lay 9,1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
397 
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i Rockery at Wentworth House. 
(See Supplement with this Issue.) 
n p. 386 we gave a description of the 
ury at Wentworth House, Mil] Hill, 
., the residence of Mrs. M. Salaman. The 
dement on this occasion depicts another 
of the same rockery. 
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mingham Botanic Gardens. 
tie above gardens are situated at Edg- 
on, a village on the outskirts of the city. 
' °1- H. page) 565 of The Gardening 
ild we give an illustration of the new 
;e of glasshouses in the botanical gardens 
e. On page 569 of the same volume we 
oduced a portrait of the curator, W. B. 
lam, Esq., who still holds the reins in 
e beautifully situated gardens. One of 
the leading features at present is a collec¬ 
tion of Hippeastrums, which have been raised 
in the gardens. The flowers are noted for 
their large size and brilliant colouring. They 
occupy one of the cool conservatories there. 
In fine condition also. is Begonia President 
Carnot. A very good specimen of the hybrid 
Fern Polypodium Schneideri (P. vulgare 
cornubiense x aureum) is suspended from 
the roof. This is at once a very remarkable 
Fern and a. veiy handsome one, on account; 
of the large and finely-divided fronds, which 
partake chiefly in this respect of the char¬ 
acter of the Cornish Polypody, just named. 
The Rosewood Tree is now making its young- 
growth, and the young leaves are rosy-pink, 
which gives the tree an ornamental appear¬ 
ance. A veiy uncommon Palm is a strong 
specimen of Wasliingtonia robusta, with 
thready filaments to the leaves. In the same 
house also' is a, fine batch of young plants 
of the noble Rhododendron grande. On the] 
occasion of our visit others as well as our¬ 
selves were interested in the novel manner 
in which Cypripedium lathamianum is 
treated here. It is suspended from the roof 
of the house; like a basket plant, and instead 
of being tied up stiffly, the flower-scapes are 
allowed to' hang down loosely on all sides, so 
that visitors get a good view of the flowers 
in this way. It is a very variable hybrid, 
and was. raised here. 
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Botanical Garden, Bradford. 
On the 28th ult. an interesting ceremony 
was performed in Lister Park, Bradford, the 
object of which was to plant the first speci¬ 
mens in this new botanical garden. The 
Mayor (Alderman D. Wade), the Mayoress, 
and Miss Wade took part in the ceremony. 
The Parks Committee of the town acknow¬ 
ledged much help from various outside 
sources which they had received. From the 
Natural History Society came the suggestion 
of a botanical garden, though the credit of 
that was chiefly due to Mr. Naylor. The 
Parks Committee were indebted for the de¬ 
sign of the garden to Mr. Margerison, of the 
Botanical Garden at Calverley. The Mayor 
was one of the speakers, and said that Brad¬ 
ford had reason to; be proud of its parks, as 
he did not. know any city of similar size in 
the United Kingdom that had more or better 
parks. He felt confident that the garden 
would be very beautiful when finished, and 
a lasting source of satisfaction to the citizens. 
The first specimen planted in the garden was 
Traveller’s Joy, and for this the Mayoress 
was. responsible, and declared it duly planted. 
Several others of the company present also 
planted specimens. The party afterwards/ 
adjourned to tea in the refreshment pavilion, 
after which lectures on horticultural subjects 
were given by Mr. W. West, Dr. Monckman, 
Mr. MargerisoD, Mr. R. Spencer, and Mr. A. 
E. Benney. 
The Mosquito Plant 
The above name has been given to Ocimum 
viride, a congener of the common Basil (0. 
Basilicum). The newcomer is a native of 
Northern Nigeria, and a live specimen 
brought home by Captain H. T. Larymore, 
R.A., Resident, Northern Nigeria, has just 
been accepted by the Kew authorities. Like 
the common garden Basil, the leaves are 
pleasantly scented, and the Captain testifies 
that if two or three growing plants in pots 
are placed in a room and along the windward 
verandah, the house could be kept clear of 
the troublesome mosquito.. He got one of 
the malaria-giving specimens, and carefully 
enclosed it in a leaf of the plant, and it lost 
consciousness in a few seconds. Another 
interesting point about this plant, is that the 
natives prefer an infusion of the leaves to 
quinine when attacked by malarial fever. 
They consider an infusion more efficacious 
than, quinine. The Captain also- suggests 
that the plant would prove of undoubted 
comfort to the soldiers in barrack rooms in 
India where not supplied with mosquito nets, 
and it. would also. act as a preventive against 
malaria. 
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Broomfield Park. 
On the 25th ult. a new park was opened 
in the northern suburbs of London—namely, 
Broomfield Park, Palmer’s Green. For some 
years past- the builder has been appropriating 
much of the valuable land over the area 
occupied by Southgate and Palmer’s Green, 
and the local inhabitants do well to look 
ahead and secure any open spaces that may 
come into the market, so as; to. keep out. the 
builder. The remark of Mr. Brown, Chair¬ 
man of the Southgate Council, that “ a park 
that v as. something of a. luxury to-day would 
be a necessity to-morrow,” was very appro¬ 
priate. Broomfield Park was until recently 
the residence of Sir Ralph Littler, and ex¬ 
tended to 54 acres. The mansion was a. veiy 
old one, being at. one time a conventual 
establishment, and James I. is supposed to 
have used it as a hunting lodge. Internally, 
the house was. finely furnished. In front of 
the mansion are three lakes, the largest of 
which will be used for bathing purposes, and 
possibly boating. There is a. splendid 
avenue of Elms, originally constituting the 
western approach of Enfield Chase, and some 
of the trees; are believed to be the largest of 
their kind in the kingdom. Two fine Yew 
trees, believed to be over 800 years old, are 
also there. The landscape is so beautiful 
that the Southgate Council consider there is 
no necessity for any alteration whatever, be¬ 
yond making provision for football, cricket, 
and other games. The purchase price of the 
house and estate amounted to =£25,250. The 
opening ceremony was performed by Mr. 
Wm. Brumfield Brown, J.P., Chairman of the 
Southgate Council. 
