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THE GARDENERS 
ра. while prov нае generous display which 
public Чеш». 
“р e great herb 
us border is certainly too 
bcr umm without bier ni the amenities of the 
в the Committee has shown wisdom in its 
REPORT ON THE Doae ALTERATION OF FLOWER 
EDS. 
The First Commissioner of » 
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Sır, —In mene cance ‚ЖИП instructions 
mittee mee at Ham 
D. 
he Com 
салы. of going over 
the [e m I the soa ч Lionel а 
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him the рше of the Conference of Local 
Authorities over which he presided. On t 
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ques met оа id discussed the whole 
e Committee desire to express their appre- 
ium x, bo as age care that has tage еп з» n 
b ent in considerin 
ol the tt ‘ature à d the Gardens, sud ia rio 
“recommend that the 28 beds in the cir- 
r retained as 
suggestion that 
paid to the plantations 
beyond the canal, and cher recommend that the 
bise as of banks 0 bt canal be distinctly pre- 
own lawn on the Palace 
side i: чено е е water-line without in 
ion 
recommend that the: "shrubs on the f 
t 
plan: ra, Spiraea, and 
Вах гадә peltata, e. and that the water ar ue 
canal be ke ep: scrupulous usly clear, with aq 
коеш їп 
е тсе nce of opinion among the Com 
айы was found to exist as to the advisability 
pe qe agen of the great herbaceous border, 
, after a very full ae С 
a nable do recommend the wide ening of this 
border, but pode recommend that the plants be 
confined e n" to "s. herbaceous 
plants г and bul 
cussion 
of the East quentes i Pas approve ak row 
omission of veg v geni side of t ш 
апа of i the walk а nd ro 
ain, as, in t 
the general effect is ier diocl by the 
omission of these beds; but, in order to relieve 
what has поа. roten the somb: e 
i of t 
the middle e pe ве: to the 
bocas agir) eg of Yew trees there, the Committee 
mmends that io with suitable flowering 
plants pa placed ced the oval basin in the 
entre Moe. о have been done in William 
Mar Mary 
They E ind. in order to meet the 
А дене ees flowers, a at the first 
ce rallel the alk be 
hat econ nd row 
a ned A бав Pg E. 
of th ved in the f 
mi that the Sedo s peor his dioi ee 
shru ip d fres] EP -bop correspond 
5 tse the 1 fro 
, the оной иц ‘strongly recommend 
that ane Yews be replaced th out the 
Pus of er East бсан 
Саг 
у a hope that this may shortly be popes 
ы ска k A me Po md Garden, the 
e centre ier "first 
platean be relaid p sed ical level as shown 
‚ and that the grass on 
creased in E that the 
tha 
u be in 
f the бал be retained, and 
removed. 
3 t nts ubs on the 
middle plateau would add to Mie нав апа 
beauty of the Garden, and that the condition of 
the Garden should revert as far as possible to 
the original in п. 
ře are, Sir, yours faithfull 
Sgd.) Аѕто dp m 
ELL ae 
F. A. S. 
EnNEsT w 
Rost. W. WALLACE 
W. Warson. 
HaRorp A. PETO 
GLADIOLUS PRIMULINUS. 
Ir may be desirable to place on record, befor: 
I oes forgotten, the facts connected with 
the group ioli, as 
it Baden ome of the Tost фаш апа 
decorative, fora rs at present gro 
uring the hike sepa of iui етен rail- 
may IN cross the gorge of the 
obtain 22 
a ga rdener, Mr. Townsend kindly sent, 
in 1802, four corms, by post, to Wi ейп Sie 
% wing what 
no t they were, he was unable 
to tos clue о the treatment they 
required , however, the me from - 
tral pore and were ther rom ,accustomed to 
heat, to ost continual moisture f the 
Victoria Falls, my Head Gardener Mr. John 
Ri and I [ decided that would afford 
them a high tempe d T 
On December 1, 1903, were rewarded by 
the РК of three or Maas spikes of bloom 
of a delicate and beautiful form, with leaves 
very ғ to those oi Montb 
utter yellow, self coloured 
five petals, the centre ры of whi 
down or depressed, formin 
ns and t 
, Si 
er, ünd a letter was P opgi? back from 
_ kenileman of which the following is 
ke 
ЕЯ Dude: 1 1903.—Your | 
which could not 
en sent, not o = 
to Kew, but to the 1 Physic Garden at Chelsea 
_the > geen Garden idg 
ving 
given AR р 
нөө кч їп "The azine, Se 
tember 3, 1904, e the name of Gladiolds 
Maid of the Mist: in the Botanical 
Magazine, t. 8080 (June. ‚ 1906). 
CHRONICLE. 
[SEPTEMBER 6, 1919. | 
empts were made at once to hybridise he 
p x crossing it with Gladiolus gandavensis 
and others, and in ее s some of 
most beautiful plants resulted,the flowers rangin 
from pure ү yl or ith rich 
mine, reds, m tints, and othe 
with yellow ons ае bois red. 
interest fact that the hooded petal is retain 
and that ae E yellow of ide tag: ET н 
is the Fi a aaa colour, add greatly 
beauty р the flow 
The vigour and mie sique of the English varie 
ties were imparted to the following generations 
with the result that certain plants have grown 
i feet. 
den; a few spikes in a suitable vase, pla 
the centr a table, h electric light falling 
on them, form an exquisite picture, and f 
e commencement 
ioli. 
From the above it will be seen that a period 
of seventeen ‚еш, has elapsed rom the date 
of discove Francis Fox, Alyn Bank, 
imbledo E 
HOME CORRESPONDENCE. 
(The Editors. do not hold corse bene for th 
opinions expressed by ondents.) 
Does the Potato Sport оны months ago 
informed you that my Potato, which $ con 
sidered was likely to ah a ‘‘sport,” had be 
sent kirk, with a view to discove! 
whetner it could be as of an existing g 
so. e eavour | iled 
er se robably Mr. До 
have some interesting facts to report T 
his Potato * 5. Jackson, Мену. 
Scented- caved Pelargonium. 
ewe a pow ing enthusiasm 
scented-ie; ar 
—] am pleased 
in the cultivation 
plan 
compost. P ispu: 
шер. ps needing a little more с 
varieties, amply rep 
Ша а іп ту оріпіоп 
sweetest of scented-lea plants, 
leaves. set on slend 
the growths most useful for association wit 
me e d foli 
addit. the pot-po 
Apetorpe Hail deg: Peterborough, 
of the 
Saunders Е she had studied pa methods purs 
the Lothian growers of East Lothia 
r seed, although she does not гері 1 
question it - evident from her letter (see p. 11 
that She h S ENTM edge tem 
rcs at of Pre 
T. qe rlooked the hat 
raisers of mut Lothian Stock 
ave outclas е © 
wing es," and 
growers would never be satisfied with an aver 
of 56 to 5 т cent. of double seedlings 
can rely upon 90 per беш . of doubl 
upon 
and secure this by a 
sae нее Банн 
growers e their percentages upon f^ 
fend. - Ses orm but on the sp e 
