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THE GARDENING WORLD « 
December 31, 1904, 
Already several varieties have been given distinct names, 
and though the early cultivators regarded them as species, it' 
seems more correct to regard them as varieties, as is done at 
Kew. T. D. alba has creamy-white flowers becoming almost 
pure as they reach full development. They are also sweetly 
scented. T. D. aximensis is a distinct variety from Savoy, 
having brilliant crimson flowers with a green and golden base, 
the green occupying the upper part of the blotch. The outer 
face of the segments is rosy, or more or less of a decided 
silvery-grey. 
T. 1). fransoniana lias very large red flowers with a broadly 
wedge-shaped black blotch surrounded by a yellow or white 
band that is sometimes very broad. T. I). lutescens has pale 
satiny-yellow flowers, mottled and striated with pale red on 
the back or both surfaces. The flowers are longer than in 
most- other varieties, and have a lozenge-shaped blackish-green 
blotch on the base. 
One of the most handsome of all the varieties is T. D. 
mauriana from Savoy, and sometimes regarded as a distinct 
species. The flowers are large and brilliant scarlet, with a 
large, well-defined golden area at the base. A variety named 
Scarlet Emperor has flowers 3T in. long, and seems to be a 
glorified T. D. mauriana. It was originally picked up in an 
old cottage garden, and would give some idea that bulbs of 
some of the 'forms of this fine Tulip have previously been in¬ 
troduced to this country and their distinctness and relation¬ 
ships overlooked. 
T. D. camptopetala has flowers 2 in. to 3 in. long and varie¬ 
gated with red and yellow. T. D. planifolia has narrow glau¬ 
cous and flat leaves. The flowers are brilliant red, with a 
large, wedge-shaped dusky black blotch at the base. It is also 
a beautiful and effective variety. 
Notes from the Public Gardens at Bourne¬ 
mouth. 
Many of our fashionable watering and seaside towns are 
noted for their beautiful gardens. It is doubtful if any can 
excel Bournemouth, and it deserves its name as the evergreen 
valley of the south. 
Having frequented this place for near on forty years, I have 
seen much of the increased beauty and development of the town 
and gardens, and few could have realised the perfection 
it would have been brought to in this time. The cor¬ 
poration deserve a word of praise for the liberal way they 
have spent money to assist Nature (for'the art itself is Nature), 
and I believe nothing repays the town better by being the 
means of attracting many there. 
During the late autumn (early in October) I was staying 
there for a few days, and being a devoted lover, having this as 
my vocation, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Stevenson, the 
superintendent of these and Boscombe, and had a ’short chat 
about a few things that thrive there so well. It occurred to 
me a note on a few things in these gardens may interest your 
readers. 
Many are under the impression that, there is a large amount 
of glasshouses for supplying these gardens, but this is not so. 
There is a nursery farm of small extent near the Bath Hotel. 
This consists of frames and a few cold houses. If any are 
heated I did not observe them. 
In this garden I was most impressed with the amount of 
material brought on for furnishing the Winter Gardens and 
the grounds. Being a sheltered spot, many tender plants 
thrive here in cold frames and afford material for filling the 
beds in the next summer. A mat to cover at night is the chief 
thing needed for protection. Such as Pentstemons, Calceo¬ 
larias and material only receive rough sheets of iron put over 
them in severe weather. 
Seeing a spring display is made in the beds, etc., I found 
enormous quantities of seedling Pansies, Silene, Mvosotis and 
tilings of a kindred nature, and a fine collection of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums for decoration in the' Winter Gardens just being put in 
a cold house from rain spoiling their blooms. I observed mostly 
decorative kinds were grown, and those of strong colours being 
slightly disbudded. 
To attempt to give a description of the many effective beds 
would be unwise in the limited space at command, and I shall 
confine my notes on a few of the best things and beds and a 
few seedling plants. 
Nothing could be more effective than a big bed of Cactus 
Dahlias in a few striking colours, well blended and not planted 
too thickly. In this way all the bloom was seen ; added to 
this Mr. Stevenson showed me the crowns of Delphiniums 
which had made a fine show before the Dahlias had come into 
bloom. Round this bed is the finest band of that fine Funkia 
grandiflora-—a mass. Although somewhat tender here, it had 
been for four or five years undisturbed, the fine light foliage 
setting off the Dahlias grandly, having a few spikes of their 
beautiful white flowers open, and I was told that the second 
and third year from planting they were a sheet of white bloom. 
It was intended to replant them next spring. This is the best 
.of the Funkias where there is a little shelter. Cannas were 
very fine, especially Florence Vaughan, yellow, with crimson 
spot; also Alphonse Bouvier, scarlet. These two are spoken 
of highly, and certainly some fine Begonias and Fuchsias were 
well mixed with an edging of blue Lobelia. 
Cineraria maritima Sutton’s Diamond is a great improve- 
,merit on the old maritima, being much dwarfer and brighter in 
colour, the silver showing more. 
Lobelia cardinalis Firefly was used to good effect amongst 
it. Sutton’s Alyssum minimum was very pretty used in many 
ways as an edging plant, having a profusion of small white 
flowers, being very dwarf. 
Leading to the pier from the centre of the gardens are 
groups of shrubs with wider borders in front. These are used 
.to the best for mixed gardening all through the year, and 
although many hardy tall growing plants are used, these did 
not present the least untidy look, from groups of tender 
.plants and annuals being nicely placed amongst them. This 
is the tr ue kind of gardening, and which we want to see more 
■of. Here I noticed a fine strain of Marguerite Carnations 
from the Reading firm, the best I have seen. These remain 
out all through the winter and continued blooming in favour¬ 
able weather. 
The same may be said of East Lothian stocks, which were 
doing well from old plants. Groups of buttons Polygonum 
White Gem and Ruby Gem were beautiful. The dwarf Matri¬ 
caria Golden and Silver Ball made a fine bit of colour as 
edging. Marigold Legion of Honour, a fine select strain and 
used in one position in a, line, was fine. 
I must not fail to mention the splendid Celosia pyramidalis, 
both Webbs’ and Sutton’s strain, were glorious, shewing their 
value in the open garden. Many other things might be named 
did space permit, but I must not refrain from saying many 
greenhouse plants are now being planted out to prove their 
hardiness; the big Cameli'as Dracaena indivisa and others 
look none the worse for being out last winter. 
Beautiful as these gardens are, those at Boscombe are 
equally so. The winding walk to the sea is lovely. In a 
dressed portion near Christchurch road was used as a ground 
work Mesembryanthemum blandum ; the sun shining on it was 
magnificent. The scarlet. Salvia in a big bed, with Cineiaiia 
maritima edging, was glorious, and many other things equally 
‘ Hampton Nursery Assessments.— The Kingston l mon 
Assessment Committee had a meeting recently at which tne 
clerk stated that, with the assistance of Mr. May, he had been 
enabled to get information as to the mode of assessing nur¬ 
serymen’s glasshouses in Hertfordshire. In that county expem 
valuations had been made, and the'conclusion at which they 
arrived was that £50 per acre was a fair assessment for lam 
covered with glasshouses. One of the speakers saicl ia 
would be better to put the asessment at so much per thoiisana 
feet of glass, say 23s. This was reckoned to amount to tie 
same value as that above given, and it was understood 
this course would be. adopted. 
