890 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Marcu 19, 1887, 
may be readily made by pouring boiling water upon 
it, and macerating in a covered vessel v anti 1 cold. 
proportion is, according to the author, 4 oz. to 
2 gallons. [This seems to be altogether too weak.] 
The decoction, however, is much mo 
It must be used as s 
sible, and at a time when its effect will not be 
interfered with by the condition of the atmosphere. 
It should be stated that the majo ү of insects E 
t 
are at first only stupefied, but death usually ensues 
after a few hours, and in some cases not until after 
several days. 
THE BULB GARDEN. 
IRIS c aep ng Gartenflora, 1886, 
1227). 
Tuts highly mb mise perhaps even to some 
Iris from Bokhara—for the introduc- 
Tr 
off by contrast with the dee 
the fall, and with the bronzy-yellow of the interior 
of the flower. Its colouring, indeed, is in itse 
e man 
perfectly net гуды had no protection whatever 
for two years very amenable to cultivation, and 
obviously debes to be a companion of the A n 
ises. My plant, as far as I can ascertain, 
fragrance, and indeed one could hardly expect eus а 
vivid colouring to be accompanied by a sweet- 
d odour. I Cm am that TA this Ins 
mes more generally known it will be very much 
in ess M. "for Shelford, С bird lge, 
HYBRID NARCISSUS, 
The woodcut (fig. m. — the flower laid 
before the Scientific лө ttee at its last meeting, 
by Rev. C. donis jn full description of the 
flower is given 58. It is sufficient here to 
recall the i t 
triandrus, its floral characters being Spica rte 
between the two. 
DAFFODILS: THE SMALL WHITE MOSCHATUS 
VARIETIES, 
is quite correct with regard to the 
high altitudes at which the small white Moschatus 
ii My bulbs were collected at a height of 
ess than 7000 feet in — of the Spanish 
E». W. D. G. О 
DOUBLE AND SINGLE SNOWDROPS AND DAFFODILS. 
1 these woods, yet on being removed to 
the Snowdrops gradually became 
double, until at 
Snowdrops were brought to Shirenewton in 1879, 
and planted thickly in lines in the kitchen garden, 
where they remained for several years blooming 
double. Three years ago they were sober: p iam 
- flower garden (ex xod one cluster), a 
bulb has again becom 
was not removed i is still d 
During the last six [des I rake و‎ many 
single Snowdrops within the distance of five miles; 
ria in mete there is not a single aiite wi & ү сем 
flow 
pie whilst d datis that 
ps the year 1866, having obtained a number of 
bulbs of the single wild Daffodil, they were planted ` 
in — ا‎ “и sre near the lake at High- 
field Hou ounds where there 
were no езйн eie ; in rae or three years these 
all became double, at first being dwarf, but in the 
course of two or three years they were as tall as the 
double garden Daffodil, and apparently identical 
with it. 
It is too soon for me to speak as to the change 
from double to single, or vice versá, in this county, 
where the wild single Daffodil is almost universal, 
and where amongst them double flowers are occasion- 
ally found, but I may mention that in three different 
localities within 7 or 8 miles there are fields of the 
yas Daffodil where there 
looms those with dwarf stem 
locality, liowórtit in which the two are found grow- 
ing together. In another field, 15 miles from Shire- 
newton, “butter and eggs" are abundant, but no 
FIG. 78.—HYBRID NARCISSUS, 
(SEE P. 858.) 
single flowers. Both in this county and in Glouces- 
tershire Narcissus biflorus i is common, but there are 
no double flowers. Т 
$ 
B 
2, 
there were pos two other habitats where not a plant 
were removed into gardens, and these 
always double, whereas in the aries single, mmt 
and semi-double flowers can be gathered from ev 
clump, and they keep this orto after жм 
removed to gardens; they are rather later, and slugs 
are more greedy in feeding on the blooms than on 
those of the Gardenia-flo 
istinct form with blooms less than 
an ; 
th 
present time rigorously Wie so that the habitat 
may not be destroyed. E. J. Lowe 
PLAN FOR А VILLA GARDEN. 
In selecting a plan for the above, I have en- 
deavoured to choose one which has an outline of 
ground often met with on estates which are laid out 
for building purposes, and which comprise plots from 
2 to 3 acres in extent with only one frontage facing 
the high-road, the other sides being surrounded by 
similar sized residences and Mis учакта 
dedo coe (fig. 79), it may 
wered. In another locality 
be stated that the original surface slopes gradually 
from the north and north-west, the only view obtain- 
able being from the south, consisting of grass fields 
and wooded hills in the distance, which will be easily 
seen from the house (1), built on an elevated position, 
and surrounded by a broad 
t 
чи 
part of the shrubbery whi 
from the high-road for about 
growing shrubs which will not obstruct the land- 
cape. 
'The positions of the house and stables (12) are fixed 
garden (8) adjoining is walled 
trees, and there is easy access to it "s the pleasure 
from the 
grown except Potatos, the „йл being too valuable 
for «ара {о һе веб ge ji thes 
'The and on I 
house (9), with ius phis (10) on each side, is 
shown against the north wall; a boiler and po otting- 
shed (11) being А чн the stables, so that the 
iter can be heated by the e boiler. The con- 
rvatory (2) is Чы d de and is placed con- 
venicntly to the house. 
bold carriage-drive is made from the high-road 
to the house, and round to the stables, well planted ; 
in, and screened from the private grounds; and a 
road is made for the use of tradesmen going to the 1 
stables and back office Jd 
'The lawn ies is n iem size, and is provided with 1 
two large tenn urts. Flower beds (6) and seats EF 
(7) are distributed over the grounds, and to brighten 
up the vistas and shrubberies. 
A summer-house (4) is constructed with wi alks 
for a ran 
the space being kept open for view to the lawn. a 
ie е fm impe + plante ted 80 а8 to ghut out 
nriva 
e it an ornamental арр" 
d d d Gardener, Woking. 
PENEI EEFE atia Ed 
نے‎ 
SCOTLAND. 
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EDINBURGH BOTANICAL SOCIETY. 
i а 
cx 10.—The Society met this eve ning 
5, St. Andrew Square, Professor Dickson, President, 
in the chair. 
Dr. William Craig read the report 
sion of the wee pap: Botanical Rpg o 
Spean and Pitloc vera n К; 
were ena a do "chief find was tha Saxi- 
on the excur- 
fraga cæspito x 
ie Taylor ү obituary notices of e Robe 
Gray, F.R.S.E., Rev w. W. Newbo M.A. 
F. > 8., and Prison Morren, jet 
һе temperature 
titute. 
Tug PRoanEss OF VEGETATION AT THE RoxAL 
BOTANIC GARDEN, ÉDINBUURGH. 
been generally mild 
The month of Feb кыы һаз frequent, causing 
less, on nine days only, 56 -— 
twelye mornings, the total amount = 
eem 128° for the correspo1ling mon 
