August 29, 1865. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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of ciTor in this statement ; for although the nature of the two 

 mineral springs requires for detection no other test than the 

 palate, yet it is stated, as the result of analysis by Dr. Gelding 

 Bird. 



Now, Gumfreston is only two miles from Tenby, and I do 

 not know of any other place in the world that thus offers its 

 visitors sen-bathinf;, and cither chalybeate or sulphuretted 

 mineral waters. Were I a medical resident at Tenby, the 

 United Kingdom from north to south, and from east to west, 

 should be made fully cognizant of the fact. 



Before I leave, lingeringly leave, that never-to-be-forgotten 

 churchyard, I would record a remonstrance against its stone 

 cross being entirely enveloped and hidden by Ivy. Let that 

 " rare old plant " mantle the church walls and tower un- 

 hindered and unpruned, but let it not hide one inch of this 

 early standard, for each is characterised by some peculiarity, 

 precious at all events in the eyes of the antiquary. 



On and away through high-banlsed shady lanes superlatively 

 rich in vegetation, especially Ferns. Let me pause awhile 

 over these, and first to observe on the absence of one from this 

 neighbourhood. The climate and the rocks seem to be 

 peculiarly suited to the Adiantum capiUus-Veneris, yet it is 

 nowhere found. Some one — but the authority is unknown — 

 has stated that it is at Castle Martin, not far from the southern 

 shore of Milford Haven ; but a collector and vendor of Ferns at 

 Tenby, told me that he had thoroughly but unsuccessfully 

 .searched Castle Martin for the Maiden-hair. More than one 

 amateur collector bore similar testimony. This Fern may be 

 excused for objecting to dwell in this neighbourhood, since 

 twenty-one of its relatives have made it their abode. I saw 

 them "and collected specimens of nearly aU. They are these — 



Asplenium adiantum-nigi'um. 

 Filix-fcenuna. 

 lanceolntum. 

 marinum. 

 ruta-muraria. 

 trichomanes. 

 Elechuum boreale. 

 Ceterach officinarum. {This I was 

 toM was to be found scattered 

 scantily over the walls of Carew, 

 Manorbeer, and other old ruins, 

 but no one mentioned the church- 

 yard wall of Bosheton, where I 

 fonnd it in fjreater abimdauce 

 than I ever saw elsewhere.) 

 Lastrea cristata. 



— G. 



Lastrea cristata var. iiliginosa. 



dilatata. 



Filix-mas. 



Fcenisecii. 



ore opted ^. 



tbelypteris. 

 Ophioglossum vulgatum. 

 Osmiinda regalis. 

 Pol>'podiiiin vulgare and several 



varieties. 

 Polystichum aculeatiim. 



annulare. 

 Scolopendrium viilgare and several 

 varieties, fui'cattm being the most 

 frequent. 



PL.VNTS FOR ROOMS. 



{Concluded from ixifjc 148.) 

 September. — Gloxinias and Achimeues done blooming may 

 be dried off in the late vinery, and those coming on shoiild be 

 removed to the stove without delay. All stove plants should 

 be moved out of the vineries by the end of the month. Eoses 

 intended for forcing must be potted and plunged in a sheltered 

 open situation. The early vinery will now be cleared of its 

 fruit, and the laterals and all spray not absolutely necessary 

 ought to be cut away ; this will be beneficial alike to the Vines 

 and the plants, which must be introduced at once, more par- 

 ticularlj' if diill wet weather set in. The glass to be cleaned, 

 and all made sweet and clean. All greenhouse plants to be 

 housed here, except such as can be accommodated in frames, 

 which, however, will soon have to be cleared for bidbs and 

 plants required for forcing. A little discrimination will be 

 necessary in assigning the plants the most suitable position. 

 Primulas and Cinerarias blooming, or far advanced for it, will 

 do best on dry shelves near the glass, whilst Epacrises and 

 Correas, with other plants of similar habit, should be near the 

 points where air is admitted. Camellias and Azaleas if not 

 crowded will do in the centre. All dwarf plants, especially 

 those growing, will do best on shelves. Young growing stock 

 of Cinerarias and Calceolarias should be kept in frames some 

 time longer, having protection ready against sharp frosts, which 

 may come anj- time about the end of the month. Growing- 

 Primiilas will do much better on shelves after the middle of 

 the month, as the atmosphere of frames always tends to cause 

 damp at the collar. The pots of all plants housed to be washed 

 and the drainage examined and put right if needed, the surface 

 of the soil to be stirred and cleared of moss and fresh-suriaced 

 if necessary. The Begonias for winter blooming will be doing 

 well in the stove, and will need shifting into their blooming- 

 pots. Chrysanthemums for early bloom to be placed under a 

 wall or fence, where they can be protected if fi-osts set in 



suddenly. Cyclamen persicum and its varieties to be potted ancl 

 placed in a frame. Pelargoniums may remain in frames some 

 time longer with abundance of air. Those cut-in last month 

 to be Khaki:n out, potted in smaller pots, and kept ckise in a 

 frame for a few days, then give air freely. The most forward 

 of those first headed back may now be stopped and allowed to 

 break before moving into the early vinery ; but their removal 

 will depend on the weather. If there be a continuance of dull 

 damp weather they will be better in the vinerj', as such weather 

 is apt to cause gross growths, and in extreme cases the leaves 

 to spot or damp. The best place for Pelargoniums in vineries 

 is shelves near the glass. Any plants done blooming and re- 

 quiring the wood to be hardened or ripened, may bo placed in 

 the late viner\', from which all plants not requiring a diT atmo- 

 sphere should bo removed forthwitli. It will do admirably for 

 Amaryllis, EpiphyUum, and similar plants. The Grapes in it will 

 be ready for use early in September. Lacheualias to be potted 

 and placed on a shelf in the early vinery ; also, Ixia flexuosa, 

 couica, viridiflora, &c. ; Sparaxis tricolor; Oxalis tricolor, fulgida,. 

 sanguinea, and rosacea granthflora, which last is one of the- 

 best for spring blooming. Pot Ornithogalum th;sT3oide3 into six 

 or eight-inch pots in sandy fibry loam with a little leaf mould, 

 giving the protection of a pit or frame. Violets to be placed in 

 their blooming-))ots without disturbing the roots much, and 

 set in a frame with plenty of air. Take up clumps of Crocnses 

 and Snowdrops for potting and plunging in a sunny place- 

 imder a wall ; also ScOla bifoUa. Pot Mignonette, and thin 

 out, as it never does well when crowded ; the pots may he 

 placed on shelves in the early winery towards the end of the- 

 month. Pot the first batch of Hyacinths, Narcissus, and 

 Tulips as early in the mouth as possible, and plunge in coal 

 ashes in a frame, the lights being left off day and night, except 

 in very wet weather, when they are to be drawn on and tiIte<L 

 The Tea-scented Roses for late bloom to be protected from- 

 heavy rains, place them in a frame towards the end of the 

 month, and draw on the Ughts in wet weather, but still keeping 

 these tilted. Jasminum nudiflorum will now be showing for 

 bloom ; early in the month some plants of it in pots shoiild be 

 placed by a south wall. Plants on stems from 18 inches to .3 feet 

 high are the most handsome, and form, with standard Lanrns- 

 tinus, charming objects for table decoration. They should be- 

 placed in sheltered situations and housed before severe weather 

 sets in. Pot TropiEolmn tricolor, Jarratti, and brachyceras, 

 and place in the early vinei-y, training before the shoots become- 

 too long. 



October. — Correas Biilliaut, picta .snperba, delicata, mag- 

 nifica, and others will be coming into bloom, as will also- 

 EpacrisLady Panmure and Viscountess HUl, the two very best 

 for winter-blooming. Erica scabriuscula, Lambertiana rosea, 

 melanthera, colorans, mutabUis, and hj'emalis will be coming 

 into bloom. They may be gro-\vn fairly in -vineries, but mnst 

 have the lightest and airiest situation, and be kept as cool as 

 possible ; they should be removed to cold pits early in spring, 

 so that they may not become drawn. I have noted these plants 

 as suitable for rooms, but they must not remain long, a weet 

 or ten days being quite long enough. Other decorative plants 

 at this season will consist of Primulas, Solanum capsicastrnn:^ 

 and Luculia gratissima, -ndiich, if not in flower, soon wiU be, 

 if placed in a cool part of the stove or late vinery ; and tree 

 Carnations wiU continue to bloom more or less all the winter. 

 CamelUas -wiU also probably be in flower ; if not, one or two of 

 the most forward should be placed in the stove, also a plant or 

 two of Inga pulcherrima. Jilouocha-tum ensiferum and Chiy- 

 sauthemiuns will also come in from vineries, improved by 

 Cyclamen neapolitanum ; C. europfeum being over, if you have 

 the right sort, and it is the sweetest of them all. From the 

 stove we may look for Poinsettia pulchemma, Torenias asiatiea 

 and j)ulcherrima, Ardisia crenulata for its berries, Gesaera 

 zebrina, Gloxinias, and Eranthemum strictum. 



The stove -will be fully occupied, and the plants now require 

 aU the room that can be given. Ease it, therefore, by placing 

 the Caladiums nnder the shelves or stage, and let Achiinenes', 

 Gloxinias, and Gesneras be placed in the cool vinery after 

 their beauty is gone. AmaiyUis, also requiring to be kept dry- 

 in winter, may be treated in a similar manner. These away, 

 more room may be given the plants growing on, and plants 

 requiring heat may then be accommodated. Among others 

 introduce a plant or two of some of the varieties of Epiphyl- 

 lum trrmcatum ; they will bloom in December, it not earlier. 

 Early in the month pot the second batch of Hyacinths. Nar- 

 cissus, Tuhps, and Crocus ; also Lilies of the Valley, pottingr 

 in small pots those that have thick crowns. They may be- 



