THE GARDENING WORLD. 
145 
February 
29, 1908. 
Lilium giganteum. 
Li ilium giganteum from Seed. 
[ost cultivators of the above giant Lily 
r ;ure bulbs when attempting the culti- 
r. on of the plant in their gardens. Not 
r ryone whp procures full-sized or flower- 
r bulbs is able to bloom them, as this 
p. :icular species seems to like getting 
blished before it will throw up a stem 
ic al to the expectations of the planter, 
r ise having some experience with it 
r er to get bulbs that are somewhat 
r er size, so that the bulbs will not only' 
j< well established in the new position, 
n have to develop their full size before 
h ering, and then the best results are 
:> :cted. 
few, however, have the enthusiasm 
u the patience to rear the plant and 
k er it from seeds. The accompanying 
b kration shows two seedlings flowering 
. cold frame. The seeds had been 
r there in a specially-prepared com- 
and then allowed to develop year 
ear until they reached a size sufficient 
■loom. The illustration, of course, 
7 s only two seedlings out of a large 
ber, but when sown in this fashion, 
ley are placed sufficiently far apart, 
will require no thinning or trans- 
ting. but develop year by year until 
reach flowering size. Scarcely ever 
would the whole of the seedlings flower 
during one y'ear, so that a succession 
could be obtained by' this means. In¬ 
stead of occupying a frame, usually re¬ 
quired for some other purpose in spring, 
a good plan would be for those who have 
a semi-shady position in the grounds to 
prepare the bed, sow the seeds, and then 
cover them with a frame during the first 
year. In subsequent years any - tempor¬ 
ary' light that would just throw off the 
wet in winter would answer the purpose 
and could be removed in spring when the 
weather becomes mild. 
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Cymbidium Lady Colman. 
This new hybrid is' intermediate be¬ 
tween its parents, and Orchid growers will 
glean some idea of it when we state that 
the parents were C. eburneo-lowianum 
and C. tracymnum. The sepals and 
petals are greenish yellow marked all 
over with brownish red lines. The lip is 
white, lined with crimson in the throat, 
and with similar markings of vellow- 
brown on the blade. An Award of Merit 
was accorded by the R.H.S. on nth 
February' when shown by Sir J. Colman, 
Bart, (grower, Mr. W. P. Bound - ), Gatton 
Park, Reigate. 
Points™^ 
Which Puzzle the Novice. 
<r 
BY AN OLD HAND 
(Continued, fromf. 134). 
Set and Setting. 
The term set is generally applied to the 
Potato and Jerusalem Artichoke. It sim¬ 
ply means the particular tubers selected 
and set apart fc^r planting, and planting 
tubers is, in this case, the exact equivalent 
of set. Setting is an old garden word for 
planting, and is used more particularly to 
denote the planting out or setting out of 
such things as bedding plants, Cabbage 
plants, and seedlings in general. Set- 
ling-pin is used in Berkshire and the 
West of England to denote what the 
majority of gardeners call a dibber or 
dibble. Dibbling is the same as setting 
or planting out, and both are generally 
done with a pointed stake or fork handle 
instead of a trowel or hand-fork. 
But there is a totally different form of 
setting often referred to in connection 
with fruits. Thus, we read much of 
Tomatos failing to set, Melons being set 
by hand, Grapes being set with a syringe, 
etc. Setting in these cases is really ferti¬ 
lising, that is, bringing the pollen from 
the male portion of the plant into contact 
tvith the female parts. Most flowers set 
theip fruits or seeds naturally; others, 
such as those enumerated above, some¬ 
times require a little aid from the grower. 
A fruit is said to be set when it remains 
green and begins to increase in size after 
the death of the flower which preceded 
and produced it. 
What a Pyramid is. 
The word pyramid is generally used in 
gardens in connection with fruit trees, and 
bears no different construction from that 
generally given to it. A pyramid Apple 
or Pear is simply a tree which has been 
pruned and trained in early growth so 
that it assumes a py'ramidal shape; that 
is, a broad base gradually tapering to a 
more or less pointed top. Old-time gar¬ 
deners tied in giant Indian Azaleas to re¬ 
semble pyramids, and exhibition speci¬ 
men Fuchsias are generally so trained 
nowadays. 
Stone Fruits. 
In a garden, stone fruits are not made 
of marble or even freestone ; neither are 
they' so called from their hardness. The 
name is given because the fruits carry 
what is called a stone beneath their fleshy 
covering. Plums, Cherries, Apricots, 
and Peaches are all stone fruits, and a 
brief interview with either of these will 
reveal to the reader the reason that they 
are so called. 
Pointing In or Pointing Over. 
Books of aphorisms and schoolmasters 
teach us that it is rude to point; but 
the gardener thinks otherwise; in fact, he 
finds pointing decidedly beneficial. But 
pointing in gardens is different from 
pointing in schools. In the autumn the 
skilful gardener digs as much as possible 
of his soil, and leaves it in large lumps 
exposed to the mellowing influence of the 
weather. In the spring, shortly before 
sowing or planting, he goes over the 
ground with a digging fork, pricks the 
soil up to a depth of 2 in. or 3 in., and 
