September 16. 1905. 
738 THE GARDENING WORLD . 
Bush of Gypsophila paniculata. 
Last year I obtained a plant of this, but it is 
a very small thing, and not fit to furnish me with 
cut flowers, although it has bloomed freely 
enough. What can I do to make a large bush ot 
it ? (S H) 
It takes some years for a small plant to grow 
into a large bush, but you can plant a number ot 
specimens"in a clump, each at a suitable distance 
from another, and thereby produce a clump 
or bush that will appear like one large plant. 
This, again, may most quickly be done by saying 
some of the dowers to produce seeds, these 
should be collected as soon as ripe and sown in 
pots of light sandy soil. At the present time 
it may be kept in a cold frame, but if the pots 
containing the seedlings are transferred to a 
greenhouse they will grow slowly during the 
winter and make dner specimens by spring than 
if they had been kept in a cold frame. This 
is merely to gain time, because the larger the 
plants before the end of the growing season, the 
more advanced they will be in spring, and ready 
to grow into dowering specimens in the course ol 
the summer. 
Levelling a Lawn. 
Having become a regular subscriber to your 
valuable paper The Gardening World, I should 
be glad if you would kindly give me instructions 
through your paper as to the proper way to make a 
lawn ''how to level with spirit-level and straight- 
edge. The ground I intend to level and turn into 
a lawn is very rough, therefore I should be glad 
of any help you could give me in an early issue. 
- (Spade). , A . ., 
The first operation is to lift the turf, it you 
intend relaying it again. Have it properly cut in 
strips about one foot wide, roll it up, and lay it 
on one side clear of the lawn till the ground is 
levelled. Then dig the ground all over to an equal 
depth, levelling it roughV with the spade as you 
proceed, breaking the soil finely. The next opera¬ 
tion is the levelling with the straight-edge and 
spirit-level. That you can do yourself. If boring- 
Tods were used, two persons would be necessary 
to work them. By the former process you woni d 
have to drive in two stout pegs about the middle 
of the ground and then lay the straight-edge 
across them to ascertain if they are both at the 
same level. If one is higher than the other, it 
must be driven in with a mallet till you get both 
peo-s exactly on the same level. When you have 
accomplished this, proceed to drive in otheT pegs 
in a straight line towards either side of the 
ground. Each successive peg should be distant, 
from the other just the length of vour straight¬ 
edge. The first two pegs being level, should not 
be driven in any more, but the successive ones 
should be driven in tlie ground till on the same 
level as the first two. After puttmg-hn a line 
of pegs right across the ground in one direction, 
you should put in another line of pegs at right- 
angles to the first, making them level with the 
line first made level. Then, if the ground is of 
anv size, you could drive in a line of pegs on each 
of 'the four sides, taking the level for them from 
the four pegs at the outer edge of the ground. The 
process is easy if you commence right. If the 
soil does not come to tha top of the pegs after it 
is levelled, each peg should stick out of the ground 
to the same extent as every other. The soil will 
then be level, and. after treading it equally all 
over, proceed to relay the turf. 
Roses for the South-East of London. 
I live in the South-east of London, with a fairly 
long garden, facing south, and should be glad if you 
could tell me of two or three Rose trees which will 
errow successfully in the border or in pots. I have 
tried Mrs. John Laing. Ernest Metz, and Gloire 
de Dijon unsuccessfully, but- do not know whether 
through their not being suited to the situation 
or had seasons. Thanking you in anticipation.— 
(E. A. P.) , 
You should he able to grow a large number ot 
Roses in a long garden facing the south, even in 
the district you ment ion. We suspect the prepara¬ 
tion of the soil has as much to do with it as 
anything. The ground intended for Roses should 
have been trenched and manured before planting 
the Roses. You do not say whether your soil is 
sandy, gravelly, or inclined to clay. If the former, 
yon should get some loam of a he vy nature lo 
mix with the natural material. Gloire de Dijon 
we should plant against a wall. Mrs. John Laing 
should succeed with you, ailso General Jacque¬ 
minot, Ulrich Brunner, Charles Lefebvre, Duke of 
Edinburgh, Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford, 
Camille de Rohan, a.nd others of that class. If 
you want Tea Roses, plant Madame Lambard, Sou¬ 
venir d'un Ami, Souv. de S. A. Prince, and 
Catherine Mermet. Amongst Hybrid Tea Roses 
you should get Caroline Testout and La France. 
We should not advise you to try their cultivation 
in pots till you get more familiar with their ways. 
Thoroughly prepare the soil of your garden before 
planting, and see that the Roses are properly 
pruned in spring, and you should have no diffi¬ 
culty. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Agricultural Horticultural Association, Ltd., 
92, Long Acre, London, W.C.—Bulbs. 
Labelliflos Nurseries, Voorschoten, Holland.— 
Dutch Bulbs and Roots. 
Robert Vei'tch and Son, Royal Nurseries, New 
North Road, ExeteT.— Dutch Bulbs, etc. 
Barr and Sons, 11. 12, and 13, King Street. 
Covent Garden, London. W.C.—Daffodils, also 
catalogue of Hyacinths, Tulips, etc. 
Daniels Bros., Ltd., Norwich.—Bulbs, Roses, 
Fruit Trees, etc. 
ON THE EDITOR’S TABLE. 
Mr. J. Crook, of Forde Abbey, Chard, sends 
us for examination, a large box of very attrac¬ 
tive blooms, including Agapamthus from plants 
that have been in the open border for the 
past twenty years unprotected. They are fine 
heads of blooms. We have also a fine speci¬ 
men of purple Salvia, which Mr. Crook tells 
us shows fine masses of this wonderful colour, 
and looks very handsome in contrast with 
other coloured flowers in tlie border. The 
African Marigolds are fine specimen blooms of 
good form. We have also some specimens of 
Phlox from a dwarf strain about 18in. high, 
which are grand for a mixed border where the 
tall ones may not be suitable, and some sweet- 
scented and well-grown Golden Queen Mig¬ 
nonette. The box also included specimens 
of Coreopsis, and a good strain of Calceolaria. 
We shall refer to the Cucumbers sent up by 
our reader in the next number. 
TRADE NOTES. 
The “ Dennis ” Boilers. 
We are in receipt of a small but well-illus¬ 
trated catalogue of the “ Dennis ” boilers and 
heating apparatus manufactured by Mr. 
Thomas W. Robinson, Dennis Park Ironworks, 
Stourbridge, Staffs. This shows the wrought 
iron spiral coils and numerous fittings of the 
heating apparatus, and also examples of the 
apparatus fitted up to suit houses of different 
sizes. Numerous joints are required for the 
simple reason that this apparatus is intended 
cliieflv for small hothouses. 
Barr’s Bulbs. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, of King Street, 
Covent Garden, London, send us their general 
bulb catalogue, and also their Daffodil 
catalogue, each of which is beautifully 
printed, well illustrated, and clearly arranged. 
Tlie general bulb catalogue is indeed arranged 
on a strictly alphabetical system, which 
greatly facilitates ready reference; it also con¬ 
tains valuable cultural notes. On pages 5 to 
8 will be found a list of novelties and speciali¬ 
ties for 1905. The Daffodil catalogue also 
contains directions for growing this graceful 
and beautiful hardy spring flower in the gar¬ 
den, in pots, or boxes, and in vases and 
howls ; and there is a list of very choice new 
seedling Daffodils raised by this firm and by 
others. 
Contents of this Number 
Amateur’s letter to amateurs ... ... ... 721 
Annual, A showy ... ... ... 724 
Chrysanthemum, A trained . 730 
Conservatory and greenhouse ... 724 
Crimson Rambler, Mildew on . 732 
Dahlias, earwigs on ... ... ... ... 732 
Dahlia Exhibition of the N.B.S. 732 
Enquire within. 737 
Flower garden, The . 722 
Front garden, The suburban.726 
Fruit garden ... ... ... . 723 
Fruit packing, A novel method of. 737 
Gardens, Our Northern ... ... ... 724 
Garden devices, Novel ... ... . 733 
Greenhouse, A cold ... ... ... ... 734 
Greenhouse, An amateur . 734 
Herbaceous border, Hardy .722 
Herbaceous border, When to rearrange the... 725 
Kitchen garden, The.j. ... 722 
Kochia trichophila. ... ... . 724 
Lachenalias ... ... ... ... ... 734 
Lithospermums ... ... ... ... ... 725 
Poultry and pets . 733 
Prize essay . 726 
Shows and meetings, Diary of . 736 
Shrub, A blue-flowered ... ... ... ... 723 
Society doings ... ... ... ... ... 735 
Station platform gardens . 731 
Tomato Sunrise.726 
Trees and shrubs ... ... ... ... 723 
Valotta, The white ... ... ... ... 724 
Vegetables all the year round.—Artichokes 725 
Villa garden, How to lay out a ... ... 726 
Wild Garden, The ... ... ... ... 734 
Work of the week .722 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Artichokes, How to cut for planting ... 725 
Bell-glass, Device for a ... ... ... ... 732 
Fruit-packing, A new method of . 737 
Mice, A garden trap for ... ... ... 732 
Seed pan, Device for a ... ... ... ... 732 
Station platform gardens— 
Belper, Derbyshire . 729 
Matlock Bath, Derbyshire ... ... 728 
Oakleigh Park, Hertfordshire ... ... 728 
Sandy, Bedfordshire ... ... ... 729 
Villa garden—plan of section 1 .. ... 726 
Villa garden—plan of sections 1 and 2 ... 727 
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