August 27, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
683 
Notes on the Illustrations in this Issue. 
Watsonia angusta. 
Several names have been given to the above plant, and we 
had it under the name of Antholyza coccdnea. There is a 
Watsonia coccinea,, but it is an entirely different thing, with 
much broader segments to the flower, and it is dwarfer in 
habit. It has also been figured in the “ Botanical Magazine,” 
t. 600, under the name of Watsonia iridifolia, fulgen®, and is 
again figured in the same work, t. 1072. The object of thus 
figuring it twice had evidently been to get an illustration of a 
much'finer specimen, with flowers of rather a different colour. 
That figured in the earlier number had very dark crimson-red 
flowei’s, such as the term fulgens would imply, while the flowers 
in the more recent figure were of a rich orange-scarlet. 
Our photograph was taken from flowers exhibited by Messrs. 
Richard Smith and Co., Worcester, at the great flower show 
held at Regent’s Park in the beginning of June last. Hie 
flowers of these specimens were scarlet, and produced in 1 large 
numbers upon stout stems which bore numerous: branches at 
the base, and would therefore have kept up a succession of 
bloom, for a long period of time. The stems reach a. height of 
3 ft. or 4 ft. under favourable conditions, and would produce 
a large number of flowers. These stems are stout and deeply 
tinted with purple. The segments of the flower are not very 
broad, but their bright colour renders them attractive, while 
the form is peculiar, three of the segments being directed 
upwards and three downwards:. The long tube is bent in the 
middle, and is also highly coloured. 
The plant is allied to W. meriana and its varieties, and 
should no doubt prove nearly, if not quite, as hardy, and, if 
so, it can be grown under similar conditions in the open air ini 
this country. It would, of course, thrive in the Channel 
Islands and round the southern and western coasts of England. 
More inland it might be planted in narrow borders close to 
hothouses, where the heat would have the effect of keeping it 
safe from frost during winter. 
Ixiolirion montanum tataricum. 
Several names have been given to: this hardy bulbous plant, 
bub happily few of them are known in gardens at the present 
day, sio that we will not now burden the plant- with names that 
have been forgotten. We are interested in the plant as a 
hardy bulb 1 , which may be planted in the open border or in 
special beds where it would come into bloom about- the end of 
May and the beginning of June. Only two good species of 
Ixiolirion are known, and I. montanum and its variety under 
notice are the best. The flowers are produced in umbels on 
the top of stem si 12 in. to 16 in. high, and vary from lilac to 
a more or less deep 1 and decided blue. The. variety I. m. 
tataricum is distinguished from the type by its more slender 
stems, narrower 1 leaves and flowers: produced in one: terminal 
umbel. In wild plants' usually there are only four flowers to 
the umbel, but in the specimens: which we illustrate they were 
much more numerous. Our illustration was taken- from cut 
flowers exhibited by Mr. Amos: Perry at Regent s Park on the 
occasion of the great show from June 6th to 11th. 
Cypripedium lawrenceanum hyeanum. 
The above unique variety is distinguished from the type by 
having all the purple tints and shades washed out, leaving the 
ground colours of the dorsal siepal pure white, and thus show ing 
off the green veins to advantage. In the actual flower these 
green veins are really much paler than our photograph would 
suggest, but the absence of other colour has; made them more 
prominent than they would otherwise have been. The petals 
are also of a pale green overlying what looks' like a yellow 
mound. The: lip is also: yellow and faintly tinted with green. 
In certain, flowers this washing out of the colour would result- 
in the production of an albino, and that is really what, has 
taken place here, but it seems that the green lines are difficult 
to displace in Orchids, so that- we have now several belonging 
to different species characterised by their green, veining on a 
white or yellow ground. They are by no means common 
varieties, and being markedly distinct are highly appreciated 
by collectors and cultivators alike. So long as a variety re¬ 
mains uncommon it fetches a high price, because so many 
Orchid lovers desire to add to their collection. Our photos 
graph was taken a-t- Regent’s Park on June: 9th last, when it 
was exhibited by Jeremiah Coleman, Esq., Gat-ton Park, Rei- 
ga-te, whose collection is ably looked after by Mr. W. P. Bound. 
Hypericum polyphyllum. 
The species- of Hypericum now in cultivation are very 
numerous, although no-t widely distributed in- gardens. -Some 
of these are herbaceous in character, while others are shrubby, 
and may be used in the 'shrubberies accordingly. That under 
Watsonia angusta : Eloweks okangk-scaklet. 
notice is most suitable for the rock garden on account of its 
neat and dwarf ha-bit. Our illustration, does not show a great 
many expanded flowers, but that was due toi the- condition of 
the plant at the time it ha-d been photographed. Buds were: 
very numerous, expanding in succession 1 , and thus- keeping up 
a display for some considerable- time. The stems: are procum¬ 
bent- and very much branched, while they are thickly clothed 
with small leaves, thus making a beautiful patch for a ledge 
on- the rockery after the plant has got well -established. Hyperi¬ 
cums root deeply, sio: that although only a, small amount of 
space is required for their successful culture, they must have 
good depth of soil, so that the roots can find their way down¬ 
wards and thus be out of reach of drought. Under such condi¬ 
tions this: species isi capable of being both ornamental and in¬ 
teresting for this purpose. The species is a native of Cilicia, 
and has been cultivated at Kew for some years, where it is 
perfectly hardy, and where our photograph was taken. 
