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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 29, 1890. 
I have nothing worthy of a note as to the other 
species of Lilies. 
Since I began to write, I have learned of the death 
of my old and valued friend, Mr. McIntosh, of 
Duneevan. He was for a considerable time the most 
successful cultivator of L. auratum in this country. 
The Lilies grown among his choice Rhododendrons 
were models of cultivation, and proved that under 
favourable circumstances the bulbs would continue to 
flower for many years without any falling off in vigour. 
—George F. Wilson, Hcatherbank, Wcybridge Heath, 
November 1 ith. 
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The Amateurs’ Garden. 
SEASONABLE Y/ORK in the GARDEN. 
Gardenias.—Those who desire to have Gardenias 
at Christmas will now have to select those plants 
which have the most forward buds, and subject them 
to an increased temperature. Syringe lightly on fine 
days, and this will give an impetus to growth, enabling 
the buds to come on more rapidly. If the plants can be 
stood on a hot-bed—not plunged in it—the moisture 
arising therefrom will answer better than syringing. 
Poinsettias.—A moderately high temperature will 
suit this class of plants better than a steaming hot 
one ; and a certain amount of ventilation should be 
given on all favourable occasions. This will not only 
give the bracts a more intense colour, but make them 
more durable after they expand. A light position 
near the glass is necessary to enable the plants to 
retain as much of their foliage as possible till they 
come into bloom. Assist with weak liquid manure. 
Stove Climbers.—Those plants that are deciduous 
should be kept in a dormant condition at this period of 
the year. Provided they are in pots this can easily be 
managed by removal to a lower temperature, and keep¬ 
ing them dry. If planted out the only course that can 
be pursued is to keep them as dry as possible consistent 
with the safe keeping of the roots, for in most cases 
these roust not be allowed to perish by extreme drought. 
Evergreen climbers require a fair amount of moisture 
at all times, particularly those in a growing state and 
flowering, or about to do so. Even here, however j 
some discretion must be used, giving water only when 
the soil presents signs of getting dry. 
Stove Plants in Flower. — An intermediate 
rather than a high temperature will suit such things as 
Bouvardias, Centropogon Lucyanus, Epiphyllums, Seri- 
cographis Ghiesbreghtii, Libonia floribunda, and L. 
penrhosiensis. Indeed, the last three subjects would 
be more at home in a greenhouse or conservatory where 
the night temperature is kept up to 55°. Several 
Begonias, including B. Knowsleyana. B. Adonis, John 
Heal, B. socotrana, B. metallica, B. Haageana, and 
others, will serve to keep the house gay even at this 
sunless period. 
Temperature of the Stove.—For the ordinary 
run of stove plants a night temperature of 58° to 60° 1 
will be quite sufficient at present, the object being to 
keep the plants in a semi-dormant condition during the 
remainder of the year, and until the light increases in 
intensity. With the lowering of the temperature so 
must the quantity of water about the house be lessened 
so as to avoid the saturation of the atmosphere. 
Watering must also be more carefully applied to those 
plants that absolutely require it, and not at random. 
It should also be done in the early part of the morning. 
Show and Fancy Pelargoniums.— Com¬ 
paratively little attention will be required by these at 
present, and although the amount of water needed is 
reduced to a minimum, yet the soil in the pots must 
not be allowed to get dust dry, otherwise the young 
roots, and consequently the whole plant, will suffer. 
They should be kept well exposed to light, and freely 
ventilated. Provided frost is just kept out, that will be 
sufficient. They need not be put in their flowering 
pots for some time yet, unless they are getting pot- 
bound. When giving the final shift use rather lighter 
soil for the fancy than in the case of the more robust 
show kinds. 
Temperature for the Conservatory.—Whether 
termed greenhouse or conservatory, the structure in 
which it is intended to keep up a display of flowers 
during the autumn and winter must be kept at a night 
temperature of 50°, or as near it as possible. The 
atmosphere must also be kept dry, not only for the 
benefit of the flowers, but also to make it pleasant for 
those who come to inspect and enjoy them. 
Plants in Flower.—There is no occasion to speak 
of a scarcity of flowers in the conservatory even at this 
period of the year provided the right temperature is 
kept up, and the owner is in possession of one or two 
pits in which plants can be forced or brought on by a 
moderately high temperature to augment the list of 
those that require but little heat. Chrysanthemums 
are stilt abundant and good where they have been 
grown on the free-and-easy bush system. Add to these 
Salvia splendens, S. involucrata Betheli, S. azurea 
grandifiora, Eupatoriura odoratum,Marguerites, Heaths, 
Epacris, Azalea narcissiflora, Chinese Primulas, Cytisus 
racemosus, Cyclamens, Sericographis Ghiesbreghtii, 
Paper White Narcissus, Roman Plyacinths, &c., and 
we have a list with which to make any house pleasant. 
Vineries.—The pruning and dressing of the rods 
in succession houses should be carried on rapidly where 
it is intended to start them during next month. The 
Chrysanthemums that were grown for exhibition pur¬ 
pose's and located temporarily in the vineries will now 
be past their best, so that they may be cut down or 
removed to the conservatory, if still in good condition, 
o as to facilitate any operations that may have to be 
carried out in the vineries. In pruning mid-season 
houses, good cuttings should be selected from thence 
from which to raise young "Vines. Lay the cuttings in 
soil in the open air till required. 
Cucumbers.—Give the usual attention to the thin¬ 
ning and tying out of the shoots, remove fruits as soon 
as fit for use, and keep the plants clear of insect pests 
by timely attention. In fact nothing should be omitted 
which tends to the health and general well-being of the 
plants, for they have much to contend with at present 
owing to the want of light and solar heat. In order to 
make amends for the absence of light, the glass should 
be cleaned at short intervals in order to remove the 
deposition of filth from the atmosphere. 
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DOVER HOUSE, ROEHAMPTON. 
On the top of a hill, about half-way between Putney 
and Barnes Railway Stations, is Dover House, Roe- 
hampton, one of the estates of J. P. Morgan, Esq. 
Notwithstanding the poor nature of the ‘‘ hill gravel, 
of which the soil of the district consists, the mansion 
is surrounded and the park diversified by tall trees of 
many years’ standing. 
The glass is very extensive, and several houses were 
very gay when we inspected them a week or two ago. 
One of the conservatories was occupied with a fine 
bank of Chrysanthemums, which had been made up 
for the fourth time this season as described by us on 
p. 167. About 1,500 plants are grown. A house was 
gay with zonal Pelargoniums grown on purpose for an 
autumn and winter display. Amongst double varieties 
we noted Hollyhock, rosy scarlet ; Madame Gavin 
Sarigal, lilac-pink ; and Charles Labande, deep 
crimson. Semi-doubles were more numerous, and 
included Rasphail, scarlet ; Guillion Manglesi, violet- 
purple and scarlet; and La Fontaine, pink. Amongst 
the finer single varieties were Queen of the V hites, 
with large trusses of pure white flowers; Burns, 
scarlet ; The Shah, deep crimson ; Arthur Rogers, 
violet-purple ; Favourite, rose-pink ; Helen, flushed 
with pink on a white ground ; Royalist, a deep 
crimson ; Advance, salmon-pink ; Florence Darwin, 
violet-purple and scarlet ; and John "Waterford, scarlet, 
with a white eye. These were only a few selected from 
a large number of varieties, and represented the finest 
when we saw them. A lean-to house close by, mostly 
occupied by Ferns, was pleasingly interspersed with 
plants in flower, including Begonia Seharfiana, 
B. metallica, and B. maculata. The common Maiden¬ 
hair (Adiantum cuneatum) was in fine condition, as 
well as A. c. mundulum,. A. rhodophyllum, A. scutum, 
and Gymnogramme peruviana. 
Fine-foliaged plants of a useful decorative size were 
represented in a three-quarter span-roofed house, and 
included Crotons, Aralias and Dracsenas. The Crotons 
•were finely coloured, including Angustifolia Aig- 
burthensis, with narrow leaves and a golden yellow 
centre ; Mortei, yellow ; Laingi, and Disraeli, the 
leaves of the latter being sometimes wholly yellow. 
Healthy batches of Gardenias were arranged along the 
shelves on the opposite side of the house. In another 
compartment were Orchids, chiefly Cypripedium and 
Lycastes. "We noted twin flowers on a scape of Lycaste 
Skinneri, and these were frequent on Cypripedium 
callosum. C. Spicerianum and G. insigne Chantinii 
were also in bloom. They were interspersed with 
Poinsettias, while others occupied the back shelves along 
with Abutilon Sellowianum marmoratum. Another 
compartment was gay with all the leading varieties of 
Bouvardias, including Alfred Neuner, President 
Garfield, President Cleveland, scarlet; "\ reelandi, 
white ; Priory Beauty, pmk ; and others mostly grown 
in 48-size pots, and a few in 32-size. Near the glass 
was a fine mass of Salvia splendens Clayi. from IS ins. 
to 24 ins. high, rich, with scarlet flowers. 
The stove is well filled with a great variety of the 
usual class of plants in good order. There were fine 
plants of Antliurium Yeitchii, A. erystallinum, 
Sphoerogyne latifolia, Curculigo recurvata variegata 
with leaves 2 ft. to 3 ft. long, Ananas sativa variegata, 
Dracaena amabilis with the upper leaves of a creamy 
yellow, and the beautiful Calathea vittata with its 
ascending white stripes on the rich dark green leaves. 
The variegated Indiarubber Plant (Ficus elastica 
variegata) has been so popular from the first up till 
now that we seldom have the opportunity of seeing a 
large one. The specimen here, however, stands 7 ft. 
high, and is covered with leaves almost to the base. A 
fine piece of Davallia pallida, better known as D. 
Mooreana, stood at one end of the raised centre bed, 
making itself one of the most prominent objects. 
One cool house was mostly occupied with Carnations 
in pots. The varieties were Lady Middleton, Souvenir 
de la Malmaison, as well as the pink sort and the red, 
namely, Madame Arthur "Varocque. Carnations seem 
to be favourites here, for in the well-cared-for frame 
ground about 7,000 had been potted up for planting 
out in the borders. The first batch of Cinerarias were 
coming into bloom in one of the Peach-houses ; and in 
another was a fine and vigorous lot of Richardia 
Africana which had been .planted out during the 
summer, but after having been potted up, was then 
coming into bloom. The conservatory by the mansion 
was chiefly occupied with Palms and Ferns of large 
size, with some specimens of Cycas revoluta. A fine 
sample of Nephrolepis acuta was suspended from the 
roof in a basket. Not only were the fronds of great 
length, but the rhizomes hung down from the baskets 
for a length of 4 ft. 
"With the exception of Tomatos, the other kinds of 
fruit had all been gathered or cut before the time of 
our visit. The variety of Tomato grown here is 
Hackwood Park, the plants of which carried a good 
crop even at that late season. There are a number of 
separate Peach-houses, but besides them was a range of 
houses 300 ft. long, running round the sides of the 
garden wall. These were occupied by Peach, Hectarine, 
and Plum trees. The admirable way in which every¬ 
thing is kept greatly redounds to the credit of Mr. 
McLeod, the gardener. 
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A ROMANTIC GARDEN. 
At p. 105 we gave an account of an ancient hostelry, 
with an illustration of the Angel Hotel at Brigg. Such 
places are always interesting to travellers who happen 
to make them their halting place for a time. There is 
a curious and interesting garden at Mr. G. Broughton’s 
Temperance and Commercial Hotel, St. Peter’s Port, 
Guernsey, and which serves to illustrate the steep and 
abrupt nature of the ground on which the town is 
built. In the garden behind the hotel one might 
easily imagine themselves in some Italian town, on the 
steep-terraced side of some mountain. It is all in 
terraces one above the other, the first one being at a 
considerable height above the street in front, and is 
gained by a flight of granite steps. The terraces are of 
no great width, say from 6 ft. to 8 ft. On the second 
terrace is a vinery well stocked with Grapes during 
August and September. On the third terrace and 
elsewhere are Apple and Pear trees on the walls in 
bearing condition when we saw them. A vigorous and 
healthy standard Apple tree overhangs the vinery from 
the terrace above, and when the Apples were ripe they 
played havoc one windy night by dropping through 
the glass of the vinery. 
The uppermost part of the garden runs at right 
angles to the lower part, and each separate terrace of 
the latter has to be gained by flights of steps. The 
upper garden is also narrow, and consists of a grassy 
slope, with Vines planted alongside the walls. The 
principal rods are carried overhead on wires, and the 
whole presents the appearance of a half natural vine¬ 
yard. The long summer and equable nature of the 
climate is highly favourable to the production of 
fruit, including Grapes, but there had been an absence 
of sun, as in this country, and the numerous bunches of 
Grapes were only partly coloured at the end of Septem¬ 
ber. Skilled hands could, however, effect a great 
improvement and assist nature by a regular system of 
pruning and training, by which on the sunny hill-side 
a considerable amount of produce would be obtained in 
average seasons. Indoors, however, travellers and 
visitors are made comfortable and feel at home. 
