46 
Romneya Coulteri (see pp. 10, 22).—After 
noting the early attempts to grow this fine 
Poppy wort at ‘lottenham and in South Devon 
many years ago, and the results of 1odern 
cultivation, I am the opinion that succes 
may generally, if not always, be attained by 
selecting a suitable soil and situation The 
early practice was to pant this Romneya 
on a rockery or some similarly exposed posi- 
tion, where the plant pv n a foot o 
two of growth during the season, and was 
thus too feeble to bloom. There is not much 
to oose between R. Coulteri tricho 
cal ге 
р 
а 
to а depth о 
the sunny exposure X a wall or house, or 
an for the plant re 
in 
angle between two.houses, 
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quires shelter and warmth. This fact I have 
noted in public and private gardens. I have 
een a large bed of R. trichocalyx on the level 
between two glasshouses in Surrey, and flower 
ing well Before жерк. R. Coulteri Mr 
sheltered, warm situa 
Hicks might well 
J. Ӯ. 
—— To obtain 5 best results from this de- 
lightful Poppy in e Midlands = да 
th 
north I recommend presa Ace 3 
corner of eenh where abe 
quality and sa e fonar — be a 
surprise to everybody. I adopted this sys- 
tem in Hampshire, and оп опе > Plant, cover- 
ing ime 8 square yards, > ssible to 
gather flowers for four "ins. ? a time, 
many of the blooms being 10 inches across. It 
hould prove a good investment to market 
growers to plant a whole house in this way, as 
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this Romneya gives the finest of cu wers, 
w дү У last fresh a long fie and are Pins 
od. R ) X 
often does well outsi ichli, 
rees.—I was much in- 
remarks under the 
your sue of Janu- 
Rabbits and Fruit Tr 
eer in Market Grower’s 
abov fay on p. 19 in 
ary ew y 
large -grow ring 
found ‘he ions remedy to be entir 
cessful in stopping the Боге 
rabbits : The urine from the stables was drained 
i a large cesspool; this was then 
into a bar E as kegina and mixed with px 
nary clay to a workable consistency. А stiff 
a 
Fic. 16.—ROMNEYA COULTERI: FLOWERS WHITE. 
brush was used to үү the bottom of the trees 
with this solution a height of 2 to 24 feet 
from the ground. Boy labour was emple ae in 
he latter operation. Speaking to Mr. J. : 
Wood (the iandseape specialist), of Boston Spa, 
à soe S s ago, I relat d to me how, on one 
when snov 
rabbits ‘had burrc 
a depth of 24 feet 
fell 4 
wed pom h the snow in their 
search for food and completely barked a large 
number of trees. The above treat € would, 
I feel confident, prove a sure preventive. 4. W 
Harding 
Hybri ridisation and Cross-Fertilisation of 
Flow me cy page in кг raising of new 
the Mr. Hea 
е 2 
states plainly the er 
practical man, and one d oc 
minent position in that Pih E ‘the zig 
[JaNvaR 25, 1919. 
with which he has been so long identified. Dx 
creation of the  winter-flowering race d 
gonias, in which B. socotrana play 
prominent part, stands out as bat inently a аз 
до the various Javanese Rhododendrons, whic 
originated at Chelsea. t a great pity that 
no firm seems now to have iako en u = cultur 
of charming het of pues striking 
f crosses which have ‘tote c irn out among 
he members of the Begonia family, compara 
tively few of which seem to hav d their 
way into general cultivation. Among other sub 
cts that the writer failed with s Vallota 
urpurea, whic s to cross with different 
allies, Í, however, some years ago, raised à 
large quantity of hy brids between this Vallota 
and Cyrtanthus sanguinea, frequently known 
as Gastronema sanguineum. The hybrid had, 
however, been previously obtained by the late 
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Sir Trevor Lawrence, and was given the R н 
First-class Certificate on August 25, 1885, йош 
the name of Gastronema nybri colo 
'orm—roseus—received a similar aw 
lowing yea [he various small-grow1n 
of Cyrtanthus, such as angustifolius, 
Mackenii, and Macov x sit sabe 
with өм other. By continued sei 
raised a delightful series “of aon crosses s 
fortunately they passed out of my ‘hand be sill 
had compl ig the work. The raising of Fuc 5rd 
occupied a e time much of my attention, ca 
several pue m пча are now in general ct fot 
tion. There were many s tumbling-bloc ge 
some of the most promising would not КОЙ 
ges seeds, while in others 5 ро ›депу m 
arked deterioration fro e parent ; 
b 
satisfactory wever, 
e found and duly noted. 
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