March 11. 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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L. Batemanniae is classed as a variety of L. elegans, and it 
roidd he difficult to find any real cause by which it may be 
e pa rated, except in the remarkable vigour and height of the 
;amt, together with the number of flowers on a plant compared 
vitli the more typical forms of L. elegans. L. W allacei is also 
.laced here as a variety of L. elegans, which lias a distmguish- 
n „ feature in the nodding character of the flowers, recalling a 
lybrid between species belonging to two sections of the genus, 
did iu some books regarded and classed as a separate species 
, r hybrid according to the opinion of the respective authors, 
phe best varieties of L. longiflorum, L. speciosum, and L. 
tigrinum are also briefly described in the same way. No doubt, 
tliere are differences amongst the so-called varieties of L. longi¬ 
florum, but they require to be grown under favourable condi- 
jtions, either under glass or in relatively warm countries, in 
order to bring out their differences. Planted out of doors in 
lliis country they seem to lose their distinct characters. 
Amongst the more recent Lilies included here, not listed in 
older books, are L. Kelloggii, L. Grayi, and L. maritimum, 
together with their cultural requirements. The first-named 
is^iot well known yet, having only been recently introduced. 
It is evidently a New World representative of the Old World 
Martagon, the resemblance being very close so far as the 
flowers go. In dealing with the cultural requirements of 
Lilies, a number of them are described as suitable only for 
greenhouse treatment, either in pots or planted out. Amongst 
these are L. neilgherrense, L. nepalense, L. philippinense, L. 
primulinum, L. polypliyllum, L. Lowii, and various others. 
Cool greenhouse treatment is sufficient for most of them, but. 
warm greenhouse treatment is recommended for the Philippine 
Lily, which has never become very plentiful in this country, 
but seems to have scored a success in the United States by the 
system of growing the bulbs planted on benches. 
A chapter deals with the time of flowering of the various 
species of Lily classed under the respective months when they 
flower naturally in the open air. A chapter also deals with 
the pot culture of the Lilies, diseases and insect pests, and the 
ailments to which Lilies are subjected. At the end of the book 
is a useful list of species, varieties and synonyms, the latter 
being sufficiently numerous to cause a deal of doubt and per¬ 
plexity amongst growers. The list, will enable such cultivators 
to place the various names under the proper one. A number 
of illustrations are scattered throughout the book, including 
some interesting ones showing Lilies that have been flowered 
at various places and under different conditions, including the 
Japanese garden at Holland House, Kensington, cottage 
gardens in rural districts, and a fine picture of the late CL F. 
Wilson standing amongst his Lilies at Wisley in what is now 
the new* garden of the R.H.S. A picture also shows the native 
home of some of the Japanese Lilies. 
Eriostemon myoporoides. 
(See Supplement.) 
On this occasion we illustrate one of a class of plants which 
, has been much neglected for many years past. It belongs to 
the class which is popularly termed New' Holland plants, the 
latter name being given to hard-wooded subjects coming from 
Australia, at one time named New’ Holland. The term came 
to bo applied to similar subjects from other quarters of the 
world. All of them may be grown to perfection in a cool 
greenhouse or conservatory. Formerly they were chiefly' 
grown in pots, although it has been found that they will grow’ 
more vigorously and give less trouble when planted out in the 
borders or beds of a cool house. 
Having veiy tine fibrous roots, most of them require a 
quantity of peat in the soil, or several of them may be success¬ 
fully- cultivated in soil consisting .chiefly', if not entirely, of 
' fibrous peat, merely broken into a lumpy condition and mixed 
with sharp silver sand to keep the compost perfectly' open, so 
that the superfluous moisture may drain away, stagnant mois¬ 
ture being very detrimental to the wellbeing of the roots. 
Pieces of charcoal may or may not be mixed with the compost 
to lend additional porosity where this is considered noces- u \ 
Plie Eriostemons may be grown in a soil of this character, but 
hitherto cultivators have been in the habit of mixing a small 
quantity of good fibrous loam with the peat. When planted 
out in a border, the soil may consist chiefly of loam if of a 
good fibrous character, and rendered porous if not naturally' so. 
The accompanying illustration gives a side view of a very 
fine plant of E. myoporoides which has been flowering for 
weeks past planted out in the greenhouse at Kew. Owing to 
the situation of the plant it was impossible for us to get a 
good front view, so that the photograph has been taken from 
one side only, and does not show the best aspect of the plant. 
It is about 5 ft. high, forming a compact and dense bush, 
simply laden with flowers. When the photograph was taken 
only a few of the flowers were expanded. After the plant was 
in full bloom, the foliage was much more extensively hidden 
by the flowers. 
In the plant in question these flowers are white, after they 
are open, at least, though the species is sometimes described as 
having rose flowers. This may be the case, as the various 
known species vaiy slightly between these two shades of 
colour, generally being a mixture of the two. For some years 
the species was grown under the name of E. cuspidatus, and 
a description has been given of E. myoporoides that does not 
seem altogether true to the plant when seen under its best 
Rei>fce]> Diagram of Leguminosae. (See page 199.) 
conditions. The flowers are produced in trusses of numerous 
blooms. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate, ending in a short, 
point, and are thickly studded with semi-transparent glands 
like those of the Orange, the species in question belonging to 
the same family. 
Malmaison Carnations in Winter. 
I was much surprised when I read “ Pom Pom’s ” article 
on the above, which appeared in The Gardening World Jan¬ 
uary 7th, to find wliat a peculiar method he adopts to flower 
Malmaisons in winter. I would like to ask him how long he 
lias practised the method which he describes, and if he could 
recommend it as a very profitable one, for, after reading it 
through, I came to the conclusion that he would be arrowing 
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his plants eighteen months before obtaining a single bloom. 
“ Pom Pom’s ” advice is to remove the points of all those not 
breaking when they' are potted up in September, but from 
what I can gather from his notes, those that are breaking he 
would leave unpinched until the following May, when as soon 
as the flower-spikes appear he cuts them out. Why not cut 
them all out in September if y'ou are to cut them out at all? 
He has certainly found the Malmaison to be a stronger 
feeder than most of us when he advises top-dressing with 
patent manure mixed with soil, and then waters alternately 
with liquid manure. 
I think there are other readers besides myself who would 
like to know what varieties “ Pom Pom ” grows when he 
obtains three and four “ perfect ” blooms on one stem. I am 
fully- aware that some market-growers practise the idea, but 
their blooms are a long way from being perfect. II. H. 
