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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 17, 1899. 
of one side of the house is shown ia the accompany¬ 
ing illustration, but it will give an idea of the rest, 
both sides and one end being filled with flowering 
specimens. 
VEGETABLE NOTES. 
Our experience with vegetables during the past six 
months has been varied—first, by reason of 
continuous growth all through the winter till 
February; and then the severe frost which we 
experienced during that month, wasted green crops 
severely—Broccolis and Spinach especially. Leeks, 
Celery, under protection from litter, lasted well till 
the end of May. The latest Broccolis this season 
are Veitch's Model,and along with Methven’s June 
they have suffered least from the effects of weather. 
Cattel’s Eclipse (though not so late as the former) also 
stood fairly well. Planted on undug ground they 
stand better than in loose, rich land; and while 
under pressure of labour we intend to plant 
Broccolis for next year’s supply between the rows 
where the crops of the past season have been 
removed. In 1898 the supply from plants treated as 
indicated was the best we have had for some years ; 
scarcely a plant failed to produce a fair-sized head. 
All being strong, firm and dwarf, little harm was 
done by the weather. 
French Beans have appeared above the ground 
yellow and weakly. The seed was covered by light 
soil, and on the surface fine ashes mixed with soot 
has done much to save the tender foliage from frost 
and damp. Potatos have come up irregularly and 
very late. Peas, well prepared in boxes, were 
planted out at the end of April, and have stood well, 
but they are showing blossoms after they have 
grown very little. They are Veitch’s Chelsea Gem, 
which has hitherto been a great favourite as a dwarf 
Pea. Gradus (one which has increased in favour) 
has grown slowly, but only wants fine weather, as 
the plants are healthy. Onions never came up 
better, but are no further forward than they generally 
are about the middle of April. Turnips, Radishes, 
of sorts, Cauliflowers, and Brussels Sprouts are also 
stunted in growth. Old Onions are now finished 
(end of May), but Potato Onions and bulbs planted 
In March are giving good supplies!— M. T., Canon, 
Stirlingshire, N.B. 
SPRINGTIME FOLIAGE TINTS. 
When the leaves of deciduous trees have half 
expanded and have for another year commenced the 
work of elaborating the crude sap which creeps up 
from the under-depths, at this stage they are tinted 
in quite a variety of hues. Here we have the amber- 
tinted foliage of Populus nigra; next to it the gray 
shades of P. alba canescens ; or the steel-gray of the 
Birches and the pale green of Lime and Beech trees, 
or the deeper shade of the common Larch. Then 
the Oaks give us a variety of greenish-yellow shades, 
as, for instance, Quercus rubra in its early stages; Q. 
coccinea is pinky hued ; Q. palustris is pale jellow ; 
while among the Acers we have of course a gay 
choice. These, however, more or less retain their 
many colours throughout the summer. A. Pseudo- 
Platanus is cream coloured yellow or bronze in 
different trees; A. P.-P. flavo-marginatum is a soft 
creamy-green. A. P.-P. purpurea, slightly purple; 
A. rubrum, is brown ; and so on. A tinge of gray or 
silver is found in Tilia americana pendula; and in 
Pyrus Aria and Populus alba. Fraxinus americana 
is of a yellow shade. Crataegus Oxyacantha 
lutescens is a bleached yellow ; and of course the 
copper and purple Beeches are less decided in tone 
than later, when they accumulate more substance. 
One could also find much variety in the hues of 
dwarfer trees and shrubs. 
And what is it that produces the different colours ? 
I reason thus : that the tenderness of the green 
shades is due to the flimsiness and delicacy of the 
leaf structure ; secondary deposits have not yet been 
thickening the cell walls, &c., and the chlorophyll 
has not yet fully developed, either as unitary 
granules or in quantity, and light more easily pene¬ 
trates and reflects both upon and from the external 
and internal structures. In answering the "why, 
or reason for,” the colours other than green I would 
but suggest that, also considering the undeveloped 
structure, some forms of leaves may not be so rapid 
in elaborating the sap compounds which forge up, 
and these may also contain colouring matter or cer¬ 
tain proportions of the various chemical elements 
which the selective power of the tree gleans 
peculiarly for itself, and this may result in the pro¬ 
duction, for a time, of a coloured “solution" or 
"sap.” Light and its action on the epidermis must 
also be accredited with some share in the work of 
colour variation. But we have gone far enough at 
this time : let us wait now for the richer scenes of 
the autumn harvest.— J. D. 
FRIENDS AT THE TEMPLE SHOW. 
In the boyhood days (which seem to have gone so long 
ago) we used to meet in playful glee at pic-nic parties 
and received humiliations or honours in the athletic 
contests to which we put ourselves. We are now 
boys of a larger growth and in our special groove of 
life, as horticulturists, the various flower shows form 
the rendezvous where convivial spirits once and 
again meet to shake the marrow of their bones by 
huge laughs, or listen intently to the greatest—ah ! 
to some of the little stories fished out from awful 
experiences or mightiest successes. 
At the recent Temple Show besides the R. H. S. 
Council and Officials, and the numerous Exhibitors 
whose names have appeared in previous issues, we 
noticed friends from Edinburgh in the persons of 
Messrs. David P. Laird and D. W. Thomson walking 
with Mr. Mather, from Elgin ; Mr. John Forbes the 
redoutable Hawick grower ; Mr. Pat Weathers, feel¬ 
ing a bit glum over the bad weather which had 
spoilt his great efforts for the Manchester Show; 
Mr. G. Swailes, brimful of hope for the garden party 
he is arranging at Regent's Park; Mr. Ranger 
Johnson taking notes for the " M. P." ; Mr. Martin 
proudly surveying the Calceolarias he had so 
successfully staged for bis firm; Mr. Pinches 
looking for people who want labels; Mr. J. C. 
Stogdon cogitating with Mr. Mayne, possibly about 
another of those delightful visits to Bicton which he 
so much enjoys. 
Here too were Mr. Hicks, representing the Old 
Millgate firm of Seedsmen at Manchester; the 
adipose Mr. Outram as diligent as ever, in company 
with Messrs. A. G. Weeks (Chelsea), R. Glendinning 
and J. McKerchar (old comrades) and his son ; Mr. 
Brazendale (Ware’s Ltd ); Mr. Gifford and Mr. 
Amos Perry, both from nurseries around Tottenham; 
Mr. Tracy, admiring the Orchids ; Messrs. Robert 
Sydenham & Spinks, in fine form from Birmingham 
Town ; Mr. Jno. Burn (with his wife), fresh from 
the Leicester Corporation meeting about adding 
another open space to his charge; Mr. Kent, looking 
up attractions for the Hanley Show ; Mr. Upstone 
from Rotherham ; Messrs. Cuthbertson & Fife, the 
N. & S. directors of Messrs. Dobbie & Co.; Mr. 
Hugh Dickson, unfortunately in mourning for his 
Belfast relative ; Messrs. Watson, Rolfe and N. E. 
Brown, leaders of Kewite erudition ; Mr. Norman 
Davis, wishing he had exhibited ; Messrs. Seden, 
Heal, Dawkms, Harris & Tivey, proud of their 
labours and of Mr. Veitchs’ approval thereof. From 
Devon came Mr. W. J. Godfrey, of Exmouth ; and 
Mr. Peter C. M. Veitch, apparently quite restored 
to health through his recent visit to South Africa. 
Mr. H. G. Smyth was looking very comfortable in a 
white straw hat. The ubiquitous Mr. Stubbs, with 
his lieutenants Smout and Gibson,could hardly have 
been absent; Mr. George Cuthbert was superintend¬ 
ing the Southgate Azaleas. 
Messrs. Witty, Bevan, Lees, Alec Wright, Moor¬ 
man, and D. Ingamells, all of N.C.S. fame, we are 
always pleased to meet; also the genial Fred. Lane, 
from Berkhampstead ; Mr. Schuster and a staff of 
Belgians, representing L’Horticole Coloniale ; 
Messrs. Godseff& McNab, looking in a business way 
after the grand Orchid exhibition, from St. Albans ; 
Mr. T. Walters (known as the best Orchid buyer in 
the country); Mr. Mellor, of Burnt Ash, with 
Messrs. Laflin, Bick, Glasscock, Hedges, and Harry 
looking after the Forest Hill productions. 
The number of gardeners present was something 
enormous, and the question is rather to give a list of 
who was not there, but this is beyond our present 
frame of thought, so without prejudice to those left 
out we will mention just a few, viz., Mr. White, 
Burford Lodge, Dorking; Mr. Muirhead (who 
probably did not then know that his famous 
employer was in a few days to have Sir prefixed to 
H. M. Stanley, M.P.); Messrs. Lyne, Foxbury, 
Chislehurst; Chapman, Camberwell; Wright, late 
Temple Gardens ; Densmore, Harrow Weald Park ; 
McLeod, Roehampton ; Home, Streatham Common ; 
A. Start, Englefield Green ; F. C Thomson, Tewin 
Water ; T. Lofthouse, Islington ; Ashton, Lathom 
House, Ormskirk ; F. Capp (formerly of Paddock 
Hurst) and his successor, Mr. Wadds ; Tom 
Stafford, Tyntesfield ; Doe, Knowsley ; Barnes, 
Eaton Hall ; Park, Prescot; Tunningtoo, Ripley ; 
Christie, Ragliffe Hall; Barker, Clumber ; Hamilton, 
Manderston ; Swan, Exmouth ; Cummins, Aberdeen ; 
Reynolds, Gunnersbury; Empson, Ampthill ; 
Prinsep, Uckfield ; Sage, Bayham Abbey ; Farr, 
Spring Grove, Isleworth ; and many more. 
ORCHIDS AT UPTON LEIGH, 
TORQUAY. 
The beautiful display of Orchids recently made 
at the spring show by Mr. Lee, gardener to Miss 
Lavers, induced me, when an opportunity offered, to 
pay a visit to this interesting garden ; and by the 
time I had walked through I was much pleased with 
the many interesting things I saw. It was a pleasure 
to have such a guide as Mr. Lee, for he is an adept 
at his work. An enthusiast in all that pertains to 
horticulture, and, if one may so put it, whilst in¬ 
terested and successful in every branch, he makes 
the culture of his Orchids and attention to herbace¬ 
ous plants two of his pet branches of labour. In 
walking through the grounds I noticed a fine plant 
of Corypha australis, that has been planted out for 
the last six years. This has now five spikes of 
bloom on it, and, needless to say, is very interesting. 
The beds and borders were gay with spring 
flowers, and in every conceivable spot choice bulbs 
were in flower, some already beiDg past their best. 
The finest varieties of Narcissus were represented 
by many clumps, the flowers being of large dimen¬ 
sions, standing well up above the foliage. Large 
clumps of hardy Cyclamen were established in many 
of the shady places, the beautiful marbling of the 
leaves giving them a beauty even when they are not 
in bloom. 
I passed into the greenhouse, and here was much 
that was gay and pretty. Strelitzia Regina, with its 
singular blooms, is always an object of interest. 
Here, too, was a large plant of Rhododendron 
Veitchii, just covered with its large white flowers. 
Amaryllis aulica, true, and A. fotmosissima were 
represented by several large plants of each. Stout 
bulbs and leaves with numerous spikes of bloom 
were on each. The quaintness of the form of the 
latter species and vivid colour add much to its 
beauty. In this house were several Orchids, among 
them being a large and deep coloured variety of 
Cypripedium harrisianum. In the show house, 
specially set apart at this time for the Orchids, were 
a number of good things in flower. The plants for 
the most part are of good size, in capital health and 
condition, and withal had flowered very freely. 
I give the names of the principal ones, and as the 
Dendrobes were in a majority I find I took these 
first, D. wardianum, the Burmese form, was in fine 
condition, many plants and in excellent variety ; D. 
tbyrsiflorum, numerous plants full of flower; several 
varieties of D. nobile, still one of the most showy ; 
D. chrysotoxum and D. crassinode, stout bulbs full 
of flowers; D. capillipes, with its golden yellow 
flowers on short racemes; D. lituiflorum, and its 
darker coloured variety D. Freemanii, D. leechianum 
in capital condition, stout bulbs and flowers of large 
size; D. Ainsworthii, by the side comparing un¬ 
favourably with it; D. primulinum, D. devonianum, 
etc., with others to come on. 
The Cypripediums were represented by several in 
flower, mostly species such as C. villosum, several 
varieties, including Boxalii; C. callosum, C. Lowi 
with three fine spikes r C. hirsutissimum, C. Schro- 
derae, with its dorsal sepal of pale reddish-green, the 
petals white and stained with crimson,whilst the lip, 
similar in shape to C. caudatum, is of a dull crimson 
colour. C. haynaldianum and C. rothschildianum 
had very fine flowers of immense size and intensely 
dark in colour. C. chamberlainianum is one of the 
finest forms I have ever seen. The blooms were 
large, every portion of the flower full, and the colours 
very intense and dark. 
Cattleya bowringiana is in capital form with stout 
bulbs and plenty of fleshy roots. Anguloa Clowesii 
was flowering very freely. Cattleyas are represented 
by most of the showy forms, some just pushing up 
their flower buds, others, as C. Trianaei, commenc¬ 
ing to grow. Vanda suavis was flowering grandly, 
and a good variety. L. anceps is represented by 
