June 27, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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in being arranged in tufts springing directly from the root- 
stock. The stateliness of the stem is, of course, set. off in this 
fashion, as it is itself entirely leafless and more or less branched 
at the base. The' flowers, are large and white, with an olive- 
oreen midrib, which adds considerably to. the. beauty of the 
plant. The crowns multiply fairly rapidly, and can be 
separated by the exercise of a. little care not. to destroy the 
fleshy fibrous roots. Those who desire the plant in quantity 
would do well to. sa.ve seed which is produced in abundance. 
Paradisea Liliastrum. 
Many names have been given to this plant, one of the most 
common of which is Anthericum, but. it is a. neater plant, than 
the other species of Anthericum coming under my notice, and 
the flowers are much larger and more funnel-shaped. It. is. of 
the easiest cultivation, though the flowers are liable to be in¬ 
jured in a wet season like the present. Any ordinary good 
garden soil will meet its requirements, and though the leaves 
are produced in the same manner as those of the Asphodelus 
above mentioned, they are shorter and neater, so. that the plant 
may be grown in pots and introduced to. the conservatory or 
greenhouse by those who are fond of herbaceous plants. The 
crowns can readily be divided when, it is desired to multiply 
stock. 
Astrantia helleborifolia. 
Several species and varieties of Astrantia are now in cul¬ 
tivation, but. the above in my opinion is the prettiest. The 
flowers, themselves are small and rosy, but the bracts really 
constitute the ornamental part of the plant. They form a. 
ring or whorl round the flowers, and are lanceolate, sharply 
serrated on the margins, rosy purple on the inner face, and 
green on the outer face, variously netted and marbled with 
green veins on a rosy and white ground. It is really more 
pretty than any other species which I have seen. .T. M I. 
Notes on the Illustrations in this Issue. 
Hydrangea hortensis rosea. 
The varieties of the common, Hydrangea, are now fairly 
numerous., and, notwithstanding' the fact, that we frequently 
get.blue Hydrangeas, there does not seem to, be any permanency 
hi that colour. Some cultivators seem to. get, their Hydrangeas 
to come with blue flowers without any trouble, at all , others 
succeed partially after exercising a. considerable amount of 
trouble, and others never get their flowers to come blue at all. 
In this, particular instance we call attention to a rose-coloured 
variety. This must not, be confused with the ordinary form 
of H. hortensis, the flowers, of which, in the normal condition, 
are of a pale pink, often shaded with silvery white, except, 
indeed, it may change to blue. The, rose-coloured variety we 
have in. view we noted in the Coombe \\ ood Nursery of Messis. 
J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, Chelsea,, and it had bright rose 
flowers. The photograph which we have reproduced was 
taken in the nursery named, and we. could at the same time 
have photographed a, bright, blue state of this same plant which 
seems to behave in the same erratic manner in being blue one 
year and rose the next. 
Many people both in, this country and America have given 
their views with regard to the production of blue flowers, but, 
so far as we have been able to observe, no. one 1 has been able 
to give a recipe for the definite production of blue flowers at 
will. The rose shade, of colour we have described can, how¬ 
ever, be depended upon to. reproduce itself year after year, and 
at the same time be 1 perfectly distinct from the typical pink 
Hydrangea. 
Campanula balchiniana. 
There is considerable uncertainty about the origin of the 
above Bellflower, but it is surmised to be a, hybrid between 
Campanula, isophylla and C. garganica, Supposing this sup¬ 
position to be. correct, there are. different forms of the last- 
named supposed parent, so that the results w 7 ould be different 
in the progeny according to the parentage. In any case, it, 
makes a bright pot plant on account of the copious variegation 
oi the foliage. Each leaf has a white margin of varying width, 
and occasionally the leaves, may be marbled with white, so that 
a good plant of it is veiy distinct and will please those who 
are fond of variegated plants. The star-shaped flowers are 
pale blue, resembling those of some of the forms of C. gar¬ 
ganica, and in our opinion are inferior from a decorative point 
of view to the foliage, and for this alone the plant should he 
chiefly grown. 
Some have recommended it, for the rookery, but the variega¬ 
tion, we fear, is such as will preclude the growing of it in 
positions fully exposed to the sun and weather. To get the 
best results, it should be grown in a, greenhouse, pit, or cold 
frame, and kept, fairly dry during the winter, in the same way 
as C. isophylla and its relatives are grown. Our illustration 
was prepared from a photograph taken by Mr. Charles Jones, 
The Gardens, Ote Hall, Burgess Hill, Sussex. 
Edging of Pink Mrs. Sinkins. 
Gardeners and others occasionally desire to have edgings 
of a different kind from the ordinary Box, in order to give 
variety to the. garden. Flowering plants serve to brighten an 
edging and make, the garden more gay than when the ordinary 
formal Box edgings are used. Our illustration, of an edging of 
the Pink Mrs. Sinkins shows a walk bordered with this variety 
in the gardens of Wentworth House, Mill Hill, N.W. Tlie 
Edging of Link Mrs. Sinkins. 
gardener, Mr. H. E. Edwards, describes his method of relaying 
this edging, showing how easy the variety is to propagate. 
The idea, is not new to us, seeing that we practised it, many 
years ago; hut the plan is apt to be forgotten, owing to the 
custom of propagating Pinks by inserting cuttings in frames 
over- a, shallow bed of fermenting manure. Tire photograph 
shows the Pink in full bloom, though it was only lifted 
and relaid tire previous autumn. 
Some time during September and October he reckons the 
most suitable time to perform the operation. He simply pulls 
the plants into small pieces, ^eaeh furnished with some roots, 
and laid in a trench sufficiently thickly to form a. close 1 edge. 
The pieces, become more or less established before winter sets 
in, and when growth commences in spring the. plant sets about 
multiplying and strengthening the shoots, that are likely to 
bloom. ' Pinks are usually left until their small shoots, become 
too, crowded, which weakens their power for blooming, but when 
the plants are pulled apart and the shoots given more room 
they grow away vigorously, with the result, that an effective 
edging i s produced with a minimum of trouble. In the cooler 
and moist,er climate of the north many plants, can be treated 
in the same manner either in autumn or spring, thereby sac ing 
a great deal of labour in propagating and keeping the plants 
ic frames over the winter 
