September 2, 1905. 
TUB GARDENING WORLD. 
680 
Daffodils in beds or borders may be treated 
in much the same way as Tulips. Strong 
growers, like Emperor, Empress, and Sir 
Watkin, should be planted 8 in. apart and 6 hi. 
deep, but the narrow-leaved sorts, like Minnie 
Hume, John Bain, and General Murray, 
should be placed 4 in. to 6 in. apart and 4 in. 
deep. Hyacinths should be planted fairly 
close to give good effect, but they also vary 
in growth. Strong growers, like Leonidas 
and Grand Maitre, will do at 8 in., but weaker 
sorts, like the yellow Ida, should not be more 
than 6 in. apart, and all should be placed 
6 in. deep. 
Probably the best effects are got by com¬ 
bining bulbs and other spring-flowering 
plants, but this we must leave till another 
time. B. W. J. 
The Stove and Greenhouse. 
Herbaceous Calceolarias. Essential points 
to bear in mind in the cultivation of these 
beautiful flowering plants are not to allow 
them to starve in small pots, but to grow on 
freely without a check, to keep a close watch 
for slugs and green-fly, and at once to adopt 
measures to destroy them. So partial are 
these depredators to the succulent leaves of 
these plants that a constant watch must be 
kept upon the plants, or they will quickly be¬ 
come defoliated. The night dews at this 
season are also very beneficial in promoting 
robust, healthy growth. Plants raised from 
seed sown in July will now be growing freely 
in small pots, and will soon be ready for re¬ 
shifting into 5-in. pots, in which they may 
be wintered. Later-sown batches may be 
wintered in 60’s if thought large enough to 
maintain the plants in health. 
Ferns _The application of manure in any 
form should now cease, or the fronds pro¬ 
duced will be soft and immature—in fact, 
altogether unfitted for cutting or other pur¬ 
poses. Aim at developing those already 
throwing up by affording less shade and more 
air. Copious supplies of clear water must 
still be given, especially to the stems of Tree 
Ferns and those plants that have filled their 
pots with roots. If convenience exists for 
growing a batch of Adiantum cuneatum for 
cutting early in the coming year, a batch of 
the best matured plants may now be cut 
over, and the supply of water reduced. After 
a partial rest, these may be repotted and 
started gently in a warm house. 
Bougainvilleas. —The wood of the current 
year’s growth should now be well ripened to 
ensure free flowering in ensuing years. Re¬ 
duce the amount of water at the roots, and 
maintain a cooler and drier atmosphere 
about them. In the case of specimen plants 
trained to stakes or a balloon-shaped trellis, 
they may be removed to a cooler structure 
for a few weeks, but those planted out in a 
structure containing a variety of plants must 
also be attended to in these essentials. Other 
plants of like character that require this 
treatment as they pass out' of flower are 
Clerodendron, Bignonia, Stephanotis, Habro- 
thamnus, Dipladenias, Gloriosas, and others. 
K. M. 
Hardy Trees and Shrubs. 
Climbing Shrubs. —Those growing on pil¬ 
lars, over pergolas, and the like, will now be 
finally tied in, and the weakest growths, which 
are not needed, should be cut out, which will 
give more strength to those left. The same 
may be said of those plants growing on walls, 
which require to have the growths nailed up. 
Mildew often makes its appearance in the 
autumn, but a good syringing with insecticide 
will keep this away, and also make the plants 
look fresh and clean. 
Berberidopsis corallina. When success¬ 
fully grown, this is one of our most pleasing 
wall shrubs, and it is surprising one does not 
see it more frequently. In all except the 
coldest parts of the country it proves quite 
hardy, and when carrying quantities of its 
showy coral-red flowers is always much ad¬ 
mired. It is a member of the Berberis family, 
and the leaves are evergreen, and clothed with 
spines on the margins. A south-west wall is 
the most suitable position, and when planting 
it should be seen that the drainage is perfect, 
and if the soil is not good, some fresh, con¬ 
sisting of loam and decayed leaf soil in equal 
proportions, should be added. Plenty of 
water at the root is also essential in dry 
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weather. Little or no pruning is necessary, 
but the growths should be supported as they 
require it. 
Lilacs. —All the better single and double 
varieties of these are generally worked on to 
a common stock, and at this time of year 
numerous suckers can be seen springing up 
round the base. These should be kept re¬ 
moved with a sharp knife, and in doing so 
cut them off well below ground, for if not 
thoroughly done they will break out again 
much more numerously. If allowed to re¬ 
main, the stock will soon overcome the better 
variety. A. E. Thatcher. 
Aldenliam House Gardens, Elstree. 
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Hardy Herbaceous Border. 
Eryngiums. — During the autumn these are 
among the most interesting and useful of 
border plants, and the several varieties which 
now exist give much variation in form, which 
in nearly all cases are well suited for using 
in a cut state, and last well in water. Eryn¬ 
giums are seen to the best advantage when 
they become thoroughly established, and 
should not be removed after planting if this 
can be avoided. They also root strongly and 
deeply; therefore the soil should be well pre¬ 
pared beforehand by trenching deeply and in- 
corpcfrating a good supply of well-decayed 
manure. Plenty of water should also be 
given during the summer months. 
All the varieties except E. alpinum are 
well suited for planting on the front of the 
border, where the stems rise above the 
dwarfer subjects, and one is able to see the 
true character. E. tripartitum is one of the 
best, each shoot branching out and forming 
a dense mass of blue, the flower stems and 
heads alike being coloured. E. Zabeli, 
amethystinum, giganteum, alpinum, and 
Bourgati, with grey foliage and blue flowers, 
are all worthy of inclusion. A very handsome 
variety is E. pandanifolium if a sheltered 
position can be found, but it would probably 
not prove hardy enough to withstand a severe 
winter in the colder parts of the country. 
The foliage is glaucous, and between 3 ft. 
and 4 ft, in length, and the flower-stems rise 
to 7 ft. in height. It has proved hardy here 
with a good covering of fine ashes in winter. 
Propagating Rockets. —The flower-stems of 
these will by now have turned yellow, and 
can be removed, and numerous young growths 
will be clustered round the base. The plants 
should be lifted, and each shoot taken off 
carefully with a knife, retaining as much 
root as possible. Clean, well-drained pots 
or boxes should be used, the former for pre¬ 
ference, and a suitable mixture will consist 
of loam and leaf soil in equal proportions, 
with a liberal addition of sharp sand. Pot 
firmly, and sprinkle some silver sand over the 
surface, which does much to keep the plants 
clean in winter. A cold frame will be a suit¬ 
able place in which to stand them, and admit 
plenty of air so as to produce a sturdy 
growth. A- 
The Kitchen Garden. 
Onions. —The ordinary sown bed of spring 
Onions should by now practically have 
finished their growth, and even where this 
is not so, everything should be done to assist 
them to ripen off as speedily as possible. The 
earlier and better these are harvested the 
more sound will they keep through the 
winter and spring months. The tops should 
be carefully twisted down with the hand on 
a fine day, exposing the bulbs to the sun as 
much as possible, when in about ten days the 
whole should be lifted and laid in beds to 
finish, turning them over every other day, 
and, when sufficiently dry. removing them 
under cover, laying them out thinly, when 
on wet days these may either be roped up or 
laid thinly on shelves in a cool airy place. 
Frequently Onions are kept through the- win¬ 
ter in too close and warm a place. A reason¬ 
able amount of frost will never hurt them 
providing they are well ripened, and not 
bruised; ^ The' silver-skinned pickling varie¬ 
ties should also be taken up and stored avaj. 
Maize or Indian Corn. —This has done re¬ 
markably well in most places this season, 
especially so where it has been planted in a 
sunny, warm position, the cobs being espe- 
