December 22, 1894. 
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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
BIGNONIA TWEEDIANA. 
This handsome species was introduced from Brazil 
in 1838, and was described by Lindley in the Botanical 
Register , t. 45, for the year 1840. The flowers like 
those of several other species are of large size with 
a wide tube, and an oblique deeply five-lobed lamina. 
They are of a uniform clear yellow, and very 
effective when fully expanded. Occasionally 
attempts are made to grow it in the open air, but 
except under the most favourable conditions it does 
not give great satisfaction out of doors. The green¬ 
house is really the best place for it, and if this is 
freely ventilated during the summer months so much 
the better. Being of a rambling nature it succeeds 
far better when planted out than if its cultivation in 
A HOLIDAY TRIP TO NORTH WALES. 
( Concluded, from p. 250.) 
Snowdon. 
As our next excursion is to be a kind of pilgrimage 
and our Mecca Snowdon, the king of Welsh Moun¬ 
tains, I will invite you to assume that we have 
arrived at Llanberis, one of the most popular start¬ 
ing-points from whence to ascend this celebrated 
mountain. It is a lovely morn—this Friday, the 
14th of September—although the mists still hang 
about the mountain peaks, obscuring their contours, 
and rendering their elevations less distinct. On our 
left, however, the beautiful lakes of Llanberis known 
respectively as Llyn Peris and Llyn Pardarn, lie 
blue and bright in the sunshine and the vale. 
after paying several small “tolls” to wily women 
tor opening gates and dispensing milk, we are, at 
last, fairly on our pilgrim’s progress. But, as we 
ascend, the mists begin to thicken, and, although we 
are traversing the flanks of two or three minor 
mountains we cannot see their ridges. We can, 
however, hear the distant waterfall, and now and 
then the boom of the blasters comes up the valley in 
sonorous sounds. 
These wave-sounds inpinging against obstacles in 
their way produce’'echoes, and these reverberate 
again and again until the commotion which produced 
them has gradually fainted away. The half-way hut 
is now reached ,—1 e., half-way in height,—but the 
fog is so dense that we can hardly discern it, or the 
Bignonia Tweediana. 
pots were attempted. The roots must, however, be 
considerably restricted, otherwise the plant will not 
flower very freely. In this respect it agrees with 
others of its congeners, and they are exceedingly 
numerous. It climbs by means of hooked tendrils ; 
but in order to restrict it to the allotted space, the 
strong leading shoots will have to be tied to the 
rafters or wires, as the case may be, and not 
allowed to ramble about at their own free will, 
otherwise they would soon become unmanageable, 
and obstruct too much of the light from reaching the 
plants underneath. After the flowering is over a 
number of the shoots may be cut away so as to 
admit light and air amongst those left as well as to 
reduce the general bulk of the plant. A number of 
shoots may be left hanging down loosely so as to 
avoid the formality which close pruning would give. 
The accompanying illustration shows a bit of a spray 
in bloom. 
Beyond the great slate quarries, which somewhat 
mar the majesty of the scene ; but which, at least, 
give life and animation and work to many thousands 
who would otherwise feel the pinch of poverty pro¬ 
portionally greater. 
The famous Pass is also close by, while on the 
right, the waterfall comes tumbling down in a fine 
cataract of about sixty feet. Llanberis has been 
called the “ Chamouni ” of Wales, so while we are 
pondering on the beauties of the place, a tourist 
similarly knapsacked and alpen-stocked comes up, 
salutations are exchanged, a pleasant companion is 
acquired, and the " one touch of nature "ties the 
silken cord. Our friend is a desideratum ; he is a 
man of experience, he was up (he mountain the day 
before; he is acquainted with foreign travel. So 
ladies either, who, mounted on sure-footed steeds, 
await the dispersal of this great check to 
mountaineering. We, however, push on with care 
and caution; when, lo! the cloud lifts, the sun 
peeps out, and we are made aware of an awful 
chasm nearly 2,000 feet beneath us. We pull up, 
and take a little light refreshment, which forethought 
suggested, and without which no mountain climber 
would care to risk the fever of fatigue. While thus 
engaged, there is still ample scope for study of 
surroundings; for contemplation of possible con¬ 
tingencies, and for conversation relative to similar 
situations. 
Now the track turns southward, winds up the 
steep flank of Carnedd Ugan, one of the buttresses 
of Snowdon, then turns westward over the ridge, and 
