Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Plants
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. Some of the more important families of the Hortus are included here, Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae and Liliaceae. It also contains a wide assortment of other plants with a modified stem or root that acts as a storage organ. Such plants are usually deciduous and have a distinct dormancy period. Shrubs and trees are not included, but there is some overlap with herbaceous plants.
Cyclamen coum Mill.
Fully-hardy tuberous perennial with rounded leaves, sometimes with silver patterns, and white, pink or carmine-red flowers, with dark carmine-red stains above white-rimmed mouths, produced with the leaves in winter and spring. To 8cm. [RHSE].
Cyclamen hederifolium Ait.
Fully hardy tuberous perennial with heart-shaped leaves, very variably patterned, usually paler beneath, to 15cm long, and pink flowers with deep maroon markings, to 2.5cm long. To 15cm. Many garden forms and hybrids exist. [RHSE, Hortus].
Cyclamen persicum Mill.
Frost-tender tuberous perennial with heart-shaped leaves, often silver-marbled above and sweet-scented pink, red or white flowers on slender stems in winter and spring. To 20cm. The variety giganteum has larger flowers and includes the numerous varieties of florist’s cinerareas available today. [RHSE, Hortus].
Cyclamen repandum Auct. ex Knuth
Cormous perennial with soft, caudate and wavy-edged leaves, flowers bright carmine with a deeper throat. [RHSD, Hortus].
Cypella plumbea Lindl.
Bulbous perennial with sword-shaped leaves and 3–4 lead-coloured, iris-like flowers per stem, tinged yellow in the centre. [RHSD, Hortus].
Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub
Deciduous, sometimes evergreen perennial with erect, strap-shaped leaves and up to 9 open funnel-shaped bright scarlet flowers in late summer. In the wild they often flower after fire. To 60cm by 10cm. There are a number of varieties. [CECB, RHSE, Hortus].
Cyrtanthus obovatus unidentified
Unidentified. Cyrtanthus obovatus is not mentioned in the extended monographs on the Amaryllidaceae by Herbert or Baker or in the more limited review of Traub.
Dahlia ‘Beauty of Bedford’
Mayles’ ‘Beauty of Bedford’. ‘Most beautiful shaded purple, and may sometimes be obtained good enough for show, although not a first rate form.’ [FC p.12/1838].
Dahlia ‘Beauty of Perry Hill’
‘Beauty of Perry Hill’ was described as peach and white in the Floricultural Cabinet. It was listed as a new dahlia, sold at the relatively high price of 10s 6p. [FC p.94/1836].
Dahlia ‘Beauty of Slough’
A show dahlia, white petals tipped with crimson-purple. [Fish]. ‘Beauty of Slough’, bred by Bragg, had a full-sized, well shaped flower with a blush ground colour and markings variously described as ‘mottled lacing of crimson-purple’, and ‘strongly tipped with crimson’, although its centre was considered to be a little ‘confused’. It was awarded a First Class Certificate at the National Floricultural Society show. [Gard. Chron. 1853]. Among the prize takers at the great exhibition of these flowers held in Edinburgh, open to the United Kingdom, was ‘Beauty of Slough’. [Gard. Chron. 1855]. Obviously an outstanding variety it was also a prize winner at the Grand National Dahlia Show, September 1858. [Gard. Chron. 1858].
Dahlia ‘Beauty of the Grove’
Probably Burgess’ ‘Beauty of the Grove’. Pale buff yellow with dark rosy tips, attractive and with plenty of ‘stuff’ to warrant good growth. [Gard. Chron. 1851]. The Floricultural Cabinet provided a list of new dahlias offered to the public in 1853 and described ‘Beauty of the Grove’ as ‘yellowish buff, edged with rosy pink; good outline and centre; pretty.’ [FC p.37/1853]. ‘Beauty of the Grove’, presumably Burgess’, was a prize winner at the Grand National Dahlia Show, September 1858. [Gard. Chron. 1858].
Dahlia ‘British Queen’
‘White, edged with rosy lilac, outline good, centre well up.’ First offered to the public in 1853. [FC p.37/1853]. ‘Dahlias expected to be extensively cultivated this year include “British Queen”.’ [Gard. Chron. 1853].
Dahlia ‘Claudia’
Introduced in 1853, ‘purple with white tip; good outline, but not equal to Mrs. Hansard.’ [FC p.37/1853].
Dahlia ‘Corialanus’
Probably Dray’s ‘Corialanus’. ‘Light purple, moderately good formed [sic], but rather too flat.’ [FC p.12/1838].
Dahlia ‘Countess of Harrington’
Although the handwriting is somewhat illegible this plant is probably ‘Countess of Harrington’. It was a regular prize winner in 1834. [FC 1834). Another possibility is Allman’s ‘Countess of Torrington’, winner of ten prizes in the 1840 show season.
