February 23, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
129 
Schizostvlis coccinea. 
Schizostylis is a most welcome addition 
to the late flowering hardy perennials. 
The scarlet flowers are similar to Gladio¬ 
lus and there is additional resemblance in 
the flag-like foliage. The flowering sea¬ 
son is November, but a fairly warm posi¬ 
tion is needed if the Schizostylis is to 
come to perfection in this country. It no 
sheltered position is obtainable, plant 
them in the best position you have, and 
at the end of August lift them and pot 
them for flowering later'in the season. 
Thcv may be grown in pots altogether, but 
should be plunged out of doors during 
the summer months. Schizostylis aie 
easily increased by dividing them m the 
spring. As these plants are gross feeders, 
good°soil is necessary, especially for pot 
work, loam, leaf soil, and gritty sand being 
most suitable. The bright, scarlet flowers 
are more than welcome in the dull days of 
November. E. J. S. 
Begonias. 
Tuberous Begonias have become very 
popular during recent years owing to the 
splendid show they give in the flower gar¬ 
den and their decorative value for pot use 
in the conservatory. 
I should like to recommend a way ot 
obtaining large tubers from seed in one 
reason. ° Seed should be sown the first 
week in January, in a pan filled with a 
compost of fine loam, leaf soil, and siher 
sand. , 
Sprinkle over the seed with silver sand, 
and place a piece of glass over the top, 
also a piece of paper, to shade until the 
seed has germinated, and put in a tempera¬ 
ture of 65 to 70 degrees. As soon as 
large enough to handle, prepare some 
boxes with the same compost, place in a 
temperature to warm the soil, and "hen 
pricking off put in about 4 -inches apart. 
Give a sprinkle over with a fine rose 
morning and afternoon, and shade well 
from bright sunshine. When well rooted 
shift into a cooler house, and from thence 
to a cool frame. About the middle ot 
June prepare a shallow frame with a com¬ 
post of loam, leaf soil, and sand, this'com¬ 
post being fairly coarse. When planting 
get the Begonias out with a good ball ot 
soil, place the light on and keep close 
and shaded for a few days, and then 
gradually increase the ventilation. W hen 
well established, expose them to full air 
‘by taking the light off. 
"Bv this time flowers will be showing. 
I have found by pinching the flowers out 
as they come for a month or more, ancl 
then letting them flower, that much largei 
tubers are obtained. 
At the end of September or October, 
according to the weather, the tubers may 
be taken up and dried off. 
F. PaRKHOUSE. 
Bicton. 
-- 
Winter-Flowering Carnations.— Ac¬ 
cording to some horticultural writeis, the 
Carnation was cultivated more than 1,000 
years ago; but we know little about what 
was practised in those times. The win¬ 
ter-flowering or perpetual Carnations 
originated in France, and were created 
by the clever gardener to- M. Lacene, 
founder of the Horticultural Society in 
Lyons, who obtained the first real, con¬ 
stant-blooming Carnation over fifty y r ears 
ago. . l .; m\ 
Love-Lies-Bleeding 
/ 
Amarantus caudatus. 
\ 
Many years ago this annual enjoyed a 
considerable amount of popularity in the 
gardens, both of the squire and the cot¬ 
tager, but more recently this, and annuais 
in general, have suffered a considerable 
loss^of favour. There is evidence, how¬ 
ever, that they are being taken up again 
more warmly, and rightly so, for they arc 
capable of producing distinct and pleas¬ 
ing effects in the garden. l*or instance, 
When grown in this way and given 
plenty of space, the plants giow' 10 a 
height of 2 ft. or 3 ft., and arc effective 
whether grown in clumps or as isolated 
specimens with plenty of space, so as to 
encourage tin equal sided growth and 
flowers on all sides of the plant. \\ e 
should favour growing them amongst 
dwarfer plants, so that the Love-lies- 
Bleeding would give its best effects as the 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Love-Lies-Bleeding (Amarantus caudatus). 
there might be beds of it, or it could be 
used in clumps either in borders of mixed 
herbaceous plants or in borders entirely 
confined to annuals. 
To get the benefit of a long season and 
early flowering, it is well to sow seeds in 
heat not later than the middle of March, 
and to prick off the seedlings in boxes 
when they are fit. After the weather be¬ 
comes sufficiently warm, these boxes may 
be placed in cold frames and the seedlings 
grown for a while and then hardened off 
to be planted out some time in May, ac¬ 
cording to the district. 
long red tassels hang down by the side cf 
the plants. Oh the other hand, if tall 
plants were allowed to grow near them, 
more than half the beauty of the Love- 
lies-Bleeding would be lost, except on 
close inspection. Bearing these facts in 
mind a skilful cultivator will always 
make provision to show off his plants to 
the best advantage. 
GARDENING as an art was introduced 
into England from the Netherlands at the 
beginning of the 16th century. 
