\pril 13, I 9 ° 7 - 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
253 
AN 
EARLY 
Tulip. 
(Tulipa kaufmanniana). 
n some seasons this Tulip may com- 
r nee blooming in February, but the con- 
: 10ns have been against it almost since 
- 1 New Year. Indeed, the first bloom 
| the plant this year that we noticed 
, ! ened on March 31st, even although it 
] d not been lifted last summer. 
,Ye can hardly expect a race of Tulips 
l it will give much satisfaction in the 
(jn during February, but in the average 
■ seasons we could fairly expect a dis- 
' y by the middle of March. The plants 
• very dwarf, as early flowering species 
Tally are, but the size of the blooms and 
ir beautiful colours make them effec- 
:3 111 the early spring. Imported bulbs 
e a variety of colours, but the average 
,ver would have a white ground colour, 
re or less shaded with red on the back 
the outer petals, and a yellow centre as 
licated by the accompanying illustra- 
n. 
-- 
e First Gooseberry. 
The first Gooseberry of the season, 
ked on the Cornish bank of the Tamar, 
s received by a London fruiterer on 
irch 27th. 
e Black Currant Mite. 
The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 
sire to announce that a new edition of 
fir leaflet on the Black Currant mite 
s been published, in which information 
the treatment of this pest with lime and 
Iphur has been incorporated. Fruit 
owers whose bushes have been attacked 
th the mite are advised to experiment 
th this process. The leaflet may be 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Tulipa kaufmanniana. 
ta : ne:l gratis and post free. 
Polygonum amplexjcaule oxyphyllum. Maclaren and Sons. 
F J olygonum 
amplexicaule 
oxyphyllum. 
The above name is rather a ler.g.hy one 
for a very interesting border plant notable 
for the slender character of the flower 
stems and the large number of flowers 
produced. It is the botanical name of 
the white flowered variety of this garden 
plant and which has longer and more 
acute leaves than in the type which has 
rich rosy purple or almost red flowers. 
The cultivation of the plant is of the 
easiest in any well tilled garden soil. It 
may be planted in spring or autumn, ac¬ 
cording to convenience, and although it 
could still be planted if we get a showery 
time, March would have been a better 
month for it. The advantage of trans¬ 
planting is greater than many people 
imagine in the case of these border 'plants. 
They grow so freely that the stems soon 
become quite crowded, and although 
effective, they do not grow so vigorously 
if allowed to remain in a crowded condi¬ 
tion. It is far better to break up ah old 
plant once a year or every second year, 
and to make up a fresh clump of the 
younger pieces than to leave them till they 
get crowded and starved in soil that is get¬ 
ting hard and dry. 
