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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 5, 1901. 
large shield-like leaves aDd broad silvery veins ; and 
A. watsoniana, like the previous one, but silvery all 
over. There seems to be two forms of Schizocasia 
sanderiana, with silvery nerves, one having the 
leaves purple beneath, and the other green beneath. 
Ferns and Bamboos of a useful decorative char¬ 
acter occupy the fernery. Tiles fixed along the eaves 
of the house are filled with Adiantum for the sake of 
cut fronds. The finely variegated Abutilon Sawitzii 
makes a showy plant. Winter flowering Begonias 
are a new feature here, including the ubiquitous B. 
Gloire de Lorraine, and the handsome President 
Carnot Epiphyllum russellianum Gaertneri, grafted 
here and there upon the stems of Pereskia, makes a 
fine pillar plant with its drooping leaf-like shoots 
and orange-scarlet flowers. Standards of it of two 
years’ growth are also fine. Standards of the better 
known E. truncatum vary from one to five years 
old. 
Another plant house contains plants of the graceful 
Delabechia rupestris whose pal mate leaves are 
made up of finger-like pinnae 6 in. to g in. long. A 
stock of Asparagus plumosus nanus is grown in small 
6o-sized pots. The beautiful Saxifraga sarmentosa 
tricolor superba, suspended in pots, also does well 
here. Another plant suspended in pots is Othonna 
crassifolia. A fine plant of Kentia fosteriana, raised 
by Mr. W. C. Craig, the foreman here, about fifteen 
years ago while at Clovenfords, has passed through 
many mishaps, but is now a healthy specimen, 16 ft. 
high. Asparagus Sprengeri, raised from seeds, is 
grown in quantity and found very useful for a variety 
of decorative purposes. 
The conservatories, on a level with the great 
western road to Glasgow, are filled with greenhouse 
subjects in great variety. Tuberous Begonias 
raised from seeds prove most servicable and now 
bear large round flowers in all the leading colours, 
both single and double. They are useful for bedding 
purposes. Conservatory climbers in great variety 
are grown, as well as hybrid greenhouse Rhododen¬ 
drons. The yellow flowered Statice Bonduelli is 
grown as a biennial. Other plants include Araucaria 
Bidwillii, Camellias, Lilies, &c. Acacias, Azalea 
indica, in variety, Fuchsias, Trachelium caeruleum, 
and T. c. album, the two latter being used for decor¬ 
ative work instead of Gypsophila, are some of the 
many things to be seen. In the fourth compartment 
of this range, a large batch of Indian Azaleas are 
grown for the sake of cut flowers at Whitsuntide. 
Though that is a late period, the plants were well set 
with buds and promising even in September, but 
they are kept very cool. The cylindrical scarlet 
flowers of Erica verticillala were bright at that 
period. Zonal and Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums take up 
a considerable amount of space. 
The Old Pinkhill Nursery. 
This portion of the establishment is situated on the 
more steeply sloping side of the hill on the right- 
hand side of the Glasgow road, and constitutes the 
oldest part of the nursery. A considerable extent of 
glass still occupies the ground. One house con¬ 
tained Tomatos grown in pots for seed, the variety 
being Laird’s Stirling Castle, a free bearer, with 
moderate-sized fruits. The juvenile form of Retinos- 
pora squarrosa (known in the trade as Juniperus 
bermudiana) raised from cuttiDgs, and grown in 
small pots, proves very useful for decorative work. 
A batch of Ficus elastica in 48-sized pots was also 
in good form. 
A houseful of Palms included Kentia belmoreana, 
K. fosteriana, Livistona rotundifolia, and Chamae- 
rops humilis in plants of useful size. A large, cool 
house accommodated a great variety of useiul sub 
jects such as Fruiting Vines in pots, ripening off 
their wood, large plants of Areca Verschaffelti, 
Chamaerops excelsa, Cocos plumosa, 20 ft. high, and 
standard plants of Robinia Pseudacacia bessoniana. 
Figs in quantity for stock included Brown Turkey, 
Castle Kennedy, Bontana, Early Violet, Panachee, 
Bourgassote Grise, Bonrgassote Blanche, Negro 
Largo, and many other useful and more or less 
popular varieties. 
There was a houseful of variegated and other 
Ivies, and alongside of them was tbe Stra vberry- 
Raspberry. Palms, Coelogynes, grown for the sake 
of cut flowers, and Pancratiums filled another 
house; while the propagating house was largely 
occupied with pot Vines. The frames contained a 
collection of Pernettyas with fruits ranging from 
pure white to the deepest purple and crimson; also 
other choice shrubs such as Bays, Escallopias, 
Buddleia globosa, Cytisus scoparius andreanus, &c. 
Laird's Supreme and Laird's Stirling Castle 
Tomatos, grown for seed, occupied one side of a 
house, while the other was devoted to Palms, &c. 
A good strain of seedling Amaryllis and Aralia 
Sieboldi in quantity filled the most of another house. 
Large Clivias, Ophiopogon Jaburan variegatus, 
Ampelopsis Veitchi in pots, Cannas, Cypripediums, 
Dendrobiums, Clematis indivisa, C. i. lobata, Tea 
Roses in pots, climbing Niphetos, &c., on the roof, 
filled the space in several other houses. 
Outdoor Plants. 
Florists' flowers receive a considerable amount 
0/ attention at Pinkhill, large quantities of Antir¬ 
rhinums, Pentstemons, Sweet Peas, &c., being showy 
and floriferous at that time. Good varieties of 
single Dahlias raised and named here represented 
many fine types and colours. Cactus Dahlias made 
another feature. Early-floweriDg Chrysanthemums 
were planted out, but the large-flowering forms were 
extensively grown in pots. The double white Pink 
Mrs. Sinkins had made remarkable growth here, 
being 18 in. high, and still in full bloom, though it 
had been flowering for three months previously. 
Coreopsis grandiflora often proves perennial here 
and seeds freely. 
Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. — The double pink 
flowering Bramble was very showy, giving cause for 
surprise that it should not be more frequently seen 
in private establishments. Handsome trees were 
the Aucuba-leaved Ash and the small-leaved golden 
Elm. Japanese Maples are grown in great variety. 
Two very fine Elders are Sambucus racemosa 
laciniata foliis aureis, with finely cut golden leaves ; 
and S. r. tenuifolia with narrow leaflets and green. 
Dimorphanthus mandschuricu«, fine bushes of 
Olearia Haastii, Hypericum patulum, the broad¬ 
leaved Buxus Wallichi, Menziesias, Heaths, includ¬ 
ing the white Heather, the golden and oval-leaved 
Privets, also dwarf bushes of Ligustrum vulgare 
aureum, Hypericums, variegated Dogwoods 
(Cornus), Negundo aceroides variegatum, Acantho- 
panax horrida variegata (or A. pentaphylla varie- 
gata), &c., are some of the many choice shrubs 
noted. 
Conifers are equally abundant and varied, includ¬ 
ing Sequoia sempervirens albo-spica, Cupressus 
lawsoniana Silver Queen, C. 1 . albo-spica, C. 1 . 
glauca, C. 1 . Allumi, C. 1 . Fraseri, C. 1 . Youngi, C. 
1 . stricta pyramidalis, C. 1 . erecta viridis, C. 1 . 
caerulea compacta, of pyramidal compact habit but 
vigorous, and seedlings of the same species in con¬ 
siderable variety show what an extremely variable 
plant it is. Abies kosteriana is more glaucous than 
A. pungens glauca. A. p. pendula is of drooping 
habit of growth; and A. parryana argentea is 
silvery. Salisburia adiantifolia has stood 30° to 40° 
of frost in the nursery. Fitzroya patagonica is an 
uncommon Conifer. Other useful things are 
Thuyopsis borealis, Thuya columbra, Tsuga 
Sieboldi, T. pattoniana, T. hookeriana, Picea firroa, 
P. Veitchi, P. concolor, Sequoia gigantea, and 
Abies orientalis are a few of the many Conifers to be 
seen here. 
The accompanying illustration (p. 297) shows a 
finely-arranged group of plants set up by the firm in 
the Waverley Market, Edinburgh, on the occasion of 
the September show. 
-- 3 —- 
To Chrysanthemum. 
Chrysanthemum fair from a far-away land, 
Where Japs, with great care have long bred thee, 
Let us cherish the beauty unfolded so grand, 
In a glorious head that’s inspiring to see. 
The Occident welcomes thy charming array 
Of form and rich colour so rare and so fine. 
The florist's great pride is thy wealth to display, 
Where many can see the flower divine. 
In the fullness of time thou comest to bloom, 
And give brightness and blessing to all, 
When other fair flowers in absence make room 
To display a perfection so late in the fall. 
Let us a lesson receive from thee now : 
A dull and dark month is brightened by thee. 
Lateness in life is still early to vow 
A blessing to others—God's servant to be. 
Byron D. Halsted, in “ Washington Star." 
DUNIPACE HOUSE, STIRLINGSHIRE.. 
Dunipace House, Dunipace, Stirlingshire, the seat 
of James Harvie Brown, Esq., is situated in the 
valley drained by the River Carron, to the west of 
Larbert, and near the main read from this part of 
Stirlingshire to Glasgow. The valley itself widens 
out in places to broad stretches of rich corn and 
meadow land, except those portions occupied with 
trees, usually in the neighbourhood of residences. 
The approach to Dunipace House is through a long 
avenue of splendid Sycamores or Scotch Planes, on 
which the timber’ merchant would like to lay his 
fingers. There are also some grand old Oaks in the 
vicinity of the gardens as well as plantations of a 
younger character in the immediate neighbourhood 
of the mansion and gardens. One patriarchal Oak 
measured 16 ft. round the trunk, and bad a spread of 
branches equal to 261 ft. in circuit. 
The kitchen garden is surrounded by fine brick 
walls 18 ft. high along the northern end, while the 
other walls are not much lower. The visit was 
made in the third week in September, when Peaches 
were ripening on the walls. Two trees of Royal 
George, on a south aspect wall, were laden, and the 
brightly coloured fruits were being gathered daily. 
They have never missed bearing a crop for the past 
eighteen years. One of the trees ripened 380 fruits 
a year or two ago. The walls elsewhere are much 
utilised for the growth of Pear trees, of which 
Louise Bonne of Jersey, and Muirfowl’s Egg were 
carrying heavy crops. Catillac and Beurre de 
Capiaumont Pears grown as cordons, and Jargonelle 
in vase form, were also laden with good fruits. 
Kirk's Seedling Plum was remarkably well fruited, 
but the equally heavy crop of Victoria had just been 
gathered. On other parts of the walls old trees have 
been rooted out and their place taken by young ones, 
some of which are now beginning tc bear freely. 
Apples were represented by fruitful trees of Melon 
Duchess of Oldenburg as a cordon, also King of the 
Pippins and Cox’s Pomona in other forms. There 
were also handsome crops of Williams’ Bon Chre¬ 
tien, Pitmaston Duchess, Clapp's Favourite, and 
Beurre d’Amanlis Pears, the fruits of which were of 
handsome size, each according to its kind. Here, 
too, Pond’s Seedling Plum was a picture of fertility. 
Bramley’s Seedling and King of Tomkins County, 
as well as other varieties of Apples, grown as bush 
trees round the borders of the vegetable quarters, 
were also in good bearing. Bushes of Durondeau 
and Louise Bonne of Jersey Pears were also note¬ 
worthy. Green Gage Plums on the walls also 
ripened nicely. On a piece of ground outside the 
garden walls is a plantation of old standard Apple 
trees, which were heavily laden with fruit of smaller 
size than on the younger trees inside. 
Small fruits also do well, Black Currants fruit¬ 
ing heavily, and sometimes carrying as much as 
15 lbs. on a bush. Red and White Currants on a 
north aspect carried heavy crops. Gooseberries 
carried a tremendous weight of fruit as they often do 
in cool, moist districts. To keep the birds away a 
framework is erected over the Gooseberry quarter, 
and covered with nets. Wire netting is put round 
the base, by which means the birds so plentiful 
about here are foiled. There is a plantation of 
Raspberries, eighteen years old, and still in grand 
bearing. Like the Gooseberry the Raspberry is at 
home in the climate of Scotland. One plantation of 
Strawberry Vicomtesse Hericarte de Thury is twelve 
years old, and is likely to keep on for some time to 
come. This plantation fruits better than much 
younger ones. This may be some surprise to 
those who treat the Strawbrrry practically as a 
biennial, destroying the plantation after it has 
fruited once. The long continued wet weather 
during the past season caused much of tbe fruit to 
rot on the ground. The whole district lies low, and 
is, therefore, subject to late spring frosts, but the 
soil is deep and fertile. As above stated, it is the 
valley of the Carron ; it is likewise the valley for the 
road, rail, and the Forth and Clyde Canal. 
In the kitchen garden is a fine old plantation of 
Asparagus. The Cabbages planted a year ago past 
last autumn having yielded a good crop of heads, 
were left in the ground, and were furnishing a second 
crop of small-sized heads. The crop for 1901 was 
just about to be planted. The summer plantation 
was fresh and good. The same may be said of dwarf 
and tall Curly Kail, Brussels Sprouts, Leeks, red 
and white Celery. Onions were of good useiul and 
keeping size. Feas were in full supply during the 
