December 10, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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allows a free play of light all through the plants, which were 
in the best of health and conditio®. A nip clops is Veitohi is 
also very serviceable for a variety of purposes, and is very 
extensively grown in pots, the young foliage being very hand¬ 
some for decorative purpose®. 
Another house entered contained all the more popular 
Palms and several evergreen subjects, such as Aspidistras, 
which were planted out because they increase much more 
rapidly when so treated than in pots. Very handsomely 
furnished were the specimens of Euiya. latifolia, variegata, 
which varied from 3 ft. to 5 ft. in height'. This plant is closely 
allied to the Camellia, but is grown solely for its variegated 
foliage, which is handsome at all periods of the year. Not 
much attention isi given to Orchids; nevertheless a few are 
grown for the sake of out flowers, including Cypripediums, 
Oncidiuim incurvum and Laelia anoeps, the flower-spikes of the 
latter being well advanced even at the period of which we 
speak. 
In the propagating house we noted well-fumished specimens 
of Dracaena, rubra, D. Bruanti; and D. amabilis; all in 48-size 
pots. Here we observed the method of procedure for obtain¬ 
ing the shapely and well-furnished plants of Araucaria excelsa. 
About 500 to' 600 old stocks were kept in the house for the 
purpose of furnishing cuttings. Only those taking tire form 
of a leader are of any value for propagation ; therefore when 
the top® of the plants are removed they attempt to make, a 
number of fresh leaders, and these in turn are utilised for cut¬ 
tings. A batch of them put in during the first week of July 
showed that many of them had rooted in the course of four 
weeks. Asparagus plumosus nanus is another favourite, and 
large quantities of it in 32-sizei pots varied from 18 in. to 
3 ft. in height or more. 
In another house we noted' more of it varying from 1 ft. to 
6 ft. in height, the latter being old plant® laden with berries 
for the purpose of increasing stock. The blue and grey berries 
made the plant ornamental on account of their numbers. 
The Palms grown here in such quantities are raised on the 
premises, for we noted something likei 30,000 seedlings in one 
of the house®, these being chiefly Kentias. Further on we 
noted another Palm house 150 ft. long devoted to plants of 
various sizes', but most of them of that serviceable size which 
can be grown, and utilised in, 48-sizei pots. All of the above 
were in a clean and healthy condition, as Mr. Phillips 
thoroughly understands the cultivation of this das® of plants 
and attends to their wants. 
Trade Notices. 
hunt’s Chrysanthemum Manures. 
It is hardly necessary to inform our readers that Mr. 
Thomas Lunt, of Keir Gardens, Dunblane, knows bow to grow 
Chrysanthemums, and knowsi what manure to, give them, after 
recording his numerous successes for so many years. Mr. 
Lunt believes he owes his success in a large measure toi the 
special compounds he has devised for mixing with the potting 
soil for his Chrysanthemums. He also issues a form of it for 
feeding the plant® after they have been established in their 
flowering pots, and his success pas been due to, the judicious 
use of both these forms or special mixtures, of plant food. We 
may say that the Chrysanthemum manure is used in the com¬ 
post both a,t the first, second, and final potting. This carries 
them on until the buds are set. His chemical mixture for 
developing the flowers is then, employed, and consists of a 
very concentrated mixtiurei applied in water according to direc¬ 
tions. The special formula® of these compos it ion®' have been 
communicated to Messrs. Alexander Cross and Son®, Ltd., 19, 
Hope Street, Glasgow, who are now putting every other Chry¬ 
santhemum grower on. a similar footing to Mr. Lunt- 
Illustrated Iron Building List. 
On our table is the new Illustrated Iron Building List issued 
by Messrs. William Cooper, Ltd., 751, Old Kent, Road, London, 
S.E. This gives a view of his portable iron houses and 
studio®, and also a ground plan of each of the houses repre¬ 
sented. These are of various sizes and different form, so, as 
to' meet the requirements of the many people for whom they 
are intended. Being intended for offices and studios, they 
are neat and useful rather- than ornamental. All of them axe 
fitted with one or m-orei windows in the sides, and in some cases 
in the roof, where the light is a, special necessity. In other 
case® 'bay windows are continued to the same level as the roof 
according to tile special requirements. The list also' gives 
plans of a large number of iron houses intended as cottages. 
The ground plan shows 'tire division, into, the various rooms 
and convenience® required by those living in the cottages. 
These vary from cottage® of very simple design to those of 
a more pretentious character with gables' extending to the 
front of the main, building. Such structures have numerous 
rooms upon 'the ground floor. At present, when .there is such 
an outcry of the lack of houses in rural districts; this might 
meet a want where more expensive buildings would be out 
of the question. 
Messrs. Bunyard’s Catalogue. 
^ Besides the sumptuous fruit catalogue sent out by Messrs. 
George Bunyard and Co., Ltd., Royal Nurseries, iViaidstone, 
which we noticed some time ago, they have also sent out four 
other useful catalogues or list® of the trees, plants; and flowers 
which they 'grow in their extensive nurseries' hr Maidstone and 
the neighbourhood. One of these is a descriptive list of the 
general nursery stock, and runs to 33 pp., exclusive of the 
index. It is devoted to Conifers, evergreens, flowering plants, 
forest and park trees, hedge and woodland plants; climbers, 
American plant®', etc. This catalogue shows what a, wealth 
of flowering trees and shrubs of an ornamental character 
there are now at the command of the planter. Amongst, Coni¬ 
fers are lengthy lists of the more useful varieties, and all 
those which are popular at the present day are here listed and 
described. The firm also goes in extensively for herbaceous 
plants; and a catalogue of these useful subjects extends to 
24 pp. Numerous illustration® serve to give the uninitiated 
an idea, of the general character of a large number of the 
plants described in the list. One list is devoted to Rhododen¬ 
drons, hardy Azalea®:, and American plants; all of which are 
indispensable to' the embellishment of public and private 
establishments. Thei list of hardy climbers also shows a great 
variety of subjects that may be used for 'the covering of walls, 
portcullis, bowers; pillars; verandahs, etc. This also includes 
climbing Roses and half hardy climbers '.suitable for Corn¬ 
wall, Devon a,nd similarly favoured parts of the British Isles. 
Dicksons’ Nursery Catalogue. 
Messrs. Dickson®, and Coe, Edinburgh, send out am excellent 
catalogue of 72 pp. exclusive of a good index. The firm 
.caters for forest tree planters as well as those more decidedly 
devoted to arboriculturei for the adornment of the home 
grounds. Several pictures, are noteworthy, including the pic¬ 
ture of a Silver Weeping Birch which must have been a, very 
tine specimen when photographed. The other to which we 
refer is a photograph of a four-yeareold 'grafted tree of Apple 
James Grieve. This shows a well proportioned bush simply 
laden with full-sized fruits of this! desserib Apple, now rapidly 
rising in public estimation. 
Messrs. Cocker’s Catalogue. 
The new catalogue for the autumn of 1904, and spring 1905, 
issued by Messrs. James Cocker and Sons; Union Street^ Aber¬ 
deen, has been on our table for some time. The first portion 
:s entirely devoted to a, descriptive list of Roses; classified 
under their several headings' of Hybrid Perpetual®; Hybrid 
Teas; Tea Scented, and other Rosie® which they cultivate ex¬ 
tensively and well. The second part of the catalogue is de¬ 
voted to hardy herbaceous and alpine plants; of which they 
ha,vei a very extensive and well-grown collection that is con¬ 
tinually being added to. The late Mr. Cocker never- lost 
sight, of the herbaceous plants and their value when the craze 
for 'summer bedding wa,s ait its height, so that when these 
plants again became more fashionable a. fine collection was 
already in the nursery. The third part of the list gives a 
