October 15, i89$/ 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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will lift quite safely if they have callused over at the 
place where the cut was made. We have frequently 
lifted layers that had not a root at the time of lifting, 
but which grew away fast enough afterwards. 
Lockie’s Perfection Cucumber.— A. E.: Yes. 
Lockie's Perfection is a reliable Cucumber for winter 
fruiting, either when grown in pots or planted out in 
a made-up bed, but it is not better than Telegraph, 
which is also first-rate for winter fruiting. If you 
Choose the latter variety, however, it is necessary to 
get a good strain of it, for there is a great deal of 
difference in the selections, some being about fifty 
per cent, better than others. 
Yines .— Nestor : You may, if you please, shorten 
back the shoots to about half their present length. 
This will let in a lot more light, and will enable you 
to use the vinery for housing the various plants of 
which you speak. 
Mildew on Peaches.— E. K. : Unfortunately, mil- 
A FLOWERY WALL. 
A charming boundary wall can be seen in Teign- 
moutb, S. Devon. I enclose a photograph, which 
will give an idea of the manner in which a harsh 
stone wall has been made to look beautiful, and 
many are the visitors to this popular seaside resort, 
who have opportunity and embrace it of gazing upon 
this pretty combination. It explains itself. The 
top of the wall has been so built that by a little 
manipulation pockets have been made in which rich 
soil has been put, and then quantities of showy 
flowering plants, including Campanulas, Zinnias, 
Ivy-leaf and Zonal Pelargoniums, Petunias, Lobelias, 
Coreopsis and numerous other kinds. These have 
grown with great freedom and are flowering equally 
so. The Sedum below and shrubs above complete a 
picture that is at once gay, attractive, and of great 
credit to Mr. G. Foster, gardener to H. Hammond- 
Spencer, Esq., Glendaragh, who is famous not only 
for this decoration, but the grand blooms of Chry¬ 
santhemums that have secured him so many first 
prizes. 
DOUBLE BEGONIAS.* 
I speak subject Jo correction, but I should say that 
some six or seven years have elapsed since I had the 
pleasure of addressing the members of this institute 
upon the subject of this paper. 
Many of you will remember that occasion, and 
also something of what was then set before you, but 
as peoples’ memories (I judge a little by my own) 
partake in some degree of the character of a garden 
sieve, and as the views of every specialist are subject 
to modification during a period of time so long as 
that which I have indicated,I gladly comply with your 
honorary secretary’s request and re-open the subject 
afresh to-night. 
It will not surprise some of you to hear that num¬ 
bers of people visit the Newton Begonias, and I only 
mention the fact at starting, because it gives me the 
opportunity of saying that, while a few years ago my 
visitors knew very little about what they came to see ; 
I now find that nine out of ten of them have ideas on 
the subject. Occasionally, indeed, people are quite 
aggressively, intelligent, and furnish one with a fund 
G. DeNny & Co.] 
dew frequently attacks Peaches. Its attacks are 
fostered by a cold, undrained border, and by care¬ 
less ventilation. The same causes are responsible 
for most of the mildew that is to be seen on Roses 
grown under glass. In most cases, more's the pity, 
they are mildewed to some extent. 
Fuchsia Mrs. Marshall. — Clio : This Fuchsia 
does well as a bedder, for it flowers freely, and over 
a long time. Rose of Castile is also a good and 
continuous bloomer. The bed of Fuchsias of which 
you speak would have been improved in appearance if 
some taller plants, such as,for instance.the Blue Gum 
Tree, Eucalyptus Globulus, had been dotted about 
amongst them. This would have taken off the flat¬ 
ness. 
Hibiscus Manihot.— Asters : You will be able to 
obtain seeds of this plant from any respectable 
seedsman. They should be sown in spring. 
A Flowery Wall at Glendaragh, TEiGNMoufH. 
In the spring I was informed that Hyacinths and 
Tulips and other spring flowering bulbs make this 
boundary quite as beautiful as is the case at present. 
Just a short distance from this spot Colonel Halford 
Thompson has a display on the buttresses of the 
entrance to the garden, and though not so large and 
so situated that less sunshine falls on it than the wall 
just described, is, nevertheless, interesting and 
pretty, and gives evidence of what may be done with 
soil in which Jadoo takes a leading part. The con¬ 
servatory and greenhouses in this latter place are 
tenanted with plants entirely grown in Jadoo, and 
are splendid examples of culture and of bloom pro¬ 
duction.— Wilsan. 
Orange Flowers and Myrtle.—The marriage 
bouquets of the Queen’s daughters always included 
a sprig of Myrtle with the Orange blossom. 
[Teignmouth. 
of information, which is often amusing, if not always 
interesting. I have noticed that astute gardeners 
generally allow these knowing persons to say as much 
as they feel disposed to say, merely squeezing in a 
" quite so " or a “ certainly ” when they stop to take 
breath, just as one does to loquacious people in a 
railway train, where I, for one, never hear half they 
say! 
For the most part, however, people are now full of 
intelligent criticism, which goes to prove that a 
general knowledge of the subject is very widely 
diffused. This, of course, is all as it should be, and 
I make no doubt ihere are some of my audience 
fo-night who could lecture upon it to the great 
edification of the members of this institute, myself 
included! 
For these reasons I do not mean to inflict upon 
* A paper read by the Rev. Edwin Lascelles, The Rectory, 
Newton S. Loe, Bristol, at a meeting of the Widcombe 
Horticultural Club, on September 27th last. 
