928 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 7, 1903. 
however, are of no great importance, and, from a. garden point 
of view, we need only consider colour. The typical form has* 
brilliant orange-red flowers, spotted with crimson on the in¬ 
terior. These are produced on slender stems 18 in. to 2 ft. 
high, and, owing to tire sharp curvature at the top of the 
flower-stalks, the blooms hang in a very graceful manner. 
Being 2 in. to 2^- in. long, they are sufficiently large to render 
the Canadian Lily choice and effective for garden decoration. 
The variety from which our illustration was taken was L.c, 
flavum, which we^ received from Messrs. Barr and Sons, King 
Street, Covent Garden, in August last. In this case the) 
flowers- are yellow, spotted with crimson on the interior. 
Another variety named L.c. rubrum has dark-red flowers, 
spotted in the usual way. 
The species is not very well represented in. gardens- at the 
present clay, though why this should be we are unable to say, 
as we have seen it. flowering beautifully in the London, parks, 
where it is markedly distinct from any other Lily. Although 
usually classed in. the Marta,gon. section, of Lilies, the funnel- 
shaped character of the periapth shows a, considerable tendency 
to imitate the flowers of the section Euliiion. The bulbs of 
this species throw out underground rhizomes, at the end of 
which a. young bulb is produced annually, the old one dying. 
Owing to this habit of growth, it is more suitable for open- 
air culture than for pot-work. 
Hypericum aureum. 
Something like 160 or more species of Hypericum are known 
to science, these being evergreen or deciduous herbs, shrub®, 
or sub-shrubs, according to the respective species. That under 
notice is a native of the So-utli United States, and is not veiy 
well known in this country, because of relatively recent intro¬ 
duction. It forms a deciduous shrub- about 2 ft. to- 3 ft. high, 
making a dense- bush that flowers very freely during August 
and September. The leaves a-re similar in character to those 
of other better-known species, but differ in one or two par¬ 
ticulars. They may be either light green or distinctly tinted 
with a, glaucous or almost pale steel-blue colour, as they are 
somewhat variable in this respect. The flowers are freely 
produced in cymes at the ends of the shoots of the current 
year. The petals are of moderate length compared with those 
of H. calycinum, but the centre is filled up with a dense brush 
of golden-yellow stamens, so that, the variety well earns, the 
specific name, which means golden. It seems perfectly hardy 
in this, country, and may be grown in. beds by itself or planted 
along the-front of the shrubbery, where good-sized bushes have 
a, telling effect against shrub® of other hue,s. Our illustration 
shows one spray after half the flower® had passed, into- the 
fruiting stage. 
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Oxford Botanic Gardens. 
One hears sio much of Kew that the fact, of there being other 
botanic garden® in the country is apt to be overlooked. The 
Botanic Gardens, Oxford, are well worthy of ia visit- at any 
time of the year, as the collection of plants is a good one, and 
is remarkably well kept, Oxford having no black fogs t-o 
destroy its plant life, •and no riotous Londoners to disturb- it® 
peace. The whole garden give® one ait once'an impression of a 
place for quiet study. The beds are arranged as artistically as 
the system of classification will allow, and the arboreal subjects 
are used a,s tastefully as; it is possible for them to be. 
Although visited in the last week of September, the her¬ 
baceous borders were very gay, and with the fine clumps of 
Astersi yet to bloom, they promise to remain bright- for some 
time to come. Rudbeckia, laevigata,, one of the -moist decorative 
Composites on the border, was towering to the height of 7 ft,, 
or 8ft,, as was also that handsome plant Silphium la-ciniatum. 
One does not meet- with this plant in the herbaceous border 
nearly so often, as one should, if we are to judge by its de<- 
corative value and freedom of growth. Echinacea purpurea is 
another plant that is now showing out conspicuously in these 
borders ; for autumn, decoration there are few plants to enual 
it, as the colour is so distinct, Eryngium faloatum is a plant, 
that may be seen growing freely in these gardens, and it at 
once recommends itself to all who have +~. keep up a supply 
of cut flowers at all seasons,, a,s at this season the delicate blue 
sheen of the heads and stems has a very pretty effect, when 
mixed with other seasonable flowers and foliage. 
Hardy Ferns are well represented, especially the varieties of 
those two popular British types, Polypodium vulgare and 
Sc-olopendrium vulgare. Undoubtedly the best of the Poly¬ 
podium varieties is ca-mbricum ; in my eyes, this is the best 
of all hardy Fern®. Other good varieties of the common Poly- 
pods that I noted were omnilacerum, pulclierrimum, semi- 
lac erum, -and crenatum. Tire most attractive of the Harts- 
tongues were crispum, orispum-fimbriatum, lacinatum, denso- 
cristatum, marginatum, rugosum, muricatum, cristatum, and 
multifidum. 
The most attractive house in the well-filled ranges at this 
season is. the Nymphaea house. It reminds one very forcibly 
L ILIUM Henryi. (See p. 927.) 
of the house adjoining the Palm a,t Kew, and is equally asj 
well filled. The species that at once arrests everyone, s atten¬ 
tion, at this season, is, Nymphaea, zanzibarensi®, one of the most 
handsome of this handsome family. Nymphaea. daubenyana 
is also flowering well, -also N. giganitea. In one of the cool 
corridors Lonicera, sempervirens minor is making a, grand dis¬ 
play, and well recommends itself for corridor work and lor 
general cool-house work. Near by this is -a- fine plant- of 
Abutilon, Thompsonii flore pleno-, a handsome plant both in and 
out of flower. 
In, the Orchid houses there are several fine pieces in bloom ; 
but, of course, September is, not, a, very gay season in the 
Orchid ranges. A fine piece of Stemoglottis longifolia, is 
attracting much attention from visitors, as it, is flowering well. 
Visitors 1 to Oxford should never neglect, these gardens, a® at 
any season of the year something of interest is to bei found, and 
everything is well cared for by Mr. Baker. F. J. C. : 
