THE O ARDEN INC! WORLD. 
333 
May 18, 1907. 
A Graceful . . 
May Flowering 
. . Tulip. 
i (Tulipa retroflexa). 
The camera does but scant justice to 
the above Tulip owing to the wide stretch 
of grass behind the bed and the fact that 
yellow .colours usually come out dark. 
W hen the photograph was taken the bed 
was really covered with these yellow 
flowers, gracefully poised on slender 
stems, so that the blooms are continually 
swaying in the slightest breeze of wind, 
just like the Daffodils of which the poet 
speaks. Instead of blooming in March, 
however, this Tulip blooms in May. The 
stems are about 18 in. high, and the three 
outer segments of the flower are drawn 
out' to a long point and reflexed somewhat 
after the same style as those of T. elegans, 
but to a greater extent. 
In the average of seasons the plant 
blooms about the middle of May, but this 
year we reckon it will not bloom till to¬ 
wards the end of May. This, therefore, 
forms a succession to the Dutch early 
Tulips, and keeps the garden gay between 
the blooming of the early bedding Tulips, 
Hyaeinths, Daffodils, and the time when 
the summer bedding should be put out. 
It is, therefore, valuable for preventing 
a break in the display in the garden dur¬ 
ing the late spring. 
It is one of the numerous forms that 
have appeared in gardens, the history of 
which has been forgotten. In former 
times, when stress was laid upon the cup^ 
shaped and symmetrical form of Tulips, 
this one would probably 7 have been thrown 
out on the rubbish heap, but growers have 
changed all that, and now recognise the 
decorative value of a Tulip, even although 
it cannot be outlined by 7 the compass. 
The long pointed segments serve to give 
it character and make it appear as quite 
a different Tulip, even independently 7 of 
colour. 
Sluie Pool, on the Findhorn. 
Nearly every possessor of a cool green¬ 
house grows for decorative purposes, As¬ 
paragus plumosus nanus, and I would 
most strongly recommend that a few 
plants of the half-hardy Convolvulus, 
Ipomoea rubro-caerulea, should be grown 
in close proximity thereto in order that 
the growths may be trained to the same 
support and allowed to freely intermingle. 
The salver-shaped blossoms of this Con¬ 
volvulus of the most exquisitely heavenly 
blue appearing amidst the misty sprays of 
the Asparagus produce an indescribably 7 
lovelv effect, which never fails to charm 
the beholder. The seeds of this Ipomoea 
are inexpensive, and soon germinate in 
slight heat in early spring. The resultant 
plants are easily 'managed, and only re¬ 
quire plentv of air and to be kept free 
from insect pests. 
H. F. P. 
Middlesex. 
Ipomoea rubro-caerulea. 
Tulipa retroflexa. 
[Maclaren and Sons. 
Sluie Pool, 
On the . . 
River Findhorn. 
Some owners have a garden so situated 
that a stream runs through it or can be 
made to do so by a little diversion. Not 
many 7 have a river flowing through their 
garden, but, on the other hand, many 
have gardens abutting on rivers even of 
some size. Such gardens are highly 
desirable, for it adds greatly to their 
picturesque effect. Those who are so 
situated ^against a river such as that in 
the accompanying illustration could make 
much of it, "both by planting shrubs, 
trees, and the making of rockeries having 
a decidedly natural'.appearance. It will 
be seen that the Pool itself is edged 
with live rock where it would be hope¬ 
less to attempt to grow anything, as that 
Indicates the rise of the river during 
flood, and where no plant can long with¬ 
stand the fury 7 of the water during rainy 
times. Above this, however, art may 
do anything, and the effect will be such 
that no landscape gardener could expect 
to effect on a level piece of ground. 
The Sluie Pool is a very romantic spot 
on the Findhorn about five miles from 
Forres, N.B., and visitors who are at all 
acquainted with the neighbourhood or 
have learned of the beauty 7 of the glen 
make a point of visiting the river at this 
spot even if at no other. Those who 
do not object to a walk can follow a 
footpath for about 2 y 2 miles along the 
side of the river and they will learn the 
nature of these highland rivers, which 
have a character all their own, and quite 
different to that of the rivers in lowland 
countries where the ground is relatively 
level. The most rapid river in Britain 
occurs in this neighbourhood, namely, 
the Spey, but the Findhorn is also a rapid 
river, as the bare rocks bear ample testi¬ 
mony. Its banks are also beautifully 
wooded. Bridges over these streams 
have to be built very 7 strong and high 
above the water if possible, otherwise they 
often get carried away during the spates 
which occur at uncertain intervals either 
during the autumn or winter just at the 
melting of the snow. 
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