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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Arr 23, 1887. 
Orchids generally, as well as the other departments 
f the garden, reflect great credit on Mr. Blackburn, 
the gardener. W. R., Chislehurst. 
Br Ree, tod CHISWICK 
"Тив Camellia-house at Chiswick House, where the 
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the poorer—it has simply remained as it was, so that 
a visit to it seems to carry you back many years. 
Тһеге we find several fine plants of the old D 
reticulata, than which none are more effective 
more gay. There is a great charm in this plant, ба 
however fine others may be, there are few to beat i it yet 
There is a i eles red colour to be found in С. im- 
bricata, but, alas! the flowers are no sooner out than 
they fall—a thal which does not apply to the 
delicate C. fimbriata, a white variety with fimbriated 
petals, for we have seen omnia z this sn endure 
& considerable time; C. no ma is also а good 
white, and is especially sopa on account its 
earliness ; its сотрапі red clothe 
Of a totally different 
Anemone-like 
flowers, but it is well known and needs no praise 
of ours, 
Those who do not like very stiff flowers nor 
yet flowers that are not very much the contrary, 
should have С. atro-rubens, a rich crimson-coloured 
fine flower. C. picturata is not quite so old a variety 
as the foregoing, but it deserves a notice, as it is a 
desirable acquisition, this mixture of white and red ; 
C. Lombardi is also a good form 
best pink Camellias which we have. 
great effect and to much 
advantage on a tray of moss, &c. But as far as 
colour goes, C. Monarch i is a striking variety, with its 
very bright, and produce а кары result. The white 
al na is represented by several good trees ; this 
variety is an old one, but it is doubtful whether it is 
to be beaten; it still holds its own against all rivals. 
C. elegans, a very fine palish red, апа С, Chandleri 
elegans, salmon-red, are — T where also, 
as well as at Chiswick Ho Ге st just name 
one more variety—it is HOES deep red, 
which has the petals in the centre rolled so tightly 
together, like the heart of a Cabbage, but it is not 
exactly - бага the heart of that пау but that 
—it has а heart—has a peculiar appear- 
ance. Th. he ghe is а selection of the best at Chis- 
wiek House, where, in a very long building, devoted 
rer to » Camellias a very worthy display is made 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN, 
CAULIFLOWERS.—Continue to make successional 
plantings of Early London and Walcheren from 
plants raised in autumn, also of Veitch’s Autumn 
Giant, raised at the same date. Spring-sown 
ones will also need attention, and should by 
this time be large enough to prick out, either 
into cold frames or on sheltered borders out- 
be care 
carefully pup to in the 
way of shading, watering, &c. ood batch of 
Autumn Giant should be grown fom this sowing, 
for use in early autumn, and as а succession to the 
earlier planted ones, For the next month or two a 
somewhat coo situation should if possible be 
liflowers, especially so for 
planted in trenches, as for Celery, so much the 
better. In transplanting care must be taken to give 
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tr nad and with as dex soil attached as is prac- 
icable. Planting sł be done with a trowel, the 
ant should be i s in the soil, and receive 
a thorough soaking of water afterwards; a liberal 
watering should likewise be administered to the 
nursery beds before removal. 
Turnips.—Similar precautions as is erem 
will also be advisable for м sowings 
w in drills hin 154 а 
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dusting of quicklime or soot should be given at the 
time of sowing the seed and d when the young 
plants show above ground. ning out must be 
чеин to at an early stage Li before they become 
drawn and weakly, singling them at first, and after- 
wards finally to a distance of from 6 to 8 inches 
apart in the r 
Potatos. ry planted sorts which are showing 
above ground should have the hoe pe through the 
rows and a little soil drawn over the tops to prevent 
them being nip frost, T pis mitem ec 
being deferred "kè a few days later. Some ligh 
protecting material, such as bracken or straw hee 
should also be kept in svt for sprinkling over 
the tops in the event of fro 
Main Crops.-—Parsnips, dual , &c., should be 
lightly hoed between the drills when well t 
ground. Growing crops of all kinds would also b 
much benefited by this operation , Which should be 
repeated rd storms of rain and at intervals through- 
out - seas 
French Beans and Scarlet Runners.—Make suc- 
former, in light rich soil, 
flattish shallow drills are 
the best for planting in, the seed from 2 to 3 
inches apart in double rows, a space of 24 to 3 feet 
being allowed betwixt the drills, according to the 
height and E of the variet ej grown; Sion Ho 
Osborn's Forcing, Ne Plu 
cessional sowings of the 
use, 
Ultra, and Canadian 
Wonder are all good, and Par be sown in the order 
named, for succession. А few rows of Scarlet 
Runners may be planted if desired, but the principal 
better be deferred until a few weeks later. 
case, trenches 
should be thrown out, standing 8 feet asunder 1 foot 
deep and 18 inches wide, а layer of some light rich 
compost, being incorporated with the soil beneath, 
iren aui pues v trench to the required depth 
in readiness for planting. 
Prrs AND Frames. 
Tomatos.—These plants should be encouraged to 
moisture should be gro 
stage, and up to the time the plants come into bloom, 
when a drier and more buoyant temperature should 
be ae in. 
Potatos that are maturing their crops will require 
little if ds water; the lights should be opened daily, 
and closed whilst the air is dry and warm; others a 
ater, and swelling their etr will ih а 
1 treatment in that re Fram 
being cleared of Potatos could with advantage be 
planted with French Beans, or utilised for growing 
on the first crop of Celery, &c. 
GENERAL Work. 
Sow the remainder of the late Broccolis, Aspara- 
gus, Kale, rap and Savoys, also Carrots, 
Spinac orzonera, and a little of 
t. Attend us freshly penae on subjects; 
er, Lett tuce, and she: € e hr A 
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given during the early part of the day, to allow of 
the foliage becoming dry before nightfall, John 
Austen, Witley y Court. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
THE AMARYLLIS. 
RAISER of seedling Amaryllids myself, I was 
much interested in reading Mr. Smythe's remarks at 
p. t is not generally known that the plant 
grown “ander the name of А. ret ticulata is really Hip- 
He + ариу: 
The point most interesting to me ontai 
t good seeds could not be ei 
n experience. The 
pods, €t continue to swell for a period nearly as 
e pods filled with good seeds. I cannot 
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seeds from the variety John Heal, which is clearly 
a cross from Н. Leopoldi, Chelsoni, 
llen. 
bet and sunshine by day, and a rather lower tem- 
perature at night. I believe the experience of other 
growers is similar to mine en the seeds are of 
good quality the rest is Rar enough. Sow about 
fifty seeds in a 5-inch gehe in a good bottom- 
heat, and they will vegetate in two or three 
weeks. 
In a month or so from the time of sowing prick the 
in a pot; 
large proportion of the p 
hen they have flowered, 
rest with us until they do flower; the first winter 
they are kept continually in a кеч state, and 
the second winter nearly so. J. Douglas 
Tue YELLOW PicorEE. 
т istory repeats itself in the raising of flowers 
other things, Some remarks written by Dr 
cit and published in the Midland Florist near ly 
es years a em have been written this year: 
the northern counties a taste for the 
los Picotee still lingers, and many hire be that 
sorts. There is demand, 
the most beantifol and a meant? 
At present also, the demand for good varieties of 
yellow Picotees éxeceds the supply. There аге у ellow 
sel 
vigorous in growth than the type 
аа һу Princess нь Ne Plus Ult 
allow Picotees is 
twenty years ago, but, notwi 
