THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Feervary 23, 1895, 
STOKESIA CYANEA, 
It is rare to see this plant in any garden, pe Coa 
r fact ma 
la 
asure, be acco perhaps by its is 
ness in flowering, and from the fact that frosts are 
usually upon us before the flowers open. The plant 
2 Laage sufficiently distinct and aer ing when in 
to m fa t 
at all times be planted in a warm and sheltered spot, 
Bat where after sre the flowers get nipped before 
they open, the plants may be started into growth in 
pots and planted at at the end of May; or by grow- 
ing the slab continuously in poe b them 
and e ng 
It attains a height of 24 ges and 2 
blue Aster- like sien from 2 to 3 inches 
across, therefore it is a gaat saya cies Paes hard 
perennials, Though by no e of the simplest 
plants to increase by 2 10 te l er. 
by means of root - cutting. The roots are thick and 
fleshy, and abundantly produced. Detach some of the 
strongest, cut them into le of an inch or so, and 
eat is not essential 
to the rooting of the cuttings, but it saves time. J. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS, 
NEW ORCHIDS, 
Tue Kew Bulletin for January contains the twelfth 
of new Orchids described by Mr. Rolfe. They 
2 Cryptophoranthus minutus, a minute species 
ich flowered with Mr. O’Brien, but of which the 
not known; C. oblongifolius, 5 in 
Char rth; Microstylis m 
representative of the pre 
th Sir Trevor Law- 
‘Ae: 
“rence in 1894; Den an inflatum, a pretty little 
species introduced from Java by MM, Linden; Bol- 
bophyllum poge a cl species, intro- 
duced from Siam by MM. Linden; Cirrhopetalum 
Whiteanum, introduced from the Moluccas ; Mega- 
. Imschoot ianum, Tabehodt; 
aria ee from Chiriqui, Central America, 
— by Mr, O’Brien ; Oncidium panduratum, 
introduced m i 
introduced by Mr. O ‘Brie 
Some Fine CŒLOGYNE CRISTATA, 
en on a visit recently to the gardens of Devon- 
shire House, Stamford Hill, the ‘anita of 
Coelogyne cristata and its varieties. 
One was Aedes See seat and the other 
about fifty, with an of seven flowers 
Tw the Valley — in the mic of ri 
t 
woodland scenery, and at th the Codford 
and eee bills, 11 miles nc from Salis- 
ury and s from the village 
3 Howe, the picturesque residence of As 
It is a 5 
Heliotropen, the salmony rose- 
= 
these gay beds was ne d 
by a single ditch and rampart. 
entrances, and there 
the area, which revealed on being opened, some 
burnt Sonal a lance-head, a ring, some beads of 
This has several 
b 
screws. e 
the locality, wherein at discovered in 1786 a frag- 
ment of rk, the remains of a portico 
56 feet long, and 10 ca ge and the beautiful 
flooring of an apartment, form 
which lay a Pes ge female 8 
a hare at i 
with t 
roait to light, all of which go to prove t 
former existence in what is now Pitmead of a large 
well-equipped villa in Roman yeon Knock Castle, 
north of Stockton, is a small entrenchment with a 
wa rae in form that of an icine oblong, two 
extent. It is supposed to bee 
b of the Romans, and various coins and 
pleasure- grounds, among other species of 2055 
shrubs, are the Dougla a Fir, Nordmann’s Spruc 
Picea Engelmanni; A, E. glauca [probably pungens}, 
the Deodar and Atlas Cedars; Cupressus Lawsoniana 
erecta viridis, all coniferous plants ; Dimorphanthus 
mandchuricus, oo (Weigelas), golden-leaved 
Elder, and Maples in variety. e 
been planted shee * seven yan, and 
flourishing condition, At the time of my visit (Sep- 
tember 8), Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora was in 
fine flower, a bed of t be plant having a singular yet 
pns appearance. a species which 3 
it is not only showy and free-flowering out-of- tors 
but it is an excellent subject for growing in a pot 
and bears to be forced a little. Some beds that were 
planted with Lilium auratum had a very telling 
effect, the flowers being very large and well-marked 
in regard to the colours. The balbs of this species 
remain, I was told, in the beds the whole year, a 
covering of leaf-mould 2 or 3 inches in thickness 
being put over them after the stems die down, and 
This i 
On the velvety lawn to the south of the house are 
several beds, including a chain-bed cut ont in the 
turf, which were well filled with flowering plants, 
making an effective display. 
e enclosure of walls containing the glass- 
ure f 
8 — pare ay 
eneral effect of 
+ the abundant 
ral display made e by the herbaceous and other 
pope Seal ae beds and borders, 
j neries, a a stove, 5 a green A 
an Or rchid- house, and the usual anxiliaries of 
a well-equipped garden. The vinerie 
e Nectarines, the trees being i 
fine condition. The first viner Ei planted ll ave 
rods o k Hamburgh, one of Buckland Sweet- 
r, one rod of fiel ourt. The 
apart, and a good space ig 
allowed between * laterals, by which 3 strong 
wood that gets wi well-ripened is obtained, The other 
vinery is planted with the varieties 
eg, 
own 
— Alicante, Gros Colmar, and Mrs. Pince’s Black 
all of which were carrying excellent bunches 
of fruit. In one of the vineries the Guava (Psidium 
a 
Cattleyanum), a tree about 4 feet high and as much 
in diameter, was furnished with a good Crop of its 
purplish-coloured fruit. The pillars that support 
oa roof and the wall of — plant -stove were clothed 
ith the growths of Cissus discolor and Pass 
greenhouse were 
noticed well - flowered plants of Mende crocos- 
meflora aurea, and Achimenes coccinea, Tuberose 
&c.; plants of Lapageria alba and ee indivisa 
lobata being trained areg over the roof, For pro- 
hite flowe d 
Cattleya Warneri, Lelia purpurata, having several 
good leads; Vanda 5 having one good spike 
of flowers; Cymbid ebu aee. good plant; 
Dendrobium Dikim D, oru ye 
Skinneri, L. aromatica, large 1 at Peristeria elata; 
also an unusually large plant of Oncidi 
rhynchum wae in fine flower. These plants, as well 
as others, were remarkable for their healthy con- 
dition. Some etn: plants of Schubertia grandi- 
flora trained under 
grown. Some newly-built walls of brick were getting 
well clad with Peaches, of which Royal George, 
Bellegarde, and Goshawk were noted. 
bearing fine crops of fruit. 
The new kitchen garden is about 2 acres in e 
. is isolated from the walled-in garden. Oneith 
of the two walks which divide this garden — 
‘on ur square plots are — standard — and va 
trees, and of the latter Kuight's Monarch w 
sonal heavy crop of fine dit fruits, pa a — 
d of Ribston Pippin, Orange Pippin, 
Warner King, Lord Suffield, and Lord Derby 
es. These trees were planted 9 feet apart in 
Sa rows. 
In conelusion it may be stated that the owner 
has extended, and to some extent, remodelled and 
beautified the gardens during the past seven years, 
that is during the time that the estate has been 
in his possession. Mr. Wilson, the gardener and 
Pluckley, Kent, and eight at Stockton. 
dition of the gardens does him great credit, ‘Tori 
CULTURE 85 S VINES 
Wirz careful na ae a of fruit trees may 
bs grown in pots, but the question must frequently 
arise whether it is desirable to grow the particular 
kind of frait in pots, or whether there is anything 
Plums, Peaches, Apricots, Fart, 
if it is worth while to spend time and mone 
such kinds of fruit, aii very Fe, fruit is 
purpose, 
3 " 5 
gratified by ie sorte ba i ji dela f 
It is also very certain 
tion is bestowed 
cultural knowledge, the best results can 
obtained. 
to be 
The culture of Grapes upon pot 2 when 
that, unless particular ee 
upon the trees, 2 ya 
the same 8 in which 
Tomato 
p the intervening spaces, and were 
