TROCHODENDROX. THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



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African bulb often seen in a greenhouse 

 IS a useful plant for the open air. It 

 grows about 2 ft. high, and has branched 

 spikes of rich yellow flowers 2 in. across. 

 Two fine forms of it are — maciilata., with 

 flowers deep orange colour stained with 

 brown, 3 in. across, borne on spikes 4 ft. 

 in height ; and imperial is., equally tall, with 

 large flowers, narrower in the petal and of 

 a brighter orange shade. In the garden 

 T. aiirca succeeds in any soil except clay, 

 but prefers the moist peaty beds given 

 to choice peat-loving shrubs, where it 

 spreads fast and at times becomes almost 

 a weed. In the warmer parts of England 

 and Ireland it may be left in the border 

 all winter, protected with a layer of leaves 

 or a south wall. Though tolerably hardy, 

 however, the lateness of flowering is an 

 objection to leaving the bulbs out, and 

 they are liable to be killed in severe 

 winters unless well protected. It is better, 

 therefore, to lift them about the middle of 

 November. Anything like drying off in 

 a dry place is fatal ; they should not be 

 uncovered for a single day. 



TROCHODENDRON.— The only spe- 

 cies is 7". ara/ioides, a rare evergreen shrub 

 from moist mountain woods of Japan, 

 hardy in our southern gardens. It is of 

 somewhat straggling habit, with loosely- 

 clustered pale green leathery leaves and 

 handsome greenish flowers | of an inch 

 across, clustered together at the tips of 

 the shoots as in ivy and aralia. In Japan 

 the flowers are followed by fleshy fruits. 

 The numerous stamens radiating like the 

 spokes of a wheel, suggested the name of 

 the plant. Culture as for Magnolia. 

 Apart from its beauty and rarit)', the 

 botanical characteristics of the plant give 

 it unusual interest. 



TROLLIUS {Globe-flower). — Hand- 

 some stout perennials of erect habit, need- 

 ing no support. They may be grown in 

 beds or borders, or by ponds, streams, 

 and wet places, where they are c|uite 

 at home, and give delightful effects. 

 They are of dense growth, foliage and 

 flowers rising from an underground crown 

 with deep-searching roots, especially in 

 a border where drainage removes the 

 water-level to a considerable depth. The 

 flowers vary from a pale yellow to a deep 

 gold, bordering on vermilion. The Globe- 

 flowers are at their best in April, May, 

 and June, though old-established plants 

 may develop a few flowers in September 

 and October ; but these flowers depend 

 alike on the season and the strength of 

 the plant itself Division in September 

 or March ; but if divided in March, a 

 few bright dry days will injure the foliage, 



and the blossoms are certain to be puny 

 and short-lived. Another way to propa- 

 gate is by seeds, but Globe-flowers rarely 

 vegetate in the year they are sown, coming 

 up vigorously in the following spring, and, 

 if carefully attended to, making fine 

 flowering plants the second season ; not, 

 however, attaining their full development 

 until the fourth year or even later. They 

 grow freely in any soil, and thrive in a 

 good stiff loam overlying a moist subsoil ; 

 if in a dry situation, they should have 

 plenty of manure partly to retain moisture. 

 T. acaulis. — A native of the higher 

 Himalayan Mountains, and one of the most 

 charming dwarf bog-plants, rarely exceed- 

 ing 4 to 6 in. in height, its bright yellow 

 flowers, 2 in. across, suffused with purple- 

 brown on the outside. It is hardy, has 

 been many year's in cultivation, and will 

 be found most useful for the low or moist 

 spots in the rock-garden, growing best in 

 a fine peaty soil. 



T, asiaticus {Orange Globe-flower)., 

 which also includes c/iittettsis, Fortiinei, 

 and other forms, has rich orange-yellow 

 flowers and bright orange red anthers, is 

 hardy even in the most exposed positions, 

 and differs from the European Globe- 

 flowers chiefly in its less globular flowers, 

 small finely-divided foliage and taller 

 growth. China and Japan. 



T. europseus {Mountain Globe-flozver) 

 grows about 1 5 in. high, has lemon-yellow 

 flowers and is an extremely variable plant, 

 so widely spread that almost every locality 

 has its particular form. Raised from seed 

 it also gives much variety, in habit, flowers, 

 and foliage, two of the choicest forms 

 being albits with creamy-white flowers, 

 and superbits with large flowers of soft 

 pale yellow. T. europceus has various 

 names in gardens, such as pumilus., gi- 

 ganfeus, datirici/s, pallidus, americanus, 

 albtes, aurantiacus, and napellif alius. A 

 few of these are distinct, dauriciis being 

 noted for its large bloom and large much- 

 divided leaves on long olive-green foot- 

 stalks. There is also T. alb{/lorus, with 

 white flowers, found on the mountain tops 

 in Colorado, and flowering early under 

 cultivation. 



Hybrids and Seedlings.— More dis- 

 tinct and valuable than the many wild 

 forms running one into the other, are the 

 hybrids and garden seedlings, of which 

 there is an increasing number. Even in 

 these the differences are mainly in habit 

 and form of flower, there being little varia- 

 tion in colour. Orange Globe and Prince 

 of Orange give rich well-formed flowers 

 of intense colour ; Gibson! and T. S. Ware 

 are also good in this shade. Golden Globe 

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