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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
April 9, 1901. 
Propagation of Tamarisk. . 1 T . 
I want a dozen common Tamarisk six-foot standards. Is it pos¬ 
sible to grow them, on their own roots, or will it be necessary to 
graft them? Any information respecting them will oblige. 
We think it quite possible to -grow Tamarisk on their own 
roots, that being usually the method of growing them m the 
case of the common one at least. You can propagate them by 
taking the half ripened cuttings and inserting them m sand 
under a bell-glass, hand-light, or other convenience that will 
keep them fairly close and moist until rooted. After they aie 
rooted it will merely be a case of placing them out in nursery 
lines and growing them into standards, The leading stem may 
be tied to a stake to keep it upright, and side shoots should be 
allowed to grow. for some years at least to strengthen 
main stem. When the stems are sufficiently high, and you wish 
to form them into standards, the lower branches may be trimmed 
away They should never he allowed, however, to grow to any 
size, so as to interfere with the leader in any way. It will take 
von some years to grow plants with a stem 6 ft high, but if you 
have patience, nothing need be said agamst it You can also 
-et young plants by layering strong shoots and turning up the 
Lader from the first. This would possibly make stronger plants 
in shorter time than cuttings. They may be severed from the 
parent plant and treated like rooted cuttings. 
Repotting Hare’s-foot Fern. _ 
X have a Hare’s-foot Fern which has somewhat suffered from 
the winter’s weather, but the “ feet ” are healthy, and the 
strongest one is well over the side of the pot. I thought of re- 
nottino- but am strongly advised not to disturb them when cling- 
& to the pot If bids is correct, shall I slightly feed through 
the summer P I have also- a younger- plant, m a 48 pot, which 
I thou edit I should like to transplant before the ioot reaches 
the side of the pot. Would it be safe for me to- repot with a, 
24 or 32? Also should I use leaf mould with loam or peat? 
(A I)?va?iia™anariensis is the botanical name of the Hare’s-foot 
Fern proper, although the name may be applied to various 
ethers If you commence potting before growt.i has proceeded 
very far there should be no difficulty in repotting the Hare s fc-o-t 
Fern The common one takes- very kindly to- repotting if done 
when orowth is iu-st about to commence. In taking it out of the 
pot you can even reduce the ball of soil so that you can get it 
into a size only a Little larger than the present pot. They do 
not make a great many roots, so tlmt you should err on the- side 
of having them in too- small rather than m too large pots A 
great quantity o-f soil is liable to become sour. After you have 
taken away the soil you will he able- to- turn round the foot 
of the. Fern so that you can get it inside the fresh pot, and it 
will "row round the inside of the pot for a year or two before it 
can Win get outside. ' By this means you can keep it within 
compact space. After repotting you ought to keep trie house a 
little warmer than the temperature of the house in winter, and 
that would enable the young roots to take hold of the fresh 
soil. The small plant might he treated m the same- way if it 
really requires a shift, but do not over-pot. You can use botn 
peat and leaf mould if you car© to, but you should also utilise 
plenty of sand and some potsherds broken small and mixer 
with the compost to keep it perfectly open. The leaf mould will 
be more nutritious than the peat, hut both should be used 
in moderation, so as not to make the soil too retentive of water. 
Drainage also should he made good. 
Flowering Time of Lilies. 
I am much obliged for your answer in this week’s. Gardening 
World. May I gather from it "that all the varieties of Lily 
mentioned open in- July or about that time of the year ? AVill 
yon kindly inform me- in the next number if the lYistaria is for 
any reason unsuitable for planting around the railing of a 
grave? (Hortus.) . , T 
Referring to- the Lilie'S in question, we may say that Li. 
nepalense would flower in August. L. dauricum, L. Cate-sbaei, 
L iaponicum, L. lo-ngiflorum eximum, and L. Martagon would 
flower in July, but it sometimes happens that they continue for 
some time after that. If planted in sufficient time, however, 
they would be flowering in July, with the exception of L. 
nepalense. Wistaria chinensis- would he a very suitable plant 
for the purpose you mention. It may be grown either upon 
walls or on railings or upon artificially constructed fences of 
any sort with equal success. All that you would have- to do 
would be to- tie on the long shoots where you wish them to be 
placed. 
Planting Rhubarb. 
Can you tell me ho-w late in the season it would be safe to 
plant Rhubarb ? We are going to have an additional piece of 
land to grow vegetables in the course of two or three weeks, and 
I want to plant some Rhubarb, etc., on it. (R. W. W.) 
It would be quite possible to plant late varieties with very 
fair success this -season if the land is previously prepared and 
the roots are not much cut up. It would also- be advisable to 
lift the roots now and lay them in soil behind a north aspect 
wall to- check growth until you are about ready to- plant. If 
the plants are of moderate size it will he unnecessary to cut 
them about much, and the fleshy roots enable Rhubarb to be 
lifted and transplanted with success, even when the conditions 
are not always of the best. If the summer happens to be a 
dry one the growth made would not be so- good after this time 
as it would if planted earlier. In trenching the ground put 
the manure well down. 
To Advance Late planted Gladioli. 
We have still a quantity of Gladioli to plant which I think 
ought to have been put out a month ago, I-s it possible to 
push oil some of the bulbs to. flower early so as to lengthen the 
season? Any hint yo-u can give will b-a appreciated. (G. D.) 
You may plant some- of the conns in boxes of light loam and 
leaf mould, or pot them singly in small pots, using a more 
loamy compost. If boxes are used the leaf mould, if not too 
much decayed, would s-erve the purpose o-f adhering to- the 
roots when about to- be- transplanted from the bo-xes to the- open 
ground. In pots, however, this would be unnecessary. In any 
case, they may be- put in gentle warmth so as to encourage 
root action and growth. When the leaves have made some 
inches of growth th-e plants may he transferred to- the open to 
th-eir flowering positions after they have been thoroughly 
hardened off. The rest should be. planted without further delay 
in their flowering po-sitions. 
Names of Plants. 
(Wm. Mclver.) 1, Acacia armata var. ; 2, A. juniperina; 3, 
A. verticillata narrow-leaved var. (It resembles A. riceana, but 
the inflorescence of the latter is different.); 4, A. verticillata; 
5, A. armata ornithophora (No. 1 is close to this, but has longer 
phyllodia—leaves); 6, A. latif-olia; 7, A. armata var. (this 
closely resembles A. acinacea, but the flower-heads are as large 
as those of A. armata, and the dense arrangement of the phyl¬ 
lodia is also that o-f A. armata,); 8, A. armata anigustifolia. 
No. 7 is the greatest puzzle. Judging from the number of varie¬ 
ties of A. armata you have, you must have been raising them 
from seeds.—(G. B.) 1, Forsythia suspensa ; 2, Nnttallia cerasi- 
formis ; 3, Daphne Mezere-um ; 4, Lonicera Cavendisliii.—(W. 
Hendry.) 1, Primula denticulata.; 2, Puschkinia scilloides ; 3, 
Scilia sibirica ; 4, A garden Polyanthus (Primula vulgaris var.) ; 
5, Muscari botryoides ; 6, Lamium maculatum.—(R. C.) 1, Ligus- 
trum ovalifolium aureum ; 2, Berberis japonica ; 3, Azara micro- 
phylla. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
John Peed and Son, Roup-e-11 Park Nurseries, West Norwood, 
London, S.E.—List of New and Choice Cannas and Dahlias. 
William Deal, F.P.H.S., Feering Hill, Kelvedon, Es-s-ex.—- 
The newest and best Sorts, of Seed Potato®, 
Harlan P. Kelsey, Beacon Building, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. 
—Kelsey’s Hardy American Plants and Carolina Mountain 
Flo-wers. Second edition. 
Hobbies, Ltd., 12, Paternoster Square, London, E.C.— 
Photographic Cabal ogue. 
Communications Receive!. 
W. R.—W. B.—W. Good.—Trevor.—Schoolmaster.—N. D. W. 
(next week).—R. J.—E. A. S.—F. B.—W. W.—A. R. D, - 
P. M.-E. B.— D. R. S.—Bradley Bros.—C. Jones. 
CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
PAGE 
Acanthus spinosus . 308 
Barr and Sons, Messrs. ...... 299 
Calanthe Veitclii, the cul¬ 
tivation of . 308 
Celery. 305 
Chrysanthemum lover, for 
the . 303 
Crocking of pots, the . 306 
Fruit trees, pruning. 300 
Fruit under glass . 298 
Gloriosa superba ...'. 298 
Gloxinias, modern culture of 301 
Iris bavbata . 302 
Kitchen garden, the.,. 296 
Lilium candidum. 305 
Loropetalum chinense. 304 
News of the week. 310 
Orchids, among the. 297 
PAGE 
Parsnips for exhibition, bow 
to grow .... 302. 
Plants for border decoration 308 
Questions and answers . 313 
Societies: 
Royal Horticultural. 307 
Society and association 
notes . 309 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 297 
Symphyandra Wanneri . 302 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 296 
Vines and their culture . 306 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Anemone angulosa alba. 219 
Lachenalia Nelsoni . 301 
Lilium candidum . 305 
Loropetalum chinense (see 
Supplement), 
