5 $ 
TUB GARDENING WORLD. 
January 30, 190$. 
Climbing looses 
For the Greenhouse. 
The Queen of Roses, the glorious 
Marechal Neil, is one of the best climb¬ 
ing Roses for greenhouses, although in 
many instances it is more abused than 
cultivated. I was called to inspect one 
recently which had never flowered, and 
no wonder. It was growing in a glass j 
house, three sides of which ran high above 
the glass roof, while it was 'shaded on 
these three sides by adjoining property. 
The sun only got to the open side late in 
the afternoon. It was more like a forc¬ 
ing pit. 
The Marechal Neil was very healthy, 
and had a good deal of foliage, but in a 
position like that, all its growths were 
very weak and spindly, the wood never 
getting a chance to ripen, so that it was 
always soft and sappy, and during the 
first two months of the year was covered 
with fungus. It had been there four years 
and never bloomed. It would not have 
bloomed had it been there forty. 
There is much difference in the proper 
cultivation of the Marechal Neil. In the 
southern counties of England it is easier 
to grow than in the north; it flowers much 
earlier, and the majority of the flowers 
are of far better quality than those pro¬ 
duced in the colder counties, unless the 
northern cultivators take more pains and 
care of their plants than is necessary in 
the milder climate of the south. 
Another favourite, Gloire de Dijon, is 
far easier to cultivate than Marechal Neil, 
and for that reason it is more i_ommonly 
grown, but this beautiful free-flowering 
Rose is more often murdered than treated 
rightly. 
Recently I saw one in a greenhouse 
planted right under the ventilator, where 
the full force of the draught had been 
playing down and turned all the foliage 
yellow. Soon after it was leafless, whereas 
it should have been a picture of health 
and blossom. 
Another good climbing Rose for green¬ 
house culture is William Allen Richard¬ 
son, and one that is very productive of 
bloom, provided the situation and treat¬ 
ment are suitable. 
Climbing Niphetos, a charming com¬ 
panion to the latter, is a very free grower 
and bloomer, also very sweetly scented, 
and makes a capital buttonhole Rose. 
One amateur I know had one planted close 
beside his stove-pipe that carried the 
smoke from the heating apparatus 
through the roof of the greenhouse, and 
he wondered why it did not bloom. He 
gave it every attention as to watering and 
feeding, but still the foliage turned yellow 
and dropped off. 
The chimney or flue draught not being 
very good caused gusts of smoke and 
soot to fill the place the Niphetos was in, 
witn the result that the pores of the leaves 
and stems became clogged up, respiration 
being almost impossible in such an atmo¬ 
sphere. I advised him to take it up and 
thoroughly clean every stem with soft 
soap by means of a little brush and some 
tepid water, afterwards cleansing with 
aear water, and then transplant it to a 
healthier part in another greenhouse. 
The effect was wonderful; his Niphetos 
has this season been a remarkable suc¬ 
cess, and praised and admired by all 
visitors 
Joseph Floyd. 
Westhoughton. 
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Fruit Growers’ Federation. 
The annual meeting of the National 
Fruit Growers’ Federation will be held 
at the Royal Horticultural Hall, West¬ 
minster, on February 8th. 
Begonia Patrie. . 
The above is a new hybrid between the 
winter-flowering B. socotrana and B. 
Pearcei. The leaves are nearly round 
like those of the first-named parent and 
'bright green. The flowers are freely pro¬ 
duced in erect cymes just above the foli¬ 
age and are of a rose-red tint. They are 
smaller but darker than those of Gloire 
de Lorraine. The plant is about 9 in. 
high and branches freely. Award of 
Merit by the R.H.S. when shown by MM. 
V. Lemoine, Nancy, France, on January 
12 th. 
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An East V ay to Ripen Tomatos,” page 42. 
The Cultivation of 
The Lily of the Valle-. 
This is undoubtedly the most pop ir 
native plant undeT cultivation, if we : ,y 
judge from the demand for it in the j; 
state, and it certainly pays to grow t 
The retarded crowns have helped in ij 
direction, as though they may be dear 
to buy, there is not the same expens, n 
fuel, and to the market grower this a 
consideration. 
Their requirements are quite sim 
As soon as the crowns are received jt 
them up five in a 4 in., and eight i a 
5 in. pot, using any kind of gritty s 1 
as this plays no part in flower product f 
keeping the tips just above the sod. ( e 
a good watering, and stand them in a < d 
frame for a week to acclimatise, and t n 
place them in a temperature of 55 d( 
They will then flower in six weeks, .t 
if wanted earlier, place them in.a-Vi- 
perature of 60 degs. at the end of e 
fourth week; this will forward them c - 
siderably. 
After Christmas forcing must be - 
sorted to, and for this purpose' the Bei 1 
crowns are the best. Lay the bunc s 
out of doors facing the north, and co r 
all but the crowns with ashes, and if tl r 
get a good freezing so much the beti, 
as by inducing perfect rest they force ; 
readier. Boxing is preferable to pott r 
these, and sand is as good as anythi;, 
though some may prefer soil, but in fc - 
ing heat and moisture play a more 1 - 
portant part. 
In market establishments there is wit 
we call a steam chest. This is a d;: 
room built over a large tank filled au- 
maticallv. Through -the tank is a su- 
ciency of hot-water pipes to keep the pi; ■ 
in a continual vapour. In private plat- 
this is not available, but a bottom heat : 
80 deg. must be maintained, and if mi¬ 
ls laid on the surface of the box it w 
help to soften the crowns. Keep da. 
until half grown, and then graduallv <■ 
pose to the light. 
As a plant in the "wild garden ” « 
Lily of the Valley takes a lot of beatin 
out unfortunately space and woodland a 
only for the few. The next best thing 
a bed of these plants in a partially shad 
spot. The soil should be an open or 
and will be benefited by a good applicJ 
ti-on of leaf-soil. I do not like stable 
farmyard manure unless it is very mu 
decayed. The best rvay in planting is 
dig and plant as you go. Place t 
crowns three inches apart in the row 
and six inches between the row's^ the gro' 
mg point being three inches below f 
surface. If planting cannot be done • 
November, it should be deferred un 
February or March, two-year-old crow: 
being the best for permanent beds, ai 
also for preparing for forcing. 
Carron - H. Arnold. 
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Plants obtain the carbonic acid the 
lequire from the atmosphere, in whic 
it is present in small but sufficient quai« 
tities, and it takes 500 square yards <j 
green leaves one hour to make one poun 
of starch. 
