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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July- 11 , 1903. 
The Cool House.—The plants in this division are more or 
less in .a, resting state; that is to say, the bulk of the plants. 
Where plants are flowering at various seasons, of course, they 
are bound to. be in, different stages of growth, and one has to 
accommodate one’s attention to the requirements of the sub¬ 
ject accordingly. Usually, after flowering, Odontoglossums re¬ 
main in a, semi-dormant state until root action commences, 
which generally takes place a, short time after the plant passes 
out of flower. It is in this stage one has an opportunity of 
affording the plants the necessary resting period, and, with 
the assistance of free ventilation, we are able, with a little 
forethought, to> afford the conditions by retaining a, drier state 
of the potting compost. 
While in this state only sufficient root,-moisture is required 
to retain the, 1 pseudo-bulbs in, a normal condition and prevent 
the foliage from turning yellow. Prevent, as far as possible, 
too great fluctuation of the temperature, and keep- the atmo¬ 
sphere: well charged with moisture during the hottest portions 
of the day by frequently damping the floors, stages, etc. Spray 
the plants overhead a,bout, once a week with XL All wash during 
the hot season; this will keep insect pests in check. I am 
no advocate for fumigation in the Odontoglossum house. 
H. J. 
The Stove and Greenhouse. 
Hydrangea hortensis, —The present is a good time to insert 
cuttings of this useful decorative plant. The cuttings may 
now be had in abundance from old plants, and the wood being 
half ripe they quickly take: root. Insert several in a 32-size 
pot or singly in thumbs,, place them in a, frame,, and keep 
close and shaded until rooted, then inure them gradually to' 
full air and sunshine. I usually winter them in the: pots in 
which they are struck on a shelf in a, cold greenhouse; they are 
potted off singly into large 60.’s in February, or as soon, as 
the plants recommence to grow, and placed in a genial tem¬ 
perature until the flower-heads form, when they are removed 
to cooler quarters for flowering. Only one head of blossom 
should be retained, on, a plant,; all other shoots that may 
appear should be rubbed out,. The flowers last in a, fresh state 
on the plant for several weeks if kept well supplied with 
water. When they fade, cut down, and grow on for flowering 
another year or for stock. For my own part, I prefer to depend 
entirely upon the young plants, and retain, only sufficient old 
plants to provide cuttings. The varieties of this species are, 
numerous, but much of the! diversity in colour to be seen in, 
the flo'wers is due in great part to the soil in which the plants 
are grown. 
Hard-wooded Plants —These include Azalea,si of sorts, 
Epacrises, Ericas, greenhouse Rhododendrons and Cytisus, etc. 
As advised a few weeks ago, these require growing on gently 
in a temperate house immediately after flowering. They 
should now be far enough advanced in growth for placing on, a 
cool ash bottom in the open, in order to mature the wood 
before housing in autumn. Any plants that have not been 
potted should now 1 be left over till another year, and in lieu 
thereof remove the moss and weeds from the surface and top 
dress with fine peat and sharp silver sand. 
Azaleas, Rhododendrons and Cytisus should be syringed 
early in the morning's and in the evening to keep’ thrips and, 
other insects: in check, and to 1 promote healthy growth. Attend 
well to watering the plants, and, when, watered, do it tho>- 
rouglily, i.e., sufficient to, permeate the whole body of soil. 
Cuttings of all the plants named with the exception of Rhodo¬ 
dendrons may be put iu at this time, but, generally speaking, 
it is best to purchase plants for replenishing the stock, it being 
a slow and often difficult process striking cuttings. 
™ Cinerarias. —Pot on the plants as required and replace in a 
cool frame where but little sun reaches them. Cinerarias are 
impatient of the sun’s, rays striking upon them ; a frame, under 
a hedge or north wall suits them best, Remove the lights each 
night so that the dews fall upon the plants, and give occasional 
alternate applications of liquid manure and soot-water when 
the pots are well filled with roots. Tfie earliest batch will by 
now be ready for shifting into their flowering pots, viz., 6 in. 
A maggot similar to that seen in Celery sometimes attacks 
Cinerarias, and the insect should he located and pinched lightly 
between the, finger and thumb, or, iu the case of old and partlv- 
deeayed leaves, remove them entirely and burn. An occasional 
syringing overhead in the: evening with weak diluted soot-water 
will deter the pest and give vigour to the plant. 
The Conservatory.— This structure should now he looking 
gay, for, although perhaps there will be less blossom than a 
few weeks ago, there are, many stove plants, both flowering and 
foliage, that may be arranged there. K. M. 
Letters to the Editor. 
Information Requested. 
To the Editor of The Gardening World. 
Sir,— Professor - , a Newport gentleman, whose residence 
is on Westfield Terrace, but whose offices in the College necessi¬ 
tate his crossing and recrossing with the Tay Ferry steamers 
daily, asked me one day recently as he was passing to the boat 
if I could tell him what a “ wummlieweg ” was. I expressed 
regret, and said I could not. He had heard several very edu¬ 
cated people using the word lately, but up to the present the 
meaning of it had baffled him. He would like, to find out. 
Would it be a gardening word, did I think ? The Professor 
apparently is in earnest when he says he should like to find our, 
because every time I meet him now his first question is : “ Have 
you found out the meaning of that word yet 1 ” I shall make 
one attempt to furnish a meaning to the word of recent origin 
and introduction. A “ wummlieweg,” I should say, must be an 
embryo “ entomologeg ” that teaches all the baby spiders how to 
spin slender or invisible thread. If the above explanation fails 
to satisfy the Professor, then I shall put him on another track 
next week. Contributor “ Cal.” would do well to be in readiness. 
I see no reason why the word of recent origin should not be 
introduced into the gardening journals, and consideration given 
this new phase of entomology, and phraseology. 
St. Fort. John C. Peebles. 
Eremurus Warei. 
To the Editor of The Gardening World. 
Sir, J. F., in the course of his note on the above in your 
issue of June 27th, page 552, expresses the hope that it'will 
soon flower again in tins country, so, perhaps the following 
may be of interest to him, as well as to others of your readers : — 
There is a plant of the variety in question in flower here at. 
present with a spike 7kft. high. The flowers are of a citron- 
yellow colour, and form a dense spike of a little over 2ft. 
Doubts seem to have been pretty widely expressed of late as 
to whether the true form of this variety is in existence, but a 
well-known Continental grower, writing in another of the garden¬ 
ing papers lately, states that lie has a plant of it in flower show¬ 
ing two spikes 9ft. in height, with flowers of a bright citron- 
yellow colour, forming a dense spike of nearly 3ft. 
He further states that he has others, apparently from the 
same origin, showing spikes of chamois, pale rosy-flesh, and 
white coloured flowers. 
The plant of which I write was only planted in October last. 
A. H. Frame. 
Poltalloch Gardens, Lochgilphead, N.B. 
[We are pleased to learn that you have grown and flowered it 
so successfully. Since the article on p. 552 appeared two 
flowering stems of it have been exhibited at the Holland House 
Summer Flower Show by the original raiser of it in this country, 
so that all idea that it has been lost to cultivation must now he 
dispelled, and British gardens are richer than we supposed. 
The climate of Poltalloch must be highly congenial to this 
plant.— Ed.] 
Allamanda Schotti var. magnifica. 
This: large-flowered variety of a favourite stove climber is 
as effective in colour as in size, and fully deserving of the 
recognition as a, showy plant it: generally receives, 
