December 17, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
1033 
Carnation Mrs. T. W. Lawson Sporting.- -We learn from 
the “ Florists’ Exchange ” that this famous Carnation, which 
was originally purchased for thirty thousand dollars, has now 
given rise to a scarlet sport in at least two different places. 
If it maintains the form and general character of its parent and 
l-emains constant it will be much sought after. 
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Trees for Southsea Common.- The local authorities at 
Southsea have at length obtained the consent of the War Office 
to plant trees on Southsea Common. The idea is to plant 
trees along the principal roads crossing the common, as well 
as on the outskirts of it, and this will very soon be put into 
practice. 
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Killed by a Falling Tree. —A regrettable accident occurred 
at Chirk, North Wales, on the 8th inst. Several employees of 
the Shropshire Union Canal Co. were engaged in felling timber 
on the embankment near Chirk Bridge. Three men were steady¬ 
ing a tree that was being cut, and others were endeavouring 
to compel the tree to fall on one side. The tree in question 
suddenly swerved, and Mr. Frederick Northall was forcibly 
hurled into the air to a height of 30 ft.., and, falling upon 
another tree, was killed by his neck being broken. Mr. John 
Rowlands, of Dudleston, was forcibly swung through the 
branches of another tree, and when rescued was found to have 
a severe fracture of the skull, besides other injuries. Fie 
was taken to Oswestry Infirmary, where he lies in a critical 
condition. An inquest was held on the 9th inst., the result of 
which was that the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, 
and attached no blame to anyone. 
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ottage Garden Rose. 
I have several times seen a very large bush 1 of a light pink 
Rose in cottage gardens which I should like to add to our list of 
summer blooming or decorative Roses. I think it would make 
a gorgeous hedge by way of a screen, if not veiy much pruned. 
Could you suggest its name? (A. Walker.) 
Very likely what, you mean is one of the Damask Roses, and 
very likely the variety known as Celestial or Rose Celeste. 
There is, however, another one known as Maiden’s Blush, 
which has slightly darker flowers. 
Transplanting Irish Yews. 
We have a fine specimen of the Irish Yew which is in 'he 
way of some improvements, but Conifers are generally trouble¬ 
some to move. As it is 10 ft. or 12 ft. high, we do not want 
to lose it, but could find a good place for it about 100 yards 
away if you think it could be moved with safety. (Yew.) 
Yew trees make more numerous fibres upon their roots than 
some Conifers, and may be lifted with safety, even if of large 
size, provided they are lifted with large enough ball of soil. 
It'will depend upon the nature of this as to how large a ball 
could be held together by the roots, but a tree of the size 
you mention would be worth a little care in putting boards 
underneath and matting round the sides before the tree is 
hoisted from its position. If a good ball of soil, say about 
4 ft. to 5 ft. in diameter, were lifted with the tree, there 
would be no risk whatever in transplanting it. If, however, 
the tree could be left in its present position for another twelve 
months it might be root-pruned at present by having a trench 
taken out all round it at a distance of 3ft. from the trunk. 
Some good soil thrown into this trench would encourage the 
production of an abundance of fibrous roots, which would make 
the tree easy to transplant next year without any risk of failure. 
Rabbits and Wire-netting. 
We have a small piece of reserve garden here, but the place 
is much infested with rabbits, and we must not shoot them. 
Wire-netting was placed round it, but they burrow under the 
netting, though it is partly sunk into the ground. An answer 
through The Gardening World would much oblige if you 
can say how to keep out the pest. (A. R. D.) 
You will observe that when rabbits burrow into the ground 
with the direct object of getting under wire-netting that they 
do so close up to the wire. They dig down till they can find 
their way beneath the wire. If, however, you were to iift 
the wire and bend a portion of it horizontally it may then be 
put in the ground at no great depth, but with the bent portion 
to the outside. The rabbits will try it again in the usual way 
by burrowing close to the wire, and when they come to the 
horizontal portion they are baffled. You might well try this 
plan, as people have found it useful. 
Lily of the Valley not Starting. 
Rome time ago I saw some very fine Lilies of the Valley at 
a show, and immediately afterwards I picked out some fine 
crowns and made up two dozen pots. These I placed in a tem¬ 
perature of 60 deg., but they do not make a sign of starting. 
Please say what is the reason. (Coxv allaria.) 
The Lily of the Valley which you saw was in all probability 
from retarded crowns, that is the crowns of last year had been 
placed in a refrigerating or freezing room, and thus prevented 
from growing at its usual time. When removed from the cold 
storage house and put in soil such retarded crowns come away 
with the slightest provocation in the matter of temperature. 
On the other hand, crowns that are lifted previous to Christmas 
are not sufficiently matured or rested to start except under a 
very high temperature, and even then they do not always give 
full satisfaction. If you want Lilies of the Valley in the autumn 
your best plan would be to obtain some retarded crowns from 
those who deal in the same, leaving your own home-grown roots 
till after the new year at least. They start much more readily 
after they have had frost in the open ground, and certainly 
after sufficient time to mature. 
Water Lilies. 
Please name a half-dozen of the best hardy Water Lilies. 
We want to plant some in a pond next spring. A variety 
of colours is what we want. (A. L.) 
Half-a-dozen can scarcely enable you to get anything like tho 
best representatives of the different colours now at command, 
but they will be sufficient to give you a good beginning. You 
should certainly get Nymphaea marliacea albida with very 
nearly pure white flowers, notable for their very large size and 
sweet scent. N. odorata sulphurea is also sweet-scented, and 
of light sulphur colour. N. gladstoniana is another pure white, 
notable 1 for the great breadth of its petals, while the flowers 
themselves are 6 in. to 8 in. in diameter. N. Robinsoni has 
rich violet-purple flowers shaded with red, and makes a fine 
contrast. N. Laydekeri fulgens has dark red flowers, with 
crimson stamens. William Doogue is of very recent introduc¬ 
tion, and is notable for its massive soft pink flowers and great 
substance. 
Asparagus Ferns. 
Can you tell me the proper name of a plant being sold in the 
market place here as Asparagus Fern? It does not look much 
like a Fern. (C. T.) 
Asparagus is the proper name of the plant in question ; and 
usually it consists of seedlings of the ordinary Asparagus 
of the kitchen garden, so that in this case the proper name 
would be A. officinalis. Without a specimen it would be 
unsafe to say that this was absolutely the one in question, 
because people having an extra supply of some other kind 
might sell it under that name. The common Asparagus would 
have the advantage of cheapness in its favour, so that if only 
a low price was asked for the Asparagus Ferns it was most 
probably the common one. 
Pelargoniums for Winter Flowering. 
I read in The Gardening World some years ago an account 
of Pelargoniums grown on walls for cut flowers in winter. 
Please say if they require any special treatment and if any 
particular varieties are necessary for this purpose. (S. T.) 
The best plan for getting an abundance of cut flowers from 
Pelargoniums on walls would be to have a border properly 
prepared for them, making up a compost of good fibrous loam, 
leaf mould, and sank You can always assist them when growing 
by the use of liquid manure, or some other well recognised 
artificial manure. The soil, however, should be made quite 
firm to ''encourage short-jointed growth, as this is very essential 
for Pelargoniums in winter. In soft, loose soil, especially if 
made very rich, the plants would grow rampantly, but would 
