January 30, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
93 
Notes on the Illustrations in this Issue. 
Lilium auratum rubro-vittatum. 
It would hardly be correct to- speak of this variety as the 
golden-rayed Japan Lily, seeing that; the golden ray has been 
completely obliterated. Usually there ar'e several colours in 
the different varieties o-f L. auratum, but. occasionally the 
larger number of colours occurs in the pale varieties. In that 
under' notice there are only two- colours—namely, crims-on and 
white. The ray as seen in our illustration forms a. broad deep 
crimson band along the centre, and on either side of this the 
segments are copiously spotted with the same crimson colour. 
Usually the variety is regarded, as one of the strongest 
crowing of the numerous forms now in cultivation, but the 
plant represented bears some evidence of the unfavourable 
character of last summer. Tire flowers were considerably 
crippled; otherwise they should have been larger and the seg¬ 
ments broader, but when seen in its best form it is certainly 
a magnificent Lily. The abundant rain would have been in no 
way detrimental to the welfare- of the plants and flowers, pro¬ 
vided the temperature had been higher. Tire low temperature 
also affected L. speoioeum considerably, and the finest flowers 
could only be seen on plants grown under glass', the difference 
being so marked at times as to give one an impression that 
the flowers so grown belonged to different varieties 1 . 
Hypericum patulum. 
The number of shrubby species of Hypericum is considerable, 
and most of 'them make interesting -and showy bushes for the 
shrubberies-, or even, for beds upon the grass in the pleasure- 
grounds-. That under notice is a native of India, and China, 
yet is sufficiently hardy for cultivation in the open in) the 
latitude of London a-s well -as to the south and west of England. 
We should think also- that it would succeed even as- far north 
as Cape Wrath on the- north-west of Scotland, provided it is 
sheltered from the north and in the vicinity of the sea-shore. 
Many plants which we usually regard as tender thrive wonder¬ 
fully well on the west co-a-st of Scotland by -reason of the effect 
on climate produced by the Gulf Stream, which strikes all 
a-long the coast to -the north of Ireland. 
As usually seen, this forms a dwarf bushy plant from 1 ft. 
to 3 ft. high, furnished with ovate-lanceol-ate leaves and 
corymbs or trusses of flowers terminating -each of the slender 
drooping branches. This dro-oping habit gives the shrub a- 
slender and graceful appearance quite distinct, from m-any of 
the stiffly glowing shrubs that find favour in mostly every 
garden. As in a,11 other species of Hypericum, the flowers are 
yellow, with the centre filled up with a large brush of stamens. 
The petals in this instance are veiy broad and overlapping, for 
which reason the flowers- are- much finer and less easily 
crumpled or injured than in the case of H. calycinum, which 
has veiy long petals but in no way overlapping, and therefore 
r-o-t supporting one another. The high qualities in the flowers 
of H. mo-serianum are due to H. patulum, while it derives its 
size from H. calycinum, the plant being a hybrid between these 
two. 
Roof Garden on a Bakehouse. 
Some weeks ago we gave an account- and an illustration ot 
roof gardening at Gunne-rsbury House', Acto-n. Our photograph 
on this occasion shows a roof garden over a. bakehouse belong¬ 
ing to Mr. John Fiddler, baker, Stromneiss. The bakehouse is 
attached to his dwelling, and extends thence down thei 
slope seawards-. The top of this bakehouse is covered with 
concrete, and o-ver that a layer of soil of no- great depth. In 
this he manages to grow flowers and vegetables 1 , and it also- 
answers for a pleasure garden. After the labours of t-h-ei day 
have been completed during fine summer weather lie retires to 
the garden, where he can -sit, smoke his pipe and look over -a 
fine expanse of sea and land, the site being fairly elevated. 
At one end of the garden--and close to the dwelling-house hsi a. 
greenhouse in- which Mr. Fiddler' manages t-o- grow a- consider¬ 
able number o-f greenhouse plants. No lieat-ing is necessary, 
as the heat- from the bakehouse below and the chimney-stack 
above enables him to- maintain a temperature sufficient for the 
plants, even in winter. He lias- even taken prizes at the loca-l 
flower show for fruit and vegetables grown under these unusual 
conditions. Even this, however, shows how an ingenious 
amateur ma-y turn a, small area to useful account, fo-r, instead 
of leaving the bakehouse top simply a waste, he has turned it 
into a. garden, thus showing that- many others might make a 
useful garden under similar conditions in other walks- of life. 
Early Melons. 
To- obtain a supply of these delicious fruits in early summer, 
preparations should now be- made for that, purpose. Tire seed 
should be -sown singly in 3-in-, pots, using a compost- of two 
parts fibrous loam t-o- one part well-decayed leaf-soil, with a 
Lilium aupatum rubro-vittatum. The crimson-rayed Lily. 
little powdered charcoal ad-ded. Sift the soil through a J-in. 
sieve and place in tire- forcing-house t-o- warm through. Have 
the pots well drained and some rough tmf placed over the 
crocks. Mix the soil thoroughly together and fill the p-o-t-s 
about half full; then place- one o-r two- seeds in each pot and 
cover over just- sufficient to- hide- the- seed. Water them in 
with a fine-rose can and place- the pots in -a -propagating frame-, 
plunging them t-o the rims in- eo-co-anut fibre o-r something 
similar. 
A bottom liea-t- of 70 or 80 deg. will so-on c-ause them to 
germinate. Keep the pots covered with brown paper until the 
young plants are pushing through the soil, and as soon as they 
are up sufficiently remove them to a light shelf in the same 
house, if possible, and watch them every day to- see which re¬ 
quire water. When they are showing the first rough leaf, top- 
dress with a little more- soil and place a, neat stake to each 
