May 13, 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
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prove valuable as stakes iu tlio garden, and are otherwise used 
for domestic purposes. The Strawberry-Raspberry is a 
Japanese plant, and its identity has caused a great amount of - 
discussion in both hemispheres. 
The so-called Egyptian Lotus or Sacred Bean (Nelumbium) 
is better known in Japan at the present day than in Egypt, 
The tubers are even used as food in that country. In this 
country they may be described as stove aquatics and exist in 
a. few varieties with single and double flowers of large and 
handsome size followed by remarkable fruits. In a fossil state 
we have evidence that a Nelumbium once existed in old Father 
Thames, not the same as the Japanese species, but a smaller 
fruited one. Water Lilies are not numerous in Japan, but the 
pigmy species (Nymphaea tetragona) is more or less cultivated 
in collections of Water Lilies, and has also been used as a 
parent in hybridising. One of the water Chestnuts is also 
sometimes introduced to this country in the form of fruits, 
which fakers sell to people on the streets as something re¬ 
markable. The British Arrow-head (Sagittaria) is found not 
only in Europe, but in Asia and America. The tubers of this 
plant are also used for cooking purposes in Japan. The above 
are only a few of the many useful and ornamental subjects 
imported from Japan, and which serve to make our grounds 
and gardens gay at various periods of the year. 
Campbell's Magnolia. 
Magnolia Campbellii. 
(See Supplement.') 
Probably only in its native home can the beauty of the 
above Magnolia be understood by those who have the good 
fortune to travel in that part of the world—the Eastern Hima¬ 
layas. Travellers have told us much about the immense 
numbers or quantity of blossoms produced by a full-sized tree, 
and naturally it has been the ambition of cultivators in this 
country to attempt its cultivation. It would be premature as 
yet to comment upon its absolute hardiness, as insufficient 
time has yet elapsed to prove it thoroughly. Probably when 
experimenters have had time to try it in various parts of the 
country it may prove perfectly amenable to cultivation in the 
pleasure ground in certain parts of Britain, at least. We think 
this is more likely to be those parts bordering on the Atlantic, 
where the climate is mild and equable mostly throughout the 
year. 
The bloom from which our supplement was prepared was 
produced on a tree at Abbotsbury Castle, Dorset, one of the 
beautiful seats of Lord Ilchester. 
The flower was made up of twelve petals, each about 3^ in. 
to 4 in. long, so that when fully expanded they formed a bloom 
8 in. to 9 in. across. The petals are obovate and finely 
mottled with rose on a white ground on the outer face. The 
inner face is merely softly tinted with pink on a white ground, 
and might fairly be expressed as silvery-pink. These petals 
are fleshy in texture, but not so durable as one would expect, 
at least when cut from the tree. If allowed to remain upon 
the tree', each bloom keeps in good condition for at least ten 
days. According to our experience the woody stalk is unable 
to take up water in sufficient quantity to maintain the bloom 
m a fresh state when cut, A great brush of stamens in the 
centre consists of a. mass, each member of which is rosy-purple, 
deepening towards the base, and creamy-white on the inner 
face. The column of ovaries is yellow, and the stigmas purple. 
The tree from which the bloom was taken is 30 ft, high, and 
had been shifted from place to place in the grounds within 
recent years, with the object of getting it. to bloom. We .pre¬ 
sume, however, that the cultivators were impatient if the tree 
was raised from seed. Possibly also the climatic conditions of 
this country are not identical with those of the Himalayas, con¬ 
sequently the tree may not bloom so freely. That is a matter, 
however, that only time can prove. It was supposed to have 
attained this flowering condition as a result of moving it, 
■which would act upon the tree as a sort of root pruning. 
Nearly every branch upon the tree produced flowers. A 
quantity of these Mowers was cut and brought before the Royal 
Horticultural Society on March 14th, by Mi Charle D 
gardener to his Lordship at Holland House, and our picture 
was prepared from one of the blooms shown on that date. 
The Weeping Mahaleb (Primus Mahaleb var. 
pendula). 
In the genus Prunus there are a number of lovely pendu¬ 
lous varieties of various species, which are well worth looking 
after for lawn specimens. Of the number, the pendulous 
form of the St. Lucie Cherry (Prunus Mahaleb) is one of the 
most ornamental. It has not the regular, drooping, umbrella 
The Sutton Challenge Cup. (See p. 395.J 
shape common to some pendulous trees, but a bold, irregular 
method of throwing out strong branches, in a horizontal 
manner, to a certain extent, the side branches being pendulous 
from these. When planted on a lawn, where it can have 
plenty of room for development, and for preference a back¬ 
ground of some dark leaved tree, it forms one of the most 
beautiful trees Imaginable, especially in May, when covered 
with its small white flowers, every twig beino' so heavily 
laden as to make the tree look, from a distance, as if covered 
with a mantle of snow. For a position where it will be in 
ant way ciovded it is not desirable, as it is only when tirowmit 
freely, with plenty of room, that its full beauty is seen. In 
addition to this variety of the Mahaleb there are others of 
stiffer outline that are also desirable trees, as exampled by 
chrysocarpa and globosa, while the type itself forms a beauti¬ 
ful object when covered with blossoms. Soft cuttings of the 
varieties may be rooted in heat, and if planted in good soil 
they quickly form serviceable plants. P. Mahaleb is found 
wild in Europe, and has been known under a variety of names, 
some of which are P. Cupaniana, P. odorata, Cerasus Mahaleb' 
and Padus Mahaleb. j) 
