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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 6th, 1885. 
(Sarbmttrg Httncelkun. 
Flower Shows and Meetings for Next Week.— 
Tuesday : Fruit and Floral Committees meet at South 
Kensington.—Orchid Show on same day. Saturday : 
General Meeting of the Royal Botanic Society at 
3.45 p.m. 
Mr. Edward Bennett, The Vineyard, Potter’s Bar, 
N., has taken on a lease the Vineyard and Pine Apple 
Nurseries, at Peckham Rye, which belonged to the 
late Mr. Samuel Solomon, of Covent Garden. Mr. 
Bennett now has four establishments on his hands. 
The Parcel Post with India will commence on the 
1st of July next. No definite information as to the 
probable date of the commencement of a similar 
service with other countries has yet been issued. 
On the 17th and 18th inst. the large collection of 
Orchids, comprising over 2,000 plants, bought by Mr. 
B. Armitage, Sorrel Bank, Pendleton, from Mr. Oscar 
Schneider, of Fallowfield, before he left England, will 
be sold by Messrs. Artingstall & Hind, at their Central 
Sale Rooms, 45, Princes Street, Manchester. The 
collection includes many rare and choice species. 
The Newcastle, Staffordshire, Rose and Horticul¬ 
tural Society has just issued a schedule of prizes for 
its first annual exhibition, to be held in the Town 
Hall, on Tuesday, July 21st. We note that special 
prizes in the shape of Roses are offered by Messrs. 
R. Smith & Co., Worcester, Messrs. James Dickson & 
Sons, Chester, and the Cranston Nursery and Seed 
Co., Hereford. The Secretary is Mr. W. H. Ramm, 
Sutherland Chambers, Newcastle. 
Some grand new and rare Orchids, collected by 
Mons. Leon Humblot in the Comoro Islands, will be 
sold at Stevens’s Rooms on Monday next. Amongst 
the novelties are Angraecum Leonii, a very stately 
thing, bearing large, apparently white flowers; An- 
grtecum fuscatum ; Angraseum rostellare, new; Vanilla 
Humblotii, new, “a fresh, leafless, African Vanilla; ” 
Pogonia (Nervilia) Barklyana, and Eulophia megis- 
tophylla, new, a species with enormous leaves. 
The Clapton Nurseries wore an unusually bright 
aspect on Wednesday, May 27th, the occasion being 
the celebration of the wedding of Miss Margaret Low, 
second daughter of Mr. Stuart Low, with Mr. Arthur 
Gamble, son of the Rev. H. J. Gamble, of the Con¬ 
gregational Chapel, Upper Clapton. In the evening, 
the° employes at both the Clapton and Bush Hill 
Nurseries, to the number of 120, were invited by the 
worthy proprietor to a sumptuous repast given in a 
large drawing-room marquee on the lawn. On the 
removal of the cloth, the host took the chair, and in 
a few introductory remarks suited to the occasion, 
called upon Mr. F. Casey, the manager, to propose 
the first toast, that of the “ Bride and Bridegroom,” 
which he did in a highly eulogistic speech, in which 
he alluded to the kind and amiable disposition of 
Miss Low, whom he had known from a child, and 
concluded by wishing long life, health, happiness, 
and prosperity to the newly married couple. Mr. 
Hugh Low, Jun., replied on behalf of his sister and 
her husband, and in the course of his observations 
thanked the employes most heartily for the beautiful 
present which they had made to his sister a 
handsome writing-table. Sir Hugh Low, Rev. H. J. 
Gamble, Mr. Henry Low, Mr. H. Barnard, and Mr. 
Boxall, next spoke in the most flattering terms of the 
generous and amiable disposition of the bride and 
bridegroom, and the health of Mr. Stuart Low was 
proposed and responded to with musical honours. 
Messrs. John Warner & Sons, Crescent Foundry, 
Cripplegate, have just issued a brochure on The Growth 
of Hops, particularly showing the habits and best 
methods of dealing with green-fly and other Hop 
parasites, by Mr. S. B. Goslin, F.R.M.S. 
The Gardens of the Tuileries at Paris have 
assumed their summer garb, and notwithstanding 
the recent spell of winter weather, which has frozen 
six persons to death in Vienna, the Orange, Myrtle, 
and Pomegranate trees have once more left their 
winter quarters in the conservatory. Some of these 
southern plants which summer after summer adorn 
the terraces are very old; among them are two 
Myrtles, which boast an age of no less than two 
centuries; an Orange-tree has seen more than three 
hundred years, and a Pomegranate is nearly as old. 
—Pall Hall Gazette. 
DEAR OLD CHISWICK I 
Thirty-five years ago ! It’s a long spell in a man’s 
life. Memories become blunted, past events appear 
as dreams, and with most of us the record of pleasure 
is obliterated. Yet after so many years I have a vivid 
recollection of the flower shows at Chiswick. Fashion¬ 
able they were, both as regards exhibits and visitors. 
Exquisite taste, charming fairies, beautiful flowers, 
where are they gone ? Sweet visions of my youth, I 
sorely miss you in my old age ! They have not 
migrated to Regent’s Park. I have been there. I 
have seen thousands and thousands of visitors, but 
not the visitors to Chiswick. Have they preferred 
South Kensington ? Go there once, and with a sigh 
you will say “ No.” There may be found the millions 
who crowd the Fisheries, Healtheries, Inventories, &c., 
round the stands of Paul, Turner, Carter, &c., &c. 
They press eagerly, pushing, elbowing, and speaking 
broad English. No, you do not breathe the perfume 
of old Chiswick. 
What evil genius has brought about this change? 
Has not horticulture made gigantic strides during the 
last thirty-five years ? Are not the gardens still in 
the hands of the Royal Horticultural Society ? What 
is being done there? Growing Apples, Pears, Grapes, 
Peas, Potatos, &c., &c. ! All this is very useful, but 
where is the ornamental ? To whom must one appeal 
to renew the glories of the past ? Where is the fairy 
who will guide again the stream of fashion to dear old 
Chiswick ? Echo answers—“ Where ? ”— Z. 
SELECT HARDY PERENNIALS. 
The present is a good time to plant many things ; 
and among them should be a selection of hardy 
perennials. Though hardy plants generally, during 
the past few years, have become more popular than 
formerly, there is yet abundant scope for development 
in the same direction. As not a few have been 
disappointed with what they have received from some 
dealers, owing to the too cheap rate at which the 
plants are offered to the public, it may be of sendee 
to some, at least, of the readers of The Gardening 
World to know what can really be purchased at a 
fair price, and which, at the same time, will prove 
useful either as cut-flowers, or for the beautifying 
of beds and borders in the flower garden. As the 
list of good things is a long one, I shall only 
briefly allude to the showiest and best, giving due 
consideration also to such as will thrive in any 
ordinary garden soil. Taking them in alphabetical 
order, we find a very useful plant in 
Achillea ptarmica flore-pleno. —The Double- 
flowered Sneezewort is without doubt one of the 
most useful of perennials; the flowers are pure 
white, and very double, and produced in the greatest 
profusion throughout the summer. In a cut state it 
is of great value ; height, 2 ft. to 2 ft. 6 ins. 
Achillea tomentosa. —Another useful member of 
this family is the Woolly-leaved Milfoil, which grows 
about 6 ins. high, and bears numerous corymbs of 
bright yellow flowers. It is specially adapted for the 
rockery, the front row of the border, or for edgings. 
Achillea Millsefolium rosea has rose-coloured flowers, 
and grows 2 ft. high. 
Aconites. —The Aconitums, or as they are popu¬ 
larly known as ” Monkshood,” are well suited for the 
herbaceous border, and thrive in any ordinary soil. 
The best are: A. japonicum, purple, very fine, 
height 2 ft.; A. Napellus bicolor, blue and white, 
3 ft. high; and A. lycoctonum, yellow, 2 ft. 6 ins. 
high. There are many other varieties, all showy, 
and ranging from 2 ft. to 5 ft. in height. 
The Rose Campions, or Agrostemmas, come next in 
order. These form neat bushes, about 2 ft. high, 
literally smothered with diverse coloured flowers. A. 
Flos. Jovis has scarlet flowers; A. coronaria has 
crimson flowers, and there is a good double form of 
this species which is equally free; A. coronaria 
bicolor has rose and white flowers. These aie 
exceedingly useful and showy, a few chimps sufficing 
to make a garden gay. 
Anchusa italica. —Those who prefer plants with 
intense blue flowers for three or four months in 
succession must not omit this, which forms a large 
branching pyramid about 3 ft. high, and bears flowers 
continuously throughout the summer and autumn 
months. It is adapted to almost any soil. 
The Wind Flowers, or Anemones, next call for 
mention. These constitute one of the largest families 
of hardy - flowering perennials, including such as 
flower from February to October, so that with a good 
collection of them a garden may contain some species 
or variety in flower during nine months of the year. 
In most cases they differ so widely in form or colour 
that one always welcomes then - appearance. First on 
our list is 
Anemone blanda, tuberous - rooted, of a fine blue 
colour, grows from G ins. to 9 ins. high, and flowers 
in February and March. • In the latter month, 
coronaria oqiens its dazzling scarlet flowers, many of 
the double kinds more resembling huge Poppies of the 
most intense colour. These are tuberous-rooted, and 
grow about 1 ft. high, and continue flowering till 
the middle and even the end of May. 
Anemone fulgens.-— In May too may be had in 
perfection that most dazzling of all scarlets, A. 
fulgens. It grows about 9 ins. high, and may briefly 
be said to be one of the most effective of spring 
flowers. Words can only inadequately describe the 
brilliancy of its flowers, which are freely produced; 
and the various forms of the Wood Anemone, A. 
nemorosa, are the next to flower. These grow well on 
grassy banks or sunny slopes, and are also adapted 
for naturalizing in woods and such like places; they 
grow 7 about 6 ins. high. 
Anemone apennina. —Flowering in company with 
the Wood Anemones we have A. apennina, which 
forms most pleasing masses of blue. It grows 6 ins. 
or 8 ins. high, and becomes covered with flowers. 
Next comes the Snowdrop Anemone, A. sylvestris, a 
plant growing from 1 ft. to 1 ft. 6 ins. high, thickly set 
with creamy-white blossoms. The flower-buds have 
a drooping tendency, like the Snowdrop, hence its 
popular name. It is easily grown and of a good 
vigorous constitution. From this we pass to A. pulsa- 
tilla, or 
The Pasque Flower, a true British plant. As such, 
however, it is extremely rare. It grows about 15 ins. 
high, and has flowers of a deep purple, densely 
clothed with silky hairs. Continuing the chain comes 
A. alpina and sulphurea, but as these are somewhat 
fastidious I do not consider them suited to beginners. 
Lastly, in this valuable group we have the 
J.apanese Anemones, all of which flower during the 
later summer and autumn months, and are without 
doubt among the most useful, both for providing cut- 
flowers and as decorative border plants. These attain 
a height of 3 ft. or thereabouts, and produce their 
blossoms in the greatest profusion till cut down by 
autumn frost. A. japonica has rosy-red flowers; 
A. japonica hybrida has flowers of a soft and pleasing 
shade of rose, while A. japonica alba has large flowers 
of snowy-whiteness, which are invaluable at a time 
when there is a demand for flowers for church decora¬ 
tion at harvest time. 
Though I have given a rather extensive list of these, 
I may remark that I have omitted many valuable and 
beautiful members of the genus, and have only cited 
those which may be grown to perfection in any ordi¬ 
nary garden and with ordinary care.—J. 
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GLADIOLUS THE BRIDE. 
Gladiolus Colvilli alba is one of the most beauti¬ 
ful, and also one of the most useful plants with which 
I am acquainted. Either for making bouquets, wreaths, 
or crosses, or for vase decoration, it is alike useful; 
and last, but not least, for house and border decora¬ 
tion it is equally valuable. I am inclined to think 
that this plant is not nearly so extensively grown 
as its merits entitle it to. Unlike many of the other 
kinds of Gladiolus, this is well adapted to cultivation 
in pots, and if planted early, that is, started again 
shortly after going to rest, which is natural for it to do 
after flowering, grown on in a cool house, and intro¬ 
duced to a little warmth in January, they may be had 
in flower in March. 
The time to purchase corms of these plants is about 
the time the Dutch bulbs are purchased in autumn, 
some to be grown on in pots, others to be planted out 
in borders and beds in different situations. It may 
be necessary to protect the latter a little in veiy 
severe weather, especially when they have grown a 
distance out of the ground, before severe weather sets 
in, in which case they should be protected with a few 
