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November 23, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



901 



If this, or any other of the Transparent 

 section of the R^ine Claude family be 

 planted in the open, there is always a ten- 

 dency to hixnriant growth of a non-prod nc^ 

 tive character. Transparent Gage (the 

 type) will ripen in pots at aibout the same 

 season. Then we have Coe's Golden Di*op 

 and Eeine Claude de Bavay as well as Late 

 Transparent, and^ last of all, Ickworth Im- 

 peratrice. 



President, though not a high-class des- 

 sert plum, is, under pot culture, much im- 

 proved, and it is at the same time of 

 splendid appearance. Late Orange is also 

 well worthy of notice by reason of its excel- 

 lent cooking qualities as well as for 



as ror its 



appearance. Primate^ as a late cooking 

 plum, is one of the best to grow. 



From the standpoint of mere sixe, as 

 contrasted with quality, I do not recom- 

 mend any variety. To those who may con- 

 template starting to grow some phmis in 

 pots, my advice is: do -not lose any time. 

 Only such trees should now be purchased 

 as have been potted this autumn, for only 

 under exceptional circumstances is it ad- 

 visable to pot so late as the end of 

 November, James Hudson, V.M.H, 



Gunnersbury House Gardens. 



KNIPHOFIAS. 



Formerly regarded exclusively as autumn- 

 flowering subjects, Kniphofias (or Tritomas) 

 now enjoy a much more extended season, as 

 the majority of the newer varieties flower 

 in advance of the older kinds, and are also 

 charact-erised by greater refinement, both 

 in the habit of the plants and the colour 

 of the flowers. Their only weakness is 

 that they are susceptible to the evil influ- 

 en ce of ex:cessive damp in winter, to 

 counteract which they should be planted in 

 well-drained soil, not directly under trees, 

 but in a position fully open to sun and air. 

 It is also advisable to place some protective 

 material, such as dry bracken, around the 

 crowns in October, in order to minimise the 

 effect of damp. 



The older kinds of kniphofia, when fully 

 established, produced their spikes in such 

 marvellous quantities that they stood out 

 in bold relief, and the effect these stately 

 subjec^ts produced this last autumn was 

 brilliant in the extreme, the orange flame 

 of the flowers having fellowship with the 

 autumn tints that suffuses the leaves of 

 arborescent vegetation. 



While Kniphofias show to excellent ad- 

 vantage in borders or l)e(Is. as perennial 

 subjects and also adaut tluMuselves for 



adaj)t 

 shrubs, 



thev "[iroduce 



grouping among 



unique effects when inter-groTiped ^viih bam. 

 hoos, phormiums, yuccas, niusas, and plants 

 of similar character, and tlie result is parti- 

 cularly satisfactory if carried out on a 

 broad scale. A simple yet effective a r ran le- 

 nient is to group them in wide borders 

 ^ith varieties of Michaelmas daisies 

 (asters). In either arrangement the mini- 

 mum disturbance is offered to the roots, 

 whieh always resent intei ferenc<» during the 

 dormant season. Kniphofias should only 

 he planted while the ground is fairly warm. 

 Early in autumn and late in spring are the 

 two best seasons for •carrying out this work. 

 ^The varieties of Kni])lu)fia are numerous. 

 K. uvaria, the o]<l garden form, givis a 

 variety name-d nobilis that is one of the 

 grandest si^^hts in the autunin garden when 

 in flowei 

 red. 



the spikes are brilliant orange- 



and attain a height of some six fret, 



linglv 



with growth tliat \s i'oi resjiont 



'*ous. K. caub's:'cnN is u <listinct sjuvics. 

 flowerinf]^ during early nntunui. tiii^ tOlinm^ 

 being very glaucous. an<l t Iw^ ll(t\\-<M-s lod 

 and greenish-vollow. K.< itrina is a <lwarr 



heads of pale lemon colour. K. Lemon 

 Queen is a seedling from the last-named, 

 most refined in habit, w^ith spikes of lemon- 

 yellow flowers. K. corallina grows to a 

 height of 2^ feet, and produces spikes of 

 coral-red flowers in great abundance. K. 



coloured hybrid, the flowers being amber 

 and soft vellow on two-feet stems ; it is one 

 of the most distinct of the late summer- 

 flowering kinds. K. Torchlight blooms in 

 summer, having rith orange-scarlet flowers 

 on three-fe<*t stems. K. Star of Baden- 



Macowani only attains a height of 18 inches, Baden is a distinct shade of bronzy-yellow. 



PLUM PRESIDENT. 



A finely-fruited specimen of this 

 and Co.. of Maidstone, at one of 



valuable 



the Royal 

 present antunui. 



late plum, exhibited by 

 llorticultura] S.u'ietv" 



Messrs. G. Bunyard 

 shows during" the 



an<l bears bright eoral-re<] flowers in pro- 

 fusion. K. Nelsoni is a dwarf, autumn- 

 llowiM-ing kind, with spik*>s of brigbt orangt^ 



colour. K. liiil'iis. Lii'nws IM) iix-lu's 



ini( 



*iununer-fl(»\\oring 



kind, with .siiia 



liigli, an<l lia.-N n«'at s|)ik<\s, coloni-iHl lenmn. 

 orange, and innl. K. SoltaltTri^ a palc- 



K. John Bi^nary has fl nver.s of brilliaiit re<l 

 and <iianut'-ven(»\v nii tlirot'-l.Mn >trrits. in 

 autunin ;^ aiul K. olu-lisqur has massive 

 .s|.ikev,»t ; b!.;nie-yel!o\v l!n\v(M's (in fonr-fcot 



.stems in autumn. 



Cmu^ilt*' ( oui't Cartirns. 



TuoMAs Smith. 



