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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
•June 17, 1905. 
on all favourable occasions, and placed in the 
house for forcing in batches according to the 
quantity required at any given time. 
Early Flowering Chrysanthemums in Pots. 
I have about a dozen early-flowering Chrysan¬ 
themums in pots and they made a fair show in 
October last, but they do not promise so well this 
year. A friend of mine has some of the same 
varieties, which he planted out in the garden, and 
got three times as many flowers as I did with 
less trouble. Would you recommend me to plant 
them out, or would it be too late. (A. F. 0.) 
You would certainly get more flowers from 
your Chrysanthemums by planting them in the 
open garden rather than keeping them in pots. 
The chief object of growing early-flowering Chry¬ 
santhemums in pots is for the convenience of 
placing them in the greenhouse or conservatory 
when in bloom. In pots a great deal more atten¬ 
tion is necessary to keep them supplied with 
water, as you state. It is rather late to put 
them in the ground expecting them to do as 
well as they would if they had been planted in 
April, but you can nevertheless plant them out 
of pots and be fairly well remunerated. In autumn 
you should take cuttings or pot up a sufficient 
number of old plants of each kind you wish to 
preserve, and keep these in cold frames until 
you have got the requisite number of cuttings 
rooted for next year’s display. These plants 
may be put out in spring in well-prepared ground 
as soon as the weather becomes sufficiently mild 
and favourable to promote a slow and steady 
growth. You will have to give them much more 
room when planted out than when grown in 
pots. You will be surprised by the amount of 
growth they will make, and the quantity of 
flowers to be obtained this way. In the case of 
the later flowering varieties it would be worth 
your while to plant them sufficiently near to¬ 
gether to make it an easy matter to place an 
awning of tiffany over them to keep the autumn 
rains from spoiling the flowers, and early frosts 
from damaging them, when occasion may require. 
Ferns for a Window Case. 
I once saw a very pretty window case filled with 
small and healthy Ferns, and I would like to try 
them when I get a case made. Would you be 
good enough to give a list of those likely to 
succeed? (G. E. B.). 
Most of the British Ferns may be grown in 
a window case, but the larger ones would be 
unsuitable on account of their size. It would 
therefore be necessary to select those of moderate 
size, so that the case would not be overcrowded 
when they have developed their natural propor¬ 
tions. Furthermore, you will be able to grow a 
larger number of them in the same case by select¬ 
ing those of dwarf habit. The Aspleniums supply 
a number of very neat and beautiful species, in¬ 
cluding A. lanceolatum, A. fontanum, A. 
Adiantum-nigrum, A. germanicum, and A. septen- 
trionale. Several of the exotic ones may also 
be employed, and you could even use small speci¬ 
mens of the ordinary A. bulbiferum and A. b. 
fabianum, for temporary purposes, as they can be 
obtained cheaply, and be used for making a dis¬ 
play during any one season, and be removed 
when making up the frame afresh next spring. 
Other very pretty forms of the .British Aspleniums 
are A. Trichomanes and A. Ceterach. The Lady 
Fern includes many beautiful varieties, some of 
which are of dwarf habit, and you can always 
make a display with some of the crested ones, 
which furnish a delicate and beautiful light 
coloured greenery, though you must bear in 
mind that they are deciduous and die down early 
in the autumn. The British Maidenhair 
(Adiantum Capillus-Veneris) will also make an 
interesting evergreen for cultivation under those 
conditions.. The Hart’s-tongue (Scolopendrium) 
includes some hundreds of varieties and several 
of them are of dwarf habit. Even the ordin¬ 
ary one is excellent for your purpose when grown 
in plants of moderate size. Many of the named 
varieties are also of dwarf habit. You should 
not neglect procuring the crisped variety, 
Scolopendrium vulgare crispum, as it is always 
neat and beautiful at every period of the year, 
and even if allowed to grow to large size it might 
form a central plant in your window case. In 
the case of large growing Ferns you can always 
limit their dimensions by making up a case or 
parts of it every spring, and using small crowns 
for the purpose. A little experience will enable 
you to adopt plants by which you can keep the 
case gay, either with the commonest of Ferns 
or with the rarest. 
Names of Plants. 
(W. L. W.) 1. Lupinus polyphyllus ; 2, Iris pal¬ 
lida ; 3, Clematis montana ; 4. Iberis corriaefolia ; 
5, Muscari comosum monstrosum ; 6, Arabis albida 
flore pleno.—(C. B. G.) The Potentilla is P. hirta ; 
the grass is Bromus madritensis.—(Lea.) Primula 
farinosa, the Bird’s-eye Primrose.—(J. R.) 1, Thal- 
ictrum aquilegifolium; 2, Lilium monadelphum 
szovitzianum; 3, Heuchera sanguinea; 4, Iris 
pallida; 5, Iris sibirica; 6, Saxifraga Wallacei.— 
(W. W.) 1. Euonymus japonicus latifolius albo- 
variegatus; 2, Colutea arborescens; 3, Pyrus 
germanica; 4. Acer Pseudo-platanus foliis albo- 
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variegatis; 5, Acer plantanoides Sclnvedleri; 6. 
Ribes alpinum foliis aureis.—(A. R. D.) L 
Eremurus himalaicus : 2, Tellima grandiflora; 3. 
Saxifraga Andrewsii; 4, Saxifraga Geum; 5. ? 
Lilium pyrenacium.—(R. M.) 1, Choisya ternata. 
—(A. S. W.) 1, Viburnum Opulus; 2, Neillia 
opulifolia aurea; 3, Gaultheria Shallon; 4. 
Lonicera Japonica; 5, Rhodotypos kerrioides; 6. 
Philadelphus coronarius.—(E. F. W.) 1, Veronica 
Teucrium latifolium; 2, Veronica Teucrium 
dubia; 3, Bromus brizaeformis; 4, Silene Lagas- 
cae ; 5, Achillea umbellata ; 6, Saxifraga muscoides 
Rhei; 7. Hesperis matronalis alba.—(D. B. M.) 
l,.Scilla peruviana; 2, Erinus alpinus; 3, Geum 
montanum ; 4, Saxifraga trifurcata ceratophvlla ; 
5, Saxifraga Hostii.—(T. Jack.) 1, Callistemon 
salignus (often named Metrosideros fioribunda): 
2, Begonia weltoniensis ; 3, Begonia glaucophylla : 
4, Polygala myrtifolia grandiflora ; 5, Acalypha 
obovata ; 6, Pellionia daveauana. 
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Contents of this Number. 
PAGE 
Album, the botanist’s.486 
Begonias, a bed of. . 494 
Buttercup, a giant ... ... . 491 
Conference of Horticultural Societies ... 495 
Conservatory, a beautiful ... ... ... 495 
Conservatory gay, keeping ... ... ... 499 
Cornish water garden ... ... ... 494 
Flower garden, the ... ... ... ... 487 
Fruit garden ... ... ... ... ... 486 
Gardening, cottage ... ... ... ... 490 
Gardens, our northern ... ... ... 489 
Gypsophila paniculata fl. pi. . 496 
Herbaceous plants, hardy ... ... ... 486 
Hydrangea hortensis rosea ... ... ... 494 
Enquire within ... 501 
Insect pests in the garden ... ... ... 491 
Kitchen garden, the ... ... ... ... 487 
Lilies, water . 490 
Mallow, peculiarity of the Marsh . 485 
Mertensia echioides . 490 
Muscari armeniacum. ... ... 495 
Orchids for amateurs ... ... ... ... 488 
Plants certificated at the Temple Show ... 500 
Poultry and pets ... ... ... ... 500 
Pruning versus neglect ... ... ... 499 
Rhododendron ledifolium narcissiflorum ... 489 
Rockery, a small but simple . 494 
Roses, weeping 485 
Schizanthus wisetonensis ... .. ... 494 
Society doings ... 497 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... ... ... 487 
Sweet Pea culture ... ... ... ... 488 
Todea superba, growing .491 
Trees and shrubs, hardy .478 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Begonias, a bed of tuberous ... . 492 
Hydrangea hortensis rosea ... 493 
Muscari armeniacum ... ... ... ... 492 
Rockery for a small garden ... ... 493 
Schizanthus wisetonensis . 492 
Cornish water garden ... ... ... 492 
Todea superba, pit for growing . 491 
Weevil, the Spotted Pea ... 491 
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