I’; Gardening World, June 29 , 1907 , 
MOTTO FOR THE WEEK: 
Diligence increases the fruits of labour.” — Hesiod. 
CONTENTS. 
nateur’s Letter to Amateurs, An ... 427 
rnations, Winter Flowering . 428 
>mpetition Awards . 428 
■mpetition, Prize Letter . 43 °- 
rinums for the Garden . 43 1 
Do Nots” for Gardeners . 428 
iquire Within . 44 ° 
ower Garden, The . 436 
>liage in Bedding Plants . 433 
itillary. The Broad Leaved (illus.) 435 
ruit Garden, The . 436 
amitory, The Noble (illus.) . 433 
-eenhouse, The Amateur’s . 437 
elianthemums for Dry Banks . 439 
erbaceous Borders . >■■■ 43 2 
itchen Garden, The . 437 
edlars, The Culture of (illus.) . 439 
arcissus Leedsii White Lady (illus.) 431 
rchids for Amateurs . 437 
( -eet Peas (Letter) .. 43 2 
urnip Fly or Flea Beetle, The 
(illus.) . 443 
allflowers as Pot Plants -.. 434 
indow Plant, A Fine (illus.) . 429 
:bra Grass in Greenwich Park 
;(illus.) . 429 
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ft in 3 um. 
nd what is so rare as a day in June ? 
Then, if ever, come perfect days ; 
hen heaven tries earth if it be in tune, 
And over it softly her warm ear lays; 
'hether we look, or whether we listen, 
r e hear life murmur, or see it glisten; 
ivery clod feels a stir of might, 
An instinct within it that reaches and. 
towers, 
nd, groping blindly above it for light. 
Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers; 
he flush of life may well be seen 
Thrilling back over hills and valleys; 
he Cowslip startles- in meadows green, 
The Buttercup catches the sun in its 
chalice, 
nd there's never a leaf nor a blade too 
mean 
To be some happy creature’s palace; 
he little bird sits at his door in the sun, 
Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, 
nd lets his illumined being o’errun 
With the deluge of summer it receives ; 
[is mate feels the eggs beneath her 
wings, 
nd the heart in her dumb breast flutters 
and sings; 
le sings to the wide world, and she to her 
nest— 
l the nice ear of Nature which song is 
the best ? 
James Russell Lowell. 
XCVII. 
Carnations. 
The border Carnations are coming on 
apace, and staking should never be put 
off until the stems become top heavy. I 
have even heard it stated that one pro¬ 
bable cause of calyx-splitting is the want 
of sunlight and ripening to a stem that 
overbends and lets the flower bud almost 
touch the ground. Let us remember that 
old plants are not to be recommended, 
and layer in good time. I always think 
it worth a gool deal of trouble to get 
these rooted early enough to make really 
strong robust plants for autumn planting. 
I never let the old pale pink Malmaison 
altogether give place to newer varieties, 
because even in a lean-to greenhouse of 
mixed plants it flowers well, and that can¬ 
not be said of all varieties by any means. 
I often treat this Malmaison as an ordinary 
border variety, and the best plant I ever 
had was one that braved a hard 'winter in 
an exposed border. I love those old deli¬ 
cate, large sized flowers of paLest pink, 
delicate only in appearance, and I wish 
all amateurs made a point of including 
them among their flowers, because they 
are so eminently satisfactory. I find soot 
water an excellent stimulant for them, 
and I never overpot those that flower 
under glass. 
Salvia splendens. 
This is one of the plants one often sees 
advertised at this season. Now, this par¬ 
ticular subject has an especial value, I 
think. Our gardens may be too exposed, 
or the. season may be too early for these 
plants invariably to flower well out of 
doors ; but for autumn and early winter 
flowering in conservatory, or even cold 
greenhouse they are simply grand, and 
make a welcome touch of rich radiant 
colour amid the soberer coloured Chry¬ 
santhemums. I need scarcely add, that 
if the seed be sown early enough they 
flower admira’bly the first season. The 
amateur gardener does well to regard 
these plants as among those best suited 
to his needs as they are of easy cultiva¬ 
tion if grown on without checks, and 
pinched backed to make bushy growth. 
Sweet Peas. 
I suppose most of us in these days grow 
this queen of annuals in trenches. This 
mode of cultivation has much to com¬ 
mend it. Sweet Peas are somewhat gross 
feeders, and a good soaking with a well 
diluted liquid manure is of wonderful 
benefit, and never so beneficial as when 
the plants are thus growing as then it 
really does reach their roots, and is not 
lost bv streaming away over the surface 
of hard dry soil. It is of real importance 
where a succession of blossom is needed 
over as long a period as possible to cut 
flowers so frequently that seed pods do 
not form. The more you cut the more 
you may cut, and few of us can have too 
many of these beautiful flowers. 
Seed Sowing. 
The amateur gardener frequently needs 
to be reminded that seed freshly ripened 
often germinates more freely and quicker 
than old seed. At the present time the 
spring flowering plants are rapidly ripen¬ 
ing seed, and Auriculas, Violas, Doroni- 
cums, Primroses and Gentians may be 
sown. Even bulbous plants, if we have 
a little patience to await a rather long 
period before the flowering stage can be 
reached, are wonderfully interesting to 
grow in this manner, and I can heartily 
recommend a trial to be made with the 
Winter Aconite, Freesias, Crown Im¬ 
perials (a little later), and also a charming 
old-fashioned favourite known as Com- 
melina coelestis, or alba, though the blue 
variety is, I think, the more effective. 
By the way, I do not think I have ever 
noticed the old Crown Imperials seed with 
one half the freedom with which they are 
doing this season, evidently plenty of 
moisture after flowering is favourable. 
What a wonderfully artistic growth is this 
Crown Imperial at this present stage! the 
foliage is still green and ample, and the 
corona of handsome seed vessels outstand 
in a manner the flowers never did. It 
has new character, a new beauty at this 
stage, well worth noting carefully, and' 
making, if I may say so, a wonderfully 
beautiful motif for a design. 
Striking Prunings. 
This is a capital time to strike the prun¬ 
ings of Diplacus glutinosus, Cytisus race- 
mosus, and other pot plants and Fuchsias, 
too, if this has not already been done. A 
Fuchsia makes one of the best of all 
plants with which to cover the wall of a 
conservatory in a not too sunny position. 
It will flower for months, and beyond 
ample watering needs little attention if 
planted in a narrow border, in good rich 
soil. F. Norfolk. 
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Odontoglossum thompsonianum superbum. 
The parents of this hybrid were O. 
Edwardi x crispum. The flowers are of 
a rich dark chocolate-purple, with light 
rose-purple tips. Award of [Merit to 
William Thompson, Esq., who staged it 
at the Temple Show. 
Brasso-Laelio-cattleya Lido. 
The flowers of this complicated hybrid 
are of large size and rosy-lilac. The lip 
is deeply fringed as in the first-named 
parent, and of great size. Award of 
Merit to M. Charles Maron, France, who 
staged it at the Temple Show. 
