April 4, 1908. THE 
— A FINE — 
Cgmbidiam - 
GARDENING WORLD . 
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among the 
- ROSES - 
{Cymbidium Sanderi splendens.) 
n March 3rd two very fine varieties 
: Cymbidium Sanderi were shown by 
[ srs. F. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, 
: ie meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
iiety, when a First-class Certificate was 
rded to each. We are now in a posi- 
c to give an illustration of C. Sanderi 
, ndens, a very beautiful. and distinct 
a ety. The sepals and petals are white 
u rosy midribs and fainter side nerves 
the same colour. The lip is rosy red 
ide, thickly covered with crimson spots 
1 streaks arranged more or less in lines. 
puritv of the ground colour serves to 
-i.v off the lines and other markings of 
i;rent colours. If, on the other hand, 
1 ground colour had been suffused with 
i.vn, the markings would have been 
re or less obscured. The plant shown 
ried a spike 3 ft. in length with nine 
these handsome flowers upon it 
Our Roses, waking up to life, 
Unfold their leaves long put away; 
They dress themselves in robes of green, 
And soon will make a brave display; 
Each bud now hastens, hour by hour 
To form for us next summer's flower. 
Baynton-Taylor. 
Sunshine and shower, warm days and 
cold, rapidly alternating, make this 
a month in which"we must carefully guard 
our plants. As a rule this month has an 
average of six frosty nights, and the tem¬ 
perature is always lowest at sunrise. 
pleted. Now is the time for pruning Teas 
and kindred Roses ; as early as you like 
for the southern counties, or in very shel¬ 
tered positions elsewhere, but the second 
week will be early enough in the Mid¬ 
lands, and still a little later as we go 
towards the north. 
For decorative purposes, if well fed and 
uninjured by the frost, Tea Roses in the 
open require but little pruning. Do not 
let them become leggy, scraggy or mb- 
shapen for the lack of a fair amount of 
rutting away, for it keeps the plants m 
health and stimulates vigorous growth, 
but do not overdo it. If you want flowers 
Cymbidium Sarcdieiri splendens. 
1 Beau et l’utile. 
Monseigneur,” said Madame Magloire 
t<Victor Hugo’s Bishop of Digne, in pre- 
t> ded desire to do away with the flowers 
inis garden, “it would be better to have 
s.ads there than nosegays.” “You are 
a taken” was the answer of one of the 
st characters in.fiction, “the beautiful 
is useful as the useful ; perhaps more 
ful. 
Aieautiful Carpeting Plant. 
- hose who would like a dwarf flowering 
sjiject for covering the ground amongst 
er subjects should try Ionopsidium 
ule, an annual about 2 ins. high, with 
irofusion of lilac flowers. 
Sometimes the month is cold and gloomy, 
or even dry, right through, therefore we 
must use much judgment and consult the 
indispensable thermometer regularly, so 
that an extra cold snap may not take us 
off our guard. 
For hardy Roses like the H.P.'s this is 
an ideal growing month, but the Teas and 
other delicate sorts need to be protected 
against the very severe weather that may 
be expected sometimes during the month. 
It is a matter for the grower to determine 
as conditions arise. Whilst not coddling, 
it is wise to afford a slight protection when 
it is likely to be required. 
Pruning left undone must now be com- 
for exhibition purposes you must prune 
back (with a few exceptions, of which 
your Rose catalogues will tell you) as 
hard as you do for H.P.’s. In either case 
you need not be afraid of your plants 
failing to flower freely, only fewer flowers, 
and for extra large size you must prune 
severely; where more flowers are needed 
(thev will be smaller 1 , prune less. 
In many parts of the country, especi¬ 
ally in low-lying districts and where very 
bleak, you will find, when you remove the 
protecting material, that a large part of 
the plant has been killed during the win¬ 
ter. This must be cut away, taking with 
it some.little portion of the living part; 
