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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
May 16, 1903. 
but, being somewhat tender if exposed to cold winds, it should 
have a warm position on a wall in the colder parts of the 
country. Lonicera japonica is- quite hardy and retains its 
foliage during winter, while the flowers have a most delicious 
fragrance. The variegated form, aureo-reticulata, is very dis¬ 
tinct for any position. L. flava is another species for a. warm 
wall; the flowers are sweetly scented and deep yellow in colour, 
which, with age, becomes paler. Others well suited for any 
situation are L. flexuosa, L. Perielymenum, and the varieties 
known as Dutch and Late Dutch Honeysuckles. 
Climbing Plants on Pergolas - These will need attention 
in the way of tying and regulating the growths, and see that 
each plant is not encroaching on its neighbour. This includes 
Clematis of sorts 1 , Roses, Vines, Jasminums, A’ristolochia, etc. 
Ivy. —That which is covering walls or buildings should now 
be clipped hard back with the shears, SO' that it presents a neat 
and tidy appearance, and this will also cause it to break away 
freely and remain green all the summer. 
Yew and Holly Hedges. —These often have a starved and 
ragged appearance, generally caused by the soil becoming worn 
out, and where this is the case the surface should be pricked 
up and a. thorough good top-dressing of half-decayed farmyard 
manure applied. Copiousf supplies of water and frequent 
syringings overhead in dry weather will also 1 help to give the 
hedges a fresh and green appearance. 
Newly-planted trees'and shrubs should be carefully examined. 
See that they are securely staked and tied, and that the tying 
material is not injuring the’bark. In the case of small trees, 
broad pieces of bast will be the safest thing to> use, in prefer¬ 
ence to small twine, as this often, gets left till it ha.Si severely 
cut the stem. A. E. Thatcher. 
Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree, Herts. 
The Best Flowering Plants at Kew. 
“ There are more plants in the garden than ye wot of.” 
Miltonia Vexillaria. 
Well-cultivated specimens—not a horticultural difficulty— 
of this species in flower form one of the most attractive of floral 
beauties in the Orchideae. In its natural habitat it occurs at 
elevations of from 1 4,000 ft. to 6,500 ft. above sea level, on the 
boundaries of the forests, where the hygrometric conditions of 
the atmosphere are such that the air never becomes arid. 
Moreover, it belongs to a group of Colombian species morpho¬ 
logically distinguished by the possession of pallid pseudo-bulbs, 
and physiologically by requiring 3 deg. to 10 deg. less heat, a 
computation of which facts are serviceable' to the grower. 
Rodriguezia fragrans (syn. Burlingtonia fragrans). 
As a basket plant, this charming little Orchid is naturally 
adapted, when its pendent - racemes of white flowers—which 
have the centre of the lip stained yellow—are seen to the best 
advantage, whilst the observer can regale himself with their 
delicious Hawthorn-like fragrance. Native of Tropical 
America. 
Odontoglossum triumphans. 
A handsome Odontoglot, which by reason of the deep colour 
of its flowers forms a worthy contrast to crispum. The flower’s, 
borne on scapes sometimes 3 ft. long, are from 2 in. to 3 in. in 
diameter, golden-yellow blotched cinnamon. The petals, which 
are broader than the sepals, have sinuate margins, whilst the 
lip has the anterior portion cinnamon coloured, bordered, and 
having a disc of pale yellow. Native of New Granada. 
Amherstia nobilis. 
Probably the noblest of all flowering trees, whose magnifi¬ 
cence is almost unsurpassable. Unfortunately for its accom¬ 
modation, it necessitates a large building, and for its cultiva,- 
tion a high temperature and moist atmosphere, when it forms 
a large, branching ever-green tree, with imparipinnate leaves 
fully 2 ft. long of six to eight leaflets. The racemes, which are 
axillary, are long and pendulous, bearing large, spreading 
papilionaceous flowers of a rich vermilion colour, diversified by 
each petal having a yellow apical blotch. In shape the flower 
differs somewhat from the true Pea-shape, inasmuch as the keel 
is apparently obsolete, being represented by two small teeth, 
and by the possession of two petaloid, strap-shaped prophylls 
below the limb. Discovered in India about 1837, it was first 
flowered in 1849, the first raceme being presented to her late 
Majesty Queen Victoria. 
Pimelea spectabilis. 
An attractive and useful hard-wooded plant of decorative 
qualities for greenhouse stages, forming in 3-in. to 4-in. pots 
plants about 16 in. high, freely branched, and somewhat re¬ 
sembling a shrubby Veronica. Its branches are clothed with 
linear-pointed, glabrous, decussate leaves, terminating in an 
involucrate head of nearly white flowers. Native of Australia. 
Leptospermum scoparium (syn. L. baccatum). 
A greenhouse plant of a shrubby nature, with numerous 
spray-like branches, having -small leaves, and very profusely 
studded with pure white Hawthorn-like flowers. Native of 
Australia. 
Lathyrus pubescens. 
A robust and handsome early-flowering Pea of recent intro¬ 
duction, and a desirable adjunct to our greenhouse plants. Its 
climbing stem, 4 ft, to 7 ft. long, is freely branched and pro¬ 
duce® abundantly raceme® of lilac-coloured, sweehscented 
flowers. Leaves of two oblong leaflets, with three slender ten¬ 
drils. Inflorescence a cylindrical, somewhat closely-packed 
raceme of sessile flowers in whorls of four. The standard of the 
flower is in. broad, erect, having a. shallow grove running up 
the middle, from which the two sides fold back so that they 
touch each other behind the midrib. 
Tulipa micheliana. 
An attractive and graceful Tulip, about 14 in. high, with 
usually, three ascending, long-pointed, glaucous leaves and 
pubescent peduncle. The flower is of a deep red colour, having 
a pretty black, feather-shaped blotch running up the bottom 
third of the flower, and surrounded by a yellow-rayed band. 
Erica candidissima. 
A handsome, erect form, forming an attractive specimen, of 
the long-flowered section. Its pure white flowers render it 
very conspicuous in a collection at the present season. 
Onosma albo rosea. 
A beautiful hardy perennial or under shrub, very useful in 
the rock garden, where its hoary leaves, contrasting with its 
tubular, rose-coloured flowers (which are white when first ex¬ 
panded), and about 1 in. long, are very effective. Native of 
Asia Minor. 
Lithespermu n prostratum. 
This little trailing boraginaceo-us plant forms at present the 
most striking mass of colour in the rock garden. Where trail¬ 
ing over stones, its deep, dark blue flowers appear most effec¬ 
tive, contrasting with the deep green leaves. 
Viburnum macrocephalum. 
The “ large-headed ” Viburnum forms a striking object where 
given the protection of a wall, when it freely produces largo 
pyramidal cymes of white flowers. It is a noble species, attain¬ 
ing a height of 20 ft., and almost hardy. Native of China. 
Ribes speciosum. 
This, t- the Fuchsia-flowered Ribes,” as a wall plant, has, in 
point of colour, floriferousness, and gracefulness, few equals at 
present. Trained as a. Gooseberry tree, it soon covers a large 
space of a wall, growing to’ a height of 16 ft. As its Haw¬ 
thorn-shaped leaves are produced in autumn, it has a bright 
green appearance all winter, which is a qualification during the 
dull season. The deep scarlet pendulous flowers are borne in 
clusters of three to- five in the axils- of the leaves the whole 
length of the annual shoot- Native of California. 
