July 29, 1905. 
THE OAR DEN! NO WORLD. 
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roots, reducing the ball with a fork until the 
roots are reached. 1 ho exhausted soil having 
been removed, the excavation may be tilled up 
with peat, loam, and leaf mould in equal 
parts. Never allow seeds to be produced at 
the expense of growth, but remove them as 
soon as possible. 
Although it is. said to attain as much as 
15ft. in its native country, it falls far short 
of that here ; 6ft. to 8ft. may be considered 
a fair height for well-developed plants. It 
can be forced earlier in the year in gentle 
heat for the decoration of the conservatory, 
young plants being potted up for this purpose. 
Kalmia glauca, though not so beautiful as 
the above, is a little gem in its way, growing 
only about 2ft. high. It thrives under the 
same conditions as K. latifolia, and bears its 
lilac-purple flowers in spring. The leaves 
appear narrower than they really are, because 
the edges are curled inward, allowing but 
little of the glaucous white of the under side 
to show. This is a very useful shrub for 
rockeries, heath gardens, etc., but becomes 
thin and miserable-looking if neglected. 
Kalmia angustifolia is another dwarf 
species, rarely more than 2ft. to 3ft. high. 
Although named angustifolia, or “ narrow¬ 
leaved,” its. leaves average about two-eighths 
of an inch broader than those of K. glauca. 
They are also of a much lighter green. The 
flowers are purple or crimson, and are pro¬ 
duced in early summer in small corymbs pro¬ 
ceeding from the axils of the upper leaves. 
The terminal bud extending into growth gives 
the flowers the appearance of being placed 
in a whorl. There are two varieties, K. a. 
rubra and K. a. nana, the last named being 
very dwarf. J. C. 
A Substitute for - - 
WALLFLOWERS. 
(Erysimum perovskianum.) 
Considering the beauty of Erysimum perov¬ 
skianum, we fear that a great many plant- 
lovers are unaware of its existence, or the 
many purposes to which it may be put for 
garden decoration and even for cut flowers. 
The flowers are as large as some of the forms 
of Wallflower, and certainly as large as those 
of the alpine Wallflower (Cheiranthus alpinus). 
The plant is an annual, but may be treated as 
a biennial, sowing it in August where it is 
intended to bloom. Under the latter condi¬ 
tions it will come into bloom in the early part 
of summer, while seeds sown in April out of 
doors will come in to supply a succession of 
blossom during July and August. The flowers 
are of a rich orange colour, and for all prac¬ 
tical purposes may-be made to answer as a 
substitute for Wallflowers in summer ; while 
those who have a difficulty in growing the 
perennial Cheiranthus Marshalli or C. Allioni 
may use this annual instead, as it does not 
occasion a deal of trouble in propagating it 
from cuttings in order to preserve it alive. 
Being an annual, it produces seeds abund¬ 
antly, and those sown in the autumn will give 
an abundant supply of seeds, which should be 
sown immediately for the following season’s 
early work. It is a native of the Caucasus, 
and grows 12in. to 18in. in height, while the 
flower possesses a fragrance very similar to 
that of the Wallflower. 
Growth of the British Flower Industry. 
—The British cut-flower industry has grown 
so rapidly that in the first half of this year 
the imports of flowers from the south of 
France to the home markets fell in value to 
£166,290, against £191,641 in the correspond¬ 
ing half-year of 1904, and £203,555 in 1903. 
A HANDSOME 
NEW BORDER PLANT: 
(Ereinurus robust us Elwcsii albus.) 
Nothing in the way of new species or varie¬ 
ties of Eremurus has• come before our notice 
this year, with the exception of the plant 
above named, and which was shown by Mr. 
E REM UK US RORUSTUS ElWESII ALBUS. 
G. Reuthe, Foxhill Hardy Plant Nursery, 
Keston, Kent, at the last Temple Show. Like 
the original form, the plant is of very'vigorous 
growth, and our photograph represents the 
flowering portion of the spike only, which 
measured about 3.1ft. in length, but was not 
fully grown. The flowers are as large as the 
original E. Elwcsii, but instead of being pink 
are white with a green line down the middle 
of each segment. 
Owing to the large number of blooms to be 
represented, it was impossible to show the 
form of the flowers, but any grower can 
imagine a spike of similar size and robustness 
ti the original, with white flowers. In other 
words, we should describe it as an albino. 
The leaves were also of wonderful proportions, 
being channelled, keeled, and 5in. across the 
widest part. 
The cultural treatment required by this 
variety would be precisely similar to that of 
the original. If the cultivator selects a piece 
of ground that is fairly deep, rich, and con¬ 
tains sufficient sand to make it porous and 
friable, the conditions necessary for its well¬ 
being will thus be secured. It is certainly a 
noble variety, and worthy of being added to 
collections not yet possessed of the same. We 
fear, however, it will be scarce for many years 
to come, unless it reproduces itself true from 
seed. 
The WHITE /AIGNONETTE. 
(Reseda alba.) 
This is a decidedly handsome and useful 
plant, capable of making a brave show in diy 
harsh soils where many tilings will not grow ; 
for while its cherished relative the annual 
Mignonette requires liberal treatment to en¬ 
sure good results, this perennial species con¬ 
tents itself and thrives on very meagre fare, 
and even seems to flower the better when 
somewhat starved. The flower spikes, which, 
as indicate 1 by the specific name, are prac¬ 
tically white, are frequently six or seven 
inches in length, and although the perfume 
of the annual Mignonette is absent in the 
perennial, the latter is more than equal m 
point of beauty, for not only is the flower 
sweetly pretty, but the foliage is most ele¬ 
gantly cut, and of a fresh glossy green, while 
its erect bushy habit is another point in its 
favour. 
Seeds germinate readily, and the plants 
quickly attain to flowering size, but it is the 
best plan to sow during July so that the 
plants have time to make good strong plants 
by flowering time next season. No difficulty 
is involved in obtaining and maintaining a 
good stock of this handsome and useful 
plant. Heather Bell. 
The Turkestan Globe Flower. 
(Trollius d.sekuurj uncus .) 
Hitherto we have been growing: a number of 
Globe Flowers from different countries, all 
more or less with globe flowers, as their name 
would indicate. There are, however, several 
species which have their flowers as open as the 
Marsh Marigold, and this is one of them. It 
comes from Turkestan, or Central Asia, and 
we do not ask our readers to trouble them¬ 
selves in the pronunciation of the botanical 
name. The plant grows about 18in. high, and 
has broad, very little divided leaves, there 
being only three to five shallow lobes, and 
therefore in this respect quite distinct from 
the European Globe Flower. The flowers are 
quite open, saucer-shaped, and of a rich golden 
yellow. The ornamental part of the flower 
consists of ten to twelve sepals. The petals 
are orange coloured, very narrow, and shorter 
tlmu the stamens amongst which they are 
hidden. This structure of flower shows that 
it is very closely related to the 'Winter- 
Aconite, but the petals are not tubular, 
