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THE GARDENING WORLD. Au s ust 3, 1907 
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6difoi?ial. 
The above is the title of a book by Mr. 
Eden Phillpotts, .who dedicates it to the 
lady of his garden. The book runs to 
207 pp., and consists of fourteen chap¬ 
ters in which the author deals with his 
garden in a popular way. Though only 
moderate in size, he evidently finds an 
immense amount of amusement and 
material for study, and also meets with 
many difficulties like every other ardent 
gardener. While discussing the plants 
he has under his immediate care, he also 
deals with some enemies, and makes 
some rather interesting remarks about 
slugs and snails, with which he has been 
more than sufficiently familiar in his 
rock garden. 
No less than four chapters are entitled 
“The White Rockery.” We presumed 
the name was given on account of the 
flowers grown there, but on reading we 
found that the white relates to the matter 
of which the rockery is built. It is, in 
fact, a limestone rockery intended for 
plants that live amongst soil and rocks 
of that character. It must be of some 
size, for he grows an immense number of 
flowers upon it, most of which are of a 
highly ornamental kind, producing 
flowers in great profusion. He has to 
thank the climate of Devon for the 
luxuriance with which some of his 
flowers grow and which he regards as 
selected, although he does not despise 
such things as Gilliflowers, Solomon’s 
Seal, Sweet Williams, Love-in-a-Mist, 
Columbine, and various others. 
Amongst his miniature Daffodils he 
grows such tiny mites as Narcissus 
minimus, N. calathinus, N. cyclamineus, 
N. triandrus albus, and N. t. concolor, 
etc. Sisyrinchiums, Ixias, Saxifragas in 
variety, Mountain Everlastings, Edel¬ 
weiss, Drabas, Sedums, Heucheras, Ero- 
diums, and Primulas are some of the 
many choice and fine things which he 
grows. More tender are Leontice, Tul- 
luaghia, Gelasine and many others which 
would make some alpine lovers green 
with envy to be able to cultivate in the 
open ground. 
The book is freely illustrated with full 
page photographs of views of various 
parts of his garden, rockeries and vari 
ous choice plants upon which he has de 
voted an immensity of care. The boo 
is written in the author's best style, bein, 
full of suggestions and altogether writte: 
in popular language. It is published a 
the offices of “Country Life,” Ltd., Tav: 
stock Street, Covent Garden, and b 
George Newnes, Ltd., Southampto 
Street, London, and the price is 12s. 6d 
Hydrangeas: 
How to Propagate 
and Cultivate 
These Showy Plants. 
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The Hydrangea ranks as one of our 
most useful plants for window and con¬ 
servatory decoration, as in addition to be¬ 
ing showy when in bloom, they are easily 
raised and managed, and can be flowered 
successfully either in large or small pots. 
Although large specimen plants are very 
handsome when in bloom, plants grown 
in small pots and having one good head 
of flowers are general favourites, and 
largely employed for window decoration. 
Many varieties of the Hyd’angea are al¬ 
most hardy and dislike artificial heat; in 
heel or portion of the old wood attache' 
at the base, as shown in fig. 2, shor 
shoots being preferably prepared in thi 
manner. 
No plant resents interference with th 
roots more than the Hydrangea, and fo 
this reason it is better to insert the cu f 
tings singly in small pots than sever; 
in a large pot, root disturbance an 
breakage being avoided thereby. Light 
sandy compost, consisting of equal part 
loam and leaf mould, and half a par 
sand, should be used and the cuttings b 
/. . 2 . 
Propagating Hydrangeas: 1, Top of shoot prepared and inserted 
as a cutting; 2, short side shoot taken off with a heel of the old 
wood. 
fact, in the south and west of England 
large specimens can be seen in full bloom 
growing in the open. 
To obtain and maintain a supply of 
small plants, grown on the single stem 
system to produce one head of bloom, 
annual propagation must be resorted to, 
and although cuttings will strike almost 
any time during the growing season, the 
early part of August is the best time to 
insert the shoots. Sturdy, healthy growth 
that has not flowered should be selected 
for cuttings, and be prepared either by 
removing a few of the lower leaves and 
cutting the stem across below a joint, as 
shown in fig. 1 herewith, this method 
being advisable when the growth is rather 
long, or by taking the cuttings with a 
firmly pressed in to the depth shown i 
fig. i- .. 
One of the best places to strik 
Hydrangea cuttings is under a handligb 
in a position that is somewhat sheltere 
from the sun, but yet quite open, th 
foot of a north wall, for instance. Afte 
the cuttings are inserted they should b 
given a good watering through a fine 
rosed watering can, and the pots b 
plunged up to the rims in a box of coco 
fibre refuse and the handlight be place 
over. The cuttings will require shadin 
from bright sunshine, and should occa 
sionally be sprinkled overhead with wate? 
to prevent the soil getting too dry, an 
also to keep the foliage fresh. 
When the cuttings are well rooted, the 1 
