea), flesh colour with satinj'- pink centre ; large and full ; profuse bloomer, and first rate in every respect. PG Entente Cordiale, creamy-white, tinted carmine ; dwarf. 2/6 each. PG Ethel Malcolm, ivory-white, passing to purer white ; large bloom ; dwarf. 3/6 each. *RG Etoile de France, velvety crimson, centre vivid cherry- red ; very free flowering ; fine cupped form ; verv beautiful. *RPG de Lyon, bright sulphur-yellow, perfect shape ; extra fine. PG Evelyn Dauntesey, style of La France ; soft salmon, and distinctly stained carmine ; dwarf. 2/6 each. *RG Exquisite, bright crimson, shaded lighter, of good shape ; free flowering and sweet, i /6 each. *RG Florence Pemberton, creamy white, flushed peach at the edges ; magnificent. *RSPG Francisca Kruger, copper, shaded yellow and rose, fine shape ; free. PFG Frau Nicola Welter, orange, with saffron yellow, long narrow buds ; dwarf. 2.'- each. PPG F. R. Patzer, creamy-buff ; back of petals delicate warm pink ; dwarf. 2/6 each. PFSG Geo. C. Waud, brilliant orange-vermilion ; sweet and distinct ; dwarf. 2/ -each, s George Laing Paul, deep crimson red, large, full, sweet and free flowering. RSG Georges de Cadoudal, bright pink tinted carmine, large ; dwarf. i/6 each. RCPFG Gloire de Dijon, yellow, shaded salmon, large ; extra fine ; strongly recommended for every situation. RSPFG Lyonnaise (Hybrid Tea), creamy white, of lovely form, sweetly scented. *RG Grace Darhug (Hybrid Tea), white, shaded and edged rose, distinct ; free. 184 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. ROSES, TEA-SCENTED AND HYBRID TEAS-con^m^e^. Rose, Mrs. David McKee 15. ad. e^ch. Copyright, K. &= S. *RSPG *RPFG Grace Molyneux, brighter than Rubens ; dwarf. 2/- each. Gruss an Sangerhausen, bright red^ centre carmine ; large and very beautiful. Teplitz, semi-double, rich crimson tinted maroon ; suitable for massing and walls. His Majesty, fine dark crimson, shaded deep vermilion ; superb variety ; dwarf. 2/6 each. HomSre, Ught rose, suffused deeper, distinct ; extra iine. Hon. Edith Gifford, white, sHghtly tinted rose ; extra. fine. Ina Bingham (Hybrid Tea), purest pink ; deeply veined flowers ; semi-double; grand. 2/- each, Hugo Roller (Tea), saffron-yellow, outside petals shaded cherry-red. 2/6 each. Irene, white washed with bright pink ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Irish Brightness (single), vivid crimson, shading to pink at the base of the petals ; large trusses of 5 to 10 blooms ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Elegance, single flowered, blush-pink {seeillustration, p. 183). 1/6 each. Harmony (single) , saffron-yellow, creamy white when well open ; very free flowering ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Pride (single), ecru colour suffused old rose, with a band of gold outside ; very sweet ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Star (single), rose colour, with rich golden stamens ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Jacques Vincent, coral-red with a yellowish shade ; dwarf. 2/- each. James Coey, deep golden-yellow, edges of petals white ; perfect form ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Jean Note, chrome yellow, changing to cream ; dwarf. 1/6 each. J. Ferguson (Hvbrid Tea), silvery-pink, back of petals darker in colour ; growth erect and vigorous. 5 /- each . John Cuff, deep carmine-pink, yellow base of petals ; dwarf. 2/- each. SCG •rspg *SPFG PGS Jonkheer J. L. Mock, clear red mixed with rose and aurora reflects ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Joseph Hill, rosy salmon, shaded yellow, large and full ; free flowering. Lowe, glorified Madame Abel Chatenay ; d-warf. I, '6 each. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria (Hybrid Tea), cream, tinged lemon, beautifully formed (see illustration, p. 182). Friedrich, yellow, dying off with a red tint ; free. Killarney, bright pink, suffused silvery white, buds very long. La Boule d'Or, fine golden-yellow, Targe. — Fraicheur (Hyrbid Tea), bright rosy pink, reflexed silver. — France (Hybrid Tea), silvery peach, distinct ; extra. Flice Stanley, deep coral-rose, outside petals pale flesh slightly flushed, deeper flesh inside ; big perfect flower ; dwarfs. 2/6 each. — Tosca (Hybrid Tea), salmon-flesh, flushed with bright pink. 2/6 each. Lady Ashton, very pale rose, shading to yellow at the base of the petals, reflex silvery pink ; fine. i/5 each. Alice Stanley, deep coral-rose, outside petals pale flesh slightly flushed, deeper flesh inside ; big perfect flower; dwarfs. 2/6 each. Battersea, cherry-red, suffused orange, medium size on long stems, Hillingdon (Hybrid Tea), deep golden-yellow ; long buds ; very free flowering 2/- each. Katherine (Hybrid Tea), delicate pink ; sweet scented. 5/- each. Mary FitzwilUam (Hybrid Tea), light rosy-pink, deeper in centre ; fine form ; early ; extra. Mary Ilchester, deep rosy-red ; large flower ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Roberts, rich apricot, tinted coppery-red, shaded orange at the edges ; beautiful. Section I (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Roses] ROSES, TEA-SCENTED AND HYBRID TEAS.— continued. Rose, IVlarie Van Houtle '-opynght, K. &• S. IS. 6-15. td. each. G Rossmore (Hybrid Tea), reddish-crimson with claret shading. 2/- each. SG Le Progres, nankeen-yellow, changing to Ughter yellow, large and full PG Leshe Holland (Hybrid Tea), deep scarlet-crimson, shaded velvety crimson, dazzling shade. 5/- each. *SPFG Liberty, velvety crimson ; one of the best red roses for forcing. PGS Lyon, coral-red or shrimp pink, shaded salmon-yellow ; extra good novelty ; dwarf, i /6 each. PG Mabel Drew (Hybrid Tea), deep cream and canary- yellow. 3/6 each. *SPFG Madame Abel Chantenay (Hybrid Tea), carmine-rose, shaded deep salmon ; exceedingly fragrant. PFSG Alfred Carriere, creamy-white, yellowish base ; dwarf. 1/6 each. SPF B6rard, clear rose ; large ; fine form ; extra fine. FG Charles, bright apricot. *SPG de Watteville, pale lemon, tinted pink ; very pretty. RSG Edmte Metz, rosy pink, shaded salmon ; very free flowering. *RSPF Falcot, dark apricot ; extra fine. Hector Leuilliot, golden yellow, with a carmine centre; large; very fine. 1/6 each. "RSPFG Hoste, bright yellow, very large ; fine shape. Jean Dupuy, golden yellow washed creamy pink ; continuous bloomer ; very good. i/5 each. *RSC Jules Gravereaux, yellow, with rosy peach centre ; very large flower. *RSPFG Lambard, bright rose ; very free. PGS Melanie Soupert, sunset yellow on rosy carmine ground; dwarf. 2/6 each. *R Paul Gruetz (Hybrid Tea), lovely soft pink ; pretty shaped flower. *RSPG *SPG PG PG RG *PG RSG *RPFG EAPFG RPF *G PG PG PG *G PGS PG PFG PFG *R PG RS *RSGF PG PG PG PGS PG PFG PG PG PFG PG PG PG Madame Willermoz, white, salmon centre ; large. Maman Cochet, pale pink, shaded salmon ; superb ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Marchioness of Wakefield, brilliant salmon-pink and silvery blush ; dwarf. 3/6 each. Margaret Molyneux, saflron-yellow, shaded apricot ; dwarf. 2/- each. Marie Ducher, yellowish white, outer petals light rose ; very large. Guillot, beautiful white, tinted yellow. Van Houtte, yellowish white, lined rose at edge ; large ; fine form ; extra fine. Marquis of Salisbury (Hybrid Tea), crimson; semi- double. Marquise Litta (Hybrid Tea), carmine-rose, bright centre ; extra fine. de Sinety (Hybrid Tea), copper and yellow; large and full ; very distinct. 2/6 each. Meteor, dark crimson ; free ; extra fine. Mildred Grant, silvery white, fiushed pale peach, high- pointed centre ; a splendid new rose. Miss Cynthia Forde, brilliant rose-pink, shaded lighter pink ; perfect form ; dwarf. 2/6 each. V. Liddell, pale satin-pink, shading to white with a coppery centre ; very large and full ; free and good. Mme. Jules Grolez (Hybrid Tea), reddish-crimson with claret shading. 2/- each. Molly Sharman Crawford, pale lemon-white ; large and full, and perfectly formed ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Mrs Aaron Ward, deep orange-yellow; dwarf. 1/6 each. Alfred Byass, pale pink ; large. 1/6 each. Alfred Tate, coppery-red, shaded fawn ; long perfect-pointed bud ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Amy Hammond (Hybrid Tea), clear amber shading to bright apricot. Gold Medal, N.R.S. 3/6 each. Chas. E. Allan (Hybrid Tea), pale neutral orange, changing to clear ochre and yellowish-buff. 3/6 each. Conway Jones (Hybrid Tea), creamy white, tinted salmon-pink; fine. 1/6 each. Com wallis- West (Hybrid Tea), shell and rose-pink. Gold Medal, N.R.S. 3/6 each. David M'Kee, large creamy white flower of great substance and fine form ; very free flowering ; lovely. Gold Medal, N.R.S. 1/6 each. David Jardine, bright rosy-pink ; dwarf. Dudley Cross (Tea), pale chamois-yellow ; free ; dwarf. 2/- each. Edward Mawley, light rosy pink to bright clear pink ; very beautiful in form. 1/6 each. Edward J. Holland, deep salmon-rose, shaded lighter, perfect in shape and form ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Foley-Hobbs (Hybrid Tea), clear pink on edges of petals on delicate ivory-white. 3/6 each. Fred Straker, orange-crimson, with silvery fawn on front of petals ; dwarf. 3/6 each. G. W. Kershaw (Hybrid Tea), deep rose-pink, large and full. 2/- each. Harold Brocklebank, creamy-white, buff centre ; dwarf. 2/- each Herbert Stevens (Hybrid Tea), white, with a distinct fawn to peach ; very fine 3/6 each. Hubert Taylor (Hybrid Tea), superb flowers ; shell-pink on edges of petals ivory-white. 2/6 each. James Craig (Hybrid Tea), salmon and rose ; very free and continuous bloomer. 2/6 each. Joseph H. Welch (Hybrid Tea), brilUant rose-pink. 3/6 each. Leonard Petrie, delightful honey-yellow, delicate claret smear on back of petals, expands pale sulphur- yellow ; dwarf. 3/6 each. P. H. Coats, deUcate milky-white ; fine forcing rose ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Wakefield Christie Miller, soft pearly blush, shaded salmon, outside petals vermihon-rose ; very good variety ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Walter Easlea, glowing crimson-carmine, deepening to satiny crimson ; dwarf. 3/6 each. i86 KELWAYS' MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. ROSES. TEA-SCENTED AND HYBRID TEAS-con/,nuec/. Lopyright, K, Pillar Rose, Reine Marie Henriette. IS. & IS. 6d, each. Copyright 1%. &' S Rose Arches, Reine Mane Henriette IS. & I3t 6d. each. Mrs W. J. Grant (syn. Belle Liebrecht) (Hybrid Tea), rose-pink ; large and sweet and handsome. Wm. Cooper, deep rosy flesh, blush edges ; dwarf. 2/- each. W. T. Massey (Tea) , orange-yellow, long and pointed buds. 3/6 each. Muriel Grahame, pale cream, faintly flushed rose with a, pink centre ; good form ; a sport from Catherine Mermet. Gold Medal, N.R.S. i/6 each. My Maryland, bright salmon-pink, pale edges ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Niphetos, pale lemon, sometimes pure white ; large ; extra fine. Otto von Bismark, brighter than La France ; dwarf. 2/- each. Papa Lambert (Hybrid Tea), bright crimson ; enormous flowers of fine form. Perie de Lyon, deep yellow. des Jaunes, golden yellow with copper-coloured centre ; large and full. Pharisaer (Hybrid Tea), rosy white, centre deep salmon- rose ; very large ; dwarf, i /6 each. Pink Rover, pale pink, deeper in centre ; large fine form. Pollaert (Hybrid Tea), large pure pink ; sweetly scented ; borne on erect stems ; very free flowering. 3/6 each. President (syn. Adam), rose, shaded salmon ; large ; fine form. Prince de Bulgarie, silvery-fiesh, shaded deep salmon ; dwarf. 1/6 each. Princesse Chas. de Ligne (Hybrid Tea), rose, bright carmine centre; large. " -^_ — de Sagan, velvety crimson, shaded blackish purple, reflexed amaranth. PG PCS G *CPG *RFG PFG PGS GC Princesse M. Merchertsky (Hybrid Tea), deep china-pink deeper than Killarney ; very free ; one of the best pinks ; large flower 1/6 each. Princess of Wales, outside petals rosy yellow ; centre rich golden yellow. Queen of Spain (Hybrid Tea), pale flesh, darker in centre ; fine exMbition rose. Gold Medal. 2/- each. Reine Marie Henriette (Hybrid Tea), deep carmine ; extra ; very suitable for arches. Rev. David R. Williamson, dark velvety crimson, shaded maroon ; very fine and extremely sweet. Rhea Reid (Hybrid Tea), large red ; grand. 2/6 each. Richmond, velvety crimson ; one of the best ; dwarf. I /6 each. Rosomane Gravereaux, rosy red. Rubens, rose and white, yellow centre ; large. Safrano, bright apricot, changing to buff. Senateur Mascurand, amber-yellow, turning to light sulphur-yellow ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Saint Rorame (Hybrid Tea), china- pink, shaded coppery salmon and carmine ; large, full and good form ; dwarf, i /6 each. Simplicity, pure white, almost single ; dwarf. 2/6 each. Soleil D. Angers, vermilion red, base of petals deep ochre yellow, edges being again vermilion red ; grand. 2/6 each. Souvenir de David d'Angers, brilhant carmine scarlet ; distinct. d'Elise, white blush centre. Vardon, white, yellow centre, sometimes edged rose. S. A. extra. Prince, one of the finest pure whites ; Seaion I (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Roses] 187 ROSES, TEA-SCENTED AND HYBRID TEAS— con/mueJ. Copyright, K. &= S. Rose, Persian Yellow gd. each. *RS Souvenir de Pierre Netting, deep apricot yellow, shaded orange ; very free flowering ; this variety is one of the best in cultivation, surpassing Maman Cochet in beauty a,nd size and form, i /6 each. «RPPG d'un Ami, salmon and rose ; large. PFGS Sulphurea, pale lemon-yellow ; dwarf, i /6 each. *PFG Sunburst (Hybrid Tea), cadmium-yellow, with orange- yellow centre ; very large buds carried singly on long stout stems ; finest of all yellow roses in commerce. 5/- each. *RG Sunrise, outer petals reddish carmine, shading to delicate fawn and pale salmon within, the open blossoms of pleasing yellow. The bronzy foUage and the warm opening tints of the perfectly shaped flowers are charming ; verv fine for buttonholes, i /6 each. *ESPFG Sunset, rich tawny saffron ; extra *RSPF The Bride, white ; extra. *RSG Viscountess Folkestone (Hybrid Tea), silvery pink ; large. (See illustration, p. 181.) PG Walter Speed, deep lemon-yellow ; large and fine form ; dwarf. 2/5 each. Gc Waltham Chmber, crimson. PG White Killarney, pure white ; very fine ; dwarf. 2/- each. *RSG White Maman Cochet, ivory white form of this fine kind. I /6 each. RAMANAS (Rosarugosa) STANDARDS, 2/6 and 3/6. FINE garden Roses, with dense foUage of deep polished green. These Roses are natives of Japan, and bloom from May to September; in the winter the bushes are covered with very decorative bunches of large scarlet, or crimson, or orange fruit. The fruit is edible and of good flavour. An excellent group of roses for town and seaside gardens. Japanese Rose [Rosa rugosa) comes from the coolest parts of Japan, and is one of the hardiest and most robust of all Roses. It is valuable also for the beauty of its fruits, which are large and bright red. — Gardening Illustrated. It is even being used for covert planting. Rosa Rugosa Jam. — ^To each pound of fruit allow one and a half pints of water, and one and a half pounds of loaf sugar. Prepare the "hips " by cutting them in halves across, and scooping out all seeds and hairy insides most carefullv. Boil the water and su^r until it thickens. Then put in first the less ripe " hips," afterwards adding the ripe ones. Simmer gently till soft, an hour or longer, as necessary. When the fruit is golden yellow, it is the finest for jam. When a crimson red, it is often too ripe and soft. Use cane sugar, not beet sugar. — Amateur Gardening. Rugosa {Regeliana), single, pure fiery crimson, fragrant, large golden anthers, gd. each; 7/6 per doz. ALBA, single, pure white, fragrant. (See illustration,^. 183.) gd. and i/- each; from g/- per doz. CoMTE d'Epremesnil, purplisli rose, sweetly scented, and very ornamental, gd. each. 7/6 dozen. Conrad F. Meyer, large double flower, clear silvery rose. : ,'- each. G Rugosa Evening (Kelway's), a pretty variety, rose colour, semi- double. 1/6 each; 12/- per doz. G Madame Georges Bruant, finest double white, exceedingly handsome;beautifulgardenrose. gd.and i/-each; fromg/-doz. G Maid of the Mill (Kelway's), small flowered, carinine. 1/6 each; 12/- doz. SG REPENS alba, white; very fine as a "weeping "standard. 1/6 ea. Yesoensis, a new kind with very lovely pink flowers. 3/6each, i88 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. DAMASK (Rosa damascena) YORK AND LANCASTER (The Rose o£ England), white, striped red ; sometiines halJ-white or half-red, or all white or all red. 1/6 each ; 18/- per dozen. (See illustration, p. 182.) MOSS (Rosa centifolia muscosa) 1/- each ; 10/6 per dozen. These interesting garden Roses iiower in May, June, and July; they are deliciously fragrant. They like close pruning and plenty of manure ; the richer the soil the better. Lanei, bright rosy crimson, tinted purple, very large and double. Marie des Blois, bright rose pink, very mossy. Princess Adelaide, flesh pink. White Bath, paper white^ sometimes llaked pink, large. Wm. Lobb, dark purplish rose, very free, in clusters. Zenobia, satin rose, large, very fragrant; well mossed. VARIOUS ROSES Own Roots marked r 1/- each. GR Aschenbrodel, peach salmon centre, small flower, very free, good bedder. 1 16 each. Austrian Yellow {R. lutea), single yellow ; i/- each ; 9/- doz. -Copper (if. lutea), single, coppery red; i/- each; 9/- doz. GR Baby Dorothy, perpetual flowering dwarf, colour of Dorothy Perkins ; splendid for massing and bedding. 1/6 each, RGC Banksia alba (B anhsiaii) , pure white, perfumed, very small, in large clusters. (See illustration, P-I75-) RGC LUTEA {Banksiafi), fine yellow, very small, in large clusters. Both are fine for walls. Beauty of Glazenwood, see Fortune's Yellow. Burnet, see Scotch. RG Cabbage, or Coai.\ion Provence (R. centifolia) rosy pink, large, gd. each; 7/6 doz. RGC Fortune's Yellow, or Beauty of Glazenwood, orange- yellow, sometimes flaked apricot, extra fine ; for a south or west wall; 1/6 each; 15/- doz. G Frau Cecilie Walter, deep yellow, soft cream when open; a very beautiful and distinct Polyantha variety; flowers in trusses; 2/- each. RPG Gloire des Polyanthes, dwarf, bright rose with a white centre, full, and of good form and floriferous; gd. each. RPGC Gloire des Rosomanes, crimson, semi-double, fine and good in the autumn. GR Jessie, bright cherry crimson, good bedder. 2/- each. *GC Juliet, New, old gold colour, inner petals rich rosy red deepening to deep rose ; constant bloomer. Remarkably showy and novel ; large exhibition flower. 3 /6 each. Lucida, bright red, charming shiny reddish foliage; i/- each; 9/- doz. G Maiden's Blush [R. centifolia), hght blush; i/- each. 1/6 each i5/-doz. Lo-pyright, K. &= S. Spiraea Bumalda, Anthony Waterer gd., IS. & IS. 6d, each, GR* Mrs W. H. Cutbush, rosy pink, grand boddor. 2/- each. G Perle d'Or (if. Polyantha hybrida), nankeen yellow, orange centre, distinct and very beautiful; dwarf; i/- each. RG Persian Yellow (if. lutea), very deep yellow (see illustra- tion, p. 1 87) ; gd. each. G Phillipine Lambert, silvery pink; centre, deep flesh; buds carmine pink; a dwarf perpetual Polyantha variety; i/- each. RP Polyantha multiflora nana (Kelway), new, white flushed with pink; 1/6 each. GC Refulgence, dazzling crimson scarlet with golden stamens, semi-double, produced in clusters. 2/6 each. R Scotch, or Scotch Briar or Burnet (if. spinosissima) ; gd. each. R double white. Both are good plants for near the sea. They make beautiful hedges; gd. each. c Sweet Briar (if. rubiginosa). [Eglantine), light pink. Makes a. good hedge; 5d. and gd. each. RG Unique, or White Provence (if. centifolia), pure white, large; gd. each. JPrice each. s. d. .6d. & gd. Rosmarinus ofi&cinalis (Rosemary), 4 ft., purple; February. Fragrant; hardiest on warm soUs; should be given a sheltered position. 4/- to 6/- doz. Rubns phoenicolasius (Japanese Wineberry). See Fruits (Section i (e) ). Price each. s. d. 1/6 &■ 2/6 2/6, 3/6, 5/- &■ 10/6 Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow). Sea Buckthorn (see Hippophai rhamnoides). E. Sequoia gigantea (syn. Wellingtonia g.; the Ever- green Redwood Tree). Spanish Gorse (see Genista hispanica). Spaitium (see Cytisus and Genista). Seaion / (d). HARDY PERENNIAL SHRUBS, Etc. [Roses] 189 Spiraea ariaefolia Is. & IS. 6d. each. Copyright, K. &' S. Lilac Miss Ellen Willmott (see Syringa) Price each. s. d. ! 9d., I I /- &■ I /6 1 1/6 S- 2/6 6 I/- &- 1/6 1 16 &■ 2/6 9d., I/- &- 1/6 9d. I/- &■ 1/6 3 6 3 6 E. Spartium junceum (Spanish Broom; syns. S. acutifolium and Spartianthus), yellow; fragrant; very handsome when in flower; 6-10 ft.; June to Oct. From 9/- doz. Spireea Aitchisoni; from Afghanistan; attains height of 7 ft.; bright red bark and shining leaves; large panicles of innumerable pure white flowers. One of the finest shrubs of recent introduction. Arguta ; very large sprays of pure white flowers ; very lovely ; April to July. 24/- per doz. ariaefolia (Spray Bush), 8 to 10 ft., large panicles of white flowers in summer; a most elegant shrub in the open. From 9/- doz. assurgens, of fine habit and abounding in flower; from Central China. Bumalda (or japonica) Anthony Waterer; 2 ft.; very dark bright red; summer and autumn. A good seaside plant. (See illustration, p. 188.) From 9/- doz. Spiraea hypericifolia flagelUformis (syns. S. /. and 5. flagellata), 5 ft., white flowersonlongarchingstems; April to July. From 9/- doz. Collection of Spir^as (shrubby), 12/- doz. Wilsonii ; white flowers borne on long arching growths. June to Oct. Spray Bush (see Spiraa arics folia). StranvSBSia undulata, evergreen shrub, with orange red fruits ; Sept. to Nov. Strawberry Tree (see Arbutu^ XJnedo). Snmach (see Rhus). Sweet Bay (see Laurus nobilis). Price each. s. d. I/-. 1/6 /-. V6. 2/6 I/- I/O, 2/6 I/- ■ (&■ 2/- 2/C, 3/6, 5/- I 6 1/6 &■ 2/6 2/6 2 &■ 3/6 6 1/6 <&- 2/6 BEDDING PLANTS Per 100 Per doz. s. d. 5. d. Begonias, see also p. 203 21 o 3 Cannas, see also p. 205 35 o 5 "GERANiuMS,"singleordouble,seep.2i8. 18 o 2 "Geraniums," Ivy-leaved,see also p. 220 18 o 2 Heliotropes 18 o 2 o and upwards o and upwards 6 and 5/- 6 and 5/- 6 Lobelias, blue or white 16 Pansies, see also Section i (a) 12 Petunias 12 Pyrethrum parthenifolium {Golden Feather) 7 Verbenas 16 NOT LESS THAN SO BEDDING PLANTS ARE SUPPLIED AT THE 100 RATE. Four fine varieties of DAHLIAS for " bedding, ' ' in four distinct colouis , 4/- per dozen ; 30/- per 100, viz.: Alba floribunda nana, white | Fire King, scarlet. | Ronstapand, yellow. | Zelinda, purple. Also the TOM THUMB DAHLIAS, so suitable for " bedding." A few varieties at 6/- per dozen, see Section i (f). For Bulbs for "bedding" or " carpeting," see Bulb portion of the Manual (Section 3). Per coz. s. d. Esq., Somerset East, Cape Colony. — " The two boxes with Pelargonium plants have arrived here safely and in best condition. to thank' you for the splendid packing, to which the safe arrival of the plants is undoubtedly due. Thanking you for prompt attention." The plants are all alive. I beg; llO^ :usi^ ^ic^-^ |!llMl|'|IHIIIIll«lllllillji|rjllllillli|«l|l|liy For our GARDEN CALENDAR, giving particulars of what seeds to sow, month bylmonth, see pages 8 and 9. Kelway's Colledions of Vegetable Seeds FOR THE WHOLE YEAR'S SUPPLY Carriage, Boxes and Package FREE. Five per cent. Discount for Cash. For CoUeElions of FLOWER Seeds, see SeElion 2 (c.) WE believe these are the most liberal collections offered. It should not be necessary for us to say that seed of best growth only is used for these collections, exactly as offered in the lists on the following pages, and that the best kinds (exclusive of Novelties) are used. ^COMPLETE COLI^ECTION for a large g'arden complete: collection for a lar^e garden COMPLETE COLLECTION for a fair sized garden COMPLETE COLLECTION for a moderate sized g'arden COLLECTION COLLECTION for a small g'arden COLLECTION for a small g'arden £4 4 O £3 3 O £2 2 O £1 11 e £1 1 O £0 15 O £0 lO 6 COLLECTIONS for COTTAGE GARDENS, SCHOOLS and ALLOTMENTS. 7/0 & 5/. each '^Information concerning the Sorts and Quantities contained in Kelway's ColleStions of Vegetable Seeds is supplied upon request. P8 226 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. SPACE THAT CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF SEED WILL SOW qt. qt. oz. oz. oz. Broad Beans. .. . Kidney Beans . . Beet Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celery Cress Cress Endive Row of 25 yards Row of 30 yards Row of 20 feet 4 square yards 4 square yards 8 square yards Row of 20 yards 4 square yards 4 square yards 2 square yards Row of 30 yards 4 square yards 3 to 4 bus. lb. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. qt. qt. These figures do Grass seed for lawns . Grass seed for lawns . Kale or Borecole Leek Lettuce: Onion " Onion Onion, pickling Parsley Parsnip Peas, round Peas, marrow not pretend to be anything I acre 40 square yards 4 square yards 5 square yards 8 square yards 5 square yards Row of 50 yards Row of 30 yards Row of 20 yards Row of 30 yards Row of 30 yards Row of 40 yards more than approximate. pk. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. oz. Potatoes . Rad^ . . . Radish . . . Salsafy . . . Savoy . . . Scorzonera Spinach. . . Spinach. . . Turnip . . . Turnip . . . Row of 20 yards 3 square yards Row of 30 yards Row of 20 yards 4 square yards Row of 23 yards 5 square yards Row of 30 yards 4 square yards Row of 50 yards THE PLANTING OF GREENS Variety of Plants When to Plant When Ready Variety of Plants When to Plant When Ready Artichokes, Globe Artichokes, Jerusalem. . . Asparagus Beans, Dwarf Beans, Runners Beet ^ . . Bt^ecole (early) , Borecole (late) , Broccoli (early) Broccoli (mid-season) . . , Broccoli (late) Brussels Sprouts (early) . Brussels Sprouts (late) Cabbage (early).. , Cabbage (mid-season) . . Cabbage (late) Capsicums Cardoon Cauliflower (early) Cauliflower (mid'Season) . Cauliflower (late) Celery (early) Celery (mid-season) Celery (late) March and April . February to April March and April . March and April . May April June July May June July March to May . . July September March or April . . June or July . . ,. May or June May August ApvQ or May .... May May June July June to October November to April In 2 or 3 years May July June October to January December to April November or December January to March March to June October December to March April July to October October to February October October to March May and June July to October October and November September October to December December to April Coleworts Cucumber Cucumber (in open) . . Gourds Herbs Leeks (early) Leeks (late) Lettuce (early) l*ttuce (mid-season) . Lettuce (iate) Melons in frames Mushrooms (in open) Mushrooms (in house) Onions Potatoes (early) Potatoes (mid-season) Potatoes (late) Savoys Seakale Shallots Thyme Tomatoes in open . . . Vegetable Marrow . . . August, Sei)tember . , Ai»ril, May in frames June May or June March, April, May . . May June or July August March or April June or July May May to July September to March . February or March . . January to March . . March and April . . . April or May May to September . . March and April February April May and June May and June October to March June to October July and August October All the year October October to May April Summer September to November September June to October October to May June, July June July to October October to May October to March November to April August March to September September to October July to October Afc^l AlAACxUib (Asparagus officinalis) — Hardy Perennial For Price of ASPARAGUS ROOTS,, which we recommend in preference to seed, see p. 249. Peroz. s. d. Kelway's New Emperor, improvement on all other- varieties i 6 CoNNOVER*s Colossal, the great American variety, per lb., 4/6 o 4 Palmetto, early American variety per lb., 6/- o 6 BEANS COLLECTIONS OF BROAD BEANS The following collections contain the sorts best for succession from early to late. This will be found a convenient method of purchasing by those who are not acquainted with the merits of the many varieties. The selection of the varieties included must be left to Kelway and Son. Six good sorts, one ({uart of eacK Six good sorts, one pint of eacH Os. 3s. Od. 3d. BROAD (Viciafaba, or F aba vulgaris) — Annual As for the other sections of Beans, prepare the ground in autumn by deeply trenching and manuring well. Sowings are made from October to July. Broad Beans may be either sown in single rows from 2 to 3 feet apart, or in double rows 9 inches between the two rows, a distance of about 2 to 3 feet being left between these and the next two rows. Earth up sUghtly when up, and protect from frost' by lightly covering with straw or anything convenient. The drills should be 2 to 3 inches deep. Keep free from weeds and thin as required, seeing that in the double rows the plants come alternately. Broad Beans should not be picked for cooking before being full grown, but directly they are matured should be used or their quahty will be impaired; this is an important point. Per qt. s. d. KELWAY'S PRIZETAKER Exhibition Longpod, a perfect wonder, the result of careful selection; of great size and fine quality; grand for exhibition or table. {See illustration p. 227.) per pint, 1/6 4 ft. Kelway's Improved Windsor, there is no better variety of Windsor Bean than this 4 ft. Ht. Kelway's Early Longpod Improved, very early and enor- mously prolific 3j ft. Kelway's" New Early" Green Longpod, a more useful selection of Green Longpod than the ordinary stock perpint, i/- 4 ft. Kelway's Improved Seville Longpod, useful on account of its superior productiveness per pint, i/- Perqt. s. d. li ft. I 9 SeSion 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Beans] 227 BEANS, Broad — continued. Height. Perqt. s. d . BaNYARD's Exhibition Longpod, valuable variety, very productive and handsome per pint, i/- 4 ft. i 9 Kelway and Son were awarded a vote of thanks by the Royal Horticul- tural Society for exhibiting their superior strain of this variety. Early Longpod 3i ft. o 8 Green Longpod, a fine stock 4 ft. o 10 Also Masterpiece, Beck's Dwarf Green Gem, Aquadulce, Monarch, Green Windsor, Johnson's, etc. FRENCH, DWARF or KIDNEY (Phaseolus vulgaris) . — Annual PREPARE the soil, which should bei orich, light, well drained, and in a sheltered position, by well, 'taanuring, the previous year if possible, and by trenching and frequent forkings. The Beans may be sown at the commencement of April in a dry South border in ground thus prepared, or in gentle heat: in the latter case plant lout in May, or else sow in driUs in the openj'grouud, previously prepared as above, the first week in May, and from that time at intervals until the beginning of July, and smaller sowing until the end of the month. The drills should be 2 inches deep, the rows ij feet to 2 feet apart, and the plants not closer than 6 inches. Sow thickly out- side early in the year in case of failures, and thin as required, and earth up slightly. In dry wea- ther drench with water to keep slugs away from the young plants, and water copiously, if dry, when the flowers are coming. In pits or frames sowings may be made early in March, using stable litter and leaves covered with leaf mould and soil. Protection from frost must be assured as French Beans are killed by even one or two degrees. The Beans should be ready by the end of May. Kidney Beans for forcing in winter need warm air; they are easier to force in February than earlier. They force well in pots, 6 or 8 seeds being sown in 4-inch pots, in a mixture of sand, leaf-mould and loam. Placed in a temper- ature of not less than 60°, they should be kept well watered when growing, and when about 4 inches high should be shifted into 8-inch pots. Per qt. s. d Eelway's Improved Canadian Wonder, the best variety, large and prolific; a careful re-selection 2 Kelway's Improved Monster Negro, very early, prolific per pint, i/- 2 o Ne Plus Ultra Dwarf, very dwarf, very productiveandoffineflavour,perpint,9d. i 3 Sutton's Magnum Bonum; a distinct and good variety per pint, 1/9 3 o Kelway's Prizetaker Exhibition Longpod tji- - ■ 25. 6d. per quart. Copyright, K. &= S The following sorts can Longpod, 1/3 quart ; also be supplied : Canadian Wonder, if- per quart ; Negro Mont d'Or Waxpod or Golden Butter Dwarf Bean. Osborn's Early Dwarf Forcing. 228 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. CavuriOit. K. S. SeElion 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Carrot, etc.] 233 CARROT — continued. Copyright, K. &' S. Carrot, Kelway's Exlra-Seleia Stump-rooted Early IS. 2d. per oz. Per g. KELWAY 'S Extra Select'Stump-rooted Early Carrot, very fine (see illustration) per pkt., i/- i Kelway's Re-selected Champion Scarlet Horn, very tender and delicate in flavour, deep red flesh per pkt., 1/- I Kelway's Superior Scarlet Altrincham, a splendid Carrot, fiery red colour in the skin, with u. green collar to the neck, long and handsome; the best selection of Altrincham that has been sent out o Early Nantes per pkt., 6d. o Early Short Horn, Improved per pkt., 6d. o French Horn, for forcing per pkt., 6d. o James's Scarlet Intermediate, selected o Long Red Surrey, Long Orange, or Stuoley o Sutton's New Red Intermediate, longer than the usual form of Intsrmsdiate per J oz., 6d. i Long Red, for horses (1/9 per lb.) o Wiltshire Giant White, for horses, etc (2/6 per lb.) o The /allowing sorts can also he supplied : Guerande, St Valery, Stump-rooted Scarlet Intermediate (2/- per lb.), Altrincham (2/6 per lb White Belgian (2/- per lb.). C^tjL,£[jj;\Y (Apium graveolens) — Biennial To obtain Celery early sow in a moderate hotbed or in boxes in heat in February ; when the plants are about 2 inches high (from May to July), prick them out about 3 inches apart on an open hotbed; when about 6 inches high they are ready to plant into trenches for blanching. For this purpose select an open situation; the trenches should be 4 to 6 feet apart, i foot wide, and about i foot deep. Dig a liberal quantity of decomposed manure into the trench, plant about 5 inches apart, give a liberal supply of water when planted, and repeatedly after if the weather be dry. The soil cannot be too rich or be kept too moist, but it shoukl be well trenched and drained. Sow for later crop in March and April in a warm border as for Broccoli, and plant out as recommended above, and if omitted earUer, May is not too late. Celery should be in use from September to AprU. To blanch celery, lime should be scattered around the plants, suckers, etc., removed, the leaves tied together with thin pieces of raffia, and the plants earthed up several times in dry weather, beginning some six or seven weeks before the celery is to be used. 6 o 4 4 ■), ^m^\.\whf^.-. Per pkt. KELWAY'S GIANT SOLID RED, this variety is stiU being selected with great care; it is the best variety for general use, and as an exhibition kind is unequalled i/- and i KELWAY'S GIANT SOLID WHITE, this varies from the red only in colour; it is exceedingly crisp and sweet (see illustration) , i/- and i McHattie's Prizetaker Red i] Pink Beauty i The Clayworth Prize Pink Grove Red. Grove White. varieties at 6d. and i/- per packet : Henderson's White Plume. Sandringham Dwarf White. Standard Bearer Red. ^1 T !S* If' ra I ' i 1 f ''i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? )> Jff/s, Celery, Giant Solid While IS. &■ IS. 6d. per pkt. Copyright, K. &= 5. Hamilton, Canada, — " He seeds are now up; we are mote than pleased with the way they germinated; it looks as if every seed had started." 234 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. CAULIFLOWER (Brassica oleracea botrytis cauliflora) Sow in an open situation, wHch has been well manured previously, about the second or third week in August. The drills should be about 9 inches apart; plant out in November in beds in frames with about 3 inches between each plant, or in a very warm border. Or sow in heat at the end of the year, and pot up and harden off and plant out in April. Or in Octo- ber sow in boxes and place on an old melon bed in a frame, and pot up and winter in a greenhouse. Another sowing may be made in heat in February and a third in March for use from June to September. Sowings in the open in April, May and June will be fit for use from October to Christmas. The August sowing will be for May and June of the next year. The rows should be 2 feet, and the plants ij feet apart in permanent quarters. Mulches of manure in the heat of the summer are very beneficial, or else copious waterings must be given. For treatment of Cauliflower plants, see instructions for Borecole. Per pkt. Per oz. KELWAY'S QUICKSILVER (new), the truest earliest variety possible to obtain; the seed is saved here at Langport from a very highly selected stock; fit to cut a month before any other and of finest quality and colour, although the heads are small per pkt., 2/6 and 36 — KELWAY'S BEST OF ALL, the best variety for general and late.use, coming to maturity in a short space of time, and available when othery kinds are over; of a very dehcate flavour, and very handsome, with heads of tremen- dous size and depth (see illustration) 1/6 and 26 — Early Snowball, small, very early and of exceptional quahty i/- and 16 — Eakly London, white heads i o i 6 Early Veitch's Autumn Giant, a fine selected stock following Eclipse, and earher than the well-known Veitch's Autumn Giant i/- and 16 — Eclipse, Improved, a fine autumn variety, large pure white heads [ o — Veitch's Autumn Giant ... per ^ oz., if- — 19 Walcheren, for mid-season per J oz., gd. — 1 3 Cauliflower, Kelway's Best of All IS. 6d. & 2s. 6d. per pkt. copyright: K. C5- —. C>.rvlli>bib (Lepidium sativum) — Annual SOW with or without Mustard every fortnight throughout the year inside from October to March, in the open from March to October. Per qt. Per pint Per oz.- 5. d. s: d. s. d. Extra Fine Triple Curled 261 604 Plain, OR Common 231403 Water Cress, per pkt. 6d. and if- — — — American Perennial Land Cress o 4 Australian Salad Cress [Golden Cress).... o 4 (_,UCjUlVlDLr\ (Cucumis sativus) — Annual SOWINGS may be made in heat from October to April. For growing Cucumbers in frames on a hotbed choose a situation open to the sun and sheltered from the wind; make a bed of stable Utter 4 feet high, and put on the frame. When the bed attains the heat of 58 degrees by night and 65 degrees in the daytime, into the frame put the mould, which should be composed of two-thirds loam and one-third decomposed manure and leaf-mould well mixed up together; then sow the seed half an inch deep. Keep the heat up by linings of litter to the sides of the frames. When the plants are up give air freely in mild sunny weather, but not when the wind is high or when the air is frosty. Close the frames about 3 or 4 p.m. If the heat of the bed is good, tilt the Ught at back about a quarter of an inch so that the plants may get a little air by night. To get early fruit, plants should be topped as soon as they have three rough SeSion 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Cucumber] 235 CUCUMBER— con/iViueJ. leaves. Cucumbers are also largely grown in frames heated by hot-water pipes and in houses and in pits. In favourable localities cucumbers are raised under glass and planted out in June and fruited in the open. Kelway and Son were amongst the pioneers in the introduction of im- proved varieties of cucumbers, raising the old Kelway' s Victory in 1843, and sending it out early in the fifties. EEL WAY'S FREEDOM (New) (the best of all Frame Cucumbers). A marked improvement on Blair's Prolific, amongst which it originated in our houses. An extraordinary cropper, and of first-rate quahty ; medium dark skin, 15 to 18 inches long, short neck; super-excellent whether as a market or a garden variety {see illustration). Perpkt., 2/6 KELWAY 'S PROLIFIC, a very handsome early white spine. It grows to a length of 24 inches, and two and three fruit are usually pro- duced at a joint. Well adapted for market, and fine for exhibition. — Per packet, 2/6. " Kelway's Prolific " Cucumber. — Growers on the look out for the best Cucum- bers willfdo well to note the above. For those who g;row Cucumbers under a high tempera- ture with bottom heat, this is certainly a very useful variety, the best we have. It very quickly comes into bearing, and has fruit of a pleasing colour, above the ordinary size; the fohage is good and strong, and with no shading required it has much to commend itself. Growing in the same house under the same conditions as other good, proved varieties, it has made its mark. Sown at the end of January, and planted out the end of February, good fruits were cut at the end of March, while all through April it has been the • best cropper. — Stephen Castle, F.R.H.S., in The Gardener's Magazine. TELEGRAPH (Kelway's Extra Selected and Improved), a far finer stock- than the ordinary; an unequalled strain of Telegraph. — 1/6 and 2/6 per pkt. (See illustration.) Sirs, — Having grown your Telegraph {Kelway's Improved) Cucumbers for the last six years, and being large growers of same, we have this season four span-roofed houses 50 ft. each in length. The Cucumber fruits at every joint and throws out three to four fruits. We have had several persons in the trade visiting us this season, and they tell us they never saw such a sight. You may use this in any way you please, and we shall be pleased to show any one over the Nursery. W. and G. Drover, F.R.H.S., F.N.C.S., Fareham Nursery. The following at ij- and 1/6 per packet: Every Day, raised by Mr Owen Thomas, of the Royal Gardens; dark skin- ned, very handsome in shape, and of splendid flavour; exceedingly fine, 1/6 and 2/6 per pkt. Lockie's Perfection, black spine, same style as Cardiff Castle, but larger and longer. Copyright, K. &• S. Cucumber, Kelway's Extra Selected and Improved Telegraph Prince of Wales (Kelway), white spine, short handle, grows 46 inches ; very prolific ; good for summer and winter, and fine for exhibition. Also the following varieties at i/- per packet': CoNQtTEROR (K.). Emerald (K.). Lord Roberts. Peerless. Rollison's Telegraph. Tender and True. CopyrisM, K. &• S. Cucumber (novelty), Kelway's " Freedom. ' 2s 6d. per pkt. RIDGE CUCUMBERS Sow about the end of May in pots, place in a frame in a hotbed; and plant in the open ground or on an open hotbed, under hand* glasses. Kelway's Selected Ridge, vtery fine i /- and i /6 per pkt; Pain's Ridge 6d. and i/- ,, Long Green Prickly 6d. and i/- „ Stockwood Ridge 6d. „ 236 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. tilNUl V EL (Cichorium endivia and C. intybus) — Annual & biennial FOR a succession of crops from summer to winter sow in May, June, July and August. As the plants get about 6 inches high plant out in shallow trenches about i foot apart each way; water when planted and keep moist until established ; tie them up to blanch as they get advanced to full growth, and cover them with hay or straw to protect them from frost. Endive is most useful as a salad late in the year; the leaves are also eaten boiled, and are very good. s. d. Per oz. Eelway's Improved Fine Green Cuiled, very hardy and good per pkt. i/- i 4 Kelway's Improved White Curled, similar to above, diflering only in colour per pkt. i/- i 2 Kelway's Improved Broad-leaved Bate, vian, green; very vigorous per pkt., 6d. and i/- o 10 HERB SEEDS 6d. and 1/- per packet. SPACE will not permit of our entering fully into tlic cultivation of each separate kind of herb from seed; but there is no difficulty about any of the following; a sunny portion of the garden in a dry situation should be specially reserved for them; the p = Perennial. Angelica {Angelica Archangelica). p. Balm {Mebssa officinalis), p. Basil (Ocymum basilicum), large or sweet. a. perennial kinds should be separated from those of only 'annual duration. The chief sowing is made in March. Always dry Herbs gradually, ^never before a fire or in the rays of a hot sun. a Annual. Basil, bush or dwarf, a. Borage {Borago officinalis), a. Burnet {Poterium Sanguisorba). p. Cardoon [Cynara cardunculus) . p. Caraway {Carum carvi). a.. Chamomile [Anthemis nobilis). Chervil (Chaerophyllum sativum). Fennel (Anethum fceniculum), p. P- Horehound (Marrubium vulgare). Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), p. Lavender {Lavandula vera), p. Marigold {Calendula officinalis), pot. a. Marjoram {Origanum vulgare), por or perennial, sweet and knotted, p. Orach {Atriplex horiensis). a. Rampion {Campanula rapuncula). p. Rosemary {Rosmarinus officinalis), p. Rue {Ruta graveolens). p. Sage {Salvia officinalis), p. Savory, Summer {Satureja hortensis). a,. Savory, Winter {Satureja montana). p. Sorrel {Oxyria acida). p. Tarragon {Artemisia dracunculus) . p. Thyme {Thymus vulgaris), p. Wormwood {Artemisia absinthium), p. For Plants of some few of the above Herbs, see pi^e 246. KALE (see Borecole, page 229) KOHL RABI (Brassica oleracea caulo-rapa) — Perennial ' (CAPE CABBAGE.) Sow in March to May. Earliest Green i o i Giant Earliest Purple i o i Per pkt. Per oz. s. d. E. d. 6 LEEK (Allium poTTum)—^ Leek, Kelway's Prodigy IS. 6d. &■ 2S. 6d. per pkt. Lopyrlght, lenniai Sow in January in frames on a hotbed and three times in the open from the end of January to May for succession crops; sow thinly, cover Ughtly and water freely. When the plants are about 3 inches high, weed and thin where too crowddd. Transplant when the plants are about 10 inches liigh into rows about i foot apart and 9 inches apart in the row. A rich soil well manured previously is desirable. The best way is to make holes in the rows, a hole to each plant, 4 or 5 inches deep. Water well and liberally in dry weather. 'I'he plants should be ready for use from August onward right into the winter. Leeks are valuable vegetables only too little grown in England. j SeSlion 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Leek, etc.] 237 LEEK — continued. Eelway's Prodigy, the finest variety for exhibition and general use; very hardy and of fine flavour; this has been tried side by side with all the advertised best sorts, and has proved the finest of all, and as hardy as any, even in Scotland; specimens have been grown weighing upwards of 4 lbs each (see iUiistration,p. 236) per pkt., 1/6 and 2/6 Per oz, s. d. per oz. s. d. Eelway's Improved Mnsselbnigh, a fine strain of this very fine Leek per pkt., i/- i 6 The Lyon, Eelway's Improved, per pkt., i/- and 1/6 — Also Musselburgh (lod. oz.), and Broad London Flag (8d. oz.). LiLL 1 1UC.I1, CiOib (LaSuca sativa) — Annual SOW broadcast every month from January to July for summer and autumn crops; also in August and September to stand the winter — to be ready for use in winter and spring. Rake in very lightly. Those sown from March to July, when about 3 inches high,, should be thinned. The crops sown in January and February Per oz. Eelway's Silver Cos. The finest and most highly selected White Cos Lettuce in cultivation. It is of large size, perfect form, self -folding, and very crisp; it is hardly ever known to run to seed; grand for exhibiting per pkt., 1/6 Eelway's Emeiald, a very superior green Cos variety for general use; fine f6r exhibition; highly recommended; there is no better sort per pkt., i/- should be sown in heat, and pricked into a cold frame when about 2 inches in height; the August and September sowings should be pricked out in a warm border when about 3 inches high, and covered with mats during severe weather. Summer kinds should be kept well watered. Eelway's Superior Giant Bath, black seeded; exceedingly fine per pkt., i/- Balloon Hardy Winter White (Hicks's), sow in autumn per pkt., i/- Also Bath or Brown (1/2 oz.); Paris Green (i/- oz.); Paris White (i/- oz.). MIXED COS LETTUCE at 8d. per ounce. LETTUCE, CABBAGE (Laauca Annual Cultivation as for Cos Lettuce ca pitata) Per oz. s d. JCelway's Monarch. This variety takes the lead amongst the large Cab- bage Lettuces which we grow; it is nearly all heart, the leaves are beautifully curled and are exceedingly crisp and good. It stands well during either frost or drought (see illustration) per pkt., 1/6 "K el way's Superiority (new). \ grand variety with crinkled edges. Extra good. The finest Cabbage Lettuce in existence... per pkt, 1/6 Jielway's Extra-selected Tom Thumb, a superior stock of this very early small variety. Runs to seed very seldom per pkt., i/- Kel way's Improved Drumhead or Malta, an improved selection from the ordinary well-known Drumhead , per \ oz , 6d. lielway's Queen of the May {new, 191 1). Unequalled for early plant- ing in the open in Spring. Very hardy and quick growing, tightly folding, of fine flavour ; light green, inner leaves bright yeUow per pkt., 1/6 Per oz. s. d. I All THE Year Round per pkt., i/- i 4 Hardy Green Hammersmith o 9 Webb's Wonderful, of enormous size and weight. This sort Lee's Immense Hardy Green i o| is highly to be recommended per pkt., i/- The following sorts can also be supplied : Tom Thumb (lod. oz.). Drumhead or Malta (8d. oz.) MIXED CABBAGE LETTUCE at 8d. per ounce. I 1^ 1 - A /I I Co byrtg/it, K. &" 5. Lettuce, Kelway s iVJonarch -* o 2S. 6i. per oz. Per oz. s. d. Sutton's Favourite i 6 MELON (Cucumis melo) — Annual 'f I ■'HE time for sowing is about fifteen weeks before the fruit is J. required for use; the most usual time is from January to April, ]in heat. The making of the bed, situation, and general culture are .similar to that recommended for Cucumber. The heat of the bed should be about 65° Fahr. by night and 75° by day. The soil should be two-thirds top-spit loam, and one-third vegetable mould and well decomposed hotbed manure. Pit pkt. KELWAY'S MONARCH, scarlet flesh, of very great excellence, very rich in flavour and lovely in appearance 1/6 &• 2/6 KELWAY'S SOMERSET HERO, scarlet flesh, very fine for exhibition and of excellent flavour 1/6 EELWAY'S BEATRICE, green flesh, a beautiful melon with a most delicious flavour i/C The following at i/- and 1/6 per packet: Hero of Lockinge, a very superior white- fleshed variety. 1/6 and 2/6 per packet. Monro's Little Heath, scarlet flesh, 6d. and i/- per packet. &- 2/6 &■ 2/6 Blenheim Orange, scarlet flesh. :Diamond Jubilee, beautifully netted, golden yellow; flesh greenish- white, flavour excellent; early. William Tillery, green flesh, etc. 1V1U»J 1 ArvD (Sinapis alba and S. nigra) — Annual For salads and garnishing. Treatment as recommended for Cress. rFiNEST Selected White, the variety recommended for salad per qt., 1/9; per pint, i/- i Finest Selected Brown, smaller foliage than the white, and remaining longer in an edible state; also of extreme pungency per qt., 2/- ; p.;r pint, 1/3 Per oz 5. d. 238 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. ONION (Allium cepa) — Biennial or Perennial TRENCH a piece of ground in the autumn for sowing in February, March and April; dress well with a liberal quantity of fowl or farmyard manure. Level the ground, which should have been left in ridges in February; choose dry weather for this, and make firm afterwards by roUing or treading. Sow during fine weather in shallow drills about a foot apart; the seed should not be deeply covered. As the plants appear weed and thin out, leaving as much as 6 inches between them if extra size is required. Do not disturb the firmness of the ground by hoeing deeply, and do not earth up the Onions, as they should increase in size on the surface of the soU. Except in very dry weather water is not needed. In July or August, when the leaves begin to dry and turn yellow, bend the stems at about 2 inches from the ground, which wiU promote development in wet weather. When the leaves decay, the bulbs should be taken up and spread on a dry open piece of ground and be turned twice a week until dry and hard; they should be kept in a dry place during winter, still being turned frequently. The Tripoli and Italian Onions should be sown in drills a little deeper than those made for spring sowing; July and August are the best months. The bulbs should be transplanted in the spring. Silver-skinned and other varieties for pickhng may be sown either in spring or autumn, but the ground should not be specially manured, and sowing is better made broadcast. Quantity, not size, is here desired. In very severe weather in winter slight protection is beneficial. KELWAY'S HERO. We recommend this as the finest form of a reliable heavy cropping and long-keeping Onion. The bulbs are exceedingly handsome when matured and are continually taking prizes when exhibited. The colour of the skin is a rich tawny yellow or very light brown; the bulbs attain a very great size, and enormous weight ; they are of great depth without being swollen at the neck, and thus in shape are between the " globe" and " flat " varieties. We highly recommend it for general use as well as for exhibiting. We are offering a re-selection of this variety at 1/6 per pkt.; large pkts., 2/6. (See illustration.) Kelway's Improved Ailsa Craig, globe-shaped, very large and handsome, without a doubt a splendid exhibition variety. Re-selected by Kelway and Son. per pkt., 1/6 and 2/6 Kelway's Improved Cranston's Excelsior, well deserves its popularity, large and handsome, long globular shape and of a beautiful pale straw colour, Re-selected by Kelway and Son per pkt., i/- and 1/6 Kelway's Extra-select Bousham Park Hero, highly to be recom- mended; very large, a splendid general crop variety, with a pale skin per pkt., i/- Kelway's Extra-selected Bedfordshire Champion, a highly- improved stock of the weU-known Bedfordshire Cham- pion. A globe-shaped variety of mild flavour, large size, and late-keeping properties per pkt., i/- Per oz. d. Onion, Kelway's Hero IS. 6d. & 2S, 6d. per pkt. Copyright, K. &> S. SeSlion 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Onion, etc.] 239 ONIONS— conlinued. ^^ "S; Kelway's Improved Nnneham Faik. This splendid onion, which at one time carried everything before it, showed signs lately of a need for re-selection; this stock is the result of so doing, and we can once more confidently recommend the variety; mild, and a good keeper per pkt., i/- — Blood Red o o James's Long-keeping, a nice brown globular sort ; grand for late spring use i o Sutton's Ai, very fine per pkt., 1/6 2 6 Up-to-Date, a perfectly formed globe variety of large size and weight ; skin of bright straw colour. One of the best keepers ever grown, and therefore a good acquisition to the exhibition onions, serving both purposes per pkt., I /- I 6 White Lisbon o 8 White Spanish Improved, a fine stock of this popular sort . . . Lopyrt^ni, a- 5. Onion, Lemon Rocca TO IS. 6d. per oz. The following keeping varieties can also be supplied : Brown Globe, White Globe, Ailsa Craig (ordinary) (2/- oz.), Bedfordshire Champion (i/- oz.), Cranston's Excelsior (2/- oz.) Giant Zittau (gd. oz.), Nuneham Park (i/- oz.), Rousham Park (1/3 oz.). White Spanish (8d. oz.). TRIPOLI AND OTHER VARIETIES KELWAY'S GOLIATH, aj superior globular variety for autumn sowing, very mild in flavour, and very hand- some; grows very large, light brown in colour per pkt., i/- (S- 1/6 Kelway's Immense Flat, white, a highly improved form of Tripoli Onion; of enormous size per pkt., i/- Kelway's Extra-select Griant Rocca, of finer quality than the" ordinary Giant Rocca; very laxge; a fine keeper per pkt., i/- Per oz. s. d. Kelway's Improved Lemon Rocca, similar to our Extra-select Per oz GiflMi ifocca, but light yellow in the skin. (See iHMsifaiiore) ^' ''■ per pkt., I /- I 6 Giant Red Italian OR Bassano (True) o 8 Silver Skin i o The following sorts can also be supplied : The Queen Pickling, Giant Rocca (ordinary). Giant White Italian (8d. oz.). Parsnip, " The Don ' IS. & IS. 6d. per pkt. Cepyrig/tl, K. &• S. PARSNIP (Pastinaca sativa, or Peuce- danum sativum) — Biennial THE soil for Parsnips should be deep, and deeply dug and well- manured the autumn previous to sow- ing. In the spring fork well and level the ground and make the surface fine by raking. Sow from February to April in driUs i inch deep and ij feet apart, and thin the young plants to 9 inches to i foot apart in the row. Hoe frequently. Parsnips may be left in the ground all the winter without harm and are better if dug when re- quired for the table. It is better to sow seeds in suitable weather than in wet adhesive soil, as a forked root of Parsnip or Carrot is often not the result of a bad selection of seed, but of the fact that the soil in which the seed was sown was not friable and freed from hard lumps to a spade's depth or more. Parsnips are useful for flavouring soups as well as for being eaten boiled. 240 KELW AY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Per oz, s. d. PARSNlP—conlin'ued. KELW AY'S DON, a variety of our introduction selected for handsome form, size, whiteness of skin and flesh," and "solidity of texture. Specially recommended for exhibition (see illustration, -p. 239) per pkt., i/- and 1/6 Kelway's Improved Marrow, superior quality for general use o g Kelway's Re-selected Student, a very careful selection from good roots only o 8 Also Elcombe's Improved (5d. oz.), Hollow Crown (4d. oz.), Lisbonnais, Jersey Marrow, etc. (6d. oz.) r /\r\oJ_iIli Y (Apium petroselinum) — Biennial CHOOSE if possible a heavy bit of soil in a shady portion of the garden, protected from cold east and north winds. Light soils can be rendered more suitable by being rolled or trodden. The patch should be dug and manure added to obtain best results. Sow at intervals from February to August for a succession throughout the year, according to the quantity desired. The seed should be sown in drills i inch deep and about I foot apart. It usually takes a long time in germinating, as much as a month — or even more — occasionally. Thin the plants when up. Some of them may be cut down for a fresh winter supply of leaves if only one spring sowing has been made. An earUer crop may be obtained by sowing on a hotbed and transplanting. Kelway's Crested Gem. A very popular speciahty. This is without doubt the most lovely plant for garnishing that it is possible to conceive. The dwarf compact habit of the plant and the fineness of the closely cut foliage are unsurpassable. It should even be grown for using lor table decoration with other leaves and flowers {se^ ilhistration) per pkt., i/- and 1/6 Kelway's Invincible, or Splendid Triple Curled, is a useful and most beautiful variety for general use; very hardy per oz., i/- The following varieties can also be supplied : Champion Moss Curled (8d. oz,), Double Curled (6d. oz.), Fern-leaved (gd. oz.), Myatt's Garnishing (4d. oz.). r EjAo (Pisum sativum) — Half-hardy Annual KELW AY AND SON only describe and price what they consider the best seleElion of Peas; there are so many excellent varieties now that sorts whicli are the best to grow is largely a matter of opinion. Varieties not described, but available for Kelway and Son's customers, will be found at the end of the list of Peas. THE quantity of seed required is, of early sorts, i quart for 30 yards ; of the larger kinds, I quart for 40 yards. Early sorts should be sown ij inches deep ; larger .=orts, 2 inches deep. Peas should be sown the same distance apart in the row as the kinds grown in height. The richer the soil the better, and it should be well- drained. Plenty of vegetable matter or stable manure maybe used; stable manure not thoroughly decomposed is very injurious. When the plants are about 3 inches high, draw earth to the stems; do this when the soil is moderately dry. This being done they should be staked, using sticks the same height as the kind is said to grow in our lists of sorts. For the guidance of those who may require it, we have placed the varieties of peas under five different headings, which will enable our customers, by selecting sorts from each section, to obtain a constant succession throughout the summer. On most soils a sowing should be made of the earliest sorts in November; this should be done if possible in a border at the foot of a wall facino- south. Where stakes are not available and it is desired to grow some tall sort the stems may be pinched back until they are sturdy enough to support themselves. Watering should be done in dry weather after the plants are showing growth. Peas may also be grown under glass in pots ; dwarf kinds being sown in pots in November in very gentle heat. First early kinds may also be sown in pots in this way and transplanted into the open in March, with a slight protection given. Some gardeners prefer to grow early Peas in cold frames. Co-pyright, K. &" 5. Parsley, Kelway's Crested Gem IS. (5- IS. 6(i. per phi. COLLECTIONS OF PEAS As there are so many excellent varieties of Garden Peas, where a customer has no persnn.il preference ffELWAV and Son' are nli-ased to supply representative Collections of the best for succession — from very early to late — as follows : 12 'varieties* 1 Qtiart of estcH for 12 .. 1 pii\t ,, ,. 6 ,, 1 quart ,, ,, 6 *. 1 pisit ,, ,, s. d. 16 O Q O Q O 4 G Section 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Peas] 241 PEAS — continued. SECTION 1 (a) These are the very extra early kinds. Height. KELWAY'S BEAUTY {new). The best of aU early non- wrinkled Peas. Of Gradus type, but so hardy that it can be sown much earlier and picked some days before that variety. The dark green pods, Ijorne in pairs, are larger, longer and more even in size than either Pilot or Gradus, and contain fine deep green peas of excellent flavour. It sur- passes all market varieties as a cropper (see illus- tration) per pint, 2/- — KELWAY'S FAMOUS, Very sweet, good and proliac, round-seeded, green, extra early kind 3 ft Per qt. s. d. 3 6 Height. THE PILOT. A round-seeded Gradus, coming in earUer than that splendid kind. Highly recommended 3 ft KELWAY'S DEFIANCE. The best white-seeded, round, extra early kind, whether for productive- ness or for quaUty 3 ft EARLY SOMERSET {new). The eaj-ferf of all large round peas ij ft KELWAY'S REFERENDUM {new). The best of all early wrinkled marrowfat peas i J ft Perqt. s. d. 2 6 : 6 5 o 5 o SECTION 1 (b) For sowing from November to February, to be ready to gather in May. Per qt. d. Ijft - Height, KELWAY'S SPEARMINT. Very superior early marrowfat Pea. Only a day or two later than Kel- way's Defiance, and about a week later than Kelway's Famous 3 ft THE LAXTONI AN {new) . One of the finest early dwarf peas. Good in all respects; true marrow flavour; very large pods, quite double the size of A merican Wonder or English Wonder. Wonderfully hardy and of splendid colour per \ pint, 1/6 ESSEX STAR. A splendid Pea, finer than Gradus. Tremendous cropper — Duchess of York {new). Remarkably fine; a grand cropper and fine flavour 3-4 ft Edward Vn. Very fine heavy -cropping variety i ft English Wonder. A marvellously fine variety i J ft Gradus. As early as William the First, with pods as laxge as Duke of Albany. Kelway and Son were awarded a vote of thanks by the Royal Horticultural Society for an exhibit of their superior strain of this variety 3 ft Green Gem [new). A Pea that will prove to be one of the very best early dwarf varieties i ft Excelsior. A fine marrowfat for this section, rapidly gaining in favour. Strong and prolific 1 1- ft Thomas Laxton. A very fine first early, the result of a, cross between Gradus and an Earliest of A II seed- ling. White-seeded wrinkled marrow. Darker in colour of leaf and stem than Gradus 3-3 J ft World's Record. A splendid, early, large-podded variety per pint, 2/- — SECTION 2. For sowing in January and February, to be ready to gather in June. Per qt. Height, s. d. KELWAY'S SWEETNESS. Follows Kelway's Spearmint as a fine early marrowfat of first quality, size and flavour 5 ft 3 o KELWAY'S SOMERSETSHIRE RIVAL. Very pro Ufic, and of the finest deep green colour ; a green marrowfat of dehcious flavour and fine size 4 ft i 9 Daisy. Very prolific blue wrinkled variety, somewhat resembling Sicateg'fiM, but dwarf er i J f t i 6 Doke oJ Albany (Improved Stock). One of the grandest varieties. Very large pods well filled with peas of exceedingly fine flavour; splendid for exhibition; very productive; wrinkled marrow. Should also be used for main-crop. Kelway and Son were awarded a vote of thanks by the Royal Horticultural Society for exhibiting their superior strain of this VflJ-ieiy. Ordinary stock, 1/3 per quart 5 ft 20 Height. Dwarf Defiance (Sutton). A very great improvement on the Stratagem type of Pea. Rapidly gaining in popularity (see I'MMsij-aft'oB, p. 243) — Prince of Wales. A very heavy-cropping Pea; very large, wliite wrinkled marrow; highly recommended 3 ft Per qt, s. d. t 1 1 H^^H^rf \ ^ 3^^H 1 i^^ Hp! Bl H^Bk 'vJ|^^^^^^^H|^B F^b H ^R; ^ ■hHH I' '* ^jHj 'sB^^^M IH ■H 1 mm 4'- mm " jjiijjK ^^m^^^Hj^^^H Wk 1 ^^■B^HB HHHD ^S^^ ^ nC'^' '!«I^^^H^HB H 1 \ ^ Pea, Kelway's Beauty 3s. 6i. per quart. Copyright, if, &= S. R2 242 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. PEAS — Section 2 — continued. The " Langport " Pea. Copyright, K. &= S. THE "LANGPORT" PEA. THE ABOVE IS A GENUINE NOVELTY, the result of a successful cross between two well-known varieties, and gives us a wrinkled marrowfat superior to, and longer in the pod than, the splendid pea Alderman, whilst it is about a foot to one and a half foot dwarfer than that variety. It is first rate in robustness, habit, and colour, and a superb cropper. GUARANTEED PERFECTLY DISTINCT, and very highly recommended for garden, market, or exhibition. The above photograph does not do justice to the length of pod, being on a reduced scale. 6/- per quart. Per qt. Height. Stratagem, Improved. Heavy-cropping, blue wrinkled variety of very fine size and flavour. This stock is more to be relied upon than that of the ordinary Stratagem 2 ft 20 Superlative. We think this is well named. A really grand Pea 3i ft 3 6 Telephone (Improved Stock). A large and heavy- cropping Pea ; fine for exhibition ; wrinkled. Should also be used as a main crop variety. This variety stands a dry season well 3 ft 2 o Senator. Better t^a.n Prince of Wales 3 ft 2 o SECTION 3. FoT sowing in February and March, to be ready to gather in June and July. KELWAY'S LANGPORT CHAMPION (new). To follow Kelway's Sweetness. Fine pods of largest size, filled with incomparable peas (see illustration, -p. 243).... 5 ft Height. Per qt. s. d. Height. KELWAY'S PHENOMENON. A superior wrinkled marrow of very fine flavour and great productive- ness 4 ft Alderman. An exceedingly fine very large-podded variety after the style of Duke of A Ibany, but to be preferred to it; the pods are a little longer and rounder. Of exceptional quality 5 ft Glory of Devon. A very fine large-podded variety 3 ft Queen (Sharpe's). Very proUfic blue wrinkled marrow; large, well filled pods. Also to be used as a late variety 3 ft Quite Content. This pea has been most exten- sively advertised and is certainly huge in pod; larger than Alderman and almost indispensable for exhibition. The pods hang mostly in pairs per pint, 3/-, per J pint, 1/9 5-6 ft Telegraph. Immense pods containing a quantity of peas which are deep green when cooked; round blue 5 ft Per qt. s. d. Section 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Peas] 243 PEAS — Section 3 — continued reei, Uwarr Uehance 2S. 3d, per quart. rea, Ihe Ijladstone 25. 6d. per quart. Cop::r,j:i.', K.,t s. Pea, Kelway's Langport Champion 3s. per quart. Per qt. Height, s. d. Telephone. Is a fine variety for main crop. {See Section 2.) The Lincoln {new). We have the greatest confidence that this will become one of the leading varieties in a very short time owing to its abundant yield. It is a second early ; long, curved, deep green pods, similar to Gladstone in shape and as well-filled; fohage and habit of growth quite distinct from the Stratagem type of short-straw Pea, and hterally - covered with pods in pairs i J f t 3 o SECTION 4. For sowing in March, lo be ready to gather '■" July- Perqt. Height, s. d. KELWAY'S TYRANT {new). The very finest marrow- fat pea for late summer. Splendid flavour 4 ft 3 o KELWAY'S DULCE MAGNUM. White wrinkled mar- row, one of the finest; very large and of delicious flavour 6ft 19 Autocrat. A very strong grower, free from mildew; very productive, with, handsome long dark green pods ; blue wrinkled marrow. Exceedingly fine variety 4ft 2 o Veitch's Peifection. Frst-class blue wrinkled, excel- lent cropper, and of very fine flavour; useful also as a second-early and main-crop variety 3 ft 16 244 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. PEIAS — continued. For sowing in April, May and SECTION 5. June, to be ready to gather in August and September. Per qt. Height, s. d. Rearguard {novelty). The latest, hardiest and heaviest cropping late Pea. Most robust; darker in colour and stouter in stem than Gladstone; very branch- ing, and producing 80 per cent, of pods in pairs. Pods one-third larger than Gladstone, v/ith. 9 to 1 2 peas of fine colour and dehcious flavour per packet, 2/- 4-4J ft — The Gladstone. Long curved deep green pods of great size, and borne in great abundance. Of first quahty [see illustration, p. 2 ^■^) 3i ft 2 6 Late Queen. Broad handsome pods, dark green, densely covered with bloom and filled with fine peas, which rival in flavour the well-known Ne Plus Ultra; robust constitution, capable of re- sisting mildew 3i ft 2 6 Ne Plus Ultra. Green wrinkled; abundant and con- tinuous bearer; remaining ready for use a long time; superior flavour, very sweet 6ft 14 Perqt. Height, s. d. Yorkshire Hero. A finely flavoured hardy and free bearing variety 3 f t o 10 The following varieties can also be supplied at our low — or at ad- vertised — prices; but in our opinion those mentioned in the foregoing lists are sufficiently like, or have superseded them : American Wonder. Early Bountiful. EXONIAN. goldfinder. Pride of the Market. Rentpayer. Champion of England. Duke of York. Earliest of All Sangster's No. i Sunrise. The Duchess. The Sherwood. Triumph. William the First. Wm Hurst. rvAL/lorl (Raphanus sativus) — Annual d. s. SOW forcing varieties in January in heat and in February in frames between other crops for early use, either broadcast or in drills. Sow thinly and not deep, and thin as required to allow the roots to swell. When the edible roots have been used, clear those away that have grown too large, so that they do not overshadow other crops, and sow again. Frequent sowings and clearings are required to keep up a supply. From late February to April any open EARLY VARIETIES. Perpt Pero.. KELWAY'S NEW CRIMSON, a distinct oUve-shaped sort, good for the table long after other varieties have passed their best (see illustration) 3 KELWAY'S LILY WHITE, oUve-shaped; a very crisp and nuld-flavoured Radish 3 Ne Plus Ultra, scarlet turnip shaped; a very large and distinct new sort of the greatest excellence... 3 Early Scarlet Forcing, white tipped ... per qt., 3/6 2 White Turnip ,, 3/6 2 Scarlet Olive-shaped ,, 3/6 2 White Olive-shaped 3/6 2 Long Scarlet Short-Top ,, 3/6 2 Wood's Early Frame ,, 3/6 2 Mixed Tutrnip ,, 3/6 2 Mixed Olive-shaped ,, 3/6 2 SUMMER & AUTUMN VARIETIES. Kelway's Improved French Breakfast, oUve-shaped, bright pink, white at the base; good for frame use 3 Red Turnip, stands drought weU per qt., 3/6 2 WINTER VARIETY. China Rose, oblong, bright rose colour 2 situation is favourable, but for spring and summer sowings choose shaded positions. Radishes for winter use are sown in the open south border from July to January, or in heat during the winter months. In the summer Radishes require watering, or they will be small, stringy and hot to the taste. In sowing out of doors dig the sou deeply and make the surface fine by raking. A firm, rich soil is the best, and small f r cquent sowings are advised. 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Radish, Kelway's New Crimson 6d. per oz. 606 Also Black Spanish, round and long; Java, etc. l^apyn^nt, A, £b* .^. Sr 1NAC"J~1 (Spinacea oleracea) To secure succession sow the Round (Summer) varieties every fortnight from February until the middle of July in drills about 12 inches apart. When the plants show leaves about an inch broad, thin out to about 6 inches apart. In the summer the position should be as shady as possible, or frequent waterings wiU have to be given. For the winter crops a warm and dry situation should be selected and seed of the Prickly (Winter) varieties sown from July to September. Spinach seed often germinates slowly and may be soaked in water for a short time previous to sowing; a moist, deep and rich soil is preferable. Per oz.- Improved Long-standing Prickly, for winter use, per pt., 2/3 Prickly, or Winter per qt., 2/-; per pt, 1/3 Round, or Summer perqt., 2/-; per pt., 1/3 Victoria, very fine long-standing round-seeded; for summer use ; per pt.,2/3 Per oz. — s. Perpetual Spinach, or Spinach Beet, useful through summer, autumn, and winter on account of the leaves perpetually starting fresh growth after gathering o Orach, or Mountain Spinach [Atriplex hortensis), a substi- tute for Spinach. Sow in rich soil, in drills 2 ft. apart. Gather the leaves when young. Giant White Orach o Red, very ornamental o Also New Zealand. Section 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [Tomato, etc.] 245 TOMATO, or Love Apple (Lycoperskum esculentum)— Annual THE fruit of the Tomato is one of the most wholesome vegetables under cultivation. A supply through the whole year should be aimed at by those with glass for winter culture. For out- door culture sow at intervals (if required) from February to June, in pots or pans, and place in a temperature of about 60° Fahr. in a greenhouse or on a hotbed. Expose near hght to prevent the plants being unduly drawn up. Pot ofi in single small pots and gradually .harden off with as little check as possible. Plant out from the second week of May to the middle of June. In warm dry summers the Tomato will luxuriate almost anywhere in the open, but as these conditions cannot be guaranteed, a south wall is the best position for the plants. Tying to stakes or wires is a necessity. Fruit not ripened in the open may be cut and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse or vinery. Frequent watering does not come amiss in dry weather. Under Glass, with plenty of Ught and air and the temperature never below 55°, sowing may be commenced in January in heat, and a crop may be gathered all the year. The plants may be in large pots or boxes, or in the beds or borders ; they like plenty of water. Ordinary fairly- good potting soil, with manure added, wiU suit them admirably. Some growers give a great deal of manure, some not so much ; but we think too much manure at first causes a luxuriant plant growth at the expense of the fruit crop, and that manure water just before the fruit swells is preferable. KEL WAY'S BIG CROP. — This variety has proved a marvellous bearer and an extremely early setter; there is no Tomato which should become as widely grown as this in private gardens or for market; it is bound to give the utmost satisfaction to all. It is of perfect shape, of deepest and richest crimson colour ; the skin is firm without being thick, and the fruitfulness of the plants is perfectly astonishing. Per packet, 1/6 and 2/6. (See illustration.) EELWAY'S NIMROD, the earhest, largest, and most productive scarlet variety. A perpetual bearer and of very highquahty. Per packet, 1/6 and 2/6, KELWAY'S ELDORADO (new), early, large and fine quality, equally as good as Sunrise but larger. Per packet, i /6 KELWAY'S SUNSHINE (Mw). The best of all Tomatoes, splendid cropper, very fine, grand quality. Per packet, i /6 Per pkt.— s. d. Challenger, large, very deep, soUd and heavy, bright scarlet; very proUfic i o Golden Jubilee, clear golden colour, sufEused with scarlet; of delicious flavour. Raised at the Royal Gardens, Windsor i 6 Tomato, Kelway's Big Crop i«. 6i. & 2S, 6i. per pkt. Per pkt. — s. Hipper I, very fine i t opyriglit, K, &" 5. Turnip, Kelway's " Perfect Model " (or Nimrod) Holmes's Supreme, medium size, round, smooth, scarlet, firm, good flavour, averaging 10 fruits to the cluster. A very heavy crop inside and out i/- and -1 6 WoNEY-MAKEE {novelty), of enormous cropping quaHty ; 10 to 18 fruits in a cluster, weighing 6 or 7 to the pound. Perfectly globular, evenly formed fruit of beautiful scarlet. Thin skin, sohd flesh and fine flavour. Robust i 6 Open Air, the earliest of 8 1 varieties tried at Chiswick ; for outdoor culture 6d., i/- and i 6 Perfection, quite round and smooth ; bright crimson ; very fine for exhibition i/- and i 6 Sunrise (Carter's) very early; in full fruit on July 4 ; very prolific ; no trace of disease ; solid flesh, with very tew seeds ; of even size, rich scarlet colour and fine flavour ; equally good indoor or out i /- & i 6 Victor [new), exceedingly prolific; medium size, rich colour and splendid edible quaUty; borne in trusses of from 12 to 25 at everyjoint i 6 Nearly all varieties not mentioned here can he supplied at 6d. and i/- per packet. lUrvJNlr ^Brcssrco ropa) — Biennial Sow very early kinds, such as the Nimrod and Milan, broadcast in frames, in January, followed by other early varieties in Feljruary or March, and throughout the spring and summer by occasional sowings of these and other sorts in the open air in drills about a foot or more apart and 2 inches deep. The first sowings out of doors should be made in a south border. Thin as soon as the plants can be touched. Water whenever necessary. The chief sowings in the open should be made from the end of June to the com- mencement of August ; a sowing may also be made in September. A moist situation is preferable for the summer sowing. Light loamy soil is advan- tageous for turnips, and fresh ground preferable to "heavily-manured soil, but if the latter be too Ught, it should, of course, have manure added. Lime and soot will be found very useful as dressings, as snails and grubs and the turnip-fly do not hke either. Roots not required for autumn use may be retained for winter by being stored in soil after having their tops cut off, but they should be kept in the beds as long as land where possible, as they lose in flavour by being moved. Young turnip-tops are useful io spring when green vegetables are scarce. 246 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. KEL WAY'S NIMROD or Perfect Model, the sweetest early white variety possible to obtain; pure white smooth sMn and flesh, and of finest globular shape ; most delicate in flavour. A great improve- ment pn: the ordinary stocks of Six-weeks or Snowbail{see illustration, ■p.245) Per pkt i/- KELWAY'S GOLDEN MELON, a fine yellow-iiesh variety, milder than any other yellow turnip; it stands the severity of winter hke a swede. Of per- fect globular shape and fine in texture of flesh, per pkt., i/- KELWAY'S Improved Extra-early Red Milan, a very fine stock of this wonderful early sort; the quickest growing of all, attaining a large size before any other turnip is ready. Large flat white with a red top; strap leaved per pkt., i/- All the Year Round, a green-topped hybrid with yellow flesh Per pint, d. Per oz. s. d. Per pint. Per oz. s. d. s. d. Early Purple-top Munich, somewhat similar to Early i?eif Aft'/flTO, but not so early 2 6 o Golden Ball (Bobbie's) 2 Green-top Stone, a capital sort for keeping through the winter i 6 Model White (Debbie's) 2 o Orange Jelly, of nice colour i 9 Red-top Stone, of good flavour i 9 White Milan, similar to the Red Milan, but white in colour 2 6 White Dutch or Early Six-weeks i 6 White Stone Improved or Early Snowball 2 o 6 4 3 6 4 4 6 3 5 VEGETABLE MARROW (CucurbUa esculenta)-Annua\ Sow in heat in April ; plant out about the 20th of May on a moderate hotbed under glass, or at the beginning of June in the open ground, on mounds or heaps. Water freely in hot, dry weather. Seed may be sown in the open tiU May. Any old heap of refuse or leaves, or any piece of ground with the addition of manure wiU grow vegetable marrows. Kelway's Profusion, a marrow of superior excellence as regards quaUty, and an enormous cropper; handsome decorative plant also i/- and Kelway's Improved Long White, exceedingly productive, of finest quaUty ; trailing i/- and Kelway's Improved Long^ Green 6d. and Per pkt. — s. d. Per pkt. — s. d. Long Green, ordinary 3d., 6d. and i o Long White, ordinary 3d., 6d. and i o Moore's Cream, oval shaped, of medium size 6d. and [ o Pen-y-byd, cream colour, exceedingly productive; small, almost globular fruit 6d. and i o Also Green Bush, White Bush and Custard. MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLE SEEDS ARTICHOKE, in variety, i/- and 1/6 per pkt. (see p. 248 for Roots). CARDOON, i/- per oz. CELERIAC (Turnip-rooted Celery), 6d. and i/- per pkt. CHICORY (Barbe de Capucin, Succory or Wild Endive), 6d. and i/- per pkt. CORN SALAD or LAMB'S LETTUCE, i/- per oz. INDIAN SUGAR CORN, 4d. per oz. RHUBARB, in variety, 6d. and i/- per pkt, (see p. 249 for Roots). SHALLOT, Improved Jersey, i/- per pkt, 1/6 oz, (see p. 250 for Cloves) . PUMPKIN or GOURD (Cucurbitapepo, maxima, etc.) — Annual. Kel- way's Improved Yellow, grows to an enormous size, i/- per pkt. ; Mixed Ornamental Sorts, 6d. and i/- per pkt. Also Mammoth or Hundredweight,Large Green, Large Yellow, Ohio Squash. SALSAFY, or Vegetable Oyster (Tragopogon porrifoUum) — Biennial. Ordinary, per ounce, i/-. Improved Large-rooted or Sandwich Island, i/- per pkt. SCORZONERA (Scorzonera hispanica) — Perennial. 1/2 per ounce. SEAKALE, Kelway's Lily White, i/- per pkt., 8d per oz. (see p. 250 for Roots) . FRENCH INTENSIVE GARDENING ATTENTION has recently been called to the successful methods used by the owners of small plots of land around Paris and other large French cities to obtain the utmost of crop and profit out of their soil. There is nothing new about the system and nothing mysterious; the problem is to grow as good a crop as close together and as frequently as possible on a given space of ground, and it is solved by the Frenchman by means of very hard work and close personal attention, by employing the most suitable strains and kinds of seeds, by copious applications of manure and water, and by the use of " cloches," or bell-glasses, of a certain make. We beg to offer the following Seeds and Cloches as the most suitable: SEEDS MOST SUITABLE FOR INTENSIVE GARDENING Per pkt. — s. Carrot, Kelway's Lightning Horn i Kelway's Re-selected Scarlet Horn i ■ Kelway's Extra Selected Stump-rooted i Canliflower, Kelway's Quicksilver i ■ Kelway's Early London 1 Cucumber, Kelway's Prolific 1 Kelway's Improved and Re-selected Telegraph i Celeriac, Turnip-Rooted o Endive, Kelway's Improved Fine Green Curled o Kelway's Improved Batavian o Lettuce (Cabbage) , Kelway's Extra Early Paris Market i Kelway's Extra Selected Tom Thumb i Per pkt. — s. Lettuce (Cos, Romaine) Kelway's Silver Cos i Kelway's Emerald j Melon, Early Cantaloup i Radish, Kelway's Improved Forcing French Breakfast o Kelway's New Giant Forcing i Kelway's Early Scarlet Forcing, white tipped o Spinach, New Giant, thick-leaved o Turnip, Kelway's Nimrod j Kelway's Improved, extra early white forcing o KelWay 's Improved, extra early red forcing o Early Long White Frame o d. O o o 6 o fi 6 o 6 6 Section 2 (a). VEGETABLE SEEDS. [French Gardening] 247 CLOCHES (French Bell-glasses) for INTENSIVE GARDENING IS in. by 14 in.,without knob, 30/- per dozen, 280/- per 100, carriage forward. We believe that many in this country will, under the above system, iind a profitable use for land held by them, although it can hardly be expected that all will net the large profit of ;£8oo per acre, as instanced in the Press. THE GOLD MEDAL of the International Exhibition at St Louis, U.S.A., 1 904, was awarded to a Collection of Flowers in the following kinds from our establishment: Ajuga metallica crispa Antirrhinum Tom Thumb Eclipse Kelway's Asters Kelway's Royal Begonia Kelway's Model Calceolaria Kelway's Model Cineraria Kelway's Model Cyclamen Kelway's Dahlias Kelway's Model Gloxinia Linaria alpina Linaria marocanna alba (Pearl) Onopordon bracteatum Kelway's Model Petunia Phlox Drummondii Polyanthus Giant White Kelway's Model Primula Kelway's Exhibition Pyrethrum roseum Salpiglossis variabilis New Emperor Salvia splendens Triumph Kelway's Stocks Streptocarpus, new hybrids Impatiens Sultani 248 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. ARTICHOKES GLOBE (Cynara scolymus) KELWAY'S MONARCH, an improved form with larger heads than the old variety ; of very fine flavour Per doz. 12/- GiANT Crown ^_ 31 For Seed, see page 246. JERUSALEM (Helianthus tuberosusj PLANT in February, March or April in rows about 3 feet apart, and with 2 feet in the rows between each tuber. The roots are not touched by frost when growing, but are injured by it if exposed when dug. It is a very useful vegetable whether served in similar manner to Potatoes or used to flavour soups, and is most excellent when baked and cooked in the Continental fashion. The New White variety is a great acquisition, and makes a. more pre- sentable dish than the Old Purple. New White, a white-skinned variety, superior in delicacy of flavour to the purple, and not so deeply indented. VeryproUfic. Per 141b. (peck), 3/- ; 10/6 per bushel. Old Purple. Per 14 lb. (peck), 2/3 ; 8/- per bushel. CHINESE fStachys tuherifera) Of enormous productiveness. Perfectly hardy. Small curiously shaped roots with a delicate flavour somewhat like boiled chestnuts. Plant in spring and dig in winter. 2/6 per lb. ASPARAGUS (yJsparagus officinalis) HOW ASPARAGUS SHOULD BE GROWN THE great majority of amateur cultivators seem to be under the impression that Asparagus is a very difficult vegetable to grow. This is a great mistake. Asparagus can be grown in any soil or situation. It is grown in beds, formed by setting out in rows during the spring months one or two year old plants. The formation of the permanent bed is the most important part of the work, for unless this is properly done it is useless to expect to obtain a satis- factory supply. Work in as deeply as possible an abundance of well- decayed manure, as no more can be applied after the beds are planted except as dressing. There is no danger of making the ground too rich, for the tenderness and sweetness of the shoots depend on the rapidity of their growth. Plant in spring. In planting let trenches be opened about 2J feet or more apart, about i foot in width, and 8 inches in depth. At the bottom of the trench some 2 or 3 inches of well-decayed manure should be placed and well mixed with the soil. In this the plants are set about 1 5 inches apart, the roots being spread out in a natural position and covered with 2 or 3 inches of soil. These young plants must be well cultivated. Oakland Road, Bromley. — " You supplied me with some three years' old plants of Asparagus which turned out very well indeed." Mr , The Lodge, Round Hjll, Thurmaston, Leicester. — " I wish to say I find my Asparagus plants all that could oossihly be desired." , Esq., HoDSE, Gildessome, Yorks. — " Plants and Seeds to hand this morning. The plants look to be very strong ones, and the seed potatoes are excellent. Thanking you for your excellent attention." , Esq., Brownhill, Dobcross.— " The Potatoes we had were simply splendid." SeSlion 2 (h). VEGETABLE ROOTS. [Asparagus, etc.] 249 ASPARAGUS--con/inueJ. and at each hoeing let a little earth be drawn into the trenches so as to gradually fill them. About the end of October the stems should be cut oS, and if the trenches are not already filled fiU them with weU- decayed manure or good rich compost. The second season treat precisely as directed for the previous year, as far as cultivation is con- cerned. The third season the shoots can be cut for the table, care being taken to cut all, both large and small, as soon as they are in proper condition, but do not cut late in the season unless the shoots are very robust; they can be cut when about 5 or 6 in. in height, and while the bud is close and firm, cutting a little below the surface with Per 100 — s. d. EELWAY'S EARLY BIRD (new), a real improvement in earUness; highly recommended for cropping before other varieties per doz., 3/6 20 o KEL WAY'S NEW EMPEROR, this is the strongest, most prohfic, and most tender of all the varieties of Asparagus which we know, all sizes I year, 4/-; 2 years, 6/-; 3 years, 10/6 per 100; larger roots 15 o a sloping cut. After cutting ceases treat the plants precisely as advised for the first season. An Asparagus bed, well made and cared for, will last longer than the maker, and it should be borne in mind that the plants are gross feeders and that there is no danger of giving them too much manure. Good stable manure is best, but any concentrated or chemical fertilizers can also be applied generously. Forced asparagus is obtained by plantmg good " forcing " roots in winter thickly in beds in frames on hotbeds, or under the arches of a, close house or in " pits." They should be well watered. Per 100 — s. Connover's Colossal, prices as for Giant. Giant, i year 2 2 years 3 3 years 7 large forcing roots 12/6, 15/- and 20 Palmetto, large early American sort ih, Sh ^■"d 8 For SEED, see page 236. MUSHROOM SPAWN (Jlgancuscampestns) Fresh, of excellent quaUty ; 16 cakes (1 bushel), 5/- ; per peck, 1/6 ; 3 cakes, 1/- ; 1 cake, 6d. (carriage forward). r O 1 A 1 Ollikb (Solatium tuberosum) POTATOES may be planted in the open ground any time from January to May, but March is the month in which to plant for main crop. For an early crop choose a South border, and plant during January and February. A good friable loam is the soil most advantageous. The land should be well drained and not too heavily manured. Freshly turned-up soU answering to these conditions usually gives good results. The tubers, either whole or in sections — though the former is preferable — should be placed at a depth of 4 to 5 inches. The distance from row to row, etc., should be regu- lated somewhat by the strength of the soil and the habit of the variety being planted. There are various methods of planting, such as in trenches or in holes made by a dibber; or in field culture, in furrows made by the plough. The distance between these trenches , rows, or furrows should never be less than 15 inches, and need not be more than 3 feet ; 8 inches is enough between each tuber or set. Earth up the plants as required, and be careful that no young tubers as they form on the stem are allowed to protrude, as exposure to Hght will damage their edible quaUties. Dig each sort as the foHage becomes yellow, and store as soon as possible after the)' are dug. Potatoes may also be planted in the autumn, but we do not recommend this course, as failure is the occasional result. For forcing, the earUest varieties are planted in frames on hot- beds or in heated " pits " or in large pots in a warm house. Potatoes 20s. in value Carriage Free. I Per cwt. I (2 bushels) Kelway's Selected Early Ashleaf, a superior stock of this valuable kidney-shaped variety; dwarf haulm; very early and prohfic Kelway's Improved Myatt's Prolific Ashleaf, improvement on the ordinary stock; fine flavoured, kidney shaped, disease-resisting Kelway's Extra-selected Early Puritan, very early kidney variety of wonderfully fine flavour, dwarf, and very prolific; very highly recommended. A selection from the Early Puritan as usually offered ... British Qijeen, white kidney, abundant cropper 23 o Per i-cwt. Per peck (or bushel) (14 Ibs.i 10 6 20 O 1 10 15 o S 6 3 6 3 o 3 o 2 6 King Edward VII, early main crop, oblong white, pink splashes ; disease rcsister ; enormous cropper on hght soils ; fine for exhibition Snowdrop, disease-resisting, second-early white kidney, excellent quahty The Factor, tremendously productive ; medium size, good shape (elongated round) with shallow eyes, white, russety ; free from disease ; one of the best main crop varieties Up to Date, white oval main crop, variety; heavy cropper and good quahty, not so good as it was Per cwt. (2 bushels) Per t-cwt. (or bushel) s. d. s. d. 21 O II O 21 II u 20 O ID 6 15 o 8 o Per peck (14 lbs.) 3 o 3 o 2 3 RHUBARB Plant between August and May. KELWAY'S NEW CRIMSON QUEEN, far and away the best of all the Rhubarbs ; very early and of fine cherry flavour, bright rosy-crimson inside and out, both before and after being cooked ; most valuable on this account 27/- doz. Each — s, d. For Seed, see page 246. Each — s. St. Martin Royal Albert or Early Bird | gd. each ; per doz., 7/6 Magnum Bonum Victoria LlNN^DS Extra large roots for forcing, 20/- per doz. to 2/6 each. Special reduced rates can be made for larger quantities than quoted for, and all other good kinds can be supplied on application. zzo KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE SEAKALE (Crambe maritima) IF not for forcing, plant in rows 3 feet apart, with i foot space between each plant; the plants should be covered a foot deep, which wiU blanch the shoots. When they show through the soil they are ready to be cut. If for forcing, then plant in bunches, each bunch 3 feet apart and 3 plants in a bunch, each plant about 6 inches apart in the bunch. See also page 246. Per 100. Per doz. s. d. 5. d. Kelway's Lily White. This is distinct from the Old Variety, the leaves being of a pale green when exposed to the sun, and when cooked the shoots are much whiter, more tender, and far superior in flavour. Fine roots for planting (see illustration) 15 o 2 o Larger 21 o 3 o Old Purple Variety: Fine roots for planting 7010 Larger 10 6 i 6 Fine for forcing 17 6 2 6 For SEED, see page S46. MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLE ROOTS HERBS, in variety. Strong plants, 6d. each ; 5/- per doz. For SEED, see page 336. HORSE RADISH, 2/- and 2/6 per doz. SHALLOTS, lod. per lb. For SEED, see page 246. Giant, 1/3 per lb. POTATO (or Underground) ONIONS, 6d. per lb.; 14 lb., 5/- ISeakaie, K-elway's Lily White 25. and 35. per dozen. i^o-pyrigkt. For strawberries and Sundry Fruits usually planted in the ICitchen Garden reference should be made to SECTION 1 ie)— FRUITS. , Esq., London, Ontario, Canada. — " No doubt you like to hear from customers, especially when they are pleased with results of purchases from you. Last fall I got from you a collection of perennial seeds and raised from them a nice lot of plants. I have enjoyed some handsome flowers from them this season." Section 2 (b). AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 251 AGRICULTURAL SEEDS OUR customers for Garden Plants and Seeds may not be aware generally that the wholesale side of our business is largely interested in growing seeds of roots for farm use. We do not advertise our seed trade on the retail side, but we shall be pleased to supply our retail gardening customers with the best Agricultural Seeds as well as Garden Seeds on hearing from them, or to give them the name of our wholesale agent in their district. The following are exceptionally fine varieties : MANGOLD Kelway's Langport Prizetaker Yellow Globe Mangold IS. 2d. tar lb. Copyrigni, A.. &^ S. KELWAY'S LANGPORT PRIZETAKER YELLOW GLOBE. The entire stock was originally selected from one bulb. It has a very small top and very few fibrous roots ^ it is therefore lifted with a minimum of labour, and is fed with a minimum of waste; its symmetrical shape and attractive colour make it unequalled for exhibition. The flesh is of the densest consistency and most nutritive quality, and it reaches a very great size; con- sequently, it is an exceedingly heavy cropper, and is absolutely unsurpassed in this respect. Having been fixed as a variety for such a number of years, its'sportive character is practically nil, but we are untiring in our annual labour of selecting stock roots to grow from Put up in 2-lb., 4-lb., 7-lb., and 14-lb. sealed printed canvas bags at 1/2 per lb., carriage paid. 252 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS— continued. SWEDE TURNIPS ^ KELWAY'S LANGPORT MAMMOTH. (Registered Title.) THE HARDY HEAVY CROP- PING PURPLE TOP SWEDE. This variety is an enormous cropper, one of the mosi hardy and disease-resisting sorts in cultivation, seldom getting mil- dewed, and the highest quality Swede in cultivation. It pos- sesses very dense sound flesh. It grows freely in all kinds of soils. It is as near as possible globe shal>ed, with a very short neck, dwarf foliage, and a clean single tap root. The portion of the root growing out of the ground is of a deep plum colour. We annually save large quan- tities of this variety entirely from our own stock seed on account of the increasing favour with which it meets. Our stock is still as pure as ever. Put up in i-lb., 2-lb., 4-lb., 7-lb., and 14-lb. sealed printed canvas bags, at 1/2 per lb., carriage paid. •^ Is 2d. peri'b. SeSlion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. 253 Complete Colledlions of Flower Seeds Carriage Free. Kelway's "UNIVERSAL" Boxes of Flower Seeds, containing liberal collections in separate packets of the choicest strains of popular Garden Flowers at prices to suit every one. In these Collections one Quality only is used, viz., the best. From lOs. to 45s. Also COTTAGE COLLECTIONS at 2s. 6d. and 5s. These Collections form suitable and most acceptable gifts for the New Year or other occasion; they are sent nicely packed, free by post or rail, to any address in the United Kingdom, and the donor's card may be enclosed. Hints as to culture are on most of the packets. Ws. free by post. 6 varieties Kelway's Comet Aster. 4 varieties Kelway's > Beautiful Bedding Summer. flowering Ten-week Stock. 2 oz. Kelway's Rainbow Sweet Peas (mixed). No. / contains . i oz. Large-flowering Mignonette. I oz. Tom Thumb Nasturtium (mixed). I oz. Tall Nasturtium (mixed). 12 varieties brilliant Hardy Annuals. 8 varieties showy Half-hardy Annuals. 6 varieties effective Biennials and Perennials. 4 varieties Everlasting Flowers for winter use. I oz. Mixed Seed for odd corners of the garden. 15s. free by post. 6 varieties Kelway's Comet AstCT. I pkt. Double Zinnia. I pkt. Kelway's Chrysanthemum-flowered Aster. I pkt. Kelway's Globe Quilled Aster. 6 varieties Kelway's Beautiful Bedding Summer- flowering Ten- week Stock. J\[o. 2 contains : 3 oz. Kelway's Rainbow Sweet Peas (mixed). I oz. Large-flowering Mignonette. I oz. Tom Thumb Nasturtium (mixed). I oz. Tall Nasturtium (mixed). 12 varieties brilliant Hardy Annuals. 12 varieties showy Half-hardy Annuals, including Marigold, Portulaca, etc. 6 varieties effective Biennials and Perennials. 6 varieties Everlasting Flowers for winter use. I o3. Mixed Seed for odd corners of the garden. 2 Is. free by rail. No. 3, THE GUmEJi COLLECTION, contains . 6 varieties Kelway's Comet Aster. 3 varieties Kelway's Chrysanthemum- flowered Aster. I pkt. Kelway's Victoria Aster (mixed). I pkt. Kelway's Globe Quilled Aster. 6 varieties Kelway's Beautiful Bedding Summer- flowering Ten-week Stock. I pkt. Kelway's Prize Hollyhock (mixed). 6 varieties Double-flowered Zinnia. 4 oz. Kelway's Rainbow Sweet Peas (mixed), 6 varieties Sweet Peas. 2 oz. Large-flowering Mignonette. 2 oz. Tom Thumb Nasturtium (mixed). I oz. Tall Nasturtium (mixed). I pkt. Kelway's Royal Begonia. I pkt. Kelway's Model Cineraria grandiflora. I pkt. Kelway's Model Petunia. 1 pkt. Kelway's Model Primula Sinensis. t8 varieties brilliant Hardy Annuals. 8 varieties showy Half-hardy Annuals. 6 varieties effective Biennials and Perennials. 4 varieties graceful Hardy Climbers for trellises, etc. 6 varieties Everlasting Flowers for winter use. 2 oz. Mixed Seed for odd comers of the garden. 254 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S "UNIVERSAL" FLOWER SEED BOXES— continued. 30s, free by rail. 6 varieties Kelway's Comet Aster. 3 varieties Ostrich Plume Aster. 6 varietira Kelway's Pasony-flowered Aster. 6 varieties Kelway's Chrysanthemum-flowered Aster. 6 varieties Kelway's Victoria Aster. 6 varieties Kelway's Globe Quilled Aster. 6 varieties Kelway's Beautiful Bedding Summer- flowCTed Ten-week Stock. 6 varieties Kelway's Marvellous Double-flowered Balsam. 6 varieties Kelway's Prize Hollyhock. 6 varieties Double-flowered Zinnia, No. 4 contains : 6 varieties Kelway's Magnificent Doub'e- flowered Wallflower. 6 varieties Phlox Drummondii grandiflora. 6 oz. Kelway's Rainbow Sweet Peas (mixed). 2 oz. Large-flowering Mignonette. 6 varieties Kelway's Rainbow Sweet Peas, selected sorts I pkt. Crimson Gem Mignonette. 3 oz. Tom Thumb Nasturtium, 3 varieties. I oz. Tall Nasturtium, 2 varieties. I pkt. Kelway's Royal Begonia. I pkt. Kelway's Model Cineraria grandiflora. I pkt. Kelway's Model Petunia. 1 pkt. Kelway's Model Primula Sinensis. 1 8 varieties brilliant Hardy Annuals. r2 varieties showy Half-hardy Annuals. 9 varieties effective Biennials and Perennials. 6 varieties graceful Hardy Climbers for trellis work , etc. 6 varieties Everlastiog. Flowers for winter use. 6 varieties Ornamental Grasses for vases and bouquets. 3 varieties Dwarf Plants suitable for rock-work. 2 oz. Mixed Seed for odd comers of the garden. 45s. free by rail. 6 varieties Kelway's Comet Aster. 3 varieties Ostrich Plume Aster. 6 varieties of other choice Asters. 6 varieties Kelway's Pseony-flowered Aster. 9 varieties Kelway's Chrysanthemum - flowered Aster. 9 varieties Kelway's Victoria Aster. 9 varieties Kelway's Globe Quilled Aster. 9 varieties Kelway's Beautiful Bedding Summer- flowered Ten-week Stock. 6 varieties Kelway's Marvel.'cus Double-flowered Balsam. 9 varieties Kelway's Prize Hollyhock. 6 varieties Double-flowered Zinnia. No. 5 contains : 6 varieties Kelway's Magnificent Double-flowered Wallflower. 6 varieties Kelway's Phlox Drummondii grandiflora. 1 lb. Kelway's Rainbow Sweet Peas (mixed). 9 varieties Kelway's Rainbow Sweet Peas, select sorts 2 oz. Large-flowering Mignonette. 1 pkt. Crimson Gem Mignonette. 4 oz. Tom Thumb Nasturtium, 4 varieties. 2 oz. Tall Nasturtium, 2 varieties. I pkt. Kelway's Royal Begonia. I pkt. Kelway's Model Calceolaria. I pkt. Kelway's Model Cineraria grandiflora. I pkt. Kelway's Model Cockscomb. I pkt. Kelway's Model Cyclamen Giganteum. I pkt. Kelway's Model Gloxinia. I pkt. Kelway's Model Petunia, I pkt. Kelway's Model Primula Sinensis. 18 varieties brilhant Hardy Annuals. 18 varieties showy Half-hardy Annuals. 12 varieties effective Biennials and Perennials. 6 varieties graceful Hardy Climbers for trelhs work, etc . 9 varieties Everlasting Flowers for winter use. 6 varieties Ornamental Foliage Plants, suitable for sub- tropical gardening. 6 varieties Ornamental Grasses for vases and bouquets . 6 varieties Dwarf Plants suitable for rock-woik, including Auhrietia, Calandrinia, c tc. J lb. Mixed Seed for odd comers of the garden. Colledions of Seeds Hardy Annuals. go kinds 10/- 36 kinds 7/- 25 kinds 5 12 of the finest kinds 2 25 kinds . Half-hardy and Tender Annuals. 7/- 12 superb k'nds 4 Hardy Biennials and Perennials 50 kinds 13/- 36 kinds 10/- 25 very fine kinds 7 12 of tiie most showy 3 Ornamental Foliaged Plants for Sub-Tropical Grardening. A Collection of 13 very fine kinds 4 A Collection of 6 of the most superb kinds 2 Plants for Spring Bedding. A Collection of 12 very suitable kinds 5 A Collection of 6 of the finest kinds 3 Plants for Summer Bedding. A Collection of 12 very suitable kinds 7 A Collection of 6 of the finest kinds 4 Ornamental Grasses. A Collection of 12 of the very nicest, selected 4. For Table Decoration. 12 pretty and useful kinds g 6 pretty and useful kinds 5 Climbers for Trellises and other Outdoor Decoration. A Collection of 12 pretty flowering kinds 3 A Collection of 6 of the prettiest kinds i for Special Purposes Everlasting Flowers (Immortelles) for Winter Use. A Collection of 12 fine varieties 3 o A Collection of 6 of the finest varieties i 9 Flower Seeds for Bee-keepers. 12 useful kinds 3 6 6 most useful kinds 2 For Shrubberies, Copses and Woodland Walks. 12 kinds 4 o 6 kinds 2 3 Dwarf Flowers for Rough Rockwork or " Rooteries." 12 kinds 3 o 6 kinds i 9 Sweetly Perfumed Hardy Flowers. 12 kinds 3 o 6 kinds ., i 9 Greenhouse Plants. 12 varieties 10 o 6 varieties 5 6 For Edgings of Beds or Walks. 12 kinds 3 6 6 kinds 2 o Old English Flowers. 12 varieties 4 o 6 varieties 2 3 Flowers for Children's Grardens. 24 easily grown kinds 7 6 12 easily grown kinds 4 6 easily grown kinds 3 3 MIXED FLOWER SEEDS To be sown in quantity in shrubberies, carriage drives, woodlands, borders, and odd corners. In great variety. Dwarf per lb., 5/-; per oz., 6d. Tall , 5/-: .. 6d. SeSion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. 255 Kelway's Asters, etc., etc., in a Customer's Garden at Pontyberem, near Llanelly Cafyright, K. &= S. Directions for the Culture of Flowers from Seeds For the raising of the sorts of Flower Seeds mentioned in the next few pages reference should be made to the " duration " column, which shows by initials whether the plant is annual, perennial, etc., and the instructions which will be found on this page should then be followed: when any special culture is necessary tor any particular kind it is usually mentioned against that variety, or on the seed packet. HALF-HABDY ANNUALS. The seeds may be sown from March to April, either on a sKghtly open hotbed or in a greenhouse in pots and pans. Always use good rich soil, composed in the majority of cases of fine loam and leaf mould, or properly decayed manure. Sand should be added, and the pans, pots and boxes well " crocked " to promote drainage. Cover all minute seeds very thinly with the finest sifted soil. Be careful that you neither parch nor drown the seed; it should require Uttle water if the pots, etc., are covered with pieces of glass, which will deter too hasty evaporation. When watering is necessary, and this is the case when the earth is getting really dry, it should be done with a fine rose and a Ught hand, remembering that a strong stream will probably uncover the seed, and possibly wash it away altogether. The glass should not remain on the pots, etc., after the plants appear. Plenty of hght, but not very strong or scorching, and a gentle equable temperature are invaluable. When the young plants are strong enough, prick them off to give them more room; this may be done into other pots, pans, and boxes, or into frames, or under hand glasses. Before allowing the seedUngs to start upon their own account in the garden, see that they are secure from fly and aphides. To dip every plant in our Uquid " Green Fly Preventive " (see Garden Requisites) is a very good way to be certain upon this point. Plant about the end of May in open ground that has been well dug to the depth of two feet and enrich with old hotbed manure, decayed leaves or some equally efficacious mixture. Give a Hberal supply of water when dry. When all reasonable fear of frost is gone — say at the end of May — another sowing of Half-hardy Annuals may be made in the open ground, as would be done with Hardy Annuals. HARDY ANNUALS. These may be sown in the open ground in April and May; sow such sorts as are hardy enough to endure our winters while young without injury, and which will come into bloom early in spring, in August and September; these should be followed up in February and March with a succession of sorts; for a continuous display sow in whatever form you hke or require — fines or patches; but it must be on ground deeply dug and nicely prepared with additional decayed leaf-mould or hotbed manure, and sand if convenient, a nd carefully freed from all rough clods and stones. Too much manure will be rather disadvantageous, as it will promote leaf and slp-r, rather than flower growth. Cover with fine soil (sifted if possible) to the depth of one inch at the most ; some small seeds should simply be dusted over; it depends upon the size of the seed. When the plants are about an inch high thin them out, so that from one to half a dozen be left in a patch a foot square; each plant must have sufficient room to develop properly ; no overcrowding must be allowed. Water when necessary, and keep free from weeds. TENDER or GREENHOUSE ANNUALS. These are for greenhouse culture only. Sow and treat much as directed for Half-hardy Annuals, but in a rather greater heat; prick off into the separate pots in which they are to make a show; be careful to ensure nice-habited dwarf plants by doing this early, before the young plants are drawn up too much. Manure water will be beneficial. HALF-HARDY AND HARDY BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS. Sow and treat much as you would Half-hardy Annuals. HARDY PERENNIALS. These may be sown under cover at almost any time of the year in pots or pans, and out of doors from March to September, in soil prepared as for Hardy Annuals. GREENHOUSE SHRUBS. Sow in March or April in pans prepared with fine soil; plunge the pots into a hotbed, or place them close to the glass in a warm house. When the seedlings are about two inches high pot off singly, and repot as they grow. 256 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. GENERAL LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS h — Hardy. a — Annual. p — Perennial. b — Biennial. "Here's a few flowers " — Cymbeline ABBREVIATIONS I h h — Half-hardy. I c — Climber. I st — Stove. I t — Tender. \ s — Shrub. \ g — Greenhouse or Conservatory . For Collections of Flower Seeds ready put up in boxes and sent Carriage and Package Free see previous pages. Kelway's "Universal " Collections save a lot of the trouble which is attached to the writing of a detailed order, and make very suitable and useful presents. Kelway and Son can supply established plants of many of the following kinds; they have put an asterisk (*) to the kinds of which plants can be supplied, and would suggest reference to the Plant sections of the Manual. N.B. — ^The following prices are the price per packet, but where several varieties are offered the price is for the entire collection of varieties. For example, in the case of " Antirrhinum majus, in 10 varieties, separate, 2/6," half-a-crown is the price for the whole col- lection of 10 varieties, each variety put up in a separate paper, and the 10 papers enclosed in one packet. Where different prices are quoted for the same item it should be understood that the quantity is in proportion to the price. The quaUty is the same throughout — viz., the best. Where separate varieties are offered the packets should be understood to be at so much each packet. KELWAY'S SEEDS IN CHINA Kelway's Tree Carnations at Wei-hai-wei Copyright, K. &' S. jEsq KoriMACHi Tokyo, Japan.—" I am very glad to inform vou tliat my Pansy whicli I liave obliged you to send last year gave very good result in sowing on my garden. ' I will send' the picture which I have delineated in order to show how nicely and beautifully they have been grown." [A very charming coloured drawing came with this letter.] SeSlion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Abr— Asp] 257 NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Duration. Price per Packet. Abrouia umbellata — rosy pink verbena-shaped flowers; rockwork; fr •Abutilon, Kelway's Best — yellow, white, crimson, pink, purple, etc.; mixed; conservatory * Achimenes, Kelway's Splendid — very free-blooming stove plant, pretty spotted flowers, white, red and purple; mixed 'Aconitumnapellus (Monk's Hood) — blue, summer-flowering border plant volubile latisectum (novelty) — magnificent perennial cUmber from China, with elegantly cut, dark green foliage, and trusses of dark blue flowers throughout the autumn months. Of unsurpassed beauty for trellises, pillars, etc. Acroclinium album "j r fl.pl lEverlasting flowers, useful for winter decoration and also for window) Toseum I boxes; gather the flower heads yowig for winter use; rose a,nd whiteA fl.pl ) [ Adenophora Potanini — Lovely new shrubby Campanulacea, producing its elegant and slender flower-spikes during July and August; numerous large bell-shaped flowers, i J in. in diameter, and of a beautiful light blue colour. * Ageiatnm mexicanum albiflorum — most useful for bedding; white flowered; dwarf Blue Peifection — dwarf, compact, dark blue-flowering variety Little Blue Star — light blue flowers -with dark redcentre Princess Victoria Louise — extraordinarily beautiful, white ground colour covered with a veil of azure blue stamens; very dwarf. mixed — for bedding and bouquets, blue a.nd white a,nd lavender Agrostemma coionaria alba atiosangoinea ... Agrostis pulchella — ornamental grass " jVery beautiful and free-flowering; crimson and white. I Ajuga melallica Clispa — extremely crimped and curled large dark green leaves, with metallic lustre, bending outward in rosette form, from which rises a spike thickly set with small ultramarine blue flowers. For carpet bedding and borders. *Allinm Neapolitanum — white; useful for cut flowers Alonsoa Warcsewiczii compacta — dark green io\ia.ge, bright scarlet Qov/eis Alstromeria (Peruvian Lily) — most easily grown in warm soils; yellow, orange and pink; very showy Lily-Hke flowers; mixed. Althaea flcifolia (Antwerp Hollyhock) — SLngle-fiOwexed. primrose-yellow *Alyssuinsaxatile — bright yellow COmpactum — bright yellow Sweet — white; fr peroz., i/- Amaraniiius bicolor — red flowers caudatus (Love-lies-bleeding) — graceful pot and border plant; red flowers per oz., gd. hypochondliaCUS (Prince's Feather) — crimson flowers, purple foliage ; borders per oz., 6d. melancholicus ruber — graceful foUage, cn'msoMflower; for borders peroz., 1/3 tricolor — scarlet and vellow foliage Ammobium alatum grandiflorum — everlasting flowers, pure white; fine for cutting Anagallis giandiflora, of sorts — blue a,nd scarlet; fine for pots or borders indica — blue flowers Anchusa afiinis — cobalt-blue flowers ; of bushy habit ; blossoms all the summer and autumn * italica — deep blue; hees are veiy fond of it *Aneinonej!oro^m, double (S. single | Many lovely shades of red. white, blue, purple, etc. j * St Brigid, Royal Crown strain; a greatly improved type Animated Oats (Avena steriUs) — an elegant plant, easily grown *Antillhinum (Snapdragon) majus, large-flowered, Kelway's choicest named varieties, mixed * collection, in 10 varieties, separate * — -. in 6 varieties, separate *— — Tom Thumb (dwarf) , Kelway's choicest named, mixed ■ collection, in 6 varieties, separate Grand for bedding and borders; red, white, purple, etc. ■ Eclipse — golden leaved, dark crimson flowers; very dwarf Sunlight — golden leaved, rosy flowers; very dwarf White Queen — pure white with no yellow Up, and very dwarf ♦Aquilegia cserulea (The Rocky Mountain Columbine) - hybrids — shades of blue, white, mauve, claret, pale yellow, etc. * californica hybrida — yellow and red * canadensis — yellow * chiysantha — yellow * glandnlosa — lilac * hybrida — all colours Skiuneri — scarlet and yellow * mixed per oz., 1/6 * verychoicehybridslongspurred, beautiful (seei'«Ms.,p, 158) *Arabisalpina (Snow in Winter) — white, for cut flowers; should be sown by bee-keepers Arctotis giandis — remarkably handsome; soft white tomentose leaves, flower heads 3 inches across and showy, pure white with a narrow yellow zone at the base of petals, reverse pale lUac; of very easy culture. *Armeria formosa (Giant Thrift) — rose coloured; for pots, edging and rockwork '* Asparagus plumOSUS (Asparagus Fern) — " fronds " very useful ; good table plant and greenhouse climber *Asperula Odorata (Woodruff) — white, sweet-scented This genus is one of the most beauti- ful things of the garden, the va- rieties obtainable from seed are without number and of the most varied hues; useful for borders, beds, shrubberies, and cut flowers. A. cmrulea is a, lovely thing, of which we can supply plants. TraUer 6 2 3 6 I I I I 2-3 2 2 1 I 3 3 I 2 2i 4 4 I 4 I I \ 2 2 2 2 \ \ 2 2 I 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 \ 24 14 4 1 hhp St hp he ha h a h a ha hp h h a h h a hh a h h a h h a hp hp h a hp hp h h a hp hp hp hp h a h h a ha ha h h a h h a hp hhp hhp h a hp hp hp hp h a hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp h a ita (Woodruff) — white, sweet-scented 1 h ; * These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual o 3 o 6 o 3 o 6 o 9 6d 3 &■ ij- 1 o I o ^d.&- 6d. o 3 o 3 3 1 o o 3 o 3 6 1 o o 3 o 6 o 3 o 3 o 3 o 3 3d. &■ 6d. o 3 o 3 o 6 o 3 o 6 o 3 3d.,6d.<5'i/-- 3d. &■ 6d. I/- &- 2/6 3 3d. &• 6d. 2 6 1 6 6d. <&. i/- 2 o I o I o 6d. &■ i/- I o o o o I I 3d. &• 6d o 3 o 3 i/- &■ 1/6 3d. &■ 6d. 6d. &■ 1/- 9 9 3 o o hp hhp h a o 3 i (S- 2/6 o 6 258 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Aquilegia, Long-spurred Hybrids IS. & IS. 6d. pku Cefyright, K. &= S. Aster, Kelway's Splendid Comet 15, & IS. 6d, per pkt. Co-pyrighi, K. &* S. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Height in Feet. Duration. Price per Packet. *Asperula azurea setosa — blue, sweet-scented per oz., gd. *Asphodelus luteus — yellow ; handsome border plant ♦ASTER alpinus — handsome border plant, bright purple; fine for front row in borders KELWAY'S PRIZE DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED, collection ( All shades of red, ( 6 separate varieties. I purple, rose, blue] 12 separate varieties j and white; bed-j mixed V ding. V TALL mixed ■ Snrprise Sunlight — a vellow Aster; introduced as being really sulphur-yellow and a good flower. In growth similar to a tall Chrysanthemum Aster; flowers 3 to 4 inches in diameter; long stiff stems, and useful for bedding as well as for cut flowers. lAU shades; for bedding and cut flowers. The finest sort of Quilled Aster, and one which has made a - KELWAY'S GLOBE QUILLED, collection 6 separate varieties. 1 2 separate varieties mixed name for itself everywhere. There is nothing in existence approaching it. The varieties axe handsome and distinct, and the flowers are all perfectly semi-globular and up to exhibition standard. (Premier Prize and Gold Medal, Paris Exposition Universelle.) Yellow King — the best yellow ever seen in these Asters Messrs KELWAY & SON, Langport, smd us some fine fiotaers 0/ this new form of Quilled Asters, the flowers pale yellow, full, and beautifully quilled.— The Garden. - KELWAY'S PRIDE OF THE WEST, magnificent variety, pure white; as large as a, Japanese Chry- santhemum. The finest large pure white Aster for cut flowers; long stiff stems and branching habit. 2 14 h a hp hp h h a h h a hha h h a hha hha hha hha hha hha s. 3 6 6 I 9 6d, 6d 3 i/- &■ I 1/6 i/- 6 I 6 i/- 2 &■ 6 1/6 I 6 1/6 &■ 2/6 * These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. Se£lion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Aster] 259 Aster, Kelway's Improved Victoria . ■ • IS. per pfct. Auriculas, Kelway's Wonderful IS. to 5s. per pkt. Copyright, K. *= S. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Height in Duration. Feet. hha hha I hha li hha hha hha hha I ha • hha hha I hha I • hha hha li hha li hha hha I* hha li hha hha hha Price per Packet. ASTER, KELWAY'S DWARF PffiONY-FLOWERED, coUection, separate varieties 12 separate varieties I Much finer than the old varieties; all s. d. mixed Amethyst — pure white, changing to a charming shades; bedding and cut ilowers; incurved. blue tint, developing to fine amethyst. ■ Triumph — crimson Pasony-shaped flowers, compact; very valuable, fine for pots white white and daik scarlet Glare of the Garden (new) — ^a very beautiful scarlet-crimson single-flowered dwarf Aster; highly recommended. It is the same briUiant tint as our well-known James Kelway Pyrethrum QUEEN OP THE MARKET — like a large-flowered Chrysanthemum; rose and white, early; for pot culture and bedding. a new blackish-crimson variety - VICTORIA, IMPROVED, collection, 6 separate varieties i/- &- 1/6 i/- &■ 1/6 i/- &■ 1/6 I 6 12 separate varieties ■ mixed ■ Miss Roosevelt — primrose changing to flesh colour. irreproachable habit and form. - Salmon Queen — salmon-pink; a distinct and striking colour in this class All shades; fine for pot culture and bedding; reflexed. i^ee illustration.) This novel colouring is combined with Giant, Amethyst (novelty) — flowers opening clear e«Ai7e tipped ftZwe, changing into true aweiAyii Amethyst (novelty) — flowers opening clear white tipped blue, changing into true amethyst Carmine — (novelty) — new and distinct colour, dark salmon, overlaid vnth white; surprisingly handsome and pleasing. SPLENDID COMET, Bridesmaid — flowers open white and change to a charming lilac-rose ■ delicate rose — a lovely addition in colour to the other forms of the splendid Comet I o I 6 I o I 6 A ster; of faultless shape. * These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. 26o KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. ASTER, KELWAY'S SPLENDID COMET, light yellow [novelty), extra early flowering, July, better than Queen of the Market. crimson (novelty) azure blue [novelty) Dwaif, Climson [novelty) — very fine, early flowering azure blue [novelty) dark blue [novelty) pure white. Empress Frederick, flowers 4 to 5 inches across; an exceedingly fine showy kind. mixed — very lovely, similar to Japanese Chrysanthemums, striped reflexed petals ; for bedding and cut flowers; white, rose and white, purple and white, and blue and white. (See illus., p. 258.) ^ Giant, collection, 6 separate varieties ■) Very large, bedding and cut flowers;/ mixed j all colours. ( Amethyst [novelty) — opening clear white turning to real amethyst Mauve Queen [novelty) — rich pearl grey colour ; very double, fine for cutting pure white, extra fine ■ Single — very graceful elegant flowers for cutting. BEAUTIFUL OSTRICH FEATHER (or Hohenzollern), white— a lovely white flower similar to Comet, of immense size, very long loosely formed petals, very floriferous, and of branching habit. Bright rose, Ught yellow, dark blue, brownish violet and terra cotta Malmaison Rose — white, with pale lilac-rose, hke the Souvenir de la Malmaison Rose; very beautiful. mixed • Model — pure white, Bright rose [novelties) — very fine type - Pluto [novelty) — of scarlet hue when opening, passing to the deepest shade of blood-red possible. As striking as beautiful. a new brilliant carmine variety new varieties, crimson, light blue, dark blue each rose with white centre [novelty) - light blue with white centre (novelty) — Branching — rosy chamois colour [novelty) rose and white [novelty) — colours are in stripes; a very valuable variety., Cactus, Rosy Carmine (novelty) — flowers intermediate in shape between the Victoria and Comet; brilliant rosy-carmine. Christmas Tree — plants regularly branched horizontally, bearing from 70 to 100 fiowers per plant dark scarlet, dark blood-red, azure-blue — in separate colours Eclipse (woweWy) — a most beautiful and distinct Aster, as the flowers are of immense size, 6 or 7 inches across, pure white, with thread-Uke florets quite double; stout stalks, standing well when cut. Mignon (dwarf), mixed — fine for wreaths and general cut fiowers; bedding Pyramidal, mixed — aU shades, fine trusses Queen of tiie Dwarfs, White — exceedingly small; flowers of enormous size, 5 inches across, like a Comet Aster; pure white. Sinensis — the true original type from China. Most elegant single-fiowered kind, with pale mauve blossoms 3 to 4 inches across, borne on branching stems. A plant of great beauty, without any "weedy" appearance in habit; charming for borders, pots or cut flowers. new colours — white, dark violet, violet, pink and apple-blossom; very pure colours each Snowball — white : Astilbe Davidii — graceful spikes of deep rose, violet, or mauve flowers on stems 6 ft high * Astrantia major — pink ; ornamental ; woodlands and borders Atriplex boitonsis rubra — see Orach. Aubergine — see Egg Plant. *Aabrietia, in sorts and mixed — rockwork, edging; blue, violet, purple and rosy red; very showy early in the year ♦AURICULA, KELWAY'S WONDERFUL, mixed. — This richly-coloured flower is easy to raise from seed, and will well repay any httle care it requires. Sow in pots in March in sandy soil with good drainage; place a piece of glass over the pot when the seed is sown. It wiU come up in a very desultory manner — some seeds in a few weeks, while some will require more than : 2 months. Auriculas require no heat when being sown. As soon as large enough place in small pots. (See illustration, page 259) * Kelway's Border, mixed • Alpine, mixed — much hardier than the choicer varieties • New Sweet-scented Giant Yellow Border — in all shades, from palest cream to deep golden yellow. Very large and handsome masses of flowers, most delicately scented and in a charming variety of tints; abso- lutely hardy and most vigorous. BALSAM, KELWAY'S MARVELLOUS CAMELLIA-FLOWERED, collection of 8 separate varieties mixed Fine Double, mixed One of the most brilliant of summer and autumn flowering plants. Sow in the middle of March in sandy soil under glass; pot off as the plants increase in size, and plant out if required; white, rose, pink, striped and spotted. Bartonia aurea — golden yellow, very fine and showy per oz., gd. Beet Kelway's " The Shah " — a magnificent decorative variety; the fohage is exceedingly dark crimson ... ChiUan or Brazilian — see Beta. *BEGONIA (Tuberous), KELWAY'S ROYAL MODEL SINGLE, mixed — every shade of scarlet, crimson, pink, yellow, buff, nankeen and pure white. Saved from the finest named varieties. If If 'J i-l i-f 14 2i If 14 4 14 6 14 14 14 14 i4 f 14 hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha h a h a hha hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hha hha hha h a hhb hhp Packet. d. O 9 9 6 6 I/- &■ 1/6 2 6 I/- &■ 1/6 I o I o I 6 I o i/- &■ 1/6 i/- &■ 1/6 I/- & lie i]-, 1/6, 2/6 6d. (S-i/- I 6 6d. &■ i/- 1 o 2 6 1 o o 6 2 6 6d. &■ li- ed. &- i/- gd. <&• i/- 1 6 o 3 6d., I/-, 1/6 2/6 &■ si- lie &- 2/6 i/-,i/6,2/6 I 6 5 o I o 6d. &■ i/- o 6 6d. &- i/- 1/6, 2/6, 5/- *These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. SeQion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS, [Beg— Gal] 261 NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Duration. per Packet. -mixed colours, as Single. Saved from the ♦BEGONIA (Tuberous), KELWAY'S ROYAL MODEL DOUBLE- finest named varieties Sow thinly from January to March in sandy soil well watered beforehand. Let there be plenty of drainage in the pans. Sow on the surface of the soil only, and when lifting the plants that are large enough to be potted, be careful not to disturb the seed or young plants which remain, as the germination is very irregular. Place the seed pans in gentle heat, and put a piece of glass over them. crispa — very elegant fringed flowers, mixed ; all shades of red, yellow and white fimbriata plena — very elegant; the petals of these double flowers are beautifully scalloped and fringed, mixed; all shades of red, yellow and white. *Bellis perennis plena (Double Daisy) — spring bedding plants; white, red and red and white Beta oicla braziliensis, or variegata (ChiUan Beet) — fine ornamental f oHage Briza gracilis (Quaking Grass) and Briza maxima Bromus brizeeformis (Ornamental Grass), very fine ♦Broom, White Portugal ♦ Yellow Spanish ♦ Crimson and gold (Genista Andreana) Cacalia COCCinea (Flora's Paint-brush) — scarlet; fine for cutting * Calampelis SCabra (Eccremocarpus scaber) — climber; orange-scarlet racemes of flower Calandrinia grandiflora, and other varieties — rose, magenta and crimson; rockery, borders, free-flowering umbellata — bright crimson ♦CALCEOLARIA, KELWAY'S PERFECT MODEL— A great speciality with us; the very finest in the trade, without exception; of splendid ha- bit, neither too tall nor too dwarf; large heads of very large flowers which are well- rounded and filled out, and of the richest as well as the most delicate colours ; in great variety of shades and mostly self, spotted, blotched, and striped. The Calceolaria is chiefly valuable for the de- coration of the house and conservatory. Seed may be sown from May to August. Sow very thinly on the sur- face of light sandy soil, with the addition of a little leaf- mould and peat. Saturate the soil before sowing. Place glass over the pots or pans, which must be weU crocked to ensure good drainage, and place in gentle heat. Never allow to become quite dry, and shift on gradually from thumb-pots to larger ones. Keep well shaded from the direct rays of the sun. The plants should be grown on in frames or greenhouse through the winter, not requiring much heat, but air whenever practicable. (See illustraiion.) Golden Glory {novelty) — fine for greenhouse and for the Herbaceous Border as well as for bedding. Of glorious colour and continues a long time in bloom, with- standing a considerable amount of frost. rugosa (bedding) — yel- low, brown, etc. Calceolaria, Kelway's Perfect Model IS. 6d. to 5S. per pki. Cofyrighi, K. Calendula officinalis Favourite, light sulphur flowers, striped creamy white \ Lemon Queen I Meteor, fine yellow, striped lemon ! Fine double varieties; free- Prince of Orange, rich, orange, striped lemon I flowering and pretty. pluvialis (Cape Marigold) white; very free flowering per oz., i/-j ^ 'i *These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual I.V i I I I 3-10 3-10 3-6 14 10 ^i Trailer I hhp hhp hhp hp h h a h a hb hs hs hs h a hhc hh hp hhp h a h a h a h a h a 2/6 6- 5/- I 6 I 6 I o 6d. &- i/- o 6 o 3 6d. &■ i/- o 6 i/- &■ 1/6 o 3 o 6 o 3 3d. iS- 6d. 1/6, 2/6, 3/6 cS- 5/- I 6 6d. &- i/- 6d. &- i/- o 6 o 6 o 3 262 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. From an unsolicited photograph sent us by a custonur, Kelway's Perfect Model Calceolaria IS, 6d. to 5s. per pht. Copyright, K. (5^ 5. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Calliopsis bioolor nana. Golden Eay — a most floriferous and long lasting annual; remarkably pretty, similar to a single Cactus Dahlia ; the dwarf plant simply covered with flowers purplish-brown in the centre with golden yellow rays. (tinctoria) (Coreopsis) — yellow and brown per oz., i/- Buiridgi, see Cosmidium. COIOnata — yellow and brown Drummondi golden yellow — per oz., gd. nigra speciosa (atrosanguinea) — dark red radiata "Tiger Star" (novelty) — rich reddish brown, blotched yellow ; continuous flowering Darkbrown ' ' — deep rich Copyright, K. &• i. brownish-maroon Tom Thumb, Crimson King— a most striking and showy plant. Forms a very compact little bush, covered with rich, dark crimson flowers. Callistephus, see Aster. 'Campanula medium calycanthema — blue, rose, lilac, white, striped or mixed (Cup and Saucer Canter- bury Bells). For borders and shrubberies ; very imposing and pretty * saved from double blue, rose, white, lilac or mixed — (Hose in Hose.) Height ia Feet. 14 h a h a h a h a h a ha ha h a hb hb per Packet. 3d. &■ 6d. 6d. &■ li- ed. &■ i/- Candytuft 3d., 6d. and 1/- per pkt. *These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. Se£lion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Cam— Car] 263 Carnation and Picotee, Kelway's Choicest Border IS. 6rf., 3S. 6d, and 5s. per pkt. Cafyright, K. &= S. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. •Campanula medium single — blue, rose, white, stripedox mixed • carpatica [bli*e) and alba (white) separate .....'..!:.!..."."......"!!....."!!!!!...!!!!! longistyla (Mew)— flowers of a lovely violet-blue, drooping, i^ inches long; very attractive pyramidalis (Chimney Bellflower) (Wm«) and alba (a/Ajie) separate mirabilis— -From the Caucasus. Perhaps the finest of all Campanulas; forms a low biish 2 feet in diameter, densely covered with pale blue flowers. The discoverer says that " words cannot describe the extraordmary beauty of this plant." •Campanula glomerata — blue; border * tnibinata — blue; edging and borders ..'..'............'. Canary Creeper, see Tropseolum peiegrinum. •Candytuft (Iberis), collection of 6 sorts, white, purple, crimson, rose, etc., separate. For edging and borders, sweet scented. (See illustration, page 262) separate or mixed per oz., gd. (crimson, i/-) Kelway's Selected Tom Thumb — very compact, pure white albida — cream-white Giant Hyacinth-floweied, white; hlooms 7 in. long, with 120 florets to a spike Little Prince (Iberis coronaria princeps) — massive spikes of pure white flowers, wonderfully freely produced candelabra-wise. Extremely robust and enduring m bloom. In masses it gives' a fine effect, and it is a fine pot plant. Very dwarf. White Rocket peroz., gd. dwarf — large-flowered hybrids, mixed colours Canterbury Bells, see Campanula. •CARNATION, KELWAY'S PERPETUAL (Tree), Exceptionally Choice, mixed— all shades of red and yellow and white. — CHOICEST BORDER STRAIN, mixed— aU shades of red and yellow and white. Sow in April to August in weU-drained pots or pans, in soil composed of sand, loam, leaf-mould, and cow manure. Place in a greenhouse or frame and prick off plants, as soon as large enough, into pots, or if larger still, into beds prepared for them. Margarita, all colours — flowers in six months from time of sowing; clove-scented; mixed; all shades of red and yellow and white. ■ white and yellow, separate - Nice Giant — a fine race, bearing enormous flowers of every tint of red and yellow and white; flowering six months after sowing. -Grenadin — brilliant scarlet *These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. Height in Feet. Duration. 3 I 3 4 2 hb hp hb hp hp I I hp hp 1 ha i i 1 I 4-4 ha ha ha ha ha I I ha ha 2 hp 2 hp 14 hhb 14 2 hhb hhb 14 hp Price pel Pacliet. s. d. 3d. &■ 6d. 3 1 6 6d. & I/- 2 6 3d. &■ 6d. o 3 o 6 o 3 3d. &■ 6d. 6d. &■ i/- o 3 o 6 2/6 (S- 5/- 1/6, 2/6 &■ Si- ll-, lie, 2/6 I 6 1/6 &■ 2/6 :64 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. 'Cainatioil, single, mixed — all shades of red and yellow and white * and Picotee, Kelway 's choicest border, mixed, all colours (See illustration, page 263) * — Catanache, blue and white, separate — everlasting flowers; very pretty for cut flowers Catchfly, see Lychnis. Celosia cristata nana magnifica (novelty) — magnificent new sort with croton-like leaves, producing a most splendid effect. plnmosa giandiflora (Feathered Cockscomb) , mixed — long feathery plumes of crimson, yellow, cream, pink, etc.; useful for the conservatory and as a table plant. - crimson Cenianrea (for Sweet Sultan, see Sweet Sultan). candidissima [ragusina) — silver foliage cyanus minor. Emperor William — [Blue Cornflower) per oz., gd. white and rose, separate mixed (Cornflower) per oz., gd. - gymnocarpa — purple flowers, silver foMage . (Cornflowers) blue, white and rose; fine for cut flowers, pots and borders. (See illustration) imperialis — giant-flowering kind, excelling by far in worth and beauty all the sweet-scented Centaureas previously cultivated. It is covered with long-stalked beautifully shaped flowers, almost double the size of C. odorata, with the same lovely perfume and form. The flowers last 10 days when cut and placed in water. Splendid for cut flowers. -alba, brilliant white giant flowers; lilacina, delicate colour; splendens, brilliant purple, splendid; purpurea, brilliant rosy purple, magnificent; rosea, fine mixed shades of rose; Favoiita, delicate lilac; Armida, delicate lilac; Iphigenia, lilac, with a white centre; variabilis, white, with a rosy blush marked purple, fading to rose; Giaziosa, intense dark lilac; mixed, the above and other tints The Bride — a magnificent florist's flower of purest white; very fine for table decoration ' Centaurea imperialis, The Bridegroom (novelty) — , heliotrope colour. otherwise Uke The Brtde The Bridesmaid (novelty) — lemon yellow, otherwise like The Bride Honeymoon (novelty) — golden yellow, otherwise Hke The Bride moschata, see Sweet Sultan. odorata IVIarguerita — white Chameleon — yellow and rose suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan) , yellow perennial sorts.saved from varieties described in Plant Section; fine for bor- ders and for cut flowers *Uentranthus (Valerian ; Kiss-me-quick), per- ennial sorts, as in Section i (a) — bright red, dull red and white Cerastium, in 2 varieties — d warf edging plant ; also for rock work ; silvery foliage, white flowers •Cheiranthus Cheiri, see Wallflower. Kewensis (Winter- blooming Wall- flower), a hybrid (C. mutabilis x Single Garden Wallflower) in flower six months after sowing ; sulphur to orange or purple. *Chelone barbata coccinea — scarlet border plant; tall spikes of flowers Centaurea cyanus minor (Cornflower) id. S 6d. per pkt. Cofyrighl. K. &' i. 2i I 2 2 li 2 per Packet. hp hp hp t a ta ta hhp h a h a h a hhp s. d. 3d. &■ 6d. 1/6, 2/6, 5/- 3 1 o i/-. 1/6, 2/6 6d. &- :/- 6d. iS- i/- o 3 3d &■ 6d. o 3 3d. &■ 6d. 6 1 o 6d. &- i/- 14 h a h a h a hp hp hp o 6 o 3 3d. &• 6d. 6d. &- i/- " 3 6d. &- il- h a 3d. &- 6d. ^These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. Se6lion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Chr] 265 Kelway's Perfect Model Cineraria Growing for Seed at Langport 15. 6d. to 5s. Per pkt. Copyright, K NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Height in Feet. Duratioa Price per Packet. s. d. 3 3d. &- 6d. I 6d &- l/- 6d &- l/- 6 3 6 6d &■ i/- 6 6 Chiysanthemum, annual. — The Annual Chrysanthemums are very useful for bedding or borders and are much . used for brightening shrubberies and carriage drives. Their value is great as cut flowers. White, . yellow, crimson, with rings of violet, brown and crimson. Flowers fromjuly to September. Builidgeanum — crimson and white carinatum (or tricolor) Ctaamseleon — large-flowered; Hght coppery bronze, with a bright purplish crimson zone during the first few days, the blackish purple disk being surrounded by golden-yellow circle; a few days later the coppery bronze changes into a clear yellow. . Evening Star — pure golden-yellow flowers, 3-4 inches across and very lasting - Crolden Wheel — golden-yellow with purple centre. Quill-shaped florets, standing out Hke the spokes of a wheel. ' Morning Siar- -most unique and striking in colour, a pretty shade of primrose, with large flowers and very fine blooms. white, yellow and brown, mixed coronarium, double — lemon, white, yellow, separate Golden Queen — new colour amongst the dwarf varieties. -double, mixed; yellow, white and crimson h a h a h a h a h a h a h a h a h a hp hp inodorum fl. pi. (perennial) — pure white round heads of flower Bridal Robe [new] — compact plant with double flowers of purest white, well displayed hke a double Pyrethrum. Splendid for floral work of all kinds. Flowers for a long period. * These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual 266 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Kelway's Cinerarias growing in the open at Hobart, Tasmania IS. 6d Jo 5s. per pkt. Copyright, K. Gj' ^. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Height in Feet. Duration. Price per Packet. CHRYSANTHEMUM, KELWAY'S JAPANESE, etc. (segetum giandifloram and indicum], mixed ; perennial — all colours ; pots and borders. Kelway and Son have, for many years, offered seed of the greenhouse Chrysanthemum, and it is now being acknowledged that splendid varieties can most easily be obtained by amateurs by this mode, the plants flowering in one year from seed, if kept going. Every imaginable colour and form is reproduced. * mivimiiTn iine ■oerennial nlant for borders > i 3 2 2 2 I I hhp hp hp h a ga ga s. d. I 6 6 * Shasta Daisy — mucli advertised variety I tricolor, Silvei Queen {novelty) quite distinct, dwarf flowers well formed and lasting. Pure white with zone of clear bright yellow, and the disk overlaid with silver. Very pretty. * PTWHH ART A WFT.W A Y'!! IWnnEL 6RAND1FLORA '{insle-flowered I 1/6, 2/6, 3/6 &- 5/- 5 • PERFECT MODEL GRANDIFLORA, single-flowered; very special stock, said by our customers to be absolutely the finest strain of Cinerarias in cultivation, and, as far as we are aware, this is so. Every shade of blue, crimson, violet and pink is represented, both as self colours and with white edge or centre. Some are purest white throughout. The colours are very pure, the markings distinct, and the form of the flower is fine and symmetrical. The flowers are often zi inches in diameter, and the plants are of excellent habit, neither dumpy nor straggling, and with large heads of bloom. See a photograph of this growing for seed on preceding page, and illustration on p. 267. Sow from April to July in pans or pots filled with a mixture of leaf-mould, sand and sifted loam. Water the soil before sowing; cover with sheets of glass; pot ofi in thumb pots when large enough, and place in a frame or greenhouse, and shift as required. Horticulture during the Queen's Reign. — The Florists* Cineraria is a creation of the sixty years, and it is interesting to mention that the first break was obtained by Mr J. Kelway, whom happily we have still with us. — The Gardeners' Magazine, 1897. Origin of the Cultivated Cineraria. — In our issue of the 15th inst., we gave a full-page illustration of Cineraria cruenta, which has acquired so much interest of late in consequence of the discussion on the origin of the cultivated Cineraria, and at the same time conclusively proved that the evidence in favour of hybridity would not bear examina- tion, and that the modem Cinerarias are the descendants of that species. We had no doubt whatever that whether crosses had been effected or not between the several species of Cineraria in cultivation early in the century — the Cinerarias so largely grown for con- servatory decoration had been obtained by selection. We had several communications from growers whose opinions are entitled to the greatest respect, expressive of their con- currence with our views on the question; but the most important of these has been received from that veteran florist, Mr James Kelway, of Langport, whose unique ex- perience enables him to speak with the highest authority. Mr Kelway writes: ' With reference to the interesting article on the origin of the Florists' Cineraria, I send you the following notes, believing they will be of interest to you as confirming your views, and also to many of your readers. It does not appear to be generally known that the Florists' Cineraria originated with me, and in the following manner. In the year 1837 I raised from seed of Cineraria cruenta some plants which were grown in a greenhouse, no other species being cultivated.. Amongst them were severa sports or varieties having a distinct ring of white round the disk on the lower psirt of the ray liorets. From these varieties I selected two of the most marked and distinct, one growing fifteen inches high and the other up- wards of two feet. From these I raised other seedlings much improved in habit and in the shape of the bloom. I gave some of these improved seedlings to Messrs Webber and Pearce, nurserymen of Merriott, near Crewkeme, Somerset, who distributed the same amongst their customers. I retained, however, some of them myself, and produced there- from some exceedingly fine varieties. Descendants of these we still grow extensively, several large houses being exclusively devoted to their cultivation." Cineraria Webheri- ana, which was relied upon by Mr Bateson as evidence of the hybrid origin of the present race of Cinerarias, was raised by Mr Smithers in 1841, and placed in the hands of Messrs Webber and Pearce for distribution, and it may therefore be assumed to have descended from the varieties that originated with Mr Kelway four years previously. However that may be, Mr Kelway's communication effectually removes any doubts that may have been entertained upon the question under discussion, and affords further evidence of the possibilities in the improvement of plants when the work is carried out with judgment and skill. — The Gardeners' Magazine, June 29, 1895. Royal Horticultural Society. — A group of plants of double- flowered Cinerarias, representing a number of shades, in colour from purple and rose to almost white, was con tributed by Messrs Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. It was an exhibit of con- siderable attraction. Vote of Thanks. — The Gardeners' Chronicle, Se6lion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Gin— Com] 267 Cineraria, Kelway*s Perfect Model Grandiflora 5s, per pkU Copyright, K. &• S. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Cineraria, double-flowered, KELWAY'S WONDERFUL — beautiful balls or rosettes, most delicately tinted and tipped "with every variety of colour. Saved from choice named varieties. Certificated by the Royal Horticultural Society. hyblida giandifloia, Matador {novelty) — of unrivalled splendour; scarlet, brilliant * maritima candidissima — silvery-green foUage, yellow flowers; for bedding stellaia hybrida (Star Cineraria) — very elegant and effective. All the colours of the Cineraria are represented. Clarkia elegans nana rosea plena. Brilliance {novelty) — early, and remarkably bright in colour, very double flowers of very briUiant salmon-scarlet. Most valuable for cutting. rosy-purple pulchella — rosy flowers • nana (Tom Thumb) — rose ■ double — rose, per oz., gd white, -per oz., gd -mixed, rose and white Very free flowering border an-[ nuals, useful for cut flowers;! white, rose, red, etc. I *Cob8ea scandens (Cups and Saucers) — fine greenhouse and wall climber; purple flowers COCKSCOMB, KELWAY'S MODEL — crimson; very dwarf. Charming and curiously handsome flowers. Sow from February to March in pans of well-drained hght open soil; cover the pans with glass and place on a hotbed. Whilst germinating, the seed should have a moderate amount of air and plenty of light. Shift on as required, and do not move from the hotbed or bottom heat until the combs are showing. WONDROUS — mixed colours, crimson, yellow, pink, cream, etc.; extra large * Colens, Kelway 's Rainbow, mixed — ornamental many-hued f ohage ; for conservatory CoUinsia bicolor, of sorts — useful for town culture, very free and early bloomer; lilac, purple and rose. ..oz., gd. • tinctoria purpurea — deep reddish violet in whorls around the main stem. For beds and borders. ♦Columbine, see Aauilegia. Commelina cselestis — sky-blue; for borders; glossy foHage * These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Height in Feet. I I I I i I I I 10 Duration. ga ga hhp ga- h a h a h a h a h a h a h a h a gP ga ga tp h a h a li hp Manual. Price per Packet. s. d. 1/6, 2/6, &-$[■ 2 6 3d. &' 6d. 1/6 &- 2/6 6 1 6 o 3 o 3 3d. &■ 6d. o 3 o 3 o 3 o 6 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6, 2/6, 5/- each, 3d. 3d. &' 6d, Esq., HusTViLLE, New South Wales, Australia.- 'My Cinerarias are just beginning to bloom, and by the time this reaches you they will be well out. They promise to be exceptionally fine this year. Some of the plants are a trifle over 3 ft. in height and quite that breadth. One of the blues has flowers sJ in. aoross, and is an exquisite colour. The largest head of b^oora I have managed to get so far measures 3 ft. g in. across the longest way. I think that a fair size. They have adapted themselves so well to outdoor cuHure in this country , that the self-sown seed comes up like weeds in the garden, and, in fact, is getting somewhat of a nuisance. Even in dry hard soil I have seen cuttings show up, and do rather well, too.*' Royal Horticulturai, Society. — Messrs Kelway and Son had a large collection of double Cinerarias, including a vast number of varieties and a good range of colour, varying through all shades of pink, blue and lilac. The growth of the plants is attractive, and the flower trusses graceful and showy. — The Garden. 268 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. Cyclamen, Kelway's Model Grandifloium IS. 6(/. to 5S, per pkt. Copyright, K. &= S. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Convolvulus major tIpomcBa puipuiea) (Morning Glory) 1 The Major varieties are fine climbers for trellises, Collection in 6 separate sorts. verandahs, arbours, etc.; blue, crimson, white, minor, collection in 4 separate sorts } and striped. major, mixed oz., i/-fThe Minor sorts are fine bedding plants, and use- minor, mixed oz. 6d. J ful for borders; blue, crimson, white, striped, etc. * Coreopsis, see Calliopsis. Cornflower, see Cen^urea cyanus. Cosmidium Burridgeanum (Calliopsis Burridgi) — crimson and yellow ; Cosmos bipinnata (syn. Cosmea), in variety — scarlet, purple and white, separate; fine for cutting sulphurea (syn. Coreopsis artimisiE folia) — yellow, dwarf Express (novelty) — extra early nowermg; crimson, rose and white. A strain which should be a great acquisition, as it flowers from the middle of June. • 3owslip — orange-yellow *Crucianella stylosa — bright rosy-red ; rockwork Cyanus, see Centaurea. •CYCLAMEN persicum g^nteum or grandiflorum, KELWAY'S MODEL. — Sow in October and November in pots on the surface of a fine mixture of Ught sandy soil with good drainage; cover very thinly; keep in a temperature of from 50° to 60° Fahr. Germination is sometimes slow; bring near the light when the little plants appear, to prevent drawing. Prick off into 5 -inch pots as soon as large enough, several in a pot, and allow to remain in these till spring, when pot singly into 3-inch pots and grow on in frames, witlx plenty of air, and shade from hot sun. In July shift those plants whose roots are filling the pots into 5 or 6-inch pots, using a compost of equal parts of leaf soil and rich loam. Be careful to avoid strong manure. When potting, only partially cover the rootstock. Water Hberally when in full growth and also syringe. Constant heat in a moist atmosphere is a necessary feature of Cyclamen growing. The bulbs should be carefully watered and well ripened after blooming, as the next season's display depends very much upon this. Seed may also be sown in January and February. Bloom in spring and winter; invaluable for conservatory or for the house; nicely, though rather faintly, scented. ♦ mixed, white, crimson, red, purple-rose, lilac, salmon, etc., both self and tipped (see illustration).. Charming Bride, pure white; King Edward VII, fme crimson; Prince George, red crimson self; Prince of Wales, fine purple-rose; Princess May, white; Princess Marie, white tipped crimson; Princess of Wales, soft lilac; Queen of Norway, lilac rose; Queen of Spain (new), lovely salmon colour ■ KEL WA Y 'S MODEL COLLECTION in 8 separate colours • KELWAY'S MODEL COLLECTION in 12 separate colours . Height !□ Feet. Duration. 10 hhc I 10 I ha hhc ha 3 3 2 ha hha h h a hha i hp hp * h.hp 1 hhp hha hhp Price P" Packet. I d. 6 3d. I o (S-ed. o 3 o 3 o 6 3d. &■ 6d. o 6 3d. &' 6d. o 3 1/6, 2/6, 5/- z/6 &■ 5/- S o 7 6 * These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. SeSlion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Cyc— Dim] 269 NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Cyclamen persicum Pioneer — A feathered Cyclamen. White, with a strikingly distinct crest or feather on the face of each petal. Rococo — an improvement on PapiVi'o, the "Butterfly" Cyclamen; stouter stems and a finer show of flowers on the plant. * hardy sorte — pretty for rockeries; pink, purple, crimson and white, separate kinds PapiUo (Butterfly Cyclamen) — Very elegant large flowers with prettily crinkled petals in five colours; separate; the leaves are beautifully mottled. •DAHLIA, KELW AY'S EXHIBITION, single, mixed ) Saved from the best * double, mixed I standard varieties; * pompon, mixed f grand for cut bloom * ■ double cactus, mixed I and for borders. Dahlia coronata [novelty] — Sweet scented Dahlia, brilliant orange-scarlet single flowers, rather different from the ordinary Dahlias in habit and flower; very free flowering; very long stalks. Pseony-flowered, mixed. For description see Section i (a) * single cactus — twisted or fluted petals similar to those of the double kinds; graceful; mixed colours PREMIER PRIZE & GOLD MEDAL, PARIS International Exposition, 1889, Jiiaarded to Kebma)) & Son for an exhibit containing KELW AY'S DAHLIAS. Daisy, see Bellis perennis. ♦Delphinium, Eelway's Perennial, blues, purples, etc. — mixed varieties — We strongly recommend reference to be made to plants in Section i (a) as these varieties do not often come true from seed. annual, see Larkspur. Blue Butterfly {new) — brilliant deep blue of compact habit formosum — deep blue ..■•• speciosum glabratum — new sort from the Himalayas. Beautiful dark azure-blue, large flowers * sulphureum (Zalil^, scarce species; Vaeyellow Delphinium Dianthus Heddewigii (Japan Pink), single, collection in 4 separate varieties "I Crimson, carmine, pink and • • mixed (See illustration) I white ; for cut flowers and double, in 8 separate varieties f bedding. In flower all mixed I the summer. Dianthus Heddewigii chinensi (Indian Pink) , various colours, crimson, rose, pink, white, etc., mixed, per oz., 2/- Fireball — brilliant scarlet diadematus pi. (Diadem Pink) — -finest double, mixed pi. albus — the first white Diadem Pink. Pure white ground colour marked lilac, carmine, etc.,in feathery markings. Very fine. stellaris (Star Pink)— all the good qualities of the Chinese Pink and the brilliant colours of the D. Heddewigii are to be found con- nected with it, but each flower has the form of a 5 or 6 rayed star, and it is in flower twice as long as any other sort. ■ snow-white — a fine novel Dianthus Heddewigii. Co-pyright, addition to the Star Pinks laciniatus Salmon Queen — a new and fine addition to the Annual Pinks, salmon colour Vesuvius — a splendid im- proved selection from Salmon Queen. Intensest orange-scarlet, really daz- zling in the sunshine. *Dictamnus fraxinella (Fraxinella) — handsome border plant ; purple ; hked by bees •Digitalis gloxinioides, very handsome ; pure white, spotted purple • purpurea (Foxglove) , in 4 varieties, separate or mixed — for shrubberies and borders ; yellow, white, purple and spotted; per oz., 1/- Dimorphotheca aurantiaca — rare showy plant, easy of culture, with beauti- ful flowers. Handsome Marguerite- like flowers 2j inches across, of glossy, rich orange - gold colour. Flowers throughout summer, makes splendid beds of bloom 3-5 3-5 3 3-5 4i 3-5 3-5 3-6 3 3 2 3 3 i-ii hhp hhp hp hhp hhp hhp hhp hhp hhp hhp hhp hp hp hp hp hhb hhb hhb hh hb hb h a hhb hhb hhb h a h a hp hb hp *These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. 270 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. 'Eccremocaipus SCaber [Calampelis scabra) — Rampant evergreen climber with orange flowers ^aureus — 6ngA< goWen yeHoro; absolutely true from seed Echeveria Desmetiana — the most efEective kind for ribbon or carpet bedding. True from seed. Pure silvery white. EchiDacea hybrida superba — long pendant petals of lovely carmine, with cone-shaped dark-orange disk; June and July. *Echinops, in variety, as Section i (a), separate or mixed — for borders and to cut for large vases; steely blue and white. Edelweiss {Leontopodium alpinum) — easily grown rock plant; silvery white, woolly leaves and flower see Leontopodium sibilicnm for the new, easily grown, giant species. Egg Plant, or Aubeigine (Solanum melongena ovigerum) — fine ornamental pot plant; purple, long; purple, round; white, long; white, round; scarlet, and mixed. Eligeron Coulteri — pure white -flowers of the size of a shiUing, borne on wiry flower stems from the beginning of May to the middle of June. Most useful for cut flowers. 'Eryngiam, in sorts, as Ust in Section i (a), or mixed — extremely ornamental border plant and for cutting; thistle-like heads of amethyst and steely blue. Erysimnm arkansanum — yellow per oz., peioffsldannm — orange per oz., Eschschollzia californica, sorts mixed — for rockwork; white, yellow, rose, orange, etc per oz. crocea- .per oz., 9d. 9d. I/- I/- ■orange Carmine ^f^"g — beautiful carmirte rose colour, intense inside and out Mandarin — orange, shaded crimson Rose Cardinal — showy rosy flowers Rose Carmine — new in habit, being upright and compact instead of straggUng, and an improve ment in colour; a good rich rose. The Mikado (novelty) — brilliant orange-crimson flowers suffused with a carmine lustre - Canicolata rosea — a distinct new shade ; rosy white petals deUcately fluted and richly adorned with sop primrose-yellow ; very lovely. sulphur-yellow 7 Two good additions to the rose j -pure white J variety, recently introduced. erecta compacta, Dainty Qaeen (novelty) — Very delicate in shade, a tender blush, slightly deeper at the edges, with ground work of deHcate cream ; same colour inside and out ; exceedingly pretty maritima, a new Cahfornian Poppy — light yellow, deep orange spots, whitish grey foliage Entoca viscida — free-flowering, intense blue ; good for bees 'Evening Primrose, see (Enothera. Everlastings, see Helichrysam. Feather Grass, see Stipa pennata. •Forget-me-not, see Myosotis. •Foxglove, see Digitalis. Francoa glabrata, from ChiU. Purest snowy white flowers, J inch in diameter, very freely produced on long branched spikes. Fine for bouquets. • ramosa (Bridal Wreath) — no seed of this has been offered until recently. A lovely plant for pots or the warm border. Fraxinella, see Dictamnus. •French Honeysuckle, see Hedysarum. •Gaillardia, Kelway's Original Exhibition and Border Strain, hardy perennial, a collection of 1 2 varieties separate, from our certificated sorts, for which see Section i (a) of the Manual. Very lasting when cut; gold, lemon, gold and crimson, crimson, scarlet, brown and gold, etc. We recommend also the purchase of plants, see Section i (a) . • Kelway's, the above choice varieties, mixed New Compacta (new). Trim and compact plant, uniform in height; free flowering, brilliant in colour and large in flower. picla, red and yeHotf ] Pretty varieties; the pulchella Lorenziana, crimson, tipped yellow i old style. Geniste, see Broom. Gerardia hybrida — a pyramidal bush covered with Pentstemon-Uke flowers, varying from light pink to dark purple. Gerbera Jamesoni (The Cape or Barberton Daisy) — very fine herbaceous plant which would be freely grown if it were absolutely hardy. Flowers are hke the Rudbeckia or Ox-eyed Daisy in shape, colour between bright red and orange-scarlet. Can be wintered in many places in this country with a little protection. •Gesnera zebrina discolor — conservatory; bright scarlet and orange; leaves claret colour, variegated •Geum rocoineum \ Qood border plants and useful for cutting ; cnmsow • atrosangumeum J ^ GiUa Coronopifolia — very beautiful and scarce; very striking scarlet flowers. Flowers last in bloom for a long period, from July to October. tricolor, in 3 varieties, separate or mixed — useful for bees; lavender, blue, white and orange; for bedding and borders; per oz., gd. •Gladiolus, Kelway's Celebrated Prize, a collection of 1 2 separate varieties — From the best sorts of this hand- some bulbous plant; every imaginable colour. See hst in Section 3 of the Manual for prices of the Bulbs. • mixed > Glaucium flavum (syn. G. luteum) (Horned Poppy) — yellow; borders Globe amaranth — purple, white, and yellow, mixed or separate ID 16 2-3 3 i I i 3-6 2i I i-ii I I I* 2 2 I* 4 4 2 hhc hhc hp hp hp hp t a hp hp h a ha hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp hp ha hhp hhp hp h^ h a h h a hhp hhp gP hp hp hhb h a hhp hhp ha h h a Price per Packet. s. d. 6 6d. &■ i/- 1 o I o 3d. &■ 6d. I o 6d. &■ i/- I o 6d. &■ i/- o o o o I o o o I o I I o o o I 6 i/- 6- 1/6 5 o I 6 6d. &■ i/- 3 3d. &■ 6d. 1 o 2 6 .1/6 &■ 2/6 3d. &■ 6d. 3d. &■ 6d. I o o 3 5 o o 6 3d. &■ 6d. o 3 ■ * These can also be supplied in plants or bulbs, for which see Plant and Bulb portion of the Manual. SeSion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Glo-God] 271 Gloxinia, Kelway's Model zs. 6d. to 5S. per pkt. Copyright, K. &' S. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. 'GLOXINIA, KELWAY'S MODEL Erect-flowered, mixed; saved from the very choicest varieties in cultivation — Sow in February (or in January, February and June for succession) in pots of leaf-mould, loam, and silver sand, equally divided. Give good drainage; sow thinly, and cover lightly with soil; sprinkle carefully and place in a temperature of about 70°. Prick off as the plants are large enough into 3-in. pots, handling carefully. Do not let the plants touch one another. Give a little air as the warm weather commences; pot on until you have them in 5-in. pots; weak manure is beneficial, but must be withheld when the plants are flowering. 60° to 65° is the best temperature in wliich to grow them, and the atmosphere should be moist, but drier at the flowering season. Water must only be applied when the Gloxinias are in growth, and then liberally; beware, however, of cold water. 'I'he richness of colour and beauty of markings in these extremely handsome flowers is very marked. From pure white to deepest blues and reds. (See illus'ratiov .) *— SNOWDRIFT, pure white; KELWAY'S EMPRESS OF INDIA, scarlet; KELWAY'S ROYALTY, purple. * Fire King — a fine novelty; deep scarlet; foliage resembling that of the Crassifolia class • Queen Victoria — an exceptionally fine white variety GODETIAalba — z«Ai/e flowers Bijou — white, spotted rose, dwarf Duchess of Albany — improved pure white File — white, blotched scarlet Dwarf Compact, Crimson Glow (new) — the plants are smothered with flowers of a most dazzling and intense crimson, much more vivid and intense than Sunset. Gloriosa — brilliant deep blood-red, darkest of all Ifldy Albemarle — crimson-rose COmpacta, a compact-habited brilliant carmine kind - Satin Rose — fine rich colour - Mandarin, pale yellow - Princess of Wales — crimson-rose - Scliamini pi. — an entirely new departure; double flowers of bright rose colour - Spotted Carpet — this elegant little plant forms a flat mass of bloom 3 inches in height, very suitable for carpet bedding or rockwork. White with a rosy-pink blotch on each petal. - Sunset, dwarf, compact — most compact and most dazzling in colour; glowing deep rosy-carmine, most effective in masses or beds. - The Bride — fine white, blotched with crimson per oz., gd. - Whitneyi — blush and crimson per oz., i/- -fulgida (Brilliant) — brilliant crimson-scarlet with white centre; colour of great beauty and the nearest approach to pure scarlet yet obtained, - mixed per oz. , gd. Very gay free- flowering bedding plants, blooming during the sum- mer. 14 Duration. tp tp tp tp ha ha ha ha h a ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha h a per Packet. s. d. 2/6, 3/6 &-S1- 3/6 &■ 5/- 2/6 &■ 3/6 2/6 &■ 3/6 3d. &• 6d. 3d. 6.6d. 3d. &■ 6d. 3d. &-6A. 6d. &■ i/- 3d. &• 6d. 3d. &• 6d. 6d. &- i/- 3d. . j,; f v, j j _= Miss JekyU [new], very fine; lovely light cornflower-blue ... V'S!>t blue, white, purple, for beds and j hispanica (Devil-in-a-bush) — 3 varieties 'Oenothera (Evening Primrose) macrocarpa — large yellow; rockwork and borders Lamarckiana — yellow ■ mixed, rose and yellow; edgings, rockwork, etc. borders. (See illustration, 276.) Onopordon Acanthium (The Cotton Thistle) — rose, silvery foliage; very handsome bracteatum — very rare plant from Asia Minor. Fine ornamental foliage plant for lawns. Flower stems covered with blooms, 3 to 5 inches across, of beautiful purplish-lilac colour. • Salteri — very large handsome new Thistle ; silvery leaves of great size and beauty, from which rises an ornamental snowy white stem 1 1 feet high. Very striking. * hybridUS, Robert Bruce [O. A . canthium x 0. arabicum) — a handsome ornamental plant of branching habit with bold greyish fohage and elegantly cut silvery prickly stems. Oiacb, or Red Mountain Spinach (Atriplex hortensis rubra) — ornamental foliage; fine for sub-tropical gardening. ^Pampas Grass, see Gynerium. Duration. climber climber I climber I I I I* i 5 10 8-10 II 3 Price per Paclcet. tp hp hp hp hp hp h a h a ha ha h a h a ha ha ha ha h a ha h a ha ha ha h a h a h a h a h a ha ha h a h a h a h a hha h h a hha hha hha hha hha 6d. h a ha h a hp hb hp h a 6 3d.,6d., i/- 1 9 1 6 2 6 I o o o o o 6d. &■ i/- o 6 o 6 6 1 o 6d. &■ i/- o 3 3 1 o o 3 o 6 i/- &. 1/6 I 6 I 6 3 6d. &■ 1/- 1 6 6 1 o I o &• l/- 3rt. 6^6d. I o o 3 6 3d. S- 6d. 3d. &■ 6d. 1 o I o I o o 9 3d. &■ 6d. "These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. 276 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-Mist) 3(i. (& 6d. per pht. ^upyriunt. A.. C i. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. *Pansy {yiolc icolor) — Seed may be sown at almost any time, but April, June, August and September are the best months. Sow in pans, pots, or boxes of light soil. Place in gentle heat or in a cold frame. Prick ofi into pans as soon as ready and place in a cool position to harden before planting out. Seed may be sown directly in the open in the summer months and the plants thinned to about half a foot apart. They wOl then bloom the next summer. * KELWAY'S MODEL. Show and Fancy. These are very choice strains, the best of the British and foreign sorts; every beautiful colour imaginable; many of the flowers are more than 3 inches across (see illustration, page 277). Cardinal, most brilliant red Dr Faust, nearly black Emperor William, bright blue bedding variety Freya — ^large flowering, dark violet with broad white edge ; the back of the flower is distinctly marked like the front ; unique Giant jTellowGem — A very large flower; pure yellow, grand for bedding King of the Blacks, nearly black Madame Ferret, a mixture of rose, ruby and crimson ; very large flowers Masterpiece — a strain of very large flowers with wavy or folded petals; this characteristic gives them a very fuU appearance in beds or borders. This strain contains tints seldom found in other kinds. * Black Knight — of deepest sooty tone Peacock — very prettily striped, blue and white * Trimardeau CHant, all colours; very fine * Odier's Blotched or Spotted, all colours ; very fine * Cassier's Superb Blotched, all colours ; very fine Lord Beaconsfield — purple-violet, large Snow Queen — pure satiny white Victoria, claret-red * Kelway's Choice Bedding, or Tufted, mixed varieties, every colour PAPAVEE (annual) (Poppy)— somnif ernm. Cardinal — vivid scarlet, double new colours — bright rose, copper, chamois, axLAhrick red, separate and mixed, double Height ID Duration. Feet. * hp i hp i hp * hp * hp i hp * hp * hp * hp i hp i hp i hp i hp i hp i hp i hp i hp i hp 2 ha 2 ha 3 ha 3 ha 2 ha Price per Packet. - Carnation-flowered, in 12 choice varieties, separate; white, purple, rose, etc. ■ mixed, all colours per oz., gd. ■ Danebrog (Victoria Cross) , scarlet, with a white cross in the centre 2 ha *These can also be supplied in plants, for ^vhicll see Plant portion o! ilic Manual. 1/6, 2/6, 5/- I o I o I o I o I/- tS- 2/- I o I o I o 6d. &■ i/- I o i/- &■ lie I/- &■ 1/6 i/- <&- 1/6 I o I/- &- 2/- I o 6d. &■ i/- 6d. <&■ i/- 6d. &■ i/- 2 6 o 3 o 3 SeHion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Pap] 277 Pansy. Kelway's Model. IS. 6d., 2S. 6d. & 5s. per pkt. Copyrtghi, K, &" ^. Papaver somniferum, single annual varieties vy g , • 6d, per phi. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. PAPAVER somnifeium, white with rosy border {novelty) — pure white flowers with broad band of light bright pink; most pleasing. Miss Sherwood, large single satiny white, the upper half being chamois rose (see illustration) Pseony -flowered (French Poppy), collection of 12 choice varieties, separate; bright rose, scarlet and white, copper, lilac, yellow, violet, etc. the above varieties mixed per oz. , gd. The Bride — pure white, double The Mikado — double white with crimson strip-es collection of 12 varieties of Papaver somniferum, all sections mixed — shrubberies and carriage drives; exceedingly showy Rhseas, Ranunculus-flowered, mixed — scarlet, white, crimson, slate-blue, rose, etc Shirley. The finest re-selected quahty — scarlet, white, pink, terra-cotta, etc., flaked and edged white. salmon shades — saved from beautiful salmon-red flowers Snow-white — a dwarf of novel colour in Shirley Poppies ordinary, mixed in 15 separate colours, including ^mw white, apricot, crimson, orange, pink Of lovely colouring. The Shirley is exceedingly delicate and popular; borders, shrubberies, cut flowers (see illustration, p. 278.) glaucum (TuUp Poppy) — dazzling scarlet Snowdrift (alba pi. fimbriata) — very profuse, fine for cutting; pure white May Campbell — a dwarf form of Snowdrift, very useful for beds and masses; snowy white -annual, mixed, many varieties — all imaginable colours and French (see Pseony -flowered). * (perennial) involncratum bracteatum (The celebrated Toumefort Poppy) — crimson. Height in Feet. 2i 3 3 2 2 1-3 1-3 2 2 2 I 2 2-3 1-3 h a h a h a h a ha h a h a ha h a h a h a h a ha h a h a h a h a hp per Packet. O 6 2 6 6d. &- l/- 6d, 6- r '- 6 2 6 3d. <&- 6d. 3d. &■ 6d. 1 o 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6 &■ 2/6 6d. &■ i/- each, 6d. 6d. &■ i/- 3d. &■ 6d. 3d. &■ 6d. 3d., 6d., i/- 6d. &■ 1/- * These can also be supplied in plants, for which sec Plant portion of the Manual. 278 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. NAAfE, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Duration. Price per Packet. *Papaver (perennial) involuciatum maximum — crimson * orieniale — most brilliant scarlet and crimson, some with black spots; borders and massing * nudicaule album (Iceland Poppy) , white * cioceum, yellow beautiful for cut flowers and the) ■imm&tam, orange red J ^onts of borders. | - mixed. The above shades — white, yellow, orange and scarlet -Excelsior strain — col. urs include salmon-pink, coral pink, rosy coral, rosy salmon, lemon, soft buff, apricot, orange-pink, white with yellow edge, blush, flesh, salmon, pure orange, pure white, pure maize, white with yellow reflex, salmon with yellow reflex, maize witli salmon reflex, salmon maize, salmon yellow, orange yellow, pure yellow, yellow-flecked orange, yellow - and - orange striped, white-edged maize, white-edged pink, orange- edged yellow, white with maize reflex, etc., etc., mixed. *PE A, Everlasting, see Lathyrus. SWEET, see Sweet Pea. "Pentstemon, Kelway's Choice Hybrid — saved from the best named sorts; crimson, white, purple, rose, scarlet, spotted, etc. ; borders and cut flowers; mixed. Perilla nankinensis, ornamen- tal foliage, dark purple, bronze leaves; for bedding, per oz., 1/6 PETUNIA hybrida Norma {novelty) — very distinct flowers with five white bands bordered purple-\ blue; small flowered, bed- ding class. Kelway's quadricolor — bright rose flowers veined and netted with carmine with blood-red throat and five spatulate markings of decided yellow; quite distinct^ and striking. ♦PETUNIA, KELWAY'S MODEL, grandiflora, single. — Our Model strain is a superb improvement ; the flowers are of very great size and most handsomely blotched and striped. Sow in finely sifted soil in pans or pots during January, February or March. Cover the seed very lightly indeed with sand and place in a gentle heat of about 60°. Do not let the seedUngs crowd one another, but prick off as ready, an inch apart, in pans of light compost Shift into small pots, and keep growing and potting on. For bedding, harden ofl the plants m small pots and plant out. March is soon enough to sow for bedding. All the strams here offered may be relied upon as of superior merit. (See illustration, p. 379.) PETUNIA, KELWAY'S MODEL, double-flowered (see illustration, p. 279.) single bedding, mixed SILVER MEDAL, VARESE, Italy, 1905, to Kelway & Son's exhibit of their MODEL PETUNIA. Pbacelia, mixed — very showy, different shades of blue; good for bees ;■.■■",■ V T grandiflora— largest flowering kind, from California; beautiful sky-blue flowers, ij inches across; June to Phlox Drummondii cuspidata (Star Phlox)— ft/we, red, scarlet, violet, white, rose, etc.; bedding and cut flowers; mixed. Shirley Poppy, delicate colours, re-selected IS., IS. 6d. & 2S. 6d. per pkt. Copyrtghl. K. S^ S. hp hp hb hb hb hb hb hp hhp hhp hhp ij hhp hhp h a h a h h a s. d. 6d. &■ i/- 6d. &■ i/- 6d. <&• i/- 6d. &■ i/- I o 6d. S- i/- i/- &■ 2/6 i/6 {crimson-scarlet) 1 Our strain, for which we f BI^E I ^^'^^ long had a great ^ ROSE .:::;:;::;::z::":::::::::::::"":::::":"":"::::;""":::"J reputation. " a collection of the best Model kinds, separate • Fern-leaved, mixed 1 canton, cardiff.- ' Last year I sent, through Mr ■, r - alba magnifica, dense habits and great substance I to you for a packet of your Primula Seeds, which turned out !>..;««.. iTn«.i7^ ,,„:„,.^ . ,.^„„i„t «?j rt„^„ Vvery beautiful, and took the First Prize at the large Flower^ - Prrnee Henry— cnjMSOM-SCaWei, red stems f show in Nov.. . I shall send cheque, and have my seeds] -Emperor — purple ; from you; I want the very best." l s. d. 2 6 3/6 &. 5/- 2/6 &. 3/6 3/6 &. 5/- 2/6 &. 3/6 2/6 &. 3/6 2/6 &■ 3/6 2/6 &. 3/6 2/6 &■ 3/6 1/6, 2/6, 3/6 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6. 2/6, 3/6 1/6, 2/6, 3/6 *These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. 282 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. 'Primula, sinensis, double — red.white and rose ; a valuable winter-flowering plant, separate each steUata — innumerable star-shaped blossoms on dark red stems, mixed colours capitata (cashmeriana) * elatior, see Polyanthus. * obcouica giandiflora — pale lavender passing to pure white, sometimes with a pink tinge; a most useful conservatory pot plant and for cut flowers; in bloom all the year (sse illustration, (p. 281). rose and crimson shades, separate and mixed fimbliata — finely fringed large flowers * japonica — a splendid type of hardy Primula; very showy; cnwiow, et)Ai7«,tet)ewde»', pi«ft, etc., mixed; border plant and for pots. Sieboldii (cortusoides amcena grandiflora) rose and different shades of pink and lavender Prince's Feather, see Amaranthus hypochondriacus. •Pyrethrum roseum hybridum, Kelway's Exhibition and Border] Saved from our well-known Collection of r strain (hardy herbaceous perennial), single, mixed. (See |_ Named Plants, white, pink, buff, rose,] illustration, p. 281.) j purple, crimson. We recommend the 1 * saved from double flowers, mixed ] purchase of plants. See Section i (a). ( PREMIER PRIZE— GOLD MEDAL, Paris, 1889. * parthenifolium aureum (Golden Feather) \ For bedding and edging ; yellow leaves, ( * selaginoides j white flowers. (, * Golden Curled — a charming new golden foliaged bedding plant; most striking and much admired; it is, in habit and form, practically an intensely curled dwarf Parsley, of pure golden colour. *Quaking Grass, see Briza gracilis. *Banunculus asiaticus superbissimus — gorgeous for beds; crimson, scarlet, maroon, black, yellow, etc., mixed... Rehmannia angulata, Pink Perfection (TCoueWy) — Flowers like ths Incarvillea; clear bright ^jmA with distinct palu throat; spikes from 4 to 6 ft. high. Flowers from the base and continues in flower for several months; very handsome and beautiful; splendid for coiiter/atory. Rhodanthe macu lata pi , mixed, or separate colours single, Everlastingflowers; pot. conservatory or border; most useful cut flower, J especially in win- ter. Crimson, rose, carmine, white, etc. mixedj Ricinus mixed (Castor Oil Plant) *Rock Cistus, mixed — rockwork, banks, tree-stumps, etc.; various colours, white, rose, etc., and blotched *Rocket, Sweet Purple and white ; (Hesperis mat-\ free blooming and ronalis pi.) — sweetly fragrant, separate, 2I. double - flowered, . varieties spring - flowering ; borders ; cut Ditto , mixed ' flowers. Rosa polyantha multiflora (the "Annual" or "Fairy" Rose) dwarf perpetual — a wonderful Rose, which will flower the first year from seed. It is hardy, and bears tiny pink flowers in bunches ; at first single and semi- double, later on full double. Only " annual " in that it flowers within It is a fine little peren- the year. ^I\ nial plant. * rugosa Japanese Schizanthus grandiflorus oculatus 3d. pet pkt. (Single Ramanas, or Rose) — garden shrub; large, beautiful, crimson, purple and white flowers, succeeded by large tomato-shaped crimson-scarlet fruit; very ornamental; mixed. For Plants, see Section i (d). *Rose, Tea-scented, etc. All the colours of the Rose family. Saved from a. superb collection Rose Campion, see Agrostemma coronaria. I* I I 2 I 4-6 I 6-12 4 Duration. Price per Packet. 3-10 ga- ga hp hhp hhp hhp hp hhp hp hp hp hp hp hhp hp h a h h a h h a hp hp hp hp hs hp s. d. 2/6 &■ 3/6 1/6 <&• 2/6 1 6 I/- &■ 1 16 2 o 2 6 I o 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6 &■ 2/6 2/6 &- 5/- 3d. &■ 6d. 6d. &- li- ed. &■ li- ed. &■ i/- i/- &■ 2/- 6d., i/-. 1/6 o 6 6d. 6- i/- o 6 3d. 6.6d. 3d. <&■ 6d. i/- &■ lie The Special Award— Medal and Diploma— at the Chicago Universal Exhibition, 1893, for CHINESE PRIMULAS. ♦These can also be supplied in plants or bulbs, for which see Plant and Bulb portions of the Manual. SeHion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Rud— Sch] 283 NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Radbeclda bicolor superba — very floriferous; yellow and brown hardy herbaceous, mixed — ornamental border plants, and good for cutting; yellow and purple Saintpaulia ionantha — a most charming plant which created a sensation on introduction. From Central Africa; something Uke a Ramondia in habit; the flowers are like Violets, only larger. Very free- flowering and perpetual blooming. Salpiglossis, 5 varieties, separate, the collection mixed New Emperor — one leading stem bearing a bouquet of blue flowers, richly veined with gold ; very large flowers ; a great improvement on the old varieties. grandiflora — a very choice new selection ; a great variety of colour Petunia-shaped flowers ; bedding and cut bloom ; shades of red, blue and purple, veined with gold, etc. Salvia coccinea, scarlet * patens — brilliant blue ; fine bedding plant Salvia coccinea splendens Triumph Lopyright, K. &* S. Stock, Kelway's Intermediate, Autumn Flowering IS., IS. 6i.. 2s. & 2S. 6d. per pht. — rich velvety scarlet. The earliest- flowering Sage ; June to frost. Fine for groups and for cutting. mixed, all kinds Saponaria calabrica {multiflora), 2 varieties, separate or mixed — bedding, rockwork and edging ; white and pink star - shaped floivers per oz., i/- * ocymoides — trailing rockery plant ; pink flowers ; useful for old stumps, etc. Scabiosa candidissima, Snowball — fine double white flowers "The Bride" {novelty) — an improvement on Scabiosa candidissima; purest snow-white, long stems, fine for floral work, easy of culture, good for beds and borders. * caucasica — very fine bor- der plant, most useful for exit flowers; large bright lavender-blue flowers. * perfecta — an improve- ment on the species caucasica, the flowers being stouter and larger, and composed of 3 or 4 rows of petals. japonica — branching bushy- herbaceous plant from Japan. Flowers, 2J inches across, of beautiful mauve, on long steins; very fine flowering from June to late autumn. * lutea — the yellow perennial Scabious; very good for borders and cutting. annual, in 10 choice double va- rieties, separate, the collection. in 6 ditto. ditto. ■ mixed . . . Yellow, crim- son, blue, pur- ple, scarlet, white,maroon, etc., good for borders and cut flowers; sweet scented Schizanthus grandiSorus oculatus (The Poor Man's Orchid) — new dwarf, large-flowered hybrid, very free and of easy culture; attains a height of i ft., and is quite compact in habit and covered with beautiful purple and mauve flowers. Few annuals are as beautiful and floriferous as this (see illustration, p. 282). pinnatus — for growth in the conservatory and in the outside border ; good for cutting ; scar- let, lilac, purple, yellow ; marked and spotted, per oz., i /- Duration. 2 2i -2i Trailer 24-3 ha hp hhp h a h a h a h a hhp hhp hhp hhp ha hp ha h a hp hp hp-^ hp h a h a h a h h a h h a Price per Packet. 3d. &• 6d. 6d. D 10 20 I/- &■ 1/6 1/6 &■ 2/6 1/6 &■ 2/6 i/- &■ 1/6 1/6 & 2/6 i/- &■ 1/6 i/- & 1/6 6d. 1/ - &' 1/6 Audrey Crier, a lovely rich deep pink ; waved Aurora, cream, white ground, flaked rich orange salmon ; waved Barbara, salmon ; waved Bertha Massey, mauve lilac ; waved Bertrand Deal, rosy mauve ; waved Betty Cautley, peach, shaded salmon ; waved Black Knight, fine maroon ; waved Black (Kelway's), the finest maroon ol Grandiflora type Captain of the Blues, standard purple, wings blue ; waved Charles Foster, waved ... Cherry Ripe, brilliant cerise ; waved Clara Curtis, a lovely cream ; waved pastel pink, tinged salmon and mauve ; Price per pkt. i/- (S- 1/6 i/- 6- 1/6 2 6 i/- &■ 1/6 i/- (S- 1/6 i/- &■ 1 16 I /- <&. I /6 I/- &■ 1/6 I/- &■ 1/6 I/- &- 1/6 I /- &■ Tjf, I/- &■ 1/6 286 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. "^ Cofyright, K. if 5. Kelway's Sweet Peas. (Silver medal) National Sweet Pea Society Copyright, K. (Sr= S, Marie Corelli Colleen, standard rosy red, wing almost white ; waved Constance Oliver, pink, suffused with cream ; waved Countess Spencer, a lovely pale pink ; waved Dainty, white picotee, edged pink ; waved Dazzler, a lovely flame colour ; waved Doris Usher, salmon pink, cream ground ; waved Dorothy, rosy, lilac ; waved Duplex, cream pink ; waved, gives a good many double standards Duplex, Crimson King, crimson scarlet ; waved, gives a good many double standards Earl Spencer, rich orange ; waved Edna Unwin (Improved), orange scarlet ; waved Edrom Beauty, large orange salmon ; waved Elfrida Pearson, the best deep blush pink ; waved Ella Kelway (novelty), a very delicate shade, cream ground with a margin of soft pink at edge of flower ... Elsie Herbert, white ground, slightly edged pink Empress, the finest mauve ; waved Eric Harvey, white, edged deep rose ; waved Ethel Eoosevelt, cream ground, flaked rose pink ; waved.. Etta Dyke, ftne waved white Evelyn Hemus, buff ground, with rosy pink edge ; waved Fair Maid, flesh, cream ground, dark stems ; waved Flora Norton Spencer, bright blue ; waved Florence Nightingale, lavender ; waved Frank Dolby, lavender blue (Unwin type) George Stark (Improved) , scarlet ; waved Gladys Burt, deep pink on a cream ground Helen Lewis, standard orange, wings rosy salmon ; waved Helio Paradise, rosy heliotrope ; waved Price per pkt. &■ l/6 &■ l/6 6d. &• l/- /- & I /6 /- (&- I /6 /- &■ i/6 /6 &- 2/6 /6 &■ 2/6 /6 &■ 2/6 /6 &■ 2/6 /- (&. 1/6 /- &■ 1 16 I-, 1 16 &■ 2/6 /6 &- 2/6 /- &■ 1I6 /- (S- 1/6 /- & 1/6 /- &- 1 16 j- &■ 1 16 6d. & i/- &■ 1 16 &- 1/6 & 1/6 6d., i/- &■ 1/6 &■ 1 16 &■ 1 16 6d. S- i/- I /- &- I /6 Hercules, very large rich pink ; waved Hyacinth, large-flowered magenta ; waved Iris, rich salmon ; waved Irish Belle or Dream, lilac-flushed pink ; waved Isobel Malcolm, large primrose ; waved John Ingman, rosy carmine ; waved John Ridd, purple ; waved Juliet, salmon blush on cream ; waved King Edward, crimson scarlet ; waved Lady Althorp (Improved), white, edged buff ; waved Lady Evelyn Eyre, pale pink ; waved Lady Knox, ivory, white flushed ; waved Lord Althorp, orange, salmon wings ; waved Lord Northclifie, rich cerise ; waved Loyalty, violet flake on a white ground ; waved Marjorie Willis, glowing rose, white at the base ; waved ... Masterpiece, clear lavender ; waved Maud Holmes, rich crimson scarlet ; waved May FarcLuhar, deep blue ; waved Melba, pale salmon ; waved Miriam Beaver, rich pink on a cream ground ; waved ... Mrs. Alec Ware, cream, shaded apricot ; waved Mrs. A. Ireland, rosy pink and blush ; waved Mrs. Cuthbertson, bi-colour, white wings, standard rosy ; waved Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, buff ground with a rosy picotee edge ; waved Mrs. George Charles, large blue ; waved Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes, delicate blush pink ; waved Mrs. Heslington, very fine lavender ; waved Mrs. Hugh Dickson, pale pink on a cream ground Mrs. R. Hallam, soft salmon ; waved.... Price per pltt. <&- 1/6 &■ 1/6 &■ 2/6 &- 2/6 &■ 1 16 6d. &- i/- &- 2/6 &■ 2/6 5- i/- &■ 1 16 '- <&- 1/6 6- 1/6 &- 1 16 &- 1 16 &- 2/6 cS- 1/6 &■ 1 16 &- 1 16 &■ 1/6 6 &'2l6 - 6-1/6 &- 1/6 i/- &- 1/6 I I 6d I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I 6d. 1/6 6-2/6 I/- &■ 1/6 I/- &- 1/6 i/- 6- 1/6 1/6 6-2/6 I /- 6. I /6 i/- &- 1/6 SeSion 2 (c). FLOWER SEEDS. [Sweet Peas] 287 Jack Unwin Copyright, K. &= S. Senator, Spencer Copyright. K. &• S. Price per pkt. Mrs. Townsend, white flushed and edged blue ; waved i /- & i /6 Mrs. W. J. Unwin, orange scarlet flake on white ground ; waved Nettie Jenkins, lavender ; waved Noia Unwin, white ; waved 6d Nubian, a very flne chocolate self ; waved Olive Buflell, bright rosy salmon ; waved Orange Perfection, large orange salmon ; waved Paradise Ivory, ivory white, flushed ; waved Primrose Beauty, a lovely cream ; waved Princess Juliana, deep cream, beautifully waved Queen Mary, cream pink ; waved Qneen of Norway, heliotrope mauve ; waved Queen of Spain, ^eaWy ^jmA selj ; waved R. P. Felton, pale lavender ; waved Bosabelle, a beautiful cherry rose colour ; waved Scarlet Monarch, scarlet ; waved Seashell, pale lilac rose on a cream ground ; waved ... . /- &- 1/6 /- (S- 1/6 l/- - &- 1/6 /- & 1/6 /- &■ 1/6 /6 &■ 2/6 - &■ 1/6 - &- 1/6 l- &■ 1/6 - & 1/6 - &■ 1/6 - &■ 1/6 6 &■ 2/6 6 &- 2/6 - &■ 1/6 - &■ 1/6 Senator, chocolate markings on a grey ground, ; waved 6d., Snowflake, the best waved white Stirling Stent, orange salmon ; waved Suffragette, pale blue flake on a white ground ; waved ... Sunproof Crimson, crimson ; waved Tennant Spencer, purplish mauve ; waved Thos. Stevenson, a fine large orange scarlet ; waved Tom Bolton, dark maroon ; waved Vermilion Brilliant, bright scarlet ; waved Viola Batclifie, pale lilac ; waved Winsome, pale rosy lilac ; waved W. T. Hutchins, apricot and lemon, overlaid blush ; waved Zebra, reddish mauve flake on a white ground; waved ... Mixed, Eckford's, delicate shades only per pint, 3/6 Mixed, Ordinary per pint, 2/6 Price per pkt. &■ 1/6 - 6-1/6 1/6 <&-2/6 &■ 1/6 &• 1/6 &- 1/6 1/6 (S.2/6 &■ 1/6 '6 6-2/6 &- 1/6 6-1/6 6- 1/6 &■ 1/6 6d. &■ \ I- 3d. 6- 6d. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. *StreptOCarpns, New Hybrids — in favour as greenhouse plants; pure white, lavender, violet, purple, rose, and refl; the finest existing strain ; in flower perpetually ; mixed "Sunflower, see Helianthus. Sweet SuU&n. {Centaurea moschata) , 2 separate varieties'^ Last a long time in water; white a,nd purple; ( ■ mixed (see illustration, p. 288)3 thistle shape and fragrant; pots or borders ( Height in Feet. 1^2 14-2 1^2 Duration. gP - yellow {Centaurea suaveolens) *These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual ha h a ha Price per Packet. 1/6 6- 2/6 3d. 6- 6d. 3d. 6d. 288 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. L o pyrl ^i!l , A. tr^ Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata) 3d. S. 6d. per pkt. Wallflower, Kelway's Magnificent I/- & 1/6 per pkt. NAME, DESCRIPTION, COLOUR AND USE. Height in Feet. Price per Packet. Borders, for cutting; crimson, white, scarlet, spotted, etc. *Sweet William [Dianthus barbatus), collection of 6 separate sorts * Dean's Auricula-eyed, mixed * nigrescens — dark-leaved SCailet Beauty {novelty) — intensely rich deep scarlet; very fine mixed Tagetes signata pumila (Bedding Marigold) — yellow; bedding, free flowering For other kinds, see Marigold, p. 274. ♦Thalictrum ("Hardy Maidenhair"), See Section i (a) — fine border plants, and useful for cut flowers; large plumes or heads of blossom, yellow, of varying shades; mixed. Thunbeisia, mixed — hanging baskets and conservatory; also as climbers indoors, and in warm out-of-door positions; orange, white and buff. *Tobacco, see Nicotiana. Tiifolium minus (The True Shamrock of Ireland) Tropseolum canariense, see T. peregrinum. Lobbianum Brilliant, scflWe/ ••••• Black Prince — deep blackish purple to velvety black; the darkest coloured of all the Lobbianum varieties. Cardinal — small scarlet flowers, compact Defiance — dazzUng scarlet flowers, foliage dark as Empress of India. A great improvement on existing varieties. elegans (Crystal Palace Scarlet) — very showy scarlet flowers - Princess Victoria Louise— one of the finest of all; large well-shaped flowers of creamy-white with H hb !■ hb I hb I hb I hb IJt hha 14-4 conspicuous orange-scarlet blotches at the base of the petals and pure orange red calyx and spur. Spitfire — brilUant scarlet fine mixed, all colours 9d. per oz. -peregrinum (T. canariense, Canary Ctee^er)— yellow i/6peroz. 6 6 6 6 6 6 cUmber hp gP hp hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hha hh see also Nasturtium. Valerian, see Centranthns. * These can also be supplied in plants, for which see Plant portion of the Manual. s. d. I 6 6 ° 3 1 o o 3 3d. &■ 6d. 6d. &■ i/- 6d. <&. i/- o 6 3d. &■ 6d. o 6 o 6 6d. &- i/- 3d. &■ 6d. 6d. &■ i/- o 6 3d. &■ 6d. 3d. S. 292 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Complete Collections of Bulbs, Carriage and Packing Free. KELWAY'S "UNIVERSAL" BOXES of Bulbs and Flower Roots, containing liberal collections, each sort packed and labelled separately, of sound roots of the choicest and most showy varieties for the Garden, Greenhouse or Window, at popular prices. One quality only is used, viz., the BEST J7fr\ m 1 r\ €> -t- r\ .C A Packing and Carriage Free to any rrUIlL IVj:S» lU Jtl^H-, UnUed Kingdom. address in the Kingdc Nos. 1 to 6 are for the GARDEN; Nos. 7 to 9 are INDOOR Collections. 't FOR THE GARDEN ^o. I. 10s. free by rail. Contains 400 Bulbs in the following sorts: Hyacinths, mixed Tulips, single and double Crocus, blue, white, yellow and striped Jonquils, sweet-scented Narcissus, Polyanthus Narcissus Poeticus (Pheasant's Eye) Daffodils Iris, . Spanish Anemones, double and single Ranunculus, Peisian and French Gladioli, early Scilla sibirica Chionodoxa lucilise Ixias, mixed Snowdrops, single flowered Winter Aconites Triteleia uniflora No. 2. I5s. free by rail. Contains 650 Bulbs in the sorts included in No. 1. No. 3. 2fs. free by rail. Contains 900 Bulbs in the same sorts as No. 1. Nursery, Ilfracombe. — " The bulbs I had from you last year did splendidly." Miss , Bloomfield Terrace, London, S.W. — " Found the bulbs so excellent that Messrs Kelway sent her last year that she would be glad to have another box." Miss , Padstow. — " All the Hyacinths you sent me have been and are beautiful." The Late Rev. Father Ignatius, Llanthony Abbey. — " I am requested by the Rev. Father to say that the flowers you sent to us from Miss Marie Corelli were very lovely indeed." Mrs , Beaumont, Wells. — " I should like to say how pleased I was with the bulbs you sent me last autumn. All have done well, the Hyacinths especially being beautiful." From a hUle Soy.— Master , Lodge, near Shotter Hn.L, Haslemere — " I am delighted with the Narcissus which I bought from you last autumn. The blooms are immense— as large as any could be. They are so lovely! The striped Crocus is semi- double, having ten perfect petals, and is very large." , , LooE, Cornwall.—" The Darwin Tulips you sent me last year were the admiration of every one that saw them; I wish to have some more of the same sort The Hyacinths were also good and gave.great satisfaction." Mrs , , Elgin, N.B. — " Will you kindly send me one of your Manuals as I should like to get some more bulbs from you. I got a large quantity about a year and a half ago and they were the finest I ever had from anywhere." SeSion 3. BULBS, [Collections] 293 No. 4. 30s. free by rail. Contains 900 Bulbs in increased number and of choicer varieties: Hyacinths, named and mixed Tulips, single flowered, early, mixed Tulips, single flowered, yellow, yellow and scarlet, named Tulips, double flowered, mixed Tulips, double flowered, white, yellow and scarlet, named Tulips, single flowered, late, mixed Crocus, large yellow, dark blue, light blue, white, and striped, named Narcissus, Polyanthus, mixed Narcissus (Daffodils), Van Sion Narcissus (Daffodils), incomparabilis Narcissus (Daffodils), albus plenus Narcissus Poeticus (Pheasant's Eye) Iris, English, mixed ; Spanish, mixed Jonquils, double and single Lihum candidum and umbellatum Anemones, double, mixed, and single, mixed Anemones, single, scarlet Ranunculus, French, mixed; Persian, mixed; Tur- ban, mixed Gladioli, ColviUei Scilla nutans and sibirica Crown Imperials Chionodoxa lucihaB Fritillaria meleagris Ixias, mixed Snowdrops, single and double Star of Bethlehem (Omithogalum) Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) Triteleia uniflora J\lo, 5. 60s. free by rail. Contains l,600 Bulbs of the kinds included in No. 4. No. 6. 80s. free by rail. Contains 1,900 Bulbs of choicer and increased number of varieties: Hyacinths, named and mixed Tulips, single flowered, early, mixed TulipSy single flowered, yellow, scarlet and white, named Tulips, double flowered, mixed Tulips, double flowered, white, yellow and scarlet, named Tulips, single, late flowering, mixed Tulips, single, late flowering, white and yellow, mixed Tulips, single, late flowering, scarlet Tulips, single, late flowering, Parrot Crocus, large golden yellow, dark blue, light blue, white, striped, named Narcissus, Polyanthus, mixed Narcissus (Daffodils), Van Sion Narcissus (Daffodils), incomparabilis Narcissus (Daffodils), albus plenus Narcissus Poeticus (Pheasant's Eye) Narcissus major and biflorus Iris, English, mixed ; and Spanish, mixed Jonquils, double and single Lilium candidum and umbellatum Anemones, double, mixed, and single, mixed Anemones, single, scarlet Ranunculus, French, mixed; Turban, mixed; Persian, mixed Gladiolus Colvillei, and C. alba Gladiolus Lemoinei, mixed Gladiolus communis and Byzantinus Scilla nutans, mixed, and sibirica Brodisea congesta Camassia esculenta Crown Imperials Chionodoxa lucilise Fritillarias, mixed Ixias, mixed Snowdrops, single and double Star of Bethlehem (Omithogalum) Triteleias Winter Aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) FOR INDOOR No. 7. Ws. free by post or rail. Contains 150 Bulbs in the following varieties: Hyacinths, finest named Hyacinths, white Roman Tulips, double, early, Tournesol Tulips, double, early, scarlet, named Tuhps, single, Due van Tholl, 4 colours, separate TuUps, double, early, white Tulips, single, early, named Narcissus, Polyanthus, named Narcissus (Daffodils), named Jonquils, single, sweet-scented Crocus, named and mixe3 Allium neapolitanum Chionodoxa IucIUbb Freesia refracta alba Grape Hyacinth, white and blue Iris persica Ixias, named ScUla sibirica Snowdrops, Giant and double Winter Aconites No. 8. I5s. free by post or rail. Contains 240 Bulbs in the varieties composing No. 7. No. 9' 30s. free by rail. Contains 300 Bulbs in choicer and increased number of sorts: Hyacinths, finest, named Hyacinths, white Roman Tulips, single, early, named Tulips, single, early, Due van Tholl, 7 separate colours Tulips, double, early, named; Tournesol, white and scarlet Narcissus, Polyanthus, named Narcissus, Polyanthus, double Roman Narcissus, Polyanthus, Paper White Narcissus (Daffodils), named Jonquils, single, sweet-scented Jonquils, Campernellii major Crocus, named Allium neapolitanum Bulbocodium vemum Grape Hyacinth, white and blue Iris pavonia and persica Snowdrops, Giant and double Chionodoxa lucUiEe Freesia refracta alba Ixias, named LUium candidum Omithogalum Arabicum Winter Aconites N.B. — The Prices of certain Bulbs (particularly Hyacinths) is variable, and we cannot always guarantee these prices in the autumn, as the season may have been unfavourable; but if for any reason we have to charge more than the prices we give below, customers may rely upon our not charging more than is absolutely necessary. For a MISCELLANEOUS List of other BULBS refer to the end of this alphabetical list. 8^ In the following list of Bulbs we have attached the distinguishing mark f to those which are Hardy and suitable for the Garden Borders, etc., throughout THE YEAR, to mix with the Hardy Perennial Plants offered in Section i. Where a species or type is followed by varieties, we have appended the dagger to the species only; the varieties following will all be hardy also. We recommend the perusal of Mrs Loudoa's Gardening for Ladies for useful information as to how to grow bulbs in pots or glasses. - Where 1,000 rates are quoted, they are for not less than 250 of that particular sort. 294 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. ^ANEMONES (Windflowers) 5ee also the Hardy Perennial portion of the Manual (SeSion I ) CORONARIA {The Chrysanthemum & Topp], Anemones), SINGLE-FLOWERED Varieties The planting season is between autumn and spring, preferably in early autumn, or m January. Almost any soil is suitable, especially if fairly rich. It is necessary to be careful to plant the tubers the right way up. The Poppy Anemones are useful jn borders, in beds by themselves, or under tall-growing plants, such as Roses. Waterine in dry weather is beneficial. Per doz. Per roo •DT s. d. s. d. Blue, lovely rich hues, mixed per 1,000, 30/- 06 36 Scarlet, intense brilUant colours, mixed, per 1,000, 35/- 06 3 St Brigid (The Irish Anemone) , very large, mixed per 1 ,000, 60/- 16 76 The Bride, pure white per 1,000, 22/6 06 36 Victoria Giant (Empress or Caen), new large French varieties, mixed o 10 46 Mixed French varieties per 1,000, 22/6 o 6 3f6 Mixed Dutch varieties per 1,000, 22/6 06 30 CORONARIA, DOUBLE- FLOWERED VARIETIES Blue, a fine mixture i 6 10 o King of the Scarlets, splendid intense scarlet 2 o 12 6 L'Eclair, fine scarlet i 6 8 6 Lord Nelson, blue o 10 60 Rose de Nice, deHcate rose, extra fine 12 76 Scarlet, a fine mixture i 6 10 o Mixed Ch'rysanthemum-&ovier:ed, all violet and Mlac ... 3 o 21 o — aU rose and pink 3 o 2i o all crimson 3 o 21 o all scarlet and red 2 6 20 o all colours, extra 2 o 14 o P'remcA varieties, true, grown in France 4 6 30 o Dm^cA varieties, all colours per 1,000, 35/- 08 46 VARIOUS ANEMONES Angulosa, see A. Hepatica, Section i (a). Apennina, lovely blue ; fine for woods, etc. (see illus.) per 1,000, 30/- 08 40 ^■^■^■H^HHHiHRMHHHii^k^l^HHI'iA^^^H ' ■ . \-''' V' '■■ i'' '^' ' ■vW^>*ip^''^'fe-;'W^ ' ■1>f :-[■ *,i|f^i^' ■'■3M-: J:: A ^' li^HMl^^^^^i^^^^ .. aJ^ wKB^Km r' €5 ^j^^'mm^ --a |I^^^^^^Hh^^.:J^ .-J^Hi , .^^^^KBl. *■ ' --■,;■■;■.,. ^r: -.J^t^-^'A > ' ■ ^ ■■ ^''' ■ "■■-■::>-■■ ■■■■'■i^M:%:^'^^' ^' . ^. r-^--r-^-^-^>^^-:^'Um: Anemone coronaria Copyright, K. & S. Per doz. Per roo Photo, i*". Maion uood. Anemone apennma 8d. per doz. *p HARDY. Blanda, good grown in pots for early spring- flowering in a cold house I 6 10 o Fulgens (syn. A. Hor- tensis Fulgens), dazzl- ing scarlet, may be planted at any time, but early in the autumn is the best season ...per 1,000, ;£4 13 8 6 Hepatica, see Section i (a). Hortensis stellata (syn. Pavonia),Peacocli Anemone or Starry \ Anemone, single- ' flowered, mixed, red, rose, purple, flesh- white, etc 09 46 Japonica, see Section i (a). Nemorosa alba plena, double white form of the Wood A nemone ...16 90 palmata, yellow. May 3 6 20 o Robinsoniana, beautiful sky-blue ... 3 o 18 o Palmata, see A. ne- morosa palmata. Ranunculoides (Yellow Wood Anemone), flowers in March and April ; prefers warm soils 09 40 SeSionrS. BULBS. [Crocuses] 295 Crocus, Baron von Brunow yd. per doz. Co-pyright, K. &= S. Crocus, Sir Walter Scott 7d. per doz. LopyTtgfit, K. &* S. CROCUSES (Spring-flowering) 'Varieties of C. aureus and C. Vernus. The cultivation of this old English flower is so generally understood that it would be superfluous to offer any remarks otiier than that the compost should be as rich as may be at hand, and if planted in positions where it can be allowed the bulbs should remain undisturbed year after year; of course, for bedding this is impossible, as the beds are wanted for other plants; the bulbs should then (say about the end of May) be taken out PURPLE OR BLUE Baron Von Brunow, bright, large, free, extra fine {see illustration) per i .000, 307- Meyerbeer, purplish per 1,000, 18/- Non Plus Ultra, purpUsh blue, tipped white per 1 ,000, 30/- Prince Albert, dark purple per 1,000, 20/- Princess of Wales, dark purple, extra, per i ,000, 22/6 Purpureus grandiflorus, very large dark purple per 1,000, 25/- Large blue, mixed per 1,000, 16/- Large purple, mixed per 1,000, 14/- YELLOW Cloth of Gold (syn. C. susianus), early, deep yellow and black per 1,000, 18/- Large yellow, extra size bulbs per 1,000, 42/- large size bulbs per 1,000, 30/- ordinary size bulbs per 1,000, 16/- Per doz. s. d. Per s. 100 d. 7 4 6 3 6 9 6 4 3 6 6 5 2 6 6 3 6 5 2 — I 6 and laid in the bed? close together to ripen off, but they seldom succeed the second year, except to mix with new bulbs, being usually very diminished in size of root and consequently in flower, so that fresh bulbs should be obtained. Crocuses are useful for room decoration and window-boxes. The crocus is admirable in pots for winter blooming. WHITE CaroHne Chisholm, fine and large, pure white per 1,000, 20/- King of the Whites, extra fine per 1,000, 28/- Mont Blanc, very large and pure per 1,000, 30/- Queen Victoria (true), purest white... per 1,000, 30/- Large, white, mixed per 1,000, 16/- STRIPED La Majestueuse [Albion striped), extra large per 1,000, 30/- Lilaceus (Bicolor), hght Ulac, white border per 1,000, 20/- Miss Mina {Princess Alexandra), white, flushed violet, extra large per 1,000, 20/- Sir Walter Scott, white, striped purple, splendid ; this variety cannot be planted with too lavish a hand [see illustration) per 1,000, 30/- Large striped, mixed per 1,000, 16/- MIXED Large Mixed, all colours per 1,000, 15/- o 5 Per doz. Per 100 s. d. s. d. ■; 2 3 6 3 6 7 4 9 4 6 5 2 7 4 5 3 6 3 6 7 4 5 2 CROCUS (Autumn-flowering) If Crocus sativus (Saffron Crocus), purplish violet, blooms even when not in the ground per doz., 8d.; per 100, 4/- f speciosus, lovely clear bright blue with golden stamens, very showy in September and October „ lod.; ,, 5/- See also Miscellaneous List for Colchicum, which is sometimes called Autumn Crocus. *fi HARDY. 296 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Cofyright, K. SINGLE-FLOWERING THE SINGLE VARIETIES ARE THE MOST SUITABLE FOR GROWING IN WATER. OUR SELECTIONS, in variety, at 4/6, 6/- and 9/- per dozen. SINGLE RED. Each-s. d. General Pelissier, rich scariet, good compact spike o 5 Gertrude, carmine rose, large spike o 5 Lord Macaulay, magnificent carmine, large truss o 6 Robert Steiger (Maria Catherina), fine red, extra o 6 Roides Beiges, rich deep red o 6 Solfaterre, bright red, yeUow centre o 5 SINGLE BLUE & DARK BLUE. ^ ^ Each — s. d. Grand Maitre, deep porcelain-blue, extra large o 5 King of the Blacks, blue-black, extra fine o 10 Leopold II, deep porcelain-blue o 6 Masterpiece, fine violet-black, perfect form o 9 Sir Henry Barclay, splendid black, very large o 8 Y 320 KEL WAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. HYACINTHS, CHOICEST NAMED SINGLE-FLOWERING— co/j«nueJ. SINGLE WHITE. A 11- Each — s. d. Albus maximus, splendid pure white o 8 Baroness van Thuyll, pure white, very fine o 5 British Queen, pure white, exhibition variety o 7 Grand Vainqueur, pure white o 6 La Grandesse, pure white, extra large o 8 L'Innocence, pure white, extra large o 7 Mont Blanc, pure white, fine o 8 SINGLE YELLOW & ORANGE. Bird of Paradise, beautiful rich primrose, fine truss o 7 .Ida, rich yellow o 7 King of Yellows o 7 Yellow Hammer, bright yeUow o 8 SINGLE LIGHT & PORCELAIN BLUE. Czar Peter, Ught porcelain blue, grand spike o 9 Grand Lilas, porcelain blue, grand truss o 7 Potgieter, Hght blue, extra o 7 Queen of the blues, fine deep sky-blue, large spike o 7 SINGLE ROSE. Cardinal Wiseman, carmine-rose, fine full spike o 6 Charles Dickens, blushed rose o 8 Gigantea, pale rose, large spike o 4 Omement Rose. {See illustration, page 321) o 7 Queen Victoria, clear pink o 6 SINGLE PURPLE & VIOLET. Distinction, maroon, fine spike o 8 Lord Balfour, violet, extra fine o 7 SINGLE BLUSH WHITE. Grande Blanche, a blush-white Regulus o 6 Grandeur i Merveille, white, shaded rose o 4 Madame Van der Hoop, pure white, very fine spikes o 6 Voltaire, waxy white, fine o 5 Hyacinth, Grand Vainqueur. Sd, each. CopyrigM, K. Sf S. 500 CHOICE Double named Hyacinths, all good kinds suitable for forcing, our selection, for £6. 'PCHOICE ^A DOUBLE-FLOWERING OUR SELECTIONS, in good variety, at 4/-, 6/- and 9/- per dozen ; see Kelway's COLLECTIONS, page 321. Each — s. d. DOUBLE RED, ROSE, etc. Bouquet Tendre, fine deep red. largest o 5 Grand Conquerant, light rose, shaded pink, grand spike o 5 Koh-i-noor, bright salmon-rose, grand spike o 8 Noble par M^rite, deep rose, extra fine o 4 Princess Louise (Maria de M^dicis), very large compact spike, dark red o 7 Prince of Orange, light rose, fine spike o 4 f HARDY. DOUBLE WHITE & FLUSHED. Each — s. d. Bouquet Royal, pure white q c Grand Vainqueur, pure white, splendid compact truss o 8 La Virginity, white, purple eye, extra fine o 4 Prince of Waterloo, pure white, excellent o 6 Sceptre d'Or, white, yellow centre q c Section 3. BULBS. [Hyacinths] 32: HYACINTHS. CHOICE NAMED DOUBLE-FLOWERING-con^nueJ. Hyacinth, Ornement Rose yd. each. Cofyright, K. 6^ 5. DOUBLE BLUE, PURPLISH BLUE. & BLACK Each — s. Charles Dickens, deep blue, extra fine truss o Lord Nelson, tinged porcelain o Lord Wellington, light blue, dark centre o Othello, superb black, green tips o DOUBLE YELLOW, ORANGE, etc. Bouquet d'Orange, reddish yellow, fine o Goethe, fine yellow, red centre o Jaune Supreme, rich yellow, early q Ophir d'Or, true yellow, late q Kelway's COLLECTIONS of Choice NAMED HYACINTHS DOUBLE or SINGLE-FLOWERED or BOTH Cheap. Choice, 24 in 24 sorts for 15/. „, 2I/- 24 in 12 sorts for 7/6 or 15/- 18 in IS sorts for 10/6 or 15/- 18 in 9 sorts for 5/6 or 9/- 12 in 12 sorts for 7/6 or 10/6 12 in 6 sorts for 3/6 or 6/- 1 2 best Exhibition Hyacinths, 1 5/- ; 24 for 24/- 500 CHOICE Double named Hyacinths, all good kinds suitable for forcing, our selection, S.7. Kelway's Selected Hyacinths for Redding In Clear Distinct Colours at 18/- per 100 ; 3/- per dozen. Bright Crimson, Deep Rose, Blush White, Pure White, Dark Blue, Light Blue, and Yellow. 500 Bulbs in the above distinct colours lor £4 4s. 250 for £3 10s. MIXED HYACINTHS, for Borders, etc. Single and Double Varieties ; Mixed or Separate, 14/- per 100. Red, Blue, White and Yellow. For FEMTHER, MUSK and. GRMPE HYMCIMTHS and. HYM. CIIfTHUS CM^MDICMXS, see Miscellaneous Bulbs, p. 334. *PROMAN HYACINTHS (Hyadnthus orientalis albulus). Early Single White Roman, extra size per 100, 18/6; per dozen, 2/9 nji*« j;ii- j;ii._ \a.xgQ size , per loo, 13/-; per dozen[ i/g Ditto ditto ditto FOR OTHER IRISES (.GERMAN, tAlata (The Scorpion Iris), pale blue, shaded hlac, and conspicuously blotched with yellow. Oct. to Dec. Plant in autumn in a warm border; useful for pot- ting for winter flowers each, 5d. Anglica, see I. xiphioides. English, see /. xiphioides. tFiUfolia (syn. Xiphion tingitanum) , dark purple, with a large golden blotch; somewhat Hke a Spanish Iris. May and June; very nearly hardy. . . each, 4d. German, see Section i (a). Hispanica, see I. xiphium. IRISES (Bulbous) JMPMMESE, ETC.), see HMRDY PLMNTS, SECTION 1 (a). Doz. 100. d. s. d. f Histrio, rich purple blue, shading into rose, blotched yellow ; very fine. Dec. to Feb. Very useful for winter flower in pots each, /d. Histrioides, see /. reticulata. Kaempferi, see Section i (a). Pavonia, see Tigridia, Miscellaneous Bulbs. Peacock, see Tigridia, Miscellaneous Bulbs. fPersica (Persian Iris ; syn. Xiphion persicum), white ground flushed with azure-blue, purple, and yellow ; dwarf ; warm position. Feb. and March each, i/- Doz. s. d. 100. s. d. 6 o 40 ifi HARDY 6 6s Y2 322 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. IRISES — continued Doz. s. d. ■f-Persica purpurea Sindjarensis {new), wine red, with purple blue ; veryfine each, 2/6 t Reticulata (The Netted Iris) (syn. I. histrioides), dark violet, with a gold blotch, scented like violets, one of the most beautiful of garden gems. Mr Robinson wishes that it were " as plentiful as the Crocus." It is quite easily grown. Feb. to March. each, 6d. 4 o 25 o Spanish, see I. xiphium. Susiana (the Mourning Iris), most beautiful, deep brown and black each, gd. 7 042 o Tuberosa (Quaker's Head or Widow Iris), green and velvety black o 10 5 o ENGLISH IRIS tXiphioides (syns. I. anglica and Xiphion latifolium) . A beautiful and easily grown race, requiring Uttle attention, but it is best to lift them every year. The best time for planting is autumn and winter. They flower in June and July. (See illustration.) f Mont Blanc, fine large white each, 3d. i 9 10 o t in separate named varieties 2 o 12 o t mixed per 1,000 40/- o 10 6 o Iris xiphioides (" English ' $d. each; Z5, gd, per doz. Iris). SPANISH IRIS Cofyright, K. &• S. Doz. s. d. Ins Xiphium ^" Spanish" Iris)- 6d. to ss. 6d. doz. u-opyrtsftt, ti.. &* ^. fXiphium (/. hispanica). May and June. A really attractive and curiously tinted section, thriving best in light soils in sunny positions sheltered from wind. (See illustration.) AdeUna Patti, dark bronze Belle chinoise, dark yellow Blanche Fleur, white Blanche superbe, pure white British Queen, pure white, extra Cajanus, golden yellow, very tall Chrysolora, deep yellow Count of Nassau, best dark blue, sweet scented, extra Gold Cup (Thunderbolt), bronze and yellow King of the Blues Le Prophfete, yellow, spotted bronze, per 1,000, 12/6 Marie, blue Midley, pale blue, early for forcing Perle d'Amour (Louise), white, spotted rose, large flower per 1,000, 20/- Reconnaissance, dark bronze, extra Snowball, pure white, extra mixed, all white all yellow all French grey all bronze all colours per 1,000,11/6 in separate named varieties, Kelway and Son's selection of finest varieties o 6 , Esq., Helmsholme, Cheshire. — "The Lilium Auratum I had from you last year with others are flowering beautifully." Me , BuRWELL, Cambs.— "Mr acknow'edges with thanks the receipt of I doz. A'stromeria Pulchra. Like all Messrs. Ke' way's bulbs they are sp'endid, and nothing but care'essness or bad luck can prevent their making a fine show next year." St Aubin's, Jersey. — " The bubs we had from yon have done well and have been much admired." 6 2 6 2 3 — 1 9 — I 9 6 2 9 9 4 6 6 2 3 6 3 3 10 6 6 3 3 _ I 9 — I 9 6 2 3 _ 2 3 6 3 3 8 4 6 — I 6 — I 6 — I 9 3 6 20 — I 4 f HARDY. Section 3. BULBS. [Lilies] 32 J LILIES NEARLY all Lilies are hardy under treatment that suits them ; we have made a special note against any very hardy kinds ; many of them give a very fine effect amongst Kelway's Peonies and similar choice hardy perennials, and should not be omitted from a hardy perennial border of any pretensions. To insist on the beauty of the Lily, with the phrase " graceful as a Lily " in the mouth of everyone, would be as superfluous as the attempt to " paint the Lily or gild refined gold." For pure beauty of Une and colour the Lily is probably unexcelled, especially in its snowy-white forms. Those who know the now common " Madonna " Lily, and two or three more, but are not acquainted with their scores of lovely cousins recently gathered so abundantly from the slopes of Japan, California, etc., for our enjoyment, stand only on the threshold of the Palace of Beauty. As a family. Lilies are valuable in town gardens. for MRVM LILY, MTMMJtSCO LILY, BELLMDOJtJUM LILY, LILY OF THE VMLLEY, MMRIPOSM LILY, PERUVIMM LILY, SCJtRBOROUGH LILY, etc., which are not Liliams, see MISCELLMflEOVS BULBS The month mentioned is the season of flowering. Each. — s. d. I Alexandras, beautiful hybrid, trumpets lo inches long, pure white inside, chocolate exterior i 6 Aurantiacum, see Elegans. fAuratum (The White Golden-rayed Lily of Japan). This handsome kind is too well known to need description. Very hardy and of simplest culture. Plant them amongst Kelway's Peonies ; the effect is very fine ; suitable for pot culture, also likes deep soil. Does well intowns. August, per doz., 7/6 and 12/6 ; gd., i/-, i/3and i 6 monster bulbs per doz., 22/- ; 2/3 and 2 6 t platyphyllum (macranthum) , white, spotted crimson; very large flower. August per doz., 20/- 2 3 f ■ s «r?'i ■' ' -'-t'h 1^ 3: ' ■. ■ -iWfi^-^i' 'V»''/'W -■ t ^ p.- *.. "S -'. ---5 ■■■' • ™t-. ■- V. ■ ,.-; ■.• W^m ird Prize Kelway's Photo Competition. Lilium Auratum. Cofyright, K. &• S. *p HARDY. Cofyrtght, K. &• S. Madonna Lilies in the hardy border. td. each. Each. — s. d. Auratum rubro-vittatum, grand variety with red bands 3 o Batemani, rich salmon-red. Aug. and Sept. per doz., 12/- I 3 Browni, see Japonicum Browni. jBulbiferum (syn. latifoUum), very hardy and showy, crimson, tinted scarlet and yellow. July; 2 ft per doz., 10/- I o fCanadense (Canadian Lily, syn. penduliflorum), tawny yellow, spotted. July. 2 to 4 ft per doz., 10/- i o fCandidum (Madonna, or St Joseph's Lily; White Lily), very hardy, snow-white; does well in light soils and near towns. June. (See illustration), per 100, 20/-. 22/6 and 25/- ; per doz., 4/- o 6 jChalcedonicum (The Scarlet Martagon Lily), very hardy, intense deep scar- let; does well in light soils. July, per doz., 15/- i 3 Heldrechi 2 6 Colchicum, see Monadelphum Szovitzianum, Concolor, charming scarlet miniature Lily ...per doz., 12/- I 3 324 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. LILIES — continued. Each — s. tCroceum (Orange Lily), very hardy, orange, spotted black. July; does weU in Ught soils per 100, 30/-; per doz., 5/- o fDavuricum (syns. Spectabile pennsylvanicum and umbellatum), very hardy, orange. June and July; does well in hght soils... per 100, 17^6; per doz., 2/6 o fElegans (syns. Aurantiacum and T hunbergianum) , red, tinged yellow, very hardy. June and July; i ft.; does well in Ught soils and in towns, in variety per 100, 12/6; per doz., 2/6 o t atrosanguineum, finest crimson per 100, 25/-; per doz., 5/- o t biligulatum, apricot ; spotted per 100, 18/-; per doz. ,3/6 o t fulgens (incomparabile), finest of this section, per TOO, 25/-; per doz., 6/- o t Prince of Orange per 100, 25/-; per doz., 4/- o t Wilsoni, very rare and beautiful ; apricot-tinted, with a broad yellow band ; purple spotted per doz., 15/- i Excelsum, see Testaceum. Eximium, see Longiflonim eximium. fGiganteum, very hardy; an enormous Lily, 10 ft. high; dehcate creamy white. July. According to size of bulb 2/6, 3/-, 4/6, 7/- and 9 Harrisii, see Longiflorum eximium, tHenryi, quite hardy, orange-yellow, very lovely; 5 to 6 ft 4 fHumboldti (syn. Bloomerianum), rich golden yellow, spotted dark crimson; very graceful, 5 ft.; likes deep loam 2 tjaponicum (syns. Krameri, odorum and Elizabethce), white, shaded dehcate rose-pink. The most beau- tiful of aU. July per doz., 33/-, and 42/-; 3/6 and 4 f Browni, pure white inside, rich chocolate mark- ings outside; trumpet-shaped, very handsome. July 4 Krameri, see Japonicum. LancifoUum, reaUy a synonym of Elegans, but a common name for Speciosum, which see. jLongiflorum eximium (true) (syn. L. Harrisi; The Bermuda or Easter Lily), snow-white per doz., 7/-. 15/-, and 25/-; i/-. 1/6, 2/6 and 3 Lilium speciosum Melpomene. IS, each. Copyright, K.. &• S. f HARDY. , ... Copyright, K. &r' S. Lilium testaceum. 2S. 6d. each. Each— s. fLongiflorum (White Trumpet Lily), snow-white trumpet-shaped flowers, suitable for pot culture as well as the garden; does well in light soil. June and July; i to 3 ft. (see illustration, p. 325) per 100, 25/- to 50/-; per doz., 4/6 to 8/-; 6d. and o : Harrisi, see L. eximium. t- Takesima (Jama-Jura Lily of the Japanese), white-tinged per 100, 28/-; per doz., 4/6 o fMartagon (The Martagon or Turk's Cap Lily), very hardy, purple, spotted black. July. Likes deep loam and shade. The Martagon LiUes -do well in towns per doz., 6/- o ■f album, pure white, very beautiful and free- flowering. July 5 j- yellow, see Pyrenaicum. fMonadelphum Szovitzianum (syn. Colchicum), very hardy, pale clear yellow, spotted black. June to August; 3 to 5 ft.; hkes moist loam... per doz., 21/- 2 fPardahnum (The Panther Lily), very hardy, scarlet and rich yeUow, spotted brownish purple; 5 to 8 ft. Summer per 100, from 25/-; per doz., 4/6 and 9/-; 5d. and o fParryi, rich golden yellow, spotted with chocolate; fragrant. Summer. 2 to 4 ft per doz., 36/- 3 Pomponium, 2 ft.; red. May. Like a small early scarlet Martagon Lily per doz., 12/- i Section 3. BULBS. [Lilies] 325 Co-pyrighi, K. & 6, Lilium longifloriim. 6d, & lod each. LILIES — continued. Each — s. d, fPyrenaicum (The Yellow Martagon Lily), yellow, spotted black. July per doz., 8/- o 9 tSpeciosum (erroneously caUed Land folium) . July and August. Suitable for pot culture as well as for the garden; does well in hght soil. album, earlier than Knstzeri, snowy white. per doz., 6/- and 9/-; lod., i/- and i 3 . Kraetzeri, large white flowers, orange anthers per doz., 12/- i 3 Melpomene [cruentum], dark crimson, spotted purple and edged white (see illustration, p. 3245 ...per doz., 9/- i o punctatum, white, spotted pink. July... per doz., yl6 o 9 roseum, white, spotted rose per 100, 35/- and 42/-; per doz., 6/- and 7/-; yd. and o 9 rubrum, crimson on white ground, with crimson spots. July... per 100, 35/- and 42/-; per doz., 6/-and 7/-; yd. and Sulphureum [new] . A beautiful Lily from the hills of Burma. Handsome lo-inch flowers borne many on a stem; bright sulphur-yellow toning to cream colour at the margins; of good substance and dehciously scented. Thrives well in warm gardens o 9 5 >4arcissus spurius, Golden Spur. ' Co-pyright, K. /if Zd. each. Each — s. d, tSuperbum (Swamp Lily), orange, spotted brown. July and August; 5 to 10 ft.; likes shaded nooks, per 100, 32/- per doz., 6/- o 9 fTenuifoUum (syns. Linifolium and pumilum), glittering scarlet. June and July; i to ij feet per 100, 56/-; per doz., 8/- o ic fTestaceum (The Fawn-coloured Martagon Lily; syns. Excel- sum and Isabellinum) , quite hardy ; beautiful apricot colour, very fragrant. June and July ; does well in hght soils ; 6 to 7 ft. Thrives well in towns (see illus., p. 324) per doz., 24/- 2 6 fTigrinum (Tiger Lily), extremely hardy; reddish-orange, spotted purplish-brown. July to Sept. Does well in deep loam per 100, 18/-; per doz., 2/6 o 4 t Fortune!, orange-scarlet, spotted crimson, per 100, 12/- per doz., 2/- o 4 t plenum, double orange-scarlet, per 100,14/-; per doz., 2/6 o 5 t splendens (syn. Leopoldi), brightest orange-scarlet, with crimson-lalack spots per 100, 14/-; per doz., 2/6 o 5 Thunbergianum, see Elegans. UmbeUatum, see Davuricum. tWashingtonianum, white, shaded lilac; fragrant. Summer. 2 to 5 ft per doz., 30/- 2 9 if As some Lilies cannot be lifted till quite late in the year, customers will not be disappointed if, on occasion, the whole of general order for these bulbs cannot be executed at one time. KEL-WAY'S COLLECTIONS OF HA.RDY LILIES At 6/-, 9/-, 12/-, and 18/- per dozen, in assorted variety, f HARDY. 326 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Ajax princeps Narcissus incomparabilis albidus plenus (Orange Phoenix.) ii. each., is. per doz. ^NARCISSUS (including Daffodils and Jonquils). " From Dis's waggon ! Dafiodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty." — Winter's Tale, Flowering season : March to May. Abbreviations : p, Perianth ; t. Trumpet. The hardier forms of the Narcissus family are highly recommended for planting amongst Kel way's Pseonies, etc. Amongst other uses the Narcissi are invaluable for room decoration and window boxes. Those marked * are popular hardy sorts for extensive plantmg. SECTION I.— MAGNI-CORONATI ; LARGE TRUMPET The price at which we now offer Daffodils and Narcissi should tempt many to plant these beautiful hardy flowers largely in garden and woodland. Each. Bulbocodium (syn. Corbularia; The Hooped- Petticoat Daffodil), bright yellow, very early A^- Pseudo-Narcissus (EngUsh Daffodil; Lent Lily), p, whitish; t, yeUow; useful for naturalizing per i,ooo, 25/- — GOLDEN FLOWERS. Ard-righ (Irish King), rich self-yellow 4d, ■ Emperor, p, deep primrose; t, full yellow; very large, extra fine per 1,000, 80/- 3d. Glory of Leiden, full yellow; exceed- mgly large 7^- Doz. s. d. 3 o 100. s. d. 18 — 29 30 21 O I 4 6 o 9 o GOLDEN FLOWERS.— coM/jMMei. Each. Pseudo-Narcissus maximus, very deep yellow, veryhandsome 3d. * obvallaris (major; Tenby Daffodil), full yellow, medium size, very early, per 1,000, 70/- 3d. Queen of Spain, delicate clear yellow... 6d. spurius, almost self-yellow ; large 2d. Henry Irving, rich yellow, very handsome per 1,000, 70/- 3d, * Golden Spur, deep, rich, self yel- low; extra fine (see illustration, p. 325) 3d. Doz. s. d. TOO. s. d. 16 10 6 I 3 7 o 6 o 8 o 16 10 o t HARDY. SeBion 3. BULBS. [Narcissus] 327 NARCISSUS— con/(nuec/. BICOLOR. Doz. s. d. 100. s. d. 6 10 Each. * Pseudo-Narcissus, Empress, p, white; t, rich yellow; very large, extra fine 3d. i Grandee, p, white; t, full yellow; very large, exceedingly fine, late flowering ... 2d. o ' Horsfieldi, p, white; t, rich yellow; very large, very early '2d. 1 Mrs W. T. Ware, elegant, rich colour 4d. i rugilobus, p, primrose; t, yellow, per 1,000, 42/- — o WHITE. Pseudo-Narcissus, cernuus, silvery white, very early and beautiful each, 6d. 9 Mme de Graaff, pure white petals, with prim- rosetrumpet each, 7A. 6 minimus, pale yellow, the smallest and dwarfest of all Daffodils each, 3d. 23 15 o ' princeps, p, sulphur- white; t, yeUow; very large and early, good for forcing; fine for nat- uralizing (see iMms, p. 325) per 1,000, 30/- 07 36 * telamonius plenus (Double Enghsh Daffodil; VanZion), golden yellow, very large iod.&i/3,6/-&7/6 per 1,000, 45/- & 60/- tortuosus (true) [moschatus; The Great White Spanish Daffodil; syn. Leda and Sarnian Belle), p, purt. white, and twisted; t, pale sulphur, changing to pure white, fragrant (see illustra- tion) each, I/- 8 6 70 o triandrus albus (Angel's Tears or White Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil) each, 3d. 13 10 6 50 o o — Co-pyrigkt, K. &• S. Narcissus, Duchess of Westminster. Sd. each. VofyritHt, K. &• S. Narcissus tortuosus. (The Great White Spanish Dafiodil.) IS. eachi SECTION II: MEDIO-CORONATI ; Large-Cupped Incomparabilis (Star Daffodil; Nonsuch Yellow s. d 5 d. Dafiodil). * single, p, yellow; t, orange-yellow. March and April per 1,000, 37/6 06 46 * albidus plenus (Orange Phoenix; Eggs and Bacon), yellow and milk-white (see illus., p. 326) per 1,000, 45/-, each, 2d. 10 60 * aurantius plenus (Golden Phoenix; Butter and Eggs), sulphur-yellow and orange; very large per 1,000, 45/- 10 56 ■ Autocrat, deep yellow, very handsome each, 2d. 10 70 * Barri conspicuus, p, yellow to sulphur; cup stained orange-scarlet; remarkably fine and distinct o 7 4 o • Cynosure, p, primrose to white; cup stained orange-scarlet; remarkably fine; one of the hardiest and prettiest of this section ; should be planted very fully in garden and woodland per 1,000, 20/- 06 26 Figaro, p, deep yellow ; orange cup per 1,000, 30/-; each, 2d. 09 5 o * Leedsi, Duchesse de Brabant, p, white, cup canary per 1,000, 25/- 05 26 328 KEL WAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. NARCISSUS (SECTION 11). -coitinucd. Incomparabilis Leedsi,Duchess of Westminster {true) , a splendid variety; large white perianth with handsome canary cup {seeillus.,-p. 32 7)each,8d. Nelsoni major, p, white; cup large bright yellow to orange ; extra fine each, 3d. ' Sir Watkin (The Peerless Welsh Daffodil), p, rich sulphur; cup yellow, tinged with orange; very large ... per 1,000, 70/-; each, 2d. * Stella, p, white; cupyellow; fine, per i,oco, 22/- * sulphurous plenus (Sulphur Phoenix; Sulphur Kroon; Codlins and Cream), double white and sulphur; extra fine peri,ooo, ;£5; each, 3d. ♦Odorus (Great Jonquil; Campernelle; syn, N. Phi- logyne), bright yellow, slightly fragrant; several flowers on one stem. April, per 1,000,32/- minor, Queen Anne's Double Jonquil, pale lemon-yefiow each, gd. rugulosus (trilobus), full yellow, slightly wrinkled; charming per 1,000, 32/- Doz. s. d. 4 6 o S 7 6 7 6 10 6 SECTION III: PARVI-CORONATI; Small-Cupped Jonquilla (Sweet-scented Jonquil), bright yellow, very fragrant. April per 1,000, 22/6 06 30 plenus (syn. Capax plenus; Double Sweet- scented Jonquil) each, 2d. 13 8 6 Tazetta (Polyanthus, or Bunch Narcissus), fragrant. March. Chinese variety (The Chinese Sacred Lily, Joss Lily, or Chinese Fairy, or Good Luck Narcissus) . A magnificent very quick-growing bulb, in- valuable for growing in bowls of water in rooms each, 6d. & 8d. 4/- & 5/- 35 o Bazelman major {Trewianus major), p, white and large; cup stamed orange 3 6 24 o Copyright, K. &" S. Narcissus Tazetta papyraceus (Paper White Narcissus). IS. per dozen. Narcissus Tazetta, Her Majesty. vy s > • 3^. each. (SECTION \\\)—conMntd. ,°«- .f^j, Tazetta Gloriosa, white, primrose cup 16 10 6 Grand Monarque, p, white; cup deep yellow each, 3d. 19 12 6 ■ Grand Soleil d'Or, p, rich yellow; cup deep orange each, 3d. 13 8 6 Her Majesty, p, white; cup orange (see illustration) each, 3d. 20 14 o Jaune Supreme, yellow-orange cup 3d. 19 12 6 Mont Cenis, white, yellow cup, large flower, each. 3d. 20 14 o papyraceus (Paper White; Totus albus), pure white; veryearly (seeiWwsij-aWoM) pen, 000, 40/- 10 70 Romanus (Double Roman), p, white, cup orange 10 70 White Pearl (Scilly White), p, white; cup sulphur-white each, 2d. 19 12 6 mixed ; all white , per 1,000, 60/- 10 70 all yellow per 1,000, 60/- 10 70 ♦Biflorus {poeticusx Tazetta), p, milk white; cup yellow per 1,000, 25/- 06 30 Burbidgei, similar to poeticus, early, p, white, yellow crown, deeply edged scarlet 06 30 ♦Poeticus (Poet's or Pheasant' s-eye Narcissus), fra- grant, p, snow-white; cup white, with a liright scarletedge per 1,000, 22/- 06 29 Section 3. BULBS. [Narcissus] 329 NARCISSUS (SECTION III)— continued. Doz. 100. s. d. s. d. Poeticus grandiflorus, very tall 3d. each 23 — * omatus, p, pure white; cup margined scarlet; very fine and early per 1,000, 30/- 08 4 o • patellaris (syn. albus-plenus odoratus; Gar- denia Narcissus) , pure white, large and beauti- ful, sweet scented (see iWwsij'fliioM) per 1,000, 35/- 07 40 * poetarum, a large form per 1,000, 40/- 08 46 K EL WAY'S COLLECTIONS of HARDY DAFFODILS & NARCISSI for the GARDEN. 250 in 20 sorts for 21/- 250 in lOsorU for 14/- 100 in 20 sorts for 7/6 100 in 10 sorts for 6/- 50 in 10 sorts for 3/6 KELWAY'S COLLECTIONS OF POLYANTHUS NARCISSI. 100 in 12 sorts 15/- 50 in 12 sorts 8/6 25 in 8 sorts 4/- 12 in 6 sorts 2/3 Narcissus poeticus almira or King Edward VII. Coliyright, K. & S. Cofyright, K. Sf S. Narcissus poeticus patellaris (Gardenia Narcissus.) 7rf. doz. RANUNCULI COarieties of 7^. asiaticus) The Ranunculus as a family comprises a very great variety of charming colours. Plant in October and protect through the winter; or else in February, protecting slightly even then if severe frosts occur. Doz. 100. s. d s d.. Persian, Fireball, brilliant scarlet o 6 3 o ■ • Jaune Supreme, pure yellow, extra 10 5 & Mont Blanc, pure white i 6 12 o Extra fine mixed per 1,000, 20/- 05 25 Turban or Turkish, grandiflora, deep pink 06 3 c> Turban or Turkish, Romano, scarlet 06 30 Sdraphique, citron yellow o 5 3 o- Viridiflora, scarlet, with green centre, very striking 06 3 & Superfine mixed per 1,000, 20/- 05 23 The above in KELWAY'S SELECTION OF VARIETIES at 4d. and 6d. per dozen; 2/-, 3/- and 4/- per 100_ 33° KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Narcissi for window decoration. Co-pyright, K. &• S. "^TULIPS NOTE. — The treatment recommended for the growth of the Hyacinth is admirably adapted for the successful cultivation of the Tulip, which is considered the gayest of spring flowers. Its varied dazzling hues eminently adapt it for beds and borders ; it is also useful for forming clumps or masses, or it may be grown in pots for ornamenting the Flower Stand, Window, or Conservatory; it is well suited to occupy such places as may be intended for summer Bedding Plants, the early varieties having done flowering at the end of April, or early in May. Tulips are useful for room decoration and window boxes. All single early Tulips are suitable to be forced ; among these varied sorts of Due Van Tholl are the earliest. EARLY SINGLE (Var. of Tulipa gesneriana) Per 1,000. Per Doz. Per loo s. a. Narcissus Emperor growing on a grass bank. Copyright, K. &• S. IS. 4d. per doz. Albion (White Falcon), very fine, white, extra Artus, dwarf, bright scarlet Bride of Haarlem, rich carmine and white ... — Brutus, brown, tinged orange 5S o Canary Bird, good yellow 58 o *p HARDY. d. — I 6 5S o I o d. 10 o 6 6 16 o SeElion 3. BULBS. [Tulips] 331 TULIPS, EARLY SINGLE— con/inuet/. Per r,ooo s. d. Chrysolora, rich T golden-yellow, extra ime (see: illustration) 42 o Cottage Maid, rose and white 42 o Crimson King, scariet 42 o Due van Tholl. These are dwarf and useful for early forcing common red and yellow — crimson tfilonosa) 38 o maximus, large white — orange 56 o rose — scarlet — violet, edged white ... — white 45 o yellow — Duchesse de Parma, dark brown 48 o Golden Bride of Haarlem, crimson and gold — Keizerkroon (Grand Due), yellow and red, large (see illustration, p. 332) — Per Doz. Per 100. s. d. 10 8 6 10 4 o 8 o 4 ID 5 4 10 6 10 7 6 6 10 6 Tulip chrysolora. ■ id. dot. Cotyright, K. &• S. Copyright, Ranunculi 2s. ^d. per 100. Per 1,001. Per Doz. s. d. s. d. L'Immaculee, pure white, dwarf 36 o o 9 Ophir d'Or, rich golden-yellow, extra large — 10 Pottebakker, scarlet, very large flower — 14 white — 14 -yellow — 16 Proserpine, salmon-pink, very fine — 2 o Rembrandt, dazzling scarlet, large — i 9 VermiUon Brilliant, dazzling colour — 2 o Mixed, all colours, per 1,000, 32/- &■ ^oj-; per 100, 3/6 &■ 4/6 ; per doz. 8d. EARLY DOUBLE. m Ppr Doz. s. d. Couronne d'Or, yellow i 6 La Candeur, pure white (see illustration, p. 332) per 1,000, 60/- I o Le Blason, blush white, tinged rose i 3 Lord Beaconsfield, extra fine deep carmine, best of all 5 o Murillo, bright rose, extra fine i o Rex rubrorum, bright crimson i 4 &• S. ='er 100. s. d. 4 6 7 9 6 9 6 II 15 12 6 14 Per 100. s. d. 10 5 7 6 8 6 36 7 6 9 6 332 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. TULIPS, EARLY DOVBLE— continued. Per Doz. d. Per 100. s. d. 9 6 Rubra maxima, grand scarlet, very fine i Salvator Rosa, delicate rosy-white (see illustration p. 333) 19 12 6 Tournesol, red and yellow i 6 9 o orangeyellow 20 14 o Mixed, all colours per 1,000, 40/- 08 5 o LATE DOUBLE Blue Flag (Lord Wellington), (Blue Celeste), violet-lalue 13 10 6 Yellow Rose, Icirge, pure yellow, fragrant 08 56 Mixed, all colours per 1,000, 40/- — 50 Tulips in the following Brilliant Colours for Bedding Penooo. pmioo. s. d. s. d. Bright scarlet 75 o 90 'Carmine 60 o 7 6 Pure white 50 o 56 Rose 75 o 9 o Yellow 50 o 56 Keltvay's COLLECTION of choice J\[JtMED TULIPS In assorted variety, single or double flowered or both. 100 in 20 sorts for 10/6 or 18/- 100 in 10 sorts for 9/. or 15/- 50 in 25 sorts for 7/6 or 10/- 50 in 10 sorts for 5/- or 8/- 36 in 12 sorts for 4/- or 7/- 18 in 6 sorts for 2/- or 3/6 Tulip, Keizerkroon. IS. 3^. doz. Copyright, K. &• S. Tulip, La Candeur, double flowered. 2s. 3c. i It doz. Co-pyrighi, K. &• i. ENGLISH or FLORISTS' and OTHER LATE SINGLE TULIPS Doz. 100. s. d. s. d. Rose Bybloemens, white ground, marked red 13 90 Bybloemens, mixed per 1,000, 75/- 13 90 New Darwin Tulips, late, most beautiful, mixed 13 7 o Clara Butt, bright rose, extra fine ... 26 18 o Early Dawn, light rosy violet i 6 80 Flambeau, brilUant scarlet with blue centre 16 90 Gretchen (Margaret or Marguerite), soft salmon rose 16 90 Pride of Haarlem, extra large, bright rose, suffused purple, very beautiful 20 14 o White Queen {La Candeur), lovely 1 soft white, sUghtly tinged blush, wonderfully beautiful (see illustra- tion) 20 14 o Violet Byblcemens, white ground, violet marking 13 90 Mixed selection of Late Single TuUps 3 o 15 o Se&ion 3. BULBS. [Tulips] 333 TULIPS— con//nuec/. CofyrlgHt, K. &• i. DarwiQ Tulip, WKite Queen or La Candeur 2S 31^ ptr aoz. Parrot Tulips IS, to IS. 6d. per doz. Copyright, K. &• S. ■I ■ J I OJ PARROT OR DRAGON Admiralof Constantinople, crimson i Cramoisi Brilliant [true), best of all Parrot Tulips, beautiful crimson with black centre i Glorieuse {Perfecta), yellow, streaked crimson i Lutea, yellow, very bright i Markgraafv. Baden, red and yellow flamed i Mixed per i,ooo, 50/- i Doz. i. d. d. O o o o o o Tulip, Salv£tor Rosa, as. per d' Copyright, K. &• S. double flowered . Eso., Gordon, The Channel, S. Tasmania, Febniaiy 12th, 1911. — " The case"of plants, shrubs, etc., came to hand yesterday, and were in excellent condition ; the mode of packing, and their wonderful moist condition after so many weelts (and through the tropics) were much admired and wondered at by those who saw them opened up." , Esq., Hassia Dunga, India. — " I have much pleasure in reporting the safe arrival of the Cactus Dahlias, P-^onies, tubers, etc., etc., in lirst-class order, which is saying something considering the advanced state of the Indian season. Your packing is, no doubt, very good, as all your packing medium is a non-conductor of heat, and, although the above had to pass across nearly 1,^00 miles of the great plains of India, they suffered nothing. This import is valuable, as settling what can now undoubtedly be done with satisfaction and safetv with quite a number of valuable herbaceous plants, and I am taking very full note of the fact for future use." Rev. , The , Leyburn, Yorkshire. — " All the Liliura bulbs you supplied me with the last spring were very good, the best results being obtained from L. Auratum planted in open border, which for size and substance I have seldom seen equalled when in the open or under glass. L. Longiflorum and L. Testaceum as well as L. Elegans have all too done remarkably well in the open. They have, in fact, all done remarkably well, and this too at a height of 700 ft. above sea level in this part of North Yorkshire. The seedling Kelwayi and Gandavensis Gladioli bulbs which I got from you this last spring have produced some lovely spikes. Among the former have been some splendid daik teds and port- wine coloured flowers." Colour Photographs .at the Royal Horticultural Flower Show. — One of the most striking exhibits at the big flower show, and certainly the most unusual, was that of Messrs Kelways in the gallery, which consisted of no less than 94 autochromes, illustrating the products of this firm of nurserymen. The photographs showed the gardens at various seasons of the year, and also many photographs of choice individual blooms. A notice stated that these autochromes were produced in 1907, 1908, and 1909, and thus were the first application of screen-plates to this branch of business. Certainly Messrs. Kelwav's catalogues, which are perhaps the most sumptuous of any issued by seeds- men, have been illustrated for some time past by fine three-colour half-tones made from such auto- chromes.— Tie British Journal of Photography, July 7th, igii.^r^ 334- KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. MISCELLANEOUS BULBS AND TUBERS NOT DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE ; FOR OTHERS SEE UNDER GREENHOUSE PLANTS, SECTION 1 (f). Many with f affixed in this hst of Bulbs and throughout Section 3 are suitable for adding to the herbaceous plants in our " Artistic " Border Selections. Prices are for bulbs only; clumps, growing plants or tufts are at higher prices. Eremurus robustus. 5s. & ys. 6d. each. Copyright, K. Sr' J. Allium neapolitanum 6d. per doz. Per doz. — s. Achimenes (syn. TydcBo). Flowering from June to August. "Warm greenhouse or stove perennials; very beautiful Mimulus-like flowers, mixed per 100, 14/- 2 t Adonis vernalis, yellow, flowers in March and April per 100, 15/- 3 Agapanthus,ie« Miscellaneous Greenhouse plants, Section i (f). tAllium azureum, blue per 100, 21/- 3 I descendens, i foot high, flowering July and August; dark purple-crimson, singular striking plant ... each, 6d. 5 glaucum, 2 feet high, flowering May to September ; puce; rockwork each:/- ic •f Moly (aureum), g to 15 inches high, flowering February to May, yellow; very bright coloured; fine in masses, per 1,000, 15/-; per 100, 2/6 tAllium neapolitanum, ij to ij feet high, flowering May and June, white; very pretty and useful when cut (see illus- tration) per i.ooo, 21/-; per 100, 3/6 c \ pulchellum, i\ feet high, flowering June to August ; pure deep blue; a very beautiful small blue flower each 6d. 4 Alliums are of easiest culture in ordinary garden soil. Curiously pretty, but should not be handled if the odour of garlics be objected to. It may not be known generally that after the flowers have been cut and placed in water this smell vanishes. t Alstromeria (Peruvian Lily) aurantiaca per 100, 9/- ■f aurea per 100, 8/- chilensis, mixed per 100, 8/- ■f Psittacina (The Parrot Flower) per 100, 9/- I pelegrina, rose colour per 100, 25/-; each, 8d. •f alba (Lily of the Incas) per 100, 25/-; each, 8d. pulchra (syn. tricolor) per 100, 20/-; each, 4d. ■f fine mixed varieties, all hardy per 100, 8/- Amaryllis, for choice greenhouse varieties of Hippeastruras see Section i (f) Atamasco, see Zephyranthes. Belladonna (Belladonna Lily; syns. A. pudica, A. rosea. Belladonna purpurascens and Coburgia Belladonna), lovehest hvehest pink; thrives well in a border outside a greenhouse; dormant bulbs, 4/- per dozen, 6d. each ; in August, per 100, 32/-; each, gd. Candida, see Zephyranthes Candida, formosissima, see Sprehelia fonnosissima. longiflorum, see Crinum longiftorum. t HARDY. SeSlion 3. BULBS. [Miscellaneous] J35 MISCELLANEOUS BULBS AND TVBERS— continued. Copyright, K. eo' i. Colchicum autumnale (Meadow Saffron). IS. sd. per doz. Per doz. — s. d. Amaryllis longifolia, see Crinum capense. Macowani, see Crinum Moorei. sarniensis, see Nerine sarniensis. Anomatheca cruenta, crimson ; Ixia-like ; July, per 1,000, 25/-; per loo, 4/6 o 8 Arum Lily, see Richardia, Section i (a). Autumn Crocus, see page 295, also Colchicum Autumnale. Begonia, see Section i (f). Belladonna Lily, see Amaryllis Belladonna. Bermuda Buttercup, see Oxalis cernua. fBrodiaea congesta, lilac-blue per 100, 5/- i 3 tBulbocodium vernum per 100, 16/- 3 o CafEce Lily, see Schizostylis. Calla, see Richardia, Section i (a). fCamassia (" Quamash " of the North American Indian) esculenta, deep blue to white per 100, 4/6 o 8 Canna, see Section i (f). CalOChortus (Butterfly TuHp or Mariposa Lily), albus, pure white per 100, 24/-; each, 6d. 4 6 mixed per 100, 20/- 3 o tChionodoxa luciliae (Glory of the Snow), blue and white per 1,000, 30/-; 100, 4/6 o 8 I grandiflora {syn. gigantea) , soft blue, with white centre per 100, 6/- o 9 t sardensis. brilliant gentian-blue, per 1,000, 30/-; per 100, 3/6 o 6 Chionodoxas are very suitable for growing in pots for early flower in the cold greenhouse; and for window boxes. t Colchicum agrippinum (syn. C. tessellatum) , purple; August per 100, 28/-; each, 8d. 5 o t autumnale (often called Autumn Crocus ; but there are Autumn-flowering species of the Crocus, which see on p. 295) (Meadow Saffron) (see iW-Msij-aiiow) per 100, 10/- i 3 t album, pure white per 100, 14/- 2 3 f plenum per 100, 24/-; each, 6d. 4 o fConvallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley). Clumps, for forcing in pots per 100, 60/- 10 o Single Crowns for general forcing. ..per 1,000, from 55/-; per 100, 61- to 8/-; 1/3 and I 6 t HARDY. Per doz. — s. C Convallaria majalis, for planting... per 1,000, 40/-; per 100, 5/- rosea, pink, for forcing ... per 100, 10/- 2 Fortin's variety per 100, 10/- i Crinum capense (Cape Colony Lily; syn. Amaryllis longifolia), white, flushed red per 100, 16/-; each, 4d. 3 album, white... per 100, 20/-; each, 8d. 6 Moorei, (syns. C. and Amaryllis Macowani), white, with a pinkish tinge (see illustration) each, 3/6 Crocosmia, see Tritonia. Crown Imperial, see also Fritillaria imperialis. Cyclamen, see Section i (a) and (f). neapolitanum (hcdcracifolium), each, Gd.; per 100, 21/- 4 album each, gd.; per 100, 42/- 6 Atkinsi, purple each, 8d.; per 100, 32/- 5 white each, 1/3 12 rose each, 1/3 12 mixed each, 8d.; per 100, 36/- 5 hbanoticum, large rosy flowers, very fine each, 3/- Dahlia, see Plant portion of the Manual, Section i (f). Dielytra, see Section i (a). Dog's Tooth Violet, see Erythronium. ritillaria meleagris variety. IS. 6i. per doz. Z 336 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. MISCELLANEOUS BULBS AND TUBERS— continued. Galtonia candicans. Ts. 2d. per doz. Copyrighl, K, & S. Freesia refracta. IS. per doz. Copyright, K. &' S. Copyright, K. &= S. Ixia, variety. IS, 6d. per doz. Per doz. — s. d. fEranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite). Valuable for mid-winter flower in pots, and flowering in Feb. in the open ... per 1,000, 2 1/-; per loo, 2/6 o 6 tEremurus Bungei, golden yellow 5 /- & 7/6 + Himalaiacus, white, 2ft. grand each, 2/6 & 3/6 I robustus, clear rose (see illustration, p. 334) each, 5/- & 7/6 f superbus each, 5/- & 7/6 Tubergeni, light yellow, very distinct each, 10/- & 15/- Warei, dark yellow, grand each, 30/- tErythronium denscanis (Dog's Tooth Violet), lilac per 100, 5/- o 10 I album, white per 100, 5/6 o 10 lanceolatum (syn. E. Americanum), yellow; April per 100, 20/- 3 o Euchaiis, see Section i (f). Feather Hyacinth, see Muscari. Feiiaria, see Tigndia. Fieesia Leichtlini major, lemon blotched orange per 100, 7/6 I 3 leira-cta. {see illustration) per 1 00, 5/- i o alba, pure white per 100, 7/6 i 3 tFritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial), crimson each, gd. 7 6 t HARDY SeClion 3. BULBS. [Miscellaneous] 337 MISCELLANEOUS BULBS AND TUBERS-con/mueJ. C'/'rrigii/. a:, Polianlhes tuberosa (The Tuberose), j^. per
  • z. Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake) 10^. psr doz. Copyright, K. C/^ ^. V I dnz— s. tFritillaria imperialis, yellow each 6d. 4 f mixed varieties, in yellow, red, buff, etc., per 100, 21/- 3 I meleagris (Common Fritillary; Snake's Head) (see iilustratioH, p. 335) per 100, 12/- i t alba, white per 100, 9/O i t mixed colours per 100, 5/- o mixed named kinds 2 Galanthus, The Snowdrop. t Elwesii (The Giant Snowdrop), a very large globular flower; very glaucous leaves; grows i foot high per 1,000, 30/-; per 100, 3/6 o imperati, see Nivalis grandioy. t nivalis (Common Snowdrop), 4 to 6 ins. high, good bulbs (see illustration, p. 338), per 1,000, 30/-; per 100, 3/6 o t fl. pi. (Double Snowdrop) per 1,000, 25/-; per 100, 2/9 o t grandior (syn. Imperati and Umhriciis). a very large form, -^ foot to i foot high per 100, 9/- I t phcatus (The Large Crimean Snowdrop), larger than nivalis, but flowers not so white, }, foot high, per 100, 5/- I The Snowdrop is useful grown in pots for winter blooming, window boxes, and for room decoration. tGaltonia candicans (syn. Hyacintlius candicans), per 100, 5/- and 7/6, according to the size of the bulbs (see illustration, P- 3 "^'5) ' Per doz. — s. d. Gladiolus, see p. 296. Glory of the Snow, see Chionodoxa lucilics. Gloxinia, see Section i (f). Grape Hyacinth, see Muscari. Guernsey Lily, see Nerine sarniensis. Helleboius, see Section i (a). Hippeastium, see Amaryllis, Section i (f). Hyacinths, for choice named sorts, varieties of H. orientalis and provincialis , see pp. 319-321. Hyacinths, Feather, Grape, and Musk, see Muscari. Hyacinthus candicans, see Galtonia candicans. Hymenocallis ovata (syn. Pancratium fragrans), 3/6, 5/-, and 7 6 Iris pavonia, see Tigndia. Ixia (syn. Wurthia) viridiflora, beautiful sea-green coloured flower; there are very few flowers in existence of this colour (see illus., p. 336) per 100, 9/-; per 1,000, 7;/- i 6 mixed choice colours per 100, 3/6; per 1,000, 18/- o 6 tLeucojum aestivum (Summer Snowflake) per 100, =;/- o 9 t vernum (Spring Snowflake) (see illustration) per 1,000, 42/-; per 100, 6/- o 10 Lily of the Valley, see Convallaria. Mariposa Lily, see CalochoHus. Meadow Saffron, see ColcMcum. z* 338 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. MISCELLANEOUS BULBS & TUBERS-con/maeJ. . „ „ Per doz.— s. d tMlllabiflora each.Sd. 7 , uniflora, see Triteleia uniflora. Montbietia, see Tritonia. tMuscari botryoides (Grape Hyacinth), bright blue per 100, 2-/; per 1,000, 18/- o t' album, an excellent subject in pots for the cold greenhouse for flowering early in the year (see illustration, -p. ^ig) per 100, 4/6 o t Heavenly Blue, sky blue, fine novelty per 100, 7/6 I I t comosum (plumosum) monstrosum (Feather Hyacinth) , pale mauve per 100, 5/6 o t moschatum (Musk Hyacinth) each, 1/6 15 t racemosum (Starch Hyacinth), dark blue, per 100, 5/- o tOrnithogalum (Star of Bethlehem) arabicum, per 100, 10/6 i t nutans, white, striped green per 100, 12/6 i t umbellatum (Common Star 'of Bethlehem) , per 100, 2/6 o Oxalis cernua Bermudiana (The Bermuda Buttercup) ... i mixed per 1,000, 15/-; per 100, 2/6 o Panciatinm fragrans, see Hymenocallis ovata. parviflorum (syn. Vagaria paviflora), a fine white- flowered kind, highly recommended for greenhouse culture; very free-flowering in early autumn ...each, 9d. 6 Pavonia, see Tigridia. Peacock Iris, see Tigridia. Peruvian Lily, see Alstromeria. Polianthes tuberosa (Tuberose), Double African (see illustra- tion, p. 337) per 100, 20/- 3 Double American per 100, 14/- 2 "Pearl" per 100, 14/- 2 Polygonatum multiflorum, see Section i (a). Sanromatum guttatum. This is the much advertised Monarch of the East, which sends forth a wonderful looking Arum- shaped spotted flower of purplish hue, and without leaves, from the dry bulb Mammoth size bulbs, each, i/- 10 Ordinary size bulbs, each, gd. 6 Scarborough Lily, see Vallota. tSchizostylis coccinea (Caffre Lily), crimson flower of con- siderable beauty, flowering without protection in south borders in winter, single crowns per 100, 6/- i strong plants per 100, 40/- 5 Scilla (Star Plyacinth). amoena (true, not S. prcecox) each, i/- 10 autumnaUs, purple-blue, August per 100, 14/- 2, bifolia, ultramarine blue per 100, 3/6 o campanulata, see S. hispanica. hispanica (syns. 5. campanulata and S. patula) per 1,000, 25/-; per 100, 3/6 o hispamca alba 'per 100, 6/5 o rosea per 100, 4/6 o japonica, rose, August per 100, 7/- i patula, see S. hispanica. t praecox per 100, 4/- — Common Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in Woodland . Si. par doz. Per doz. — s. fScilla sibirica (Siberian Scilla) .... per 100, 4/-; per 1,000, 35/- SciLLAS are very useful in pots for mid-winter flowers; and for window boxes, and, amongst other purposes, room decoration. Snake's Head, see Fritillaria. Snowdrop, see Galanthus. SnowSake, see Leucojum. Solomon's Seal, see Polygonatum, Section i (a). Sparaxis, grandiflora and tricolor varieties, separate kinds per 100, 10/- I mixed per 1,000, 12/-; per 100, 2/6 Spiraea, see Section i (a). Star Hyacinth, see Scilla. Star of Bethlehem, see Omithogalum. Tigridia pavonia (Tiger Flower, Peacock Flower, Tiger Iris, Peacock Iris, Flower of Tigris, Mexican Tiger Flower; syns. Ferraria pavonia and Ferraria tigridia), per 100, 10/6 I albiflora per 100, 10/6 i conchiflora per 100, 10/6 i immaculata, purest white per 100, 21/- 3 in mixture per 100, 7/- i Trillium grandiflorum per 100, 30/- 6 Triteleia uniflora per 1,000, 16/-; per 100, 2/6 o Tritonia crocosmiflora (syn. Montbretia, Aletris, Waitzia), orange-scarlet per 1,000, 16/-; per 100, 2/6 o aurea superba, golden yellow, very fine 5 Bouquet Parf ait, vermiUon and yellow per 100, 4/- o Drapd'Or,chrome-yeUow; extra fine per 100, 2/6 o Eldorado, large golden yellow dwarf; very fine per 100, 3/6 o elegans, briUiant yellow and vermiUon per 100, 4/- o Etoile de Feu, bright vermiUon, centre yellow, outside blood red per 100, 6/- i Golden Sheaf (Gerbe d'Or), golden yellow, very striking and fine per 100, 4/- o 6 o 10 6 t HARDY. SeSlion 3. BULBS. [Miscellaneous] 339 o 10 O 10 MISCELLANEOUS BULBS & TUBERS-con/,nue^. Per doz. — s. fTritoaia crocosmiflora grandiflora, golden yellow, bright red outside per loo, 4/- T M^t^ore, fine salmon-red per 100, 5/ t Phare, orange-scarlet, fine erect spines per 100, 4/- o t pyramidalis, apricot-salmon, erect... per 100, 9/- i t rosea, bright salmon-rose 2 t ■ SoUaterre, fine yellow per 100, 4/- o t sulphurea per 100, 7/6 i mixed per 100, 6/- Brilliant, scarlet maroon eye each, 6d. 5 Californica, deep golden yellow per 100 20/- 3 — — Ernest Davison, deep orange; very good each, 6d. Excelsior, bright, velvety yellow; tall grower, each, gd. t ■ hybrida, Lady Hamilton, orange studded with yeUow, changing to apricot; very free flowering... each, 8d. t Hereward, pale orange; very free, tall, erect stems, flowers three inches across each, 8 d. 6 6 t George Davison, splendid; early; large, pale orange-yellow flowers each, 6d. 5 c King Edmund, rich golden yellow marked chocolate each, 1/9 18 c Koh-i-noor, beautiful golden orange. ..each, 6d. 5 c Messidor, yellowish white each, gd. 7 6 Prometheus, deep orange, carmine centre ring; large each, 1/6 18 o t Pottsii, bright yellow per 1,000, 20/-; per 100, 2/6 — Rheingold, orange, red centre each, 6d. 5 o TlopsBolam, see Section i (a). 'Tuberose, see Polianthes tuberosa. Vagaria, see Pancratium. Vallota (Scarborough Lily) purpurea, bright red; a good room and window plant each 1/3 to 2/6; 10/6, 12/- to 21 o 9 6 6 10 o 5 o 7 6 6 6 eximea, bright red with a white throat each, 1/6 to 3/-; 15/- to 24 Watsonia, mixed per 100, 14/- 2 Winter Aconite, see Eranthis hyemalis. i-ofyright, /C. iS* i. Muscari botryoides album (Grape Hyacinth). 8ii. per doz. Per doz. — s. d. Wurthia, see Ixia. Zephyranthes atamasco (syn. Amaryllis A.), white; May. each, gd.; per 100, 42/- t Candida (Peruvian Swamp Lily), Crocus-like flowers, white per 100, 5/- ff HARDY. GLADIOLUS FLOWERS " Here's flowers for you. — The fairest flowers of the season." — Winter's Tale. At Harvest Festivals, Church and House Decoration, and gatherings of any kind, from the middle of July to the middle of October. The finest flowers are in August. THE spiked racemes of the .large-flowered Gladiolus are admittedly the most beautiful and useful of aU flowers for the floral_^^decoration of churches during the autumn months. The number of briUiant and softly deUcate colours available is given below; each flower-spike bears from twelve to cwenty-four separate flowers, which expand in gradual rotation, even after the spike 340 KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICULTURE. CUT GLADIOLUS FLOWERS-conUnueJ. has been gathered, sent a long distance, and used for decoration. For every flower-pip withering another expands, until all are done. The usual time for a spike to last after being cut is a fortnight, from which circumstance, and from the number of separate flowurs which a, box of (say) one hundred spikes contains, the conclusion may be drawn that nothing in the autumn is so cheap or so suitable for the pur- pose for which we recommend them. Our fields of Gladioli are usually in bloom from the middle of July through the months of August and September to the middle of October; sometimes until even later than this. The careful method of packing which we adopt is so effectual as to ensure safe arrival in any part of the United Kingdom; and, owing to the sustaining juices stored up in the succulent stems, the flowers are as fresh on arrival as when gathered, however long a distance they may have travelled. The stems, how- ever, should be placed in water for a short time after their arrival before being used ; and if not needed at once they should stand in water in a dark place, which will retard their development. COLOURS The flowers can be suppHed wholly or partially in any of the following colours : Copyright, K. &y^ 5. A box of Gladiolus Flowers ready for dispatch. The flowers are arranged in layers on strips of wood. White. Flesh. Lilac. Cream. YeUow. Salmon. Mauve. Purple. Pink. Scarlet. Crimson. The prevailing and most attractive colours are bright pink and bright shades of red. (A) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) PRICES Flower Spikes , , , Per 100 mixed colours only 12/6 gi 15/- OROINA.RY SPIK£S. in FINE SELECTED, mixed, or entirely of any one sKade, except white or yellow... FINE, BETTER QUALITY, miAred or in any sKade desired EXTR-A FINE „ „ „ per doz. 6/- CHOICE .. „ „ \ VER.Y CHOICE „ „ „/ SUPERB, equal to tHe best of the spiRes ivKicH ^ve exhibit CA.SES EXTRA.. Suitable for special purposes, such as ALTAR VASES 91- 12/- 18/- 22/- 30/- 50/- 75/- Colours must not be specified by our customers unless 22/- per 100 and upwards be paid. QuaUty F and G cannot be guaranteed throughout the entire season. Carefully packed in tight Cases, which are RETURAI.ABLE, and are JtLLOlVED FOR in full when returned carriage paid in good condition, if returned within JO days. COST OF CASES JiS FOLLOWS: For 6 to 8 spikes, for Parcel Post 1/- „12or25 „ „ „ orrail 1/6 .,50 spikes, for rail 1/6 or 2/3* For 75 spikes, tor rail 2/3 or 2/9* .. 100 2/9 or 3/3* Extra cases are required for quantities exceeding 100 spikes * The size of the box has to be varied occasionally, according to the size of the spikes. These floujers are carried by the Railway Companies at the specially reduced ^Agricultural Rate. ORDERS Instructions as to date of dispatch and means of transit should be stated as fully and as clearly as possible. It is always well to inform us as to the date on which the flowers are to be used. WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY OF THE FLOWERS FOR HARVEST FESTIVAL DECORATIONS, ETC. SouTHPORT. — " Mrs is simply delighted with the exquisite Gladioli, which arrived in perfect condition this morning. She has never before seen such lovely colour- ing and absolutely gorgeous blooms," Belgrave Road, S.W. — " Messrs Kelway may remember that they supplied Miss last year with Gladioli, and they are most saits/actory flowers for London, flowering to the last bud'* Elm Lodge, Seaton.— " I enclose a cheque . The Gladioli arrived in good time, and were more beautiful than ever, I never saw such magnificent flowers. They were so perfectly packed that not a petal was bruised." The Palace, Ely.— "The Gladioli that Lady has often had from Messrs. Kelway have always come in perfect order." HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, PHOTOGRAPH COMPETITION 341 HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, MANURES, AND MISCELLANEOUS REQUISITES Procured from the Makers as desired. The following are kept in Stock. MANURES, Etc. KELWAY'S GARDEN MANURE.— A useful stimulant for universal use. It is valuable for plants either in the open ground or in pots, especially where flowers are required for exhibiting. It may be used in a dry con- dition strewed over the ground, or dug in and mixed with the soil, about J lb. to the square yard ; or as a liquid made by the admixture of i lb. of the manure to 2 gallons of water. This liquid should only be applied when the plants are in a growing state; 7 lb., 2/-; 14 lb., 3/6; 56 lb., 11/-; 112 lb., 21/-. KELWAY'S LAWN MANURE.— An excellent compound for stimulating the growth of grass on lawns; 7 lb., 2/-; 14 lb., 3/6; 56 lb., 11/-; 112 lb., 21/-. KELWAY'S GLADIOLUS MANURE.— Very useful for exhibitors and growers of Gladioli. Sold in packages, 7 lb., 4/6; 14 lb., 7/6; 56 lb., 24/-; 112 lb., 40/-. EXTERMINATORS, Etc. KELWAY'S GREEN-FLY PREVENTIVE.— This com- position for the destruction of Green-fly cannot fail in its result per gallon KELWAY'S SLUG PREVENTIVE.— An exceUent admixture in the form of powder with which to sprinkle the soil without injury to the plant; it destroys Slugs and Snails most effectually 14 lb. pkt., 4/-; 7 lb. pkt " Climax " Weed Killer. — Deadly to all vegetation; liquid (i gallon makes 51 gallons for use, sufficient for 160 to 200 square yards) ; J gallon, 2/- (tin free) ; i gallon, 3/6 (drum, gd.); 2 gallons, 6/6 (drum, 1/6); 3 gallons, 9/3 (drum, 2/-); 4 gallons, 11/3 (drum, 2/6); 5 gallons, 14/- (drum, 2/6); 10 gallons, 26/- (drum, 5/-); 20 gallons, 50/- (cask, 5/-). 4 6 KELWAY'S MILDEW POWDER.— The only cure; 1/6 per lb., postage extra. GARDEN GLOVES. ^ ^ Gardeners' Button, extra quaUty 2 3 Gentlemen's Mock Buckskin, superior 4 6 Ladies' Gardening 1/6 and 2 o LABELS. THE KELWAY LABEL for Herbaceous Plants with the name indelibly sunk in the metal. Not obtrusive and lasting for ever. As we get these manufactured in large quantities, we offer them at the very low rate of 25/- per 100 or 3/6 per dozen. Wood, painted, in bundles, best, per 100: 3-in., 6d.; 4-in., 8d.; 5-in., lod.; 6-in., i/-; 7-in., 1/3; 8-in., 1/6; g-in., 1/9; 12-in. KELWAY'S FLAT ZINC LABELS. — Medium size 5/- per 100. Indelible Ink, for use on zinc labels per bottle, 6d. and Cleansing Liquid for preparing the surface of new or old zinc labels for writing per bottle, 6d. and Zinc Labels; other shapes: Nos i, 2, and 3: Conservatory and Border Label per 100, 4/-, 4/6 and No. 4. — Pot Label per 100 No. 5. — Fruit Tree Label per 100 No. 6. — Rose Label per 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Raffiatape, " West's Patent." Green corrugated tying material, superior to anything else, per reel of 250 yards, 2/-; per dozen reels 21 KELWAY'S PHOTOGRAPH PRIZE COMPETITION for 1913 AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PRIZES as under wiUbe awarded to Amateurs or their Head Gardeners, being customers of Kel- WAY AND Son, who, during the seasons 1912 and 1913 (each season taken separately) ,'send a photograph or photographs of the produce of Seeds, Plants or Bulbs supplied to them by Kelway and Son, or of Gardens or portions of Gardens which contain such en Evidence. The photographs, each one marked on the back with name and address of the sender and the name of the subject or subjects photographed, must be in the hands of Kelway and Son on or before Christmas Day of either year. The one print submitted, the negative of each and anycop)rright in them, are to become the cop3n:ight of Kelway and Son on being submitted to them, and photographs in which the copyright cannot be and is not so made over to Kelway and Son are not eligible for the purposes of this competition. Kelway and Son's decision as to the awards is to be acqui- esced in by competitors as final without appeal of any kind whatever. 1st PRIZE. — Plants, Seeds or Bulbs selected from Kelway's current Manual of Horticulture to the value of £3, plus cash 5/-. 2nd PRIZE. — Plants, Seeds or Bulbs selected from Kelway's current Manual of Horticulture to the value of £8, plus cash 5/-. 3rd PRIZE. — Plants, Seeds or Bulbs selected from Kelway's current Manual of Horticulture to the value of £1, plus cash 5/-. AND AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PRIZES OF 5/- EACH IN CASH (or kind, at the option of the winner) — i.e., limited only by Kelway and Son's decision as to the photographs attaining a certain degree of merit — to the whole of the remainder of the entrants who satisfy the above conditions. A Silver Kelway Medal will be awarded to anyone who wins the ist Prize five times. A Bronze Kelway Medal will be awarded to anyone who wins the- ist Prize three times. Prizes for igii-12 were as follows : 1st — L. Plowman, Esq., Sydney, Australia (Kelway's Ciner.^rias GROWING IN THE OPEN BORDER). 2nd— C. Turner, Muswell Hill, N. (a border of Kelway's Pyreth- RUMS, P.EONIES AND DELPHINIUMS). 3rd— Miss Marian Silverstan, Edgbaston (a Kelway Hardy Border). Prizes for 1910-11 were as follows : 1st — J. Hamilton Buchanan, Esq., Callander {Garden Scene with Kelway's Delphiniums). 2nd — The Lady Thorneyoroft, Bembridge (Kelway's Gladioli). 3ra — Dr. Savary, Abbots Bromley (Kelway's Delphiniums), Prizes for 1909-10 were as follows : 1st— W. Jesper, fflenston (a Kelway Garden in July). 2nd— C. N. Tipper, Moseley (a Rockery Garden). 3rd — Mr. C Turner, Highgate (Kelway's Delphiniums). The ist Prize was awarded for 1908-g to J. Hamilton Buchanan, Esq., Callander (Delphiniums). In 1906-7 to — Miss G. Malet, Petersfield (Border of Kelway's Irises). In 1905 to — W. C. Blakeway, Esa. (Kelway's Delphiniums). In 1904 to — Albert Cassar, Esq., Malta (Gladioli). In 1903 to — Albert Cassar, Esq., Malta (Gladioli). In 1902 to — Mr. A. J. Hunter, South Shields (Autumn Phlox) In 1901 to — Mr. A. J. Hunter (Lilium auratum). In 1900 to — The Rev. G. Talbot Whitehead, Leyburn (Lilium longiblorum). In 1899 to — The Rev. G. Talbot Whitehead (Herbaceous Border). In 1898 to— D. L. Gould, Esq., Ilford (Gladioli). 342 KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. KELWAY'S EXPORT TRADE IN PLANTS, BULBS AND SEEDS TO INDIA, AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND, CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH AMERICA, FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, AUSTRIA, SCANDINAVIA, DENMARK, NETHERLANDS, AND OTHER COLONIES, DEPENDENCIES & FOREIGN COUNTRIES is extensive and increasing in volume year by year. Oar Seeds and Bulbous Plants, especially Gladioli, Narcissi and Dahlias, we send to all parts of the world ; and we have been very successful in the export of Hardy Plants, such as Paeonies, Delphiniums, Pyrethrums, Irises, Phloxes and all kinds of miscellaneous Border Plants, and Fruits, sending all these even to California, Australia, and the remotest parts of India. See extracts on page 344 from a few of many hundreds of letters received from customers. WE WOULD WARN INTENDING PURCHASERS ABROAD- (i) That it is necessary in order to make sure of obtaining Kelway's true varieties and strains (which have been so frequently certificated by the Royal Horticultural Society of England) that they send the order direct to Langport, Somerset, England ; (2) That where details are not left to be carried out entirely at our discretion the utmost clearness must be used in the directions given, both as to the amount of the order, the goods required, the time the goods are to be sent, and the route by which they are to be despatched ; (3) That sufficient time must be given for the execution of the order at the proper season ; (4) That sufficient arrangements must be made as to payment, for unless a deposit account has been opened with us all orders must be accompanied by a remittance in some form, cash, draft or order to pay on a London bank or agent, or by draft to exchange against documents, except for goods sent by parcel post to the following countries on the cash on delivery system. The C.O.D. System, as we go to press, includes the following countries: Cyprus, Egypt (inchiding Soudan), Jamaica, Malta, Straits Settlements, Turkey (Beyrout, Constanti- noplBj Salonica, Smyrna), Bahamas (Nassau only), Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Fiji Islands, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Grenada, Leeward Islands, Morocco, Nyassaland, St Lucia, St Vincent (W. Indies), Somaliland (British), Southern Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbadoes, British Honduras, Hong Kong, Rhodesia (Southern), Leychelles. The amount that can be collected is called the ' Trade Charge, ' and is limited to ;£20 (Gold Coast, ;£io), and includes the declared value and postage and fees payable. The amounts deducted by the Post Ofi&ce include collection and remittance of the ' Trade Charge ' and the commission on the M.O. or P.O. sent in payment of the Trade Charge. The deductions vary from id. to lod. per 2s. 6d., and from 3s. gd. to gs. 4d. per ;f20, in accordance with a scale in the Post Office Guide, to which reference should be made for further details. We in each case bear the C.O.D. charges for orders above los, in value, but we debit the ordinary postal charges. Cable Address : "KELWAY, LANGPORT, ENGLAND." OUR BUSINESS TERMS. 343 OUR BUSINESS TERMS Jll communicalions should be addressed to the firm : KELWAY & SON, LANGPORT, ENGLAND. American Correspondents can obtain our Catalogue from Kelway and Son, c/o Holland House, 276 Fifth Avenue, corner Thirtieth Street, New York- PRICES IN PREVIOUS CATALOGUES, Etc., ARE HEREBY CANCELLED. ORDERS. IT would facilitate our work if all orders were written on our Order Forms, or in list form on a sheet of paper apart from the letter accompanying it, and not in the body of the letter. Postal, Rail, and Telegraphic addresses should all be given. Sending the remittance with the order whenever possible is not only of advantage to our customers [see below), but also saves us an immense amount of labour and expense in book-keeping. Five per cent, discount (is. in the £) may (except in special circumstances) be deducted when sending a remittance with an order over los. in amount ; but when this discount is deducted we do not .send " carriage and packing free." We charge at a less price per plant if a dozen, half dozen, or quarter dozen of one kind be ordered. In cases where ciistomers can do so, it would be convenient to us if they would, when ordering from the Catalogue, state if we might substitute sorts of a similar colour or character to the named varieties of plants or bulbs ordered. FREE CARRIAGE OF GOODS. WE deliver all goods of ovsr ids. in value carriage free to any Post Town, Railway Station or Port in the United Kingdom IF A REMITTANCE in full IS SENT WITH THE ORDER. (Exception : Potatoes under 20s. in value and Cut Flowers.) But customers may have extra plants, etc., in lieu of free carriage if they wish Under the above rules Colonial and Foreign orders will be sent carriage paid by rail to any Port in the United Kingdom. N.B. — When carriers tender goods to our customers which bear a " carriage paid " address label and intimate that there are certain charges to pay, the demand should be declined ; the goods should be accepted, but the cairiers should be handed the label and referred to us for payment, which in all such cases will be made by us. ROUTE. IF goods are required to be sent by passenger train or by any particular route it should be so stated; otherwise we use our own judgment as to the best method of transit. Irish customers, and other over-seas customers, are requested to state by what route they would wish their goods sent. PAYMENT, CREDIT, ETC. AS noted above, it is of the greatest advantage to customers to make payment with the order, as, if it is made in full, we not only pay the carriage, but we make no charge for the box or other package; OR 5 per cent, discount for cash may be deducted from remittance accompanying an order. In addition to the cash discount or free carriage and package, customers ordering on a cash basis receive preferential, and, where possible, more liberal treatment. Our FULLEST terms of Credit are THREE MONTHS from the date of invoice, without discount, or 5 per cent, for cash payments within fourteen days. When SPECIAL prices are given, accounts are due at ONE month from date of invoice without discount. Any special arrangements must be in writing and signed by the firm, or they cannot be acknow- ledged. It will often prevent delay if persons previously unknown to us will enclose either a remittance or a satisfactory reference with their first order. Cheques should be crossed PARR'S BANK, LTD. (Langport Branch) and Money Orders made payable to KELWAY & SON, LANGPORT, Somerset. In case of urgency money may now be sent by Telegraph. Money Orders, Postal Orders, or Cheques on any Bank, are methods of remittance equally convenient to us. PACKAGES NO EXPENSE. WE charge as nearly as possible wholesale cost price for Hampers, Boxes, Bags, or any packages, and as we buy them in large quantities the price is considerably less than that for which they can be procured in the ordinary way. Should our customers, however, wish to return empty packages, we will allow the full price charged, if they are revived in good condition with the name of the sender ATTACHED TO EACH PACKAGE, and if an advice be forwarded by post stating the empties have been returned. In every case it is recommended that a receipt be taken from the Railway Companies or Shipping Agents, to enable the sender to recover the value if they are lost or mis-sent. In returning empties please leave the original label with our name upon it, simply putting " To " instead of " From," with a line drawn through the original address, which should not be defaced. We are constantly receiving Boxes, Hampers, etc., from customers who remove or destroy our label, and consequently we are at a loss to know from whence they came, and cannot place the same to credit of account; the Railway Companies notify us that the names of sender and consignee m.ust be plainly given, or the packages will not be forwarded. COMPLAINTS. WE cannot be responsible for any loss in transit, but we will give every f acihty in the way of proof of dehvery to the carriers at our end. A claim should be sent by the Consignee to the Railway Company or Carrier whose business it was to deliver the goods intact. While Kelway & Son believe that all seeds, bulbs and roots, delivered by them in fulfilment of any sale, fully satisfy what is specified, it is impossible, by reason of the practical difficulties 34 + EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. OUR BUSINESS TERMS-continued. involved, for them to be certain or to assume responsibility that this is so. Kelway & Son cannot, therefore, and do not, hold themselves liable should any such seeds, bulbs or roots not be of the kind, or correspond with, the description specified ; nor must they be deemed to undertake any condition or give any warranty, either by any express words or implication, as to kind, description, qualitj', purity, growth, freedom from variation or intermixture, productiveness or any other matter whatsoever in connection with any seeds, bulbs or roots sold by them. They will in no case be responsible for the resulting crop. Every purchaser must accept these terms and conditions. It is our earnest desire to please and satisfy all our customers, and we shall be glad to be informed of anything remiss in the execution of orders or in the attention due to customers; all letters are opened by a Principal, but any on this subject may be marked " Private." Langport is on the main line of the Great Western Railway from London to Penzance ; the line runs thiough a portion of our grounds, Telegrams: "KELWAY, LANGPORT." Cable: "KELWAY, LANGPORT, ENGLAND. ABC Code (Fifth Edition) used. A FEW EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS REFERRING TO GOODS SUCCESSFULLY EXPORTED BY KELWAY & SON Wangaratta, Australia. — "The Paeonies came to hand on the 30th ult., and seem to be in splendid condition." Mrs , DuNEDiN, Otago, New Zealand. — "The Paonies arrived in splendid order." , Florist, Summer Street, Orange, N.S.W. — "' I have a splendid lot of Seedlings from the Delphinium and Pyrethrum Seed. They do well in this climate." , Esq., Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. — " The plants from your seed have excelled everything hitherto seen here; universally admired." , Esq., New York, U.S.A. — " I beg to advise safe arrival of the Paeonies. which I received May 5th; I wish to thank you for the size and quality of the roots, also for the extra one; I have never purchased finer or healthier roots in this country." , Esq., State School, Queensland, Australia. — " Seeds have all come to hand. I am very much struck with the business-like method you employ in your establish- ment, and would thank you for the trouble you have taken (with what must be to you a paltry order) and assure you of my appreciation." Mrs , BiRKLEY, AuciO-AND, New Zealand. — "The seeds I had from you before have been very satisfactory. I have been very pleased with them, and they do so well in our climate." , Esq., Brisbane, Queensland. — " I received the collection of seeds safely on 28th ultimo, and am much obliged for the good variety you sent me. I set several varieties immediately I got them, and am pleased to say all I have sown have come up very well, and am sure I will have some good plants from them. With regard to the Gaillardia seeds which I got from you in October last, I mentioned to you some time ago that the plants were coming on well, and have now pleasure in informing you that they are just now coming into bloom. So far I have only had a bloom off half a dozen plants, but they are all distinct and very beautiful. It may interest you to know that they have thriven well all through the summer, which is declared by many to have been the driest and hottest on record. Of course I watered them regularly, but at the same time the heat was exceedingly trying, and no water one can give is equal to rain." , Esq., Alidapur, Birdpur, N.W.P., India. — " The Petunia seed you sent me last year to Holmwood, Colchester, turned out a great success here." Hempstead, Long Island, New York, U.S.A. — The Show~ and Fancy Pansies I have from you are really superb." Mrs , Montmorenci.Canada. — " The Delphiniums, Pyrethrums and Gaillardia grown from your seed last year are doing splendidly." , Esq., Mahableshwar, India. — " AU the seeds I had from you germinated. The Petunias were a beautiful show; the plants at present look very healthy." Terre Haute, India^ia, U.S.A. — "I bought from you last year through of this city some 85 to roo Gladioli bulbs, all named, and will have some more this yeari so please send me your Catalogue. The bulbs I got last year were very fine indeed." SiMCOE, Ont,, Canada, — " Gladioli came to hand in good order and satisfactory Many thanks for your liberal treatment." , Esq., Dunedin, New Zealand. — " The Gladioli bulbs arrived safely, and in splendid condition. Not one of them had sprouted. I think for size they are the best bulbs I ever saw. I must congratulate you on the fine condition in which they arrived." , Esq., Dark Harbour, Isleboro, Maine, U.S.A. — " I am glad to be able to report to you that the Dahlias, Montbretias, and Gladioli that you have sent me have all done extremely well. The Dahlias will be, I think, the first to bloom, and they are fine vigorous plants, that are a pleasure to see." , Esq., Sliema, Malta. — " I have received the bulbs you sent me in a very good condition, and I must thank you for the splendid manner you have treated me in sending me such excellent stuff." Nazareth, Holy Land. — " The Gladioli are in flower and are doing remarkably well.'' , Esq., Brisbane, Queensland. — " It gives me great pleasure to let you know the splendid results obtained from the choice Gaillardia seed I got from you. When the seed arrived we were in a drought — and it is only out here that the full significance of the word is appreciated — which contmued for many months; in fact, till after the flowers were in bloom, and though in all that time there was practically no rain, and there were very stringent regulations regarding using water on gardens, the plants made a magnificent show, and I have never seen anything to equal it." Oakland, California, — " I have seen at the Golden Gate Park (San Francisco) some very fine specimens of Gloxinias, which the Superintendent of the Conservatory informs me were raised from seed procured from you; will you please send me . . ." Austin , Esq., Larundel, Elaine, Victoria, Australia. — "The box of Gladioh and seed arrived safely a few days ago. Every bulb looks in fine order and has carried well." , Esq., Bruce, New Zealand. — " The Gladioli we got from you turned out splendid, they could not be touched by anything in the Show; they were much admired." Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia. — *' We are much obliged for your prompt atten- tion to our small order for Gladiolus bulbs, and beg to advise the receipt of the consign- ment. We must compliment you on the packing of them, as they arrived in excellent condition — the bulbs all perfectly sound and just showing growing spikes." Mrs , Beatrixgasse, Vienna, Austria. — " The Gladioli that turned out the greatest success. Some of the bulbs produced three large spikes of flowers one after the other. The blooms were immense, some of them, and the colouring most marvellous. They were the finest Gladioli I ever saw, and universally admired. The Paeonies and Gaillardias also are doing well." , Esq., Roughmoor Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa. — " I received the box of Gladioli bulbs, and must say they are a fine lot, and in perfect condition. I I have never seen better. I must thank you for the grand selection you sent me, also for the extra ones." , Esq., Corra Lane, Casterton, Victoria, Australia. — " I have to let you know how splendidly the Gladioli turned out. Not a day passed during the six they were in bloom without bringing its quota of visitors. The general opinion was : ' I never knew there were such lovely flowers in existence.* " Mr , 200 MiDDLETON Street, Alexandria, Egypt. — " The Gladioli I got from you are doing splendidly, and I expect to do something with them at our Show." Esq., M.S., Pretoria Asylum, Transvaal. — "The tubers and canes came out in excellent order last week, and I am very satisfied with them." , Esq., Auckland, New Zealand. — "All the seeds arrived safely and the list you sent. A great many of the seeds are up already and seem to be doing well. I am always so pleased with your seeds; they are so satisfactory. With many thanks for all the trouble you have taken." , Esq., King William's Town, South Africa. — " You will, perhaps, be inter- ested to know that the two plants of Delphiniums are now in flower, one pale, one dark blue; they are the first plants of the class that (as far as X can hear) have ever flowered in this part of the country. They have attracted a certain amount of attention here, many people having called to see them. It is perhaps remarkable that although they flowered in our hottest months (Jan. and Feb.) the great heat did not seem to bum the flower." , Esq., Leichton Street, Maritzburg, 5. Africa. — " On the whole I must say that I have had far fewer failures with your seeds than with those procured locally, and the resulting plants have in every case proved superior to anything that could be bought here." , Esq., East 8th Street, Los angeles, California, U.S.A. — " The seeds I ordered of you arrived in fine condition. I planted aifew and they are growing well." KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. 345 SILVER CUP AND GOLD MEDAL, Grand International Horticultural Exhibition, Chelsea, London, 1912. GRAND PRIZE DIPLOMA OF JAPAN-BRITISH EXHIBITION, 1910 GHEFHERPS BUSH , LONDON ■"1 r Recent Awards to Kelway & Son. (See Overpage for Full List.) 346 LIST OF DIPLOMAS, MEDALS, CUPS, Etc. List of International and other Diplomas, Medals, Cups, etc., Awarded to KELWAY & SON since the year 1 870 GRAND TOTAL, 252. R.H.S.=The Royal Horticultural Society. R.B.S.=The Royal Botanic Society of London. These are all HONORARY Awards, as during the past forty years KELWAY & SON have not competed for prizes. We do not know how very many Medals and Prizes the produce of our Seeds, &c., has won in all parts of the world, but our firm has been awarded over 250 Gold, Silver-Gilt and Silver Medals, Diplomas, and Cups, at International and other first-class exhibitions. We would like to point out that when KELWAY & SON exhibit they show only their own productions grown by them at Langport, and do not collect from customers or from other sources flowers, fruit, or vegetables in order to make their show a success. 1912. aOLD MEDAL, National Gladiolus Society, London. GOLD MEDAL, Taunton Horticultural Society. 8 SILVER CUPS, National Gladiolus Society. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, Royal Horticultural Society, London. SILVER-GILT MEDAL, Varese, Italy .^ SILVER-GILT MEDAL, Yorkshire Gala. 8 SILVER FLORA MEDALS, Royal Horticultural Society. SILVER TROPHY, National Gladiolus Society. BRONZE MEDAL, National Gladiolus Society. 1911. GOLD MEDAL, Coronation International Exhibition, London. GOLD MEDAL, Taunton Horticultural Society. SILVER MEDAL, R.H.S. (Gladiolus Society). SILVER MEDAL, R.H.S (Gladiolus Society). SILVER MEDAL, Royal Counties Agricultural Society. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT MEDAL, R.H.S. (Gladiolus Society). SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S SILVER-GILT MEDAL, York Gala. GOLD MEDAL, Southampton Horticultural Society. 1910. GRAND PRIZE, Japan-British International Exhibition, London. GOLD MEDAL, Japan-British International Exhibition, London. GOLD MEDAL, Richmond Horticultural Society. GOLD MEDAL, Shrewsbury Grand Gala, LARGE GOLD MEDAL, Taunton. SILVER MEDAL, Eastbourne (Sussex Go ). SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R H.S. 8 SILVER MEDALS, National Sweet Pea Society. 1909 GRAND PRIZE, Imperial International Exhibition, London. GOLD MEDAL, R.B.S., London. SILVER CUP, R.H.S. (York Jubilee Gala). SILVER-GILT MEDAL, Shrewsbury Grand Gala. 3 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. 3 SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. 3 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. 1908. GOLD MEDAL, Franco-British International Exhibition. SILVER MEDAL, Franco-British International Exhibition (R.H.S.). GOLD MEDAL, Royal Agricultural Society. 2 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. 3 SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, York Gala. SILVER MEDAL, Leicester. 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903. 1908. 1901. 1900. 4 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. 2 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Taunton H. and F.S. GOLD MEDAL, Royal Agricultural Society o£ England (Derby Show). GOLD MEDAL, Royal Botanic Society of London. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, Temple Show, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. 8 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. BRONZE FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. International Horticultural Exhibition at Varese, Italy. SILVER-GILT MEDAL SILVER MEDAL DIPLOME D'HONNEURJ 2 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. GOLD MEDAL, International Exposition, St. Louis, U S.A. 8 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 3 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. GOLD MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S., Holland House Show. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, Grand Temple Show, R.H.S. Grand Temple SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S., Show. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Acocks Green. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S., Grand Temple Show. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Acocks Green. GOLD MEDAL, Manchester B. and H.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S., Grand TempIe;^Show. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, Richmond. SILVER MEDALS, Acocks Green (Birmingham). LIST OF DIPLOMAS, MEDALS, CUPS, Etc. 347 1899. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S., Grand Temple Show. 2 SILVER FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER MEDAL, Yorkshire Gala. LARGE SILVER MEDAL, Birmingham. SILVER MEDAL, Acoeks Green 'Birmingham'. BRONZE FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. BRONZE MEDAL, Swansea. 1898. GOLD MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 3 SILVER FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Swansea H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Shirley and District (Birmingham). 1897. GOLD MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 2 SILVER FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. 2 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER MEDAL, Birmingham. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, Swansea 1896. GOLD MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, Grand Temple Show. SILVER-GILT MEDAL, R H.S. LARGE SILVER MEDAL, R.B.S SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. LARGE SILVER MEDAL, Olympia. SILVER MEDAL, Acoeks Green (Bkmingham) . 1895. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, Grand Temple Show, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SPECIAL AWARD, Manchester B. and H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Birmingham B. and H.S. 1894. GOLD MEDAL, Great Summer Show, R.B.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, Grand Temple Show, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Shropshire H.S. SPECIAL AWARD, Shropshire H.S. 1893. SPECIAL AWARD (MEDAL and 4 DIPLOMAS), World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, Grand Temple Show, R.H.S SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. 8 SILVER-GILT MEDALS, Gardening and Forestry Exhibition, London. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, Royal Agricultural Hall, R.H.S. 1892. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, Grand Temple Show, R.H.S. 2 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. 3 SILVER-GILT MEDALS, International Horticultural Exhi- bition. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. LARGE SILVER MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SPECIAL AWARD, Shropshire H.S. 1891 SILVER CUP, Grand Temple Show, R.H.S. 2 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 2 SILVER FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Great Summer Show, R.B.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. KELWAY & SON have also been the recipients of many hundreds of CERTIFICATES and AWARDS OF MERIT for new varieties of Flowers, Vegetables, etc., of their own raising or introduction. More First-class Certificates and Awards of Merit for improved Hardy Perennials have been awarded to Kelway & Son than to any one firm. 1893. LARGE GOLD MEDAL, Grand Feast oJ Flowers, F.B.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, Grand Temple Show, R.H.S 2 SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER-GILT MEDAL, R.B.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 2 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. BRONZE MEDAL, R.B.S. 1889. GOLD MEDAL, International Exhibition, Paris (with Special Mention). 4 SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R H.S. SILVER MEDAL, R.B.S. 1888. SPECIAL AWARD, Manchester B. and H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, R.B.S. 5 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. BRONZE BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 1887. 3 SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. 2 BRONZE BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. 1886. 4 SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S, 1885. CERTIFICATE OF THANKS (with DIPLOMA), Inventions- Exhibition, London. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. 3 SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, R.B S BRONZE BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 1884. CERTIFICATE OP THANKS (with DIPLOMA), Health Exhi- bition, London. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. 3 SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. 8 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. BRONZE BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 1883. SPECIAL AWARD, Manchester B. and H.S. SILVER-GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. BRONZE MEDAL, R.B.S. 188.3. SPECIAL AWARD, Crystal Palace Great Show. 3 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S BRONZE BANKSIAN MEDAL, R.H.S. 1881. 2 SILVER BANKSIAN MEDALS, R.H.S. 1880. GOLD MEDAL, Manchester B. and H.S. SILVER-GILT FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER FLORA MEDAL, R.H.S. 1879. GOLD MEDAL, R.H.S. 1878. SILVER MEDAL, International Exhibition, Paris. GOLD MEDAL, R.H.S. SILVER CUP, Western Horticultural Society. 1874. SILVER CUP, Brighton SILVER CUP, Plymouth. 1872. SILVER CUP, Dubhn R.H.S. SILVER MEDAL, Devon and Exeter B. and H.S. 1871. SILVER MEDAL AND SPECIAL PRIZE, Great International Exhibition, London. 348 SUPPLEMENT TO KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. 1 1 =3?,-^^k;Ji'^'iivi.;i!a^iS^-*^i^,!*^'V>,..-'.l^^.IiiLC^^^^^ •3- - '.<:'"iS!i'^CV-«-'l--. '~J^->''e^'^,'Ji ^ --a.U-- ^u-*im Capyrighi, K. &' S. One of Kelway and Son's Homesteads with Seed-grounds, Parishes of Huish Episcopi and High Ham, near Langport, Somerset. OfHces, Seed and Bulb Warehouses, and Glass Houses. Copyright, K. &^ S. THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT SUPPLEMENT TO KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. 349 Photo., F. Mason Good By permission of ' Country Life Illustrated." General View of Central Premises devoted to the Propagation of young Stock. A Field of Kelway's Narcissi on their Farm near Langport. t^fipyrignt, a.. c5- .i THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENT 350 SUPPLEMENT TO KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE. Kelway'sat the Temple Flower Show. Coi>yrii!ht, K.