THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 14, 1908. 
710 
Making a New . . . 
Flower Border. 
It is a rather difficult question for a be¬ 
ginner to decide what bulbs and plants 
he shall have in a border facing south, 
and bounded by a hedge, so as to provide, 
a show of bloonr from early in the season 
until frost cuts them down in late autumn. 
1 was asked this question the other day, 
and no doubt the information will be very 
helpful to many “G.W.” readers. 
The border, to commence with, is about 
thirty-six feet long and four feet wide, 
and the soil good and well drained, but it 
is rather short of nourishment to keep the 
plants and flowers up to the standard pitch 
of health. In September the border 
should be trenched, and plenty of well- 
decayed stable manure worked in. When 
settled, Daffodils should be planted at 
the back row, next coming early flowering 
Tulips in mixed colour, the third row 
being composed of mixed Hyacinths, and 
the edging set with clumps of Crocus, 
each little clump being of a separate 
colour. After every dozen roots of Daffo¬ 
dils, there should be planted a small 
clump of blue Iris, which lends grace to 
the border, as well as colour effect. As 
these bulbous subjects cease flowering we- 
should procure some Wallflowers, and 
yellow and white Violas to set in little 
patches to keep up the display. Then as 
the Wallflowers go off, their place may be 
taken by bedding Geraniums, Ten Week 
Stocks, Asters, Antirrhinums, Calceo¬ 
larias, Phlox Drummondi, Verbena, early 
flowering Chrysanthemums, Zinnias, and 
single mixed Petunias. All of these 
should be planted separately, with a 
dwarf bush Rose tree every six feet along 
the border, alternated with a standard 
Rose tree. A few select standards for this 
position are Frau Karl Druschki, a large 
glorious pure white rose; Paul Neyron, a 
beautiful deep rose colour, of immense 
size and substance, a free bloomer, and 
very good in autumn; Gloire de Dijon, a 
grand old favourite; Dupuy Jamain, 
bright cerise flower, a lovely hardy Rose ; 
Victor Hugo, Ulrich Brunner, Fisher 
Holmes, and Margaret Dickson, all good 
Roses and well suited for this position. 
Of dwarfs to combine with the standards, 
I may mention Abel Carriere, Clio, Tom 
Wood, Duke of Wellington, Gloire Lyon- 
naise, Mrs. W. J. Grant, La France, 
Madame Hoste, M. Pernet Ducher, and 
Marie Van Houte. This selection will 
provide a fine group of good and valuable 
Roses for garden decoration. 
The edge of the border should be neatly 
finished off with boarding painted dark 
green. 
The summer treatment is to apply 
liquid manure occasionally, and a mulch¬ 
ing of well-decayed manure forked into 
the soil, the hoe must also be freely used 
to keep the border free from weeds. All 
dead flowers and seed pods must be 
pinched off daily to keep up the floral 
display. 
Westhoughton. JOSEPH FloyD. 
The flowers of Erica carnea are already 
forrrted and will last good till April. 
Carnation Winona. 
The blooms of this American variety 
are very shapely, warm pink, fragrant 
and shallowly fringed. Award of Merit 
by the R. H. S., when shown in fine con¬ 
dition by Messrs. R. H. Bath, Ltd., 
Wisbech. 
Selaginelia emiliana aurea. 
The fronds of this variety are light 
yellowish green and become clearer with 
age, especially the fruiting spikes. Award 
of Merit by the R. H. S., in September, 
when shown by Messrs. Hill and Son, 
Lower Edmonton. 
Nepenthes Dr. John Macfarlane. 
The parentage of this fine new Pitcher 
plant was N. sanguinea crossed with 
Curtissi superba. This strong growing 
new hybrid Pitcher plant has pitchers 
about 8 in. long to the base of the lid. 
They are brownish-red, blotched with 
crimson. The colour is bright shining 
brown, finely ribbed and wavy. The 
inner face is more or less blotched and 
marbled with purple on a yellow-ground. 
First-class Certificate by the R. H. S., 
on September 29th, when shown by 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Ltd., King’s 
Road, Chelsea. 
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RESULTS OF 
LAST WEEK’S 
COMPETITIONS. 
Some of the best papers in this competition 
are too long, an 1 we desire readers to keep 
within a column. 
A prize in the Readers’ Competition was 
awarded to “ H. R.,” for the article on 
“ Yuccas,” page 605. 
In the Prize Letter Competition a prize 
was awarded to “ Malmaison,” for the article 
on “ How I Freed my Rose Trees from Mil¬ 
dew ” ; and another to “ Wm. Smith ” for the 
article on “Violets,” page 696. 
The Cultivation of . . 
Hippeastrums 
(Amaryllis.) 
Why is it these beautiful flowers are > 
seldom seen in the amateur’s greenhouse 
I am sure they deserve a place in eve 
garden that can boast of a bit of glass. 
Their cultivation is very easy. At t- 
present time the foliage is turning bron 
and water should be gradually withhe! 
until it dies down altogether, then f 
bulbs should be stored away in a dry a. 
frost-proof place, keeping them in'thc 
pots. About March they should be e, 
amined, and those that have occupi 
the same pots for two seasons should 
repotted, a six-inch pot being big enou; 
as a rule for the largest bulbs. Th 
do well in a mixture of three parts loa 
and one part leaf-soil, with a sm, 
amount of charcoal and silver sa: 
added. Shake the soil from the o 
bulbs very carefully, and break off a' 
bulblets, remove all decayed roots ai 
pot firmly. The bulb should be burii 
about three parts its depth. 
They will require very little wal 
until the leaves are getting well up. 
temperature of 60 degs. is best to sta 
them in, but if the grower has no fir 
heat it is better to wait until April befo 
starting them, when the sun-heat will 1 
quite sufficient. 
For general purposes it is perhaps tl 
best thing to buy bulbs ready for flowe 
ing, but where one has the convenien< 
it is very interesting to raise them fro. 
seed. These are usually sown in tl 
spring in a brisk heat, sowing the seec 
about one inch apart in pans filled wit 
light soil and well drained. As soo' 
as they are a few inches high they mw 
be potted off into small pots and kej. 
shifted on as occasion demands, but o 
no account must they be over-potter 
These seedlings should never be drie: 
off until they are large enough to flowe: 
which is from two to three years—a Ion 
time to wait, but the cultivator is wel 
rewarded, as once they reach the flowerin 
stage, they will last for years with propc 
treatment,, and then there is always th 
possibility of a real gem appearing amon 
them if the seed has been obtained fror 
a good source, and moreover, the flowerj 
which show an advance on the existin 
varieties always command a ready sal 
at a good figure. 
Some of the. best named varieties ait 
Conqueror (crimson), Her Majesty (white 
flushed scarlet), Kineton (red, with whit 
centre), Duke of Albany (scarlet), am 
Sindic (light orange and white tips). 
A. Dennett. 
Harbledown near Canterbury. 
-- 
Dracaena Bruantii variegata. 
The leaves of this easily grown variet; 
have broad bands and stripes of brigh 
clear yellow, sometimes shaded witl 
bronze. It is a highly ornamental variet; 
of an easily grown plant. Award o 
Merit by the R. H. S., when shown b; 
Messrs. W. Cutbush and Son, in October 
last. 
