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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 13, 1887. 
THE VINERY AT CHISWICK. 
Our illustrations serve to give an idea of what was 
formerly used as a conservatory by the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society for the cultivation of large specimens 
of New Holland and greenhouse plants generally. In 
1857, the then superintendent, Mr. G. McEwen, sug¬ 
gested that it might be utilised for the cultivation of 
Vines, and this was accordingly done. An outside 
border, about 5 ft. in width, was constructed, and a 
shallow one inside on the top of the pavement. The 
Vines were planted alternately inside and out, but 
succeeded rather indifferently. Two years later, Mr. 
Barron got charge of the vinery, which improved 
remarkably under his skilful management. The Vines 
planted inside were uprooted, and the outside border, 
on a raised terrace, extended to a width of 15 ft. 
Since then heavy crops have annually been obtained. 
The house runs east and west, one of our illustrations 
showing the west end, the other being a view from 
the inside, showing the ladder used in thinning the 
Grapes, and on which from ten to twenty men can 
conveniently work at the same time. The crop is 
heavy but rather late this season, owing to its having 
received but little assistance from fire-heat. This is 
Sir. Barron for the interior view, which forms one of 
the illustrations in his admirable work on Vines and. 
Vine Culture, of which, we are pleased to hear, a new 
and cheaper edition is being prepared for early publica¬ 
tion. __ 
MIDSUMMER FLORAL 
FASHIONS. 
TVe must look to the leading summer resorts for floral 
styles now that the patrons of our fashionable florists 
are out of town. Natural flowers have never been 
worn in such profusion as at Newport, Saratoga, Long 
Branch—in fact, at all the great hotels, where every 
evening the drawing-rooms are filled with persons in 
full dress. 
I have been about considerably among the suburban 
villas of representative New Yorkers, and I have never 
before seen such elaborate decorations in the cottages 
with flowers, which are apparently the order every day. 
As every season the garden show is more extensive, 
displaying a higher style of landscaping, so interiors 
evidence admirable taste in the distribution of the 
quantities of flowers and foliage brought indoors every 
morning. 
skirts and corsage are trimmed. The ladies’ maids at 
the watering-places are evincing nice taste in their 
work of garnishing their mistresses’ gowns. Florists 
will have to look to their laurels. 
An exceedingly pretty device is the floral pocket, 
which is a pouch suspended from the belt, in which to 
carry the handkerchief. These are made of silk or net, 
and are covered with natural flowers. A young belle 
at Saratoga has a different one every day. Pea- 
blossoms of white, pink, and pale lilac are exquisite for 
covering these pockets. Another delightful addition 
to the female toilet is a wide illusion or tulle scarf, 
which is worn around the shoulders, crossed over the 
breast, and tied with long ends behind. It is lined 
with flowers through the centre, and is finished at the 
breast and in the knot at the back by clusters of bloom 
with trailing foliage. 
Hand-bouquets are made very large, loose, and flat 
one side. Field Daisies and Roses are very fashionable, 
the former flowers predominating. Considerable trailing 
foliage, such as Asparagus and Vinca, is placed at the 
top, and among this Pelargonium leaves are disposed in a 
cluster. The Daisies follow, and below near the stems 
are pink Roses. Souvenir d’un Ami is used with good 
Interior View of the Vinery at Chiswick. 
rather a misfortune, seeing the great demand for Grapes 
at present. The bunches have just commenced colour¬ 
ing on the south side and the west end, and number 
upwards of four thousand, with an average weight of 
1 lb. ; but on the younger rods, especially between 
two and four years old, the bunches are both numerous 
and large. The best, however, are those on the south 
side, which is always the case, showing positively that 
Vines should never be planted on a north aspect, even 
when the house is a span-roofed one. The Vines here 
are less vigorous, the bunches smaller, and ripen later 
than on the south side of the house ; but, curiously 
enough, a rod of Black Hamburgh planted on the north 
side, taken across the roof, and a little way down the 
sunny side has its fruit as well coloured as those 
planted on the south side, although quite green on 
the other part of the rod. Black Hamburgh, Frank - 
enthal, which Mr. Barron considers to be synonymous 
with the last; Foster’s Seedling, Black Monukka, the 
seedless Grape; Gros Guillaume, Mrs. Pince’s Black 
Muscat, and Royal Muscadine are bearing heavy crops 
on the south side of the house; while the first two, 
together with Oldaker’s West’s St. Peter’s, and Lady 
Downes, are also very fine on the opposite side. There 
is scarcely sufficient heat to finish Muscat of Alexandria 
and Gros Colmar, the best samples of the latter being 
grown in the long vinery. Madresfield Court is heavily 
cropped and does not crack here. We are indebted to 
Not satisfied with garden growth and wild flowers 
and wood Ferns, boxes of choice bloom are ordered 
from this city. Stephanotis, Gardenias and the choicest 
cullings from the stock of the wholesale dealers are 
again packed and sent to country seats. The fashion 
of trimming gowns with natural flowers is so universal 
at the large resorts, that it has doubled the amount of 
bloom demanded. The wearing of fresh flowers on the 
drapery of dresses is not confined to full dress. Some 
of the most charming effects I have seen have been 
made on satin and linen lawn dresses. Dainty clusters 
of field Daisies and grasses are tacked as finish 
to side trimmings of morning dresses. Bunches of 
yellow ox-eyed Daisies garnish the sash of an ecru 
pongee silk matinee frock. Moss Rose buds and 
grasses are placed in several positions on mull dresses, 
and Water Lilies are gracefully adjusted upon cambric 
suits.. 
The Puritan Rose is a favourite flower, and brings a 
good price. It is very beautiful, providing a strong 
white Rose that will not throw its petals out loosely 
after being worn an hour. It trims the white silks, 
satins, and grenadines in vogue for full dress very 
handsomely. A costume that was greatly admired at 
Long Branch, last week, was a white glace silk, with 
grenadine drapery disposed in sashes, which were held 
in place by Puritan Roses. Married women are wearing 
Gardenias and Stephanotis on their gowns; both the 
effect just now in hand-bouquets. The choicest hand 
bunches are made of Gardenias and Stephanotis, with 
a few Puritan Roses. The white bouquet is very 
stylish for full dress occasions ; in fact, there is a pre¬ 
valence of white bloom in all the best designs and 
arrangements, excepting for funerals, when high- 
coloured flowers are more demanded than any other. 
Longiflorum Lilies and \ ucca blossoms are very 
fashionable for table decoration and for room embellish¬ 
ment. Table centres are all high, a pyramid of Lilies 
surmounted by a spike of \ ucca bloom being popular. 
High silver dishes and tall rush vases and baskets are 
built up with large flowers in a very conspicuous way. 
—American Florist. 
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Protea Cynaroides. —A flowering specimen of 
this species was shown at Kensington, last year, under 
the name of P. Hubbardi. The same thing has now 
flowered at Kew, and may, or was to be, seen recently 
in the Cactus-house. The large elliptic or oval leathery 
leaves are very distinct from other species we see in 
gardens, and the huge inflorescence bears out the 
application of the specific name admirably in being like 
a Globe Artichoke. The flowers are white, with pink- 
tipped styles bristling from amongst the flowers, and 
the whole forms a semi-globular mass, surrounded by a 
closely-imbricating series of grey pink-tipped bracts, 
measuring about 10 ins. across the head. 
