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JOTJBNAl OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



[ Aupist 22, 1865. 



winter decoration, and requires to be kept gi-owing all the 

 winter in the stove. 



AnccsT. — Much the same as last month as to the materials 

 at command for decoration, which it would he needless to 

 recapitulate. Pot Cyclamen vernum. and place in a frame, 

 also varieties of C. Atkinsi. Cinerarias and Calceolarias for 

 autumn bloom should be placed in a frame where they can be 

 protected from excessive rains, and do not allow them to suffer 

 from drought. Pot a few Chrysanthemums for a late bloom, 

 stojiping them at latest by the middle of the mouth. Examine 

 the state of the roots of the winter-blooming plants, and if 

 any are inclined to become pot-bound give a shift : they will 

 make a succession to the others, and be finer. The winter- 

 flowering Begonias that have been re.=ted to beshalien out. pot- 

 ted in smaller pots, and encouraged in the stove. In addition 

 to those named already, I may note B. ])restoniensis as a fine 

 kind for winter. Plants kept gi-owing slowly imtQ this period 

 and then placed in the stove make fine growth, and bloom a 

 long time. B. fuchsioides and its variety miniata having 

 now their old flowering shoots cut away, fresh-potted, and 

 placed in the stove, will make handsome plants after awhile. 

 B. Dregei potted now, and the old wood cut out, makes a fine 

 plant for late autumn blooming. Deutzias, Weigelas, l^runus, 

 and other plants intended for forcing to h.ave fuU and free 

 exposure to ripen their flower-buds. Pelargoniums headed i 

 back last month to be potted, and placed in a frame.. Pot i 

 suckers of Cinerarias, and place in a frame, and continue to 

 encom'age Primulas by potting. Celosias and Balsams will do 1 

 much better in frames than in vineries at this season. Im- i 

 patiens .Jerdoniai will be coming into bloom, give it an airy light i 

 situation in the stove. Sow Mignonette for spring, and Cine- 

 rarias for a late spring bloom. — G. Abbey. 

 (To be continued.) 



THE BEDDING-OUT AT ICEW GARDENS. 



On entering the gardens the first object worthy of notice is 

 a pattern of scrollwork on grass in front of the Grecian conser- 

 vatoiy. It is planted alternately with Sweet Alyssum and 

 Lobelia speciosa as an edging ; then two rows of Punch Gera- 

 nium, and two rows of Calceolaria amplexicaulis in the centre. 

 The next is a crescent-shaped bed planted with Rhododendrons, 

 edged with Purple King Verbena ; then Bijou and Christine 

 Geraniums. This edging reminded me of two beds at Cremome 

 Gardens planted with Bijou Variegated Geranium mixed with 

 Purple King Verbena, and edged with Perilla nankinensis — the 

 best beds in that place. 



By the long walk leading to the Palm-house the beds are 

 circles and oblongs, match pairs at each side, and planted 

 similarly. The first circles are planted with Lobelia speciosa 

 edged with Sweet .Vlyssum. Next come beds planted with Purple 

 King Verbena, edged with Tropjeoluni elegans ; then beds 

 divided into four parts diagonally by single rows of Bijou Ge- 

 ranium — the two sections east and west contain Tom Thumb 

 Geraniirm, and the sections north and south Cerise Unique 

 Geranium. Then come circles of Coleus Verschaffelti edged 

 with Gnaphalium lanatum, and beds of Calceolaria amplexi- 

 caulis edged with Brilliant Geranium ; and then beds of Roses, 

 which would look better as dwarfs pegged down to correspond 

 with the other beds. Next come cii-cles composed of Lobelia 

 speciosa edged with Arabis lucida variegata ; then beds of 

 Cybister Nosegay Geranium edged with white Centaurea : beds 

 divided into four parts by Tom Thumb (ieranium, the east 

 and west sections being Bijou Geranium, and the north and 

 south Golden Chain Geranium, edged with Lobelia speciosa ; 

 circles of Gnaphalium lanatum edged with Amaranthus me- 

 lancholicus ruber ; beds of Pmple King Verbena edged with 

 two rows of Christine Geranium ; circles of Cybister Nosegay 

 Geranium edged with white Centaurea ; and then beds of 

 Flower of the Day Geranium in the centre, then a row of Bril- 

 liant Geranium edged with two rows of Purple King Verbena. 



At the cross walks are match beds of Ageratum mexicanum 

 edged with Lord Pabnerston Nosegay Geranium ; then follow 

 circles of C+naphaliiun lanatum edged with two rows of Coleus 

 Verschafielti ; beds of Purple King Verbena edged with Victoria 

 Geranium, a good pint, larger and better than Christine ; beds 

 divided into four parts by Little David Geranium, the east' 

 and west parts being Bijou Geranium, the north and south 

 Golden Chain Geranium, edged with Lobelia speciosa ; circles 

 of Lobelia speciosa edged with Arabis lucida variegata ; beds 

 of Cybister Geranium, edged with white Centaurea ; circles 

 of Iresine Herbstii edged with Variegated Mint (the Iresine 



Herbstii looks well* here) ; beds of Calceolaria amplexicaulis 

 and C. Westwood edged with two rows of BriUi.ant Geranium ; 

 beds divided into four parts by Flower of the Day Geranium, 

 Cerise Unique Geranium being in the north and south divisions, 

 and in the east and west ones Tom Thumb Geranium, edged 

 with a row of Bijou Geiianium ; circles of Sweet Alyssum, 

 edged with Lobelia speciosa ; and lastly, beds of Puiiile King 

 Verbena edged with Tropajolum elegans. 



At the end of the long walk is a magnificent circle. It is 

 .Sfi feet in diameter, and has a rich, massive, moulded edging 

 of terra cotta 15 or 18 inches high. The bed is raised up as a 

 pjTamid, and in the centre is a very handsome flower-vase 

 with pedestal and plinth. This bed is divided into four sections 

 by Coleus Verschaffelti, and planted -n-ith white Centaiu-ea ; 

 then a broad band of scarlet Geranium, edged with Lobeha 

 speciosa. On both sides are beds parallel with the walks, 

 leading to the museum on one side, and to the Pahn-house on 

 the other. These very effective beds are divided into chain- 

 like compartments by Puiijle King Verbena ; the centre. Bril- 

 liant Geranium ; and the sides fiUed up with Rose Queen 

 Geranium edged with GnaphaUum lanatum. Then come circles 

 of Purple Iving Verbena edged with Golden Chain Geraniirm ; 

 beds of Calceolaria amplexicauhs and C. Westwood edged with 

 two rows of Brilliant Geranium ; circles of GnaphaUxim lanatum 

 edged with Coleus Verschaffelti ; and crescent-shaped beds 

 with Perilla nankinensis in the ceuti'e, then Pimch Geranium 

 edged with A'ariegated Mint. 



Standing in front of the Palm-house the terrace garden is 

 seen to great advantage. Two vases in front and other vases 

 at the head of the lake are all filled with scarlet and Nosegay 

 Geraniums. The two large circular beds in the middle compart- 

 ments are dii-ided into eight sections, four of scarlet Geraniums, 

 four of Flower of the Day Geranium, there being in addition a 

 circle of Lobelia speciosa, and a broad baud of Gazania splen- 

 dens, with vases in the centre filled with Cj-bister Nosegay Gera- 

 nium. The patterns at each side are duplicates and planted 

 alike. The centre beds in the middle of the figures are planted 

 with Bijou Geranium, with an edging of Lady Plj-mouth Gera- 

 nium, and patches of Coleus Verschaffelti aroimd the pedestals 

 of vases filled with Scarlet Geraniums. The crozier-shaped 

 beds are planted with Lord Raglan Verbena, then Calceolaria 

 amplexicaulis, finisliing with Iresine Herbstii. The saddle- 

 shaped beds are planted with Christine Geranium ; the pentagon 

 beds with Puri)!e King Verbena ; the triangular beds with 

 Lobelia speciosa, and the end circles with Cloth of Gold Gera- 

 nium. The comer beds at the angles are planted with Tom 

 Thumb Geraniiun. This pattern is tastefully arranged, well 

 balanced, and not overloaded with scarlet, which is the pre- 

 vailing colour in most places. 



I was glad to see the bedding-out plants named. The large 

 tallies and the beautiful wi-iting of my friend, Mr. Greenhead, 

 in the beds on the south side of the main walk, and in the 

 ten-ace garden, were so conspicuous that 3-ou could " run and 

 read," and at the same time they did not mar the general 

 effect, but contributed to the information of the thousands of 

 visitors who loitered about these lovelv beds. — Wh-liam Keane. 



LILIUJNI AURATUM. 



Having seen at ^Mr. Veitch's nurseiy the jilaut with twenty- 

 nine flowers, submitted to the Floral Committee of the Eoyal 

 Horticultural Society on the 8th inst. as an extraordinary spe- 

 cimen of cultivation, I submit the following account of a plant 

 of this Lily imder my charge. 



The flowers, it will be obseived, are not so numerous, but 

 are nearly double the size of those on Mr. Mills' plant. One 

 bulb has this year produced two stems, each 2* inches in cir- 

 cumference at 6 inches from the surface of the soil, the highest 

 stem measures 8 feet, the other 7 feet 9 inches, with a total 

 of 185 perfect leaves and 20 flowers ; this is one of the finest 

 varieties I have seen. The first and strongest offset I had 

 fi-om the above has this year produced three flowers, each 

 13 inches in diameter. 



Allow me to add that I shall feel pleasm-e in showing the 

 above to any one interested who may favour Bow Bridge with 

 a visit. — E. Bullex, Gardener to A. Turner, Esq., Bow Bridge, 

 Leicester. 



Seedling Pelaegoxiums Flowehing the First Yeah. — At 

 page 128, a doubt is expressed as to the possibihty of a Pelar- 

 gonium raised from seed in March, being in flower in August. 



