September 8, 1888, 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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The Hawthorn-scented Eseallonia Philippiana is 
flowering for the second time this season. 
Fine-foliaged Subjects. 
Many of the evergreens above mentioned might rightly 
be classed here, but being evergreen, should be planted 
for the different effects they produce in winter. The 
Japan Maples are extremely numerous and varied. 
Two large broad-headed or spreading specimens of the 
typical form, Acer palmatum—better known in gardens 
under the name of A. polymorphum—are 15 ft. in 
height, a fact which speaks of their hardiness. The 
leaves of A. p. palmatifidum are very finely divided 
and green, while those of A. p. dissectum are equally 
fine'but of a bronzy purple. The ripened leaves of 
A. p. sanguineum are of a deep blood colour, while 
those of the growing shoots are crimson. Large bushes 
of it have been grown on a sunny slope of the hill for 
the last twenty years. The young leaves of A. colchicum 
rubrum are glowing with bronzy red, crimson, and 
scarlet colours. Numerous standard specimens ol the 
variegated Negundo are now in grand condition, and 
with glaucous leaves and white stems, is the only one 
that has survived the severities of our winters. 
Flowering Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous 
Plants. 
The nursery is to all intents and purposes a repository 
for plants, as anyone interested in hardy plants can 
soon determine. Japanese plants are well represented, 
and include many that are but little known. A large 
plant of Clerodendron trichotomum, about 10 ft. in 
height, was just about to break into full bloom the 
other day when we saw it. In general appearance it 
resembles C. fragrans, but has a large five-angled 
inflated red calyx, and white flowers in axillary cymes. 
Cfesalpinia japonica flowered recently in great abun¬ 
dance, and has ample, bipinnate, drooping Acacia-like 
leaves, yellow flowers, and prickly stems. Styrax 
japonica is now loaded with pale-coloured almost white 
berry-like fruits, and must have been magnificent 
when covered with its white flowers. A plant of 
S. Obassia, about 10 ft. or 12 ft. high, is also in fruit, 
and is notable for its large sub-orbicular leaves, which 
many, is Gipsy Queen, having from four to six deep 
purple sepals changing to violet-purple. A white 
variety of Indigofera Gerardiana (I. floribunda) blooms 
freely for many weeks together. Amongst herbaceous 
plants, very noteworthy is Spiraea palmata alba, of 
which there is a large quantity with pure white flowers. 
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The Amateurs’ Garden. 
Hyacinths, Narcissi, &c. 
The earliest batch of the large-flowering Hyacinths 
should be potted without delay, otherwise they make 
unsatisfactory progress if forcing he attempted while 
roots are but poorly developed. The sooner they are 
potted up now, however, the earlier they may be ex¬ 
pected to flower under cool treatment, either in 
a greenhouse or the window of a dwelling-house. 
"Wonderful results can be obtained even by an amateur 
who has a liking for his flowers and cares for them 
The Wellingtonia and Araucaria Avenue at Coombe Wood. 
being nearly white, are conspicuous all over the 
nursery. Catalpa syringaefolia aurea is also of a warm 
bright yellow and particularly handsome. Nearly of 
the same colour is Sambucus nigra aurea, now very 
popular on account of its hardiness. Several other 
forms of this are grown, including S. n. argentea and 
S. n. laciniatus, as well as S. racemosa plumosa, with 
deeply-jagged leaflets. A standard specimen of the 
variegated Tulip Tree, about 10 ft. high, is now very 
fine. Large quantities of Yitis (Ampelopsis) Veitchii 
are grown in pots, both under glass and out of doors, as 
well as quantities of the Virginian Creeper, including a 
form named Y. (Ampelopsis) muralis, with short tendrils 
furnished with sucker-like discs that fix the plant to a 
wall without other support. Y. purpurea, V. laciniata, 
and Y. Hoy lei are all very distinct and beautiful. 
Eulalia japonica variegata is a tall grass that might be 
planted with fine effect on lawns. Showy and con¬ 
spicuous variegated Dogwoods are Cornus brachypoda 
variegata and C. sibirica Spathii, the latter with red 
stems and golden leaves, with an irregular green blotch 
in the centre. Rosa microphylla variegata would 
make a pretty subject for covering a dry bank. Out 
of a batch of Eucalyptus planted in 1880, E. coccifera, 
are coarsely jagged or toothed at the apex. Hydrangeas 
are grown in great numbers, especially H. paniculata 
grandiflora, the dense panicles of which are often 1 ft. 
in length. Very distinct and curious is H. mands- 
churica, which has black stems and pink flowers, often 
becoming blue, owing, probably, to something in the 
soil. A violet-blue species has not yet been named. 
H. quercifolia, with large, deeply-lobed, Fig-like or 
Oak-like leaves, is also grown, and is a native of 
Florida. Tecoma grandiflora is, however, a Japanese 
plant, and bears large terminal panicles of trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers, yellow on the external face, and scarlet 
on the internal or upper face. The scarlet berries and 
red fading leaves of Berberis Thunbergii are very 
attractive at present. 
Several forms of Ceanothus are now profusely covered 
with their panicles of small but extremely numerous 
and showy flowers. Of the blue kinds, C. Gloire de 
Versailles is certainly the most profusely flowered ; but 
C. azurea has darker blue flowers. Marie Simon is also 
a fine thing, with cymose panicles of pink blooms. 
The Californian Chestnut (Pavia alba), better known as 
P. macrostachya, is now very profusely flowered. One 
of the brightest of the Clematis, of which there are 
Prepare a compost consisting of two parts good turfy 
but mellow loam, one part of old hot-bed manure and 
a quantity of sand to render the whole porous and 
open. Drain well and pot firmly, leaving the bulb 
only half covered with soil when the operation is 
completed. The best plan is to fill up the pot with 
soil and placing the bulb in the centre of a 5-in. or 
6-in. pot, press it down with the fingers and thumb 
until it takes a firm hold of the soil. After pressing 
the latter firmly add a little more if necessary, leaving 
about J in. for watering. Stand the pots on a bed of 
ashes in the open air or in a frame, and cover over 
with 3 ins. of coco-nut fibre, or sifted coal ashes in the 
absence of the former. "When the bulbs have formed 
good roots they may be transferred to the greenhouse, 
or some warmer place, to urge them into growth and 
flower. Paper "White, Polyanthus, Jonquils, Cam- 
pernelle, and other Narcissi may be treated in the 
same way. They come into flower more slowly. 
Roses in Pots. 
Those having the command of a greenhouse can if they 
choose obtain Roses much earlier than under natural 
conditions, by growing them in pots in such a structure. 
A batch for that purpose may be pruned now, stood in 
