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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 15, 1903. 
an index to the collection. A popular variety here is Mrs. Willie, 
with scarlet flowers flaked with heliotrope. There are some, 
however, who prefer Honour, on account of its very much larger 
flower, though in other respects similar to the variety just 
named. The terra-cotta. flowers of Mrs. Reynolds Hole were 
conspicuous amongst the other kinds. The very pretty rosy- 
pink. flower Ra.by Castle would also appeal to a great 
number of cultivators. The intense scarlet flowers of Hayes 
Scarlet were bright and conspicuous. The shapely and bright 
pink flowers of Duchess of Fife still make this one of the most 
valuable Carnations for pot culture or outdoor planting. Coun¬ 
tess of Sefton has beautiful soft rosy-pink flowers. Alice Ayres, 
with short and bold red flakes on a white ground, is still one 
of the most popular fancy Carnations for border planting on 
account of its Auriferous character and strong growing habit. 
Mr. Arthur Seven is a good yellow variety, and Mrs. Audrey 
Campbell is also a strong grower and useful for cut flowers. 
Named varieties of Pentstemons are grown in considerable 
quantity. Like the other plants above noted, they are not 
very tall, but have relatively large flowers in conformity with 
their dwarf and sturdy habit. A fine red one was that named 
Calma, and a useful companion to it was that named Phryme, 
with brilliant scarlet flowers and a white throat, the two 
varieties being amongst the best in the collection. Chrysan¬ 
themums in considerable quantity are grown in pots for cut 
flower purposes in winter. All the leading Japanese and in¬ 
curved varieties are kept in stock. At the present time they 
are making very stout, and sturdy growth ; yet the plants are 
of bushy habit, and give promise of a rich harvest of flowers 
in due season. 
Hardy Trees and Shrubs. 
At the present time two of tire most fioriferous of the 
Spiraeas is S. Bumalda, with pale rosy flowers, and S. B. 
Anthony Waterer, the latter having dark crimson-red flowers. 
Cytisus scoparius andreanus had flowered splendidly, and is 
now passing into fruit. Berberis Thunbergi is a shrub which 
colours up splendidly in autumn. Usually Indigofera Dosua 
is grown upon a wall, but here it is grown as a bush in the 
open, and at present is showing its racemes of purple flowers 
in considerable quantity. 
Near the offices certain useful shrubs are grown in quan¬ 
tity, a,s there is a frequent call for thfehi. English Yews are 
extensively grown for planting hedges. They are also coming 
into popular use for topiary work, there being much call for 
them for that particular purpose. Portugal Laurels are grown 
in large quantities, and here are making sturdy and excellent 
growth. The same might be said of Aucubas, which are ex¬ 
cellently furnished with foliage, as in the lash named species. 
The golden Box is now finding its way into many gardens, 
having been proved both useful, hardy, and effective. Here 
the young growth is splendidly coloured, and this it will retain 
throughout the summer. 
Hodgins’s Holly is a favourite, and grown in some quantity. 
It is simply a very pretty dark green-leaved variety of the 
common Holly, nearly without spines. The golden-leaved 
Laburnum and nice young plants of Robinia hispida are grown 
in some quantity. The favourite Laurel here is Prunus Lauro- 
cerasus rotundifolia, with short and broad leaves, and which 
give® great, satisfaction, on account, of its hardiness and useful¬ 
ness in the making of hedges, covering banks, or as covert for 
game. The Purple Beech is grown in considerable quantity, 
and makes sturdy specimens here. Mo«,s Roses and the 
Japanese Quince follow each other in the various sections of 
the nursery. Nuts were being layered. 
One of the most striking Beeches which we came across was 
that named Fagus sylvatica macrophvlla, having very larp-e 
leaves of a dark olive green, and metallic in appearance. We 
should think it ought to find its way into gardens and private 
grounds where trees with, beautiful foliage are desired. In cer¬ 
tain respects the more remarkable tree is the Weeping Beech 
(F. s. pendula), shown in our illustration. The peculiarity of 
this tree is its habit of throwing up great amis, which then 
bend over and carry, so to speak, a cataract of sprays and 
foliage. Wherever a healthy specimen of the Weeping Beech 
may be seen, a few of these strong arms rising above the rest 
of the tree may be noticed, and its identity determined as far 
as the unaided eye can see it. In this instance the specimen 
was of gigantic proportions, and had been photographed the 
day before our visit by an American with an eye for trees 
of distinct and striking habit. 
The Golden Hop (Humulus Lupulus foliis aureis) was sent 
out about three years ago, and was one of the most distinct 
climbers we noted, by reason of its bright yellow foliage. This 
colour is retained all the summer. Most of our hardy climbers 
have simply green foliage, so that a golden-leaved one should 
prove very acceptable in gardens. This must not be confused 
with the Japanese Hop, or its variegated variety, which is only 
an annual. The Golden Hop to which we refer is a variety 
Rockwobk in the Chester Nurseries. See p. 696. 
of the common one, grown in this, country, either for the produc¬ 
tion of Hops or purely for ornamental purposes. 
A Conifer border, occupying both sides of a broad walk on 
rising ground, is planted with such a variety of subjects as to 
prove exceedingly interesting to all lovers of hardy trees and 
shrubs. Mostly everything in the way of Conifers that would 
be grown in the nursery would find a place here no doubt. 
These bushes and trees, are liable to be transplanted ; otherwise 
they would soon get overcrowded. The number of subjects 
here were so great that it, would be impossible in the space 
at command to merety enumerate them> but we can refer our 
readers to the illustration of this Qonifer border to give an idea 
of the quantity and number of the many things grown. A few 
that we noted would include Abies Pinsapo, Picea pungens 
glauca, Biota orientalis elegantissima, Cupressus lawsoniana 
Allumi, Abies fiordmanniana,, A. anmbilis glauca, and Podo- 
ca.rpus koraiana, The last-named has the erect habit of the 
Irish Yew, but, with longer leaves. The pendulous variety of 
the Dovaston Yew (T'axus Dovastoni pendula) lias all its young 
shoots drooping very gracefully, while the older branches stand 
out horizontally from the main trunk ; it is thus a, verv distinct 
variety of the common Yeiv. 
A number of Rock Roses are grown in the nursery, including 
Helianthemum roseum, H. luteum, and H. album, all of which 
are useful for rockwork. Rhododendrons are grafted by the 
thousand, something like 300 varieties being grown here. 
We need only mention such fine varieties as Allen Waterer, 
Kate Waterer, The Bride, The Queen, Ascot Brilliant, Old 
Port, and Pink Pearl. The last-named should be grown by 
itself, as its immense flowers and trusses would put all others 
into: the shade' when in bloom at the same time. A very 
large stock of the white Californian Poppy (Romneya Coulteri) 
is grown in cold frames. 
In another part of the nursery we came upon, forest and 
ornamental trees, including standard trees of Ash, Sycamore, 
