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THE GARDENING WORLD, 
April 29, 1905. 
Large Carrots. —Some fine samples were dug up the other 
week in a garden at Ash Thomas, Devon. One measured 
3 ft. 114 in. in length, and another 3 ft. 104 in. 
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Mr. Albert Edge, gardener to Mr. Lehmann, the noted 
Orchid enthusiast, of Heaton Mersey, left his home on April 
15tli on his bicycle, and has not been heard of for some days. 
He is forty-three years of age, and stoutly built. 
A Valuable Flower. —It is announced by the lay Dress that 
Mr. Burbank has produced a flower which is white during the 
first three days of its existence, changing to pink, and then 
to deep red. Unfortunately for the flower, it has been given 
a plurality of names, namely, a Carnation and a Chrysanthe¬ 
mum. A good many of the last named change colour consider¬ 
ably during the progress of their development from the bud 
state to the fully-expanded flower. Others, again, or even the 
same flowers, gradually assume a different shade of colour as 
they pass their best or most perfect stage. Carnations are 
less likely to show such a variety of colours at any stage. 
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A Poplar ox the Lean.— Wherever I have chanced to ob¬ 
serve the Black Poplar, otherwise known as the Italian, the 
stems have always been leaning to one side. When planted 
near a house, I had an idea at first that the trees were simply 
leaning away from the house- like a plant in a window drawn 
towards the light, I have, however, seen lines of them all 
leaning towards the east, and those were trees that had been 
planted in position when of some considerable size, so that 
one may presume the planter placed them upright on that 
occasion. Since then, however, the trees have attained con¬ 
siderable height, and are leaning towards the east, as stated, 
so that it is not merely a question of light, but a habit peculiai 
to this tree. Possibly there are other trees of like habit, but 
the character of this one is always alike where I have observed 
it. Possibly some may have seen trees that are upright. I should 
be pleased to leam where there are any which were not so 
planted after having attained considerable height and thick¬ 
ness of trunk.—P. C. 
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The Long-lost Cypripedium. —The plants of C. fairieanum 
now in cultivation are very much limited, and apparently 
diminishing in number. Great exertions have been made tor 
years past in order to discover the wild habitat of the plant, borne 
"of our daily contemporaries state that the plant has been re¬ 
discovered, and is creating great excitement in the Orchid 
world. An engineer who has been travelling in the wilds oi 
Bliotan is said to have discovered a small batch of plants. Very 
little is known for certain about the native habitat of this 
species, as it first appeared in this country amongst plants 
sold at Stevens’ Rooms that had been sent from Assam. The 
late M. Van Houtte, of Ghent, stated that he had received it 
without name from a correspondent in Bliotan. We shall not 
build up much faith on the re-appearance of this famous 
Cypripedium until we see live specimens of it. 
Garden Architecture.— The above subject was discussed by 
Mr. Mervyn Macartney at the Royal Institute of British Archi¬ 
tects, Conduit Street, London, W., on the 17th inst. He stated 
that the subject had been much discussed within recent years, 
and that rival claimants had put forward the advantages of 
formal and informal gardens respectively. At present formal 
wardens held the field, and he hoped that the fashion m this 
respect- would prove constant. He would rather be the designer 
of Montacute than Versailles, and, going further, he preferred 
Haddon Hall terrace to Versailles. Nevertheless, he admitted 
that Chatsworth and the Crystal Palace bored him. They were 
laid out on grand lines, but were meant for spectacular per¬ 
formances, and unless all the fountains were playing the im¬ 
pression left was that of an empty theatre. While discussing 
the subject of formal gardens. Mr. Macartney showed sonie, 
famous British and Continental gardens by means oi the-lan¬ 
tern English. French, Italian, and Spanish gardens were com¬ 
pared and their differences pointed out. The beauty of English 
lawns was also referred to, and the difficulty that was encoun¬ 
tered abroad by those who attempted to follow our example m 
the making of them. He was not in favour of geometrical beds, 
which he describes as “ unhappy compositions with shapes like 
tadpoles, kidneys, etc.” Topiary work he would not undertake 
on anv extensive scale. The ideal site of his garden would not 
be on" a hill for the purpose of getting a panoramic view but 
should be where foreground, middle, and distance would all 
be provided for. 
The Garden City.— The great feature of the ownership of 
land belonging to garden cities is that the unearned increment 
is not to enrich private owners or shareholders, but to benefit 
the inhabitants of such cities as a whole. This is indeed the 
difference between municipal ownership and private owner¬ 
ship. 
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Sending Lilies to America. —The flowering of Tiger Lilies 
is now well understood in this country, and it is stated that 
growers have been sending flowers of Tiger Lilies to France, 
and even to America. During the long voyage to these coun¬ 
tries the flowers are kept in cold stores, and arrive at their 
destination in good condition. 
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Spain to send tts Potatos. —For some years past foreign 
Potatos have reached this country from France, Germany, and 
Holland. It is estimated that about ten million bags reach 
Britain annually from those countries. Spanish exporters 
think they can send us large quantities of excellent tubers at 
any period of the year, and we understand that some of these 
exporters are about to make an experiment with the object 
of establishing a Potato industry with this country. 
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Pine Trees at Bournemouth. —For some time past the area 
planted with Pine trees at Bournemouth has been contracted 
owing to building on sites previously occupied with trees. The 
Town Council has been endeavouring to counteract this by 
planting Pine trees on its own freehold land, but this is limited, 
and a suggestion is made that the Council should appoint a 
skilled arboriculturist to control the planting of Pine trees 
and influence neighbouring landlords in the same respect. 
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A Japanese Suggestion for London Children. —Some time 
ago a little Japanese child of Nagasaki wrote to the editor of 
the “ Evening News ” suggesting that the children of London 
should join hands with those of Japan in a great flower league. 
With the object of supplj'ing the materials for this idea the 
editor took steps to secure thousands of Chrysanthemum slips 
last autumn, and these are rooted in the nurseries of Messrs. 
Cragg, Harrison and Cragg, Merivale House, Heston, Houns¬ 
low, where they are waiting the applications of London children. 
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Cypripedium fairieanum. —An article concerning the reputed 
rediscovery of this rare Orchid appeared in the “ Times,” to 
which Mr. Francis Wellesley, Westfield Common, Woking, re¬ 
plied, giving a note of warning. He advises the prospective 
buyer to beware. The Cypripedium lias been so often promised 
that one lias become sceptical, and seeing that the discovery 
was made by an engineer, and not by an expert, he thinks it 
necessary to be doubly cautious. He advises no one- to 'buy it 
out of flower except from a dealer of the highest repute who 
will furnish a written guarantee with each plant. 
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Proposed Testimonial to Mr. W. Greenaway.— Some little 
time ago the Oxford Chrysanthemum Society had resolved to 
present a testimonial to its secretary, Mr. William Greenaway, 
in recognition of his long services to the county. Almost as 
soon as this subject was mooted it soon became evident that 
there was a strong feeling that something substantial might be 
got up in favour of the secretary. At subsequent meetings of 
the members of the Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural Society 
and the Headington Horticultural and Poultry Society it was 
resolved to enlarge the area- from which the subscriptions 
should be received. Mr. Greenaway has been secretary to the 
Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural for twenty-five years, for a 
similar period to the Headington Society, and for thirty-seven 
years to the Oxford Chrysanthemum Society. He is to be pre¬ 
sented with the testimonial in- money, together with a list oi 
names of the subscribers. 
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Primrose Day. —The 19tli April was again observed as Prim¬ 
rose Day in London and the suburbs apparently with ail tlie 
enthusiasm of former times. In all probability, however, moie 
than half of the wearers did not attach any political .importance 
to the wearing of the Primroses. It is more likely that many 
of them are simply charmed with an interesting and sii P 
wild flower, and, seeing so many people with a nosegaj 1 
yellow bloom, they thought it was the proper thing to do borne 
years ago the question was raised whether it would no P . 
brow Primroses for supplying the wants of I rimro-e 
