PT See MEA 
_ the beautiful whit 
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Janvary 1, 1887.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 11 
them can be obtained accompanied with reliable 
directions for use 
0. cca. es 
P 12 4] 
and which have been kept $e for some weeks in green- 
house temperature with that intent will be in a fit state 
As soon as the blossoming period is over, plants 
more than one year old, unless нч for special 
m 
double 
Vreelandii; Thomas Coomber, Hendre Gardens, Mon- 
mouth 
AMATEURS’ NOTES. 
[Ws are indebted to a distinguished amateur for the 
ollowing notes. trust others of our readers 
will follow his example, especially as to cultural 
matters. Ep.] 
ORCHIDS. 
LAELIA AwcEPS HILLIANA.—T'his attractive variety 
appears to have flowered very freely in most places 
this season, but all the examples I have seen have 
been scentless 
Mr. Hill, after whom the plant was named by 
Prof. Reichenbach, informed the writer that the 
original plant was distinctly and remarkably fragrant, 
but that he did not know another specimen which 
resembled his plant in this respect. It would be 
though in all other 
particulars corresponding with the description. 
LÆLIA ANCEPS VIRGINALIS. 
This lovely variety shows d quite distinct from 
e L. a. vestalis flowered by Sir 
Lawrence in here s an entire 
urple lines in the 
revor 
tips of the 
The white is of pee purity, the 
and of go substance, the petals 
broader p» in ordinary forms of anceps, but less 
Dawsoni, which still remains the best and 
k 
id or white 
Cu "ioi | is on the alert 
to see if our old favourites are to be 
in sheath ; probably _ der 
developing among his large ion, 
while in the ry Messrs. 
поени to have one or 
they have any other =", 
spikes. Daron Schroder may also be expected to 
atleast one of 
require rather more кань than pieis for the 
and is likely to remain very scarce, An Amateur 
BEE-FLOWERS. 
Ir is interesting to me to have confirmation of my 
North Midlands until March or April, unless, indeed, 
the season be abnormally early. It is somewhat pre- 
sumptuous to dispute the accuracy of an observer of 
such eminence as Müller, whose observations in 
rnea functionally 
gathered Erica 
ent, * Contingensis, writing from the 
South of Ireland, enjoys climatic advantages that do 
not reach England, and his teaching has rather a local 
thana general ig ifi d pl licati cept in 
nursery gardens, Erica carnea is not to be found any- 
where about Matlock. It is not native there. Dees are 
not invariably attracted by sweet-scented flowers. 
Daphne eum has b 
great a variety of bee 
regular succession is eminently so, from spring until 
autum 
Winter "memi (Eranthis hyemalis) is many 
visited by in early spring, as are Crocuses, 
Scilla lL Aneb albida, Aubrietia greca, and 
Wallflowers, all easily grown hardy plants. 
Then a great breadth of Limnanthes Douglasii 
should be provided. The blossom of Gooseberries, 
aspberries, though unattractive as 
y enough, two appa- 
an a- 
kale, are passed over unvisited 
seful bee-flowers. 
неї are invaluable in 
medie the recommendation 
of your c corresponde pit | in regard to Melilotus offici- 
nalis and alba—it is the blossom and not the seed 
that has the fragrance he describes. It is a late 
summer blooming plant and a biennial, and grow- 
ing very tall, requires ample space. It is a great 
honey plant. 
While on the subject of bee-flowers let me remark 
in reference to the recommendation of R. Veitch & 
Son of Impatiens glandulifera, that my experience 
as to the value of this ре nt аз а bee-flower is totally 
at variance with thei It is а handsome, free- 
growing and blooming ipiam, but honey-bees, when 
pasture on, never 
ш {те but even that 
Ts larger humble-bees find 
го thei 8 
astray 
© of their visits to it, Т have for several yur past 
. cyanogen, that is very deadly to plants. 
оен wil kill the 
advocated that the cultivation of bee flowers should 
be pursued coincidently with the extension of the 
bee-keeping industry. I practically and successfully 
proved it last season both in the quality and quantity 
of honey. W. Ingram, Belvoir. 
INDIA, 
== -— — 
SAHARUNPUR. 
WE have received a copy wi Mr. Duthie's annual 
report of the Botanical Gardens under his charge at 
Saharunpur and Mussoorie (N.N. ndia). From this 
to plants of agricultural importance. Ex 
have been tried to hybridise the Malta Oina with 
In 
part 
r. Duthie’s report relates to the plants that vi 
grow in the salt plains or “reh " districts 
* . рів 
olus tendat 
try inds 
Palm, said to ve suited io ee idit of this descrip- 
tion 
“Тик Tea PLANTERS MANUAL,” 
by T. C. Owen (Colombo, Ferguson), may be recom- 
mended to — - me A — а 
resumé of information on the cultivation and m 
facture of Te. which will be very ма to бартай 
planters, as supplying hi hints for practice. It appears 
of nearl 5 ib. a head in i entire population, our 
fellow subjects, the Aus p and New Zeala 
Colonists, require over 7 " ead; while in the 
United State 1.30 Ib.^a head э oR and in Spain 
01 per head per annum is found sufficient. A rich 
but friable soil, a rainfall of not less than 100 inches, 
absence of shade, and a tempe 
40? Е., a 
done with 
leaves from the еу new wood. 
AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY or INDIA. 
A portrait of Mr. Blechynden, who has been asso- 
ciated with the Society for fifty years, has been 
ung in the Metcalfe Hall, Calcutta, the scene of 
his life-long labours. 
HOW TO USE GAS-LIME. 
1s substance should be freely exposed to the 
for two or three months before applying to any soil 
on which is a growing crop, because, besides many - 
sulphides, it contains a compound of sulphur and 
pation of a акы crop, it may be appli 
fallow up till, 
sufficient time for ааыа ө ursi the a ong 
qualities of the cyanogen. perhaps, best to 
slightly harrow it into the Rete after they bare 
been ploughec 
а po 
view of it may be borgo t in pe in making it into 
composts, for unless there are substances on which - 
the ammonia can can form, it will liue with carbonic 
ки heap it must be kept well ved | 
a growing 1 o or the roots of valuable trees, 
1 portion of old lime. But in : 
