September 1, 1900. THE GARDENING WORLD. 
BEGONIAS. 
The following ornamental foliage and flowering 
Begonias are perfectly adapted for cool greenhouses 
for winter flowering : —The value of Begonia Gloire 
de Sceaux does not appear to be yet fully appre¬ 
ciated. It makes a pyramidal plant 2 ft. to 3 ft. 
gales. As a decorative plant in vases it has few 
equals, and lasts a considerable length of time in a 
cut state, and when well known it is sure to be 
greatly appreciated. Judging by the pot specimens 
shown at the Drill Hall some time ago I should also 
say it was excellent for that purpose. No doubt 
water) and given more water, instead of drying off 
so much. I think we should see better results with 
Eucharis growing in our gardens. All the pots here 
are filled with large healthy bulbs; the mite is a 
thing unknown — John Botley, Blythewood Gardens, 
Maidenhead, August 27th, 1900. 
high, with large leaves, bronzy on the upper surface, 
crimson beneath and bright rose flowers, abundantly 
produced. To get these it must have all the light 
possible. It has been grown successfully in frames 
through the summer months, so that the wood is 
well ripened and makes a fine display from October 
onwards. B. haageana is perhaps the finest of the 
large shrubby Begonias, forming a bush 3 ft. to 4 ft 
high, with light pink flowers and hairy leaves. B. 
ascotensis ha; small pink flowers and bright green 
leaves, very floriferous. B. President Carrto: has 
la-ge pendent racemes of bright pi 1 k flo vers and 
brilliant foliage ; the wings of the ovary, being very 
large and of the same colour as the flower, adds to 
its beauty. B. Sutherlandi is a very graceful form 
with small orange flowers. B. Froebelii, with cor¬ 
date leaves, forms a rosette, above which the large 
scarlet flowers arise in loose cymes. Pot into 6 in. 
pots in ordinary soil and when flowering commences 
a sprinkling of Clay’s Fertilizer will be beneficial. 
Pinching is necessary in some varieties to get bushy 
plants, and tjiie cuttings will easily strike in a com¬ 
post containing plenty of sand or crock dust. — K. 
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NEW ANNUAL DELPHINIUM “ BLUE 
BUTTERFLY.” 
Few things, I think, will be more appreciated or 
prove more useful when well known than this splen¬ 
did new annual. A good blue summer bedding 
plant has long beea wanted, and nothing to my mind 
could fill the vacancy better. It grows to a height 
of about 15 in., has a very branching habit, and 
does not require staking The flowers are a pleasing 
blue, with one violet spot on each petal, and the 
foliage is finely divided, giving the plant a very light 
appearance. The seed should be sown during 
March in heat, thoroughly hardened off, and planted 
out when large enough in May, a loamy soil suiting 
it to perfection. The plants here commenced to 
bloom early in June, and have been a mass of flower 
all through the summer. They stood the long 
drought well, and were not damaged by the recent 
Forced Bulbs and other Flowers at Chelsea. 
others will have something to say about this impor¬ 
tant plant, but for myself I cannot speak too highly 
of it.— A. Thatcher, Aldenliam, Elstree. 
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CAULIFLOWER MANAGEMENT. 
On reading Mr. M. Temple's interesting article 
on p. 805 under the above heading, I presume he is 
not troubled with clubbing. Fortunately, it does not 
give me annoyance to aoy extent, the ground here 
being of rather a heavy nature; but in not a few 
surrounding gardens it seetfis imprstible to grow 
Cauliflowers other than the early batch, owing to 
the above cause. I am quite at a loss as to its 
origin, also its cure; so perhaps Mr. M. T. or some 
of your readers would inform me whether the insect 
found in the club is inserted into the stem above the 
surface of the soil and works its way down, or 
whether it is in the soil.— IV. IVaite, Soutlifields. 
EUCHARIS GRANDIFLORA. 
After reading Mr. Hogarth’s interesting note on 
Eucharis, I am sending the treatment we give them 
here, with excellent results. We never dry them off 
at all, but always keep the plants well supplied with 
water summer and winter. Feeding with weak cow- 
manure water twice a week, well syringing and 
shading from bright sunshine. The plants are potted 
in loam, with a sprinkling of bone meal and silver 
sand, grown in an intermediate house the year 
through, the temperature falling as low as 40° in 
winter. We generally get them to flower three 
times during the twelve months ; but the best display 
is at Christmas when they are highly appreciated for 
all classes of decoration. Last Christmas one large 
plant had over seventy spikes of flower, averaging 
six blooms to a spike. We even have them growing 
under the stages, and it is seldom that we are with¬ 
out a few spikes of Eucharis the season through. I 
am of the opinion that when a plant is well estab¬ 
lished it is best left alone for three or four years, 
without potting (if they are liberally fed with manure 
BULBS FOR GREENHOUSE 
DECORATION. 
The pleasure that may be derived from even a small 
collection of bulbs, properly grown, and tastefuily 
utilised for the decoration of a cool greenhouse or 
conservatory is far greater than even the most 
sanguine could anticipate, except those who have 
actually grown and so used them; and we might go 
further by saying, those who have actually handled 
them in every stage of their development. Those 
who have the command of fire heat can commence 
having a display of Roman Hyacinths ia bloom by 
November, keeping up a succession till the earliest 
of the ordinary Dutch Hyacinths come into bloom. 
In the meantime, the early Due Van Thai Tulips 
can be had in bloom easily by Christmas. Later on, 
other early Tulips with large flowers come to the 
rescue, as well asCrocuses, Daffodils, Soillas, Freesias, 
Chionodoxas, Lilies, chiefly Lllium Harrisi, Poly¬ 
anthus Narcissus, Lily of the Valley and many other 
things. All of the above many be brought on 
gradually without the aid of fire heat, and although 
later they will be more durable Flower lovers can 
add variety by means of Spiraea, double flowering 
Cherries, Lilacs, Laburnums, &c., in pots. Th ; 
accompanying illustration of greenhouse or con¬ 
servatory decoration, kindly lent us for the purpose 
by Messrs. J. Vcitcb & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, will 
give an idea of what we mean by the decoration of 
greenhouses and conservatories by means of bulbs in 
winter and spring. We have many times visited 
the cool flowering house at Chelsea, and been 
delighted with the rich and most deliciots aroma 
arising from the flowers of Roman and Dutch 
Hyacinths, Lily of the Valley, Freesias, Jonquils, 
Lilacs, Mignonette, Boronias, and various other 
subjects. Of course, all this entails a certain 
amount of initial expense, but assorted collections of 
bulb 4 including a large number of really useful 
things may be obtained at a cheap and definite 
cost. 
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Bulbs of Lilium longlflorum may be potted up and 
placed among Cocoanut fibre in a cool frame. They 
will bloom early. 
