THE GARDENING WORLD. 
380 
January 21, 1899, 
cosum, O. crispum, O. tigrinum, Cattleya labiata, 
C. Harrisoniae, Vanda caerulea, Laelia Perrinii, L. 
autumnalis superba, Odontoglosaum grande, and 
other autumn flowering Orchids. We congratulate 
Mr. Jameson on malting such a fine display. 
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PERMANENT BEDS OF COLOURED 
FOLIAGE PLANTS. 
Some may be ready to ask how can this be accom¬ 
plished. The answer I give is very ready, provided 
the proper things are selected for it. I know where 
this is most admirably carried out, and submit that 
there are numerous instances in which it might most 
advantageously be followed. Possibly the best 
arrangement of the kind I have seen is a large bed 
with an edging of golden variegated Yew, kept neatly 
clipped, about 12 in. high and 6 in. in breadth, with a 
ground-work in the centre of Prunus Pissardii, kept 
cut back and interspersed with plants of Negundo 
aceroides variegata, riding well above them. 
Many modifications will readily occur to minds 
conversant with hardy trees and shrubs, which are 
available for the purpose, such as Hollies, Euony- 
mus, Purple Beech and Hazel, Golden Elder, 
Golden Catalpa, &c. The introduction of a few beds 
of this kind might lessen the requirements for 
ordinary bedding plants, and impart a new feature 
where introduced. Of necessity the first outlay will 
be relatively high, but after that is over there will 
for some years be only the annual tidying up and 
forking over the beds, with, it may be, an occasional 
dead tree to be replaced. One other advantage is 
that by planting these and similar subjects in masses 
they become more effective than when scattered 
about in isolated positions. 
Among berried plants I think Crataegus Pyra- 
cantha Lelandi would make a good subject as a 
groundwork, with plants of the Negundo aceroides 
variegata standing among it. Again, the golden 
Privet would make another most excellent ground¬ 
work, with either Copper Beech or Prunus Pissardii 
riding above it; or, again, Liquidambar styraciflua 
would, late in the autumn, form a splendid contrast. 
— W. B. G. 
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BUCCLEUCH NURSERIES, HAWICK. 
At whatever period of the growing season one pays 
a visit to the nurseries of Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, 
hardy and florists’ flowers of some kind or other 
are in season and at certain periods they are in great 
variety. The lower portion of the grounds near 
the Slitrig is, presumably, deep, rich, and always 
fairly moist owing to the alluvial deposits of 
ancient times and the near vicinity of the modern 
stream itself. Away up the hill side, however, the 
stony condition of the soil would give one, fresh 
from the roasting climate of the South in September 
last, the idea that the cultivation of hardy and 
florists’ flowers would be attended with great diffi¬ 
culties, in the more upland portions at least. Some¬ 
thing heavier than dew seems always to be dropping 
from the clouds that float over the surrounding green 
mountains; yet if one were to state that it always 
rained there, many of the natives would stoutly 
repudiate such a suggestion. The plants feel it, 
however and respond to it ia a way that would make 
many a cultivator in the drier parts of the country 
envy the disparity in the distribution of atmospheric 
moisture when the success of their crops and flowers, 
and their own reputation, are at stake. 
Carnations. 
The collection of border Carnations is extensive in 
quantity and variety. The bulk of them were still in 
full bloom in the third week in September last, 
though the early ones were supplying flowers only 
from the side shoots. James P. Robertson is a 
beautiful yellow ground with rose edge ; Waterwitch 
is a delicate salmon-blush and very charming, as it 
resembles a Camellia while opening; Winifred is 
deep apricot; and Mrs. John Fraser is of a soft and 
distinct shade of salmon that is very pleasing. 
It is a seedling from Germania and inclined to be a 
tree variety. John Forbes is a handsome yellow 
ground with a broad rose edge. Mrs. Robert Syden¬ 
ham is regarded as the best yellow ground having a 
hroad rose edge, and most people would agree with 
that opinion. The large flowers of Mrs. A. Tate 
have a heavy red edge. Handsome flowers also are 
Ladas, pale yellow, with a heavy scarlet edge ; Mrs. 
Chaplin, yellow, flaked and edged crimson; Mrs. 
Street, heliotrope, with scarlet flake, and producing 
plenty of grass ; Curtius, a fancy yellow ground, 
mostly covered with salmon-red flakes ; and Boiard, 
light rose edge on a white ground, and a profuse 
bloomer. The buff yellow Adonis, flaked with crim¬ 
son is very striking. The huge yellow ground, with 
a broad rose edge, and named Voltaire, is well suited 
for exhibition purposes, as are many others of the 
named varieties. The yellow ground of Stambuloff 
is almost hidden by fiery crimson flakes, while the 
flowers are large and the plant a good grower. 
Primrose League is yellow, edged and splashed with 
red. A pretty and distinct mixture is seen in Pre¬ 
sident Carnot, which is yellow, with scarlet and 
heliotrope markings. 
Self coloured flowers are also abundantly repre¬ 
sented as becometh a representative modern collec¬ 
tion. The creamy flowers of Mrs. A. Reid (1898) are 
freely produced on stiff, erect stalks. A large, deep 
rose, and very handsome variety is Mrs. J. Lunt. 
Ella Brander is a rosy-salmon self that produces an 
abundance of grass; while Lady Buning and Yule 
Tide are scarlet. The latter being a tree variety is 
perennially in flower, either outside or inside, and is 
an acquisition to its class. Lochinch is a slaty-blue 
self; and President a striking heliotrope self with a 
subtle suffusion of scarlet. The beautiful salmon- 
scarlet Salamander is of large size, and the plant 
produces plenty of grass. Queen of Bedders is well 
known for its good habit and rosy-scarlet flowers, 
produced in great abundance. Nabob is a pleasing 
apricot self. Miss Ellen Terry is a large, pure white 
flower. Dundas Scarlet, Duchess of Fife (soft pink) 
and Fireball (fiery scarlet), are three very choice 
varieties that find many admirers. 
Lady Sankey is a yellow ground whose heavy 
crimson edge gives it a remarkably rich and hand¬ 
some effect. Quite of another type is Mrs. Oliver, 
which is lightly flaked with bright crimson on a pure 
white ground. A strong grower is Mr. Nigel, a 
yellow ground with a heavy crimson edge. Pretty 
also is the buff Mrs. Panmure Gordon, flaked with 
rose. Very distinct is Mrs. J. M. Troup, a yellow 
ground, flaked with heliotrope and scarlet. Striking 
also is Mrs. Upjohn, a buff flower, pleasingly flaked 
with crimson. Mrs. Forbes is a light rose-edged 
variety, very floriferous, and having long stalks which 
make it suitable for cut flower purposes. Mr. C. W. 
Townley has a broad crimson edge and is also 
streaked on the white ground. Edelweiss is a huge 
white flower with a faint purple edge. Delicately 
pretty is Countess of Jersey, a yellow ground, with a 
broad, soft rose edge. Brocklin is a huge flower with 
a broad crimson edge, contrasting with the former, 
as well as with Cameleon, a yellow ground, having a 
rosy-scarlet edge. Another choice yellow ground is 
Climax, with a heavy scarlet edge. 
Pot plants of Carnations, including Yule Tide, 
Dundas Scarlet, and Mme. Arthur Warocque, occu¬ 
pied some of the houses and frames. Seedlings 
from the last were plentiful, including some pleasing 
shades of colour. A cream-flowered seedling from 
Yule Tide was good in its way. The atove are only 
a few of this exhaustive collection, in which every 
shade of colour belonging to this class of flower is 
well represented. 
Pentstemons. 
These may well be regarded as another of the 
specialities grown at Hawick; for seedlings and 
named varieties are always in strong force and thrive 
admirably ia this nursery, rendering the place con¬ 
spicuous from various points of vantage in the neigh¬ 
bourhood. Coquetterie is a wide-belled rose flower, 
with a broad carmine band across the throat. The 
crimson tube and white throat of Andrew Labon 
make a handsome contrast. The crimson and white- 
throated flowers of General Gallieni are also bold 
and telling. Peter Readman may be described as a 
Picotee edged PeutstemOD, for the white flowers are 
edged with rose. Alfred Raimbaud, purple, with a 
white throat is one of the very best. Boieldieu is 
clear scarlet with a grand white throat. A crimson 
band runs across the white throat of the rosy-scarlet 
Valmy. Mme. Heine is a beautiful rose variety with 
a pure white throat. John Fraser is a shapely, wide, 
scarlet flower, lined with crimson in the throat. The 
scarlet flowers of Jules Sandeau are pencilled with 
purple in the throat. Those of Herbert Spenser are 
rosy-scarlet with a maroon band in the throat; 
Froelich ispurple crimson with aheavy maroon band. 
Geo. Groves is a light variety, being white with a 
purple margin outside and inside. Very chaste also 
is James Robertson, white, tinted with rose. Owen 
Thomas is a good bedder, producing bright fiery- 
scarlet flowers on upright stems. The clear violet 
Scapin has a purple blotch in the throat. Jean Mace 
is brighter though not so dark as Owen Thomas. 
President Carnot is crimson-purple, with a white 
throat, making a bold and telling flower. Though 
sometimes tinted with pink the flowers of Mont 
Blanc are the whitest of all the varieties. Those of 
Paul Verlein are rosy-scarlet, with a fiery crimson 
band in the throat. Port Royal produces grand 
spikes of huge, rosy-violet flowers, consisting of six 
to eight segments. Sir Trevor Lawrence is a rich 
rose variety, a seedling to be sent out this year. 
No staking is given to any of the Pentstemons, 
which support themselves, notwithstanding their 
vigorous growth. Some of them produce branching, 
pyramidal spikes. The seed was sown about the 
beginning of February last, and by September they 
were 2J ft. high. About fifty of the best of a large 
plantation are selected every year, and grown on a 
second time by way of trial before the cream of them 
are given names. Very promising was a rich rosy- 
scarlet, and white-throated seedling. A fine collec¬ 
tion of named varieties grown in pots was exhibited 
at the Newcastle summer show last year, and created 
quite a sensation amongst lovers of this class of 
flowers. The stems ranged from 4 ft. to 5 ft. in 
height, the variety Froelich having a flower spike 
alone measuring 2 ft. 9 in. long. 
(To be continued.) 
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THE AMARYLLIS (HIPPEASTRUM). 
Perhaps the above most useful and most brilliant of 
winter-flowering bulbous plants is not flowered in 
private gardens at Christmas as much as it deserves 
to be, for at that time of the season the numerous 
varieties of it are most welcome for grouping on 
staircases or in the conservatory with Arum 
Lilies (Richardia africana), or be more welcome still 
with a few R. elliottiana. 
My reason for penning this note is to give our 
mode of treatment, which is very simple. We first 
purchased about one dozen good varieties of Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons, and began to hybridise them. 
From the most distinct forms seedlings are raised 
easily, and we raise a few every year. Sometimes 
we get a new variety to give new blood. We cast 
away all that are not up to the shape and colour. 
We limit our stock to about three or four hundred. 
The seed is sown as soon as ripe in pans of light, 
sandy soil, no peat being used. We place the pans 
on a slight hot-bed in a frame near the glass. As soon 
as the seedlings have made leaves 4 in. long they are 
potted into thumbs ; in a few weeks they are ready 
for large 6o’s. As soon as the pots are full of roots 
they are put into 32’s. They remain in these until 
they flower, which is from two to three years from 
the time the seed is sown. We keep them quietly 
growing, always in a frame facing south. We never 
plunge the pots, as the roots get out into the plung¬ 
ing material. 
We use no house at all for growing our Amaryllis. 
As soon as they have flowered they are taken to the 
frame, which, has no bottom heat, but a hard, coal 
ash bottom. The frame is 6 ft. wide, with a 3-in. 
hot-water pipe back and front, where they make 
their growth. They require a slight shade until the 
foliage begins to ripen. By the middle of July 
our earliest bulbs are put together in the coldest end 
of the frame, and have all the sun and air possible. 
The lights are removed on all dry, warm nights dur¬ 
ing August and September. The lights are taken off 
altogether as soon as the foliage is all off, and should 
the frame be required we remove the bulbs to a 
Peach house, and stand them on the border. They 
require very little water, but we never allow the 
bulbs to dry up, so we never lose the roots. 
By November and December the spikes begin to 
show; we then remove them to heat again, which 
gives us our Amaryllis blooms for Christmas and 
onwards. Should we require them faster than they 
show the spikes in the cold house or frame we pick 
out the largest and ripest bulbs, and put them in a 
temperature of about 6o° of heat. I do not believe 
in drying them off or shaking them out, unless the 
soil become sour, and the roots die off altogether. 
If any require more pot room or burst their pots 
they are repotted before being started into growth. 
Some of our bulbs have been in the same soil for six 
or seven years, and are good now. But we do not 
use hot manures, only liquid made from cow or 
