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Some Gardens and Nurseries 

 in England. 



r.\ .1 w . r. KSANT. 



{('iinhniiol.) 

 Mii»i»i K (;ui:i:n Xikskhv. I,an(;i.i;v. 

 This Wi'll-knowii iiiir^crv. ;it tli ■ lime nl iii\ 

 visit in tlic haiul< of Messrs. .laincs N'citcli i\: Soii-^. 

 is situated not far frmii Sloiifili. aii<l is now car 

 rictl (III l)y .Mr. .1. ('. AllL'invc. for iiiaii\ v.-ars 

 Messrs. W it»-irs capalilr and (•(tuitt'oii;. manager. 

 Hanl\ fruits. lierliai'Cftus and alpine plants have 

 long lieen a feature at I^anglev. and there numy 

 of Wilsons and Punloms new Chinese ])lants 

 iii-st saw the light of day in westein lands. I was 

 in (piest of new' and rare jjlants. and with only 

 a matter of houi-s at dis])osal. ha<l \\t> lime to 

 admiix* the tine breadths of eonniKMi. hut ikhic 

 the less beautiful, things. A new unuanied 

 Scnecid of am])le proportions seemi'd a likely 

 'uhjert for the hog or waterside, and foi' the 

 same jmrpose Trollius L( dehouiii attraelecl 

 attention. An unnimed ('odono])sis in the way 

 of ('. sylvestris will he uj-efui wlun more 

 plentiful, while lihemn Alexandra', a striking 

 ])lant, with eream-eoloured hraets. was soon 

 noted. This jjlant is heautifully illustrated in 

 ]Mr. \\'ilson"s hook on his rambles in ('hina. 



A very g(»o(l form of the shrul)by Lavateia 

 Olbia vvas noted as desirable for tlie Hower 

 bonier, while Tiialirtium (liijterocarjjuni. a 

 si)eeialty at Langley. jnust have been in 

 thousanils. it Mas there in all sizes, from fctrong 

 s])eeimen>. 7 ft. to S ft. high in O-in^h pots, 

 down to small plants in 3-inc'h pots, and even 

 tiny seedling; . That it is n A only a pot ])lant. 

 however, was demonstrated by viewing the 

 origind ind Avhere the first raised seedlings v\'ere 

 ]»lant((l. There its vigour "was undiminished, 

 though the ])lants had been there for years. 

 Mr. Allgrove threw out a hint as to the successfnl 

 cultivation of T. dipterocaipum in stating thai 

 it is a surface rooter, and should have an aniuial 

 toiidrcrsing to kee]) the roots covered. This is 

 one of the most graceful ])lants of recent intro- 

 duction and should be in every collection. 

 (Eiiothera speciosa rof:ea is not uncommon, but 

 very pretty, rejoicing in a light soil, while Aster 

 Purdomi will be suitable for l)order or rockery, 

 r -scnd)ling somewhat a large A. al])inus. 



Gentiana Veitchiorinn, sometimes called (!. or- 

 n ita, is a beautiful Clentian rejoicing in a damj). 

 half-shady situation in a mixture of peat and 

 loam. The leaves are nirrow. and the blue and 

 white flowers are nearly as large as those of (i. 

 asclei)iadea, while the plant when ha])py spieads 

 freely by means of stolons or running shoots. 



I'rimula sibirica chincnsis is a ]ii-etl\ pale 

 blue species, suitable for a iiK.ist p..ckel and for 

 a snnuy. well drained spot in bolder or roi-kerv; 

 Scutellaria baikajcn-is c(c|estina is a gem. 

 Androsace tibetica is a new species of a very 

 p ipiilar genus, and likewise rriinula cognata 

 w ill besought afterwheii bet lerk imw ii. I'rimula 

 .Ma.ximowiczii. on- of I'liidnins in! ri cluct ions 

 has already attract(d attciiWoii. while a number 

 of other new species ot Primula ga\c jiromise 

 of other .h-lights in store. 



V(>ratrum W'ilsoni. a handsome plant with a 

 tin.' spike of ])ure w liite flowers. v\ ill be excellent 

 for tlie herbaceous border, and an unnamed 

 white-flow'end Lysimachia from Puidom looked 

 ]>romisini. 



'Piciiinrns Jiincici itiagiiilicus is an improxc- 

 iiicnl ( II the 1\p(' ]ilaiit. haxiicj,- long handsome 

 spikes of deep' yellow lioWers. 



(,)iiite a iriiiiber of other good thin^js were 

 n<itc(l. all o| iiiiich bcaiilx. aii'l comliining to 

 -ive e\i(lci,-c of the licli'i.ess of the Langley 

 iiiirsciics in go(;(l plants. Space forbids going 

 into details of the hardy fruits, enormous 

 breadths of w'hich are magnificently ctdtivated. 

 forming perhaps to most gardeners the most 

 important feature. CUeaner grow'n or better 

 tiained specimens of a])plcs. ])ear; . ])Iums. 

 gooseberries, currants, &c., could not he found 

 anywhere, and certainly ncxci' came under the 

 M'ritcr's notice. 



Three gooseberiies specially jiotcti aiul highly 

 recommended by Mr. Allgrove Were Langley 

 Gage, a white fruit of rich flavour : J^angley 

 Beauty, an early pale yellow', hairy fruit, and 

 Golden Gem, of a Ijcautiftil goklen -yellow^ form, 

 firm and late. 



An ai)])le which is begimn'ng to attract atten- 

 tion is tlie Rev. W. Wilks. raistnl at Langley. 

 The fruits are shapely and freely produced on 

 quite .young trees. This variety should lu^ in 

 every collection, and will yet l)e foun(l ])oj)ular 

 in the markets. 



Se\-ei'al other notable gardens will be dealt 

 with ill a futiue issue. 



Notice. 



CoxsiDKKABi.l'; eont'usiuu ai)|)ea,i's to exist in 

 gardens over the names ot cultivated Sedums, 

 one name beint? attached to (|uite diffeicnt iiiants, 

 ^vliile identical i)lants arc often k'^wil under 

 diflerent names. In order to be able, with the 

 hel]) of ex])erts in the genu.s, to straighten out 

 tills ]uu(hlie, we are endeavouriuK to s^et tof^ether 

 at Wisley a com])lete collection <'f Sedinus, and 

 we should be gratefi'l for plants or cuttings to 

 firow on for comparison fioni as many sources 

 as ]K)Ssil)h>. Specimens should liear the name 

 under which t hcv arc known, and should be sent 

 bv the end of K.d)i-uarv. addivss.'d to the Director, 

 |{. II. S. (iardejxs. Wislev. !{ii)lev. Surrev. 



