SOLDANELLA. 
Tur genus Soldanella consists of only four 
species, a well-marked variety in the Transylva- 
1 natural hybrids. 
nian pyrolaefolia, and two 
These plants are all peculiar to the mountain 
regions of the middie and south o Zurope. The 
four species fall naturally into two groups. the 
distinctive character being in the length of the 
style. In thé alpina and mont gr 
style is shorter than the corolla. he 
tinction is that in the former two speci pete 
flower ee bear w hile i 
ore flowers, 
so ап у. 
е flov 
All the Soldan ellas may be well- 
drained, moist soil, and they peat d: "of sun- 
Fic. 88.—SOLDANELLA MONTANA; 
shine. They do not ^n well in the drier parts 
of this country, because a meisture-laden atmo- 
sphere is essentia their successi x ea 
Sphagnum-moss waived with the soil nich 
they are planted has proved of great assistance 
задм 
е spring. 
арт throughout 
is О ral and South em 
elevation of from 
distinguished by its pairs 
entire leave way sparsely toothed, with two 
drooping lobe t the base. The stems шак t 
a height of 3 зау or more, and 
three fringed, violet coloured, ee Pratis 
THE GARDEN ERS 
There 
in April and May. is a beautiful white 
osoren variety ‘of bna plant in cultivation 
S. MONTANA (see fi ). "This species is 
outa. AA the Alps r A tiis and pu Em 7 
at an elevation of from 3,000ft. to It 
is a stronger ‘growing plant than 8. Ei with 
reun¢ re or less crenate leaves, which are 
often purple on the underside. The 78 iach сару 
мар June. 
This plant is 
ihe of Central 
elevation of from 5,000ft, to 
sma. а with minute 
rer iform leaves, that are slightly crenate. 
stems are Sane 3 гуайг high, and bear sol 
reddish-violet flower hese are narrow, long, 
and fringed for actu one-third of their length. 
FLOWERS VIOLET-BLUE. 
S. MINIMA, This, the smallest of the Soldan- 
ellas und, on the limestone Alps of Eastern 
Switzerland, Tyrol, and na Carpathians, at an 
a fro m 6, 000% T.0001t. The leaves 
ound, very tall 2 че d 4 
usilla. The 
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ki 
‘mye 
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Є 
fo 
e between S. alpina and FM pusilla. 
S. хаалга is a form of S. alpina with 
orbicular leaves and tall gaat stems. .W. Т. 
CHRONICLE. 
Арап, 19, 1919. 
FLOWER GARD 
EN. 
rl of STRAFFORD, 
TH 
Ву Н. ManxnmaM, Gardener to the Ea 
Wro shora Park, Barnet, EENES 
Ў; Zi .— болу d of 
these АНы іп 1 drained pans or shallow 
boxes filled with a sweet, sandy com pressed 
rather firm. Sow seeds evenly and not too 
thickly, press them into the soil and cover them 
with fime, sandy soil. Give a gentle watering, 
stind ‘the pans in a little warmth ғ cover 
them ‘with squares glass and {рег until the 
ee o appear, 
be gradually remov 
Hard y An —If the sowing of hardy 
angues has cn d elayed the seeds should be 
so rthw ү ге 
A no ry 
coming through the aa shouid be carefully pro- 
tected from both slugs and s 
Perennials.—Border Philoxes and uid hardy 
perennial planted Tate yet careful attention 
ntil ' they become thor ughly established. 
Water the roots a o intervals in dry 
меаф} and w or slugs a r pests 
Jse the hoe freely, especially amongst plants 
1 to ca 1 дгѓаее 
ase larger буе би gos “the pists at an 
wth 
early sta xe of g 
Dah old Da md тан 
been s diu thei 
our in cold 
Place them + ther з 
fne е ой Ба даза nes the roots. 
-have not yd 
set, them 
the mps à ring and keep 
the daran rua lis. sur M iq till the арте 
shocts appear, when more air dS ld ad- 
mitted. Dahlias require a de or kad soil 
and one that is thoroughly dried with 
manure. The pists should be ready for putting 
out by the end of Ма 
Bedding Pla -All bedding plants raised 
either from “eating or seeds should be g:ven 
eareful attention о t allow the plants to 
remain a bay рене ег than is necessary either in 
the cutting boxes or seed pans 
HE — EN. 
Ву James E. Нат N BRENNAND, 
riae зек 
Garden 
Esq гвалту га г Ode 
it is best to wa 
ings 5 
thes ha e to soak through the soil as 
the hot sun reaches the border. W here мазе 
ing ап едо е ате done systematically ага 
constantly, ed trees are seldom attacked by а t 
spider, and many dibus insect pests are P 
away 
Fruit. — Thi 
Trees Dropping their 
Cherry 
tonbe often arises from unsuitable mius 
he ts th 
are 
remedi ed in the autumn. Wh n the trees 
