September 26, 1908. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
617 
lown as Holland in Ireland. Ireland 
particularly well suited for the cultiva- 
t n of Daffodils when attended to by 
n dern methods of cultivation, but we also 
member that many old and beautiful 
vieties were picked up in Ireland after 
King suffered neglect and been for¬ 
emen. 
Beautiful as -were these old Daffodlis 
find in Ireland, the more recent acqui- 
; ons are great improvements upon 
fm, and their cultivation is pursued 
\ h great success by this firm on their 
lib farm at Rush, Co. Dublin. We are 
ilebted to them for the use of this illus- 
t.tion, which we place before our 
nders, as illustration is a much easier 
rthod of explaining the form of a flower 
tan is description. 
-- 
liphofia R. Wilson Ker. 
The above variety has orange-red 
wers produced on a long spike, and 
;ms to be a variety of, or afaer the same 
pe as, K. aloides. An Award of Merit 
is accorded by the R.H.S. on September 
t, when shown by Messrs. R. Wallace 
d Co., Colchester. 
Bulbs Growr? in ]Vloss Fibre. 
Cut ~ 
The illustration accompanying this note 
shows an exhibit of bulbs and allied 
plants which were grown in moss fibre 
without drainage and exhibited by Mr. 
Robert Sydenham at a meeting of the 
R.H.S. at Westminster in March of this 
year, when a medal was awarded it. The 
bulbs in question consisted .of Tulips, 
Hyacinths and various Narcissi, together 
with Lily of the Valley, as may be seen 
by the line of plants along the fiont of 
the exhibit. 
From a decorative point of view this 
Lily of the Valley has evidently been 
grown to perfection, not forced for the 
sole purpose of getting flowers at the 
earliest moment, but brought along 
gradually under a genial atmosphere, so 
that the leaves may reach perfection at 
the same time as the flowers. When 
flowers are scarce, there is, of course, a 
great desire to get such beautiful and de¬ 
liciously scented flowers as "Lily of the 
are used. His plan is to use China or 
porcelain vases of an ornamental charac¬ 
ter, and without drainage holes at the bot¬ 
tom. Porcelain, being impervious to 
water, prevents the moisture from escap¬ 
ing, whereas in ordinary earthenware pots 
it would gradually keep oozing out, even 
under the most careful treatment. 
This moss fibre is specially prepared, 
and can be mixed with ground shell, 
which gives additional porosity to the 
fibre and serves to allow air to get 
more freely to the roots of bulbs. 
It must not be supposed that these 
delicate flowers can Lve without air, 
although grown in this fashion They 
require moisture, and this should 
be given in just such quantity as the moss 
fibre will hold without having a quantity 
of free water at the bottom of the vases. 
This may not be an easy matter to the 
inexperienced, but if too much water is 
given, the vases can be turned on their 
Lily of the Val’ey, Tulips, Hyacintho and Narcissi grown in moss fibre. 
[Robert Sydenham. 
mpon Dahlia Adela. 
The blooms of this new variety are very 
I at, compact, globular and white. First¬ 
ly Certificate by the National Dahlia 
| ciety, when shown by Mr. C. Turner, 
|°ugh, on September 3rd. 
intbretia Norvic. 
This is a strong growing variety, bear- 
j? l ar ge, expanded, orange flowers 
jaded with crimson-red on the back. An 
ward of Merit was accorded to it by the 
H.S. on September 1st, when shown by 
-|‘ssrs. R. Wallace and Co., Colchester, 
d Mr. G. D. Davison, AVestwick Gar- 
ns, Norwich. 
Valley, but those who can exercise pa¬ 
tience until more near the natural season 
of the plant to flower, can have the 
flow'ers accompanied by their own leaves, 
than which nothing better could be had. 
The system of cultivating bulbs in moss 
fibre has been brought to great perfec¬ 
tion through a number of years by Mr. 
Sydenham, who understands it and has 
succeeded in getting many other people 
to follow his plan with success. There is 
a great convenience in being able to grow' 
bulbs in this fashion for the decoration of 
the home, as it saves the u'etting and 
spoiling of furniture when ordinary pots 
sides so that the w r ater can run out an 
hour or so after watering, in order to 
drain off any free water which may have 
collected below the fibre. This allow's 
the interstices between the particles of 
moss to be open, so that it can hold air. 
The bulbs are then under conditions very 
similar to what they W'ould be in ordinary 
compost of loam, leaf mould and manure. 
The moss fibre does not smell and is 
not, therefore, offensive. It is very light, 
so that carriage is not expensive. A suffi¬ 
cient quantity can be obtained with each 
order of bulbs, so that when potting is 
completed there is no heap of soil to be 
