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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 4, 1907. 
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The above is the title of a book in 
praise of everything or anything belong¬ 
ing to the country and the pleasures de¬ 
rivable from the study and observation of 
birds, beasts, and flowers. It is being 
issued in twelve parts at is. each by 
Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton, Warwick 
Square, London, E.C. Each part con- 
* tains water colour illustrations, and those 
in Part I. are entitled “May Blossoms,” 
“Rain,” “The Otter,” “Wild Hyacinths,” 
and “The Green Woodpecker,” the latter 
being rather a beautiful bird found only 
in the south of England. The articles 
or chapters, of which there are eight, in 
Part I. are by different writers. The 
hobbies and studies of various people are 
so diverse that one man could scarcely do 
justice to all of them. For instance, 
only certain people could write in praise 
of rain, chiefly market gardeners and those 
whose livelihood is dependent upon the 
successful growth of plants, that being 
due to the rain. Nevertheless, those who 
are fond of outdoor exercise will find both 
pleasurable and instructive reading in the 
book. 
Experiments with Seed Potatos. 
The Agricultural Department of the 
Lancashire County Council has been mak¬ 
ing extensive experiments with Potatos, 
including change of seed, seed from 
different localities, specified varieties of 
Potatos, and the weight of produce. Also 
experiments with various 'manures on 
different varieties and soils. They dwell 
strongly on the superiority of seed grown 
in the north, and as an example of their 
finding, we may take British Queen as an 
example. Seed was obtained from the 
north and south and sprouted in early 
spring before planting. That from the 
north gave 2 tons 10 cwts. per acre more 
than the seed from the south. Un¬ 
sprouted seeds were also planted, and that 
from the north gave 4. tons 4 cwts. 3 
qrs. more of large seed than that obtained 
from the south. Taking large and small 
seed together, the northern sprouted seeds 
gave a total of 15 tons 15 cwts. 1 qr. per 
acre. 
\Maclaren &■= Sons. 
Tulipa ostrowskyana. 
-- 
Rrajso-Catt.-Laelia Veitchi. 
This was obtained from L. purpurata 
x Brassocattleya digbyano-Mossiae. The 
flowers are of large size with soft rose 
sepals and petals. The lip is a huge size, 
and rich, rosy-purple, with a yellow 
throat, and fringed at the edges. First- 
class Certificate to Messrs. J. Veitch and 
Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, when shown at the 
R.H.S. meeting on 16th April. 
A 
Scarlet 
Tulip. 
(Tulipa ostrowskyana). 
About a quarter of a century ago Regel, 
a Russian botanist, was very active in col¬ 
lecting new plants in Asiatic Russia. 
About that time he sent over to this coun¬ 
try a large number of new species of Tulip 
or, in other words, wild Tulips. Amongst 
them was one which he named after one 
of his countrymen. This was collected 
in Turkestan, and was brought into culti¬ 
vation in 1884. In this country the plant 
flowers in April and May, being one of 
the mid-season species. The flowers are 
produced singly, and are ij 4 in. to 
2 y?. in. long, brilliant orange-scarlet, tinted 
with orange on the outside of the seg¬ 
ments, and having a small brown blotch 
surrounded with a yellow band at the base 
of each segment inside. 
Readers will note that it departs from 
the ordinary cup-shape of the early flower¬ 
ing or bedding Tulips with which we are 
most familiar. In sunshine the flowers 
spread open and the segments, which are 
more or less pointed, become rolled back. 
Besides colour, it differs in form from the 
bulk of the garden Tulips which belong 
to T. gesneriana. It is quite hardy, and 
may be grown in the garden much in the 
same way as the better known species. 
It is more or less closely related to T. 
Didieri, a native of South Europe. 
-- 
Tree Paeonies. 
The beautiful Moutan or tree Paeonies 
are not so much grown by owners of small 
gardens as they deserve to be, considering 
that they are not at all particular as to soil 
and situation, and are, moreover, nearly 
hardy, requiring but slight protection 
during the winter, such as a little bracken 
or spruce fir boughs. They are also 
valuable for planting in isolated groups 
either singly or in beds, the foliage being 
extremely handsome in outline and colour¬ 
ing. Very few plants, however, pay 
better for generous treatment, which 
should take the form of well-trenched 
ground to which has been added a plenti¬ 
ful supply of rotten manure. Given this, 
and an annual top dressing of short 
manure, the result will be grand plants, 
the beauty of which when in bloom it 
will be impossible to overrate. 
Planting should be done in early spring, 
and just previous to and during the flower¬ 
ing season a good watering will greatly 
help in the production of well developed 
blooms. Tree Paeonies require but little 
pruning, merely cutting out any decayed 
wood and keeping them clean. They 
are also especially useful for growing i n 
pots for conservatory decoration, after 
which they may be plunged in ashes in 
the open during summer and autumn, 
until the time arrives for taking them 
under cover again. When growing in 
pots an occasional dose of liquid manure 
Mill greatly assist them. 
A. Ashmore. 
