November 19, 1898, 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
191 
heart-shaped leaves on the upper part of the arch¬ 
ing stems, and being all turned to the upper side of 
the latter they are really pretty, and bear no incon¬ 
siderable resemblance to Passion Flowers. On the 
the whole, the Himalayan species is much more 
floriferous than the Japanese one, as might have 
been seen by a fine plant, flowering for some time 
past, upon the rockery at Kew. The resemblance 
to a Passion Flower is further heightened by the 
fact that the oval anthers swing by their backs 
at some little height above the rest of the flower, 
and that the thres bifid arms of the style are 
recurved. All these organs are spotted in the same 
way as the segments of the flower. These Toad 
Lilies belong really to the Lily family. 
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[ Correspondents , please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniums, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them.'] 
Layers of Forsythia.— Alex. Main: Provided the 
weather remains fairly open for some weeks hence the 
layers might get somewhat established before severe 
weather sets in, and so pass the winter in safety. 
Very much, however, depends upon the nature 
of the soil. If the fatter is clayey and inclined to be 
wet the best plan would be to defer transplanting 
the layers till spring, because the fleshy roots are 
liable to decay, especially if they have been recently 
lifted, and in all probability injured in the operation. 
After the weather gets mild and open in March the 
layers may be transplanted with safety. 
Sowing Fern Spores. — W. R .: They may be 
sown dow in a case in a moderately warm pit or 
stove, but a better plan would be to defer the opera¬ 
tion till about the end of February or the beginning 
of March. The spores would germinate easily 
enough, that is provided they are good, but there is 
a possibility of the prothalli damping during the dull 
and dark days we are likely to have before the days 
again lengthen in spring. That is the chief or only 
reason for delaying the operation till the more suit¬ 
able or favourable time. You must remember, how¬ 
ever, that some species and their varieties do not 
germinate readily, while others do so freely. You 
do not mention any names. Provided the spores are 
good now, all you require is to roll up the same in 
paper and store them safely in a cool, dry place. 
Label them before storing them away. 
Chrysanthemum Cuttings.— D. W.: The plants 
that were grown in the open ground and afterwards 
lifted and placed in the Peach house would give 
better, because more healthy and vigorous cuttings 
than those grown in pots and highly fed for the 
purpose of obtaining large blooms. The plants that 
were lifted must on no account be crowded, however, 
nor overshaded, otherwise the suckers will get drawn 
and weakly. If you could place them in a cold 
frame or pit close to the glass, after the stems have 
been cut down, the suckers will be all the more 
vigorous by this treatment. 
Bulbs on the Grass.— Geo. Westing : Sometimes 
the turf is lifted in order to facilitate the planting of 
bulbs, but this is hardly a necessity except in 
special cases. The usual plan is to get an iron-shod 
dibber, or crowbar, with which to make holes in the 
grass, sufficiently large to receive a bulb each. The 
grass may be thickly studded all over with these 
holes, and planted by dropping a bulb into each. 
Some goad soil should be kept at hand for filling up 
the holes after a bulb has been dropped into each. 
The turf may then be firmly trodden or beaten down, 
or rolled,-and the operation is complete. 
Names of Plants.— G.B. : i, Prunus lusitanicus ; 
2, Cotoneaster frigidus; 3, Symphoricarpus race- 
mosus; 4, Retinospora plumosa; 5, Retinospora 
squarrosa .—Reader : TheBlackSpleenwort(Asplenium 
Trichomanes) ; 2, The Creeping Crowfoot (Ranun¬ 
culus repens).— W. Y .: 1, Miltonia Clowesii var. 
castanea ; 2,Panicum sp.; 3. Scolopendrium vulgare 
var. There are something like 300 or 400 garden 
forms, which can only be named by specialists who 
have large collections.— A .C.: 1, Pelargonium radula; 
2, 'Pelhonia pulchra ; 3. Asplenium Bellangeri; 4, 
Nephrodium molle; 5, Polystichum angulare var. 
Fruits to Name.—/. H. Williams : Pear Bellis- 
sime d Hiver.— J. Gates Hardham : 1, Blenheim 
Orange; 2, Winter Queening; 3, Claygate Pearmain ; 
4, Pineapple Russet. 
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