October 8. 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
805 
Intermediate houses contained a, variety of subjects, includ¬ 
ing well-grown plants of Browallia sipeciosa major, Begonias, 
Celosias in many colours, and Clerodendron fallax. 
The cool Fern house next engaged our attention:, chiefly 
because it contained a. fine collection of insectivorous plants. 
We may, however, mention Dicksomia, culcita, a native of 
Madeira and the Azores'. The fronds; are similar to some of 
the other types 1 , but the stems are very dwarf. Amongst the 
insectivorous plants we noted well-grown samples of Sarra- 
cenia Chelsoni, S. sanderiana, and S. purpurea in fruit. The 
Australian Pitcher Plant and Venus’ Fly-trap were also in 
good condition. 
Ini another cool house we came upon a fine specimen of 
Tibouchina semidecandra and Coeoloba latifolia, with heart- 
shaped leaves 9 in. to. 12 in. long. A splendid variety was a 
large specimen of Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis-. A grand specimen 
of Calceolaria Burbidgei trained against the back wall stood 
6 ft, high. 
Some pits, were occupied with Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 
being grown for winter flowering. Another pit was filled with 
Odontoglossums and Masdevallias. The Chrysanthemums 
grown in potsi were still in the open air on the occasion of our 
visit and numbered about 1,800, half of which were intended 
for big blooms:. 
An interesting and unique feature of Glasgow Botanic 
Gardens is a Moss house, not devoted to Lycopods nor Sela- 
ginellasi, but to Mosses proper—and British Mosses in. particu¬ 
lar. A few. filmy Ferns are also grown in the house, because 
the atmospheric conditions and the intensity of the light are 
just sufficient for their welfare. The front benches of this 
house are built up. of stone, the blocks being placed irregularly 
so; that various Mosses: can be grown in the hollows or cavities 
produced. The side benches are covered with gravel and the 
Mosses are grown in pans. The back wall of the house has 
been constructed so. asi to imitate a mass of rock or precipice, 
in, front of which are ridges of stone built at intervals so; as to 
give variety of position and suitable cavities for the growing 
of many kinds of Mosses, many of which are beautiful and 
interesting, though, it, would require: some knowledge of them 
to get enthusiastic over their possession. We are aware, how¬ 
ever, that bryolo,gists are vary numerous in Scotland, and they 
are: better able to get Mosses there- than they would he about 
London. 
The Kibble Palace or winter garden, corresponds to: the Tem¬ 
perate House at Kew, and as it is of large size and considerable 
height, in certain portions it is. 'Occupied with tall-growing 
plants. Entering at one end we came upon a. waiter basin in 
which Nymphaea gladstoniana was- thriving splendidly. Some 
of the cool houses, forming annexes as. it were to the main 
building, contained a fine display of early-flowering Chrysan¬ 
themums, Pelargoniums-, Fuchsias, Lilies, Hydrangeas, Cam¬ 
panulas, and Pigmy Japanese trees-. In the large circular 
house itself we noted a splendid fruiting specimen of Citrus 
decu.ma.na in fruit; a specimen! of Rhododendron grande 10 ft. 
high and in splendid form ; large Auriferous Fuchsias; Hibiscus 
syriacus in full bloom, and many other interesting plants. 
The dome in this house was formerly covered with zinc, but 
this has now been replaced by glass, and the improvement is 
quite evident.. A large collection of tall Tree Ferns was at one 
time grown in tubs; these have been planted out, and they 
are now thriving much better; indeed, the most of them carry 
large heads of fine fronds. 
The garden has: now for some years been under the super¬ 
intendence of Mr. James. Whitton, who, notwithstanding his 
numerous duties, has not only been able to keep the Botanic 
Gardens up to the mark, but, to effect many improvements and 
keep, a bright display of flowers which attract numerous 
visitors from the general public. 
Potato King Edward. —Mr. T. Beilby, of Bury, Ramsey, 
Huntingdonshire, recently dug a root of King Edward Potato 
which gave eighty-four tubers. Although a very prolific root 
this was excelled by the hundred tubers produced by a root of 
Moneymaker, as recorded on page 750 of The Gardening World. 
New Conservatory at Oak Hill, Ipswich. 
(See Supplement.) 
Our supplementary illustration on this occasion bears two 
views of thei new conservatory at Oak Hill, Ipswich, thei resi¬ 
dence of D. Ford Goddard, Esq., M.P. It. is a very substantial 
structure, having been built solidly and conformably to har¬ 
monise with the architecture of the. bouse. No attempt has 
been made at ornamental details, as the builders desired the 
structure to be as simple as possible and without coloured 
glass or ornamental iron work inside or out-. The object of 
this was that the whole of the attention of the owners or 
visitors might be directed to the plants instead of to- the struc¬ 
ture itself. At the same time, the building is entirely in 
accordance with the necessities of plants that have to be 
Camassia Cusickii. (Seep. 799.) 
grown there:, or which may be kept in the structure for in¬ 
definite periods of time. 
As may be seen., the building is a span,-roofed structure, 
well lighted on the roof and side®, and standing upon a, terrace 
close to thei mansion. An octagonal building stands at the 
end of the main building, and to this has been added a corridor 
of 6 ft. or 7 ft. in length for the purpose of enabling the man¬ 
sion to be ventilated and lighted without admitting moisture 
from thei conservatory. This is an admirable plan, which, we 
think, is frequently neglected when conservatories are built in 
connection with the mansion. As a rule,, the conservatory and 
mansion are immediately connected by a door which is fre¬ 
quently left open on purpose, and moisture in greater or lesser 
quantity must get- into the dwelling rooms, if the workmen, are 
not so careful of water as to endanger even the health of the 
plants. The object of separating the two by a corridor will 
thus be seen at a moment’s reflection, and well justifies' the 
arrangement. 
The ventilation at the top- of the conservatory open® con¬ 
temporaneously along the whole- of the top of the roof being 
