74 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 23, 1904. 
be avoided, to have a batch of young plants always coining 
forward to take the place of exhausted ones. 
Wm. Leslie. 
Showy Australian Plants for the Greenhouse. 
(Concluded from j>age 59.) 
Aotus gracillina is a free-flowering leguminous plant with 
small yellow and red flowers. When in full flower it is very 
showy. Bauer a; rubioides makes a small dense bush, with 
small green leaves and light red flowers; the flowering period 
is spring, but a few flowers may be found at almost any period 
of the year. Boronia megastigma,, with its numerous brown 
and yellowish-green fragrant flowers, is fairly well known, while 
the free-flowering, red-flowered species, B. elatior, B. hetero- 
phylla., and B. serrulata, should also be grown. Ca-llistemon 
salignus, with its bottle-brush arrangement of red flowers', is 
very attractive, and worthy a place, as also are Calothamnus 
quadrifidus, C. sanguineus, and C. viilosus, with veir sinrilai 
looking flowers to 1 the Callisteimons. The Chorizemas are all 
worthy of cultivation, for their Pea-shaped flowers are very con¬ 
spicuous. They all flower freely, and the flowers last for a. 
long while. C. coidatum, C. ilicifolium, and C. varium are all 
worth places. The tubular flowers of the Correas, which may 
be either white, pink, red, or scarlet, make them conspicuous 
plants, C. alba, C. cardinalis, and C. speoiosa, with its many 
varieties, may be grown. Crowea angustifolia and C. saligna 
are pink-flowered, low-growing bushes, which, when in flowei, 
are very showy. 
Darwinia® are remarkable for the highly-coloured bracts 
which surround the inflorescence®. They are veiy distinct 
plants, and last in flower a long time. D. fimbriata and 0. 
m-acrostegia are the best known. Dillwynia is a genus of 
Leguminosae. The specie® make small bushes, with Heath¬ 
like leaves, and bear 1 small yellow or yellow and brown flowers'. 
D. ericifolia is one of the best, Elaeoearpus cyaneus make® 
a very large bush, but flowers well in a small state. The flowers 
are' white' and prettily fringed. Epaoris contains a- number of 
the most showy and elegant of the Australian plants. In addi¬ 
tion to the species E. densiflora, E. hyacinthiflora, E. longi- 
flora, and others there are a number of garden varieties', all of 
which are lovely things. Tire flowers in all cases are tubular, 
and the colour ranges from white to pink, and thence to 
bright red. Eriostemons make nice plants, either in small pots 
or planted out . Under the latter method of culture they grow 
from 4 ft. to 5 ft. high, and as far through, and flower profusely. 
The leaves are sometimes small and Box-like, and at other 
times 2 in. to 3 in. long, and less than l-3rd of an inch wide. 
The flowers are white and borne veiy freely. E. buxifolius, 
E. densiflorus, and E. myoporoide's are the pick of the species. 
Eutaxia myrtifolia is a pretty little shrub, with small green 
leave® and large numbers of yellow and red flowers. Grown 
in a border, it attains a height of 5 ft,, but it make® nice 
bushes 9 in. to 1 ft. high in 5-in. pots. Geijera parviflora, is 
very similar to an Eriostemon in appearance', and is well worth 
growing. 
The genus Gravities, is a very important one., as it contains 
a large number of species', many of which are very showy. 
They differ greatly in appearance, some being very dwarf 
bushes, with small'leaves, others trees with large ornamental 
foliage. For the ordinary greenhouse G. alpina, G. Banksdi, 
G. ericifolia, G. ilicifolia, G. juniperina, G. punioea., G. ros- 
marinifolia, and G. thelemanniana are the best. The majority 
of these have flowers of various shades of red. G. juniperina 
has yellow flowers. Hardenbergia is a genus of climbing 
plants ; two species are in cultivation, and both are first-rate 
things. H. comptoniaoa is a. strong grower, reaching at least 
30 ft, high. The flowers are deep violet or purple, and are 
borne in dense racemes. E. monophylla is a much weaker 
grower, with blue.flowers. Of this there are varieties with red 
and white flowers. Hibbertia is a genus of yellow-flowered 
shrubs of considerable merit, H. dentata and H. volubilis 
are climbers, and H. Readii is a small, dense^growing bush, 
with thin, twiggy branches and small leaves and flowers. 
Indigofera australis is a loose^growing shrub, with lilac Pea¬ 
shaped flowers, worth growing for variety. Kennedya is a 
genus of climbers. E. coccinea has scarlet flowers, and K. 
nigricans black and yellow, K. prostrata scarlet, and K. rubi- 
cunda red flowers. Leptospermum scoparium makes a useful 
pot plant, and may be grown to a considerable size. It has 
small Heath-like leaves and numerous star-like white flowers. 
Leschenaultia biloba is a- lovely blue-flowered shrub, but a very 
difficult plant to grow, veiy few people being able to manage it. 
Myoporum serratum makes a large bush, with white fragrant 
flowers, but requires to be planted out to obtain the best result s. 
Several species of Oxylobium flower freely, and all grow well. 
0. callistachys, 0. elliptic-urn, and 0. retusum have yellow 
flowers, the flowering period being spring. All the Pimeleas 
are very pretty things. They make small bushes, and bear 
terminal heads of white, cream, pink, or red flowers, P. 
ferniginea, P. hispida, P. ligustrina. P. rosea, and P. spectabilis 
may all be grown. Platythera galioides is a pretty plant with 
blue flowers. The branches are thin and wiry, and a well- 
grown plant ha® a light and graceful appearance. The Pul- 
tenaeas have yellow, Pea-shaped flower's, and are worth grow¬ 
ing. P. flava, P. flexilis', and P. retusa are the best. Temple- 
tonia- retusa is a. red-flowered, leguminous shrub of rather loose 
habit, but- well worth growing. Tetratheca is closely allied 
to Platytheioa, and the species are very pretty. T. .hirsute., T. 
junc-ea, and T. pilosa .are in cultivation. Although these bv 
no means exhaust the list, of desirable plants', they are sufficient 
to show what a variety of good things there is to select from. 
W. Dat.limore. 
Malmaison Culture. 
I cannot help saying a few words on the -above subject after 
viewing at different gardens such poor sickly plant® of the Mal¬ 
maison type; and having experience in their culture through 
serving in gardens where they were extensively grown and 
their treatment understood, I shall describe as briefly as pos¬ 
sible how they may be successfully grown. At the present 
time, instead of being in a hot, humid temperature, where I 
have noticed them at different places I visited, they ought to 
be in a cool, airy house, where there is air on. night and day in 
good weather, with a gentle heat in, the pipes, and as long as 
the temperature doe® not fall below freezing point in severe 
weather they will be safe. 
Where there is no> house for the purpose, a late' Peach house 
is the next best place, and as near the glass a® possible. At 
the present time they will require veiy little water, and any 
time they do, be as -careful as possible not to wet foliage or 
spill any on paths or stages. As the season, advances, with 
longer days and stronger sunshine, they will also begin growing 
and require more water and shading from strong sunshine. 
They will also be benefited by feeding with diluted cow manure 
or sheep dung put in bags and immersed in water barrels; but 
the same treatment will carry them on to the end of the 
■flowering period, which consists of plenty of air top and 
bottom, night and day as the season advances, and particular 
attention as regards watering and shading from strong sun¬ 
shine. 
During May and .Tune the -paths can be damped during 
the hottest part of the day. After- flowering those intended 
for growing on another season, which ought to be the best, with 
five or six shoots, had better be set aside for potting. The 
others for layering can be set outside to harden a little. Those 
intended for growing on—say they were in 5-in. and 6-in. pots— 
' will require to be potted into 7-in. and 8-in. pots, properly 
crocked with a layer of moss gathered from among the grass, 
but not of dykes over each. Pot in a- mixture -composed of the 
following: —Two parts turfy fibrous loam, one part leaf-mould, 
half part old rooted mushroom dung, quarter part, wood ashes, 
quarter part silver sand (coarse), one shovelful of old mortar 
rubble, one 6-in. potful of ground bones, one 5-in. potful of some 
artificial manure, and two handfuls of soot. Mix thoroughly, 
pot firmly, and remove to the Carnation house; and if there 
