March 11, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
443 
Here also were very fine pots of Freesias, now in 
flower, the foliage stout and strong, with two and 
three laterals upon the spikes. The beauty and 
usefulness of these Freesias are so great that one can 
never tire of spe?king well of them. 
Again I not.ced a very fine batch of Calla aethiopica, 
full of flowers, with many others yet to open. These 
plants are not disturbed annually, as is the method 
with some growers, but only once in three years are 
they potted, when small pieces are removed and two 
to four stout crowns potted up again. Mr. Foster 
considers by this means he secures a much larger 
quantity of flowers, of more uniform size, and 
that the flowering period is longer, than 
when the plants are shaken out every May or June, 
and planted in trenches, where they remain, doing 
little till August and September, when they are 
taken up and potted, and the first month or more 
the plants do little else than root and establish them¬ 
selves ere they push up their spathes. Mr. Foster, 
as I say, prefers keeping them in their pots, and the 
show at present is evidence that his treatment is in 
all respects satisfactory. Just one other object I 
would at present allude to, and that was, in taking 
a walk through the kitchen garden, I noticed the 
common yellow Crocus in bloom, and by the side 
of it were several plants in flower of the burridge- 
anum varieties of Chrysanthemum, and also the 
common Marigold with its orange coloured blossoms. 
Truly autumn and spring are bearing testimony to 
the mildness of the climate of S. Devon.— IV. S. 
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HUNNEMANNIA FUMARIAEFOLIA. 
It is rather surprising that such a showy plant as 
Hunnemannia fumariaefolia should be so little known 
at the present day, seeing that it was introduced 
from Mexico as long ago as 1827, and was figured 
in the Botanical Magazine t. 3,061. Botanically it 
is very closely allied to Eschscholtzia, and those two 
genera practically form a connecting link between 
the Poppy family proper, and the Fumitories, of 
which both have very much in common in the matter 
of habit and foliage. Only one species of Hunne- 
mannia is knpwn to science, and the accompanying 
illustration, lent us by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 
Ltd., Chelsea, gives an idea of the relative size of 
the golden yellow, Poppy-like flowers, and the finely 
cut glaucous foliage. It may be compared to a 
glorified West Poppy (Meconopsis cambrica) than 
which it is in every way superior except in hardiness. 
Though perennial it is only half hardy, but this 
difficulty can easily be got overby sowing a few seeds 
annually in March, and transplanting the seedlings 
in the same way as Stocks and Asters in May. A 
few plants will make a grand display, as each 
individual forms a bushy plant about 18 in. or 2 ft. 
high, according to the richness or otherwise of the 
soil, and flowers well on in summer. A small bed 
of it even would produce a handsome effect in the 
flower garden. It is upright and bushy, not trailing 
on the ground like Eschscholtzia when that gets 
overgrown. An Award of Merit was accorded it last 
year by the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Kltcljen G arden Calendar. 
This is always a busy time with gardeners in every 
department, and when the weather is favourable for 
pushing on with the work, as it has been the 
last week, there is an opportunity of pulling 
up arrears. Keen east winds, however, though 
they dry the soil and render it more workable, 
often play sad havoc with the early crops; the 
gardener must therefore be up and doing, as the 
saying goes, if he is to keep pace with his neighbours. 
It is astonishing what a little protection will do if 
afforded at the right time, but when this is neglected 
it often entails the labour of sowing again. It is 
useless to fret after the mischief has been done, the 
only remedy is to sow again as quickly as possible to 
make up for lost time. Most kinds of seeds may now be 
sown either under glass or in the open ground, but 
when the weather is favourable and the soil .in good 
working order push forward with outside work. 
In my last notes instructions were given for pre¬ 
paring ground to sow Onions. If these have been 
duly carried out, the seed will have been got in under 
favourable conditions, but where the work has yet to 
be done, the first favourable opportunity should be 
taken advantage of to push it forward. The ground 
intended for Parsnips should next have attention, as 
these roots take a long time to mature. In many 
places this is a difficult crop to grow in first-class 
style, therefore special pains must be taken to pre¬ 
pare the ground. Where the land is very stiff and 
cold, it is less labour to make holes with a bar than 
to attempt to dig. If these are made eighteen inches 
The OrcljiH Grower’s calendar. 
Management of the Fires.— Just now, with frosty 
nights and bright days, great care has to be exercised 
so that fire heat and sun heat do not clash. 
Hunnemannia 
ceep and filled in with soil, free from humus, that 
has been passed through a half-inch sieve, there will 
be nothing to prevent the roots from growing straight 
down. 
Make a sowing of Spinach to succeed that which 
was sown in the Autumn. Winter Spinach in many 
places has not done well; it will therefore be neces¬ 
sary to make larger sowings to take ils place. Jeru¬ 
salem Artichokes are often planted in any out-of-the- 
way corner, but no crop pays better, if given liberal 
treatment, in an open, sunny position. It is the large 
roots that are most appreciated, therefore a sunny 
position is most favourable to their development. 
Horse-Radish should now be taken up, and after 
selecting the strong roots for use, these should be laid 
under a north wall, the fine, long ones being reserved 
for planting. To grow first-class Horse-Radish 
requires good ground, deeply dug, and well manured. 
The soil must be rendered fine, as for Parsnips. 
Holes should then be made with a dibber, from a foot 
to eighteen inches deep, that the roots may go down 
their entire length without any hindrance. These 
can afterwards be filled in with light soil in which 
they will grow apace. It is far better to have a 
small quantity of good, fleshy roots than a lot of 
worthless ones. 
Leeks may now be sown in the open ground. They 
ought to be allowed ample space if intended to grow 
where they are sown, but as these transplant so 
readily, a portion may be drawn and planted later 
on. When the weather is unfavourable for getting 
on the ground, Pea sticks may be sharpened and tied 
in bundles of different lengths ready for use. All 
kinds of seedlings may be pricked out into boxes 
or on to hot- beds, and the stored roots may be 
looked over to see if any are going decayed. 
Thin Carrots and Turnips that are growing on 
hot beds, and attend to earthing up Potatos as soon 
as they are ready. Make another sowing of French 
Beans to prevent any blanks. Cucumbers that were 
planted early in the last month will now be making 
headway. When they have reached about a couple 
of feet up the trellis pinch the hearts out of the 
plants to cause them to make lateral growths, and 
when these have made two joints they should again 
be stopped, as it is upon these lateral growths that 
the fruit is formed. Maintain a brisk heat about 70° 
at night with a rise of io° or 15 0 in the daytime when 
the sun is bright. Tomatos should now be sown to 
give plants for planting in cool houses in May.— 
Kitchen Gardener, 
FUMARIAEFOLIA, 
Generally, the temperature is at its lowest just at 
daybreak, requiring a quick fire for an hour or two 
until the sun is sufficiently high to give the necessary 
warmth. For this purpose we have some nice dry 
logs handy, which are the best means of getting up 
the temperature quickly. 
As soon as the required height is reached, the 
fires of the cool and intermediate houses are drawn 
on bright days, to be lighted again immediately after 
dinner (two o’clock), so that by the time the sun is 
getting low the heating apparatus is ready to take 
its place, in providing the plants with the necessary 
warmth. 
Shading. —I hope the hint thrown out in a recent 
“ Calendar ” has been acted upon by the readers of 
The Gardening World. We ourselves have found 
them very beneficial in keeping the temperature 
from running up too high, and thus avoiding the ill 
effects of crowding on a lot of air. 
Potting. —I do not care to do much potting during 
frosty weather, but one cannot afford to stand still. 
We are, therefore, paying attention to the cool stuff 
that was not in a fit state for repotting in September, 
and for the present are leaving the Laelias and 
Cattleyas until the frost is gone, and a more genial 
atmosphere can be kept up. 
Odontoglossum citrosmum. —This fine Odonto- 
glossum is pushing up spikes from the centre of the 
new growths, and must be protected from wood-lice 
and shell snails, which are very partial to them. A 
little cotton wool round the growth will retard their 
progress somewhat, but they are such persistent 
little fellows that they will overcome all difficulties, 
only give them time. We put traps for them in the 
shape of Lettuce leaves, for the snails and Potatos 
hollowed out for the wood-lice. Look these over 
night and morning. 
Cool House. —Just now Odontoglossum trium- 
phans is making a fine show. One solitary plant 
does not, unless it is an exceptionally fine one, 
appeal to Orchid lovers generally ; but get twenty or 
thirty plants in flower at once, and you are struck 
with their beauty. Treated in a similar manner to 
that advised for O. crispum, they will well repay 
the trouble. Plenty of plants will flower the first 
season after being imported, but really they want 
two seasons over here before they show themselves 
properly. Ours have made marvellous growth this 
year, some of the new pseudobulbs being twice the 
size of the imported ones. The reason for this is we 
give them a bit of new material to root into just at 
