October 10, 1903. 
THE GARDENtNQ WORLD. 
863 
Round the Nurseries. 
The Aigburth Nurseries. 
Some little time ago- we 1 had the pleasure of inspecting the 
establishment of Messrs. II. P. Iver and Sons, Aigburth Nur¬ 
series, Grassendale, near Liverpool, but the time being limited, 
we devoted our attention, to the glass department chiefly, in, 
which are extensive cultures of a great variety of subjects. 
The nurseriesi are easily reached by electric tramcar or by 
rail from Liverpool, the former setting the traveller down 
at the gate. 
The rirsb house entered was a cool one and_ occupied with 
such subjects as Campanula pyraniidalis, C. p. alba in. a very 
floriferous condition ; also' Hydrangea hortensis, bearing large 
panicles of pale blue flowers; Can.nas, Araucaria exoelsa, in 
quantity and in excellent condition, and Magnolia floribunda 
in well-furnished specimen®, 6 ft. to 8 ft. high. 
Palms are a feature of the nurseries, a. large amount of space 
being devoted to them in order to meet the requirements of 
the establishment for decorative work. TW of the greatest 
favourites for this purpose are Kentia fosteriam and Phoenix 
rupicola. Less suitable for this work is Kentia belmoreiana, 
which is, therefore grown in much smaller quantity. Here, 
also-, we noted w T ell-furnished plants of Dracaena, lineata, and D. 
Dannelli, which is of beautiful habit and stands a diy a.tmo 
sphere well. 
Cyclamen meet with a. ready sale', and are' grown, in. such 
quantity as. to require five houses for their accommodation. 
The plants were in 5-in. potsi during the second week of August, 
and the larger-sized plants were intended for repotting. The 
plants commence flowering by the second week of October and 
continue for another fortnight. 
The central house or octagon is tilled with Palms, consisting 
of Kentia fosteriana chiefly. There is a. great, concentration 
of glass at this point, for six houses all radiate from the central 
one. Very fine was a plumose form of Pteris Childsii, with 
once or twice divided fronds, and deeply incised. The old 
Pteris serrulata seems to be indispensable. 
We entered a large bouse in which a. great, variety of plants 
are grown purely for decorative work, and can only mention 
a few of these to indicate the. nature of the subjects grown. 
There were well-grown batches of Eurya, latifolia variegata, 
Eulalia, japoniea variegata, Bambusa, Fortuned variegata, Cares 
brunnea variegata, and the beautiful white-edged Abutilon 
Souv. de Bonn. Amongst flowering plants was the fragrant- 
leaved Moscosma. riparium. By the way, should this not make 
a. useful mosquito' plant? It is; very closely allied to the 
species of Ociinum popularly known, as* Basil, and all parts 
of the plant are. very decidedly fragrant. Anthurium sclier- 
zerianum and climbers in, pots were grown in great variety. 
The next house entered was chiefly devoted to' plants, requir¬ 
ing a higher temperature than those above mentioned. This 
will be evident on mentioning such things as Pandanus Veitchi, 
the large-leaved Anthurium Veitchi, Coco®, weddeliana, Phoenix 
rupicola, and Dracaena godseffiana. Very fine varieties of 
Anthurium S'cherzerianumj were Mmei Dalliere and Flambeau, 
die latter having huge oblong crimson, spat lies. There was 
also. a. good strain of A. rothschildianum, beautiful in its 
scarlet and white markings. Other plants here were Pentasi 
caraeia, Ficus radicans variegata., and the new Rubus molue- 
canus. The little Sibthorpia euro.pa.ea aurea., or golden Cornish 
Moneywort, was grown in some quantity. Lapa.geria rosea, 
alba and L. r. rubra superba were flowering finely on the roof, 
the last-named being a very rich dark form. 
In the fernery we noted Adiantum euneatum, grown in large 
quantity for the sake of its fronds; in lesser quantities were 
A Sanctae Ca,thermae, A. Pacotti, Selaginella enriliana., Da- 
vallia, fijiemsas plmnosa, D. mooreana. and Platycerium alcicorne. 
What promises to be a, veiy useful variety of the Tree of 
eaaen was Ailanthus glandulosa pendulifolia., having pen.du- 
ous leaves about a yard long, on strong growing-plants. The 
Amaryllis, for which this firm have been notable for many 
years, were still in full growth on the occasion of our visit. 
Two houses were tilled with them. Seedlings were grown in 
quantity, and some of the overflow had found their way into 
other houses. Cal admins are grown in sixty of the leading 
and best varieties. A strain of Gloxinias of a high order of 
merit w r as that named Aigburth Crimson. Crotons have also 
been well grown in these nurseries for many years past. Some 
of the most popular varieties at the present day were indeed 
raised here,, including Aigburth Gem, Golden King, and Aig- 
burthenisis.,- the first and last-named having very narrow and 
gracefully drooping leaves. 
A houseful of climbing lioses in pots were making splendid 
growth. Those plants in 8-in. pots were 10 ft. high, and still 
in full growth, s.O' that several more, feet would he added to 
the same before the completion of the season. Amongst the 
Carpet Bedding in the Form of a Garden Vase (Seep. 847.) 
varieties grown we noted Marechal Kiel, Gloire de Dijon, 
Cheshunt hybrid, climbing Devomensis, climbing Perle de 
Jardins, Crimson Rambler, Alister Stella. Gray, etc. 
Two houses were filled with strong canes of Vines grown in 
pots, and which had reached the top of the houses, fanning 
long canes. Large quantities of Aiuplelopsis Veitchi are 
required, and these werei everywhere in pots under glass, and 
in the open air. Wei noted a large quantity put in heat to 
urge them forward, so as to, make plants of useful size before 
the end of the season. This makes good stuff in. 6-in. pots. 
Chinese Primroses are grown in, quantity. Two Palm houses 
were next entered, the first of which was filled with Kentias 
from 2 ft. to 12 ft. in, height. K. fosteriana. is the popular 
species for decorative work, and here it, occupied most of the 
space at command. A few Bamboos were grown at one end 
of this house. The other Palm house contained a great assort¬ 
ment as to size of Palms for decorative purposes. In this 
house also were located Dracaenas, Aralias, and variegated 
Eurya, all well grown. 
We came across a variety of Amplelopsis named A. muralis, 
