Остовкв 26, 1895.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 501 
among the easiest exotic plants to cultivate. They Crematis DavipiaNA AND C. GRAVEOLENS. 177 members, A new ега then commenced with these anni- 
are excellent in pota for late атр, and winter The — is a plant of recent introduction, which dür a TuS ee MEA. eie ce aee 
they are valuable as semi-tropical can reco end as being hardy, of a distinct fully justified by the results, a are now 581 
plants in i flower garden. ‚Жы of Lyons, has character, erect in habit, and bearing а profusion of members scattered over all parts of the United King- 
n very successful in raising richly-coloured varie- lavender dom, and a few outside of it ndaries, Then the 
8 from — and in England, — Раш м Боп, the ordinary type of Clematis, It attained а height of „ — фе, Ж Ho чт Pene онд 
f the — Nurseries, Cheshun have ma 34 feet this оды and it will doubtless grow taller, now there a у; the increase, therefore, has been an all- 
diui ogreas in produc E & new ree tor It is а suitable plant for a border or when? and wound one. The Chairman alluded to the alterations in the 
strain of 8 merit, ШАР combine a fine dwarf 
babit in the plants, Mr. 
о. Paul, senior, the genial 
rotariap, is Ca 
te an — ongst Cannas, 
Dr. Masters, the petals 
с & yellow, very distinctly feathered 
- bright red, * deeply spotted and marked with 
timson, Mrs. Fandel Phillips has yellow petal 
— — lip yellow, densely spotted red, and 
is fine, George N mgro is a plant of dwarf habit; 
the flowers e clea 
aae 2 deepl 
ie Perkins is & pots.) clear yellow self ; 
Ph etes is & very pretty o 
large flowers, chu variety, wi 
flowers of large zo cut reddish- а іп а 
Mrs, Tasker is cellent dwarf plant for pot 
culture in the dubius the petals мэ р ten, жы 
buff centre. Amphion, Le zer rod 
form, and a c 
r yellow, richly flaked with 
flowers of a distinct 2 —.— the lip reddish- 
T. & wood е best for 
autumn flowering; the colour is a distinct ep rosy- 
Crozy is perbaps th 
Hess gene, and are well-formed. Gloire 
Jie heavily blotched orange-red ; 
rcs; de Anto ч. acarlet, with yellow 
margin, — ч Comte de Bouchard is 
yellow, evenly spotted with red, very good and large ; 
Van der Berg is redi rane — a yellow 
margin, — very dwarf in habit. E eck is 
dwarf plant; the flower a clear erra 
— red lip. Т The above are the best of 
Cheshunt and they are grown 
out in the open garden and in 
Most gardeners have grown the pote, 
and are adapted to furnish the 
greenhous со ry during the autumn, 
оа 
n, and plenty of pot-room, 
I have had splendid же shine in 12 and 13 inch 
pots. Th he plants also like ea light and airy position 
i t Cheshunt smaller 
in respect to the quality of the flowers. 
also floweri ring en nicely in the open bor 
good dee 
the centres of large beds which are planted with 
Pelargoniams and other things, Not ыд аге the 
but the effect of the foliage at a distanc ce e is very 
striking, and it is easy to obtain colour by using 
Phloxes, Pentstemons, 3 or Pelargo- 
niums of the zonal type, J. Douglas 
PLANT. NOTES. 
— . — 
APIOS TUBEROSA. 
Tuts is a pretty Pea-like, deciduous сае, which 
fers, in ordinary garden soil, coveri trellis 
a short space of time. Wh d,i 
take care of itself. ey ranted, 1 5 
Evcomis PUNCTATA, 
This. useful и should be found іп ev 
ery collec- 
tion, The 22 de grown in a mixture of 
months. refer to 
grow the plant in кыр of eight bulbs, ot plants 
were grand objects when in bloom, 
rules, whereby the amount payable in sickness has 
its hardiness is — that it has sto at of i This is especially amphi 0 the 
e slightest dem ved the 
last winter unprotected; still, I mean to — — 
care of it for the — ^ it is x — it, The  sarction of the trar of Friendly Societies. ' The unió 
b ap n the h of August, thus given is from 10s, 12s, рег week for those who 
continuing to expand r^ av e the ollowing "tribute 6d. per week, and from 16s. to 13: for those who 
р — „Бреза of the — Fus, Chair- 
— Clematis graveolens is a pretty " ue © Fatellir. do this Géclety, and undosbtadi 
oured species, — for coverin nce or hc — is th — und which owes 
cutie and it for fine effective pi ад to its а а to the € and generosity of Mr. Sherwood, 
Thisfund is purely a voluntary one, and it is at the disposal 
C. Jackmani, Н. May, Markree Castle, Sligo. f the committee, that they may send wa time any 
_——_——————————_ embe о may have been so prostrated by illness as to 
render a ch tial, but who may not have the n y 
N E W | N ү 2 N T | 0 N means, To generous friends and tot those ‘who are enjoying a 
LI largar ch 
1атдег share of E 
Piet cre woul о ask something more than a kindly 
thought for this fund —. the United Horticultural Benefit 
^ NEW TURF-CUTTER. nt Society next comes uppermost in their minds," 
is presented а new nt for paring ^ Remarks worthy of thought by all gardeners were the — 
or cutting ic: for the purpose of layi wn lawns, aleo by the Ch on thrift: „On the ty of thrift in 
which is likely to effect an immense economy over d E grace а чр ар ace 
hand- pe The machine has а paring-blade sup- dwell, and much might be said in parti on the necessity 
ported by one eve cutting-blada, and ensures a of thrift for the young men and foremen in the bothies ‘of the 
clean nd level cut bottom, and a turve or sod — — е е т, cq : " /— 
equal thickness. A heavy roller runs in front of the — A x race epi p d ыба gh the 
blade to level the surface and regulate the thickness very large number who are continually entering its ranks. 
itl nd ve d in various parts of this country, I could not 
by the ber о n capable in 
ing head places, who, even with 
strong influence to assist them, fi to obtain the much 
. Some have been waiting for years, and 
ве apparently as f y as ever from attaining 
is en 
whore interest on their — is greater 
mount annually paid in 2v riptio No more 
5 than these shoul vae ES to con- 
Meere of joining the society, 
i announced tb rwood wo 
contribute £5 5s, to the cues Fund, a fund Шыу 
TCI generosity of Mr. J. Veitch 
FiG. 87,—A TURF-OUTIING IMPLEMENT. on the occasion of their silver wedding: £100 being then given 
Other sums were to various es, including 
Mr. A. Moss, £2 2s.; Mr. Iceton, who becomes a life member 
£i з.; Mr. Mott, the sum of £10 1 Mr ur W. 
0 10. А шт mi^ 
Sutton, Reading; Mr. Jones, Lewisham; and Mr. 
Syon, hon, members of 21s. each паша, exe donations ot 
the same amount from eo, Munro and Mr. ы 
of the cut. The cutter is furnished with guide-wheels 
i i ere aie sel 3 with 
to а uniform width of 12 inches. Lifting-wheels „The table sf hend A | ciety o Maie. Jem ved k 
to raise the implement are provided at each end. Sons, Messrs, B. S. Williams & Son, Messrs. 
To cross-cut the turves to a uniform length of Messrs, Cann ell & Son, be 44 dee га excellit 
3 feet, there is an extra vertical cutting-blade dessert added to the pleas evening, as did the 
which runs in front of the roller at a, musical arrangements, 
angem 
The “ae. when responding to the toast of his health, 
stated t . J. Nutting, Esq., had kindly consented to 
grass parallel to the cut, showing where the preside a vf ext annual meeting эч 1898. The еми gi do їз 
cutting-blade is to run the next bout. The Mr. Collins, and his address 9, Martindale Road, Baih 
machine 
been brought out by Messrs. Ransomes, Sims, & 
Jefferies, Ltd., Orwell Works, Ipswich. L A W N 0 ТЕ$ 
SOCIETY, WRONGFUL DISMISSAL OF A GARDENER 
——9—— AT ILKLEY 
THE UNITED HORTICULTURAL 
BENEFIT AND PROVIDENT 
17.—The ninth anniversary dinner of 
HEATON у, СосвтехАҮ.—Мг. W. Robinson ae 
for the рини, Hy. Edward Heaton, garde 
MUR epresen 
4 Mr. Child 
OCTOBER ted ees rives iba 
H. Nes v. Iceton, — Cannell, and gen- 
tlemen, number than usual were present 
ane Mm the greatest enthusiasm Holden, Mr. Clement Holdaw 
orth, 
men, was dismissed by his employer with what was 
for 
bim about eleven weeks, The garde ner had received a 
week, with house and coal. He 
concise and е i age of 22s, per 
‚ to its members by ety. More convinci could — the garden, ү especially the Vines, e 
«AT t e etn d eglected, and in y bad state; and on many 
possc d ud "V Society had now invested funds ins he had — yv 4 or 5 данй in the 
Trustee's stocks pen pcre ghar! in morning till 9 and 10 o'clock at night. He had one 
the past three — ann oe eade at the rate of £1000 per man under him, and he had also extra assistance 
— 2 the В Societ; 3 age it had only, after for a few weeks. On August 19 Mr. Courtenay 
ty ici 
— years of hard work by its secretaries introduced a jobbing gardener for the purpose of 
