January 25, 1894. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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take up two or three shoots, and secure the first buds which form. Mrs. 
Falconer Jameson requires this treatment. Again, there are others 
which require stopping later still, so as to get the crown buds to form at 
the best time. 
There are so many new varieties that some reliable data from growers 
who have had opportunities of experiments would prove specially 
valuable. Another reason why I think information on stopping would 
be useful is in reference to the height of the varieties. By taking the 
“crown” bud a dwarfer habit is secured, no mean consideration in the 
majority of gardens, Even where the terminal results in a fairly good 
bloom, letting the plants run on to this often results in what are 
supposed to be late varieties turning out quite tall. Tall varieties are 
not likely to popularise the Chrysanthemum, and we have something to 
consider besides the exhibition tables. A year or two back we appeared 
to be in a fair way to secure dwarfer habited plants, but this seems to 
be lost sight of again, several of the newer ones being quite tall.— 
A. Young. 
ABELIA RUPESTRIS. 
This is a handsome plant for a cool greenhouse, having small oval 
shining green leaves resembling the Myrtle, and clusters of white 
tubular or inflated flowers, which are produced in succession throughout 
the greater portion of the year. Even in a small state this plant is very 
useful, but when planted out and having attained a good size it is 
especially beautiful. The accompanying engraving (fig. 12) shows the 
character of the flowers and foliage, the spray being cut from a plant 
grown in a light well ventilated structure, in which only sufficient heat 
is employed to prevent the temperature falling below 40° in winter. In 
warm southern localities the plant also succeeds well trained to a wall. 
If grown in pots a mixture of turfy loam with one-third leaf soil and a 
little sand will be suitable; but it will thrive in any good garden soil 
when planted out if the position be not too damp. 
STREPTOSOLEN (BROWALLIA) JAMESONI. 
On page 57 of the Journal of Uortierdture you figure a pretty plant) 
introduced under the name of Browallia Jamesoni some fifty years ago, 
but now generally known as Streptosolen Jamesoni. I cannot but think 
that this revival of an old name, pronounced to be incorrect by the 
leading botanical authorities when the plant was reintroduced some five 
or six years ago, after having for many years previously been lost to 
cultivation, must be confusing to many of your readers. When first 
introduced it was greatly admired, and was figured in all the leading 
horticultural works. I think I have no less than five coloured plates of 
it.—W. E. Gumbleton. 
I WAS pleased to see you direct attention (page 57) to this most 
beautiful greenhouse flowering plant. Plants that flower thus early in 
the year are not by any means numerous, but amongst them must be 
included the Streptosolen known to some yet under the old name of 
Browallia Jamesoni. Possessing as it does so many very desirable 
features it is remarkable that it is not more frequently met with in 
gardens. The flowers on first opening are pale yellow, but after¬ 
wards change to a most beautiful cinnamon red, thereby supplying a 
colour but little represented among greenhouse plants at any time. The 
flowering season lasts for a long time, the blooms usually making their 
appearance in March and continue till the summer is well advanced. 
The usual mode of propagating this plant is by cuttings, which 
should be done during May or June. If possible take the cuttings with 
a heel attached, and insert them in sandy soil, afterwards placing them 
in a propagating frame or under a bell-glass. When rooted it is very 
essential that they be placed in a light airy position near the glass, but 
shaded from bright sunshine. See that the plants do not suffer from 
want of water or through being allowed to become root-bound. By also 
inserting a few cuttings about the beginning of April plants may be 
obtained that will, provided all due attention be paid to their require¬ 
ments, commence opening their flowers about Christmas and continue 
■on till the others come in. 
This Streptosolen is admirably adapted for a variety of positions 
under glass, but I think by far the best effect is produced when trained 
•around pillars, or along the roof of the greenhouse or conservatory. 
The plants should on no account be subjected to severe training, as by 
far the best results are obtained by allowing the growths to assume 
a, loose hanging condition. By this method a more graceful and 
•pleasing effect is secured, the flowers being produced, as shown in the 
illustration last week, on the extremities of the branches in dense 
clusters of from fifty to sixty flowers in each. 
After flowering, enough of the strongest shoots should be selected to 
■make the plants of an even appearance, removing all superfluous and 
weak growths, as no advantage is derived by unduly crowding. The 
plants should then be taken out of the pots, and a portion of the old 
soil removed, afterwards replacing them in the same sized pots. A 
compost of good fibry loam and leaf soil in about equal proportions, 
with a fair amount of sharp sand and a little well dried cow manure, 
will be found suitable for them. After the pots are well filled with 
roots, liquid farmyard manure, especially drainings from the cow sheds, 
may be applied about twice a week with very beneficial results. 
Although the Streptosolen succeeds best when afforded plenty of rooting 
space, some neat compact specimens for intermixing with other plants 
may be obtained in 6-inch pots, provided they are pinched occasional!v 
during the summer. 
There is another mode of cultivating the plant, viz,, that of planting 
it out. I would strongly recommend this method where the plants can 
occupy the same position as a permanency. Prepare a suitable bed or 
border for the reception of the plants. All the old soil should be 
removed to a depth of about 18 inches or 2 feet, after which a layer of 
clinkers or old brick rubble may be placed on the bottom and a little 
long straw placed over them. This is a very important item towards 
successful cultivation, for if suflBcient drainage is not allowed the soil is 
apt to become stagnant and failure will be the result. After the 
drainage is properly prepared the hole should be refilled with a similar 
mixture to that recommended for plants in pots, the after treatment 
also being the same.— G. Paerant. 
ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
The annual meeting of this Society was held on Wednesday evening, 
the 17th instant, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Westminster ; 
Dr. C. Theodore Williams (President) in the chair. The Council in their 
FIG. 12.— ABELIA EUPESTRIS. 
report stated that the Society had made steady and uninterrupted pro¬ 
gress during the year, there being an increase in the number of Fellows, 
and the balance of income over expenditure being greater than in 1892. 
They also reported that Dr. C. Theodore Williams, previous to vacating 
the office of President, had expressed a desire for the formation of a 
fund for carrying out experiments and observations in meteorology, and 
that he had generously presented to the Society the sum of £100 to form 
the nucleus of a research fund. 
The President, Dr. C. Theodore Williams, in his valedictory address 
gave an account of the climate of Southern California, which he made 
most interesting by exhibiting a number of lantern slides. In the 
autumn of 1892 Dr. Williams visited this favoured region chiefly with a 
view of investigating its present and future resources and its suitability 
for invalids. After describing the entrance into California from Utah 
and Nevada, the general geography, and the mountain ranges, he pointed 
out that the mountain shelter is tolerably complete, and that the pro¬ 
tected area consists of (1) valleys, chiefly running into the coast range 
from the sea and rising to various elevations, such as the fertile San 
Fernando and San Gabriel valleys ; or else (2) more or less extensive 
plains, as those of Santa Ana and San Jacinto. Southern California is 
subdivided into two portions, eastern and western, by the Sierra Nevada 
and its spurs, the San Gabriel and San Bernadino mountains. The 
climate of the eastern portion, which is an arid region, is very dry, very 
hot in summer, and moderate in winter. 
The climate of the western portion has three important factors, viz., 
1, Its southern latitude ; 2, The influence of the Pacific Ocean, and 
especially of the Kuro Suvo current, which exercises a similar warming 
and equalising influence on the Pacific coast of North America as the 
