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THE GARDENING WORLD 
January 19, 1901. 
abundance in northern parts of Scotland (notably at 
Nairn and in that district) three or four weeks later 
than we had them in this locality. So much for 
early frost and low damp ground, as we have it here, 
which quickly puts an end to tender flowers, while 
in the locality of Nairn there is a great depth of 
sand.— M. Temple, Canon, N.B. 
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VISITS TO NURSERIES. 
MORLAND NURSERY, SOUTH NORWOOD. 
Specialisation is one of the characteristics of 
latter-day horticulture. A firm or an individual can 
have extensive grounds and hot houses and yet 
devote his space and skill to produce a few choice 
subjects that through circumstances have come to be 
favoured by him. The nursery of Mr. C. F. Bause, 
P25, Portland Road, South Norwood, exemplifies 
this fact very well. Crotons, Dracaenas, Nepenthes, 
Kentias, Cocos and Geonomas are the principal sub¬ 
jects on which attention is bestowed. The hand¬ 
some variegated Ficus elastica having become un¬ 
popular within recent years, its inclusion is only 
represented by one or two " stock plants." And so 
on with other good plants whose worth at present is 
not highly appreciated. The fashion goes for other 
things and, of course, the things that pay find 
acceptance as against those that do not. 
Dracaenas and Caladiums are perhaps the two 
sections of foliage plants that Mr. Bause has done 
most to improve. The present manager of the 
business is the eldest son of the late Mr. Bause who 
in his day founded the. Morland Nursery. Mr. 
Bause, sen., did splendid work among the Caladiums 
when he was attached to the Royal Horticultural 
Society's garden at Chiswick. Among the new 
varieties that be raised there were Princess Royal, 
with red centre and red veins ; Princess of Wales ; 
Golden Queen, golden-green, and having white spots; 
and Prince of Wales, all of which have been the 
base for many other varieties, while they themselves 
are still catalogued amongst the most select. The 
late Mr. Bause also raised Dieffenbachia Bausei and 
a large number of permanently popular Dracaenas, 
&c. All this goes to prove a distinct knowledge and 
patience, and it is with pleasure that we noted the 
continuance by the sons and son-in-law, of the 
honoured father’s good work. Dracaena The Queen 
(fig. p. 694 of The Gardening World for June 30th, 
1900), was one of the seedlings raised here. It is a 
splendid little thing. Amongst others of great merit 
are those now to be named, including Distinction 
which colours freely (green with reddish-pink edge) 
and is hardy. Be it noted that the word “ hardy ” 
is here purely a relative term, and is applied to 
warm house Dracaenas that are good for market 
work and can stand against changes of temperature. 
D. The Sirdar has a rose-heliotrope edge with 
green centre ; it has broad drooping leaves and has 
only been out two years. D. Snowball furnishes a 
distinct subject, having a broad white margin to all 
the leaves. The latter are broad, and the plant is 
vigorous. D. Triumphans is one of the most beauti¬ 
ful, having a suffusion of cream, pink and green 
colouring ; the habit being also good. D. Jamesii is 
always in great demand. It is one of the finest of 
the narrow leaved Dracaenas, its colour being deep 
greenish-purple with a bright creamy edge. D. 
Collingi is another good white streaked sort; D. 
Lord Wolseley has a fine erect habit, and beautiful 
rosy-edged leaves ; D. Prince Manouk-Bey produces 
large and effective plants, that have also the rose- 
mauve edged leaves. D. Pendula has broad leaves, 
edged with an attractive band of rose-heliotrope. 
D. Hendersonii is peculiarly streaked all over the 
leaves with rose and heliotrope, green and cream, 
being thus distinct and very beautiful. D. Exquisite 
is one of which immense quantities have been sold. 
The leaves are broad, have a creamy band between 
the broad green centre and the pink edge. 
Among a long list of other very ornamental 
Dracaenas the following must certainly also be 
includedThus D.Frederickii with medium brightly 
coloured leaves; Alex. Laing and Rose Laing, 
both of the first-class, and distinct ; Duchess 
of York, and Lady Mosley, both of which 
are very graceful, with slightly drooping 
habit ; D. Youngii, D. Leonardii, D. Dorwoodiensis 
(exceedingly fine), and some others are each in all 
distinct and meritorious. Some might be said to 
be better than others, but all have an individual 
value. 
The Crotons are perhaps not quite so numerous 
in point of varieties, but here also a goodly list can 
be chosen. C. Flambeau is fairly well known as one 
of the best of the narrow leaved varieties. The 
Croton presents to us a genus, the members of which 
differ exceedingly in type. From the very broad 
leaves such as C. James Rothschild, or C. andreanus 
to the cord-like foliage of C angustifolius or C. 
Flambeau (or seedlings that are narrower than either), 
there are all intermediate breadths and forms. Some 
are intermittent,others twisted like a corkscrew, some 
are erect and many droop — they in fact show every 
conceivable variation. From this quality of great 
variety and the richness of their multi-coloured 
leaves, the Crotons have for long been amongst the 
most select of warm hot plants. C. Golden Ring, C. 
Prince of Wales, Princess of Wales, C. Chelsoni, C. 
Warreni, C. Disraeli, C. Davisi, Gordoni, Newmanni, 
Her Majesty, Hoggii, Reidii, Aigburth Gem, Lord 
Derby, and Thomsoni are all of the first rank. Mr. 
Bause has only lately reverted to the raising of seed¬ 
ling Crotons, but from what he has now to show, we 
predict many advances on even the finest of existing 
types. 
We cannot conclude without paying a tribute to 
the high standard of quality of the plants in all the 
houses—of the scrupulous neatness and cleanliness 
everywhere, and to the widowed Mrs. Bause and her 
sons for their courtesy. 
GRANTON ROAD NURSERY, 
EDINBURGH. 
Some time ago we had a run through the nursery of 
Mr. John Phillips, in the Granton Road on the 
northern suburbs of Edinburgh, and found him busy 
rearranging the hot-water apparatus in his eitensive 
range of plant houses. Originally they had been 
put in very badly, many of them being, in fact, more 
or less buried amongst soil below the level of the 
pathways. In other cases they were beneath stages 
where it took a long time for the heat to make itself 
felt on the stages above. Now they are arranged one 
above the other alongside of the pathways,and there¬ 
fore more in accordance with the modern principles 
of econamical heating Slender pipes were also to 
be fixed aloDg the eaves of some of the houses to 
keep the atmosphere dry and help set the flowers of 
the Tomatos. Some of the side benches in span- 
roofed houses were being built up solidly and faced 
with bricks. 
The Granton Road Nursery is largely devoted to 
the cultivation of useful plants and flowers for 
market work. One house contained a fine lot of 
Aralia Sieboldi of a useful size. The roof of another 
supported Tea Roses, such as Niphetos and The 
Bride, which are very popular for market work. The 
central area was planted out with Smilax, supported 
by twine from the roof above, and which had made 
splendid growth. A Tomato house included such 
varieties as Stirling Castle, The Cropper, Austin's 
Eclipse, and one of his own seedlings. They had 
all fruited heavily, and fruits were been gathered 
every day. In another house the Tomatos were grown 
in boxes, in which they are more easily managed, 
and trained under the roof of the house, where they 
get all the advantage of sunlight and air from the 
ventilators. Pteris cretica major, P. tremula, and 
other Ferns are grown on the benches beneath them 
so that no space is wasted. 
Palms of various small sizes are largely grown for 
decorative purposes, though the number of species 
is limited according to the popular demand. Kentia 
belmoreana and Phoenix rupicola are the favourites. 
Asplenium bulbiferum and A. b. laxum were most 
largely represented in the next house we entered, to 
be replaced by Tomatos and small Ferns in thumb 
pots in the next. These latter are largely grown for 
decorative purposes in the small state, as the buying 
public make large use of them for ornamental baskets 
and other receptacles where large ones would be in¬ 
admissible. Maidenhair Ferns occupied a house, 
and consisted chiefly of Adiantum cuneatum and A. 
concinnum Flemingii, both very useful for making a 
good potful of fronds. Their culture is evidently 
well understood here judging by the healthy vigour 
of the plants. The Tomatos trained up under the 
roof were confined to a single stem of moderate 
length, dependent upon the height of the house, and 
they ripened, on an average, about 6 lb. of fruit 
each. 
A large stock of Araucaria excelsa was the chief 
feature of a cool house 150 ft. in length. With this 
house and others on the premises there are saleable 
plants of this Araucaria from 6 in. to 5 ft. high. Speci¬ 
mens 3 ft. high, in 6-in. and 7-in. pots, were pictures 
of symmetry and perfect in every way. Other plants 
in this house were small Ferns of all sorts for market 
work, Cocos weddeliana in 60-size pots, and Clero- 
dendron fallax superba, the latter being on trial for 
market. Many growers have a difficulty in getting 
Aspidistras to grow quickly, and furnish the much 
desired stock. Mr. Phillips plants them out in the 
central border of a house, and the rhizomes extend 
with sufficient rapidity to furnish a large amount of 
stock. A second division was occupied with Lockie’s 
Perfection and Telegraph Cucumbers trained under 
the roof, while the ubiquitous and always required 
Asparagus plumosus filled the third division, and 
Pteris Wimsettii, now almost as popular, occupied 
the furthest division. 
A well grown stock of Cyrtomium falcatnm was a 
leading feature of the fernery. The leathery, 
shining fronds of this species stand well in the dry 
atmosphere of dwelling rooms, while it is very nearly 
hardy. The late Mr. Jenner, of Joppa, near Edin¬ 
burgh, used to grow it in the open air, where it lived 
and made short fronds in his hardy fernery. Poly- 
stichum angulare proliferum makes a handsome 
basket plant when it attains some size. Next came 
a large quantity of Asparagus plumosus nanus in 
grand condition. Smilax and Aspidistra lurida 
variegata, planted out along the central border of 
the house, were equally thrifty. There can be no 
question but that the finest growth and quickest 
increase are obtained in this way. 
The latest batch of Tomatos carried a heavy crop 
of fruit. Show Pelargoniums are rather extensively 
grown for summer work, and make a brave show. 
Lapageria rosea alba was flowering finely on the 
roof Zonal and other Pelargoniums occupied the 
next house, while Tea and olher Roses, including 
Niphetos, Gloire de Dijon, and Marechal Niel, were 
grown in pots Tor cut flowers. Heliotropes also 
make an item of some importance. 
Old plants of the variegated Aspidistra carried 
leaves, 2 ft. to 3 ft. long, and in first-rate condition. 
Some Kentias measured 3 ft. to 4 ft. in height. There 
was also a fine stock of India Rubber plants, 2 ft. to 
ft. high, and clothed with leaves to the pots. 
Something like 3,000 plants of Ampelopsis Veitchi 
are grown in pots, the climber being in much demand 
for covering walls, &c. 
In the open air Tomatos produced a splendid crop 
in the latitude of which we speak, notwithstanding 
the wet and sunless season. Early Chrysanthemums 
and Sweet Peas were also features of the open air 
cultures. About 4,000 of the large, late flowering 
varieties of Chrysanthemum were grown in pots in 
bush form. All had been cut back in early summer, 
so that they formed dwarf and very bushy speci¬ 
mens, intended as pot plants for market as well as 
for cut flowers. Marguerites, Aralias, and other stuff 
filled a set of frames in the opeo. Mr. Phillips keeps 
the houses occupied with various crops all the year 
round. 
LATE FLOWERING HARDY PLANTS. 
In a fairly open season the variety of hardy plants 
that can be expected in a fairlyfresh condition till the 
end of October is surprisingly large. All of those 
mentioned below were in a good state for ordinary 
garden embellishment or for cutting when seen at 
Kew towards the end of October. 
Polygonum baldschuanicum was even better than 
at any previous period. In the autumn the wreaths 
of pale pink flower clusters assume a deeper tint, 
which seems to add an additional merit to them, for 
the warmer the colour the better at this dull season. 
It is a plant that should be grown in all gardens. In 
good soil it will climb over walls, houses or stakes to 
a height of 15 ft, or 16 ft. 
Polygonum lanigerum was still conspicuous, its 
large, silver-gray leaves being quite fresh. Planted 
alone in a bed it forms an uncommon and certainly 
interesting feature. Boih in the open air and in 
pots in the greenhouse the lovely blue racemes of 
Salvia azurea grandiflora (which is said to be what 
was known as S. Pitcher)) were at their best. Out 
of doors it had nothing like the effect that the pot- 
