208 THE GA RDENER 8 CHR ONICLE. [Fesrvuary 16, 1895, 
treatment. I stated at the same place, that “ from OME H ORRESP ONDENGE. ernie indy. OF dll j 
1 g y. all the morning papers, 7 
— eee mS lants T i aes han pe H p Da ily Chronicle is me geet . of praise for the 
out-of-doors, e fa 5 i 5 i 
ort eee are impatient of the restraint GENTIANA STYLOPHORA, AND AXIFRAGA VIR- tac tut tans of Tass day T 
of a glasshouse, and always make the healthiest GINIENSIS. FL. · PL.—Uf late years seeds of this famous in daisy rden S very remarkable one to which 
5 petrol doors. The 9 are taken under Himalayan Gentian have repeatedly been introduced with u plössure, w 8 * a 
a eee . ee, = entire page is devoted to the report of its special 
glass before the flowers open, because the best Eaglish gardener may have raised plants of it; if 80; 
flowers are a- under glass, and the more air will he be good 
the plants obtain when there, so much the better will the columas he this paper ? Ihave a few plants, but large and characteristic sketches by Mr. Aled 
the flowers be ia colour and substance of petals. find it difficult to grow them on, Saxifraga vir- Parsons, one Being à view in Water! 
The size of the pots used will depend entirely upon giniensis, — pleno, is another beauty, easier to Sad ae las of the rustic bridge in B atterees ee 
the age, sizə, and vigour of the plants. I sawa fine lose than to increase, yet in some years it can be M oseph Pennell contributes two sketches, one 
made to do well, and in other years 4 ibe net pon beh 
much. Is this plant known in Eag of the American Garden a d Park, and 
lot in Scotland a few years ago, most of which were 
the charming York Gate and Terrace by Inigo Jones, 
in 10 and 11 inch pots, but they were two-year-old $ ; 
plants, Liha well grown, these two-year-old plants Baden, experimented with it? Mar Le iol, Baden tthe foot of Buckingham t. From this r p 
make a fine display, but the individual flowers are we learn that to-day London owes as her special 
tits of poor quality, The pots I prefer to OLD versus NEW CALENDARS OF GARDEN heritage He common bh te 1 the ani 
use to flower the plants in, vary from 5 inches inside OPERATIONS.—I was much interested in reading the parks, 365 pte as Beal s 000 ich act er 
diameter to S inches. Tne larger sizes are used for remarks made by your 5 mp re cae j heritage when the neil came into existence six 
— er * A under the above heading. Ihave a book of me 343 years ago. And further, that every year, on an 
pianie propagated ia, January. I use a third part of ages, entitled The Gardeners’ EAA, dated 1748, average during the past six years, seven new play- 
fibrous peat mixed with yellow loam for potting p hilip Mille. FRS er to the Worshipful grounds have been thrown open, the ual ave 
purposes, and add to this one-fourth part of decayed Company of Apothecaries at their Botanic Garden for the last four years of the Metropolitan Board of 
nd as much leaf. ; this forms 1 Alsothe sixth edition of another book, with an 's administration being nd a fraction. 
a good open post. Tae plants are repotted appendix, 608 pages in all, entitled New Improvements The numb bas only grown fr 40 to 78, but 
they require it, hae giving them too greata shift at of Plant re G g both Philosophical a e increase in the cost to Londoners — es xi 
one time, ot them from the small flower-pots Practical, i parte, d 731, by Richard been less than a halfpenny in pound for t 
Bradley, Pilihan 0 the University of whole six years. ything more significant of the 
rg — 6 60 vg“ pbg reeg gien 0 eann ae Cambridge, and F.R.S.; to which is added that manner in which the Council has performed at least 
Saag again into 7 a inch scarce and valuable tract — a one of its duties would be impossible. V. Roberts 
efie ene and the pe are usually er. — a have part Shrek’ o ove work 
of-doors about the end of May in an open position, dated 1720, I have also the et "Pocket Journal, THE “ide! ee eee oe CLOVEN- 
where worms cannot get into the pots. Syringe by John Abercrombie. All the above works are very FORDS.—I no Bruce Findlay’s sympatheti 
them on hot days during summer, and see that they instructive, when compared with the present time and mets ae pean on the desirability of per- 
do not suffer for want of water at the roots, The garden literature, showing the great difference in petuating the memory of our departed friend. It 
entire collection should be housed by the end of methods then in er, also the different varieties was my pleasure to look upon him as such from the 
ra spac ber, bat any plants upon which the flower- 
of showing colour should be F o be kept in vi by horticulturists 
in earlier if RE eee management would be much appreciated by present life than his e kept in view by 
day gardeners. A paper devoted entirely to forestry, generally; pet the question arises in which way ¢ 
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ye as a rule, passed out bloom by the first week nursery management, and estate work generally, would it beat be done. I notice the article on this same 
and the wi — kinds can easily meet the wants of a many gardeners and subject on p. 175 of your last issue, in which it 
2 aai ia in to succeed them. They require no - foresters, I have many times Av young appears that the members of the Royal Caledonian 
artificial heat in ordinary seasons, until the middle express 3 at not being able to precure a pap Horticultural Society have decided what they are 
of October, but after that time a buoyant atmosphere weekly relating to these not am Francis as, going to do. One could have wished they had only 
and a temperature of from 50° to 55° are required. N Castle Gardens, Ireland sounded a chet 3 8 nk ur thet plany as of 
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A “es gai the best varieties is of some importance, NEW LONDON.—With the political aspects of think there are ** as many In Memoriam Me 
e re for a large collection, and grow those the forthcoming London County Council election as are either wished for or Appen T — 
s ets rani coro and good colours. The variety the Gardeners’ ronicle has, of course, nothing suggest that a subscription be asked for to endow & 
possesses the richest and best dark crimson Whatever to do; but there is one phase at least fund to maintain a permanent annuitant on the 
33 is Dake , York (May). pote Pike (Pike) of the London County Council with which this Gardeners’ Boyat Rosvik Institution. George 
has flowers of the same rich crimson colour; they 
are more freely produced, but are not of auc ms 
quality. Mrs, Hemsley is an excellent, vigorous, judgment on the work of the Council since its incep- many years. It is a good creeper, and flowers occa 
crimson - flowered variety. For pink - coloured tion, six years ago, on the work which more directly sionally, but never oi here. = Offington, <4 
varieties I ded Malle, Thé ése France—the flowers concerns us, it would be impossible to come to any Gaisford has a good shrub of A. Kolomicta, but Id 
are of large size, and of a fine delicate pink tint. other conclusion than one entirely favourable—not not know whether it flowers or Fruits with him. 
Mrs, Liswaliva te Kd rose colour. Miss Joliffe to say enthusiastic, For hundreds of years the H, E. Bitton. 
(Improved). a free-flowering pale rose. The beat Elers of London, fr cient Corporation 
scarlet is Winter Cheer, and he spring flowering itself to the Metropolitan Board of Works, ignored A SEEDSMANS QUALIFICATIONS.—There forth 
1 mad * an gag one of the most vital of all phases of health and good deal of soundness in the arguments ver 
tion, public gardens. Instead of possessing, as by co ndent, “ Nursery and daman,” 
Malle, Carle has ee flowers very paee O ‘ g. y your corresponden ea to 
we ou o possess, one of the most beautiful, as well and although his surmise, which pone ieh 05 
W e! and Mrs. Moore produce larger as one of the most historic cities of the world, we 
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‘i es in creation. other de of th y lot to be reared in a palace garden, 
— ze Rornschirp. Metropolitan Board of Works would have settled the 3 kind of ate, in a nursery, and ied 
. habit, freedom of growth Matter, and London would have been quite beyond drift finally into the seed trade. It is held as 
and bloomi ita prolonged time of flowering, Tt finest and most perfect sanitary reasonable opinio ab a rseryman n who 
its rather long stems, which is by no a ee in UE aa ro human skill can invent are not sen i 524 a seedsman, whilst a sia find 
— or tw age publi foes © dan iia the p an a th k li 0 : f ve Salk herpe y Sere 
parative | freedom from ped-s litting, and ee. Conero e knowledge of great to him; 
ing delicate, Gabe fiat c del thie a frites eg ae populated are e eee N . “i one runs with thë other in ie all bus 1 2 
ing variety is difficult to beat; an and then the petal- London County Council. It isn longer 8 _ who 8 E l 2 y e nection, and can 
edges are lightly fringed, which makes the flowere 01m these parks and gardens in every locality where execute bis orders during the winter evening“ 4 
all the more attractive in the eyes of good floral it would have been easy for them to have existed a drafting his young men from the houses OF grounds, 
to h ootb, evenly - edged petal ig 3 , but it is no exaggeration to say that is that his nowledge need be only of & very mog 
has its value for exhibition purposes, because oti 5 unty Conncil has “ope ed” eve it eacription, for he simply bu ig seeds 1 
florists nere the fringed petal to = a defect. i oe Coaneil’s e 3 wholesale firm, and distributes his purchases 
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* ielde, a ingly. Synonyms with him are of ee enn 
j a f e most crow arts ‘of et he see stomers. 27 
ions of this kin ; ho s pruege in hia choice, West Central London, a space which is ted pare of 2 freer dat oe homage . 
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Mr, Reynolds growa this useful Carnation largely ; gratulation all round, not only that the London with all your correspondent has tv say z ing 
he has many old plants, which were furnishing bloom 3 Council fally recogn ene, the importance—the slip-shod system ee now-a-days in al 
ee e Dacember ; and he has a large. naiihi i — we thes oe — but that 3 A large contribution to , oney af 
articu ire cti ith things is the e 1 ! 
of as ones from last summer's cuttings coming 10 . or i commendatio sa no — — 1 eee z hes Irrespective o “i 
ndon Press, no ingonsiderable portion of which dentiais or education, the averag? hand is te 
