58 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 25, 1897. 
alba were flowering freely on the roof. Some Tree 
Ferns also stand about amongst the Camellias. On 
the side shelves are Lilium auratum, L. lancifolium, 
and L. 1 rubrum with a groundwork, as it were, of 
Statice profusa, S. Butcher), and S. brassicaefclia. 
The latter has flowers of a purple-blue shade, while 
those of S. Butcheri are of a pleasing sky-blue 
colour. The little known Buttercup of the Canary 
Islands (Ranunculus cortusaefolius) was in seed. 
The large-flowering Cannas of the Madame Crozy 
strain have found their way here in considerable 
numbers and variety, in yellow, scarlet, crimscn, 
spotted and edged varieties. Variety is also fur¬ 
nished by batches of Araucaria imbricata in various 
sizes, Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, Harrison's 
Musk, and the variegated Musk, the latter being 
rather uncommon. 
Many varieties of Clematis are grown in pots 
amongst which we noted several still in bloom. C. 
Viticella kermesina has small purple flowers, but 
those of C. Star of India, are many times larger and 
dark purple-blue. A very choice sort is the pure 
white Mrs. Geo. Jackman. Mr. G. M. Innes is 
double mauve. Fairy Queen is of a pale flesh with 
purple bars. The well-known C. montana is also 
here. Close by was Crinum mooreanum with blush- 
white flowers on scapes 4 ft. high. Grevillea Hillii, 
a little known species with deeply-Iobed leaves, is 
located in the same house as the above. 
Ooe house is largely devoted to Palms of various 
sizes, including Latanias, Seafcrthias, and Kentias, 
associated with Cycas revoluta. Useful species and 
varieties of Maidenhair Fern, such as Adiantum 
cuneatum, A. c. grandiceps, A. c. Pacotii, etc., are 
also grown on the shelves. Useful foliage plants for 
the stove are Phyllanthus nivosus and P. roseo- 
pictus, variegated with white, and rose and white 
respectively. Bougainvillea glabra sanderiana 
flowers about the end of May and the beginning of 
June. The Tangerine Orange is a small fruiting 
variety. Bold climbers are Passiflora quadrangu- 
laris and Stigmatophyllum ciliatum, the yellow 
flowers of the latter rssembling an Oncidium. 
Clerodendron fallax is in its beauty. 
Eucharis grandiflora, planted out in a frame in 
soil overlying hot-water pipes looks very healthy and 
is always flowering. A cold frame is filled with that 
useful little Fuchsia Dunrobin Bedder. 
The greenhouse is brightened with Celosia 
pyramidalis in yellow and crimson colours, as well as 
a handsome crimson variety of C. cristata. Rare 
and curious is Bowiaea volubilis. 
The collection of Fuchsias is extensive, including 
all the best. Lafayette is a very large double 
variety with a rich purple corolla and scarlet sepals. 
Due d'Aumale has a large double white flower, 
tinted with pink and capped with a red calyx. 
Another huge double is Alfred Raimbaud, with a 
purple-blue corolla changing to magenta. The lilac- 
blue corolla of George Feydeau is very handsome i 
especially by contrast with the scarlet sepals. A 
much older but certainly handsome variety is Mrs, 
Rundell, having light orange-red sepals and a bright 
scarlet corolla. Fuchsia gracilis variegata is a 
graceful and handsome subject for any purpose, but 
might be much more often bedded out than it is. 
Dunrobin Bedder forms little bushes about a foot in 
height, very freely branched and laden with coral- 
red flowers all the summer. 
The collection of zonal Pelargoniums is very 
extensive including a large number of the finest and 
most recent varieties. The large salmon flowers of 
Oenone, borne in large trusses, are very handsome. 
The same may be said of Livy, with huge, rich 
orange flowers. Sir Percival is pure white, large 
and very choice. Goldfindei is a double variety, 
having scarlet flowers shaded with yellow ; and Love 
Gold is, perhaps, the nearest approach to yellow we 
yet have. Very pretty is Nydia, having white 
flowers tinted with cream and a pinky-red centre. 
Agnes is even purer white than Sir Percival owing 
to the almost total absence of anthers. Black 
Vesuvius has small, very dark leaves and scarlet 
flowers, forming dwarf, flat-topped tufts. Iseult is 
rich salmon internally and orange scarlet on the 
outer face, making a unique variety. 
Passing into the Begonia house we noted single 
and double tuberous sorts in great variety, many of 
the finer ones being named. Amongst the singles 
were some fine pure white, cream and rose seedlings, 
the flowers of which stand clear above the foliage. 
Very striking was L’Orientale, with yellow flowers 
and a deep orange centre. Gem was of a beautiful 
salmon and very free. The circular flowers of Ariel 
were buff, suffused with pink. Of the double 
varieties a greater number has been honoured with 
names, but we noted only the best, including 
Marquise de Trevise, clear rose and crimped; 
Buttonhole Bouquet, rosy-pink, fringed, and having 
broad guard petals; Dr. Marshall, deep scarlet; 
Madame E. Tourtell, milky-white ; Conspicua, rosy- 
carmine ; Mrs. Ross, golden-yellow ; and Piimrose 
Dame, bright yellow. Jessie Forbes has large, 
wavy-petalled, straw-coloured flowers, that are both 
distinct and beautiful. They are carried erect on 
short, stout footstalks. Panama is large, pure white 
and of good form. The deep scarlet, erect flowers of 
Surprise are large and in shape like a Hollyhock. 
Picotee is French white with a well-defined pink 
edge. There are also many fine seedlings of white, 
salmon, salmon-pink, yellow and other colours. 
Amongst other kinds we noted the charming 
Begonia La Lorraine, which practically keeps up a 
succession of bloom all the year round under proper 
treatment. 
Hybrid greenhouse Rhododendrons are also kept 
in stock. Showy and useful is Browalia speciosa 
major. A house is devoted to Palms of various 
useful sizes, including Kentias, Geonoma, Cocos, 
Chamaerops, &c. In the stove are Caladiums, 
including Gerard Dow, having yellow leaves and red 
veins; and Mme. Jules Picot, translucent pink,with 
green veins. Panax Victoriae has silvery variegated 
leaves. Other well known and useful things in the 
stove are Dracaena sanderiana, D. goldieana, Phry- 
nium variegatum, Hoya belH, and the beautiful 
Reidia glaucescens. The narrow-leaved Dracaena 
Princess May and Miss Glendinning are amongst 
the best table plants in cultivation. Choice also are 
Croton, Mrs. Swan and C. superbum, the latter 
having very long and graceful, narrow leaves. The 
large white flowers of Schubertia graveolens are very 
fragrant. Begonia President Carnot, with pink 
flowers and scarlet fruits has found its way here. 
The pits and frames are occupied by a variety of 
subjects. In one of them we noted Rose White Pet 
and Red Pet, very floriferous and useful for bedding, 
the one being a useful companion to the other. In 
the seed house we noted bright blue, and other 
varieties of Delphinium grandiflorum, some flower¬ 
ing, and others ripening a crop of seed. The same 
may be said of East Lothian Stocks which Mr. 
Forbes grows so well and which find their 
way into gardens all over the country as far as Lon¬ 
don at least. They are now in seven colours, 
namely, while, crimson, purple, white wa'lflower- 
leaved, scarlet, crimson wallflower-leaved, and rose, 
the latter being both choice and new. These Stocks 
are a speciality at Hawick. Brompton Stocks are 
also grown here. Hollyhock eyes were being rooted 
in quantity in frames. Withania origanifolia is an 
uncommon plant belonging to the Solanum family. 
Outdoor Department. 
So important is this department of the Buccleucb 
Nursery that space is altogether inadequate tc do it 
justice on this occasion. The leading specialities in 
florist's flowers must, therefore, be dealt with on 
another occasion. Suffice for the present to indicate 
a few of the more interesting subjects we noted while 
passing through the grounds. 
The collection of Montbretias is rather extensive, 
both in quantity and variety, the plants being in the 
height of their glory when we saw them. Bright 
and floriferous were Bouquet Parfait, rich oraDge- 
scarlet; Pluie d’Or, golden-yellow; Phare, orange 
and scarlet, branching, and 2J ft. high; and Talis¬ 
man, dark orange-red or vermilion, and very hand¬ 
some. Altogether there are about thirty-five to 
forty varieties in the collection. Lilium tigrinum 
was just beginning to open, while L. candidum was 
mature and ready for lifting. Many of the bulbs 
were lying almost on the surface of the soil, and in 
find condition. Antirrhinums, in striped, mottled, 
and self colours, are grown in great variety. Several 
of the best varieties of tall Lobelias are grown, in¬ 
cluding the brilliant fiery scarlet Firefly. 
A noted collection of Hollyhocks has been well 
grown here for many years. The fine sp : kes were 
being preserved from the violence of the wind and 
torrents of rain in readiness for the Edinburgh: 
show. A large brake is occupied with them, and in 
passing through we noted handsome pink, rose, 
salmon, scarlet, purple, white, yellow, cream, purple- 
red, primrose, and other varieties. Charge and 
lemon African as well as French Marigolds are 
grown in quantity. Violets are cultivated in quantity 
and variety. 
Ornamental and flowering trees and shrubs are 
also amongst the requirements of this establishment 
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora is perfectly hardy 
here, as is the handsome, free-flowering Hypericum 
moserianum. Spiraea Douglasii, S. salicifolia, 
Golden Elder, Spruce, Scotch Fir, single and double 
Scotch Roses, Apples, Pears, Plums, Gooseberries, 
and o'her small fruits go to make up a varied assem¬ 
blage of necessary stock. We shall refer to speciali¬ 
ties in florists’ flowers in the near future, for they 
succeed remarkably well at Hawick. 
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SCOTTISH HORTICULTURAL 
ASSOCIATION. 
This body of gardeners holds a series of monthly 
meetings throughout the year, the last one being held 
on the evening immediately prior to the opening of 
the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society'sannual 
show in the Waverley Market. The Scottish society 
convening these lectures are fortunate in securing 
annually a list of lecturers eminently able to deal 
with the wide range of subjects coming under notice. 
Mr. M. Todd, the president for the year, now 
current, occupied the chair, and there were present 
Mr. D. T. Fish, formerly of Hardwick, Bury St. 
Edmunds, the lecturer for the evening, Mr. 
Mackenzie, treasurer, Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham ; 
Mr. Grieve, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Robert Laird, Mr. 
J. H Murray, Mr. A. E. Stubbs, and many others. 
The president introduced the lecturer, who chose for 
his subject—" Plants, fruits, and flowers in the home 
and in the life." He observed in the course of bis 
opening remarks, that spring-time was naturally the 
best time to approach such a subject. The attri¬ 
butes of horticulture filled us wifh admiration, and 
freshened us up from the zero of winter, fit for nobler 
opportunities. Quoting Shakespeare—"There is a 
tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood 
leads on to fortune.” Welcome spring ' And what of 
autumn time ? The lingering touch of summer he 
dwelt upon wiih excellent touch and effect. The 
Apple may be instanced as the commencement and 
the finish of our summer—the Apple blossom with 
its lovely radiance—the mellow fruit in autumn, full 
of poetry and teaching of seedtime and harvest. 
He touched upon the cheerful effect of flowers upon 
the garret or the mansion. We share the comrade¬ 
ship of flowers, and adore them as household pets. 
AmoDgst them we love to live, and move, and have 
our being; and we might safely follow the path of 
flowers, a statement, he declared, too deep for com¬ 
monplace expression. 
We praise art, we commune with Nature, we love 
the flowers. They live for us and others; the 
flowers so infinitely pure, spotless, and stainless. 
He described the plants as the scavengers of Nature : 
yet had it not been said, " that Solomon in all his 
glory was not arrayed like one of these." The 
markets of our cities contained a wealth of bloom,and 
a variety of growths not to be equalled in any noble¬ 
man's garden ; but the lecturer did not touch upon 
the much discussed subject of market gardeners. 
He touched upon the enormous developments of 
the fruit-growing of the world ; also the Lilies and 
other flow’ers for cut blooms ; vegetables all the year 
round, the aggregate of quantities being simply 
enormous: piling up Narcissi, and the like for 
Christmas decorations; picture the possibilities 
possible! Tulips and Orchids come in quantities 
from the south—in millions, constituting a mighty 
power in the decoration and adornment of our 
homes. 
The speaker next referred to the lower percentage 
of bad seeds in the bulk of seeds now offered, des¬ 
cribing it as a grand advance on fifty years ago. 
Open our doors and let the new beauty come iD, 
raising us to higher conditions of social and physical 
life, when every home shall have its garden at the 
door. The growth of continuation schools was a 
great help to this end for the busy worker who is 
thus enabled to devote to study his leisure time. 
He described the late John Wills as the picneerof 
the nitw decoration of the home, the dinner table 
with his robust effects in icebergs and rockwork, 
rendering the dinner table of to-day more a fine art 
than a mere annual feast. All this had a very real 
effect in our home life. The presence of art and the 
spell of beauty made the good things of this life even 
