September 12, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
765 
e s ™ d ^3 Whe Gardening World* 
notices to readers and 
CORRESPONDENTS. 
The Gardening World is published every 
liursday morning, and dated for the following 
iturday. Price, 2d. ; Annual Subscription, 
j,st free, 10s. for the United Kingdom, for 
Ijroad 12s. 6d., prepaid. 
Subscriptions and Advertisement Orders 
lould be addressed to Maclaren & 'Sons, at 
lie offices. 37 & 38, Shoe Lane, London, E.C. 
heques. Post Office Orders, etc., to be made 
ivable only to the Proprietors, Maclaren & 
ons, and "crossed London City and Midland 
ink. 
Letters for publication, specimens for 
miing, books for review, and all communica- 
ous on matters of an editorial character must 
e addressed to “ The Editor,” and written on 
ne side of the paper only. All communica- 
ions must be accompanied by the name and 
ddress of the writer, not necessarily for pub 
Station, but as a guarantee of good faith: 
nitials, or a nom clt plume , will be used, if 
esired. 
Photographs and Other Illustrations.— 
'he Editor will be pleased to receive photo- 
raphs and drawings for reproduction of fine 
pecimens of flowers, plants, trees, fruit, etc., 
r of interesting gardens. Only such as are 
ikely to prove instructive and interesting to 
he class of readers reached by The Gardening 
Vorld will he considered. If payment is 
lesired, the price for reproduction must be 
listinctly stated, and it must be understood that 
inly- the actual photographer or owner of the 
lopyright will be dealt with. 
Return of Manuscripts and Illustra¬ 
tions.— The Editor will not be responsible for 
he loss of unaccepted MSS., photographs, etc., 
rat if stamps be enclosed for return postage 
ind particulars for identification appear on the 
contributions, ordinary care will be exercised to 
ensure return. 
*«• 
Notice to Subscribers.—N o change of 
address can be made the same week in which 
|iotification of it is sent. To prevent copies 
going astray subscribers should, when possible, 
•.otify us a week or so in advance of their 
ntended alteration of address. 
The Gardening World Telegraphic and 
f'ahlr Ad drees is “ Buns, London ,” and the 
Telephone Xumber is 997, Holborn. 
COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE AD¬ 
DRESSED TO “THE EDITOR” OR “THE 
PUBLISHERS.” AND NOT TO IN¬ 
DIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF. 
| 
EDITORIAL NOTES. 
lushrooms and Toadstools. 
From now onwards during the next month 
1 two i« the harvest of the Agarics, popu- 
w divided into two, groups, Mushroom-si 
11 ^ a ^ tools ’ ^7 way of distinguisiliing t!ie 
i e from the poisonous. Various means 
av ® 00011 adopted whereby casual collectors 
light be able to distinguish the harmless 
■om the harmful, and thereby be able to 
ilise those kinds which he may be able to 
a en in a wild state. Sheets- of coloured 
us rations of edible and poisonous ones have 
, published, so as to furnish a, ready 
leans of distinguishing them. Fungus: 
ways have been held, and exhibitions of 
°se co- lected made during the evening, but, 
6 benefit of those forays is usually limited 
to the members: of the clubs carrying ont, 
these forays. The Royal Horticultural 
Society intends having an exhibition of 
edible fungi on September 15th next to: illus¬ 
trate a, paper to be read on the subject, and. 
that may help a few in: the identification of 
edible Mushrooms. To people scattered over 
the length and breadth of the land, however, 
that could render but, a, small amount of 
assistance. It seems difficult to scratch up 
an. acquaintance with the various: edible fungi 
without devoting some earnest attention to 
them, so, as to- be able to- identify a, goodly 
proportion of those one may meet: in a, day’s 
ramble. We, think that until people give 
them this close attention for a, time, it, will 
bo difficult for the public at large to scratch 
up an acquaintance- with even a moderate 
number of the 700 or 800 Agarics to be found 
in this country. A fair number can readily 
distinguish the common Mushroom in its 
more ordinary forms, but there will always 
remain a large number of others; that require 
very careful distinction from those that are 
poisonous and dangerous even when cooked. 
We think it was an American distinction that 
if you eat an Agaric and live it was a Mush¬ 
room, but if you die it was a Toadstool. 
—o-—- 
Hyacinths 
This old race of garden flowers, although 
not absolutely stationary, has not made very 
great advances during this or recent years. 
The varieties of H. orientalis seem to have 
been carried to as great perfection as the 
species is capable. Although there are 
numerous species known to science, some of 
which are in cultivation, they are all so very 
much smaller than H. orientalis that florists 
or bulb cultivators in general have not seen 
their way to undertake the improvement of 
any other species, nor to cross the Oriental 
Hyacinth with any other type. Two of the 
smaller-flowered species meet with more or 
less favour, particularly by those who culti¬ 
vate them in pots, but being perfectly hardy, 
they -are equally suitable for open-air culture, 
the only danger to which they are liable 
being that they flower so early that late 
spring frosts and otherwise severe weather 
might damage them. We refer to H. amethy- 
stinus and H. azureus, the last-named being 
usually-spoken of under the name of Muscari, 
though that is decidedly a wrong name. A 
few fine varieties of the last-named species 
have found their way into cultivation, and 
are welcome. 
Lilies- 
The beauty of Lilies has been so long re¬ 
cognised that no opportunity has been 
omitted of introducing any new species or 
good variety which collectors -may have 
picked up. It is not surprising, therefore, 
that distinctly new species during the cur¬ 
rent year have been a scarce connnodity. 
Amongst the new forms we have noted is a 
very tine dwarf variety of the golden-rayed 
Japan Lily, to wit, Lilium auratum Tasbiroi, 
which seems a very fine variety of the type 
of unusually dwarf habit, say about 2| ft. in 
height, with flowers about, 12 in. in diameter 
and unusually well marked spotting. We 
hope also that this new type is of vigorous 
constitution, and will continue to live and 
increase in British gardens when grown in 
the open. It is said to have been discovered 
in one of the Japanese islands. Nor must we 
forget L. amacranthum Shirley variety, noted 
for its unusually vigorous constitution and 
white flowers, in which the spotting is nearly 
obliterated. Another fine Lily notable for 
its great, size is L. elegans Peter Barr, with 
flowers 7 in. in diameter and of a, rich golden- 
apricot, flushed with orange and having a few 
spots below the middle-. This fine variety 
we figured on page 657 of the present volume 
of The Gardening World. Another Lily 
from California is L. Kelloggii, of the Marta- 
gon type, having pink flowers- spotted with 
crimson. 
Narcissus. 
In no class of bulbs, have greater or more 
extensive improvements been effected during 
the past year than amongst the Daffodils, all 
sections of which have been worked upon by 
those interested in the improvement o-f this 
popular class of flowers. It, would be impos¬ 
sible in the space at our -disposal here to 
enter into details with regard to the many 
fine types that have been brought, before the 
public, but we may refer our readers to pages 
295, 347, and 381 of the present volume to 
show what, a number of them have been 
honoured with certificates for superior merit 
by the Royal Horticultural Society, the Mid¬ 
land Daffodil Society, and the Royal Botanic 
Society. The white trumpet Daffodils, in 
our opinion, have advanced rapidly this year 
in the number of exquisitely delicate colours. 
In reference to this, we may mention Loveli¬ 
ness, Cygnet, Peter Bair, Mrs. Robert Syden¬ 
ham, and Mrs. George Barr. There may be 
differences of opinion as to which of these 
surpasses the others as to the order of clas¬ 
sification as to merit, but, as opinions differ 
we leave it for others to decide which they 
like best. The orange chaliced types of N. 
incomparabilis have also been greatly im¬ 
proved, both in size, form, and colour. Quite 
a distinct type has been developed, charac¬ 
terised by its, broad, shallow, and saucer- 
shaped corona, and this type henceforth will 
be recorded under the name of Narcissus En- 
gleheartii as a new and distinct hybrid race. 
The artificial hybrids reproducing forms of 
N. Johnstoni have also been a marked 
feature of recent improvements, for while the 
-artificial hybrids are precisely like the type 
in form and colour, their size is very much 
greater. 
