May 7, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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influence of the last-named parent, but the segments were soft 
rose, a colour not found in either parent, the one being yellow 
and the other white. Tire lip has a darker purple base, lighter 
upwards, and somewhat inrolled at the lip, recalling the in¬ 
fluence of D. dalhousianum. 
Another Cattleya house contained a fine group of Laelia 
cinnabarina, with its richly-coloured flowers. Handsome also 
was Cattleya citrina, with a white tip to the lip. This house 
also included Laelia purpurata and other late varieties in large 
numbers. The next house entered contained Laeliocattleya 
Mona (L. flava x C. Schroderae), which recently received an 
Award of Merit, and has almost uniformly soft yellow flowers. 
A curious hybrid is Laeliocattleya Frederick Boyle (C. Trianaei 
x L. anceps). It. shows the influence of the latter in the lip, 
which is striped with crimson on the inside of the tube. Tire 
chaste white flowers of Cattleya intermedia alba were very 
noticeable. Close by was a group of the hybrid Epidendrum 
eleo-antulum, showing a considerable amount of variation 
amongst the different seedlings, the ground colour being either 
white or yellow, and the spotting very rich. 
A batch of Vanda caerulea was notable for the vigour of the 
plants and foliage, especially two of the specimens, which stood 
3 ft. high and had leaves: almost down to the pots. The white 
flowers ""of Burlingtonia pubescens are very interesting. Cat- 
tleya lawremossiae hasi rosy sepals and petals, dark purple lip 
and two blotches in the throat. Very handsomely spotted was 
Zygoeolax Veitchi, the segments being thickly spotted with 
brown on a yellow ground, while the white lip is striped and 
spotted with violet. A very distinct Cypripedium was C. 
Exul, with black spots on the yellow dorsal sepal. 
Hardy Plants and Annuals in the Garden. 
Were I asked : Can a garden be made gay and effective all 
through the year with hardy plants: and annuals: only, I should 
asseit it. could be, except when the earth was frost-bound or 
covered with snow. 
There is a large number of devoted lovers of their garden 
who have not the luxury of a heated glasshouse or pit, and an 
equally large number with a very limited amount of glass 
accommodation. To both of these it is of the utmost import- 
ance to use both hardy plants and annuals to: the lull in the 
open garden. And even where there is: abundant accommoda¬ 
tion of glass structures I fail to see the advantage of using them 
to grow tender plants for six or eight months to decorate the 
open garden exclusively for four to five rnpnths. By so- doing, 
a, large amount of the labour, etc., is; expended, with the result 
of a dearth of winter and spring flowers under glass, or fruit 
and forced vegetables. 
It must be evident, to all lovers: of their garden who w ish to 
get the most pleasure or profit from it. that it is a great 
advantage to have abundance of these latter when open-airi 
fruit, and vegetables are past their best; and nothing is moie 
charming than, an abundance of good flowers to decorate the 
house: or conservatory or to cut from October till May. I am 
convinced if they gave more attention to these things we should 
not see and hear of the poor supply of such during autumn, 
winter, and spring. _ *_ . 
It is with those that have' small gardens that I am thinking 
most of in this: paper, and here I may point out that those with 
only cold pits and frames may get a lot of pleasure from them 
during the winter and spring by growing those kinds of hardy 
plants that bloom in, winter and early spring. Nothing can 
be more delightful than well-grown Christmas Roses:. By 
placing roots in a suitable position, giving them good culture, 
garden frames or handlights can be placed over them. I saw 
the finest lot I ever looked upon a few years ago grown, in, this 
way at Sherborne Castle. Iris stylosa can be given shelter in 
the same way. The White Hoop Petticoat Narcissus does 
beautifully in cold pits, and blooms at, the close of the year. 
Many of the border Narcissus are quite at home in cold! 
structures, such as Maximus, Ard High (or Irish King), obval- 
laris, and others. By potting them early they come much more 
forward into bloom and do not suffer if slightly frozen when in 
bloom. Mention may be made of Myosotis dissitiflo-ra. Cut¬ 
tings rooted in boxes, pots o'r'pans in July in the open, given 
shelter in a frame from November onward, are lovely during 
early spring. Dielytra again deserves extended culture in 
cold pits, etc. Another beautiful hardy plant, that blooms early 
and deserves . shelter-—namely, Iberia gibraltarica., is a gem. 
Many others, equally beautiful, could be named. 
Now, when the days lengthen these may be exposed and 
their space devoted to the raising of annuals for the summer 
garden. Where so: many errors are made with these is by 
bringing them forward too 1 early and allowing them to be drawn, 
up ini seed-boxes, etc., thereby spoiling the constitution of 
them. 
For years I have proved in our garden that the best results 
are obtained by not sowing them too early and giving them 
cold treatment, from the: first, pricking them off either in. boxes 
Cypripedium Helen Oakwood var. (See p. 379.) 
or into' the open, when, large enough, according to' the season 
and time sown ; in this way they are veiy sturdy. 
What can be more lovely than a bed of one or more colours 
devoted to Phlox Drummondii, either the dwarf or grandiflora 
type:, allowed to> grow naturally by placing some fine spray 
sticks amongst them? This keeps them up. Me grow them 
in this, way in groups in, a hardy plant border between, Daffodils:, 
allowing spaces for them. In this way they well-nigh cover the 
ground and are most attractive. Last year we had fine: lesults 
from a. shilling" packet, both of Verbenas and Pentstemons, 
sowing them in March, and I have never seen finer specimens 
of the latter. I sent some of the spikes to the Editor of 
The Gardening World, and he spoke in most eulogistic terms 
of them. 
Nothing" can be more 1 useful or beautiful than East Lothian 
Stocks:, and these again can be, raised in cold structuies, sown 
in February or March. Innumerable other good annuals, etc., 
could be named did space pemnib There is no excuse for 
crowing" poor things or bad strains in these days. 
The difficulty to many in using these things to give autumn 
effect with hardy plants arises from lack of thought and atten¬ 
tion when, planting hardy plants, and this may be overcome 
by o-ivino- attention, and by reading the many notes on this 
subject that are given in, these columns. I will cite one or two 
