November 5, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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L. Washingtonian. —A very fine Lily, leaves in 
whorls 3ft. to 5ft. high; flowers, white, fragrant, 
with a few lilac-coloured spots, twelve to twenty in 
number, about 3 in. long. It requires more peat in 
the potting compost. Quite hardy. 
Archelirion : open flowered. 
L. tigrinum splendbns. —A late-blooming im¬ 
proved form of the ordinary Tiger Lily, which it 
resembles exactly except that it has from six to 
twenty flowers which are larger than the type, and 
more profusely spotted. Hardy. 
L. auratum platyphyllum. —Like the type, but 
the flowers are of greater substance, the divisions of 
the perianth are broader, and the spots not so 
marked. 
L. rubro vittatum. —Resembles the type, but 
the yellow band is replaced by one of deep claret 
colour, 
L. speciosum. —The three finest forms of this are 
Kratzerii, Melpomene, and rubrum cruentum 
(macranthum). These so far surpass the ordinary 
rubrum roseum and album that no one who had 
seen them would ever trouble to grow the latter 
again. 
ISOLIRION : ERECT FLOWERED. 
L. croceum. —The ordinary yellow garden Lily. 
L. umbellatum. —Reddish-orange. 
L. elegans. —Venustum, apricot ; maculatum, 
dark blood-red, spotted darker; Prince of Orange, 
golden-yellow, black dots. 
Martagon. 
L. canadense.— Two feet high, leaves in whorls, 
bulb rhizomatous, one to four flowers, nodding, 
about 2 in. long, red or orange-red, spotted claret ; 
does best in peat, three bulbs to a 9-in. pot, well 
drained. 
L. pardalinum. —Bulb, short rhizome, 3 ft. to 4 ft. 
high, leaves in whorls, flowers three to six in number, 
about 2 in. long, orange or red with dark spots. 
Peat, 3-in. to 9-in. pots. 
L. superbum. —Rhizomatous, 4 ft. to 6 ft. high, 
leaves in whorls, flowers six to twelve to twenty, nod¬ 
ding, 3 in. to 4 in. long, bright orange with red mark¬ 
ings and claret coloured splotches. Peat. 
L. Humboldtii.— A grand Lily, 4 ft. to 5 ft. high, 
leaves in whorls, flowers six to twelve to thirty, 3 in. 
to 4 in. long, bright orange red with claret coloured 
splotches and dots, with red anthers. This is one of 
the finest Lilies grown when well established, but it 
seldom does well the first year ; sandy peat suits it 
well in a rather shady situation. Does not do well in 
pots. 
L. Martagon is well known, but L. Martagon 
album is very distinct, bearing fragrant white flowers. 
L. Hansoni. —A distinct variety, leaves in whorls, 
3 ft. to 4 ft. high, flowers 2 in. long, four to ten to 
thirty in number, orange with a reddish tinge, dotted 
with purple on lower half; the segments are very 
thick and waxy. The best of the Martagons ; bulb 
like tigrinum. 
L. monadelphum. —A magnificent Lily from 2 ft. 
to 5 ft. high, leaves scattered; from two to twenty 
fragrant flowers, from 2 in. to 3 in. long ; a marked 
feature of this variety is the crimson anthers 
contrasting well with the black spotted lemon yellow 
flowers. Very variable. 
L. testaceum. —An absolutely indispensable Lily, 
4 ft. to 5 ft. high, many leaves, which stand straight 
up, long, near the base, and gradually getting shorter 
towards the top ; flowers three to ten in number, 
3 in. across, pale apricot when first open, gradually 
darkening to rich apricot, smelling strongly of 
Honeysuckle ; good for pots and forcing ; more loam 
in compost. 
L. Leitchlinii somewhat resembles colchicum, 
2 ft. to 3 ft. high, rather thin stem, brown in colour, 
and often covered with down; flowers few, lemon 
yellow in colour and scritless. Won’t do in pots as 
stem often runs underground for a foot or more 
before it ascends. 
L. Batemannize. —From 3 ft. to 4 ft. high, leaves 
alternate, flowers four to eight in an umbel, nearly 
cup-shaped, rich orange-apricot, unspotted; interme¬ 
diate in form, between Martagon and elegans. 
L. pyreniacum florum. —A small martagon-like 
flower, lemon yellow with dark spots, strongly 
scented. Very early and will grow anywhere. 
L. chalcedonicum. —Martagon flowers, few in 
number, but very distinct as to colour, only rich red 
unspotted variety known, 3 ft. to 4 ft. high. Grow 
anywhere when well established. 
A Selection of the best twelve Lilies. 
Best twelve. — Candidum, testaceum, auratum, 
chalcedonicum, Humboldtii, longiflorum, Washing- 
tonianum, tigrinum, Kratzerii, rubrum cruentum, 
superbum, Melpomene. 
Or the preceding twelve and these twelve for a 
selection of twenty-four :— 
Croceum, elegans (in variety), Syontyianum, par¬ 
dalinum,umbellatum, canadense, Martagon, Martagon 
album, Hansoni, Batemanniae, giganteum, Krameri. 
For pots the following are suitable :— 
Pyreniacum, Leitchlinii, Platyphyllum, rubro 
vittatum, Parryi, Brownii, candidum, testaceum, 
auratum, Melpomene, Kratzerii, rubrum cruentum, 
tigrinum, longiflorum, Harrissi, Wallichianum, 
elegans (variety), Washingtonianum. 
Forcing Rhubarb for Quality. 
The system mostly adopted in order to secure a 
supply of Rhubarb at an early period of the festive 
season, is that of placing covers over strong and well 
prepared crowns forming plantations in the open 
quarters, and building over them a sufficient quantity 
of fermenting materials to maintain the requisite 
temperature, and the result so far as weight and 
appearance are concerned is in most instances 
satisfactory enough. Regarding flavour or general 
quality, however, my experience coincides with that 
of those cultivators who, contrary to the finding of 
others, have been most successful in securing 
excellence in quality from the produce of roots 
placed under glass where sun and air has free 
access to the plants. So marked have I known the 
difference of samples in this respect, that some years 
ago in early spring, on two consecutive occasions, I 
sent two dishes of the same variety Victoria to table, 
forced under the two methods referred to. The set 
of plants under glass were placed as near the roof of 
a low pitched structure, a maximum of light being 
thus afforded them. Soon afterwards I was told 
that the house-grown Rhubarb was of unmistakably 
superior flavour to any that had been obtained from 
plants forced outside, although it was not previously 
known that both samples were forced under different 
conditions. 
To those who have the convenience for forcing 
Rhubarb under glass there is the additional advan¬ 
tage of being to some extent independent of sudden 
weather changes which often lowers the temperature 
of the heating materials employed in forcing out of 
doors, thus disappointing the expectation of the 
grower in securing an extra early gathering. For 
the earliest dishes, from the 23rd to 31st December, 
we have found it a suitable time to introduce good 
roots of such early sorts as Linnaeus or Prince 
Albert to the forcing house about the nth Novem¬ 
ber, maintaining the night temperature at from 55 0 
to 6o°. Abundance of moisture should be afforded 
as soon as the crowns have started.— M., Ayrshire. 
The Mushroom House. 
This house will now require constant attention, and 
the beds should be made up as fast as the materials 
can be obtained, if space is available. The horse- 
manure should be placed in an open shed, in a layer 
about 18 in. deep, and be frequently turned to pre¬ 
vent over-heating. When a sufficient quantity is 
obtained, and in good condition, the beds can be 
made; as to when the manure is in a fit state can 
best be told by experience. It must have already 
heated sufficiently to take away the strong heat, say 
for about a fortnight. The beds should be made 
about 1 ft. thick at the front and sloping to the back, 
and rammed as firm as possible. 
The newly-made bed will soon be found to be 
heating, and should be tested with a stick pushed 
into it, or a proper thermometer kept for the pur¬ 
pose, which is much better. If in a few days the 
heat becomes steady at about 90° it can be spawned. 
This is done by placing pieces of spawn about 2 in. 
square just under the surface of the manure, and 
about 9 in. apart each way. If the day after spawn¬ 
ing, the heat of the bed does not rise, cover it with 
about 3 in. of good loamy soil, which should be 
beaten down with the back of a spade and slightly 
wetted to make the surface smooth. The bed can be 
covered with a little hay to keep it from drying, as it 
should not be watered for about five weeks after spawn¬ 
ing. If after spawning the bed should begin to lose its 
heat too soon, it should be covered with a foot of 
short litter to help to keep up the temperature. At 
the end of five weeks the covering should be 
removed to inspect the bed ; if the mushrooms are 
coming only a thin covering need be left on, and if 
dry in any part it must be slightly watered, with 
tepid water. The temperature of the house should 
be maintained as near 55 0 as possible, and the house 
and beds should be kept regular both as regards 
temperature and moisture. 
Water the beds as little as possible, but throw water 
on the floor and syringe the walls to keep the atmos¬ 
phere moist as required. If this is attended to very 
little direct watering will be necessary. I believe one 
cause of failure is not spawning the beds soon 
enough ; it is surprising at times what a lot of heat 
spawn will stand without injury, and at the same 
time I have seen beds give good crops that have had 
very little heat in them at all.— G. H. S. 
New Peas. 
Since the advent of Duke of Albany and Telephone, 
I do not consider that we have made much advance. 
True there are enthusiastic hybridists whose motto is 
“ Excelsior,” and all honour to them ; but I fear 
their enthusiasm oftentimes carries them too far. I 
am very partial to Peas with haulms ranging from 
four to six feet in height, yet for obvious reasons we 
cannot wholly dispense with dwarfer sorts, as grada¬ 
tions in rods, exposed situations, narrow borders, 
and even celery ridges have to be studied in the 
economy of the garden. The following varieties 
have been grown these last two seasons, and, pitted 
against good standard sorts, have not shown much 
distinctive merit :—Early William, Prima Donna, 
Oracle, Celebrity, Colossus, Ambassador, Sensation, 
Victor, The Stanley, and Exonian. The two last 
named were the best of the set named, but the finest 
new Pea in my estimation is The Daisy. The 
haulm is only from two to three feet high, but yields 
a profusion of remarkably long, blunt, straight pods. 
The slats also are filled to compression with eight to 
eleven large deep green Peas of fine marrow flavour. 
It appears to me to be an improved form of Stratagem. 
-— B. L., Lindley, Nov. 1st. 
Potatos. 
The past season has been one of the worst on record, 
in the north, for producing Potatos of fine quality. 
Disease has been bad and the tubers generally have 
been watery and deficient in flavour. On high and 
dry sandy soil the results are somewhat different, 
but even then complete satisfaction has not been 
given by the much-valued tuber. The Irish system 
of “ lazybed ” cultivation has its advantages when 
seasons are cold and damp, as the past has been. I 
have seen remarkably fine Potatos in Ireland (even 
in low damp situations) grown on the system in¬ 
dicated. I have never attempted it in England 
or Scotland, but would be glad to know if others 
have, and with what results. Among the best late 
Potatos I have seen this yesr for good crop, quality, 
and size of tuber, nothing beats Magnum Bonum.— 
Stirling. 
Tomato—the Peach. 
To those who enjoy Tomatos in the raw state, the 
variety named The Peach is a thing of beauty and a 
delight to the palate. The round, medium sized 
fruits are borne in clusters of fine weight, and in 
colour they resemble a peach, hence I presume the 
name. Good examples have a rich downy appear¬ 
ance, and the flesh is very solid.— B. L. 
SCOTTISH NOTES, 
Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen.— 
The annual meeting of the rrumbzrs of this society 
was held in the Music Hall Buildings, Aberdeen, on 
Saturday evening, 29th ult. Lieut.-Colonel Crombie, 
chairman of the acting directors presided, and there 
was a large attendance. The chairman, in submit¬ 
ting the annual report, said that the financial surplus 
on the year amounted to ^435 iSs. gd., which, added 
to the balance brought forward from last year, made 
the sum of £696 3s. yd. at the credit of the society. 
He formally moved the adoption of the report. Mr. 
William Pyper, of Hillhead, seconded., and after an 
animated discussion the report was adopted. Lord 
Provost Stewart was re-appointed hon. president ; 
Lieut.-Col. Crombie, chairman : Mr. Alex. Robson, 
vice-chairman ; aud Mr. A. M. Byres, secretary and 
treasurer. The hon. directors and acting directors 
having been appointed, ‘the proceedings closed with 
a vote of thanks to the chairman. 
