THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 3, 1895. 
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of water; each may be prepared and kept in 
stock to be mixed as needed for spraying. The 
formula for ammoniacal solution of the carbonate of 
copper is five ounces of carbonate of copper dissolved 
in three quarts of strong (qF) ammonia, to be after¬ 
ward added to fifty gallons of water. These two 
fungicides are the chief compounds that can be 
recommended for fungous diseases in the greenhouse. 
A solution of potassic sulphide (J oz. of sulphide to 
one gallon of water) has proved a successful remedy 
in Carnation diseases. Good results have followed 
the use of Bordeaux mixture for fungi on Violets, and 
many other plants would doubtless be benefited by 
its use. But the work against injurious fungi must 
be preventive instead of curative, and the old adage, 
“ An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," 
is nowhere more applicable .—Gardening American. 
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POPULAR NAMES. 
Under this heading one might be carried far into 
the pages of floricultural works, and continue to find 
designated to plants the popular name " Lily.” The 
Lilium is responsible for many popular- names, 
probably on account of its whiteness and purity, and 
the chasteness of its species and varieties—the 
“ Queen of flowers ’’; hence, no doubt, the term 
" Lily" has so liberally been given to many families 
without conservatism. It is not, however, my pur¬ 
pose to write on Liliums, but to give to lovers of 
flowers the names of a few plants to which the term 
*■ Lily ” is applied. Before proceeding, I might say 
there are no poor relations. There is the Blue 
African Lily (Agapanthus umbellatus) essentially 
a noble plant, bearing on stout stems beautiful blue, 
Lily-like flowers in great numbers, opening in 
succession, and lasting in flower for a long time. 
The plants prefer a rich, moist, loamy soil enriched 
with decayed manure. The Agapanthus is most 
effective when seen growing in jardinieres on 
balconies or in the garden, and may be wintered in 
the conservatory, where its evergreen foliage is not 
to be despised. The white variety is also very 
handsome. 
The Scarboro’ Lily (Vallota purpurea) is also a 
noble plant, and often well grown by amateurs and 
cottagers for window decoration. It is a wise plan 
to let the pots become full of roots, and not disturb 
them, as frequent shifting is often injurious to the 
plants, which do not flower nearly so well. They 
require liberal supplies of water when growing, and 
little during the winter months. Lily of the Field 
or Mount Etna Lily (Sternbergia or Amaryllis lutea) 
is a charming Crocus-like flower, of a deep golden- 
yellow, produced in autumn, and a gem for making 
the garden look gay during the dull autumn months. 
It grow's about 6 in. high, with compact tufts of deep 
green leaves. It requires a rich, deep and rather 
dry soil, and to be planted from 4 in. to 6 in. deep. 
The Lent Lily (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus) is the 
common English Garland Lily, and one of the 
earliest and one of the most showy for planting to 
naturalise in grass banks or in the crevices of rocks, 
where they establish themselves and give a gorgeous 
annual display, as Shakespeare says :— 
" Daffodils that come before the swallow dares, and 
take 
The winds of March with beauty.” 
They should be planted in clumps of from twenty- 
five to fifty bulbs, and about 3 in. apart and 4 in. 
deep. 
St. Bernard's and St. Bruno’s Lily (Anthericum 
Liliago and A. Liliastrum) are delightful plants for 
the herbaceous borders, as is also the grass-like 
leaved variety A. ramosum. It bears small white 
flowers in branches on a flower scape about 2 ft. 
high. A. Liliago has much larger flowers than 
ramosum, and pure white. A. Liliastrum is a grace¬ 
ful plant, flowering in early summer, with pure 
w T hite Lily-like flowers on flower scapes about 2 ft. 
high. They all prefer a deep, rich, well-drained 
soil. 
The Day Lilies (Hemerocallis) constitute a beau¬ 
tiful genus, with Lily-like flowers, and form admir¬ 
able subjects for border planting; they are most 
effective when planted along the margins of lakes 
and streams. At the present time H. fulva may 
be seen flowering and flourishing at Kew Gardens, 
bordering the pond facing the large Palm- 
house, where its tall and straight flower 
scapes tower high above its deep green grace¬ 
ful foliage, and produce a most beautiful effect. 
Its flowers are large, orange shaded with crimson. 
H. fulva variegata has variegated leaves of a beauti¬ 
ful silver and pale green, very ornamental. H. flava 
has smaller flowers of a clear yellow, and sweet 
scented. Those of H. Dumortieri are orange 
yellow, brown outside, and dwarf. H. Thunbergi 
with clear yellow, sweet-scented flowers, is a late 
bloomer. H. Middendorfi is orange-yellow. The 
H. Kwanso and H. disticha, both with very hand¬ 
some orange shaded crimson double flowers, are 
strikingly attractive. They delight in a moist soil 
and shady places. A beautiful addition to this genus 
is the variety named H. aurantiaca, exhibited by 
Messrs. Wallace and Co., of Colchester, at a recent 
R.H.S. meeting. It has large orange-yellow flowers 
similar in form to those of H. disticha, but much 
larger, and is a real acquisition. 
Few are aware of the intense value of the Plantain 
Lily (Funkia) for decorative purposes in the con¬ 
servatory, and for effect in the garden. All the sorts 
possess handsome leaves, both large and small, 
which are developed in early spring. Their delicate 
flowers of white lilac and purple rise prominently 
above the foliage in graceful racemes, which add 
additional beauty to their attractiveness in the 
herbaceous border. The best of the green-leaved 
sorts are F. Fortunei, F. glaucescens, F. lanceolata, 
F. ovata, F. Sieboldiana major, F. subcordata 
grandiflora, and F. viridis. Of the variegated¬ 
leaved sorts are F. glaucescens variegata, F. ovata 
aurea-variegata, F. Sieboldiana marmorata, F. 
sinensis marmorata, F. spathulata marginata, F. 
undulata aurea, with golden leaves, F. undulata 
argentea, F. undulata maculata, F. viridis marginata, 
and F. viridis univittata. They do well in ordinary 
garden soil, and in partially-shaded places. 
The Wood Lilies (Trillium) are very pretty sub¬ 
jects for moist, peaty, shady parts in the garden, 
and deserve to be extensively grown for their beauti¬ 
ful foliage and flowers in spring. T. grandiflorum is 
one of the best, for its large, snow-white flowers 
which pass off rosy-pink with age. T. sessile cali- 
fornicum has large deep green leaves prettily 
marked and blotched, and has flowers of a creamy- 
white. T. erectum is rich purple. T. erythrocarpum 
has white flowers with a pink eye, and very pretty. 
The Mariposa Lilies (Calochortus) are the 
gayest of West America half-hardy bulbs. They are 
also known as Peacock and Californian Tulips, and 
most appropriately so, for they contain the most 
beautiful colours of white, yellow, purple, and lilac, 
and are, most of them, richly spotted, while C. 
Kennedyii is a brick-red, and very beautiful. The 
varieties of C. venustus are citrinus, a lemon with 
crimson blotch ; roseus, rose with crimson blotch ; 
vesta, white, flushed lilac ; and purpureus, a soft 
lilac. C. pulchellus has drooping golden-yellow and 
very beautiful flowers. Those of C. amoenus are 
rose; C. splendens, purple lilac, blotched crimson ; 
and of C. luteus, yellow, blotched purple. The 
culture is nearly the same as for the Ixia and 
Sparaxis. They like a dry, sunny situation in a 
sandy peat. The secret is to ripen the bulbs well 
for blooming the following year. To do this the 
bulbs must have full exposure to the sun’s rays, and 
assisted by witholding water. The above by no 
means exhausts the term " Lily ” as applied to plants, 
but will be continued another time.— IV.L. 
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THE CARNATION AND PICOTEE 
UNION. 
The 11 th annual meeting of this Association was 
held on the 27th ult. in the garden of Mr. Arthur 
Medhurst, Stanley Road, Oxford. There was a 
grand display of all the sections of the Carnation 
now so popular everywhere, independently of the 
flowers brought together on that day. Mr. Med¬ 
hurst had something like 6,000 pot plants of Carna¬ 
tions in his frames and houses, only two ot which 
were covered with glass, the rest being merely covered 
with canvas, and that only during the flowering 
period. Previous to that the pots are stood round 
the garden, wherever there is space. The pots 
used are 16 and 24-size. 
For twelve blooms of Flake and Bizarre Carna¬ 
tions, Mr. Robert Sydenham, Birmingham, led the 
way with fine blooms of Master Fred, Gordon Lewis, 
Sarah Payne, Rosamunch, Troubadour, J. S. 
Heddersley, Sportsman, Lord Salisbury, Mrs. Bur¬ 
gess, Thalia, Robert Houlgrave and Geo. Melville. 
He was followed by Messrs. Thomson & Co., Birming¬ 
ham with smaller blooms, but in fine condition, Mr. 
\Vm. Read, gardener to Mr. Arthur Medhurst was 
third; Mr. Brocklehurst was fourth; Mr. Geo. 
Chaundy, New Marston, Oxford, was fifth ; Mr. 
Chas. Phillips, Bracknell, Reading, was sixth. In 
the class for six flakes, or Bizarres, Mr. C. F. 
Thurstan, took the leading award with flowers of 
fine form ; second, Mr. A. R. Biowd, Birmingham ; 
third, Mr. W. Spencer, Jun., Barnet; fourth, 
Mr. Haslett, Oxford; fifth, Mr. Edmond Hill ; 
sixth, Mr. J. T. Keen, Southampton ; seventh, Mr. 
John Walker, Thame, Oxon; eighth, Mr. Thos. 
Anstiss, Brill. For twelve Picotees, dissimilar, Mr. 
A. W. Jones, Handsworth, Birmingham, led the 
way with Mrs. Burnett, Norman Carr, Thos. 
Williams, Brunette, Amy Robsart, Mrs. Oppen- 
shaw, Mrs. Payne, Madeline (the premier Picotee in 
the show), John Smith, Mrs. Gordon, Elizabeth and 
Campanini. Mr. R. Sydenham was second ; third, 
Messrs. Thomson & Co.; fourth, Mr. Geo. Chaundy ; 
fifth, Mr. Read. For six Picotees dissimilar, the 
prizes were won by Mr. A. R. Brown, Mr. C. F. 
Thurstan; Mr. Ed. Hill, Mr. John Walker, Mr. 
J. T. Keen, Mr. Brocklehurst, Mr. W. Spencer, Jun , 
and Mr. Haslett, in the order named. In the 
miscellaneous class to include twelve blooms of 
seifs, fancies, or yellow grounds, the prizes were 
taken in the following order:—Mr.-A. W. Jones, 
Mr. R. Sydenham, Messrs. Thomson & Co., Mr. J. 
Walker, Mr. Read, Mr. Chas Harden and Mr. 
Geo. Chaundy. Mr Jones' stand contained 
Stadrath Bail, Romulus, Janeira, Gladys, Cardinal 
Wolsely, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Andrew Campbell, 
Mrs. R. Sydenham, Germania, Alice Brook, Mrs. 
Dranfield and Geo. Cruickshank. Mr. W. Spencer, 
Jun. took the leading award for six in the 
miscellaneous class, and was followed by Mr. A. 
R. Brown, Mr. J. Wynne Ffoulkes, Chester, Mr. J. 
C. Henwood, Reading, Mr. Ed. Hill, Mr. J. T. 
Keen, Mr. Gilbert Pullen, and Mr. Haslett in the 
order named. Mr. Wm. Read led the v r ay in the 
class for six dissimilar yellow ground Picotees, four 
of them being notable for their great size and uncom¬ 
mon colours. He was followed by Mr. A. W. Jones, 
who had the premier self in Germania, by Messrs. 
Thomson and Co., Mr. R. Sydenham, Mr. A. R. 
Brown, Mr. Harden, Mr. T. C. Henwood, and Mr. 
W. Spencer, Jun. in the order named. 
There was great competition in the classes for 
single specimens, and the judging in some cases 
rather difficult. For scarlet bizarres, Messrs. 
Thomson and Co. led the way with Robert Houl¬ 
grave ; they were also fourth and fifth, while Mr. R. 
Sydenham was second, and Mr. Brocklehurst was 
third. Mr. R. Sydenham had the premier crimson 
bizarre in T. S. Heddley. He was also second, and 
was followed in this section by Mr. C. F. Thurstan, 
Messrs. Thomson and Co., and Mr. A. R. Brown, 
Mr. R. Sydenham again came to the front for a 
purple bizarre, showing Wm. Skirving. Mr. C. F. 
Thurstan was second ; Mr. R. Sydenham was third ; 
Messrs. Thomson and Co. were fourth ; and Mr. C. 
F. Thurstan was fifth. In the class for purple 
flakes, Mr. R. Sydenham was again successful, 
taking the first and second prizes ; Messrs. Thom¬ 
son and Co. took the third and fifth awards; and 
Mr. A. R. Brown was fourth. Mr. C. F. Thurstan 
had the best scarlet flake in Dan Godfrey; Mr. 
Brocklehurst was second; Messrs. Thomson and 
Co. were third ; Mr. C. F. Thurstan was fourth ; 
and Mr. Charles Phillips was fifth. Mr. C. F. 
Thurstan had the best rose flake in Crista-galli; he 
also had the second award ; Mr. Brocklehurst was 
third ; and the remaining two prizes were taken 
by Messrs. Thomson and Co. In the section for 
seifs, Mr. A. W. Jones had the best in Germania ; 
Mr. J. Wynne Ffoulkes was second; and Mr. R. 
Sydenham was third and fourth. The premier 
bloom in the fancy dress was Firefly, a spoit shown 
by Mr. C. F. Thurstan. In this class he was 
followed by Mr. A. R. Brown, Messrs. Thomson and 
Co., and Mr. Wm. Read, who was fourth and fifth. 
The first prize for a yellow ground Picotee was 
taken by Mr. W. Spencer, Jun. with Mrs. R. 
Sydenham, which v r as the premier bloom in its 
class. Mr. R. Sydenham was second ; Mr. W. 
Spencer, Jun. was third; Messrs. Thomson and Co. 
came in fourth ; and Mr. T. E. Henwood was fifth. 
In the class for a broad-edged Picotee, Mr, A. W. 
Jones v'as first, second, third, and fifth; Mr. R. 
Sydenham was fourth and sixth ; and Mr. A. R. 
Brown was seventh, Mr. A. W Jones repeated 
