The Gardening World, April 13, 1907. 
MOTTO FOR THE WEEK: 
“ Potatos don’t grow by the side of the pot.” — Proverb. 
CONTENTS. 
Amateur's Letter to Amateurs, An... 
Annuals and Bedding Plants from 
Seed . 
Ysparagus, The Culture of . 
Airnations: Work for April . 
Chrysanthemum Year Book, The ... 
Competition Awards . 
Competition, Prize Letter . 
Cdgings-, Flower Border . 
inquire Within . 
r ern, The Maidenhair . 
■lower Garden, The . 
fruit- Garden. The . 
Cooseberries. The Culture of (ilius.) 
ireenhouse, The Amateur’s . 
ndiarubber Plant, The (ilius.).. 
xitchen Garden, The .,. 
Anaria Cvmbalaria globosa . 
Narcissus, The Poet’s (ilius.). 
Drchids for Amateurs . - . 
Polygonum amplexicaule .oxyphyl- 
lum . 
’otatos for Exhibition .. 
Rhododendron, A Standard (ilius. ). .. 
Salvia Grahami .. 
Shady Places, Plants for . 
Succulents, A Bed' of (ilius.).,. 
Tulip, An Early (ilius.) .. 
Work of the W eek . 
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it wandered lonely as a cloud 
That floats on high o'er vales and hills, 
When all at once I saw a crowd, 
A host of golden Daffodils ; 
Beside the lake, beneath the trees. 
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. 
Continuous as the stars that shine 
And twinkle in the Milky Way, 
They stretched in never-ending iine 
Along the margin of a bay ; 
Ten thousand saw I at a glance 
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. 
The waves beside them danced, but they 
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee ; 
Y poet could not but be gay 
In such a jocund company;' 
I gazed and gazed, but little thought 
V\ hat wealth the show to me had brought. 
For oft when on mv couch I lie, 
In vacant or in pensive mood, 
Thev flash upon that, inward eye 
YV hich is the bliss of solitude; 
Ynd then my heart with pleasure fills, 
Ynd dances with the Daffodils. 
Wordsworth. 
LXXXVI. 
The Season for Propagating and 
Increasing Favourite Plaints. 
Those who have been discouraged by 
many failures in attempting to grow 
Lapagerias from cuttings, should try 
other methods, such, for instance, as 
layering, and more than likely it will be 
attended with success. The novice does 
not use these easy means of increasing 
his plants nearly so frequently as he might. 
In the case of the Clematis, to take a 
young, shoot, and' layer it into a pot is an 
"almost sure method of rooting a young 
specimen, and the same words apply' to 
tne Wistaria and many' other subjects. 
Do not let us forget that during the 
month of April almost anything will root 
with great readiness, from Rose cuttings 
to Begonia leaves. I remember an old 
gardener once saying to me that to fail to 
strike roots to almost anything we attempt 
during this month did not betoken con¬ 
trariness on the part of the cuttings, but 
want of a little common sense and careful 
attention on the part of the -would-be 
grower. 
Attention to Perennials. 
Where plants were not divided last 
autumn, likely enough when we examine 
our clumps of Phlox decussata, Michael¬ 
mas Daisies, and out-of-door Chrysanthe¬ 
mums (where cuttings are not obtained of 
these last), they will, at the present time, 
and of course other things as well, show 
a great number of yrnung shoots, it is quite 
possible too many if we aim at getting 
the best and finest results. What shall 
we do ? Of course if we want more plants 
for the current year we can divide the 
patches ; but if we do not want to disturb 
them, then we must remove a good pro¬ 
portion of the shoots. Thus, it wi.l be 
quite sufficient to leave four or five strong 
growths, and many people would say this 
was too many. There is no need to throw 
away these promising young shoots that 
we have removed, if there is any likeli¬ 
hood of wanting some grand young plants 
in the autumn. Put into a rather sun¬ 
less aspect, and planted fairly deeply, four 
inches apart, each one should strike root. 
It is a great mistake, though one very fre¬ 
quently made, to suppose that perennial 
plants will last.for ever; they wear out in 
time, and far 'better results will be 
achieved if we have a supply of young 
stuff—such as these rooted cuttings would 
make—in reserve, to use as we may want 
them. 
Taking Pose Cuttings. 
As for Rose cuttings — well Rose trees 
on their own roots are coming so greatly' 
to the fore that it is well worth while 
utilising the prunings that otherwise 
would be thrown away. Plant them three 
quarters of their length under the soil. 
1 never yet have understood how it is 
people can fail to strike their Rose cut¬ 
tings, yet there is a working man whom 1 
know splendidly keen on growing Roses 
on their own roots; every year I give him 
cuttings, and every year he fails to grow 
them. I have promised to go and plant 
them myself for him this year, but 1 feel 
sure that his want of success simply lies 
in the fact that he does not plant them 
firmly in the soil, at least not as firmly 
as they need. With autumn cuttings firm 
planting and occasional treading obliter¬ 
ates the evil effects of sharp frosts, and 
with spring cuttings firm planting will 
help them to withstand a prolonged 
drought. With these last I have some¬ 
times put a layer of old potsherds and 
stones over the surface of the ground, 
round about them, if they happen to have 
been put into a more sunny position than 
usual. 
Sowing Annuals. 
We shad still need to sow annual plants 
for the autumn display. Tagetes are 
wonderful subjects for the latter end of the 
season, and they transplant well, even 
when they T have attained considerable size. 
As an autumn edging plant to a broad 
border they are better than anything that 
I can suggest; and I may say that to have 
the edging of the border bright and 
effective covers a multitude of—not sins — 
but patches of plants that have long ago 
seen their best days. It is worth while 
bearing this in mind when arranging an 
edging to a border, that, we will say, is at 
its best in July and August, the long line 
of orange Tagetes will carry that border 
very creditably through to Xovember, 
with the help of a few other subjects 
further on. I said the Tagetes would 
transplant when of considerable size, be¬ 
cause I had in mv mind a border that in 
spring is full of bulbous plants along this 
portion of it : and their foliage has never 
sufficientlv disappeared at the time when 
many' annual plants require to be put out. 
As the Taq-etes can be put in a bit later 
thev have their special -value. 
Norfolk. 
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Ozone Wanted. 
The Tunbridge Wells Corporation have 
urged the townspeople to plant Lavender, 
Mint and Mignonette, as these produce, 
it is stated, ozone in large quantities, and 
are useful in purifying and disinfecting 
the air. 
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CONFUCIUS, i't is said, was passionately 
fond of Watermelon seeds. 
