list, which carries the record down to the yea 
of the commoner kinds of garden 
omitted. For instance, ther 
nerein, 
‘егі recommendation these 
several committees or otherwise, from the year 
1859 to en end of 1910, with the ex n 
purely florists' flowers certificated previous to 
1890, many of which, having been superseded 
and become obsolete, are omitted from this list 
They will, however, be found, if concurs in the 
mes lists publis hed in 1894 and in 1900.’ 
Cld time d serymen's catalogues are = 
interesting reading, and in that of the then 
minent firm of 3. Henderson and Son, W el. 
lington Road, St. John’s Wood, for the year 
1866, no fewer than 28 new varieties are listed, 
ие 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
TREES AND SHRUBS. 
X SALAMONII. 
As a wa Mom iree this Willow deserves a more 
tended notice than it has yet received, 
specially in localities lement for 8. 
Бән о. is a hybrid between that species 
and our native white Willow, 8. alba, and whilst 
it is not so pendulous in babit as S. babylonica, 
t ise y graceful, and has inherited the 
sreater hardiness of the other is also 
Jd "C of 
Plantiéres, near Metz, in 1869. The illuetzation 
in Fig. 94 is of a tree growing by the side of the 
lake at Kew, where there are also several others 
Fic. 04.—SALIX SALAMONII GROWING BY THE LAKESIDE AT KEW. 
seven of 1 being announced as узд 
varieties, the bars being recommended 
ding. It may be noted ко, the exhibition “kinds 
are priced aL 5s. eac e bedding o 
3s. 
Again, in the catalogue of Philip Ladds, then 
of Bexley Heath, for ie year 1868, no fewer 
than 52 c 
then: are ew, лиз, 
_ The chief English raisers were 
of Castle Bro ich, a very 
d by these PES S was 
ted with a. p gren oe than 
of t under 
most Sra s ent day 
stand. W. T. 
ле; 
silky 
af 8. be аси, Joiothér quality of 8. Sala- 
monii is that t чэч is retained until D - 
ber. The pho ph was taken late in Octo! 
when the common Oak had dropped most of its 
leaves. Notwithstanding this fact, it is o 
tke ear = to "am into leaf in spring; 
thus there few inely deciduous trees 
that are in full PERN bur so many months 
f the year as this Willow. W. J. Bean. 
Spring Horticultural Exhibition in Paris. 
—The 
spring Horticultural Exhibition which is bein 
the Soci 
arranged by été ано, Horton 
ture de France is to take place a dedos 
hom June 5 to The exhibition pr prom to bà 
interesting from ‘many points 
азб 26, ‚ 1918. 
Up LA SS ч 
à э 
-3 The Week s Work. 
SS 2) 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS, 
By W. MESSENGER, Gardener to Major J. w^ i" 
lve e Park Gardens, Ipswi 
Late  Vineries.—On vines in a 
houses, reduce the bunches to the required num 
ber and t the berries. Free ing valen 
to 
done very little timig is is gen 
e berries have been thinned once, subsequent 
eedless 
thinnirigs are necessary only remove 
berries and others that are даб Sudden out- 
ursts о ne after a du il t pell are liable to 
a fo. i 
mor "nings directly io» "temperature 
egin rise, increasing the amount of ventila 
tion gradually as the temperature he 
by the the sun has d 
is di E yin hich are in flower 
should have plenty of air whenever it is possibl 
t open th ventilators freely without 
danger from Ne draugh?s. o assist 
the berries to set give at Vis a sharp shake 
is or three umes durin $^ shy. setting 
e 
бот: fog 
and par a ог 
е free access of slight 
Endeavour espec ly » secure a good set of 
ries on the Жу of the оа setting ban] 
hapely ARA са he produced. 
" damp the paths, wells! and bor- 
ders during ihe afternoon and. again the last 
thing at night. 
raised fro 
—The fruits on plants seed 
cage! С 
elons, 
sown last December are rapidly 
: ане 
д 
The Sar camen at 
659 70°, and С 
day from to : i jl 
after closing the ho and giving 
a thoroagh syringi All laterals "ens 
two leaves а the ir 
allow an increase of tem: r 
when air may be admitted freely. 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
y Н. G. ALEXANDER, Orchi тоша Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir vm 
nears puc C.LE., Westonbirt, Gloucester 
Р to 
pe present is good tma 4 
repot any аон АР that аг Cn 
ided they need ho 
to bloom (a em 
ma 
and keep e КА 
w the rim of the pot. Begs 
тореш give the plants one good soaking 
