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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 24, 1900, 
Oi^stions ABB ABSOIERS. 
Names of Plants.— R. M. : i, Caltha palustris; 
2, Cyclamen ibericum ; 3, Scilla sibirica ; 4, Spiraea 
prunifolia flore pleno; 5, Prunus pseudo cerasus 
(this is the accepted botanical name, but there are 
many synonyms); 6, Erica carnea.— A. M. : i, 
Dendrobium crassinode; 2, Dendrobium Pierardi ; 
3, Cattleya Trianaei var. ; 4, Odontoglossum 
ruckerianum.— A. C. L.: 1, Spiraea Thunbergii; 
2, Sisyrinchium grandiflorum; 3, Crocus vernus 
var; 4, Saxifraga Sibthorpii ; 5, Polygala Chamae- 
buxus ; 6, Acacia Drummondi.— D. T. : i, Lachen- 
alia pendula ; 2, Lachenalia tricolor.— E. C. H. D .: 
1. lberis sempervirens superba ; 2, Euphorbia 
Peplus (a bad specimen because the leaves are 
destroyed with a fungus). 
Small Photos Received.—Would "D. D.” kindly 
send his full name and address ? not necessarily for 
publication. 
Bougainvillea Sanderi.— A. C. K .: There should 
be no difficulty in flowering this plant in a lower 
night temperature than 6o°, such as you mention. 
Nevertheless, it should flower earlier in the year if 
kept at that degree than if lower. The plant may, 
however, be grown in a greenhouse kept at 45° or 
50° by night at the present time, and, of course, 
allowed to rise higher with the advance of the 
season. It should be fully exposed to sunshine at all 
times, and not shaded in any way whatever. Ventila¬ 
tion may be freely given just as would be accorded to 
the greenhouse under ordinary summer treatment. 
The shoots and leaves will be firmer and more robust 
under such conditions than if the plant were sub¬ 
jected to stove treatment, even though the flowers 
may be later in making their appearance. Keep the 
pots near the glass. 
Director of Kew Gardens.— A. H.: In the note 
to which you reler on p. 452, the punctuation has got 
distorted by some unfortunate means or combination 
of causes. Commence at the twenty-eighth line 
from the bottom of the third column and read as 
follows In April, 1841, Dr., afterwards Sir W. 
Hooker, took charge of the fifteen acres of Botanical 
Gardens. In 1855 he took charge of the Herbarium, 
and eventually the pleasure grounds. In 1865 Sir 
W. Hooker died, and was succeeded by his son, Sir 
Joseph Dalton Hooker. In 1886 Professor Thiselton- 
Dyer was appointed. In the same year Dr. Morris 
was appointed assistant director,” &c. This should 
make the matter clear by the shifting of three points. 
Tulip in Florence.— A. D. W .: With so small an 
amount of information, that is, description, it is 
rather difficult to fix upon “ the small white Tulip 
with pink stripes, abundant next month in Florence,” 
such as you mention. We think, however, you 
must refer to the Lady Tulip (Tulipa clusiana) 
which is native of the Mediterranean region, and 
might be cultivated. In this country Messrs. Barr 
& Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, London, grew 
it quite recently and possibly still do so. In any 
case you could apply there. Possibly also -Messrs. 
T. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
London, may grow it. 
Agapetes buxifolia.— A.H .: The note at the place 
you quote does not contain any statement that New 
Holland ever formed any part of Northern India ; nor 
that Agapetes buxifolia was a native of New Holland. 
There is no such country as the latter in modern 
maps, though you may find references in botanical 
books to New Holland. The fact is the name of the 
country to which the name was given has been 
changed many years ago. Gardeners still speak of 
New Holland plants, however, and by the term they 
mean to indicate almost any hard-wooded greenhouse 
plant, which may include natives of Africa, and 
other temperate countries from which such green¬ 
house plants are obtainable. That was the sense in 
which the term was applied in this instance, and did 
not imply the inreading of any particular country. 
Moreover, names lose their significance, and custom 
dies hard. To be particular, A buxifolia is a native 
of Bootan, which is in the north-east corner of 
India; but other species occur as far south as 
Australia. 
Asparagus crispus.— A. H.: What method of 
description do you like best ? 
Species of Hypericum.— E.C.H.D : At a rough 
calculation, there are over 700 names in the Index 
Kewensis, but the greater portion of them are 
synonyms. About 27: are given as good species. 
The smallest species we have seen is the British 
Hypericum humifusum, though there may be 
smaller species in other countries. The tallest we 
have seen is the shrubby H. elatum, from North 
America. In British gardens we have seen it about 
6 ft. high, more or less. Seventy-five are recorded 
as being in cultivation, independently of varieties. 
All, or mostly all of them, are very neat in habit, 
pretty, interesting, and worthy of cultivation by 
those who fancy the class of plants. 
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