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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



^^'TOBEB 5, 1912 



Moonlight.— H.T. (Rev. J. H. Penvber- 

 ton). A perpetual-flowering cluster rose : 

 colour lenion-whitf , with golden stamens, 

 semi-?^ingle ; habit vigorous branching ; 



vitxorous, 



growth, three to lour foot. Silver-gilt 



Mo<lal, N.R.S., Koyal liotanic Gardens. 



Old Gold.— H.T.*(S. MeOredy and fck)n), 

 A decorative rose. Coloui* scarlet, orange 

 blooms, small but elegant, best in ^bud stage. 

 It is likely to be in niucli demand for table 

 <leooration, tlie<-oloiir Ix'ing so distinct and 

 attractive. The basket of this variety re- 

 mvchI an imanimous vote ; it was so well 



Tlu' <'\liit)it()r bas a larg(» num- 



Gold 



arrangi^d. 



b*'r i}\ [>la nt > \v<>\\\ wli u li i u < ut . 

 Medal, N.H.S.. Ko al Botanic Gardens. 



Queen ot ih*- M u>ks. -~ (Paul and Son). A 

 [)n'tt V <"Iusi*M- ros*'. ai>[)arently of ■dwarf 

 liaiiit. lii^lit pink scini-(U)ul)U» flowers. 

 Stlvei'-gilt MfMlal, N.I{.S.. Wi-si niiusti'r. 



Qu<M'i» Mtrv. v. (Alrx. l)i<kM)n and 

 Sf)n,N*). A sma I l-Hou nr tM I >r ni i- -. ingle <le- 

 (■<)rativ4^ ro^e. Sweetly |)ieity. Colour, 

 h)wer fiait of petals bright yellou . up])er 

 liall brilliaru insy-pink. In tonn it resriu- 



liles ;i rfiiii;i. Ilrdiit fre«\ lira Iieli i n^ . lil(M)nis 



eriM i . Silv M-i^ilt \I(m|;iI. N.H.S., Koval 



ft 



itotanii' (laiden 



A SOUTH BULB BORDER. 



There is infinite variety of interest to 

 be gained from the culture of delicate bul- 

 bous plants out of doors^ for not only are 

 the suitable species extraordinarily numer- 

 ous and beautiful, but experiments will 

 establish gardening records, by proving 



that many a greenhouse subject will sub- 

 mit to outdoor life in England if suitably 

 located and well treated. 



The best, in the sense of the widest 

 results, can be obtained in south coast 

 counties, but there are many inland places 

 where the conditions a re f a vo u r ab le . 

 Sometimes height above sea-level is the 

 advantageous circumstance, ensuring dry- 

 ness of winter atmosphere, las in many 

 parts of East Sussex, where myrtles, euca- 

 lyptus, and aralias flourish in the open. 

 Sheltered, warm valleys, how^ever, are also 

 a<tmirable localities, since a raised bed or 

 border can be adequately drained, and 

 the <-(>neentrated warmth will then be un- 

 niixtnl with evil. 



Hut in even an ordinarily genial 

 garden, neither in a seaside town nor a 



St. Helena 



\ud Sons). 



■I I .T. ( n*Mija!nin l{ 

 < *(»!(nir <li^tinet. 



. TI vM^-K 



Cant noted liealth resort, wonderful displays 



with 



pink flush, 

 wav of 



I 



> T 



a magnificent 



cream, 



nwrr of perfect shape in the 



Ios%iph Hill, high-]>oi Titer! cent le. 

 petals reflcxed. (}r<iwtli viii(H<inN. Shoiihl 

 prove nsot'nl to the <'\hil)iter of speeiinen 

 hh>oms. Tho ra iscr sta«i(«d a beautiful 

 twenty-four ho\ <tf it at S{)nthani|)ton, and 



tie u el' ;i r ( 'el< li(>^U'r hhoW. 



Gold Medal, N.H.S.. Suiithanipton. 



Sunhurst . II T. ( IN^i iiet -Ducher). Pro- 



hahly the atiraetivo rose of the year, 



as rxhiinted. Colotir a iletiiiile orange-\'el- 

 h>w. iiloonis of niediiiin <\yA\ puinti-d. pro- 

 duced on long f4M)tNtalk.s, Ihihil. usset n at 

 Lyons, robust an<i branchinLi. In the onen 

 the blooms of tlir (ir^I urewth an 

 lejnon. 



, vorin' almost whiu 

 vrmnd \ivo,\ \ \\ the i oloiir 



IS 



be gained from bulbous plants that are not 

 hardy, if a border " is devoted to them 

 against a south wall, and either a few out- 

 jutting evergreens, or a length of wall or 

 fenc(^ are arranged to give protection at 

 the two ends of the space. Racking south- 

 west winds always do harm, because they 

 come frequently in summer, tearing the 

 blossoms into strips, and bruising the foli- 

 age that is generally so attractive in the lily 

 family. East winds of spring are harmful 

 in other w^ays, checking the young growth, 

 nipping off the scarcely starting shoots, and 

 chilling the soil. But with a screen 

 afforded against each of these avind enemies, 

 th(^ south bulb border is certain to be a 

 .success ; the numher of species groM'n will 

 have to be determined by the local tem- 

 perature conditions. 



It is best to- start the border in August 



|)a le 

 <Mi the 

 <h'ep(M\ al- 



t hniii^h not >(> ri<-h as when <*iiltivat*Ml iiiuhM- 



^ '^^^ I* l^remisrs to lie oui* oF the best , --^ ^^^^«v.^ 



n. w loremn; n)sos. Silver-gilt Medal, September, as many hulbs can then be 



N.K.S.. IJoyal liotanic Gardens; Gold P^^^^ed, while the soil will be in a perfect 



3Iedal. N.K.S., Westminster. ^ ■• 



William (ooper.-H.T. (Hugli Dickson, - . - --^ , .^^.-...^^.^^ 



Lim.». A fine flower of deep rose colour! ^^^^ ww-manure, and half-portions of brick 



pointed, hornr on long, stiff stems, but not ""^"-'-^ " ' ^ - - 

 vi^rv (li.tin<t. Silver-gilt Medal, X.R.S., 



J K^^^x, oijii v> ui uf in a perrect 



state for the plantings of later months. 

 Equal portions of turfy loam, loaf-mould 



coarse 



lioyal Botanic Gardens. 



George Dickson, 

 and Son-), 



added 



H.T. 



Phi 



(Alex. Dickson 

 T-osr won its awaid, a 

 Gold Medai, at the X.H.S. >h()w at Tlver- 

 ston last year, ami therefore lies l)eyond 

 the scope of this artii le. Nevertheless, tho 

 rai>ers ra?i <-laiin for it a distinction that is 

 -eldom. if vvov, rea< he(l by u new see<lling 

 in so oarly a stag(> of its career—a distinc"^ 

 t'"ri of !)tMn- awarded this year two Silver 



Meditiv. <.no at Heuent's P:irk and the other 

 at Heifn >t, for tln^ hest hloom of any bviirid 

 tea \n tho exiiihition. IW namiim this'sinvl- 

 ling aft(^r their m u< h-respt- ted fatlu^r. Mr 

 GtMjr^o DieksfMK the " Sons " 

 considered it an extra good rose - a viiMv the 

 Avnter took of it some two or throe years 

 J'.uo. It is a magnificent well-built flower 

 of the Horace Vernet type, but distinct. 

 Lolour velvety-crimson. Growth 

 maidens 



vigorous. Without a doubt it 



hhes and such other subjects as like it. 

 Burnt earth ca-n be added if desired ; some 

 gardeners declare that most bulbs grow 

 more robustly w^hen spent hops are used 

 tor top-dressings, and ultimately hied in 

 but burnt earth seems admirable as a pre- 

 ventative of fungus trouble, which ds such 

 a danger to all bulbs. The elimination of 

 insect pests from the border is a matter 

 upon th(; necessity of which each planter 

 uiust decide for himself. 



A slight slope from the back of the 

 ground to the front is beneficial, ibut must 

 not be ^ffieient to render the edge portion 

 evidentlv <'^^'"P ; the back of a south border against 



a wall will invariably require much artifi- 

 cial watering as rains that reach it will be 

 tew. Jf the ground is edged by turf that 

 should slope ,al^; if by ti]e« or rockery 

 there should be fissures left through which 



one of the very best seedlings of 1911. 



Joseph H. Pembehton. 



on 



is 



Verbena Miss Willmot. — When 



properly treated this is a charming variety 

 for hnin? a few flower beds in the summer 

 time. Mildew is an enemy of the plants, and 

 will soon cripple them if thev are grown in 

 a shallow sod or in a draughty quarter. An- 

 other important point is the proper harden- 

 ing of the plants.— G. B. 



surplus moisture will pass through to flow 

 into cateh-drains in the path. A strip of 

 turf ;is the e<lgmg that best shows off 

 flowers. It should be freely watered with 

 a solution of carbolic powder or liquid not 

 strong enough to harm the turf, but to keen 



It from harbouring leather-jacket grubs ai.d 

 wirewwm. ° 



llie August plantings should include 

 treesias, autumn and winter crocuses col- 

 ohicums, and liliums in great variety; also 

 the spring star-flower, Tritelia uniflora, 



wdiite; and T. violacea, blue, striped with 

 violet, and Album neapolitanum, which will 

 form fine masses in earliest spring if got 

 in early. iMontbretias should be added to 

 the iborder directly the clumps have done 

 blooming, as divided hulbs planted then 

 give far finer results than if removed later 

 Tritonia rosea, known as the pink mont- 

 bretia, should not be forgotten. 



There should he a splendid flower show 

 in this portion of the garden during nine 

 months of the year, and a fair one through, 

 out the remaining three, for hellebores' 

 wdnter aconite, snowdrops, dicentras, Ro^ 

 man and Italian hyacinths, hepaticas,' Van 

 Thol tulips, Schizostylis coccinea, Chiono- 

 doxa, Anemone fulgens, irises, Anemone 

 appennina, and Anemone blanda, are all 

 suitable. 



While arranging for massed displays of 

 such flowers -as appear at inclement seasons 

 the gardener should yet devote his care 

 chiefly to the rare summer beauties that 

 would not live in a spot less favoured. 

 Ixias, bahianas, and sparaxis are of not^d 

 attractiveness ; larums of red, brown, pur- 

 ple, and greenish-white must not be 



omitted as they 



not 



very curious and hand- 

 some. Callas, falsely called arums, of 

 yellow and of white, may be bedded out for 

 summer, while varieties of agapanthus can 

 be kept out (altogether in. some places. 



Other beautiful hulbous plants that can 

 be tried are lalbucas, the largest, A. Nel- 

 soni, reaching a height of 3ft., and yield- 

 ing spikes of almond-scented w^hite blooms; 

 A. canaliculata, yellowy and A. fastigiata, 

 greenish-white, being 18in. growers. Al- 

 stromerias offer sfhades of orange, crimson, 

 yellow, rose, and d lush-white. Bloomeria 

 aurea gives plentiful yellow blossoms on 

 long stems, w^hen the Scarlet Twin-flower, 

 (Bravoa geminiflora), wdl also be gay. The 

 Roman Squill (Bellevallia roniana), blue, 

 rose, and hrown-shaded ; Bessera elegans, 

 with pendant bells of cerise; Anomathecn 



A. 



cruenta, scarlet- 



the whit^ 



grandiflora, crimson 

 crimson ; Butterfly tulips, 

 Cooperias, Geissorhiza Roehensis, blue with 

 crimson blotches; and Ixiolirions, are other 

 charming novelties of medium height. 



Gladioli, kniphofias, Hyacinth us candi- 

 cans and innumerable irises wiill give tall, 



Pancratiums are exceed- 



(Hymenocallis) 



of yellow 



has 



elegant growth 



P. 



ing oeautirui, especia 

 Daphne. Crown Imperials are 

 and orange-red. Eucomis punctata 

 white autumn flowers, marked with rose, 

 2ft. stems. Three feet high are the 



on 



stalks of Cypella platensis, one of the nost 

 genuinely azure - blue, yellow - centred 

 flow^ers. Crinums rank with Lilium aura- 

 tum among ibulbous giants. For shade- 

 loving hulbs, such as fritillarias and Deg's 

 Tooth violets, nooks should !be arranged 

 betw^een groups of tall subjects. 



Mulching the bulb horder with cocoanut- 

 fibre refuse in earliest spring wiill do much 

 to hasten and protect growth as well as to 

 show off the blooms and prevent mud- 

 splashes. Green-painted sticks only should 

 be employed. M* H. 



Ilex crenata.— As 



distinct littl-e 



evergreen for a small garden, this Japanese 

 species of holly can be well recommended. 

 It forms a compact, freely-branched hush 

 very effective when not more than a yard itt 

 height. The leaves, only about half an inch 

 in length, are ovate lanceolate in shape, with 

 a decided point, and markedly serrate 



green tint. There is a variegated variety 

 whose leaves are prettily marbled with gold, 

 and another, Fortunei, with rounder leaves 

 and a rather more vigorous habit of growth. 

 B^iug perfectly hardy. Ilex crenata can be 

 safely planted "^where space is limited.— W. 



