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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ January 16, 1890. 
elite of the place, secured as a result a net profit of £56 4s. for the 
benefit of the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. In accordance with the rules 
of the Fund the following members of the Committee have elected to 
become life subscribers:—Mr. Egglestone, Firbeck Hall Gardens, 
Kotherham ; Mr. Gleeson, Clumber Gardens, Worksop ; Mr. Horton, 
Welbeck Gardens, Worksop ; Mr. Henderson, Thoresby, Ollerton, Notts; 
Mr. Jefferson, gardener, Carlton House, Worksop; Mr. Mallender, 
Hodsock Priory, Worksop; Mr. Sutton, Worksop Manor Gardens, 
Worksop ; and Mr. Woods, Osberton Gardens, Worksop. 
At Keigate the Committee of the Reigate and District Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Society (Mr. J. Brown, Great Doods, Reigate, Secretary) decided 
to hold their Show last autumn for the benefit of the two great gar¬ 
deners’ charities — the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution and the 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. Their efforts have been so successful as to 
secure a net profit of .£100, and with grateful thanks I have to 
acknowledge the receipt of £50 sent in aid of the Gardeners’ Orphan 
Fund. The following members of the Committee have elected to 
become life subscribers :—Mr. James Brown, gardener to Mrs. Waterlow, 
Great Doods, Reigate ; Mr. Thomas Budgen, gardener to Miss Baker, 
Holmfels, Reigate ; Mr. Elfred Alphie, gardener to J. Glutton, Esq., 
South Park, Reigate ; Mr. William Hamilton, gardener to Mrs. Grice, 
Beechwood, Reigate; Mr. James Hoad, gardener to G. Simpson, Esq., 
Wray Park, Reigate ; Mr. Fred. Parfitt, gardener to E. Horne, Esq., 
Park House, Reigate ; Mr. Wm. Peters, gardener to W. Finch, Esq., 
Danecroft, Reigate; Mr. James, Port, gardener to J. C. Saunders, Esq., 
Shagbrook, Reigate ; Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to T. B. Heywood, Esq., 
Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate ; and Mr. Robert V. Smith, gardener to 
A. G. Taylor, Esq., The Margery, Reigate.—A. F. Baeeon, Ho7i. See. 
Gai-deners’ Orjjhan Fund. 
SELECT HAEDY PLANTS. 
Hepatica angulosa. 
Undoubtedly the most charming of the Hepaticas. The flowers 
when well grown are fully twice the size of any other, and the plant 
is readily managed in most gardens. All are hardy, but they should 
always be planted in sheltered warm partially shaded nooks to see them 
to advantage. Another condition which they cannot endure is a 
smoky atmosphere ; they do not die, but they linger on, living examples, 
as it were, of their own misery, and in winter not a vestige of leaf is 
apparent. In a deep rich moist sandy loam the Hepaticas are per¬ 
fectly happy, and they usually carry their foliage throughout the 
ivinter. Some of those positions which suit them w-ell are easily 
obtainable in the majority of gardens—such, for example, as the margin 
of Rhododendron beds, or in company with dwarf shrubs, like the 
Andromedas and Azalea mollis. H. angulosa is very distinct from the 
rest of this group in several important characteristics. Some of these 
are its five-lob ed toothed leaves, which in a young state are inclined to 
be downy, also in its handsome sky-blue flowers and somewhat creeping 
rootstock, all the forms of triloba having compact erect crowns. I 
have now a solitary flower of this species which has evidently broken 
away from the rest for some reason or other. It is worthy of note, too, 
that while we find almost endless variations in the seedling forms of 
triloba both in flower and foliage, this species has not, so far as I am 
aware, differed in either of these respects, though I doubt not a few 
really distinct shades would be gladly welcomed by all lovers of 
hardy plants, particularly if possessed of the size and vigour of the 
plant under notice. 
lEIS STYLOSA. 
Another instance of a hardy and free-growing perennial, which 
requires slight protection simply because its lovely flowers come in the 
depth of the winter season. They are rarely noticed till ready to expand, 
nestling among the deep green and elegant tufts of leaves. In planting, 
it would be well to place it so that it may be given the protection of a 
handlight or frame at flowering time, always admitting plenty of air by 
placing the light on pots. In rich sandy loam it grows freelju and some 
make compact tufts ; and those who have grown it should endeavour to 
find room for one of the most lovely of the entire family. The flowers 
are slightly fragrant, of an exquisite sky-blue, and the plant is adapted 
for flowering in a cold house in pots where its beauty may be seen to 
greater advantage than in the open ground at this season of the year. 
Happily, it is one of the cheapest Irises, a decided recommendation to 
all who require something of exceptional merit. 
Teilliums. 
All who are desirous of enjoying the charms which these present in 
the spring months should secure strong roots and plant them as soon as 
a favourable opportunity offers. It is an undeniable fact that the 
majority of early spring flowering plants are better for being planted in 
the early autumn, and these Trilliums are by no means exceptions to 
the rule. Their requirements are simple ; peat, leaf soil well decayed, 
and sandy loam in about equal parts suit them admirably, to which a some¬ 
what liberal addition of well decayed stable manure may be given with 
advantage. xVbove all things they must be given a cool, moist spot, such, 
for example, as may be found in positions assigned to hardy Ferns, from 
which flowering plants invariably are excluded—a state of things some¬ 
what difficult to understand, especially as these places often furnish the 
conditions in which so many of our choice hardy plants delight, and 
these Trilliums in the moister parts of the hardy fernery would be suited 
exactly, and equally so the Hepaticas, Helleborus niger, AVood 
Anemones, and others. The most effective of the Trilliums are the 
varieties of grandiflorum, notably maximum and prmcox. xVpart from 
these are erectum, also called atropurpureum, and the dainty erythro- 
carpum, which latter has white flowers with rose spots at the base of 
the petals internally, which render it very conspicuous. There are 
several other species, but these are the most worthy, and all require 
similar treatment. 
SiSYEINCHIUM GEANDIFLOEDM. 
One of the daintiest of all spring flowers, charming in large tufts in 
consequence of the numbers of flowering stems which issue from amidst 
its grassy leaves. It is singularly effective when in flower, and in spite 
of its apparently delicate and fragile nature is hardy, and far more 
enduring than may be at first sight imagined. AVhen fully established 
it attains a foot high, and its pendant silky purple flowers are very 
pleasing. A deep bed of sandy loam will grow it to perfection, and if 
given a spot sheltered from high cutting wipd so much the better. _ It 
has a most delightful companion in the pure white variety, which 
happily is equally free flowering and hardy, and both will be better 
suited on the rockery in sheltered spots than among the general collec¬ 
tion in the border. 
BRAMBLES. 
Having seen Rubus laciniatus fruiting most abundantly for many 
years at AVorksop Manor under the care of Mr. Sutton, and for several 
years at Oakbrook under Air. AA^oodcock, as mentioned in the editorial 
footnote on page 547, and having had a row of it under my own charge 
at Elford Hall, where the fruit is highly esteemed, and required as 
regularly whilst in season as Raspberries, Strawberries, and Currants in 
their season, I think this particular Rubus is fully entitled to all the praise 
bestowed upon it. One of my predecessors—either Air. Fairweather or 
the late Air. Cunningham—planted it at Elford, and it has always 
justified all that has been said in its favour, and that being so, I never 
disturbed that row, although it occupied a position on a valuable south 
border, where, being only a Bramble, it looked out of place ; but this 
position, I think, had something to do with its fruitfulness. The long 
strong canes annually produced were well ripened. I understand that 
the row is now removed to another part of the garden.—J. Udale. 
I FEAE I cannot give any reliable authority for stating my belief 
that the Parsley-leaved Bramble (Rubus laciniatus) was an English 
raised variety. I have a vague idea that I was once told it originated 
in the nursery of Alessrs. Fisher, Holmes & Co., Handsworth, Sheffield, but 
I cannot recall to mind by whom. All I know is that I have heard 
several times it was an English and not an American variety, and pro¬ 
bably the distinctive character of the plant and its adaptability to our 
climate, as compared with other American Brambles, helped me in the 
belief I expressed that it was of English origin. If my note be the 
means of eliciting something definite I shall be glad I opened out the 
question, for it may as well be settled now as hereafter.—F. Boyes. 
AA'’ith me the Parsley-leaved Bramble bears an abundance of large, 
handsome,'juicy fruits, and is a very rampant grower. I have found 
that however carefully it is planted and treated afterwards that it 
stands still for two years, and this may account for the difference of 
opinion as to the merits of cultivated Blackberries. AVe train them over 
an arch of curved poles, and pruning and training consists of cutting 
out the old wood that has just fruited and tying the young in its place. 
This is a very unpleasant task, as the branches are a mass of thorns and 
get entangled together, and also in the assailant’s clothes. If there w as 
much of it to be done a leather apron would be a desirable addition to 
the gardener’s wardrobe. However, I think it is well worth growing 
until a less shiny and otherwise equally good variety takes its place. 
The fruit makes a very fine preserve.— AValtee Keusb. 
WANTED, A PUBLIC HALL FOR HORTICULTURE. 
SuEELY it is inspiring to everyone when they see the exhibits of 
their countrymen standing boldly up and distancing foreign com¬ 
petitors. It should be known that every variety of fruit, flowers, and 
vegetables of worth that can be found upon the earth is brought to 
England. In every instance we grow them better than where they are 
indigenous. Of course the varieties are numerous, and it becomes a 
national necessity to weed out the inferior and to record the superior, 
and in this the Royal Horticultural Society has done incalculable good. 
It is remarkable (and may be compared to the moral work and 
generosity of some, which is unrecognised during life) that scarcely any 
one knows the Society’s worth, and those that do fail to promulgate the 
fact. The English by sheer intelligence have considerably improved 
nearly every production for the sustenance and happiness of the public. 
These have gone forth to every part of the world, and if it were possible 
to sum up the good it would be found that horticulture has done more 
to benefit the human race and make England eminent than any other 
profession, and, although much has been done to comfort and strengthen 
the body and cheer the heart of man, there is an endless amount still 
to do. 
His late Royal Highness Prince Albert certainly made sure that he 
had secured a noble home for the Society, but it is at this moment, 
from no fault of theirs, without a floor or roof to call its own, yet now 
even, in lodgings as it were, the Society is leading horticulture and doing 
enormous good—agriculture owes them a heavy debt of gratitude. 
AVhen we read of a patriotic lady in Philadelphia, evidently an admirer, 
