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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 8, 1907. 
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6difordal. 
5k 5empU Show. 
The finest show of the year is again a 
thing of the past. Not only is this the 
finest show in this country, but in any 
other. We do not refer actually to its 
size, but to the wealth and variety of 
plants and flowers, and their arrangement 
in such a way as to bring out the gorgeous 
appearance that may be produced by 
flowers hardy or tender. At this season 
of the year hardy flowers play a most im¬ 
portant part of the show, and cultivators 
never fail to make the most of it by bring¬ 
ing their best. 
The season hitherto has been cold and 
late, but for that very reason the gorgeous 
wealth of Darwin and other May flowering 
Tulips was held back to the end of the 
month. Many flowers were also shown 
out of season, showing what the art of the 
cultivator can now do. Roses, Sweet 
Peas, tuberous Begonias, and other sub¬ 
jects have been brought into bloom as if 
this were their natural season, but it is 
really due to the skill of modern horticul¬ 
turists. Gardeners, amateur and profes¬ 
sional, came from all parts of the country 
as usual to see the flowers. Even those 
who are not much given to travelling feel 
the impulse irresistible to review again 
the vast assemblage of flowers got together 
in the Inner Temple Gardens. 
Fruits and vegetables have, of course, 
also been brought to maturity quite out 
of their usual period, showing that even 
if our markets may not in many cases be 
supplied with home-grown fruits and vege¬ 
table, they can, nevertheless, be produced 
by the skill of the gardener, even although 
it may not pay to grow such things for 
market purposes. 
Iris Leichtlini. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Leichtlin’s Iris. 
It has been well said that the Iris is 
the poor man’s Orchid, for in n:o other 
genus of. hardy plants do we get such a 
remarkable combination or variety of 
colours combined with flowers of large 
and handsome appearance. The above 
Iris is rarely seen in gardens, although 
introduced more than a decade ago. The 
strange and beautiful colours of this 
species run through all parts of the flower, 
but are seen in the most complicated and 
beautiful design in the outer segments or 
falls. There is a broad margin of light 
and pleasing chocolate, inside of which is 
a large area in which blue, white and rose 
are beautifully and charmingly blended. 
The standards are erect and somewhat 
similar to the falls, and the combination 
of colours in the centre gives a rosy lilac 
aspect, but the shade is paler than that of 
the falls. The styles are also lilac-pink, 
with chocolate-brown edges. 
The species belongs to the Regelia 
group, characterised by having the beard 
forming a long, slender line down the 
centre, though much less conspicuous 
than in the German Iris. The leaves 
(Iris Leichtlini;. 
are sword-shaped, light green, and t2 tc 
18 in. in length. Those who would at 
tempt to cultivate this species should se 
lect a sheltered situation and dry in ; 
measure, especially during winter. ^ 
sunny aspect also enables the plant tc 
ripen its foliage and crowns in the 
autumn. Those who cannot find a par 
of the garden with a suitable soil shoulc 
get some fine turfy loam, adding to it . 
good sprinkling of sand. When once the 
plant has been established it should no 
be disturbed for some years-, unless the 
situation happens to be altogether unsuit 
able. 
Natural History for Gardeners. 
The Horticultural College at Swanle; 
has issued a syllabus of the natural histon 
course which it is intended to start nex 
September for students who, having 
passed through the ordinary training it 
gardening at the College, wish for addi 
tional instruction in natural history sub 
jects in order to qualify as teachers of gar¬ 
dening and nature history. 
