894 
Cabbages and Savoys might also afford you an 
occasional dish, but they cannot be depended upon 
to survive severe frost. In the case of Broccoli, 
you can employ the varieties Christmas White, 
Snow's Winter, Veitch’s Self-protecting, and 
Late White. You could also sow some of the 
Purple Sprouting Broccoli on account of its hardi¬ 
ness. All the other members of the Brassica 
tribe mentioned could be supplied by Dwarf 
Curled Kale, Aigburth, Dalkeith, and Scrymger’s 
Giant Brussels Sprouts, and Early Ulm, Dwarf 
Green Curled and Drumhead Savoys. You can 
also read the articles on “Vegetable all the Year 
Round ” which are appearing in The Gardening 
Would. These will afford a great amount of in¬ 
formation for which we cannot find space here. 
Spanish Irises. 
Last June I had a bunch of flowers of Spanish 
Irises given me by a friend, and 1 found them 
rery handsome objects in glasses of water. Are ' 
they difficult to grow, or would you advise me to , 
attempt their cultivation in my own garden? A 
few hints about their culture would be considered 
a favour. Please name some kinds. (E. A. L.) 
There is usually little difficulty in growing 
Spanish Irises in ‘gardens of fairly light sandy 
soil. The bulbs should be planted about 5 in. 
deep, and about the beginning of September, to 
give them the best chance. We think, however, 
that they would yet succeed if the bulbs have 
been well kept during the time they have been 
out of the ground. If the soil is in any way 
heavy, we should advise you to remove the second 
spit if that is the heavier, and to mix the top 
one with a good proportion of sand and leaf 
mould. After allowing the soil to settle for aborts 
ten days, the bulbs_ could be planted about 6in. 
apart each way. They are usually grown in 
beds, but sometimes ure planted in lines at the 
front of borders alongside the paths. If they take 
kindly to your garden, the bulbs will increase, 
and after a year or two require lifting, so that 
they can be planted at the usual distance apart in 
September. If they succeed in your garden, 
there is no necessity for lifting them until the 
bulbs become too crowded to produce flowers of 
full size. The stronger they are grown the larger 
and more handsome the flowers will be. Some 
very handsome varieties we would recommend are 
Thunderbolt, bronze and yellow ; Sunset, yellow ; 
Mon Bijou, azure blue; Golden King, golden- 
yellow; Cantab, dark blue; Blue Beauty, violet 
and light blue; Louisa, white with a yellow 
blotch; and Hercules, claret-purple. These are 
mostly what we should term seifs in contradis¬ 
tinction to those which present a variety of 
colours or may be striped. We think the more 
nearly uniform the colours are, the better effect 
they produce. Some of those which we have 
named have a very prominent golden-yellow 
blotch on the falls, which we think adds greatly 
to their appearance. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Henry Drew, Longworth, Faringdon, Berks.— 
Catalogue of the Thames Valley Roses. 
Ph. Geduldig, Rosegrower, Aachen, Rheinland, 
Germany.—Rose catalogue. 
J. C. Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany.—Novelties 
for 1906. 
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TRADE NOTICES. 
Messrs. Barrie and Brown. 
Messrs. Barrie and Brown have just re¬ 
opened the premises at 39, King William 
Street, City, until recently occupied by Jacob 
Wrench and Sons. These historic premises 
have been associated with, the seed and bulb 
trade from time immemorial, having been in 
the occupation of Wrench and Sons alone for 
over 150 years. Many interesting anecdotes 
have been told in connection with this house, 
mention of which is made in Alexandre 
Dumas’ novel, “ The Black Tulip.” 
Mr. F. C. Heinemann’s Novelties. 
A catalogue entitled “ Special Trade Offer 
of Novelties, 1906,” reaches us from Mr. F. C. 
Heinemann, Erfui-t, Germany. In this we 
note a dwarf strain of an annual named Cal- 
liopsis bicoid nana Golden Ray, which grows 
only 6in. to 8in. high, whereas the original 
grows 2ft. high. The rays are maroon-crim¬ 
son with golden tips. Another annual taken 
in hand has given rise to a, remarkable num¬ 
ber of colours. This is named Linaria marcc- 
cana Excelsior to indicate the strain. A mix¬ 
ture of seeds gives rise to varieties ranging 
from dark violet to light blue, dark crimson 
to pink and pure yellow. The annual is very 
floriferous, and this strain should make it 
more popular than ever. Some very pretty 
new Pansies are alsoi listed, including Andro¬ 
meda, which has long blue veins on the three 
upper petals and blue-purple veins on the 
lower one. Another named Emperor Franz 
Joseph has a violet-purple blotch on each of 
the five petals, almost covering them, the 
broad margin being white. A China Aster 
named Elegance has single flowers and long 
rays like the Comet type, but the tips 1 of the 
ray florets are curled. Several tuberous and 
fibrous-rooted Begonias raised by him are also 
described and illustrated. Improved varieties 
of Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum and C. 
maximum are also offered. A new variety of 
the first-named is called Spring Marguerite. 
Pinks, Forget-me-nots, Gloxinias, and other 
flowers have also been improved and varieties 
offered. Several of them are represented by 
coloured illustrations. 
Names of Plants. 
(William Yandell) 1, Pleione maculata; 2, 
Eupatorium weinmannianum; 3, Sempervivum 
tortuosum variegatum; 4, Adiantum cuneatum 
grandicaps; 5, Pteris Wimsettii; 6. Adiantum 
cuneatum strictum; 7. Pteris longifolia.—• 
(E. J. B.) 1, Physalis Alkekengi; 2, Viburnum 
Tinus; 3, Arbutus Unedo.—(S. M.) 1, Maranta 
bicolor; 2, Oestrum aurantiacum; 3, Erica 
gracilis; 4, Selaginella uncinata; 5, Selaginella 
Braunii.—(C. H. W.) 1. Cotoneaster frigida. 
(Wm. Wyness) The Orchid is Maxillaria picta; 
2, the other plant is Begonia incarnata Arthur 
Mallet. 
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Contents of this Number 
Aster diffusus horizontalis ... .. ... 886 
Cauliflowers ... ... ... ... ... 883 
Chamaerops excelsa ... . . ... . 886 
Choisya ternata ... .. . . 881 
Chrysanthemum Buttercup ... ... ... 8P6 
Chrysanthemum Miss Stopford ... ... 886 
Chrysanthemum Moneymaker . 888 
Chrysanthemums, new .. ... ... 882 
Clay’s successful gardening ... ... ... 880 
Dalgleish, Mr. Walter . ... ... 881 
Enquire within . . . ... 892 
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... 889 
Flower garden, the 
... 878 
Fruit garden 
... 878 
Gardens, our northern 
... 880 
Gooseberry Golden Drop 
... 886 
Grape Black Hamburgh 
... 886 
Herbaceous border, hardy 
... 879 
Hybridising . 
... 888 
Jasminum Sambac 
... 880 
Kitchen garden, the ... 
... 878 
Lobelias, perennial 
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Orchids for amateurs . 
... 879 
Pear Josephine de Malines ... 
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People, pars about 
... 891 
Plum Prince Englebert 
... 886 
Poultry and pets . 
... 889 
Poupart, Mr. Ernest ... 
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Rose Blanche Double de Coubert 
... 881 
Roses and shrubs, planting ... 
... 877 
Slugs, clearing a garden ot ... 
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Society doings ... 
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Societies, how to extend the usefulness of 
... 887 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 
... 878 
Trade notices 
... 894 
Trees and shrubs, hardy 
... 879 
Vegetables all the year round 
... 883 
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Aster diffusus horizontalis 
... 885 
Cauliflower, blind plant of ... 
... 883 
Cauliflower plants in a frame 
... 883 
Chamaerops excelsa 
... 884 
Chrysanthemum Buttercup ... 
... 884 
Chrysanthemum Miss Stopford 
... 885 
Chrysanthemum Moneymaker (see 
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Gooseberry Golden Drop 
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