1878.] 



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dom the intelligent gardeners ; in fact those who 

 know are seldom employed where knowledge is 

 required. So to sod the ground, the ground was 

 all dug over, and an immense number of sm-face 

 roots were destroyed. Of coiu-se as everj' intel- 

 ligent man would know, many of the trees 

 died, others were badly injm-ed, and "What is 

 the matter with om' trees?" was the wonder 

 of many a correspondent in the city papers. 



But what we want to say here is that we can 

 get no comfort from those, who, when they see 

 mere pick-axe and spademen employed to do 

 intelligent gardeners' work, tell us " they do 

 tilings diflferently in England." For the writer 

 of this saw just the same ignorance displayed 

 in some of the London Parks as we find here, 

 and just the same wonder "What is the matter 

 with the trees?" in their newspapers. 



There is no surer way to injure a tree than to cut 

 oft' half its roots. Usually the long woody forks 

 are thought to be the "roots " by those who do 

 not know anything of gardening. Those who 

 know better think more of the small ones, and 

 very little of the old woody forks. 



Messrs. T. Backhouse and Son, York. The 

 flowers of tliis plant are remarkably showy, owing 

 to their bold bell form, distinct marginal tooth- 

 ing,and fine deep purplish-blue color. — Gardener'' s 



Magazine. 



The Rosy Snowflake (Leucojum roseum). — 

 The prettiest hardy bulb in flower in the Kew 

 collection at the present time is this rare little 

 gem. Its blossoms, which are about the size of 

 Snowdi'ops, are unaccompanied b}- leaves, and 

 are borne on slender stalks about four inches 

 high, in the same nodding away as in the case of 

 Snowdi'ops. The name roseum is probably taken 

 from the flower-stalk and the membranous leaf 

 on it, wliich are of a red color, but it does not 

 affect the snowy whiteness of the flower, except 

 at the point of attachment to the stalk. Like 

 most of its congeners, tliis Snowflake is a native 

 of South Europe, and delights in a sunny border 

 in a lisfht soil. — Garden. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES. 



NEW OR RARE PEANTS. 



A Blue Primrose. — The Gardener''s Maga- 

 zine says: "A blue Primrose was exliibited by 

 Mr. G. P. Wilson at South Kensington, on Tues- 

 day last, under the designation of Scott Wilson. 

 The flowers are large, stout, of good form, and of 

 a rich deep blue color. It is so remarkably dis- 

 tinct in color that it must be regarded as a most 

 valuable addition to the list of hardy Primroses 

 now in cultivation under distinctive names." 



Campanula Allioni. — A dwarf-habited 

 species found on the north of Italian and French 

 Alps, is now flowering finely in the nm-series of 



Beautiful Hydrangeas. — A IN^ewport cor- 

 respondent speaks of a bed of Hydrangeas in 

 the grounds about the cottage of Harry Inger- 

 soll, Esq., of Philadelphia, which is one of the 

 floral gems of the place. The bed is about 

 twenty-five feet by five or six wide, and com- 

 prises many varieties of color. It does not seem 

 to mind the breeze sweeping over some 3000 

 miles of sea. 



Deep Planting of Bulbs. — A California 

 correspondent suggests that the reason the bulbs 

 of that State do so poorly East, is that they are 

 not set deep enough. He saj's- that wild, they 

 are generally found six inches below. This 

 applies more or less to all bulbs. 



Green House and House Gardening. 



SEAS ON A BEE HINTS. i and are not afraid of shade, that will grow well in 



j windows, and in then' rugged liealth, are far pre- 

 I ferable to elegant invalids so often petted to so 

 Room gardening has progressed probably fast- little purpose, 

 er than many other branches of gardening. It is Many kinds of annuals also come well into play : 

 not necessary to have the tender things that re- 

 quire skillful greenhouse treatment. There are 

 numberless green things which require little heat 



amongst other things, Phlox Drummondii, Sweet 

 Alyssum, Collinsia bicolor, Schizanthuses, Mig- 

 nonette, and Nemopliila are essential. 



