November 7, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
149 
this only causes more eyes to start, and these varie¬ 
ties being naturally of a strong growing habit, 
continue to make these long shoots. To any who 
are troubled with shy-blooming varieties I would ask 
them to give this plan a fair trial; and it is because 
they should not cut away any shoots of this des¬ 
cription during the coming winter and early spring 
that I give these few seemingly unseasonable notes. 
— Experience. 
ally. Aucubas must be popular subjects judging 
from the stock of 60,000 plants of all sizes which is 
grown here. The green and tree form of the com¬ 
mon Box (Buxus sempervirens) is also grown in 
quantity, from i ft. to 4 ft. high, as well as 50,000 of 
Ligustrum ovalifolium and large quantities of the 
golden variety L. o. aureum. The rich purple of 
Prunus Pissardi was still very fine when we saw the 
plants the other week, and which were 6 ft. to 8 ft. 
high ; the purple-leaved Peach had all the leaves on 
the younger wood of a rich purple. Maiden Almonds 
on the Brompton Stock were 6 ft. to 8 ft. high, and 
would soon make fine trees for spring flowering. 
Lilacs in variety, including the lilac and white varie¬ 
ties of the Persian Lilac, were in robust health, and 
Mahonias about 18 ins. high covered about a quarter 
of an acre. The Golden Elder in quantity, and 4 ft. 
to 5 ft. high, still retained its foliage in fine condition. 
The Russian Laurel is still one of the best varie¬ 
ties, and both it and the 
Colchican Laurel vary in 
size from i8in. to 4ft.high. 
The same may be said of 
the Portugal Laurel (Pru¬ 
nus lusitanicus), which 
was in robust health. 
Green Hollies may be had 
of various sizes from ift.to 
4 ft. high. The Snowball 
tree is the only variety of 
the common Guelder Rose 
which is grown. Cornus 
alba, with its white berries 
and deep red stems, is va¬ 
lued for the colour of the 
latter inwinter. The bright 
red berries of Cotoneaster 
Simmondsi are so pro¬ 
fusely produced as to con¬ 
stitute a very ornamental 
subject in the shrubberies 
and for covering fences or 
arbours during the winter 
months. Paul’s Double 
Scarlet Thorn, on the 
other hand, produces one 
of the finest effects in 
the shrubberies during 
the months of May and 
June. 
A miscellaneous assort¬ 
ment of other things are 
also grown in this portion 
of the nursery, including 
some 200,000 roots of Sea 
Kale, 150,000 of which are 
suitable for forcing ; only 
the strong growing red¬ 
leaved sort is kept in 
stock. A large stock of 
Asparagus, two or three 
years old, is in fine order. 
There are 15,000 briars for 
standard Roses,and 20,000 
dwarf stocks. Brompton 
Stocks in large quantity 
were worked with Peaches 
and Nectarines last sum¬ 
mer. Nearly half a million 
Wallflowers should give 
some idea of the quantity 
required and the popula¬ 
rity of the plant. 
The Prison nursery, only two or three minutes 
distant, is largely devoted to Conifers, and a miscel¬ 
laneous assortment of climbers. There are, however, 
standard Catalpas, 10 ft. to 12 ft. high, and smaller 
specimens of the golden variety. Large quantities 
of Cupressus macrocarpa, Retinosporas, Thuyas, 
Cupressus, 10,000 golden Euonymus, 30,000 Irish 
Ivies, 2 ft. to 9 ft. high ; Elaeagnus, Jasmines, Roses, 
Laurestinus, Escalonias, etc., are grown in pots for 
the trade. Near by here is another piece of nursery 
ground devoted to the cultivation of herbaceous 
plants, including Irises, Pyrethrums, Paeonies, 
Violas, and Asters are grown, the latter being in 
flower. 
The Garret Lane nursery is devoted to the culti¬ 
vation of fruit trees, including some 50,000 maiden 
trees of Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, etc. Apples 
are chiefly grown as bushes and pyramids, but some 
are trained horizontally. About 5,900 Pear trees afe 
grown as pyramids up to 10 ft. high, including all the 
Tacsonia Smythiana, 
instance, there are 2,000 Golden Poplars (Populus 
canadensis aurea), 8 ft. to 10ft. high, with bushy 
heads ; large quantities of the Scarlet Chestnut, 8 ft. 
to 10 ft. high, grown as standards; Variegated 
Sycamores, Laburnums of sorts, 6ft. to 10ft. high; 
Black Poplars, 8 ft. to 12 ft. ; Lombardy Poplars, 
12 ft. to 15 ft. ; 10,000 London Planes (Platanus 
orientalis acerifolia), 8 ft. to 15 ft. high ; standards of 
the Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica), 10 ft. high; 
Limes, 10 ft. to 12 ft. ; White Birches (Betula alba), 
10 ft. to 12 ft., suitable for open spaces in towns, and 
Tree of Heaven (Ailantus glandulosa), 10 ft. to 12 ft. 
Besides the above there are Maples, Oaks, Ash, 
Elm, Balsam Poplar, Liquidambar, and various 
ornamental and other forest trees, from 12 ft. to 20 ft. 
high, and suitable for lifting. 
The cut-leaved Birch (Betula populifolia laciniata) 
has much larger leaves than the cut-leaved variety 
of the White Birch, and they are deeply lobed and 
distinct in general appearance from Birches gener¬ 
TACSONIA SMYTHIANA. 
A short time ago some leaves and a flower of a 
new Tacsonia were sent us by Mr. Wm. Smythe, 
gardener at Basing Park, Alton, Hants, who tells us 
that he raised it from T. manicata crossed with 
T. exoniensis. Our illustration, taken from the 
material sent, gives a faithful representation of it. 
The three bracts were 1} in. long and united for the 
greater part of their length 
into a tube split down one 
side, with the free tips 
ovate - lanceolate. The 
splitting of the tube, re¬ 
minding one of a Datura, 
might have been acciden¬ 
tal in the specimen sent us. 
The calyx tube was cylin¬ 
drical, slightly widened at 
the base and a little twis¬ 
ted upwards, as may be 
seen from the accompany¬ 
ing figure, and green. The 
flower was about 3 in. 
across, with oblong,obtuse 
sepals if in. long and f in. 
broad, slightly keeled on 
the back, with the midrib 
running out into a little 
point below the apex ; the 
outer face of two of them 
was green, another was 
green on one side of the 
midrib and salmon-red on 
the other, while the re¬ 
maining two were salmon- 
red with exception of the 
midrib only; the inner 
face of all was salmon-red. 
The petals were ovate- 
oblong, broader than the 
sepals, but of the same 
length, very blunt, and 
of a deeper colour, al¬ 
most scarlet. The co¬ 
rona was reduced to two 
rows of small white tu¬ 
bercles, variegated with 
violet at the base, and 
the throat was white. The 
filaments and style were 
flesh-coloured, the an¬ 
thers yellow, and the one¬ 
sided stigma green. The 
leaves were deeply three- 
lobed,leathery, deep green 
above, pale and finely 
downy beneath, moderate 
in size, and the lobes 
were lanceolate and finely 
serrate. 
The plant has beengrown 
in a'10-in. pot plunged 
in the ground against a south wall, and in this 
position Mr. Smythe says it has been flowering with 
great freedom ever since July, and is quite distinct 
from anything else he has. The large flowers stand 
out conspicuously from the foliage, and are all the 
more prominent owing to the small size of the 
leaves. Mr. Smythe is well known for the improve¬ 
ments he has effected amongst this class of plants 
and may be congratulated upon his most recent 
acquisition, which ought to become a popular plant. 
TRINITY ROAD 
NURSERIES, WANDSWORTH. 
The nurseries of Mr. Robert Neal contain some 
fifty-five acres of land in detached pieces and under 
different names, but all are in close proximity with 
exception of the Garret Lane nursery, which con¬ 
sists of twenty acres planted with fruit trees. The 
Trinity Road nurseries lie about midway between 
Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Common railway 
stations, and not far from either. Formerly trees and 
shrubs, fruit trees and herbaceous plants were 
chiefly grown, but within the past year or two a large 
number of glasshouses have been erected at the 
Trinity Road nursery for the cultivation of Palms, 
Dracaenas, bulbs for forcing purposes, Ferns, and 
various flowering plants. Large quantities of Pteris 
tremula, P. cretica major cristata, Nephrolepis 
davallioides furcans, and other Ferns are grown from 
spores, besides Cyperus distans, 3,000 Bouvardias, 
40,000 to 50,000 Pelargoniums, Chrysanthemums, 
Chinese Primulas, and other subjects, Mr. Neal 
has also a seed and bulb shop in Trinity Road. 
The Cemetery nursery, which is close at hand, is 
planted with a great variety of .ornamental and forest 
trees and shrubs. Many of them are of large size, 
and suitable for making an effect at once, either in 
parks, pleasure grounds, or for street planting. For 
