GARDENERS 



SEPTEMBER I0> 



not having made a strong growth this summer, the cuttings of some 

 I 0 "?"??? . . c somewhat scarce, and with these a few should be inserted as often as 



MAGAZWE. 



593 



Larg 



fted leaf-IDOUia. I uc ia=3i plow ivr im^s iu«c la in » i»«*"«v- uu •» wm*mwij _ 



hotbed. If any difficulty Is experienced in obtaining cuttings of alternan- Peach and nectarine trees will n »~A ■ n 



n wim to flowering shoots being abundant, a portion should be cut over, and these gathered iust before thl examination every day to secure the fruits, 

 omu * u. „r, lotpr nn . With mnt t ..t tK« aW, c „hiprt« cnffloi.nt stored in a cool room • UtJr t- a Y ?** , quite npe wlI! remain g° od a long time if 



cover the fruits so as to ZK? *t^ d h f VC aQy , leave ? - or shoots rem °ved that 



The best pi 



, ana iiouriasotte 



plunged in open torto fa thTZ^^" ; housed * winter and 



gross growth, but fruit kte % glVe * ^ J*™ ; they do not make 



yearly. late m the autumn, and make sturdy, fruitful growth 



only 



sary 



pagated 



t M, — J 



With most of the above subjects sufficient 



An unneces- 



ust be afforded house room through the winter should be 

 ToidedT therefore the requirements of each should be estimated, and the work 

 JJoceed'accordingly. Any changes desirable in the bedding arrangements should 

 Kobe decided upon, and effective combinations noted for repetition, perhaps in 

 othrr suitable situations. A simple and effective mixture is the old Mangleai 

 nritgated pelargonium and the similarly old Verbena venosa, the Delar^onium 

 allowed to retain its profusion of small pink flowers ; 



■ • • A 1 * ✓ ' ■ . 4 mm 9 



Lady 



" * " " in the centre, 



Some large 



thinnings removed and hnVX T 6 ,' nave , any shoots overI °°ked in previous 

 that there iT^^^^M^S* ^ hav ^ become I°o«e given support so 

 not crowd in any S if 3 m , rou ^ wea ?"\ * n the leader do 



is as straight as 3e MmS P * S ° M* 068 DOt cross others ™ d 

 cleared may recede attention T Cher i" ies ° n nort f h w f Ik ^ have had the crop 

 than is often allowed W T f -i , an 7 n favour of these trees more space 



so many° of the ^ wlatrleV^!. ^.^7 <* *«T«? 



and Lobelia car- 



dinalis 



so many of the weaker on« «nV. «w*»«y or laying m every young shoot, 



of these wil 1 make smi r?fn h i m l gr0Wths may be cut hard for the bes 



The trees carS Sift T ^ St -?, nger shoots more s P ace to develop. 



^ „ _ „ ~ ™. B .u c ^ucu sSs crop! ^ W h^S tt&^„T** 5. " P ^ • bu ? for DCXt 



Smght those plants may also be noted that are best in resisting the dry weather trees soon suffer. WaterinVafter as P ht S?i?7 m "IT"', ^ " ¥*, Soils 

 «T giving a good display of bloom. Pelargoniums have been very good, and be increased with advaEl mZ J rr 001 ^ ela ? ed ' ,ndeed may 



-iJ are zinnias, raillardias. verbenas. antirrhJn,,^.: ,«.r.mm« -Jf ~kLiJ find the roof, H„i It . F\u r y g /° WerS , W . ho llft trees ln the ^tumn often 



dark-leaved cannas, fuchsias, variegated abutilons, 

 of rather lesser height scattered thinly over the bed, the latter 

 edged with a band of Coleus Verschaffelti, and the remainder of 

 tbe ground work covered with Dactylis glomerata variegata, forms a 

 telling combination. This hardy silvery-leaved cocksfoot grass is a most useful 



others are zinnias, gaillardias, verbenas, antirrhinums, ageratums, and petunias. 

 The old-fashioned Nierembergia gracilis, with lilac and white flowers, now not 

 often seen, is one of the most effective trailers for hanging a foot or more over the 

 ades of vases or boxes, and I never saw it blooming more profusely than it is this 

 season. Pentstemons have also flowered well through the dry weather. Where 

 Mjmgation by means of cuttings is practised, the young growths now just starting 

 from the base may be shortly used for this purpose. The cuttings should be 

 mseited ln small pots or boxes, if a quantity is desired, and stood in a close frame. 

 It a not, however, necessary to propagate In this way, excepting in the case of 

 my choice seedlings or named varieties, as a fine selection of colours may now be 



certainly raised from seeds of a good strain, and if sown now or quite early in the 



S»mg strong plants, (lowering the first year, are easily raised. A great improve- 

 ment in the bright crimson and scarlet colours of these has been attained during 

 toe put few years. & 



With the advent of a good rain, much work already mentioned in previous 

 MO, and which the dry weather has kept at a standstill, should be put in 

 ma without delay. Violas, where required for spring bedding, should receive 

 m a uention ; myosotis and other subjects may be pulled in pieces and treated 

 -"uariy. ine larger-flowered doronicums as I), excelsum are very useful sprine- 



hS£SnS b u Uti , Hsed f ° r fi,Hng beds where P lants three to P ofr 



S t C i If / he dum P s are Iifted now and P«»ed in pieces, and 



mmTSLVZ tCd , Sepa f tCly fi T C OI a Slx inches a P art they P wilI make 

 Snte for Z ' T an -' 'fP^ting into (lower beds in October. As a 



~ a T^ ? KS ' n thc flower S arden aul "ie'ias of the close growine 

 K^es^veT'rji ™' ?"* C ? n J ,beUi ' are Ver y usefuI " Such a " edging Ta! 



StoTi: :rw ^^. d ^..* ^ of they ea f it g is . 



soreadin^ tedlv \if ^ bHght ° n Certain kinds of a PP^ trees is 



We areirin^, 1? ° D -»? u,° rSt ^ the grower has to contend with. 

 We are syringing our trees with soluble pretroleum mixed with soft water as 



SjJSl? 01 'TV 1 * frU l . if n v 0t ^ tOQ s " oa & ] y ' we US€ ™ Pint rf petroled 

 to ten gallons of water, and in the winter much stronger doses are applied when the 



branches are bare. Red spider is had this season owing to lack of moisture" bul 

 here strong measures are not needed as this pest can soon be got rid of. - 

 G Wythes, Syon Gardens. 8 



*» of bloom »nd iH. « r i WX ^ IOr dunn S a P ort >on of the year it is a 

 •* ^ThenreLn " of '^trouble to establish and keep in order after- 



SpTest25£?SS^ k J-5£*l* ** S P land ngnew and for cutting into 

 ■BeTm. S3 for 8 K,? 1 1 u < The , trlr T in8S from the latter make 



^SmhAL^X^^A^ lx)r(iers The « round should be 



F*S? Iff * ^ W,,,da y a ? fo . r bo f Mng. treading the soil flat and firm, and 



nearer the path than S r ^ h " ch °^ ed down S( l ua ^ly abou[ two 

 •* mon cove, , and f fom * ™ V f P lants a " P^ted, and this the aubrietias 



fcg Atl^j^t^sjxfi^ that may be easi * k ^ 



2 « I^oTde^foC? °He"b a k c indS ^ ^promptly removed, as 

 ««fflued drought, but n?v«ffi«« . H " baceous ho fders have suffered from the 



' W SS of the ' rl P T ' lel,anthus and ° therS kee P U P a bri g h t 



i*»hicu,>i s now in flower ir .° We ? g Mi ?" Imas d aisies-Aster amellus 

 JJj. «d is quite fresh and S the best va "^ to withstand dry 



Notes on Orchids 



Lfcl.lA MAJALIS. 



This Mexican species is amongst the most lovely or the genus, and when in 

 bloom is an ornament to any collection of orchids. The flowers are large and 

 of a most delicate rose colour in the sepals and petals, the lip purplish lilac and 

 white. Unfortunately it is a difficult plant to flower, although the growth is free ; 

 by some growers it is annually placed out of doors during the summer months. 

 Here at Edinburgh it is grown in the cattleya house, hung under the ventilator-, 

 where it receives a full amount of air and light. Very little compost is necessary 

 about the roots, and water must be almost entirely withheld during winter. 



K. L. II. 



Ac IN ETA COLOSSA. 



When in flower this is an attractive plant, bearing strong inflorescences of 

 creamy-white flowers, the labellum being marked with purplish spots. As with 

 the rest of this genus the flowers last but a short time — a few days at most — the 

 spikes pushing through the bottom or sides of the basket with considerable vigour. 

 This species is among the strongest in growth, producing stout foliage eighteen 

 inches or more in length. Being a strong grower and free in rooting, a fibrous 

 loAm and peat compost suits it, while a wholesale supply of water is required 

 while growing, yet at no time entirely withholding the supply. R. L. II. 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 



Pleurothai.ms Rita. 

 A small growing Mexican species with linear-oblong leaves and short racemes. 

 The flowers are wholly of a dull brown-red colour, save the lip, which is brown. 

 This little orchid flowered with Messrs. Seeger and Trop, at East Dulwich, in 

 June, 1890. Kew Bull., p. 192, 1897. 



Platyci.inis roka. 



j* Woom, or p, 



Garde,, 



This is a 



; chain 

 leaf, m 



h.o 



HARDY FRUITS. 



long, drooping, and slender scape carries a short raceme of tiny 

 flowers. This first flowered at Glasnevin in February, 1894. J 



1897. 



K. />., p. 192, 



Jf«d. River 



walls the 



fT* « averag, 



to lack ,J 



Dendrobium cymbiforme. 



inches to a 



racemes 



b pseudo-t 



othed with oblong-lanceolate leafage. Thc 

 ie in axilary, bi-flowered raci 

 yellow, the petals being almost white ; both petals and sepals have each I 

 stripes, and there are five purple lines at the apex of the ungniculate 

 species flowered in the collection of Mr. Kienart, Zurich, m April, 1896 



The colour is straw- 

 have each five purple 

 mniculate lip. This 



p. 1 93* 1897. 



1 W ^S' ° f , Ia ? in g ^ sid, 



as to cut hard either the 



Dendrobium hirtulum 



linear 



The 



Pt«tk. r^T!" ,0r ,ru "» but if come "f r 'nu iL~ retUm ' Man y ^ly 



««ured there will J » t » 8 7 ^ ls °' ln the sha pe of younj 



h'™ 1 te «Iy on , 



wood 



racemes are 



are streaked with red-brown on me *iuc» u. iuc uu. xt « 

 orchid as it is reported to have been imported with Dendrobium infundibulum. 

 It flowered with Mr. H. Grose-Smith, at the Priory, Isle of Wight, in March, 



1898. K\ B. % p. 193. l8 9». 



BULBOPHYLLUM SI'RCTAKI I.E. 



with dark, small, and ovoid pseudo-bulbs, each carrying 



mesc 



d I 5, ^ Dt S P aces > ^ some 



d. I recently advised the in 



"g trees in preference to wood that rarelv nm 



had Prand vp^thpr ^ m , c rarel y P^O 



A creeping species 



a 



va ^ Ui spaces, as some flower of a Dale ereen hue, witn numcruu» uncb ui uccp uiuwu 



nreSenl a f V,SCd ^Portance of RISK Glasnevin in May, 1896. K. B., p. 193, 1898 



bean 



t. specta 



*t*£r 2* 411(1 



Eria latibracteata. 



growths to harden as much as 



27° f "uu for ^ri: 60 at the fifth or sixth leaf from th. ^ 



was d 

 7,605. 



description is given 



Bornean pla 

 n the £SA 

 194, 1898 



will take 



' ••• ••■:•>, i ' ; "J* '•','..11 repa V "7o r X ^ X } ' ^'^ more labo » r &> the 



— *°y variety doeswell w L„™!;. '; t ow is . a g°od time to secure 



especially those that cannot 



CCELOOVNE PULCHEI.LA. 



The pseudo-bulbs of this species are ovoid-oblong and surmounted by a pair of 

 rather thick oblong-lanceolate leaves that are very shortly petioled. The terminal 

 slender scape carry several flowers that are pure white with a brown blotch on the 

 disk of the lip and a smaller one at the base of the hp. The species is from 

 tropical Asia, is closely allied to the yellow-flowered Ccelogyne longipes, and was 

 introduced by Mr. J. W. Moore, Eldon Place Nursery, Bradford, with whom it 

 flowered in March of the present y««. AT. B. % 194, 1S9S. 



