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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ May 12, 1392. 
picture never fading from the memory. G. acaulis would, no 
doubt, succeed as well as our British species. Primroses of various 
hues, along with the normal colour, are well known favourites, and 
these awaken recollections of the earlier phases of natural or wild 
gardening. Coming nearer London the masses of yellow Primroses 
appearing in the Sussex hedgerows, and in the Hazel and Birch 
copses as seen from the windows of the passing railway trains, are 
truly charming. I have also in my mind’s eye the mossy dells in 
an old Herefordshire garden, in which from time immemorial 
masses of the various coloured Primroses have appeared eich 
season ; and except for a winding walk amongst them the foot can 
hardly be placed down without treading upon flowers. I have also 
naturalised thousands of these coloured and yellow Primroses from 
plants raised from seed, and seedlings from the original plants are 
now springing up in profusion. 
I have incidentally referred to the naturalisation of Snowdrops 
and Crocuses, and with these there is far less trouble than some 
people think. Taking up the turf, forking over the soil, and 
manuring are recommended ; but anyone who has had much of this 
work to do knows that this is unnecessary, if not impracticable. All 
that is required is to have an iron dibber with which to form the 
holes about 3 inches in depth, the bulbs being pressed in and the 
holes filled up with any refuse soil. To insure their succeeding 
well the tops, as I have previously hinted, must be left to decay 
before they are removed, and those persons who have no semi¬ 
wild positions in which to plant them, or have such an eye for 
extreme neatness that the tops must be cut off as soon as the flower¬ 
ing is over, had better abandon the idea of naturalising spring 
flowering bulbs of any kind. Anyone living near London who pays 
a visit to the Royal Gardens at Kew, or even to some of the London 
parks, would be able to see practical ideas in evidence as to how to 
proceed with these spring bulbs. 
Old stumps of trees may be transformed into very beautiful 
objects by planting rambling Roses, Clematis, and Honeysuckle 
for clothing them attractively. I had the old Rose Felicite Per- 
petue literally covered with bloom last season in such a position, 
and, in passing, I may say that this is a grand Rose for planting on 
rocky slopes. What was once an eyesore and a nursery for 
colonies of coarse-growing weeds is now clothed with verdure by 
the Rose in question. Flowering shrubs and trees adapted for the 
purpose are almost endless, and in addition to the Flowering 
Thorns and Laburnums, Mountain Ash, others will suggest them¬ 
selves, such as the Flowering Almond, Sweet Briar, Rosa rugosa, 
Pfunus Pissardi, Double-flowering Cherry, Pyrus Malus, Berberis 
Darwini, B. stenophylla, Olethra arborea, Hypericums, Lilacs, Tree 
Paeonies, Mock Orange, Weigelas, and the Guelder Rose. One and 
all are well adapted for planting in semi-wild or woodland sites. 
—A. Youno. 
GREAT FLOWER SHOW IN THE INNER 
TEMPLE GARDENS. 
On Wednesday and Thursday, May 25bh and 26tb, by kind 
permission of the Treasurer and Masters of the Bench, the 
Royal Horticultural Society will hold its fifth great annual 
Flower Show in the gardens of the Inner Temple, London, 
situate close to the Temple, Blackfriars, and Ludgate Hdl Railway 
Stations, and overlooking the Thames Embankment. Last year, 
when over 10,000 people visited the Show, the Exhibition was in 
every respect unique, and this year, when the interest in plants and 
flowers seems to have taken root universally, it may fairly be 
assumed that the forthcoming display in the Inner Temple Gardens 
on Wednesday and Thursday, May 25th and 26 ch, will be at least 
as successful and interesting as those which Inve preceded it—if 
the weather be fine. 
To enable gardeners (that is, hona-fide employes in a private 
garden, rurspry, market garden, or seed establishment) who are not 
already Fellows or Associates of the Society to visit the Show, the 
Council have decided to allow them to obtain 2s. 6d. tickets 
admitting at 10 a m. on Thursday, May 26th, for Is., provided that 
application for the same be made to the Secretary, 117, Victoria 
Street, S.W., prior to the opening of the Show. Postil orders and 
stamped and directed envelopes to be sent in every case. 
Arrangements have been made with Messrs. J. Lyons «&: Co. of 
Olympia, to supply all kinds of refreshments at the Exhibition, and 
musical visitors will be glad to hear that by permission of the 
Right Hon. the Eirl of Errol, the band of Her Majesty’s Roy a 
Horse Guards (Blues) will be in attendance each day, under the 
able conductorship of Mr. Chas. Godfrey, R.A.Mus. 
A catalogue of the Show will also be issued by the Society, and 
a copy will be presented to every person visiting the gardens. It 
will contain a short historic account of the Society since its 
establishment in 1804, by the Rev. W. Wilks, M.A. ; the names 
and addresses of all exhibitors, with plants, &c., shown by them, 
a programme of the music to be performed each day by the band, 
anl various other particulars, chiefly reliting to the Society’s work 
in regard to horticulture in general. 
LILIUM HARRISI. 
Well grown plants of this beautiful white Lily cannot but 
find an admirer in anyone who may be fortunate enough to see 
them in flower now. Considering their comparatively easy culture, 
and that they come in at a time when the demand for white 
flowers for Easter decorations is so great, one might expect to see 
them grown on a more extensive scale than is usually the case in 
private establishments. Another important point in their favour, 
ic proper attention is bestowed upon them, is their producing 
flowers twice the same year. 
October is a good time for the potting process to be carried out. 
Place the bulbs singly in pots about 8 inches in diameter, or three 
in a 10-inch pot, about three parts full of soil, afterwards plunging 
them in ashes in a cold frame, where they may remain until they 
are required to start. Until that time there will be no necessity 
for watering providing the soil is in a suitable condition when first 
used. If the plants are wanted in flower about Easter they may 
be introduced to a vinery or other fruit house, which is started at 
the beginning of the year, placing them in a position not too far 
from the glass, so as to secure sturdy growth and prevent them 
being drawn. By the time the house becomes too shady by the 
growth of the Vines there will no doubt be some other suitable 
space available in houses started later on, to which they may be 
transferred. As the soil becomes full of roots the soundness of 
the practice of only partially filling the pots at the commencement 
will be recognised, as a good top-dressing of loam and decayed 
manure may be applied with the greatest advantage. 
When the flower buds are discernible a little judgment must be 
exercised in order to ascertain as near as possible what stage of 
development they will attain by,the required time, so that if they 
appear to be rather late they may be subjected to more heat by 
placing them in a stove or other structure of a higher temperature, 
or if the reverse they may be retarded slightly. I do not advocate 
moving them to a much lower temperature than that they have 
grown in until the flowers are partially expanded, at which time, if 
they are moved to an airy greenhouse, the period of flowering will 
be considerably extended. The pollen is apt to smear the inside 
of the flower.s, the best remedy for this being to take it out as 
soon as the flowers are sufficiently open to admit the finger and 
thumb, although some prefer to leave it undisturbed. 
After flowering the plants mav be gradually dried ofif and 
placed in the open on their sides. When fresh growth commences 
set them up, and attend to them in respect to water, but let them 
remain outside until flower buds make their appearance, when they 
may be taken in as required to open. During the time they are 
growing occasional applications of liquid manure will help them 
wonderfully. T find they do well in a compost of three parts loam 
and one of dried cow manure and leaf soil, with a moderate 
sprinkling of coarse sand, to make the compost porous. Green fly 
is liable to infest them, but may easily be disposed of by fumiga¬ 
tion, or a dusting of tobacco powder, as soon as it puts in an 
appearance.—J. Clarke. 
Orchid.s at Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames. 
In a cool house at Greenlands I recently noticed an exception¬ 
ally dark form of that most useful of all Dendrobiums, D. nobile. 
Mr. Olaydon informed me that pruning is not practised on this 
.‘pecies, and indeed few can show good results from the use of the 
