July 3, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
69? 
Stopping Young Ylnes.—I am aware that the 
growths of fruiting Vines are pinched in order to 
throw the strength into the bunches, but is it need¬ 
ful to thus stop the side-growths of young vines 
which have been recently planted ?— George Cqthcart. 
You will do well not to stop the growths, but just 
train them into their proper places, and let them 
grow as they like, f ir a time at least. If you were to 
pinch the points out now you would only cause the 
small lateral growths to grow with vigour. You will 
get belter canes by following this advice than you 
will by too close pinching. 
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TETRAMICRA BICOLOR. 
In most gardens this is best known as Leplotes 
bicolor, a name that was given to it by Lindley ; yet 
botanists are so fond of making corrections that it 
must needs be called Tetramicra. Something like 
half-a-dozen species of the genus are known in 
tropical A merica, and almost as many names have 
been given them by different botanists. The best 
known to cultivators and the most beautiful is the 
subject of this notice. Those gardeners who have 
made its acquaintance and found how successfully 
they can manage it are highly delighted with it. 
The species may be described as both curious and 
pretty. The short terete pseudobulbs resemble a 
thick leafstalk, and the solitary leaf is similar, but 
twice or three times as long. At the junction of 
the leaf and pseudobulb arises the flowerstalk, bear¬ 
ing some two to four blooms of medium size. The 
sepals and petals are white, as is the three-lobed lip, 
with the exception of the lamina, which is purple, 
with a white margin and tip. In sttucture it is closely 
allied to Laelia, Bletia, Schomburgkia, and 
Laeliopsis. 
The plant from which the accompanying illustra¬ 
tion was taken was flowered by Mr. Harry Bailey, 
gardener to Mrs. W. L Barclay, The Briars, Rei- 
gate, the photograph being taken on the gth May 
last year. It was introduced from the Organ Moun¬ 
tains, Brazil, in 1831, but does not seem to have 
flowered till February, 1839, in the Woburn collec¬ 
tion. The species is well-adapted for cultivation in 
baskets, where it appears to the best advantage ; and 
the treatment accorded it by Mr. Bailey seems in 
every way to meet its requirements. It is equally 
satisfactory in shallow Orchid pans suspended close 
to the roof of the house, where it can get plenty of 
sunlight. An intermediate house with plenty of water 
during the growing season is also necessary for its 
well-being. 
MORLAND NURSERY, NORWOOD. 
Norwood covers a considerable area of ground, and 
beiDg practically a suburb of London, it serves to 
house a population which if in the provinces would 
form a large town. It is situated partly on a hill 
and partly in the hollow, valley or plain skirting the 
base of the hill and not far from the Crystal Palace. 
Close to Norwood Junction on the London Brighton 
and South Coast Railway, is the Morland Nursery, 
125, Portland Road, South Norwood, established by 
the late Mr. Frederick C. Bause and now carried on 
by his son, Mr. C. F. Bause. 
Palms. 
The one prevailing feature of this nursery is fine 
foliage plants of various kinds. The ground is almost 
covered with glass, there being only room for one 
other house. Neatness, cleanness and tidiness prevail 
everywhere, as they have always done at this nursery, 
especially in the houses and amongst the plants. 
The first house we entered was filled with Cocos 
weddeliaua and Geonoma gracilis, Palms having a 
close resemblance to one another in foliage and well 
known to all engaged in decorative work. Of the 
former there is a splendid batch of about 300 in 
32-size pots, the plants being about 3 ft. high. There 
are however, other sizes down to newly germinated 
seeds. Geonoma gracilis takes about 12 months to 
germinate, though some of the seed will lie three or 
four years. The leaves of this Palm are green on 
both surfaces. There are nicely furnished plants 
bearing 6 to 10 leaves each, and all sizes may be seen 
here. Palms are grown in loam mixed with a little 
peat or leaf mould to lighten it, together with sand. 
The secret of the cleanness of the plants, says Mr. 
Bause, is to begin with healthy and clean plants, and 
to maintain that state throughout by thorough syring¬ 
ing with clean rain water, and proper treatment 
generally. Pitcher Plants are suspended from the 
roof over the Palms, and include Nepenthes 
rafflesiana, N. superba, N. intermedia and N. aner- 
leyensis. 
Acother house is filled with Kentia belmoreana and 
K. fosteriana, indispensable for decorative work. 
The leaf stalks are generally green, but we noted red 
and yellow stalked varieties. Choicer because less 
common, and requiring longer time to grow to a use¬ 
ful size, is Phoenix rupicola. It may be seen in 
various stages from seedlings to plants losing the 
primary character of the foliage, up to handsome 
specimens with well developed, pinnate leaves, several 
feet long. Further on we noted seedlings of Cocos 
about six months old and Geonoma 2% years old. 
Latania borbonica in another house is about 12 in. 
high and beginning to be fit for decorative work. 
Alongside of them is Aspidistra lurida variegata. 
Kentias 6 in. to 8 in. high in thumb pots ard smaller 
ones in thimbles or fingers occupy another span. 
roofed house. Specimens of Phoenix rupPola, 3 ft. 
high fill the centre of one house while the space 
underneath and around them is occupied with Kentias 
of much smaller size. Latania borbonica and Cocos 
weddeliana monopolise another structure, close to 
which Cocos turns up again in the form of graceful 
little plants with four or more leaves. All of the 
above are scrupulously clean with shining foliage as 
if polished. 
Dracaenas. 
The collection here includes something like 100 
varieties which should suit the needs and the taste 
of the most fastidious as fir as variety of form and 
colour is concerned. The plants are grown in grand 
style and in all sizes. Very handsome is the narrow¬ 
leaved Alexander Laing, with red edges. The old Ter- 
minalis and T. alba are not neglected. The leaves of 
Superba are very long with bright red edges. The 
broad leaves of Ignea are variegated with cream and 
red. From its earliest stages onwards, Norwoodiensis 
is always beautifully coloured with olive, red, and 
bronze. There is a magnificent batch of Lord 
Wolseley about 18 ins. high and finely coloured, the 
best view of which is obtained from one end door. 
The narrow leaves are bronzy-olive with red margins. 
The young leaves of Gladstonei are almost b’ack, but 
assume a brilliant red later on. The broad, 
drooping leaves of Pendula are of a bronzy-metallic 
hue, while the young ones are red. 
Passing into another house, the Dracaenas are 
represented by D. Lindeni, D. goldieana, D. san- 
deriana, and Fredericki. Very distinct is D. 
Coullingi with broad white margins; it is a fairly 
vigorous type. Louisa is much less vigorous, with 
narrower leaves than Coullingi and white edges. 
Both constitute a complement to Terminalis Alba, 
all three being perfectly distinct. A beautiful variety 
is Mrs. Bause having olive-green leaves of medium 
width, with red edges; and sometimes all the top 
leaves are wholly red. We also noted many un¬ 
named seedlings, for a considerable amount of 
hybridising and cross-breeding has been carried on 
here for many years past, this being the birthplace 
of many things of first-class merit. The late Mr. 
Bause tried his hand at almost everything except 
Orchids. 
Caladiums. 
As far as number and variety are concerned there is 
an extensive collection of Caladiums. For lack of 
space and the demand for plants, all the specimens 
here are very small and of useful selling size. A 
large number of the very finest varieties, including 
dwarf and useful decorative Caladiums, has been 
raised and sent out from this nursery. Silver Cloud, 
Duchess of Fife, Golden Queen, and Princess of 
Teck are all first-class sorts. Very beautiful is Lord 
Derby with its intense green venation in a setting of 
red. Golden Queen is greenish-yellow with, a 
blackish blotch in the centre. Silver Cloud is 
creamy with splashes of pink all over it. Prince of 
Wales is of a soft green with a red centre. There 
are many seedlings here still waiting for a name. 
The above are only a very few of the fine things 
taken at random. 
Tetramicra (Leptotes) bicolor. 
