The Gardening World, July 25, 1908. 
MOTTO FOR THE WEEK: 
“ He who would gather Roses must not 
fear thorns .”—Dutch Proverb. 
CONTENTS 
Amateur’s Letter to Amateurs, An ... 483 
Competition Awards . 484 
Competition, Prize Letter". 4§7 
Dianthus Napoleon III. .485 
Enquire Within . 493 
Flower Garden, The (illus.) ... 489 
Fruit Garden, The (illus.) . 489 
Greenhouse, The Amateur's . 49 ° 
Kitchen Garden, The (illus.) . 49 ° 
Lachenalias for the Cool Greenhouse 496 
Ljlium Longiflorum . 4§4 
Orchids for Amateurs . 49 ° 
Photography for Garden Lovers 
(illus.) . 486 
Primulas for the Rock Garden . 484 
Rockery (The) and How to Make It... 492 
Roses, How to Bud (illus.) . 485 
>weet Peas at Kelvedon. v - 
Sweet Peas in July . 488 
Tools, Garden . 49 ^ 
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? mutual Rem. 
'aestum! thy Roses-long ago, 
All Roses far above 
'wice in the year were call d to blow 
And braid the locks of Love. 
Damascus filled his heart with joy, 
So sweet her Roses were! 
le culled them; but the wayward boy 
Thought them ill "worth his care. 
I want them every month,” he cried, 
“ I want them every hour: 
erennial Rose, and none beside 
Henceforth shall be my flower.” 
W. Savage Landor. 
he United Horticultural Benefit and Provi¬ 
dent Society. 
At the quarterly meeting of this society 
eld on July 13, at the Royal Horticul- 
iral Hall, Westminster, six new mem- 
ers were elected, making a total of 45 
ew members since the commencement of 
le year. 
The Bamboo, so distinct and artistic in 
appearance, is far too seldom seen in our 
English gardens; there would seem to be 
too general an idea that it is necessary to 
grow it near water. As a matter of fact, 
i have seen it a really charming feature 
in a suburban garden among many shrubs, 
in one case forming a beautiful isolated 
specimen on the lower lawn. We may, 
for all intents and purposes, regard these 
plants under three groupings, namely, 
Arundinarias, Bambusas, and Phyllo- 
stachys, all of which give us hardy species 
that require little or no winter protection. 
“ Graceful woody grasses ” one authority 
calls them rather happily, though some of 
them reach a height exceeding fifteen feet. 
Their sub-tropical appearance seems to 
give them the claim to choice positions in 
the garden, and as they are delightfully 
green throughout the winter if not badly 
cut by frosty wind, a sheltered spot should 
be selected for them. So far as soil is 
concerned a fairly rich soil may be al¬ 
lowed so long as it is of a light character 
and does not become unduly sodden in 
winter; that is to say, it should be suffi¬ 
ciently of a light, porous nature so that 
the moisture is not retained. Some au¬ 
thorities recommend July for transplant¬ 
ing, though probably a somewhat earlier 
period would be preferable. The most 
familiar variety is Bambusa Metake, 
known also as Arundinaria japonica, and 
it is this variety that flourishes grandly in 
suburban gardens. A. Simoni is a rapid 
grower, Phyllostachys nigra is a fine 
Bamboo, while Bambusa palmata is also 
quite distinct. Only a short while ago 
an enthusiastic amateur was dilating upon 
the picturesqueness of well-grown speci¬ 
mens and asking for hints as to propaga 
tion ; division of the roots is the quickest 
method, but seed may be sown or cut¬ 
tings struck. 
Spiraea Aruncus. 
If a garden possesses a well-grown, 
thoroughly established, clump of this fine 
Spiraea, then we may be sure of a 
thoroughly handsome object, one of the 
most noticeable the border or bed will 
contain. I would add, however, that un¬ 
less a good deep soil can be assured the 
perfection that we could wish for cannot 
be attained The Spiraea is a moisture- 
loving plant; our own S. Ulmaria forms 
a good object lesson, but this S. Aruncus 
should succeed in the ordinary border so 
long as it does not become too parched. 
In one of the <hnall gardens I have been 
studying this summer, S. Aruncus made 
grand groups behind a'border of dwarf 
Tea Roses. The combination was cer¬ 
tainly one to remember when autumn 
planting comes, for it is one of the hand¬ 
somest and best of all our hardy peren¬ 
nials. 
Beautiful Poppies. 
A collection of Poppies is deeply in- 
teresting, ry d last wggIc I saw a splendid 
collection of all the different colourings 
of the handsome Oriental variety. These 
included the familiar scarlet, but was 
represented by the named “Royal Scar¬ 
let.” There were also Mahony, a deep, 
dark chestnut colour; Lady Roscoe, sal¬ 
mon pink; Beauty of I.ivermere, crimson; 
Silver Queen, a pale flesh; and Proser¬ 
pine, purplish shading to pink. These 
found a place in .a broad terrace border 
with a remarkably striking effect. A gar¬ 
den gains wonderfully in having a cer¬ 
tain proportion of flowers of a size so large 
as are these, and if it is not desired to 
purchase these named varieties (and many 
of them may be had for sixpence and nine- 
pence), a very good selection will be 
gained by purchasing a packet of the seed 
of Papaver orientale hybridum, as this 
should yield a splendid range of colour 
from deep crimson to blush white. 
Removing Seed Vessels and Watering. 
There are a few little things that should 
have attention at this time. We shall do 
well to cut off the seed vessels that may be 
ripening on the Paeonies, if not already 
done, also those of English and Spanish 
Irises, -for to leave them is to weaken the 
plants unnecessarily; but this might be 
written of most of our hardy plants, and 
is a little piece of attention well worth 
rendering. As seeds of spring-flowering 
plants mature about this time we may as 
well ask for fresh seed when buying 
packets of Aubrietia, Primroses, and 
Gentians. A summer drought often plays 
more havoc in the rock garden than else¬ 
where. In some cases plants seem to bene¬ 
fit by a good ripening, but to others it 
proves fatal. Careful watering and pro¬ 
tection may be necessary for the mossy 
Saxifrages, Gentians, and Primulas, with 
various other subjects. 
F. Norfolk. 
Crawley Gardens. 
Mr. H. Hemsley, joint hon. secretary 
of the Crawley and District Gardeners’ 
Mutual Improvement Society, informs us 
that the fifth annual horticultural and 
industrial exhibition of the society will 
be held on July 22nd, at Ifield Lodge, 
Crawley. The show will be opened by 
Mrs. Oswald M. Courage at 3 o’clock, 
there will be sports from 4 to 6 p.m., and 
dancing from 7 p.m., and the Crawley 
Town Band will be in attendance. 
Destructive Pests. 
An order has been issued by the Boarcj 
of Agriculture that requires occupiers of 
premises to notify the existence of cer¬ 
tain scheduled pests and insects, when¬ 
ever thev occur, to that authority. 
Among the insects are the Vine louse, 
the San Jose scale, the Mediterranean 
fruit fly, and the Colorado beetle, and the 
pests include the black knot, the white 
root rot, the black scab or warty disease 
of Potatos, and the American Gooseberry 
mildew. 
