82 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [FEBRUARY 22, 1919. 
JANKAEA HELDREICHII. crispum, O. Har ryanum, a d O. luteo-purpureu m. Doucin are the most easily propagated types 
Features which readily шоно themselves in which produce a stock of a quality altogether 
y Е > he flower suggest O. Wilckeanum тч in the desirable for budding or grafting. Such, at 
THE charming plant illustrated in fig. 51 form of the ern edem sepa petals any rate, is the six years’ exp ae upon our 
has been introduced into this country several entissimum he c ое, ап soil, which may be described as a lightish loam 
times, but few growers have been ойі triumphans in the iet of the lip and its shape To sum up, our efforts have S two direc- 
with it, and now it is extremely rare, proba rd. is a pretty and ies ie: ic ay tions: 1, to ensure a generally higher level of 
not existing in half-a-dozen gardens e develop satisfactorily . The young trees for the f uit-grower, trees which 
ex les have been sh кей at meetings of the ground is white, Жайкап үсе ae mauve, may reasonably be exp d to fulfil certain 
Royal Morter eira Socie г by Sir Everard the blotches eing divided by irregular white predicti ns; 2. elp to supply the nursery- 
Hambro. Among other ку es, it was also suc- hands. The s white, closely spotted with man with a healthy, standard- sized stock, easy 
uo cultivat ted and well flowered by Mr. dark mauve D^ ред at the margin. his to propagate and ‘suitable for a definite pur- 
T. H. Burroughes at Ketton some twenty years я was raised in Messrs. Sanders’ nursery ose. > 
Gis, “At Kew a plant was kept in a cold frame t Brug We have made ihe first step in bith 4 
for some years; but it could never be increased, tions with regard to Apples, and we have ye 
Sa S nits FES, VAT e shied lected information enough to enable us to work 
e very 1 s 7: с Я 
Olympus, in Thessaly, where it grows at ап THE SELECTION AND PROPACATION OF whit the ЫП immense of the ok apn 
elevation of from 4,500 to 8,000 feet. Like PARADISE STOCKS. " 1 1 yet imperfectly understood, 
na сж id ricus Mens М oc ved а practical result at any rate is assured, i.e., а 
White, silky. Vira while А Y т) di a (Continued ee page 72.) much e general uniformity in vigour and 
. A health of the young tree, an advantage both 
covered with a thick brown felt. The rosettes Or Paradise stocks which are undoubtedly to the raiser and the grower. 
of leaves are about inches across, uad е of. inferior. лы те. those с Туре Fruit tres raisers of all classes have only too 
deep blue flowers are borne two or thre 3 (possibly Dutch Daan: nick-named. by often in the relied upon “ "buying in” the 
bulk of their odas from abro he raising 
of stocks is almost an ep in itself, and I 
the Nonsuch Para ise. 
looke d iod in cs past dor a supply of s 
we receive a certain amount both of ne Don 
and the Improved Doucin, and also a nsider- 
able bulk of that very distinct an aring 
T w we have referred to as ona 
* Malus pumila.” Both these countries nee 
to adopt steps similar to those which our own 
Horticultural Тг Association is encourag 
ing, in order to purify th tock. | 
Fic. 31.—JANKAEA HELDREICHII : FLOWERS DEEP BLUE. Meanwhile, without. raising. the бого ин 
uestion of these imports, wn stock aol 
e i rue 
gether on stems 2-5 inches high during us “ Hollyeaved," which has an evil habit ae еў Ba gs ueque ев no doubt 
ummer months vith the coming of peaceful suckering badly at the collar, whilst it is very will be ever 4 pe eae demand. The wh lesale 
times there is a ibility of f i a liable to Black Spot and Mildew on the leaves destruction Trl I suns nce, the 
tions of ti rable plant, when efforts may , and appears quickly to deteriorate general impetus given to r ting and fresh 
more successful in establishing it in rock- Type 8, the French Par. dise, cankers and s lanting, xd di ld-wide eee: and conse 
gardens, especially in those gardens that are badly on our soi and in a few уе ue: stools nb shortag of stock beds s ould give us 01 
not within the smoky fog radius. W. J. deteriorate, an n die out altog this side of the w ater encouragement to increase 
At the present time, n, i appea our production of home-grown stocks s syste 
it w jaw 
поса recommend comme т staged ats tc matically and rapidly as pos cable е the 
ask for their bush trees preferably n Broad- 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 7 Dow ecg next few y 
ea 
It is with these facts in mind that I hav 
oucin| or Nonsuch Pai айе stocks. ie 
I think they may КСЫ: expect a rather already summed up the general conclusion? 
РОБА еони BYEDSHOTENGE. more vigorous tree, and therefore tee less arrived at with regard to е various ачаа 
USTACE Е. Crank, Esq., rshot, Dorset- eid wei роп Ше ee J ad-lea Apple stocks, and that I now append foran 
shire; sends а pretty + беа d at чаках кк three stocks are unavailable, ee Our information of those interested some gea 
жет: raised between Odontoglossum ot ет Se dice Pai ime кере quu ЫБ MODE ie Me results of арас iments іп the sees 
m (Rolfe ae x templa and О err somewhat similar to the Doucin, ut less coarse methods of raising the most desirable types 
x я a and feathered. If the grower is looking for a : 
ium X Vuylstekeae), w: УВЕ (abf lus E sb 5 Sroor eee: 
rchased as a seedling in a batch from M. « ег” агронома Эне Ан we resorted 
5 M m: Messrs. filer," one would feel inclined to recommend At the outset of our experiences 4 feet 
Болак at Messrs. Protheroe and Mo is's Sale ^ either Type 5, the Improved Doucin, or the to planting out S stocks we received, / s 
пы; OO á ago. the species entering still — ue Type 4, Malus pumila.. apart, wit t between each row. Wen t 
into the composition of this variety in varying From the nurseryman’s point of view, un- ым them at 3 p^ with the rows 4 feet арат” 
degree are O. triumphans, O.. Pesca atorei, dm ы 
0. ылан. the Broad-leaved and the Improved These stocks were of average size for Wo orking: 
