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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 29,1903. 
profusely for two months. This ensures successional supplies 
for marketing, and gives the Blackberry an advantage over 
the Strawberry and Currant, whose fruit comes on with a rush 
and exha-usts itself in the course of a few days. Large, evenly- 
graded berries put up hi punnets for sale can be disposed of 
by the ton at values ranging from 4s. to 6s. a dozen pounds 
wholesale. It has been prophesied that they will be retailed 
this season at ninepence and a shilling a punnet, and even 
then they will not be unduly dear at the price. 
The Best Flowering Plants at Kew. 
“ There are more plants in the garden than ye wot of. 
Cypripedium lawrenceanum. 
Discovered in N. Borneo by F. W. Burbridge, at an altitude 
of 1,000 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea level, where it, olneiiy occuis 
in tli© shady forests, growing amidst decaying leaves on clay, 
more rarely amongst moss and leaves on limestone. . Its tes- 
selated, yellowish-green and grass-green leaves make m them¬ 
selves an effective addition to a collection of Cypripeds. Ihe 
flowers are generally produced singly on a, scape 15 in. to 18 m. 
high. Upper sepal large, nearly orbicular, white, with broad, 
alternately longer and shorter veins of vinous purple. The 
albino variety, Hyeanum, with pure white, veined, grass-green 
upper sepal, yellow-green petals, and bright green lip, is a rare 
and highly-prized plant. 
Laelia pumila day ana. 
This variety chiefly differs from the type by its deeper 
coloured flowers, which are produced earlier in the season. 
The flowers are 3 in. by 4 in. across, deep rosy purple, having 
the anterior margins of the three-lobed lip, of a deep puiple or 
maroon. Native of Brazil. 
Laelia schilleriana. 
A noble and rare Orchid, closely allied to L. purpurata, and 
in habit of growth resembling L. elega.ns. It and its numerous 
progeny are, because of their robustness and handsome flowers, 
desirable and useful plants. The flowers consist, of nearly 
equal spreading sepals and petals, elongated lanceolate, pure 
white, and a three-lobed lip. Native of Brazil. 
Achimenes coccinea. 
Although in comparison with the florists’ varieties the flowers 
of this species appear somewhat small, yet their vivid colour, 
concomitant with their more slender habit and floriferousness, 
render them attractive and useful pot plants, which ought to 
find a place in all collections. Native of W. India, 
Aeschynanthus grandiflora. 
The creeping habit of this plant renders it adaptable to 
basket culture; as such, in the temperature of a, cool stove, it 
forms an interesting and beautiful plant. Terminating the 
stem, and not infrequently axillary, are the pendent umbels of 
flowers. Corolla 2 in. to 3 in. long, rich orange-scarlet, mouth 
contracted, and a, two-lipped limb, the upper lip of two pro¬ 
jecting lobe®, the lower of three patent, ones. 
Datura suaveolens. 
This sweet-scented species is of a robust nature, easy culti¬ 
vation, and speedily attains to a height of 10 ft. to 12 ft., and 
forming a much-branched head, which at the present tune- has 
an imposing appearance. The freely-produced, drooping 
flowers are very large, about 9 in. across, and pure white, with 
a furrowed tube 6 in. long. There is a double-flowered form 
known as D. Knightii, equally as desirable. Native of Mexico. 
Catalpa bignonioides. 
Amongst flowering trees'few can equal in majestic contour, 
floriferousness, as well as in the individual beauty of its flowers, 
this plant. It forms a iarge, round-headed tree, with hand¬ 
some, cordate leaves and numerous branches, terminated by 
panicles of white flowers, speckled with puiple and yellow. N, 
America. 
Caesalpinia Gilliesii. 
Unfortunately, this handsome species can hardly be certified 
as hardy, although, trained on a south wall, it gives every 
satisfaction. On a wall it is, during the summer season, a 
graceful plant by reason of its large, abruptly bipinnate leaves, 
the leaflets being small. The flowers are produced in large, 
terminal racemes, which unfold their flowers from below 
upwards in succession over a long period. Each flower con¬ 
sists of five large yellow petals. It has been described in the 
“ Botanical Magazine ” as Poinciana Gilliesii. S. America. 
Spiraea japonica. 
Being of a dwarf, compact habit, forming much branched 
bushes, 2 ft, to 3 ft, high, and as much through, this species 
and its numerous forms are amongst the most serviceable of 
the shrubby section. Anthony Waterer is the best at least 
of the red-flowered varieties. Froebeli has darker flowers. 
Bumalda and superha are the best of the light-coloured forms. 
S. j. alba, as its name implies, is pure white, and a very useful 
variety, which is so closely resembled by S. pumila and S. 
albiflora that for ordinary purposes only one of them need be 
grown. 
Impatiens Roylei (syn. I. glandulifera.) 
A tall-growing annual plant, attaining to a height of 10 ft., 
which, amongst the shrubs, is exceedingly effective. As it 
becomes naturalised, it only requires to be sown once, and 
it will leave a jn-ogeny so plentiful that they will require to be 
ruthlessly thinned out the following spring. Flowers puiple 
to very light purple. Himalaya, 
Aster holopliyllus. 
This species forms an erect plant about. 4 ft. high, having 
distant linear leaves 4 in. long ait the base, but not exceeding 
1 in. amongst the floral branches. The flowers, of good size, 
have the ray florets of a. light rose colour, fading to white, the 
centre yellow. 
Olearia Hastii. 
Grown as at Kew, in large mound-like masses, the effect 
produced by this plant is exceptionally striking, and well merits 
the recognition it receives. Though its individual heads of 
flowers are small, they are so densely produced as to cover 
the; bushes. 
Unfermented Grape Juice. 
The beneficial results of the wholesome use of unfermented 
grape juice'are now being brought to the public attention. Its 
use in sickness, convalescence and good health is recommended 
as a cure, restorative and preventive not only by persons in the 
prime of life and the young, but the old as well. Indeed, it 
has become quite a fad, and people who have taken up its use 
declare it both refreshing and nourishing. It is readily made 
so’ as to' please the eye by its colour and attractive appearance, 
the smell by its aroma and fragrance, and the palate by its 
pleasant flavour. It is easily prepared with the facilities of the 
ordinary kitchen. Clean, sound, well-ripened Grapes are used, 
being crushed in a cider mill, or by hand if necessary. The 
juice which results is heated in a double- boiler, or a large 
stone jar in a pan of hot water, so that the juice does not come 
in direct contact with the fire, at a temperature of 180 deg. to 
200 deg. F. Alter heating, it is ! put in, a jar, allowed to settle 
for twenty-four hours, carefully filtered and put up iu air¬ 
tight bottles. It. makes one of the best, cheapest and most 
refreshing summer drinks known.—“ American Gardening.” 
