THE GARDENING WORLD. 
283 
April 27, 1907. 
lime being obnoxious to it. The plan I 
recommend is to plant some dormant roots 
in the early spring; put them from 4 to 6 
inches deep in good soil, water freely, and 
in April or May tiny little heads will ap¬ 
pear gradually developing into Shamrock¬ 
like leaves. Now give it something to 
cling to and climb up. If the situation 
I su its it it should have some blossoms the 
same year. When once established there 
is no more trouble, except to keep it 
within bounds! It will furnish a blaze of 
beauty all the summer and on into the 
autumn. Some people prefer to plant 
Tropneolum from pots in May or June— 
perhaps, it would be wise to try both plans. 
Both the dormant roots and plants from 
pots can be had from nurserymen and 
growers whose addresses I have no doubt 
will be found in the advertisement 
columns of some of our gardening papers. 
Nin-Nin. 
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The Chinese . . 
Globe Flower, 
(Trollius chinensis.) 
The European, the Asiatic, and For¬ 
tune's Globe Flowers are best known in 
gardens, having been cultivated for a' 
great many years. There are, however, 
various other Globe Flowers with which 
wc are much less acquainted. 
That under notice is a recent introduc¬ 
tion from China, and one of the most dis¬ 
tinct. The flowers are not globular, as the 
name would lead us to expect, for in this 
species thev are flat, but this character 
serves to distinguish it from the better 
known kinds. The coloured sepals are 
golden-yellow and spread horizontally. 
The petals themselves are decidedly con¬ 
spicuous by comparison with those of any 
other species we have seen. They form 
those long, narrow, strap-like points 
standing up in. the centre of the flower. 
In these Tespects the blooms are readily 
distinguished from the Asiatic species to 
which it is, no doubt, most nearly allied. 
The leaves are cut in the same way as the 
better-known species, and in this respect 
resemble them. 
The plant grows about 2 ft..high and 
a mass of it, such as shown in the accom¬ 
panying illustration, is*a conspicuous ob¬ 
ject in the herbaceous border. Most of 
these Globe Flowers like a fairly moist 
soil, as they are mountain flowers in their 
native habitats, where the supply of mois¬ 
ture is usually much greater and more con¬ 
stant than in lowland situations. The il¬ 
lustration represents a large plant which 
bloomed last year in the herbaceous 
ground at Rew. 
Ozone Wanted. 
A Letter 
To the Editor. 
Certainly, I should think so, not only 
at Tunbridge Wells, but most other 
localities. Is it not wonderful how from 
very small things which have thought 
given to them considerable importance 
arises. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Chinese Globe Flower Trollius chinensis). 
A little paragraph with the above head¬ 
ing appeared in your issue of April 13th, 
which, as it occupies a somewhat obscure 
corner, I should like to repeat:— 
“Ozone Wanted. — The Tunbridge 
Wells Corporation have urged the towns¬ 
people to plant Lavender, Mint and Mig¬ 
nonette, as these produce, it is stated, 
ozone in large quantities, and are useful 
in purifying and disinfecting the air.” 
Now this is a thing not generally known, 
and* should be more so, as if carried out 
extensively, especially in one's houses, 
may conduce materially to good health. 
I am writing to the Tunbridge Wells Cor¬ 
poration for further information, and will 
communicate with you when I hear from 
them. C. R. F. 
A Bed 
of rr-' 1 * 
White lull pS . 
The accompanying illustration repre¬ 
sents two varieties of Tulips which are 
closely similar in general aspect, flower¬ 
ing contemporaneously and of the same 
height. One of these is White Swan, hav¬ 
ing large, globular, snow-white flowers. 
The variety is suitable for a number of 
purposes, namely, for spring bedding, as 
in this instance, and also for forcing and 
cut flower purposes. The other variety 
was Joost van Yondel White, which differs 
Maclaren and Sons. 
White Swan and Joost van Vondel White Tulips. 
