September ‘29, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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soil and sowing grass seeds thereon, the lawn will 
soon become perfect enough to withstand the weeds. 
Chrysanthemum Leaves Dropping. — H. B. \ 
This generally accrues from the plants being over¬ 
crowded, or from their having experienced droughts. 
It is difficult to keep the lower leaves on. Attention 
to watering and as much exposure to light and air as 
possible may overcome the trouble. 
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DESSERT CHERRY NOBLE. 
At various times since its introduction over a year 
ago, our readers may have observed the comments 
about it which have appeared in The Gardening 
World. By the courtesy of the raisers of this fine 
is a vigorous grower, it furnishes a suitable kind for 
orchard planting. At the meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society held on July 25th, 1893, it was 
awarded a First-class Certificate. One of the best 
fruit nurserymen known to horticulture, to wit, Mr. 
George Bunyard, V.M H., speaks of this new variety 
as being one of the best Cherries in cultivation. 
Those who are planting during the coming season 
would do wisely to bear in mind this introduction. 
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LILIUMS. 
At a recent meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society in the Drill Hall, Westminster, Mr. R, 
Wallace, of bulb fame, nurseryman, at Colchester, 
delivered a lecture on the subject of " Lily Culture." 
of the streams, sheltered by the undergrowths, and 
protected overhead from the mid-day sun. The 
ideal place is a forest glade with a small stream 
running through. Here they would flourish like 
natives, and L. giganteum, L. humboltianum, &c., 
could be grown in massive clumps. Still, it is not 
wise to plant directly beneath trees, nor should 
either a hot, dry soil or a heavy, damp one be 
selected. 
L. Henryi, L. speciosum longiflorum, and others of 
a like nature are not hardy enough to succeed well in 
all open air situations. To do well they should be 
planted out in a temperate house, or grown in pots. 
Any good garden soil is suitable for Liliums Brownil, 
candidum, croceum, Henryi, thunbergianum, tigri- 
num, &c. A slightly strong soil or rich loam is best 
Cherry (Messrs. W. Ray & Co., Teynham, Kent), 
we are enabled to furnish an illustration (from a 
photograph considerably reduced) which will fully 
confirm our own encomiums of it. Some may 
imagine that the photograph was from an abnor¬ 
mally fruitful branch, bnt this is not so. Every 
branch bears equally well, and while the crop is 
heavy, the Cherries are still large, we might even say 
they are of superior size. The average diameter of 
the fruits measure § in., and this speaks for itself. 
The colour of the clusters is an intense dark red, 
the fruits being firm, juicy and richly flavoured. Its 
firm flesh favours it as a good variety for travelling 
without suffering damage. It also withstands wet 
weather and, according to a good authority, is not 
apt to split. It ripens at the end of July, and as it 
Cherry Noble. 
After giving various reasons and citations to show 
the probability of Lilium chalcedonicum having 
been the subject of biblical reference, and the one 
meant by ancient authors, he proceeded to describe 
their geographical distribution. Lilies are found in 
many countries, though the greater portion are 
found in Europe, Asia, and America. Asia furnishes 
the greatest number of species, and America the 
least. Special stress was laid on the wisdom of 
getting Lilies that are perfectly hardy—Lilies of 
the Hansoni, Brownii, and Msrtagon type. These 
may be grown in any ordinary hardy plant border, 
where, so far as possible, we must imitate their 
natural conditions. Partial shade they always like. 
In Japan they are iound growing in soil which has 
been washed down from the hill sides, by the banks 
for Liliums auratum, Humboldtii, dalmaticum, 
rubescens, wallichiana, and superba. L. philadel- 
phicum likes a peaty soil. 
More Lilies are planted in spring than in autumn, 
yet according to Mr. Wallace autumn is the best time 
for the operation. All Lilies do not have the same root 
action; some Lilies only produce roots from the 
base of their bulbs, while others in addition emit 
roots around the base of the stems. Thus for stem 
rooting sorts it is of advantage to top-dress them, 
room for this being left at the first potting. It is 
found, too, when lifting such as L. anratum that the 
parent bulbs which have good roots produce robust 
bulbils, whereas if stem roots alone have been able to 
develop these bulbils collapse. And so every care 
should be taken to preserve the bulbs at all times in 
