The Gardening World, November 9, 1907. 
CONTENTS. 
Amateur’s Letter to Amateurs, An... 
Bulbs : Hints on Buying . 
Campanula, or Bellflowers . 
Carnations: Work for November ... 
Competition Awards . 
Competition, Prize Letter . 
Dahlia Rev. Arthur Hall (illus.) ... 
Enquire Within . 
Everlasting Flowers . 
Flower Garden, The . 
Fruit Garden, The . 
Greenhouse, The Amateur’s . 
Hollyhock, The Turkey (illus.) . 
Kitchen Garden, The. 
Manure Heap, The . 
Moth, The Winter (illus.) . 
Orchids for Amateurs . 
Orpine, The Poplar-leaved (illus.)... 
Rose Lady Gay (illus.) . 
Sensitive Plants . 
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JU Quwtt of 
(The Song in Miss Mitford’s Tragedy of 
“ Rienzi.”) 
The Red Rose is queen of the garden 
bower, 
That glows in the sun at noon, 
And the lady Lily’s the fairest flower 
That swings her white bells in the 
breeze of June; 
But they who come midst frost and flood, 
Peeping from bank or root of tree, 
The Primrose and the Violet bud, 
They are the dearest flowers to me. 
The nightingale’s is the sweetest song 
That ever the Rose has heard, 
And when the lark sings the clouds 
among 
The Lily looks up to the heavenly bird; 
But the robin with his eye of jet, 
Who pipes from the bare boughs 
merrily, 
To the Primrose pale and Violet, 
He is the dearest song to me. 
-- 
Cattleva hardyana Westonbirt var. 
The origin of this was gigas x dowiana 
aurea. The sepals are rose checkered 
with white spots, the petals being rose and 
veined with white spots. The lip is crim¬ 
son-purple with two golden-yellow eye- 
I spots in the throat. First-class Certifi¬ 
cate by the R.H.S. on October 15th when 
shown by Major Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O. 
(grower,/ Mr. H. J. Alexander), Weston- 
birt, Tetbury, Glos. 
CXVI. 
A Note on Montbretias. 
To be really effective, these bulbous 
plants want to be grown to perfection. 
About four years ago someone gave me 
three large clumps. They were never 
properly divided, but just planted as they 
were in the - clumps. Three years came 
and went, and scarcely a flower. Last 
autumn, however, or this spring, I forget 
which, I took up a clump, cleared away 
all the soil, threw away all the undersized 
bulbs, and planted the remainder in a 
rather moist position — each bulb six inches 
from its neighbour. The result has been 
grand, the flower stems were well over 
four feet, great spreading branches of 
blossom that were as good as any I have 
ever seen. The bulbs increase so rapidly 
that attention in the way of division 
should not be overlooked, and, when 
lifted, it saves time and trouble to allow 
ample space between each bulb. It is 
well worth it, too, when it means these 
handsome specimens. We must not for¬ 
get that the hybridist has been busy with 
this plant in recent years, and that we 
have some splendid new forms, both Ger¬ 
mania and George Davidson are especi¬ 
ally' fine. 
Pot Roses. 
Many amateurs make the mistake of 
giving their pot Roses protection earlier 
than is necessary. So long as the weather 
remains fairly open, they may remain out 
of doors even until December. When at 
last they are brought into the greenhouse, 
they should not stand closely crowded to¬ 
gether, and they need plenty of air as the 
best means of keeping away mildew; 
light, air, and plenty of room should 
mean plenty of blossom, and they do 
mean this as a rule if the trees have had 
their wood thoroughly ripened and har¬ 
dened by exposure to sun and wind out 
of doors during summer and early' 
autumn. 
Pampas Grass. 
Every autumn I feel sure those who 
possess great glistening white sheaves 
of Pampas Grass must agree that they 
are an invaluable feature in the garden 
at this season of the y r ear. They have a 
dignity and stateliness that make up for 
the general appearance of overgrown 
vegetation. At this stage it is a grand 
thing to have something at the acme of 
perfection — in the height of its beauty'. 
And we want this dignity and stateliness 
in the garden to take the eye from the 
general mass of things that are passing, 
or from the beds and borders already 
cleared. 
Work in Beds and Borders. 
It is a little late now to give my' readers 
a practical hint in lifting Ivy-leaved Gera¬ 
niums that have been pegged down, or, at 
any rate, allowed to grow along the soil, 
where it is desired to retain the old plants. 
But I give it now, because it is easily 
remembered. We know how terribly 
brittle these plants are, so that it is diffi¬ 
cult to lift heavy specimens without break¬ 
ing the joints from the main stem. I 
lifted several the other day' and split every 
one; then a wiseacre suggested that the 
stems should be shortened back with the 
shears as the preliminary operation, and 
before any attempt was made to dig them 
up. This was eminently successful, and 
the rest were lifted without the slightest 
injury. 
Where Lilies are to be established they 
should be autumn, rather than spring 
planted. 
In planting mixed borders, attention 
must be paid to the likes and dislikes of 
the plants; too often the things are put 
in indiscriminately, but in many borders 
there'are shady as.well as sunny' positions. 
Portions may be dry and other portions 
moist, and every advantage should be 
taken of this by studying the individual 
tastes of each occupant. Let me give 
an example of what I mean. I find, for 
instance, in dealing with a long border 
backed by trees which, though cut away 
so as not to unduly overhang, that much 
can be done by careful arrangement. The 
border becomes terribly dry and parched 
after mid-June, and though it i»only some 
six feet in width, the front portion is, after 
that time, much more congenial to plant 
life than the back. This must be taken 
into consideration for all that it is worth. 
I find it far and away the most successful 
plan to establish the majority of the 
plants that flower in the spring and quite 
early summer towards the bach of the bor¬ 
der, as there is ample moisture before the 
trees are in foliage, and a grand spring 
display can be secured here. 
The plants that blossom from mid-June 
onwards are arranged largely along the 
front and middle. I say largely' because, 
of course, both in the spring planting and 
the summer portion there cannot be a 
sharp dividing line, and such summer¬ 
flowering subjects as Antirrhinums, 
Cistuses, and others that enjoy parched 
positions can bring colour to the back¬ 
ward portions during summer, while 
colour can be brought forward for the 
spring by planting Poly'anthuses and 
Forget-me-nots in front; these can be re¬ 
moved for the summer. By r contriving 
and planning in ways like this we can get 
the most out of even unfavourably' situ¬ 
ated borders, and plants can be encour¬ 
aged to do their best. 
F. Norfolk. 
