May i4> 



1898. 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



. M«r*z Ficus elastica, both green and variegated forms ; Pandanus Veitchi, 

 ^f Sured; Asparagus plumosus and A. p. nanus — 



rfMShed ; Bambusa gracilis, and Selaginella Kraussiana, 

 5P n in Shallow pans and just now in fine condition. Asparagus plui 

 P ° kTblv well here, and in two pits and one long house it seeds freely, so that 



Araucaria excelsa, 



the latter 

 mosus does 



Wor k for the W eek 



COOL ORCHIDS. 



P°T Mv we n here, and in two pits and one long house it seeds freely, so that Fire heat should now be disnenc^ ;„ *u 1 u 



ITS IvJSsecd both to home growers and to continental and American nights, such as we are ha5in?SS t S rim J nf *?■ T *W Cold 



Mr ' JLen the fronds, too, develop finely, and are marketed freely. A few be afforded, opening the 3es a K?ufe Z W " g ' 7^ ht ? heat should 



nurserymen , tne nuu , > r /> „ n ii prh - n n will fnrm * rhino- *vJ J1_:A ^? lves . a llttIe ln the evening, and closing them a^ain fircf 



DU r« on choice caladiums, of which Mr. Iceton has a rare collection, will form a 

 ndusion to this brief notice. For many years all the best and newest varieties 

 ha -e been obtained and well grown and coloured, so that now those in search of 

 choice and new forms will find at Putney Park Lane an almost unique collection. 

 \ few of especial note and now developing quickly are Pres. de la Devansay, 

 richly coloured ; Runura, a silver and green form with distinct foliage, in which 

 the basal lobes are missing ; Silver Cloud, a beauty, and well named ; La 

 Lorraine, now becoming fairly well known; Guill Mar, of a light, transparent 

 pinky shade with dark purple veins, very choice ; Rio de Janeiro, pale transparent 

 rose; Rayon d'Or, one of the best greeny-gold forms ; Imperatrice Teresa, white 

 and pink with deep purple veins ; Mrs. W. Iceton, creamy yellow with whitish 

 blotches, very handsome ; Princess Olga, deep crimson ; Princess of Teck, 

 carmine centre surrounded by greenish-yellow ; Her Majesty, golden green with 

 deeper veins ; Roncador, deep green and spotted with white ; Flamont Rose, a 

 blunt-pointed German variety, crimson veins and deep rose shading "and mottlings ; 

 LeonSaye, a variety that has shown some remarkable reversions and variations ; 

 Sir Henry Irving, large white centre with green mottled margins ; Lady North- 

 cote, Mrs. J. McLeod, quite new ; Lord Derby, Lady Moseley, and Donna 

 Carmen Macedo. Besides all the other interesting matter to be found at Putney 

 Park Lane, and the quantity and quality of everything growing there, the nurseries 

 of Mr. Iceton are well worth a visit, if only for a sight of these beautiful cala- 

 jms, mostly represented by medium-sized plants. 



Narcissus at Valleyf 



Pe 



The proprietor of this establishment, Alexander Cowan, Esq., has long 

 been known as a collector of these handsome spring-flowering plants, and 

 an enthusiastic cultivator. The collection of narcissi is a large one, and 

 the genus is well represented in all its sections, from the older varieties 

 down to the new seedlings. The garden lies in an interesting district in 

 the valley of the Esk, and is reached by a quick service of trains on the 

 North British Railway, being about fifteen miles out of Edinburgh. On 

 the way we pass the pretty and historical districts of Rosslyn and Haw- 

 thornden, both popular with visitors to Edinburgh. The garden lies in 

 the valley, and although not of large dimensions is of varied interest, and 

 m close contact with large paper works, of which this genial proprietor is 



m^A h P e 1 nteri ?£ the garden of late one was at once presented with a 

 pnd display of yellow tints from the large quantities of daffodils grow- 



SLfen^ M?°Sv u 6 flat gro S!? d ' where the y have been cared f or by the 

 and S , . S * lllm Ston. The greater quantity of the newer kinds 



EL ?n uK 5? W ap £ ear t0 be » rown systematically in beds, in 



they are easily attended to. The 



Itondsom 



Weardale Perfection, 



er 



grower, and 

 One of the most telling 



Uram a rWf* r ~ T — ' r ■ « CA F cll * lv c piam ; near Dyis J. B. M. 



a EStSSrSnf^ l89 /' V S d ? m l wel1 ' bein £ of a bold habit, with 



JZFStit iSSi ? Lad y Somerset is a tall — > 



for BrowJn rei "arkable twist in the perianth. 



dump a varTor £ ^S^ 8 of W , e stminster ' whi <* is here in a 

 i i^s a Leeds? form t? d cons P icu °^ among the whole 



an orange^inte J v5l *** t* white in the perianth, 



*Wand g 0O c v ar etv olth. P " de Graaf is alsoa dis " 



*<*us is Tin flvouTher, J me ^ and i a , te ^ flowering. Barri Con- 

 — _.»vour here as elsewhere, while others of this 



Wilson 



section 



pure wnite perianth, the cup, edged with a 



^^a?soV:|^ V, c l^ lo s !" klng effeC ' 1 Ma "" Ce Vil ™™' » 



thing in the S^^^^ £ ?g ^ 



to allow the t^M^^^r^ ° f COl< l WGather P revail k is far ^ttei 



sun heat no* & ^g^^lZ^^ ^ u ^ mUCh ^ The 

 houses as cool as notiS, • g u ? y shading will be necessary to keep the 



foot or so above ^ 4 ^^ y dme ; aU the blinds should be raUed a 



and so S^icSL ?1 e 'nn US & g °° d ° f air t0 P^ 5 b ^eath, 



be as tK ? th f SU ? Up ° n glaSS ' The shadin g ^ 



outside rondiHnncT f ^ has ' Iost lts P ower in the afternoon. When the 

 ever^ TL^S *** ^ ****** the should be freely used, damping down 



soft water fSfiS advantage after a day's hot sunshine, taking care to use 



dis in^t and ^ T ^ US P ldatum *anthogIossum now in flower is a very 

 distinct and brilliantly coloured orchid ; it has long branching racemes of golden 



fhfib te^l^^?^ bdng bl0tched with &^h^?1S 

 rt J P 7 A a ,arg \ reddls h-brown blotch at the base ; plants of this after 

 passing out of flower should have a little of the old materia cLJfulh r pickrf aJf 

 i?SSriS S * K ^^«l*aBnnm moss. Cymbidium lE and* 



or ton ^:JS e - ha ? their fl .° Wer S P ikes removed ^ shou,d now be repotted 

 S£5; r ^? re ^^ed using the same kind of compost as advised in a former 



S SS/i, % r T tb ^ ^ pkntS Sh0uld receive thorough soaking of water 

 «»S % 6 5011 a , b °o Ut their r ° 0tS ' but after this ve *y littIe wkter will be needed 



SlfeK 11 baV K I 800 ? ^ W ° f the Com P° st ' when more should be P^en. 

 On bngh days 1 will be beneficial to syringe these plants night and morning, but 



care must be taken not to allow the water to lodge in the partially developed 

 growths, or injury may follow. Oncidium tigrinum is now commencing to grow 

 after a long rest, and a little new material should be given, consisting of equal 

 parts of peat and moss ; water should be given sparingly until the flower spikes 

 make their appearance m the young growths, when a more plentiful supply will 

 be needed until the bulbs are made up. 



Plants of Dendrobium infundibulum and its variety, Jamesianum, are now 

 commencing to root freely, and new material should now be afforded them, re- 

 potting or top-dressing as each particular case demands, using a compost of equal 

 parts of peat and moss. Pot-shaped teak-wood baskets should be used, as 1 find 

 these dendrobes root more freely in them than in pots or pans. Anguloa Clowesi 

 and A. Ruckeri are now growing freely, and should have a plentiful supply of 

 water, with an occasional dose of weak liquid cow-manure ; the leaves should be 

 frequently sponged, to keep them free from scale and red spider. Lycaste cruenta 

 and L. aromatica are showing flower buds from around the base of the new 

 growths, and any of the plants that require repotting are best attended to at this 

 stage, for, like anguloas, if left until blooming is over, the new growths will be 

 far advanced and probably be checked ; these plants require a liberal supply of water 

 during the growing season.— E. Shill, New Hall Hey Gardens. 



STOVE PLANTS* 



Young plants of crotons, ixoras, dracamas, &c , which it is desired to grow 

 into specimens in the shortest possible time, must be shifted into larger pots 

 directly they have filled the previous pots with roots. Should they be left too long 

 in the small pots growth becomes restricted, and do what you will afterwards it is 

 impossible to obtain that necessary free growth. Too large shifts are not advisable, 

 as, unless the watering is very carefully attended to, disaster will ensue ; small 

 and frequent is the better policy— in this case, there is not so much danger of sour 

 soil. Pot up successional batches of gloxineas, tydaeas, achimenes, &c, and afford 

 stimulants to those showing their flower buds, giving either diluted liquid or an 

 occasional surface sprinkling of some good artificial fertiliser. Any variety of 

 gloxinea, of which it is desired to increase the stock, may be readily propagated 

 by means of the leaves. Cut those leaves which are fully developed, sever the 

 midrib in several places, and lay them underside down on the surface of pots or 

 pans of sandy soil. It is necessary to keep the cut surface in contact with the soil 

 by means of small stones laid on the leaf, or by thin wire pegs ; place in a propa- 

 gating case, but do not keep too close or moist else damping will occur. Should 

 all go on well, in a few weeks a bulbil will form in each place where the midrib 

 was severed. Seedlings of gloxineas, saintpaulia, didymocarpus, tyd^a, and 

 other things, which were pricked off* into pans a few weeks ago, should be potted 

 off singly directly their leaves touch in the pan. Push forward the propagating of 

 poinsettias and euphorbias, taking daily those cuttings which are fit— cuttings that 

 are more than four inches long I do not favour ; three to four inches is a suitable 



I r — uciiiKS 01 a dam n^f-pL-- r xt die mure uia.ii iuui mtiiw * j " — , v. . 



^ and the picture of v\ „ pat ^ s °} ^-.scoticus plenus were at their length ; insert singly in thumb pots of sandy soil, and plunge in a brisk bottom 



suiting their r^mi™ ' thei i', s,t i uatl °n upon this cool slope evi- heat. While keeping up a moderate amount of atmospheric moisture arouna the 



?** v «ry conspicuonS } l " * M adame de Graaf is a large variety c«"ings beware of damp ; this can be obviated to a certain extent by allowing the 



SnowfiS u g a, ? e . d a firs t-class certificate in i8q6 Mr? ' , " f "'"~ f " '* anA ' w n(p * rh other in thc "* : dampintr Sm Y commences 

 Coldrmv. *n e ' Milner, a verv dwarf „„j i V*r.n- 



when two or more leaves overlap 



ander 



Mid v, r rV 1 



&the ^Iny ba d n a ff nH°r red with U ^ 

 iSktened b7, & affod 'i s are revelling. 



as we pass. Of the in- 

 ng extremely strong here, and those 

 th, Lulworth, and Mabel Cowan, 

 carried out extensively, and the site 



wnen two or more icavcsuvcua^ v.«w* • - — — ■ — * • 



with roots, not allowing them to stand long in one pot until they are placed in the 

 largest size they are to be allowed. We have only three var.et.es which we keep 



. & . r'.. .^.1 .i.„. Unn femur tnt m thumb-Dots for dinner-table 



to propagate from cuttings, these being favourites in thumb-pots for di 

 decoration: the remainder we raise from seed annually, and by this 



mean- \sc 



hybrid 



E 



food 



s *wtbnar roses. 



•web. 



Cr °P Of bllnrl. 



But 



uecorauon ; uic icuiwuuw « . * - . , . - 



have not to use up valuable space during winter in storing old plants. 



As the foliage of caladiums attains to full size it should be forded support, by 

 mea^ ofigh Ikes on thin pieces of wire, to which the fol^ge should ^toopedby 

 means of raffia ; the plants also, as they fill their pots with roots, 

 ttIlu inere stimulants occasionally. Peperomias may now be increased freely from cuttings 



planted large beds of Lord Penzance's short pieces of the shoots being severed with a sharp knife and inserted in sandy 



peat P If they are placed ffi the pojjgjg 



S ,good order, and, under ^^J^JZ^'i^**. ™* f^T 



reX^Tt^g of the shoots should be attended to when very thick, as the 



icguuuiy , L imu ug ****** rmn nfflna-prq more read i v assu red. Care 



/he colour of the narcissi is 

 here and there covers the 



— * e lca ~o uui visit was 



promise 



necessary in watering basket 



throughout 



iccasional 



5 " "* Ve SSSffiL "f alp™ flower IS 



in a moist shady position, occu- 



U « , "evices 



S? e m c 8 ^rrVhe flowed of'* p y>enean primros-e 



*°ge eye. Th. ^u.-.. n nowers . " e of a prettv v nlrt.™,mi. 



con, 



"encing 



with me this s 



Woking. 



ison, 



body of the soil. Among ferns most suitable for baskets 

 arc jnuMmum A. caudatum, A. assimile, ^^^2"^ 



exaltata, N. davallioides, and davaUms m variety ; and in place ^ere the e is a 

 large erand staircase to be furnished, nothing looks more noble than large baskets 

 of WoodwardS radicans. Ferns of all kinds are now growing freely, and will be 

 WfitVdTy ^Se application of stimulants The majority of ferns like shaded 

 moisture, but they should not be syringed overhead if there is any 

 sun catching them while the moisture is hanging upon them, other* i^ 

 will occur. Adiantum Farleyense and the various gymnogrammas do not need 



fear 



lighting 



oist atmosphere, are very impatient 



