June 10, 1905. 
THE OAR DEN/NO WORLD 
473 
Messrs. James Yeitch and Sons, Limited, 
'helsea, filled two' extensive positions under 
anvas and one outside. There was a corns 
landing display of Crotons, giant Calla¬ 
hans, and those tropical Rhododendrons 
[hich, iii the opinion ot some, are among the 
oveliest ornaments of the greenhouse, 
baskets of Nepenthe, admirably grown, stood 
n posts wreathed with Asparagus, with bril- 
iant Cannas round to set them off. The 
lame firm in their outside exhibit showed tire 
lew Japanese Primula Pulverulenta in tubs, 
he new Meonopsis integrifolia, a great yellow 
I’oppy, with meal-white stems, its curious | 
allow M. punicea, which has been described 
U a crimson rag upon a pole, Paeonies, and 
all spikes of Eremurus from Central Asia. 
Some Sweet Pea Exhibits. 
The Sweet Pea exhibits supplied an elo¬ 
quent illustration of the state of perfection to 
v'hich of late years these elegant, fragrant, 
■ nd useful flowers have been brought by the 
intiring efforts of cultivators. These ex¬ 
hibits, of which there were four, proved - very 
ttraetive, and the displays were certainly of 
very excellent character. Messrs. Dobbie 
ml Co., of Rothesay and Marks Tey, Essex, 
flowed a choice lot of these flowers, selected 
ram the collection of 100 varieties grown at 
leir farm in Essex. In addition Messrs, 
"obbie exhibited some splendid Pelargo- 
iums, Pansies, Violas, and Marigolds, 
nother prominent exhibitor of Sweet Peas 
as Mr. R. Sydenham, of Birmingham, three 
Specially large and attractive varieties in the 
xtensive collection of this grower being 
iorothy Eckford, an uncommonly large white 
ariety, Flora Norton, sky blue, and Countess 
pencer, wavy p>ink. The Sweet. Peas raised 
y Mr. H. J. Jones, of Ryecroft Nursery, 
ewisham, were also worthy of special note, 
id were deservedly much admired. Mr. 
|ones also exhibited some fine sjiecimens of 
mal Pelargoniums, and some very beauti- 
d Begonias. 
“ Retarded ” Blooms. 
The “ retarded ” blooms were to most non- 
•ientific visitors quite new. These are the 
•suit of a recently-adopted process by which 
:ilful gardeners compel certain plants to 
nstpone flowering. Mr. T. Jannoch, of Der- 
ingham, Norfolk, showed retarded Lilacs 
id Lilies of the Valley ; and Messrs. Gander 
id Sons, of St. Albans, in addition to Orchids 
id other new and rare plants, exhibited some 
[ldian Azaleas, which had been held back for 
couple of months, and yet were in every 
■spect as fresh and as perfect as if raised 
nder normal conditions. 
Messrs. Bair and Sons, of Covent Garden 
id Surbiton, Surrey, had brought together 
Vo uncommonly fine exhibits of herbaceous, 
pine, rock-garden, and flowering plants, as 
ill as some remarkable specimens of pigmy 
pes. There were also staged some truly 
and examples of May-flowering Tulips, 
iich for variety of form and colouring would 
difficult to equal. Ellen Willmott is an 
ceptionally beautiful new Tulip of a delicate 
nary-yellow, shaded c.lircme on the outer 
tals. A globular flower of immense 
he, with broad petals rich purple, heavily 
shed at margin dark cherry-crimson, but 
coming afterwards entirely suffused a dark 
.'try-crimson, is named Louis XIV. Another 
ibular-shaped Tulip, Rosetta, is of a rich, 
t rose hue, with slight salmon flush at the 
irgin. 
The Begonias of Messrs. Blarkmore and 
ogdon. of Bath, and of Mr. A. LI. Gwillim, 
New Eltham, Kent, were particularly fine 
idame Patti, a larere bright orange-coloured 
>ver. Joseph Chamberlain, and Mrs. Moeer, 
re beautiful recent products of the Bath 
m’s nursery, 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, of Exmouth, is to be 
complimented on the wonderful display he 
made of a magnificent strain of Oriental 
Poppies ; some notable beauties from liis 
famous collection being “ Masterpiece,” 
“ Loveliness,” and “ Black Prince.” 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., of Bush Hill 
Park, Middlesex, fully maintained their high 
reputation for Malmaison and other Carna¬ 
tions. The new yellow Malmaison. “ Miss 
Alexandra Ames ” is an exquisite creation of 
the florist’s art. A charming flesh-coloured 
Carnation was Enchantress.. 
The alpine, rock, and foliage plants from the 
nurseries of the well-known Crawley firm, 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, were, as might 
have been expected, exceptionally fine, and 
the exhibits were arranged with great taste. 
Messrs. Kelway and Son’s (Langport) hand¬ 
some display of Pyrethrums and other her¬ 
baceous plants drew large attention. The 
same may be said of Mr. Amos Perry’s exhibit, 
who from the Hardy Plant Farm of Winch- 
more Hill had sent some splendid herbaceous 
plants, including hardy border and rock 
plants. 
Last of the exhibits which we can notice 
here, and by no means least in this necessarily 
limited catalogue, were the beautiful cut 
flowers shown by Messrs. Richard Smith and 
Co., of Worcester. Another exhibit by this 
firm consisted of splendid Clematis, -conifers, 
and shrubs. 
It was a wonderful show even for the 
R.H.S., and we only regret to have been com¬ 
pelled to make such slight allusion to those 
exhibitors selected by us for notice. Where 
all were so good, praise could be withheld from 
none, and therefore the notices become almost 
monotonously encomiastical. Where, too, 
there were so many it was impossible to do 
more than pick as fancy and inclination 
dictated. 
The Temple Flower Show of 1905 was an 
unqualified credit to all concerned, and those 
who were privileged to see it have good reason 
to congratulate themselves. 
The Garland Flower 
(Daphne Cneorum). 
Some gardeners have a considerable amount 
of difficulty in growing this plant successfully, 
while others grow it and flower it without any 
difficulty. In some cases it is very successfully 
grown in peat, and at other times in sandy 
soil; while others, even including amateurs, 
grow and flower it splendidly in soil of rather 
a stiff character without, apparently, any 
special attention. Being evergreen, it should 
not be too often disturbed, and so long as it is 
making satisfactory growth and flowering it 
should be left severely alone. Casually it 
flowers in April and May, as it has done this 
year, but if the plants are happy and making 
good growth during the summer it frequently 
comes into bloom in September. 
The leaves are evergreen, leathery, smaller 
than those of the common Box, and the deep 
rose flowers are produced in trusses at the end 
of every shoot. They are sweet-scented, and 
might occasionally be used for cutting without 
punishing the plant too severely—that is, a 
spray or two could be had from large plants 
without materially weakening the remainder; 
but it must be remembered that evergreen 
plants lose in proportion to the amount of 
foliage removed. In the case of large plants 
where the branches are getting crowded the 
removal of a few shoots to mix with cut 
flowers or employed in vases alone w^uld make 
no material difference, L. Jay. 
Spring Bedding Plants 
AND 
How to Propagate Them. 
Certain plants of a perennial character can 
be propagated about the time they are lifted 
from the beds to make way for the summer 
occupants merely by dividing the large plants 
and then replanting them in rows in freshly 
dug soil in the reserve garden. For instance, 
this is the usual method of propagating the 
Rock Cress or Aubrietia. The trenches for 
tHi- class of plants need not be very deep, and 
a portion of the roots may be cut away if the 
plants are old and straggling; but the speci¬ 
mens will more readily take to the soil if a 
few roots are left upon them at this season 
of the year. The stems should be buried in 
the soil close up to the leaves, so as to 
encourage the production of fresh roots from 
the younger portions. Tnat is the secret of 
getting neat and healthy specimens for plant¬ 
ing out next autumn by way of spring bed¬ 
ding. The soil should be made firm as plant¬ 
ing proceeds, and a good watering given at 
once to set the soil about the roots. 
In the case of new and scarce varieties a 
greater number of plants may be obtained by 
taking cuttings of young and flowerless shoots 
and inserting them firmly in sandy soil under 
a hand-light. Cuttings at the present time 
may be scarce, but if these new plants are 
kept well watered they will presently make 
plenty of young shoots, and propagation can 
go on up to the beginning of September at 
least. 
Other plants that might be dealt with in 
the same way are the species and varieties of 
Arabis, also known as Rock Cress. The plants 
usually employed for spring bedding, either in 
beds or borders, are Arabis alhida. the double 
one (A. a. flore pleno), A. a. variegata, also 
the doiible variegated one and A. lucida,’ with 
its variegated variety (A. 1. variegata). All 
of these may be divided, though the last one 
makes very short growths, and it might be 
necessary to take cuttings in order to root 
them under a hand-glass. 
Most of the varieties of the Forget-me-not 
used in spring bedding are raised from seeds, 
but specially fine varieties and the perennials, 
such as Myosotis dissitifiora, may be propa¬ 
gated from cuttings. 
Some of the finer varieties of double 'Wall¬ 
flowers have to be perpetuated by means of 
cuttings of young shoots, not too' hard, and 
placed in sandy soil under a hand-light. If 
the cuttings are scarce they might be firmly 
inserted in pots of sandy soil. The orange- 
flowered Cheiranthus Marshalli or Marshall’s 
Wallflower is liable to flower itself to death, 
and. as it does not produce any seeds, beino- 
a hybrid, it is necessary to perpetuate it by 
means of cuttings, which root freelv enough 
in pots of sandy soil. 
As soon as the early cuttings have rooted 
they will commence to grow, so that shoots 
for propagation may in turn be obtained from 
them during the course of the summer and 
rooted in the same way. Not all the young 
plants will flower next spring if hard-propa¬ 
gated in this way. but it serves to give the 
gardener a large number of plants to "put out 
in beds, to plant in borders, and otherwise to 
play with. 
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