July 9, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
563 
Round the Nurseries. 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Feltham. 
Some little time ago we paid a visit of inspection to tlie 
Hale Farm Nurseries of Messrs, T. S. Ware, Ltd., at Feltham, 
Middlesex, and noted a great variety of subjects which they 
have now got together on their new establishment. Having 
said something about their Roses a short time ago, we shall 
devote our space chiefly to the hardy herbaceous and alpine 
subjects, which have always been a. feature of the Hale Farm 
Nurseries. 
The various species of Eremurus have flowered splendidly 
everywhere this year, and, notwithstanding the great height 
of the stem, the plants are almost self-supporting, but a 
single stake makes them secure and does not affect their stately 
appearance. E. robustus Elwesii had made stems 8 ft. high, 
and being still in full growth they were calculated to reach 
10 ft. before all the blooms were expanded. The pink flowers, 
with browm ribs, and the great thickness of tile racemes make 
this the facile princeps of the race. This differs from the 
type in flowering fourteen days earlier and in having green 
leaves. The' stems of E. himalaicus, on the other hand, were 
only about 6 ft, high, and their white flo'wers were equally 
distinct and easily recognisable. 
As many of our readers are now aware, alpine plants are 
always very 'strongly represented in the collection, and in 
going through the frame grounds we noted the beautiful Aspe- 
l'ula suberosa, figured in Yol. XX., page 443, of The Gardening 
World. Somewhat similar is A. Gussoni, but the foliage is 
green, not’ grey, and the pink flowers are produced in a dense 
cluster on the top. A very choice rock plant is Achillea rupes- 
tris, producing umbels of relatively large white flowers. The 
dwarf Phloxes were just then in perfection, including P. stel- 
laria, P. subulata Vivid, and P. ®. Fairy, with lilac flowers and 
ten violet spots in the centre. Here', also, was a healthy lot 
of Ourisia coccinea', with its brilliant scarlet flowers. The 
Alpine Poppy already possesses salmon, yellow, white, pink, 
and rose flowers. Cheiranthus alpinus ma jor had flowers some-- 
what similar to those of C. alpinus, but they were larger, 
frequently streaked with brown, and fragrant. It is unneces¬ 
sary to describe Ramondia pyrenaica, Viola pedgfita, and An- 
drosace lanuginosa, but they are amongst the choicest of alpine 
plants, Saxifragas of the crusted type' are very numerous, and 
a very choice one is that named >S. Ian to® can a superba, which 
forms a fine pyramid of flowers on stems 18 in. high. Of 
the same graceful habit is S. cochlearis, with purple stems. A 
choice but useful subject is Chamaelirium carolinianum, suit¬ 
able for a peat bed in a fairly moist situation. 
A good collection of Cypripediunr included such well known 
species as C. Calceolus and C. pubescems. Even more choice 
and refined is C. candidum, with brown sepals and petals and 
a white lip. Charming also is C. montanum, bearing one to 
three flowers on a stem, and having brown sepals and petals 
and a white lip. All of these are of the easiest cultivation 
when grown in suitable situations, while grown in pots and in 
frames they make the choicest of subjects, and flower earlier 
by such treatment. 
Very few of the Aremariasi make good growing plants, but 
two at least of them make first-class rock garden subjects. 
iese are A. grandiflora., with white flowers, and A. purpu- 
iftscens with pink flowers about the size of a sixpence', and 
having the habit of the Cushion Pink. 
> everal of the rock Pinks were in bloom, including the' rosy 
lanthus alpinus and D. alpestris, with deep rose flowers, 
ner choice subjects for walls or rocks were Erinus alpinus, 
h. a ' a “ JUS >. Lithospermum pro-stratum, the Cushion Pink 
1 e ^® a 'paulis), Mecoonopsis cambrica plena, Gypsophila 
ceias roides, Saxifraga, Rhei, and S. R. Guildford Seedling, the 
p er iavin g much darker flowers. A very beautiful alpine 
m lin } u *!’ was P- loogiflora, with purple flowers and more or less 
f ea >7 . ea y® s - An uncommon plant belonging to the same 
nn y is Gortusa. Matthioli, with nodding purple flowers, 
igeron Roylei is one of the best early flowering specie®. Very 
pretty also' for rock work is Anthemis macedonica, with silvery 
foliage and large heads, with over-lapping white rays. Spiraea 
Aruncusi Kneiffi is notable for the finely-cut character of its 
leaves. 
Most of us are familiar with the Edelweiss of the Alps, but 
Messrs. Ware have got two other forms here which appear 
perfectly distinct. In the case of the common one, the Leon- 
topodium, the leave® of which are produced in dense radical 
tufts with a few on the stem, and the flower-heads are sur¬ 
rounded by eight to eleven bracts, which are the ornamental 
part of the flower-head. The plants of L. japonicum floAvered 
the first year on a single stem. During the second year the&e 
stems had hardened as if shrubby, bearing oblong or lanceolate 
leaves rather thickly on the upper part. At the same time the 
plant branched freely at the base, showing it to' be' a true 
Sarracenia flava major. 
perennial. Five; large bracts and some smaller ones surround 
the heads', but in all cases they are shorter than in L. alpinum. 
L. himalaicum has its leave® in more compact tufts close to 
the ground, and they are green, above and silky beneath. The 
heads are surrounded by seven to nine rays', which are shorter 
and narrower than in L. alpinum. These distinctions are 
easier to detect than to describe when the plants are under 
observation, but the' two last-named are certainly different 
from the European species, and possibly they may prove to 
be more durable. 
Several of the. Anemones were in perfection at the time of 
our visit, including A. narcissiflora, bearing numerous flowers 
on the top of the stem. A strong growing species is A. alpina, 
with finely divided leaves and white flowers. Much dwarfer 
and neater in every way is A. palmataalba, with white flowers 
and a yellow centre. A choice variety is A. sylvestris fl. pi., 
having very double pure white flowers, and well-named the 
Snowdrop Windflower. A Forget-me-Not, named Myosotis 
palustris B Fight-eye, is characterised by having large 
