January 4, 1896 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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in increasing quantities until they are once again in 
full swing. A greenhouse temperature will suit 
admirably. - 
Thrips on Azaleas.—If Aitus would try the "XLall 
vapouring Fumigator " according to directions he 
will soon get rid of his Thrips. It is by far the best 
thing I ever used.— C.H.C. 
A BOLD PIECE OF ROCK GARDEN. 
When visiting private establishments in various 
accompanying illustration represents a rock garden 
constructed by Messrs. Smith & Co , St. John’s 
Nurseries, Worcester, who had this bold piece photo¬ 
graphed, and to whose favour we are indebted. 
As will be seen, various kinds of trees occupy the 
higher background and afford shade for the plants, 
a large portion of which consists of Ferns of various 
types, and which might be more extensively used than 
they are at the present day. The South of England, 
but particularly those counties which have but a 
shelter so as not to overhang them. More we need 
not say on this occasion, as the illustration furnishes 
its own version of the plants and their arrangement 
pretty plainly. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS: TAKING THE 
BUD. 
Noticing enquiries in every horticultural paper con¬ 
cerning the above question, I will again—although 
the time is not the best—do my best to describe it 
parts of the country, we find that increasing interest 
is being taken in hardy plants of various kinds and 
rock gardens in which to grow them. These gardens 
are of various sizes and pretensions according to the 
taste of the owners, the space at command, and the 
natural facilities of the place. All classes of hardy 
plants, including trees, shrubs, Ferns, herbaceous 
and alpine plants, are requisitioned to properly 
furnish the larger gardens, trees and shrubs being 
necessary for shade and shelter in many cases. The 
light rainfall, make it difficult to grow some of this 
class of plants with any degree of satisfaction, but a 
skilful rock-builder and planter can make all that 
vanish by means of trees which break the direct rays 
of the sun, thereby insuring coolness and preventing 
that excessive evaporation so inimical to Ferns in 
general. Nor must we forget the beauty of associa¬ 
tion which trees lend to plants of various kinds, 
though, as in the case under notice, they should be 
placed sufficiently distant from the objects they 
All these anxious questions of amateurs, " hobby 
men,’’ and in some cases,I am sorry to say, ignorant 
or incompetent gardeners, tend to show the increase 
of favour with which the large flower is looked 
upon. The subject is too large to go thoroughly 
into as to whether large blooms, the natural 
sized flowers, or the so-called “happy medium ” is 
the best. All I can say is that I have found all 
three methods extremely useful, and always make a 
point of having large batches of each. 
