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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June i, 1907. 
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Bdifomal. 
Soma ?laxvt Sists. 
It is hardly necessary to insist upon the 
correct spelling of names, and yet how sel¬ 
dom do lovers of flowers take the trouble 
to master the names of plants. No doubt, 
to some people, it would be a severe task 
to commit the correct spelling of every¬ 
thing to memory. There is, however, 
another, even if not a better plan, namely, 
to have a correct list or lists in the library 
to which one can refer in case of doubt. 
The collection of plants at Kew is very 
extensive, and instead of making- one list 
to serve the whole, the authorities there 
have prepared lists of trees and shrubs, 
herbaceous plants, likewise lists of tender 
plants grown under glass, and each of 
these lists may be had separately. Re¬ 
cently these lists have been reduced in 
price, as we note from a bundle of these 
guides sent to us by the Director, Royal 
Gardens, Kew. 
“ The Hand-list of Tender Dicotyle¬ 
dons,” unbound, is priced at is. 8d., and 
bound in cloth 2s. 2d. “ The Hand-list of 
Monocotyledons,” in paper covers, is 
priced at 8d., but it may be obtained 
bound in cloth at is. 6d. including Or¬ 
chids. “ The Hand-list of Orchids,” ob¬ 
tained separately, in paper covers, is 8d. 
‘ The Official Guide to the North Gallery” 
contains the names of the flower paintings 
in the North Gallery. The pictures were 
those painted by the late Miss North in 
many parts of the world, and are really 
works of art. 
‘The Hand-list of Trees and Shrubs” 
is obtainable for iod. in paper covers, and 
for is. 7d. bound in cloth. For those who 
grow hardy trees and shrubs this is really 
a very valuable list, as it contains all the 
trees and shrubs at Kew, and the list 
is an extensive one. It is also one of the 
most recently revised of the hand-lists, 
and therefore not only are the names cor¬ 
rectly spelled, but they are botanically cor¬ 
rect. Only one side of the leaves is 
printed, so that the other can be used for 
.additions to anyone’s private collection, 
or for making remarks concerning those 
mentioned in the book. A list of hardy 
herbaceous plants is also obtainable either 
in paper or cloth covers. This is highly 
serviceable to anyone having a garden, 
whether he has got glass or not. 
A Rare and Beautiful 
- Shrub - 
- 
(Xanthoceras sorbifolia). 
The above shrub was introduced from 
China in 1870, nevertheless it is not so 
common in gardens as one would expect 
fe- 
Xanthoceras sorbifolia. 
Clivia miniata citrina. 
Under the above name a truss of flowers 
of a light apricot-yellow shaded with white 
at the edges, was shown at the R.H.S. 
meeting on May 14th by the Hon. Mrs. 
Evelyn Cecil, 10, Eaton Place, London. 
This is the most nearly yellow variety of 
Clivia which we have seen, and, strange to 
say, it was picked up in a wild state in 
Zululand. Many raisers have made a 
strong endeavour to raise a yellow one, but 
have not been so successful as Nature. 
Award of Merit. 
Boom in Horticulture. 
Horticulture has been gaining a grow¬ 
ing hold on Londoners for the past five or 
six years, remarks the “Daily Express,” 
until this year gardening has developed 
into something like a “craze.” 
[Maclaren and Sons. 
to see it. The flowers are white, with sonu 
red streaks or splashes at the base inside 
and they are produced in clusters all alon< 
the branches of last year’s wood. As tht 
flowers fall away the leaves develop an< 
closely resembling those of the Rowai 
tree they are both feathery and handsom 
for the rest of the season. Later on in th 
season the fruits swell up and resembl 
small Apples or Horse Chestnuts withou 
the spines. The shrub really belongs t 
the same family as the Horse Chestnut 
and the Maples. 
Some people succeed in flowering it, bi 
cannot manage to fruit it, while in othe 
gardens it both flowers and fruits more c 
less every year. We saw it flowering th 
other day as freely as represented by th 
accompanying illustration in the garden c 
