August 19, 1905. 
THE QARDBNING WORLD. 
083 
VOCALIS/A - - 
- - IN the VICINITY. 
By a Bilious Bard. 
Plants in 
B LOO/A 
- - IN THE - - 
H ERBACEOUS 
Border. 
“ Messrs. Crostield and Son, Ltd., the leading Warrington 
soapmakers, haye encouraged their workers to sing part- 
songs and choruses while at work. Gardeners and other 
tradesmen are in some cases imitating this practice."— 
Daily Prea*. 
In early morn once one might hear 
The shrill, clear voice of Chanticleer 
Announce the blushing dawn. 
1 he mounting lark rose to the sky 
And poured his music from on high, 
Soon as the sunbeams shone. 
But now much hoarser notes disturb 
Our sleep in city and suburb, 
The frightened birds take wing. 
Tis vain to turn upon one’s bed, 
for, loud enough to wake the dead, 
The gardeners must sing. 
Alstroemeria aurantiaca, 
A well-known plant that does well in some 
places, while in others it is almost a failure. 
Given a good, deep soil and plenty of mois¬ 
ture, it never fails. The only conclusion to 
be drawn from this is that in localities where 
the climate is dry and the subsoil gravelly it 
is best to grow it on the side of a stream. 
The flowers are of an orange colour gene¬ 
rally, and where it does well it reaches a 
height of 4 ft. Propagated by division in the 
autumn. 
Geranium Gesterii, the Double Cranesbill. 
This I consider the most desirable of the 
tall-growing section. It is a very free-flower¬ 
ing plant, as blue as the common G. pra- 
tense-, of which I believe it is a variety, per¬ 
Lysimachia ciliata. 
An erect-growing Loostrife, with yellow 
flowers. It is best replanted every two years, 
as it is apt to grow away from the centre. A 
very showy plant, and lasts a good while in 
bloom. 
Oenothera macrocarpa. 
Although generally grown in the rockery, 
this beautiful evening Primrose makes a good 
front plant in the border. The flowers are 
very large and yellow, and the calyx has a 
number of red spots, which make it a plant 
to be admired. Propagation is effected by 
means of cuttings inserted in sandy soil under 
a handlight as soon as the growths are about 
3 in. long. The correct name is Oe. missouri- 
ensis. 
Mimulus cardinalis. 
Few plants are better adapted for a shady 
and sheltered position than this. If left un¬ 
disturbed, the plant becomes a dense mass 
of bloom, which holds its 3 ft. of stem -well 
together without staking if planted in the 
position described above. Its specific name is 
rather misleading, as the colour is red cer¬ 
tainly, but not cardinal. Propagated by 
division. 
Morina longifolia. 
A curious and pretty plant, which grows 
about 2 ft. high. The flower-stem is clothed 
with Thistle-like leaves, and the long tubular 
pink flowers are produced from the axils of 
each set. Propagated by division early in 
autumn. 
Thermopsis montana, or Yellow Lupin. 
This is well worth growing for the sake of 
its foliage alone, which is large for the height 
of the plant. It is trifoliate, and keeps green 
till frost cuts it down. It is rather a difficult 
plant to keep, owing to the rambling charac¬ 
ter of its root-stock, frequently coming up 
5 ft. away from the position it last occupied, 
and in consequence gets knocked off by the 
hoe by accident. They are also impatient of 
disturbance. If at any time it is desired to 
divide or replant, care should be taken to get 
up the whole of the long thong-like root-stock 
attached to the lead. H. Arnold. 
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The Gardeners “Must” Sing. 
List! as that villain, through his nose, 
Proclaims his “ love is like the rose ” 
(I wish my gun was here) ; 
Or shouts a thing that’s quite as silly -- 
.She’s pale and graceful as the lily.”' 
(She’s fat, and fond of beer!) 
The apples fall from off the trees 
When, with a voice which he should orease 
He mourns o’er “ Poor Old Jeff ”°- 
And when he wished “he was a bird” ’ 
The very milk did turn to curd, 
And all of us went deaf. 
The truth of Scripture I'll maintain— 
The first of gardeners was Cain, 
Who killed his brother Abel ; 
Cain’s family is living here, 
Those murdered melodies make clear 
The story was no fable! 
W. F. de B. M. 
fectly double, and easily grown in any good 
garden soil. Propagated by division in 
spring. 
Hemerocallis aurantiaca major. 
Although not such a free-flowering plant 
as H. fulva, this is well worth growing on, 
account of the distinct colour of its flowers, 
which are orange-red and of large size. 
Treated as a sub-aquatic, the foliage is very 
handsome, but it does not flower so well. A 
damp soil in a sunny position is generally 
chosen for it. Propagated by division. 
Lilium super bum, the North American 
Swamp Lily. 
A handsome Lily, and one of the easiest to 
manage. Treated as an ordinary herbaceous 
plant, it flowers regularly and increases fairly 
rapidly. The flowers are orange-red, covered 
with brown spots, and it grows to a height of 
A Notable Honeysuckle. 
(Lonicera hildebrandtiana). 
A fine bunch of this Honeysuckle grown in 
the open air was exhibited by Mrs. Berkley, 
Great Warley, Essex, at the meeting of the 
R.H.S. on July 18th. We have several 
times seen this notable Honeysuckle exhi¬ 
bited in public, but it had always been grown 
under glass. On this occasion tile flowers had 
been cut from specimens planted in a shel¬ 
tered place out of doors. The leaves were, 
however, of better texture, and the flowers 
likewise; the latter were of a rich.golden- 
yellow tinted with orange on the outside, thus 
showing that flowers and leaves of much 
greater substance can be had from the open 
air than from plants grown under glass. 
There seems some doubt about the hardiness 
of the plant, but evidently skilful growers will 
be able to grow.it on walls in many parts of 
the country. 
