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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 1, 1905. 
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Notes on 
Our Illustrations. 
Lilium monadelphum. 
Two of the most handsome of the June- 
flowering Lilies are L. monadelphum and its 
variety L.m. szovitzianum. The latter is 
sometimes named L. oolchicum. The typical 
or ordinary form of the species is a. native of 
the Caucasus, and has a close resemblance to 
its variety, which is the more common in 
gardens. The flowers are, however, of a much 
richer yellow ; indeed they might be described 
as golden-yellow, finely spotted with maroon 
or crimson above the middle. These charac¬ 
teristics would not be sufficient to make it 
distinct from the other, but it owes its name 
to the fact that the stamens are united for 
about one-third of their length at the base. In 
other respects these two Lilies differ but little 
from one another botanically, but for garden 
purposes the colour alone renders the type 
very handsome. It is placed in the section 
Martagon on account of the way that the seg¬ 
ments become rolled back, but owing to the 
length of the tube this forms a connecting link 
with the Eulirion section of the genus Lilium. 
In the matter of cultivation it needs no 
special requirements in the way of soil, pro¬ 
vided it is friable or porous and well drained. 
Like most others of its class, however, it 
delights in a. small amount of shade, just suffi¬ 
cient to keep the soil about the bulbs cool 
and moist. All the shade that would be 
necessary could be obtained by planting in a 
bed of shrubs, preferably those delighting in 
peat; or selecting situations on the eastern 
aspect of trees, shrubs, or a wall that will 
just prevent the sun from beating upon the 
soil in which they are grown during the 
warmer parts of the day. Our illustration of 
L. monadelphum was prepared from a speci¬ 
men given us by Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy 
Plant Farm, Winchmore Hill, London, N. 
Iris pallida Junonia. 
Nearly all the varieties of Iris pallida are 
characterised by their soft and beautiful 
tints of colour, varying through some shade 
of lilac, rose, or purple. The typical 
I. pallida takes its name from these pale 
colours. Florists are now endeavouring 
to improve them by imparting deeper 
colours to the seedlings which they raise. 
That under notice is one of the darkest, and 
has rich violet-purple falls, beautifully netted 
with dark lines on a light ground upon the 
claw, as can be seen by reference to our illus¬ 
tration. The standards are of very large size, 
nearly orbicular, and also deep purple. This 
beautiful variety was exhibited by Messrs. R. 
IV allace and Co., .Kiln fie hi Gardens, Col¬ 
chester, at .the great summer show of the Royal 
Botanic Society, where we had it photo¬ 
graphed. 
In the matter of cultivation this shows no 
particular difficulty, even in towns or in rural 
districts, as compared with the common 
German Iris. The plant is of robust constitu¬ 
tion. and, if anything, somewhat taller than 
the German Flag Iris, and flowers about ten 
days or a fortnight later, so that it serves to 
keep up a succession. It belongs to the great 
group of bearded Irises, and differs chiefly 
from I. germanica by the spa-thes being dry 
and papery in texture. A fairly holding soil 
with a fair amount of sand m it will suit this 
Iris admirably ; indeed, any good garden soil 
will meet its requirements/ 
Wistaria on the Wall of a Suburban 
House. 
Many years of existence in London and its 
suburbs has proved that Wistaria chinensis is 
admirably adapted for cultivation on the walls 
of town houses. Indeed one of the first Wis¬ 
tarias introduced to this country grew for 
many years in the gardens of the lt.H.S. at 
Chiswick. We believe this had been destroyed 
on account of some alterations in the gardens, 
but another of reputedly great age existed 
until the society gave up the gardens, and, for 
all we know, may still exist on the end wall 
of a dwelling-house built against the northern 
wall of the gardens. 
Our illustration shows a much younger plant 
draping a window, and also' indicates how 
graceful and well adapted this climber is for 
the decoration of hcrake walls. The light blue 
or mauve flowers appeared in April and May, 
and, should we have sufficient rainfall in July 
to cause a vigorous second growth, the Wistaria 
often flowers a second time during August or 
September, especially when grown against the 
shelter of a wall. Even when not in flower, 
the long, feathery-looking leaves form a graces 
ful canopy, draping the front of the house. 
Although the stems grow rampantly, once the 
plant has been well established, only a little 
tying in may be necessary to' prevent the 
shoots from darkening the windows in 
summer, while it can be made tidy at the 
winter pruning. 
Tbe Yellow Side-Saddle Flower. (Sarra- 
cenia flava and S. f. major.) 
Our illustration of this North American 
species of Pitcher plant represents the ordinary 
Sarracenia flava and a strong-growing variety 
variously named S. f. major and S. f. gigantea, 
both of which names seem to refer to the same 
plant, as far as we have hitherto had evidence. 
Being anxious to represent the flowering as 
well as the leafy part of the plant, we had to 
procure them from different plants. The 
ordinary S. flava flowers freely enough, but 
does not always have good leaves or pitchers. 
The flower was obtained from Mr. G. Reuthe, 
Fox Hill Hardy Plant Nursery, Keston, Kent. 
The pitchers of the large form (S. f. major) 
were obtained from Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and 
Son, Highgate, London. 
Tire flower is a most curious structure, con¬ 
sisting on the outside of three small, bract-like 
pieces and barely visible in our picture. The 
sepals proper are five in number, ovate, and 
of a soft light yellow-green, and, these being 
of large size, are quite visible on the base of 
the drooping flower, which usually hangs with 
its face downwards. The petals are Addle- 
shaped, bright yellow, fading almost to white 
at the very base, and these, or rather three of 
them, are very conspicuous features of the 
flower shown, as they hang down loosely like 
ribbons. 
A most remarkable structure is the top of 
the style, which resembles an umbrella, or 
wide open parachute, reversed. This is partly 
hidden in the picture by the petals, as the 
latter come out at the openings between the 
five lobes of the said parachute. Apparently 
the name Side-Saddle flower has been derived 
from this peculiar structure, but we may say 
it has only a remote resemblance to a side¬ 
saddle. 
The pitchers represented were 2 ft. to 2^ ft. 
long, hollow down the centre for the greater 
part of their length and light green, more or 
less netted and veined with rich brownish- 
crimson, especially on the under side of the 
lid of the pitcher. As the pitcher withers this 
colour assumes more or less of a violet hue. 
The varietal names both refer to the increased 
size of these pitchers, as compared with those 
of the ordinary form of the species. 
When forming their growth these remark¬ 
able insectivorous plants enjoy an interme¬ 
diate temperature, but after they are fully 
developed they may be kept in a cool moist 
greenhouse. The compost should consist 
chiefly of peat, sphagnum, and broken pot¬ 
sherds. In their native homes the plants grow 
in bogs, and that must be imitated under 
artificial conditions. The atmosphere of the 
house should also be kept cool and moist if the 
pitchers are to be kept in good health for a 
twelvemonth until others have been pro¬ 
duced. 
The Double Rose-pink Apricot (Frunus 
triloba flore pleno). 
During the past few seasons this beautiful 
shrub has been brought before the public, 
chiefly by those who grow it in pots for forcing 
purposes, in order to get it in bloom earlier 
than under natural conditions out of doors. 
It has been known in this country for many 
years, but has been relatively neglected con¬ 
sidering its beauty for clothing a wall, or for 
shrubbery, or the planting of beds on the 
grass. The flowers are rosy-pink, very double, 
and produced in such remarkable abundance 
as to be very effective in the month of April 
or May, according to whether it is sheltered 
by a wall or grown in the open. 
It would seem that the double form was one 
of the earliest introduced to this country, and, 
being double, never fruits to' show that it 
belongs to the same group of the genus as the 
Apricot. It is merely an ornamental shrub, 
and very handsome it is. We think, however, 
that the flowers attain the larger size, and are 
relatively more effective when grown against a 
waill. 
Seeing that it flowers on the young wood, 
the bush should be pruned immediately the 
flowers drop, and young shoots will be deve¬ 
loped during the current season and give a 
wealth of flower buds to renew' the display in 
the forthcoming spring. The glasshouse seen 
in the rear is the Palm house at Kew. 
Three Bluebells or Wild Hyacinths, 
Most people, but more especially those in 
rural districts, are familiar with the English 
Bluebell or wild Hyacinth, which has been 
given a great variety of names by botanists, 
but most of them now agree to call it Scilla 
nutans or the Nodding Squill. It differs from 
the general run of Squills by having the parts 
of the flower upright, forming a tube, instead 
of being spreading and starry in appearance 
as in the majority of Squills. It is allied to 
the Hyacinth, but differs in all the parts, 
being free instead of united, as in the 
Hyacinth. The photograph shows this species 
at the right-hand corner. 
On the left-hand comer is the Spanisli 
Squill (S. hispanica). This differs from the 
British plant by having more expanded, bell¬ 
shaped, and light blue flowers, with a darker 
midrib to the segments. Under the same con¬ 
ditions the Spanish Squill came into bloom 
about a week in advance of the English one. 
In the middle of this group is another 
Squill, pamed S. patula, a European plant, 
and practically intermediate between the 
other two we have named. If seen separately, 
it would be difficult to distinguish from the 
Spanish Squill. The plant is dwarfer and the 
