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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 12, 1908. 
= R Blae-plowered Poppy = 
This is a singularly beautiful plant of 
exceptionally rare merit, possessing the 
enhanced attractiveness of prickly foliage 
and striking blue-coloured flowers which 
ultimately turn to a deep purple. They 
are borne on prickly flower stems, which 
vary in height from one to two feet, bear¬ 
ing their nodding blossoms two to three 
inches in diameter. It is a plant of ex¬ 
quisite beauty, without even a fault, and 
the best at present of the Meconopsis 
family. It is easily raised from seed, 
which it freely produces when its require¬ 
ments are thoroughly understood, and a 
few practical notes from one that has 
been successful will be very appropriate, 
Sow in a well-drained pan about the 
beginning of January, so as to give the 
plants ample time to make '"me strong 
stuff to stand the winter. The compost 
used should consist of two parts loam, one 
of leafsoil and a good sprinkling of sharp 
sand. Pass the whole through a half¬ 
inch sieve, using the rough in the bottom 
of the pan on the crocks, and a small 
quantity through a fine sieve for covering 
the seed. Having prepared the desired 
quantity of pans ready for sowing, an ex¬ 
cellent plan which can with advantage be 
practised on all rare seeds, is to stand the 
pans in a tub and flood with boiling water 
sufficient to come within half-an-inch of 
the top. By this process all vegetable 
and insect life is destroyed, and one has 
the assurance that the seedlings which 
come up are only those which were sown. 
Having stood in the water for an hour, 
they should be taken out and allowed to 
cool and drain, and when ready sow the 
seed thinly and evenly, just covering it 
Meconopsis racemosa. 
with fine soil. On no account should they 
be subjected to artificial heat—a cold 
frame where frost is excluded will suit 
them well. Water is best given by stand¬ 
ing the pans to the rim in a tub until 
saturated. Great care must be exercised 
in handling the seedlings,' and they are 
rather hard to please as regards position; 
and strong healthy vigorous plants will 
not be obtained unless planted in a damp 
partially-shaded place where they can 
have abundance of moisture at the roots 
during the summer season without it be¬ 
coming stagnant, and a soil composed of 
good loam and leafsoil with an addition 
of road sand and mortar rubble to keep 
it open. Finally, tread and prick out 
about three inches apart. They will re¬ 
quire but little attention apart from a 
subsequent dusting with soot and weeding 
until early autumn, when they will re¬ 
quire to be lifted and finally planted 
about nine inches from plant to plant. 
Firm planting is essential. 
Another method which I find profitable 
is to grow them on in pots for the first 
winter in a cold frame or plunged in 
ashes in the open, and eventually planted 
out in the spring in the same compost and 
position as previously recommended, when 
the strongest of them may be expected to 
flower in July and the smaller ones will 
go on growing and make some fine speci¬ 
mens for the following spring. In autumn 
a sprinkling of wood ashes about half-an- 
inch deep will protect them from frosts 
and benefit the soil. Bv following these 
few details success can confidently be an¬ 
ticipated. 
Suffolk. H. Stevens. 
Medlars. 
The Medlar is a native of West Africa, 
and grows freely in Europe from Hol¬ 
land southwards. It grows wild in many 
European woods, but is rarely found wild 
in England and that only in the southern 
counties. Medlars were known to the 
ancients, and seem to have been greatly 
appreciated by them, but in England 
they never seem to have attained great 
popularity. 
Rose Lady Godiva. 
The above is a new hybrid Wichuraiana 
Rose of a much lighter hue than Dorothy 
Perkins, and sufficiently distinct to be 
grown as well as the better known variety. 
The flowers are of a bright pink in the 
centre fading to a flesh-pink. The leaves 
are small and shining. Award of Merit 
by the R.H.S. at a recent meeting when 
shown by Messrs. Paul and Son, of Ches- 
hunt. 
R.H.S. 
An exhibition of flowers and fruit will 
be held by the Royal Horticultural 
Society, at their hall in Vincent Square, 
Westminster, on September 15th, from 
1 to 6 p.m. At 3 o’clock Mr. Thomas 
H. Mawson, Hon. A.R.T.B.A., will 
lecture on “The Ethics of Garden 
Making. ” 
White Heather, now so popular for 
“buttonholes,” is now being cultivated 
by nurserymen on a large scale for the 
market. 
Gardening Appointment. 
The many friends of Mr. Henry 
Arnold, Sauchieburn, Stirling, will be 
pleased to hear he. ha? been appointed 
gardener to Mrs. Dundas Orr, Carron- 
hall, Falkirk, where he will enter on his 
new duties in October. Mr. Arnold is 
well known to the readers of “G.W.,” 
his fresh, racy, and eminently practical 
contributions being always appreciated. 
The best wishes of all his friends go with 
him to his new sphere of labour. 
Stirling. S.H. 
Thalictrum dipterocarpum. 
The habit and general appearance of 
this Meadow Rue is similar to that of T. 
Delavayi, but we presume the fruits are 
more or less winged on two of the edges 
when fully developed. The four sepals 
are of a soft purple, and the flowers pro¬ 
duced in a terminal panicle. The leaves 
are three -times divided with rounded 
leaflets of a dark green. The plant is of 
more easy cultivation that T. Delavayi. 
It is an introduction from China by 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Ltd., Chel¬ 
sea, who were the exhibitors on the 18th 
August. Award of Merit by the R.H.S. 
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