December 14, 1912 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



953 



Plants for the Moraine," and " Michael- 



4, __ ' 



mas Daisies.' The Flora and Fauna of 

 Wisley are discussed, there is a siiggestion 

 for a Burbidgean Medal to be awarded to 

 the most successful student of the year 

 {Mr. F. W. Burbidge was an old Chiswick 

 man), and there are some delightful letters 

 from members far from home, the one en- 

 titled ''Eastward Bound'' being especially 

 entertaining. 



New Open Spaces for Finch- 

 ley. — At the monthly meeting of the 

 Middlesex County Council it was reported 

 ihat in the whole of Finchley there was 

 •only one public pleasure ground, and the 

 "Council decided to provide one-fourth of 

 the cost of purchasing two open spaces in 

 the district. One of these is in North 

 Finchley, and has an area of 28 acres ; the 



cents of one-storey cottages, each having 

 about a tenth of an acre behind, and a 

 plot in front. The centre of the crescent 

 is to be phinted with shrubs. Tliis garden 

 village marks a now departure in Scottish 

 coUierv villac»;es, and there are nianv col- 

 liers who have hitherto been unable to own 

 a garden who will apprecia^te the arrange- 

 ments being made by the Fife Coal Com-' 

 pany. A number of colliers are keen 

 gardeners, and these will be glad of an 

 opportunity of indulging in their hobby. 



AN OCTOBER^FLOWERING 



SNOWDROP. 



Although unknown to the vast majority 

 of gardens, the autumnal-flowering snow- 



The illustration shows how pretty a group 

 of Galanthus Olga^ appears, either in the 

 open or in a pot. It has done well in 

 gardens in several paits of the country, and 

 l)loomed most satisfactorily in October and 

 November last, and only the other <lay tho 

 writer had a letter from the owner of a 

 C'heshire garden wlierc Siunvdr<>i)s are spt^ 

 <*ialiso<}, and where (Jalanthus Olga? has 



been very beautiful. 



Tliis Snowdrop should be plant<^l early, 



and it will give much })leasure witli its 

 •hanniug Howers. which arc practically re- 

 plicas of our common sn()w<lrop. (ialanthus 

 nivalis. Some of tlu^ ])lants of (i. 01ga\ 

 howovo!*. ha\e the green delta-fthai)ed mark 

 at tbo base of tln^ inner segments pro- 

 longt^l into a j^ii^en blotch <-<)vi'ring the 

 greater ]>art of I lie st^gment. I'liis w<)uld 



THE OCTOBER -FLOWERING SNOWDROP 

 IVTr G. Reutlie at the second of the two m^eeti 



TH 



OLG.E) 



in November last 



other abuts on Long Lane, and comprises 

 15 acres. The cost of the land is £11,721 

 10s. Jrd., and the local Coiincil will contri- 

 bute three-fourths of the total cost. 



A New Garden Villag^e in Scot- 

 land — The Fife Coal Company, m pro- 

 viding housing accommodation for the col- 

 liers in conn(\ti()n with tlieii^ new colliery 

 at Valleyfield. near Culross, Fifeshire, have 

 arrangcfl for the construction of a village 



drop 

 tion of 



is well deserving of the considera- 



those who admire the chaste 



^*(;arden City'' ..... .... 



^'apital one, and practically sui rounds the 

 old mansion of Valley field, the historic 

 home of tlu^ Vrt^ston family, and is in a 

 part of S<'()tland noted for its mild climate 

 for a shire on the oast coast. The 



Galanthus in all its form.s. They are very 

 beautiful flowers indeed, and, although 

 -some scorn these snowdrops as unseason- 

 able, they are not so, as in their native 

 haunts they bloom as early as here, if not 

 earliei", and present a most charming ap- 

 pearame when at their best- 



For some tinu^ the beautiful Galanthus 

 lines. Tho site is"a Olg^e, <liscovered first by Orphanides on 



villag(^ 



IS grouped beside the main road, which is 



"to be laid out for business premises. Ad- . . 



Jacent to these are to be a series of cres- produced in several gardens this autumn. 



Mount Taygetus, in Greece, has \m^vw ]u :ic- 

 tically lost to cultivation, an<l could not 

 be found by those searchiiig for it on its 

 nativo mountain. Lately, however, it has 

 (M id(Mitlv b(\ni rt'-(l i>('o\ tM f'd and a some- 

 what plctitiful supjily has reached thisroun- 

 trv. From these bulbs flowers have been 



point to its being possibly of hybrid 

 origin. 



\\\ interesting point yet follows, and this 

 is whether the plants of Galanthus Olgae 

 will retain their autumn-flowering habit 

 when cultivated for some years in British 

 garclens. The subject, though interesting, 

 e:ninnt be pursued at present, but it may 

 l)e said that the Greek Snowdrops on the 

 lower grounds do not bloom until spring, 

 while those on the mountains flowers in 

 antunui. 



It is w(^ll worth while, however, to pro- 

 cure Galanthus Olg^e, if nrily tor the benefit 

 of one or more seasons of autnnuial tlower- 



It is an exquisite little flower, and a 



It is described 



gem of the purest M'ater. 

 in Boissier's ^* Flora Orientalis. 



1 1 



S. Arnott. 



