784 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 7, 1905. 
Notes on . . . 
Our Illustrations. 
ON CENTRE SHEET (pages 782 and 783). 
Statice profusa. 
Non© of the shrubby Statices has proved 
more useful to the gardener than the subject 
of this note-, which is i - ecorded as a hybrid 
between S. puberula and S. Halfordii, the 
laitter being a. variety or hybrid of S. macro- 
phylla. The last-named and S. brassicae- 
folia are useful greenhouse shrubs, with 
larger leaves, and as durable in the flowering 
stage, but they flower less freely than S. 
profusa. The leaves of the latter are 
ispathulate, narrow and intermediate in size 
between the parents. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced with remarkable freedom, as may be 
seen by reference to the illustration, where 
the foliage is almost completely hidden from 
view. The flowers are white, but somewhat 
evanescent. The blue-purple ca'lyx is the 
real ornament of most of the Statices on 
account of its distinct colour, and owing to 
the fact that it continues in perfect condition 
for months together, either on the plant or in 
the cut state. The flowed trusses may, there¬ 
fore, be dried and treated as everlastings, 
when they would come in useful for decora¬ 
tive purposes in winter when fresh flowers, 
especially of a blue colour, are relatively 
scarce. 
The specimen we illustrate was grown at 
Tusulum, North Berwick, by Mr. AY. Miller, 
gardener to James E. Cree, Esq., and has 
taken the first prize at Edinburgh two years 
in succession. Two of these plants are 
grown, each about 5 ft. in diameter and 31, ft. 
high, forming a dome-like mass of fine pro¬ 
portions and beauty. Smaller plants are 
also grown for decorative uses in a variety of 
ways. It is rarely nowadays that we meet 
with plants of such size of this character. 
Since hard-wooded plants lost in public 
favour, the Statices, like the rest, have not 
been grown to a large size, but are usually 
seen in small pots for greenhouse decoration. 
To get a plant of this size it is necessary to 
exercise great patience by growing it many 
years and potting it on as it increases in 
size. 
Whatever may be said with regard to thei 
ti-ouble of growing large-sized, hard- 
wooded plants, by reason of the training 
necessary, it hardly applies here, for very little 
training is necessary, -except on the outer 
fringe of the plants, where the crowns may 
be tied down to increase the width and make 
room for the shoots in the centre of the plant. 
The stems being woody and short, while the 
leaves are evergreen, the plant occupies space 
in proportion to its size, although in winter, 
when the flowering shoots are removed, less 
space is necessary. The plants in question 
are grown in an ordinary lean-to cool-house, 
and have a splendid effect when in bloom. 
They may be regarded as giants of their kind, 
for we do not remember seeing larger. 
The district in question may be regarded 
as the home of the East Lothian Stock, and 
being near the estuary of the Forth, the place 
enjoys a mild climate, due to the presence 
of deep sea water. The seeds were sown 
about March 17th, and in September w 're 
laden with splendid spikes of bloom. These 
plants stand out the winter, greatly increasing 
in size and flowering again in spring. Prac¬ 
tically they bloom from spring till late in 
autuimn. Being much exposed to the sea 
breeze, it is necessary to have good walls to 
the gardens in this neighbourhood, and with 
this shelter it is remarkable what can be done 
to make a gay garden in such close proximity 
to the sea beach. 
On the occasion of our visit to the place the 
glass was being extended by .the addition of 
new houses. The vinery contained a fine 
group of Lady Downes and Black Hamburgh 
Grapes. Other interesting plants were Sib- 
thorpia peregrina, 3 ft. to 4 ft. long, and 
Fuchsia procumbens, the botanical name of 
which is said to be F. Kirkii. This was laden 
with berries. Crinum Moorei carried six to 
eight flowers in a truss, the large bulbs being 
nearly 2 ft. long. Campanula isophylla. and 
C.i. alba make a bold claim to be practically 
perpetual bloomers during the summer. 
Seaforthia elegans 
About the middle of the past summer our 
attention was called to a fine tree of this 
Australian Palm planted out in the con¬ 
servatory of Geo. Cousin, Esq., The AValk, 
Alloa, where the gardens are in charge of Mr. 
Richard baton. At this time the Palm was 
showing flower, a very unusual occurrence in 
private places, where it is seldom kept until 
it reaches flowering size, although in pots it is 
usually the largest Palm in such private 
establishments. In botanical gardens, where 
a Palm house usually exists, one may occa¬ 
sionally see this tree bearing and ripening 
perfect seeds. The correct botanical name of 
the plant is Archontophoenix Cunninghamii. 
The name at the head of this note is the best 
known in gardens, but unfortunately it has 
been applied to' two different species of Palm. 
Our attention was called to this fine tree by 
the late Mr. D. P. Laird. 
Cypripediums and Trilliams. 
An illustration on the previous page shows a 
group of these plants. The Trillium was the 
large \A r ood Lily, being shown in the centre. 
Amongst the most commonly grown of these 
hardy Cypripediums are C. pubescens, C. par- 
viflorum, and C. Ca-lceolus with brown sepals 
and petals and yellow lip. Less frequent are 
C. montanum, C. candidum, and C. specta- 
bile. The accompanying illustration was 
placed at our disposal by Messrs. T. S. Ware, 
Ltd., Ware’s Nurseries, Felt-ham, Middlesex, 
who grow a collection, including all of the 
above, and several others still less frequently 
seen in cultivation. They are quaint, curious, 
and even beautiful flowers. Good incentives 
to grow these plants are where herbaceous 
and rockery plants receive merited attention. 
By selecting suitable situations on the 
rockery they can be grown in shady situa¬ 
tions in a soil consisting chiefly of peat, with 
a small amount of loam. Where peat is diffi¬ 
cult to secure leaf mould can be used instead. 
Peat and leaf mould serve to retain moisture, 
so essential to many of these hardy Cypri¬ 
pediums, many of which are really marsh or 
bog plants in the wild state. Being natives of 
various parts of America, Europe, and Asia, 
they are perfectly hardy in this country, and 
if a moist situation in the garden is secured 
for them, there is little or no difficulty in 
flowering them to perfection in the open air. 
They are also well adapted for cultivation 
in pots or pans stood in a cold frame, where 
the necessary conditions as to shade and mois¬ 
ture may be easily secured. In a word, we 
should say that every collector of hardy her¬ 
baceous mid alpine plants should endeavour to 
cultivate a number of these interesting and 
beautiful hardy Slipperworts. The illustra¬ 
tion should have appeared in our last issue, 
but, unfortunately, it was carefully laid away 
in a wrong drawer. 
Tulipa macrospila. 
I lie above is a remarkably handsome May- 
flowc-ring or cottage garden Tulip, which 
originated in cultivation, though the parent¬ 
age is rather obscure. Judging from the 
beautiful markings inside, T. Eichleri was 
probably one of the parents. The flowers may 
be described as glowing crimson-scarlet with 
a large black zone at the- base surrounded by 
a yellow aureole. It is remarkably adapted 
for cultivation in the form of clumps in a 
mixed borders or in beds, and, being a good 
constitution, growers- need not hesitate to 
employ such a fine plant by way of variation 
to the single early-flowering forms of T. ges- 
neriana. 
I lowering ais it does in May is another re¬ 
commendation, as it keeps the flower 
garden bright until the season for 
summer bedding arrives. The flowers are 
sweetly scented, and the perfume has 
been compared with that of Sweet Peas. 
This is evident at any time during the day. 
buit is perhaps most powerful when the atmos¬ 
phere is moist. We are indebted to Messrs. 
Hogg and Robertson, 22, Mary Street, 
Dublin, for the use of this illustration, which 
also went amissing during our absence from 
home, and could not be discovered when 
wanted, although it was carefully laid away. 
We intended it for use in our Bulb Number, 
and we apologise to- those who kindly placed 
it at our disposal. 
Aubrietia deltoidea Leichtlinii. 
Amongst the dwarfer Crucifers, few of them 
have lent themselves so readily to the art of 
the florist as the subject of this illustration. 
Although many varieties have been in cultiva¬ 
tion for the last two decades, improvements 
still continue to be made in the matter of size 
and variety of colour. The flowers in this in¬ 
stance are of a rich deep rose, and although 
the plant is not now by any means new, it 
has not been superseded in its own particular 
colour. It seems very difficult to get rid of 
the original purple hue of the species, so that 
rose and pink are decidedly distinct colours in 
the race. There still remains, we think, a 
place for a good white variety of Aubrietia to 
be used in bedding. 
The present is ai suitable time for planting 
out beds for spring gardening, provided the 
ground is at disposal. In the flower garden 
piroper it will be necessary to wait another 
month perhaps before: the ground jgm be 
cleared for this purpose. This autumn plant¬ 
ing is necessary, in order to get the plant 
established before winter and be in a fit con¬ 
dition to flower freely in April or May. 
AVe presume that those who are about to use 
it for this purpose have made preparations in 
due time by dividing the plants in June last 
when lifted from the beds and planting them 
out in nursery lines to malce fresh growth. 
AVhere stock is limited, propagation can also 
be effected by means of cuttings, which should 
be inserted in June or July in order to get 
plants of suitable size for planting out in 
October or November. AVe are aware also 
that some people have raised young plants 
