352 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 18, lfXlk 
var.— (A. S.) 1. Sangairaaria canadensis-; 2, Corydalis nabilis ; 
3, Primula, veris; 4, Viburnum plioatus; 5 Larex lV ^'°^ u 
variegiata ; 6 , PuWaria .offioinalii ; 7, Orn^ttogalum nutan^ 
_,(C B G.) 1, Spiraea prumfolia. Here plena, 2, Lamiun 
purpureum ; 3. Lamium bybrmum; 4, Cytisus scopanus ; 5, 
Cytisus scoparius andreanus. (The latter is subject to the re¬ 
taining of tlie colour by the wings of the flower when expanded, 
otherwise it is only a slight variety not good enough for a special 
name.) 
Communications Received. - . 
I B—H. Lett.—Cal—J. R. B—Richard Hy Troughton— 
T \ W—W Dalliniiore.—G. D. Rowles—Herbert Cowley— 
4 *r_H W. C— Borderer—H. J. Chapman—Linden and 
l'ie—R G W—John C. Peebles—David Rhind—J. K. D— 
.1. Mayne—G. H. Cox— J. Cameron—F. Attnll—Enquirer— 
A. ,1. B—R. S—H. E. D—A. M—A. R. D—TV. N—T. H— 
E. E. 
CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Amaryllis at Chelsea . 33" 
OF THIS ISSUE. 
344 
345 
344 
350 
Amaryllis at Sefton Park 
Begonias, tuberous . 
Carrots ...••••• 
Cestruin Smithii, see coloured 
idate. 
Elinburgh, spring gardenin' 
at . 
Editorial notes. 331 
Ferns from spores. 345 
Fixtures for 1903 . 352 
Fruit, hardy .> 333 
Gardening, the world of. 33o 
Hailstorm Insurance Cor¬ 
poration . 344 
Horticultural progress . 341 
Iris bucharica . 339 
Kew. the best flowering 
plants at . ^38 
Kitchen garden, the. 332 
Krakatoa, flora of ... 336 
I,aburnums and Wistaria ... 345 
Lettep to the Editor . 334 
Narcissus Bulbocodium ci- 
trinus . -. 339 
Narcissus Jolmstoni King of 
Spain ... 339 
News of the week.- 350 
Nurseries, round the —. 337 
Orchids, among the. 333 
PAGE 
Plants, evergreen greenhouse 346 
Plants recently certificated . 347 
Potatos . 349 
Questions and answers . 351 
Quizzing* by Cal. 348 
Rainfall in West Lothian ... 334 
Roses, how to secure eaily... 346 
Science, gleanings from the 
world of ...■_••• 3-40 
Scolopendrium vulgare : its 
varieties, etc. 343 
Stove and greenhouse. 333 
Snail, war on the . 346 
Swanley Horticultural Col¬ 
lege . 331 
Sweet Peas. 334 
Trees and shrubs, hardy ... 33- 
Trenching, the question of... 334 
Wallflowers, greenhouse. 338 
West Indian news . 334 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Iris bucharica ..g 335 
Narcissus Bulbocodium ci- 
trinus . -339 
Narcissus Johnstoni King of 
Spain .. 337 
Scolopendrium vulgare la- 
mulosissimum .. .*. 343 
CONTENTS OF 
PAGE 
Bamboos, pruning and trans- 
pjlanting hardy .. 321 
Cypripedium Venus Qak- 
wood var. 316 
Daffo ils at Long Litton ... 313 
Dendrobium luteolum . 316 
Dog’s-tooth Violets. 324 
Editorial notes. 369 
Flower garden in spring. 323 
Fruits and vegetables, Bri¬ 
tish grown .. 319 
Fruits under glass . 311 
Herbaceous plants, notes on 
hardy . 311 
Iris warleyensis . 316 
Kitchen garden, the . 310 
Kew, the best flowering 
plants at... 314 
Letters to the Editor .. 31- 
Nepenthes house in w.nter . 320 
News of the week . 328 
Nurseries, round the .. >313 
Orchids, a few stove . 324 
'Orchids, among the....... . 310 
Ostrowskia magnifica.. 316 
329 
322 
325 
325 
326 
LAST WEEK. 
PAGE 
Panama hats. 318 
Pet, a strange garden .. 3-/ 
Plants, new or interesting... 321 
Poinsettias. 323 
Questions and answers ... 
Quizzings by Cal. 
Societies :— 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Royal Botanic . 
Royal Horticultural .. 
Society and associat ion notes 3-7 
Soil, how Nature imparts 
fertility to. 315 
Stove and greenhouse. 31 i 
Superintendents of parks 
and gardens .. 31/ 
Tulipa kaufmanniana. 316 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Rurn, Mr. John . 317 
Car udovica pahnata . 318 
- Cypripedium Venus Oak- 
wood var. ...,..315 
Dendrobium luteolum. 321 
Ostrowskia magnifica..-••• 313 
FIXTURES FQR 1903. 
APRIL. 
2 ist—R. H. S. Committees. 
Brighton and Sussex Spring 
Show (two days). _ National 
Auricula and Primula So- 
ciety’s Show at Drill Hall. 
22nd— E. Anglian Daffodil Show. 
29th.—National Auricula Society 
Show at Birmingham (subject 
to alteration). 
30th—Colchester Spring Show. 
Norfolk and Norwich Show. 
National Auricula Society’s 
Show at Birmingham. 
MAY. 
2nd.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
5th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
19th—R. H. S. Committees. 
National Tulip Society’s 
Show. Devon Agricultural 
Show at Crediton. 
20th.—Edinburgh Spring Show 
(two days). 
26th.—Temple Show of the 
R.H.S. (three days). 
30th.—Manchester Whitsuntide 
Exhibition (five days).' 
6 th.—French Horticultural 
ciety of London meet. 
9th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
23rd.—Royal Agricultural So¬ 
ciety's Show (five days). 
Royal Oxfordshire Show. 
24th.—Grand Yorkshire Gala 
(three days). 
26th—R.H.S. Show at Holland 
House (two days). Isle of 
Wight Rose Show (or follow 
ing day). Jersey Rose Show. 
27th.—Windsor Rose Show. 
JUNE. 
So- 
JULY. 
1st.—King’s Lynn Rase Show. 
Hanley Park Horticultural 
Fete (two days). Hereford¬ 
shire and West of England 
Rose Show. Richmond 
Flower Show. National Rose 
Society's M. Exhibition in 
Temple Gardens. 
2nd.—Colchester Rose Show. 
Norfolk (Norwich) Rose 
Show. Canterbury Rose 
Show. Reading Rose Show. 
3rd.—Maidstone Ruse Show. 
4t.li.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. Sutton 
Rose Show. Walton-on- 
Tliames Rose Show. 
7th.—R.H.S, Committees. Wol¬ 
verhampton Floral Fete 
(three days). Gloucester 
Rose Show. Harrow Flower 
Show. 
8 th.—Croydon Horticultural So¬ 
ciety’s Summer Show. South¬ 
ampton Rose Show (two 
days). Lee, Blackheath, 
Lewisham, and Wet Kent 
Summer Show (two days). 
9th.—Bath Rose Show. Wood- 
bridge Rose Show. 
10th.—Ulverston Rose Exhibi¬ 
tion. 
11th.—Manchester Rose Exhibi¬ 
tion.' 
15th—National Rose Society's X 
Show at Glasgow. Ancieu' 
Society of York Florists. Ips 
wich and East of Englanr 
Summer Exhibition. Nation;; 
Sweet Pea Society’s Gran 
Exhibition (two days). Form 
by Rose Show. Thomto; 
Heath Rose Show. 
16fh. — Wevbridge Gardeners 
Summer Exhibition. 
21st. — R. H. S. Committees 
National Carnation and Pico 
tee Exhibition. Tibsbelf Ro? 
Show. 
22nd.—Northumberland, Durham 
and Newcastle Botanic an 
H.S. Exhibition (three days 
Cardiff Rose Show (two day! 
Newcastle Summer Sho’ 
(three days). 
23rd.—St. Ives. Hunts, H.f 
Show. Selby (Bradforc 
Flower Show. Gwenap (PI; 
mouth) Flower Show. Salte 
hebble Rose Show. 
28th.—Warsop Flower Show. 
29th.—Copdock and Washbroc 
Flower Show. (Midland Ca 
nation Show (two days su 
jeot to alteration). Cheste 
field Floral Horticultur 
Show. 
AUGUST. 
1st.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
3rd.—Basingstoke Summer Exhi¬ 
bition. Newbury Annual Ex¬ 
hibition. Sheffield Annual 
Exhibition. Headington 
Show. 
4th—R.H.S. Committees. Abbey 
Park, Leicester. Flower Show 
and Gala (two days). 
5 th.—-Dudley Exhibition and Fete, 
(two days). Mortimer Show. 
10th.—Royal Botanic Society’s 
Anniversary Meeting. 
12th.—Bishop's* .Stortford Sum¬ 
mer Show. 
18th;-—R.H.S. Committees. 
19th.—Shropshire Show (two 
days). Eastbourne Summer 
Show. 
20th—Jersey Exhibition (ty 
days). , 
21st.—Devon and Exeter Sho 
Strathearn Show (two day 
22nd.—Maucliline Flower Sho a 
25th.—Brighton and Sussex H. 
Summer Show (two day 
Rothesay Flower Sho 
Royal Oxfordshire Show. 
27th.—Dundee Floral Fete al 
Grand Exhibition (th? 
days). Sandy and Distfl- 
Sbiow. Stirling Flower Sh r 
(two days;- 
1st—R. 11 S. Committees 
National Dahlia Society 
tlie Drill Hall (two days).. 
3rd.—Warlev Cottage Garden 
Show. Welsliampton Flower 
Show. Alnwick Show. Pais¬ 
ley Show (two days). 
5th.—French Horticultural So- 
cietv of London meet. 
9 th.—Ancient Society of York 
Florists. Royal Caledonian 
Autumn Show (two da; • 
York Dahlia Show. 
11th.—Manchester Dahlia SD 
(two days). 
15th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
16th.—London Dahlia Una 
Show (two days). 
29lli— B-H.S. British Fruit d 
Vegetable Show at Chisul' 
(three davs* 
SEPTEMBER. 
and 
at 
