April io, 1909. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
237 
Border Carnation Daffodil. 
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Plants in small pots intended for border 
decoration may still be planted out by 
those who have been delayed and hin¬ 
dered owing to the unpropitious nature 
of the winter and the wet condition of the 
ground. The soil should be sufficiently 
dry for raking and treading without pud¬ 
dling during the operation. Carnations 
delight in firm ground, and those who 
have light soils to deal with need have 
no hesitation in treading them well before 
planting the Carnations. 
The accompanying illustration shows 
the flowers of one of the most handsome 
of border Carnations. The petals are 
very moderate in number, but very broad, 
quite smooth, or entire at the edges, and 
of a beautiful clear yellow, suggesting 
the name Daffodil. The variety is not yet 
very old, having been put in commerce a 
few years ago as one of the most advanced 
of yellow border Carnations. It had an 
Award of Merit from the R.H.S. m 1904, 
besides certificates from various other so¬ 
cieties, thus testifying to its high quality. 
It is a flower of the first water from the 
florist’s point of view, and quite in the 
English style of a refined border Carna¬ 
tion. 
The plants to be put out at the present 
time are presumably layers that were 
made in August last, and severed from the 
parents in October. At that time these 
rooted layers have to be planted out, mak¬ 
ing a fresh plantation where the soil is 
suitable for their welfare during winter. 
In very heavy soils and in smoky districts 
the layers are potted singly in 3 in. pots, 
and kept in cold frames till March or 
April, according to the season and the 
condition of the ground. These young 
layers will, of course, flower during July 
and by that time they produce young 
shoots, which should be layered in their 
turn about the beginning- of August. 
“ The Country Home.” 
The first volume of this work deals with 
a great variety of subjects, including gar¬ 
dening and the interior of many cele¬ 
brated country establishments. Nature 
teaching would seem to be one of its ob¬ 
jects, for various animals are dealt with in 
a state of nature, and diaries for the dif¬ 
ferent months are given. Amongst other 
places noticed are the Lily Pond at Gun- 
nersbury Park, the Water Garden at 
Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow, the M ater 
Garden, Old Warden Park, Bedfordshire, 
and various beautiful scenes in the 
grounds and garden of Stoke D Abernon 
Manor, Surrey. The periodical is pub¬ 
lished by Messrs. Archibald Constable 
and Co., Ltd., 10, Orange Street, Leices¬ 
ter Square, London, at 5s. the volume. 
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The Tree Paeony. 
The Tree Paeony, one of the noblest 
plantsJor the garden, was introduced over 
100 years ago, and has probably been cul¬ 
tivated by the Chinese for more than 
1,000 years. The smallest shrub will 
flower in the most astonishing manner. 
The Tree Paeony is quite hardy, but oc¬ 
casionally gets badly crippled by spring 
frosts and cutting winds, owing to its habit 
of starting into growth very early in the 
year. For this reason it should be re¬ 
tarded as much as possible, by planting 
in a position where it gets but little 
morning sunshine, this being particularly 
dangerous to frozen shoots and buds, 
which, if allowed to thaw gradually in the 
shade, take but little harm, but are des¬ 
troyed if the sun reaches them while they 
are still in a frozen state. Cutting winds 
from the north and east often play havoc 
with the swelling buds and young leaves, 
and plants are rendered unsightly for a 
whole season. For this reason it is well 
that shelter should be afforded in order 
that a season’s display may not be lost 
in this way. 
The Tree Paeony, although revelling m 
rich soil, will grow in any soil, but will 
well repay good treatment in the form of 
well-trenched soil and well-rotted manure. 
It is valuable for isolation on lawns, and 
when once planted should remain undis¬ 
turbed as much as possible, and allowed 
to mature its shoots which year by year 
add to- its size until it becomes the 
grandest object of the garden. "VY atermg 
well before and during flowering greatly 
assists in the production of large shapely 
well-developed blooms. 
The plants are increased by grafting 
scions without flower buds on stocks of 
albiflora or officinalis in August, plant¬ 
ing the roots in pots, and placing them 
in a frame with the point of union just 
below the soil. Sometimes layering and 
divisions are practised. 
A selection of twelve of the best named 
varieties is here given :—Beauty, rosy 
lilac; Captain Lambton, white; -Don 
Quixote, rose with violet centre: Dia- 
mond Jubilee, rosy purple; General 
Baden Powell, bright red; Grand Duke, 
flesh colour tinted rose: Henry Irving, 
maroon crimson; Julius Caesar, crimson; 
James Kelway, rose with dark carmine 
centre; Jean de Reszke, -white; Lady 
Sarah Wilson, blush with rose-coloured 
blotch; Lord Roberts, white. 
