August 26, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
823 
But in the hearts of lovers of true grace the new 
Cactus form must reign. 
Climbing Roses. — R. L.: Climbing Roses should 
be allowed to cover all the space allotted for them. 
If they have now done so you may stop them, and 
if your Roses have made shoots beyond all the 
hitherto unoccupied space, then shorten them back 
to one third. Any new growth made after this 
should be stopped at a few inches. 
Melons Splitting. — R. A., Pitlochvy : We should 
think the reason for your Melon fruits having split 
lies ia the probable fact that they have been kept 
somewhat dry for a period, long enough, indeed, to 
cause the skins to firm. Then if you started water¬ 
ing again the increase of " flesh” growth would be 
greater than the skin growth, which, of course, 
would rupture, bast-growing plants like Melons 
CYPRIPEDIUMS AT THE WOODLANDS. 
The extent and value of the collection of Cypii- 
pediums at The Woodlands, Streatham, the resi¬ 
dence of R. H. Measures, Esq , has long been known. 
The lucky possessor of the same is as fond of them 
as ever. Other and valuable Orchids are grown in 
abundance, but the collection of Cypripediums is 
extensive and noteworthy. The accompanying 
illustration shows a choice group of seven hybrids. 
That on the lower left-hand corner is Cypripedium 
Annie Measures, derived from C. bellatulum x C, 
dayanum, the progeny being intermediate in dwarf¬ 
ness, form, and colour. Above it is C. lucienianum 
(villosum x bellatulum), which by the reverse cross 
in the case of C. bellatulum, has given the progeny 
the taller stems of the seed parent (villosum). Next 
come C. Mrs. Herbert Measures, C. Hector, C. hybri- 
dum watsonianum, C.Wm. Lloyd,andC. H. Hanning- 
ton, all beautiful and choice of their kind. The 
large a book, it could be carried in the waistcoat 
pocket without any great inconvenience. The only 
fault we find with it is that both sides of the paper 
are printed upon, thereby preventing the addition of 
fresh names of varieties or hybrids that may yet be 
added to the collection. This would, of course, have 
doubled the size of the book, making it inconvenient 
to carry about. As it is it will make a valuable 
vade mecum for those having collections of Cypripe¬ 
diums. 
— B * -' 
FALKLAND PARK. 
The decision to pay the beautiful garden of C. Hay 
Walker, Esq. a visit was made upon a sudden con¬ 
ception of our nearness to it when perambulating 
round the South Norwood Hill district on Bank 
Holiday last. 
The stay was seriously purposed to be but for a 
Cypripediums at The Woodlands, Streatham. 
always require root moisture unstintedly until the 
fruits are known to be at full size, when more air and 
less moisture above and below are the conditions for 
finishing off. 
Double Begonia Seed.— J. Lee, Catjord: A true 
double Begonia cannot, or ought not to, have any 
stamens. The stamens with anthers are converted 
into petals, and not until the plants have become 
exhausted from continued flowering can the stamens 
again assert themselves. Knowing this the florists 
allow their plants to starve towards the end of the 
season (at this period), and soon they get pollen, 
with which to fertilise the female flowers. 
Sweet Peas.— J. Dixon : For seed purposes let 
the pods upon the haulms ripen up thoroughly, then 
gather them, and after shelling store them in trays 
or small airy bags in a cool dry place. You will 
have to look over them at times. 
photograph was taken by Mr. S. E. Pollard, 133, 
High Road, Streatham, S.W., and was one of the 
horticultural photographs on view for some time at 
92. Long Acre, under the auspices of the One and 
All flower show association, and transferred to the 
Crystal Palace last week in connection with the 
National Co-operative Flower Shew and Festival. 
While speaking of Cypripediums at The Wood¬ 
lands, Streatham, we take the opportunity of men¬ 
tioning the book entitled ” Collection of Cypri¬ 
pediums, ” prepared quite recently by R. H. 
Measures, Esq., and edited and brought up to date 
by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. The book 
is bound in Morocco leather, with gilt edges, 
similar to those which have emanated from another 
celebrated collection at Camberwell, but thicker. 
It runs to 203 pages, and is the most complete of its 
kind we know. The names are given, also the author 
of the name, the origin of the plant, the discoverer or 
raiser, and the introducer, Although relatively so 
few minutes, but lack-a-day ! who could run off from 
Mr. Wright, the gardener, and his kind household ? 
There were photographs to see, for our host both 
grows plants and “ fixes their characters ” by the 
gentle art of photography, and news to get, a garden 
to inspect, &c. 
But confining our notice to a note of the beauties 
in the garden we speak with real pleasure of this 
charge, and of the handsome views which stretch 
outwards all around it. The site is healthy and 
elevated. All the Kent country lies in its richness 
and variation upon its southern margins, stretching 
forth into a great wild plain. The mighty and vast 
London cuddles almost around each of its other 
sides. Yet one cannot help feeling that Falkland 
Park has a dignity all its own, and, standing clear, 
yet encircled, it smiles on all sides with a mystic air 
which seems an unconscious part of all things hav¬ 
ing special qualities. The summer fulness was 
crowning its acres with richness. The blue African 
