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IlMsil (>.\IM)i:\I\( 



llo\\vn«rs. as allu.l.-.l l.. in i.r.-vi..iis n..i,s. -Ii..ui.i 

 }).' ii-rt to fluw.T. ami Im- pnm.Ml aft.-nvanl>. 



Mr. F. Bedford. 



itkiii-li.-aiinu t 



.Maii\ ..f til,- . atkiii-l.raiinu t iv. s an. I slmil.s 

 luivf l.'-.ii v.-rv iM-aiitiful fur v.i.i.- lim.-. 'I'Ikiv 

 ar». fi-\v pri'ltiiT si^hts tltali i- lar,;i' Inisli ..f 

 (iarrva «'lli|>(ira «i>v»'n'<l witli its Kmv' slfinl.i 

 ratkiiis ..f a .silv.Tv ^r.y .M.I.mr dappliMl with 

 v,-llo\v as the ripi- stam.ns a|.|..'ar. Th.- male and 

 K-iiuilr catkins an- hmn.- on s.-i>arat.> l.nslirs. 

 and it is th.- niaU- .>ncs tliat an- most oinani.ntal. 

 The fi-nial.' an- sliort.T anil 1. ss (•.>ns|iiiuous. hut 

 when i;ro\vn n.-ar a male plant tln-y pro. hue d.u U 

 hnAvn or n.-arlv l)la.k lurri.— i i.jitiiiiiini: tli" - ■ W . 



.Many of thr wil- 



hi'.-n hianti- 

 tim.' with 



l.iwshavi 



fnl fors. 



their myriads of sil- 

 vt-ry Catkins now hc- 

 .'.•iiiint; yi'll.>w with 

 th.- stani.-ns. Salix 

 ru>.'osJi. S. m.-ycniana 

 andS. dailin.>i»l.'S hav.- 

 I)i't-ii ronspi.n.iiis. 



On-,' of tin- pr.-t- 

 tit-st A Id" IS is Alnus 

 iiu-ana ramnlis co*'- 

 cint'is. which lias 

 o range ri-d slio.it s 

 hearing Catkins of a 

 similar or deeper col- 

 our : there are few 

 ]»A'ttiersiKhtsthiUithis 

 treeon a hiijilit morn- 

 ing in early spiinp. 



;Manyof the l*oi>lars 

 produce catkins of 

 much beauty, especi- 

 ally when they are 

 .)peninK and display- 

 inu tile red anthers. 



The Hazels, t).). ai. 

 very jiretty. not th 

 least heautifulofwhicli 

 is the ('onstantino])!',- 

 irazelCoryluscoluma. 

 which makesa spread- 

 ing head and is iirettx 

 a.s a lawn tree. 



PuOP.\(i.\TIoN. 



Cuttings of P.)plais 

 and Will iws i)iit in in ^. , |.'|].|,|. |;| 



s|iiing just hef.iic the ' ' 



huds begin to burst. 



often ro..t better than when taken in autiuim: 

 especiallv is this tnie of the Poplars. s;)me .>f 

 which are a iittl.; difncult t.i strike fr;>m cuttings 

 of the shoots. Well drained sandy s.>il is best 

 for the cutting beds, and the cuttings should be 

 made long enough to allow at l-L-ast t) inches to be 

 buried in the groiuid. It is best to lay a line 

 and with a spade make a trench about 9 inches 

 deep : the back of the trench will be against the 

 line, and liere the cuttings may be placed at 

 9 inches apart, the soil being then lillcd in and 

 trampled lirm. With some cuttings it is advis- 

 able to have a " heel " of old w.iod attached 

 which, being lirmer, is not so apt to decay, but 

 with Will.iws and P.)i)lars it seems immaterial, 

 as they root equally well without the ..Id wood. 

 Cuttings of the ripened wood of Pliiladel| huses. 

 Deutzias. Diervillas. Ribes, &;c., may .still be put 

 in with a fair chance of success. In a few weeks 

 soft cuttings of the early growers will be fit t<i 

 handle under frames and handlicrhts. B. 



;. \.il.-ili.t.)r\ n.>t.-. w.- 

 iii.iy foithwith giv.- 

 tie- sli.irl, irsxnir ..f 

 lii> gJM.I.-iiing lif.'. Ik- 

 I1...S kiiully furnislu-d 

 lit is hard t.» coax any- 

 t liiii'^.'iit .(f him where 

 pulili.il V is c.inc.'rn- 

 .-.l). This is ill his 

 "i\\ 11 wor.ls. viz. : 



•liorn at Sli.-.lli.-hl. 

 Il.im|:shire. ISH>. an.l 

 uh.nalittl.-ov.-rthir- 

 I1-.-11 years of age 

 slaite.l work as gar- 

 .l.'ii-biiv at J'ark 

 I'la.-e. Wi.kham. with 

 .i walk .if tw.> mil. s 

 .-a.h wa V morning and 

 niu'lit.' for :?s. (id. 

 weekly, and did this 

 lor three vears. and 

 that ill tlie hardest 

 iiiamial work .if mv 

 I ifet im.'. .My next 

 move was to Shedlield 

 Lodge under ^fr. Itoss. 

 .1 g.iod gardener and 

 111,- kimh'st of men, 

 and ti) whose interest 

 and indueiice 1 owe 

 most of my success in 

 ;,fter life:" here 1 re- 

 mained five years, and 

 up to this had not 

 li.'.'U under gla.ss. My 

 next move was to 

 L'igh Park, TIavant. 

 Hants, then the resi- 

 dence of W. H. Stone, 

 Kscp This was a very 

 large establishment, with much glass, under the 

 management .if Mr. (ie.irge Young, a splendid 

 gardener, and kn.iwn as 'Father' to 

 y.Hing men. This was 

 kinds of exotic ]ilants, but es]ie 



Hi 



term 

 au.I 



the 

 home of all 

 but es]ie<ially for those 

 d hardwooded, then so much to the fore, 

 much exhibiting was done from here. 

 l'*i<mi here 1 went, to the orchid houses of the 

 late Mr. B. Williams. Victoria and Paradise 

 Nurseries. Upper IloUoway. liondon, and of 

 which I soon had full charge. From here Mr. 

 llarrv Veitch (now Sir Harry) sent me to take 

 charge of the Londesborough collections of 

 Orchids under the late 3Ir. William Denning, 

 (;iimst..n Park. Tadcaster, Yorks. In 1872 the 

 V.-itchian Firm sent me as head gardener to the 

 I'larl of K.'umare. Killarney House, Co. Kerry. 

 On the i.ulling d..wii .>f the old mansion and 

 stai-ting to build the new Killarney House, I was 

 not needed, and then 1 obtained the appoint- 

 ment as gardener to the late Major and the Hon. 



