October 31, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
909 
a collection of Conifers on account of the cleanness of the 
foliage and it® freedom from, smoke. 
Somewhat like the Irish Yew is Podocarpus koraiana, but 
the leases are much larger. Junipus sinensis aurea is plenti¬ 
fully furnished with golden twigs. The deciduous Cypress is 
very beautiful with its Fern-like twigs. An. uncommon tree 
is Arthrotaxis doniana, with short, stout twigs and relatively 
large leaves. A specimen of Picea excelsa pygmaea is only 
2 ft. high, although it is known to be twenty to thirty years 
old. A beautiful tree o>r bush of dense habit is Prumno-pitys 
elegans, allied to' Podocarpus, but now admitted to be generic- 
ally distinct. It makes a very interesting bush, and proves 
quite hardy even further north than this, especially in the 
neighbourhood of the sea. An, interesting shrub- or tree is 
Thuya oceidentalis Columbia, a variety of the American Arbor 
Vitae. The form of it named T. o. lutea is quite golden, 
adding another to the many golden Conifers now obtainable 
for planting in every possible position and part of the garden 
or grounds. 
A decidedly blue form of Hemlock Spruce- is that named 
Tsuga p-attoniana glauoa.. An equally handsome blue Jumper 
is that named Juniperus excelsa. glauca, of which we noted 
handsome specimens. Other choice Conifers with glaucous 
foliage were Abies concolor violace-a, A. no-bilis glauca-, Picea 
pungens glauca, and P. p. Kosteri, all with rich blue foliage, 
and P. p. argente-a, with silvery foliage. A veiy decidedly 
golden Yew was that named Taxus baccata erecta, semperaurea. 
Other golden subjects were Junip-erus communis aurea, and 
Cupressus obtusa aurea. Plants of Juniperus sabin-a fastigi-a-ta 
were perfectly erect, although 3 ft. in height. Besides the 
above there are many other very choice Conifers in the- nursery. 
Foliage and Flowering Shrubs. 0 
The very large size of the leaves of Balearic Box (Buxus 
balearioa) gives cause for surprise that this fine shrub is not 
more- frequently planted. Useful flowering subjects are Spiraea 
Anthony Waterer, Pernettyas in variety, Garrya elliptica, and 
Phillvrea, vilmoriniana. A very fine Ho-lly is- that named 
Golden King, with bro-ad golden margins to the leaves. The 
young leaves of S-alix Nicho-lsoni purpurascens are purple, and 
the veins of the older ones retain that colour. Very fine- and 
conspicuous foliage plants were Co-mus alba Spaethii, C. liras 
elegantissima, C. sibirica argen-teo-marginata, the golden 
American Elm, and Ulmris van Houttei aurea, and various 
beautiful forms of the small-leaved Elms. 
Other Nurseries. 
The film have several nurseries in various parts of the neigh¬ 
bourhood, hut all clo-se at hand, so that they can be readily 
visited and the work carried on, with convenience. In that 
known as the Glebe, Co-rstorphine, Boses -and fruit trees are 
grown, including Pears, Plums, Cherries, and Apple®. Rhodo¬ 
dendrons and Hollies- are largely grown, -as well as Scotch Firs 
and other forest trees. 
The Be-eehwo-od Nursery is largely devoted to- Larch, Scotch 
Fir, Privet, Ivies, Beech, arid a general stock of that class for 
forest planting. Gooseberries and Currants are also- largely 
grown. 
In tire- Meadow Park Nursery Hollies and Yews are grown in 
great, quantity. Deciduous trees, such as Limes, Planes, the 
Corstorphine Plane, Leo-poldi. Warleyi, and other Maples are a 
strong feature of this branch of the nurseries. Purple Beeches, 
flowering Thorns in, great variety, Ashe®, single and do-uble 
Lilacs, Azalea mo-lis, named Rhododendrons, and dwarf specie® 
and varieties, such as R. Wilsoni, R. praecox, and R. ferni- 
gineum are some of the many things to be seen here. Ap-ple-s, 
Pears, and Plums are also extensively planted here. Early 
flowering Chrysanthemum® in the open. Chrysanthemums in 
pot®, herbaceous plants in quantity, and 200 to- 300 varieties 
of Cactus- and other Dahlias are abQ 1 well grown in this- branch 
of the business. 
The Glass Ranges. 
The plant houses- are situated at Pinkhill, the older ranges 
being on the hillside above- the Great Western Road, to- Glasgow 
and the newer ranges on the low ground on the opposite side 
of this thoroughfare. Above the road we noted some fine col¬ 
lections of Te-a Roses in. pots, a large houseful of variegated 
Ivies, Palms of all sizes, Amaryllis, and Coelogyne cris-tata and 
its varieties, the latter representing the Orchids grown, here. 
A fine Conifer named Ret-ino-spora, tetragon-a aurea about 2 ft. 
high, and growing upon, a rockery, took our fancy. 
On the lower side of the- road is a fine range of relatively 
new houses. In one of them was a collection of 100 varieties 
of Crotons, as well as seedlings raised here. Some of the 
plants- were grown in the form of standards, a very unusual 
form for this class of plants, yet very suitable for grouping 
and for exhibition purposes. A fine variety was that named 
Lady Tennant, with narrow, spiral leaves of a. clear yellow, 
Proliferous form of Scabiosa atropurpurea. (See p ,ge 937.) 
with green edges. Another fine narrow-le-aved variety of 
similar pattern to the abo-ve was Lady Watson. Some of the 
seedlings were veiy interesting, including some having the 
lower half o-f the leave® yellow and the rest green. One was 
very similar to- the distinct Van Oerstedi, bu-t the le-aves were 
very much longer. W. S. Steel, Diana, and Euterpe were 
other varieties o-f slender ha,hit and great, merit. One house 
was: chiefly devoted to- Dracaenas. Long, narrow-leaved, and 
graceful varieties were- Tire Queen, Duchess of York, Mrs-. Laird, 
and Princess- May, most of them having red edges to the dark, 
bronzv-purple- leaves. In fine condition also- was Ficus radicans 
variegata. 
Several Orchids were making goo-d growth in one of these 
low, span-roofe-d houses,. Amongst others we noted Dendro- 
bium wardianum, D. dalhousianum, D. Phalaenopsiis, D. for- 
mos-um giganteum, and several others. Great spikes of bloom 
were- -carried by Cattleya Loddigesi and C. gaskelliana., while 
Cypripedium elliotianum also carried very fine blo-oms of large 
size. In this house also was a climber, Antigonon leptopus, and 
such fine foliage plant® as Alocasia Sa.nderi, A. argyrea, Evo-dia 
elegans, with scollo-ped leaves, and the slender-ha-bited Palm, 
