806 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
October 8, 1904. 
effected by screw bearings. Provision has also been, made for 
roof blinds being tucked under a cover at the top. By am 
oversight one of the blinds had been left a little way down 
when the photograph was taken, but this accident will serve 
to give our readers an idea of the plan, which we here briefly 
describe. The sashes at the sides of the building open 
separately for the admission of an abundance of air during 
warm weather. 
The floor is covered with ornamental tiles over the whole of 
the central area, of the building. Internally, there are only 
stages round the sides, so that the floor space may be used 
as a. reception room when soi desired. The side benches have 
been constructed only to cover the hot water pipes and consist 
of neat ornamental lathes. On the side of the conservatory 
opposite to the projecting gable (as seen in the exterior view) 
a, border has been made for planting out various subjects. 
It is needles® to give in lengthened detail the names of the 
plants grown, as a great many of them will he renewed from 
t ime to time, according to what; may be in season. Tire large 
Musa and the Tree Ferns are grown in, pots, and therefore 
movable at pleasure. The basket of Asparagus; Sprengeri sus¬ 
pended from the roof shows bow easily any number of baskets 
of different subjects; may be; rung up* here; according to the; 
plants in season, and which may be as readily removed in 
the ease of flowering subjects when they go out, of bloom. 
The conservatory faces the; River Orwell, which has often 
been named the Rhine of England. It is a tidal river, and at, 
this; point is about one-third of a, mile wide. The banks; being 
open to the public, have been furnished with fine seats of dif¬ 
ferent kinds on either side, so that the view from the con¬ 
servatory is a very fine one indeed. We may here state that 
the upper view only shows a cornier of the conservatory, and 
gives no* real idea of its width. The conservatory is quite; new, 
having only been: completed in August last. It was designed 
and built* by Messrs. Crompton and Fawkes, horticultural 
builders aud heating engineers, Chelmsford, Essex. 
Resting Land: a Suggestion. 
It* would be quite superfluous to inform the readers of Tin*: 
Gardening World that it is bad policy to grow the same crop 
for several successive seasons on one; piece of land, for every 
gardener knows the importance of adopting a system of change 
or rotation of crops. When a garden, lias; been under cultiva¬ 
tion for a number of years, even the annual shift of crops 
becomes insufficient to allow the; land time to recuperate 1 , and 
a complete rest is at times* absolutely necessary. To manage 
this is a matter of considerable; difficulty. 
In most gardens space is* all too valuable to allow even, a 
small plot, to* lie idle for a season, and, indeed, could it be 
spared, it is; not good for any land to be bare of vegetation, 
and it certainly is out of the question* to allow even resting land 
to be covered by weeds*.. 
There is, then,, but one course open to* solve the difficulty— 
that is, by growing something entirely distinct from the usual 
routine *of crops, thus* affording rest without idleness. I would 
suggest that anyone wishing to rest a portion of the garden 
should grow a crop of canaryseed, surely as complete a change 
from the* usual kitchen-garden crops; as could be found. It* 
can be grown with the; greatest ease, produces a good crop*, and 
matures* early, so the land is clear for the following autumn.. 
Seed' should be sown now and* treated like wheat. On good; 
ground it* attains a, height of about 4 ft., each stalk bearing 
several earn Good samples realise as much as 14sl per bushel, 
and meets; with a. ready sale among bird fanciers. 
Correspondence recently appeared ini “ The Feathered 
World ” that fully substantiates these statements, and I believe 
this; crop might* become a profitable addition to the market 
garden, and whereas we import this commodity in immense 
quantity from the Continent, much might be produced at 
home. At all events, the growing of a crop of canaryseed even 
in private kitchen gardens would be an effective and 
economical method of resting overdone land. 
Heather Bell. 
Plants Recently Certificated 
By the Royal Horticultural Society. 
September 20th. 
Orchid Committee, 
Odontcglossum crispum xanthotes Charlesworthii. 
The sepals* of this beautiful variety are pure white and 
marked with a cluster of clear yellow spots of moderate size. 
The petals are similar in colour, but the spots do not exceed 
two or three. The dige gif the lip is pale yellow, and in front 
The Blue Poppywort (Meconopsis Walliciiii'. (See p. 800 
of the crest are one* or two* blotches of the same colour as 
occur on the* rest of the flower. There are* several varieties of 
0. c. xanthotes iu cultivation, but the present variety is the 
finest. First-class Certificate to Messrs. Charlesworth and 
Co., Bradford. 
Angraecem rothschildianmn. 
The stems of this new species are very short and bear 
obovate oblong leaves similar to those of some species of Pha- 
laenopsis. The flowers; are borne on a short drooping raceme. 
The sepals* are white, faintly tinted with green,. The large 
cup-shaped lip has* *a green blotch on the disc, and a brown one 
at the very base. The* structure of the flower is rather re¬ 
markable*, more; particularly the spur, which is light brown,, 
