December 19, 1908. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Dst apparent in winter when the light 
feeble. Much less watering is neces- 
cry at this period than at any other. 
ie plants must not be allowed to get 
( y for any length of time, as that would 
I fatal to success while the plants are 
i bloom. With care in watering and 
mtilating a fine display is now possible 
)>m this class of Carnation alone, and 
; the flowers are almost as much ap- 
pciated as Roses, they are an excellent 
cnpanion to Chrysanthemums, which 
;; amongst the most plentiful flowers at 
t s season of the year. 
For one reason or other, many people 
rnmence propagating American Carna- 
tns at this season of the year, but they 
v. usually those who require a large 
sck. In most private places and in 
; ateurs' gardens it will be quite soon 
ough ’if propagation is deferred till the 
t n of the year. The light will be much 
I ter in January and the cuttings less 
lble to damp off than if inserted during 
Icember. It is well, however, to make 
reparations for striking cuttings in Jan- 
-7 bv taking indoors a sufficient quan- 
f of good fibrous loam and leaf-mould 
5 that they may be in a suitable con- 
d on as to dryness by the time thev are 
r uired. 
J. D. F. W. 
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; Vple Blossom in December 
A Letter to the Editor. 
IR, It may interest your readers tc 
k w that on December 3rd, I gathered 
5 <tral clusters of Apple blossom from a 
ang tree of Blenheim Orange, also 
anal Apples that had apparently been 
>etbout a fortnight—a sight I have never 
tore seen at this time of the year. There 
,v not a leaf on it at the time, and being 
1 ne day the bees were out searching 
0 nectar among them, which reminded 
)! ve ry much of springtime. 
has been a year for abnormal growths 
mese gardens. Plums which one occa- 
jallv finds growing two on a stem like 
unese twins have been present in ex- 
r rdtnary numbers, and in nearly every 
a fully developed Marrows have done 
■ame, while one Cucumber had several 
'Ion-shaped fruits on one branch and 
rhe rest they were properly formed. 
flower spike of Agapanthus umbel! a- 
utiad, in addition to the top cluster of 
■o.ers; several smaller clusters break- 
" °, ut d . own th e stem, all perfectly 
V-u , e a trfte of Beurre Hardv 
r, ,! , ne three distinct crops of 
, • although only the first one reached 
^ ent - A. Dennett. 
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0) gvne barbata. 
riL be 1 rded Coel °Syn€ is rather a 
ng plant when m bloom. The 
irfolijfi h 0 ? 6 1D c i usters "'ell above 
eid fm ^ ! are white with a brown 
was be 'J lp - A P lant With nine 
Flener M r Sh °n W \ bv Mrs - Temple 
rimhri 1 * r ' Bristowe), Levswood, 
:otlv whe at b ^ eetin ? of the R.H.S. 
S' it Tti;'. 1 Commendation 
'7 »«« in cSa^T ,S l ’ 5 ’ “ 
78l 
Mother of T^ousar^ds Saxi,r r m e„ t „,, 
Apparently soon after its introduction 
the above Saxifrage was recognised as a 
very suitable one for rooms. Not only 
is this’the case in Britain, but our neigh¬ 
bours on the Continent have also dis¬ 
covered its suitability for window culture. 
It is a native of China and Japan and so 
nearly hardy that it will live out of doors 
in sheltered and well drained situations 
in gardens about London and, of course, 
round the south and west coasts where 
the climate is mild and equable in winter. 
Planted out under those conditions, run¬ 
ners, somewhat like those of the Straw¬ 
berry, are produced in great numbers and 
root in the ground round the mother 
Saxifraga sarmentosa. 
Maclaren and Sotis, 
