624 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Mur 18, l 
stocks, as these latter, if allowed to become a good deal from the severe frosts of 
H 0 M E H 0 R R E 8 PO N D E N 6 E. abund ant, do so largely dominate this strain, the some ae and Filberts and othe Da 
—— pollen being so diffusible. I hope the great show of uncertain. D. T. Fish, 
Polyanthuses made at Hampton Court may encou- 
ü siB 3 RPIA ere Gardeners O Som 0 4 thousands who have gardens at once to get seed the ce ought over from Japan fou gg, 
he Gardener r : á ee 
ime ago there appeared in onic = sow it. ere A sag e be =- 1 i April š n blooming for the last 5 
an illustration of a fine specimen of aboy hat the plan and 
b r. William Marshall, Arad rarei gr i which betore they had ints knowledge pear tiie have fallen off; but I showed si 2 
D. Gra i 5 
Bexley, who cultivates it with remarkable success, 1 1 sy Toms 2 
and produces superb examples. is hap we extra-lar ; n flowers po e members wh 
done at the nurseries of Messrs, W. Balchin & Son, oe of larg the arin on fe referr ed to been it in bloom last year, Tẹ m 
ks, Suss by ir able f man, Mr. above, An ern 14 strain is possible in other e Plan 
Richardson, When at Brighton a few days since, gardens, but as efore, the t be old frame all this winter, 
I called at the nursery, and found the old plants thorough — and selection in regard to seed EE = 
being parted for furnishing nice little specimens saying, Whether the latter operation be performed 3 : pr not treat it more kindly than 
for decoration in the for which bythe seedsman or by the gardener matters little. P2 ee. payr e this last i 
purpose it a a in demand. Ep.] winter. It is now in flower, and, I believe, for thy. 
Some pots 3 inches in width, are filled with a com- first time out in the open in England, The fg 
post made up of agma parts of peat and loam, PRIMULA POLYANTHUS.—In the issue of the is beautiful, the leaves being like those of a 
ith a good of coarse sand, On the sur- Ga 1 ee for May 11, I noticed an artiele on shiny, bright and crisp, and of a dwarf ' 
face are laid, neatly coiled round, a few pieces of the Polyan 8 at Hampton Court. These Poly- My gardener, William Pascoe, will gladly show tg 
the trailing variegated shoots, and they are kept anthuses I 88 as the fancy Polyanthus, and Schizocodon to any one who may care to come 
through a fine syringe or a fine rose; y 800n pro- those Polyanth ses in the future. I send you a boxful Hayes, ne addition to our man 
duce roots, and immediately growth sets in the shad- ph i us in poe 5 — arg e wa rockery plants, Ep 
ing is removed, and the plants are exposed to the What I have 5 ee n — PLANT, : 
light, but taking care sh t t bright sunshine have between 10,000 an 000 of Pas 121 va 8 5 CH AB A SALAD fh -w 
cannot fall upo: , f so exposed, growing 2 y now rather past their beat. and its constitution being s a — 
the delicate variegated leaves become disfigured, Every bed is planted with a variety. Cultivators of — —ů— lek —— 1 à 
and then some time must elapse befi they can this fine strain should be thankful to Messrs. Veitch, — e gr y b am apane hen it 
recover, of moisture is required, and of Chelsea, for their distribution of this fine variety p ‘ — iy NN * It n it i kaom 
well rooted, pieces — ra ving broken f Polyanthus aing the past fifteen years, William À h h 1 ig eariy i 
an’ ý the surface of  Cu/verwell, ee Perrow Gardens, [Fine in variety %% due 2 tien ged 10 1 h 
the soil are found very “beneficial, holding the and in quality.— of the Lettuce, and hae more of ths faya 
moisture even better n the surface-soil, At FRUIT PROSPECTS.—In East Anglia, also near — it is greatly appreciated by all who 3 
the Hassocks nursery, X pa can be seen suspended London, some of the finest Apple trees that I have . A, Groombridge, Brome Hall Gardens, Sols. 
from the roof of a fernery, the pendent shoots seen this year bave been near to Finsbury Park and 
ing down in the form of graceful festoons, the Green Lanes, near Stoke Newington. The mag- GREVILLEA BP tee bo —I have carefully read tbe 
hangin 
and being highly ornamental. In some cases a nificent spread of pink and white seemed unmarred Ane on fe 585 of the Gardeners’ Chronicle wt 
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effective, and the fronds of the Fern shade the Horse Chestnuts, Crabs, and double Cherries, in robusta in flower at Cambridge? for it is so 
Moneywort, which is adventageons. Sometimes a the parks, suggested the possibility of growing but not definitely stated. If it is, a little 
ue — ersi on orm will put in more flowering trees and shrubs in this great centre Of the flower would be of interest to many, for 
all th ip required is to gently pinch of life and energy. The white and other Lilacs are so seldom seen in ‘bloom. ext, w 
it out, leaving the variegated ortions masters of simply magnificent this May in London and every- would “D. T. F.” recommend for the 
the position. R. where else. Few things can show how the late forcing walls, pillars, rafters, and arches? 
weather as foreing our fruit trees and other flowering drawing a comparison between the different 
EARLY POTATO8.—Of all the many early varie- shrubs abreast or ahe ad of the calendar more than leas and the Cytisus as grown in quan 
ties I have tried for frame and outside work, none the forward Sate of our so-called Lilacs or Mays on fight of fancy is indulged in, for“ D. T. 
approaches in my experience the and nearly for- this 13th day of May, 1895 a few years ago I ar in min command a v 
e 
gotten Mona’s Pride, It is a cross between the kidney wrote to suggest that if our Mays were to rem lant b in a 48-sized is 
p ain plant must be grown ina siz pot, that i 
and the round, a heavy ger athe n cropper, witha such laipa in the race against time, their popular 5 inches in diameter, and if ei a possible to fower 
flavour beyond criticism, This year I have not tried names should be changed to “Jan Our fruit G. robusta in a satisfactory manner when a 
even a single variety, although I am rather given to trees Pr bushes have also come 10 bloom, and than that, I an ‘tacit others ‘would like $ 
try everything. Even for market Laer I think it gone out again with a rush. A few of our popular how it is done. Messrs. Low of C p 4 
will come out a good Ist, nae of its flavour, varieties also changed places, and came into flower in experience of — plants second to to ee ö 
which in the market is usually — of no im- a rush together. The usual order is Sloes, Dam- deale ere. in the e country, would = r. able to form st 
nce, Will those who N grown this variety sons, — ‘herries, Pears, Apples. This year opinion as to the market v. 
for market and private use, frame and outside, report Cherries were mostly in front; and for this crates with Cytisus — 
their results? as the opinion of one grower in one and other reasons best known to the birds, doubtless grow them in quantities if „ 
district is of little value, Thos, Fletcher, Grappenhall, the early Cherries, such as May Dukes, have oe be depended upon. Then, w. 
Cheshi been devoured, or knocked off, germ and petals, doe Gai T. F.” recommend for 
Later ones, such as White and Black Hearts, are Lastly, w hat is the normal species referred 
texte tae rman AT HAMPTON COURT.—I notice setting well. Another peculiarity of the fruits n. k in question? Certainly not robusts, = 
concluding remarks to your appreciative reference blooming was that the leaves of most Plums were so several others were introduced befo eT a 3 
of cera a flowers at this popular place of resort, as greatly ahead of the blossom a to hide most of the Grevilleas are very pretty flowering — 
Waben ured fi T oth ages latter owever, there were few spreads f Damsons, correspondent, but bir 
Ua ak . here is no need to wait foe two Gages, or Plums white as sheets this year. Possibly advocated as desirable market plants 
hi l strat > St, Choe parch of the fine rich- however, barring the frosts to come or not in May, duction of renee (and especially G. robusts, 
e time in cultivation. Do not there may be a fair yield. Cherries bloomed pro- ma seldom fi ge I must beg to differ entirely 
thuses are anythin special except — Dourt Poly ly, a with the exception e “D tet” WT 
h : because quantity. They promise well. Pears were — an average yield, . ll 
selected them for spring blooming 20 largely permitting. Bat fhe Appt 1 » the remainder of May 
as Mr. Graham has done. But for uality Em the pples are the great show cf : 
variation in colour, and ot air roeeh te geal pore tae soe ard after orchard, county suc- SCOTLAND. 
ORCHIDS AT Reps be 
y pianis 
ere 
dominates, whilst at Hampton Court the 
hues range only from white to yellow, with some 
1 tints of r I pointed out to Mr. 
Grah and in protecting fr burgh, one of the best collections is 
1 8 Palins hen Mig promise a full crop, Mr. J, Hunter at Grange Loan “i weer 
coloured forme ed 55 ` eginning from the 13th, though a tskirts of thə town, Here th 
I bave heard 3 — finding the Bait tty el will wait another week oF 80, of Orchide devotes four small boil 7 
gar : “ing that size and bulk pay better than — his residence to them, all the per i 
r i ing es and represented, some of which would do 
of rich reds, crimsons, purples — colours which and Raspberries, th ; lishments of much larger pre 
2 25 n o pberries, the two e most in need of a h r ied by Masdevallias aid of 
abundantly, To atrains of th stn, end. average yield. Wande ei b 
b t b. zl ts ates not only be pore abe v str The rain will also prove avaliable to setting Plums, glossums principally, bese — = 
u grown 
ected, es, Pears, Peach 
th r , , es, Apricots, Nectarines, ofthe species and best then 
V coloured Gooseberries, and Curra nts. Walnuts have suffered the picture of health with shit riegel 
