THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 
LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA. l^Ti'Z^tir^u m'uV hybrid f Rii^nSgLa Vi«^ 
years' standing!' not" bulk's"' iaTildv of im'il, ; !,! ha ,'milig g. 'l'< I V}, ad mgsjun Wimp' 'i',"! 1 V^Ior^'ClVd^X^ • 
in the modern' gardens a. in thos, of long those coming during tin- cooler weather we Hole. Karl of Warwick. Harry Kirk, Mrs. 
ago. An earlv bring, to u> a could scarcely praise enough. Aaron Ward. Mrs. IVter IMnir. Madan,. 
long border, with big clumps of Lilium tes- We have a beautiful vellow in Muriel "avary. Madame Segoml Weber. Marquis 
taceum, and of tall-grown Campanula Jamieson, a largo single flower, produced in de Sinety, Mrs. M . J. Grant, Pharisaer, 
latiloba, or grandis. associated with Erea t profusion, and certain to become and William Shean. 
Olivier, Lady Roberts, Medea 
chalcedonica, and where the effect was is 'mVs! A^thi^^ 
truiv tine. It d. " " 
I: ' tin..- -'nei (.rahame, Molly Shar- 
these big groups of this lychnis wi th fawn shading, with age. Not verv man (Yau lord. Mrs. Edward Mawley. Sou- 
but the garden was a very old one, and f„ll. but opening u,|! ,,, I .a,-,,,, ,„„;, Ik Vt '" ;r de Pierr ! and W. R. Smith 
no doubt the plants had been there f n . e . We think it one of tlie prettost ot bavo been good amongst teas, 
for many years. At any rate, they all the garden roses. Quite a different , A * the tim f. of w . ri * in g 12) our 
had been in that garden long before llower i> found in Mrs. Arthur Munt whirl, ' is are rather tried by the excessive 
the regime of the then gardener, who had ,\ large, full, and with the most perfectly S|,MS ini °- . Mlt J 1 "' "/aniens are growing 
been in his post for more than ten years, shaped high centre of anv variety. When >at ,stactor,ly. I am. however, sorry to note 
Such big ^plants were worth having^ and ipiite young u.. can d s, , ,'ver soft peach on a the rapid adduce ot 1 1, ups m the blossoms, 
eit^h^ gXtfi caTrfi a flower a^T^OM and stiff ^Se^ m °' e ^ ^"p^ 
ms cha.cclonica. How bum they have been st alk. wlule from the very first t hev are of 
E»t" S e p :it[L fo n r whiS shing into one of the ^ early-raked 
Zi!L to , ^ t,r u^V' , tbl^ r,?l g . Ia, - v - v< t u ^ ot ll, ' ,iester > with . its wallflowers. 
's of all in the younger staged, but «ml more every year the importam 
lighter towards the due. with a-e "'^ <■» plants early in tl 
ariety bloom. ,,, large trusses, ami is 'here is plenty of 
bio for beds ami for cutting. We 111 1 direction yet 
also been very pleased with Excelsa gardens in which thi 
maiden dwarf. This very bright lndj 
t as freely and early as those of the 
and deep-coloured dwarf polvantha May ; ^1 hav. 
'from the firsWt k not^fte^the June-raised 1 plants' were" in e 
strong growers, as maidens, flower >o "><^ satisfactory. If carefu 
and continuously as Excelsa. Some s u llch P lan *s make fine busl, x 
d plants in pots were also very pretty h [ the end of September, and they are 
the time they commenced growth, then in prime condition for planting in the 
sa is a new hybrid tea that all should Hmver beds directly the latter become] 
e most in request. * Itlsa very taking There are few persons who have had gar- 
nation of orange-apricot, n.adde," «h>ns to attend to who have not had aoB« 
and carmine. Only sen, -double but <'xp<i'>ence "i the cultivation of wallflowers 
red in the greatest profusion, and of ^ut probably many of them have not tried 
habit. Messrs. Pernet-Ducher are } he P Ian °f raising the seedlings in ope» 
Custave Prat we have a light sulphur- ' 
"w that might almost be called a white ] 
■n the tmelv tot , ued and lar-m (lowers A border having a west aspect is a - ; • 
developed." This has a fine Spread in" able one > th © soil must be deeply dug 
'it. and is vigorous. ° liberally manured with decomposed nia- - 
mong the new hybrid perpetuals the which should be thoroughly mixed win. 
■nse^poppx ,„■ verinilion-varlet ot -''I. ami made firm while in a medium ^ 
vr no'w'th.an T have >,!'• n T I, , t h!r , ,,r, ' a< ' iii^N. ''"he' "'f^ 
' petals arc very large, buds long and ^flings should be duly transplanted 
ncd. but when ,ully expanded rwnin.K apart in similar bed. At" 
of a p»'«,nv. Of -nod but robust u r l, shift, will be beneficial before they 
•re .lou ;,i tl _ f: a mos, s, ,,kng~searlet' I'' ;| n ted in their rwnwring ^i:,r, 
bed. The second time the distanee berucn 
he yellow Wicburaiana Aviator Mleriot - v<J ""i- r plants should be seven inches e*' 
cry good, and appear. ,., !„. , lllt e the w ' il . v - () "e hundred plants SO grown J 
j"! n> «--lmir in this ^, M .-n Am.th. r w " r,h tl,r j''' bundred spindU cxatup:-- 
buraii.na.s we, e 't, , I ! y' ',"(', ut'n ' 'Z ri' !',' !" raising Hu. 'Led! ing^ "ml in tratt;! 
.var. and have been vcy d.owv >|- : ratisplanred ^ral^ 
..' Til' \l. and Troiil! illnir! n-aiK-'good" brashes, each cT capable of ^ 
iy of the dark hybrid perpetuals were in 8 a g rand spike of flowers. 
many failures. Ren.te de Ly.,,,. \ b, ■ f o re" t'l > J 'b,'' ! t I " u! we^had ' verv° h, S Anemones and RanuncuHJ^ 
itess Enfield A. R. ( | UI!I . and Sole,] coloured darks i„ Ch .rb I • ' \ \T\ w> 1 "~ ,u ]v l - riv '' '^tter results if taWJ^ 
ra^ste-^ss-ss 1 ssms3SwS*^ ^ha^'l 
the dr. atmosphere b«/hi"gh": 2Sa2ST!& *** ^ ^C.T belift " i ' drie<1 ' "* 
