SilfH 22. 1913. 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
209 
, u for cutting or pot culture-. Seeds 
’in July give plants to commence 
^ ..riii’ at the New Year; an early ^p- 
vr Wr Sitting flowers towards the end of 
m 7. ’ tt'hile, if sown about the middle of 
F i -i'irv. the plants flower towards the end 
’ J -i/nnd onwards. This latter class in- 
. ^ a number of beautiful varieties, all 
, i ira bv handsome branched, pyra- 
i.,; jM‘a4ls. tlie most distinct are Abur d- 
rose-crimson: Almond Blossom, deli- 
..irmine: Beauty of Nice, flesh-pink; 
(rMin King, crimson : Empress Elizabeth, 
i rose-carmine; Mont Blanc, white; 
•Vr.vn Alexandra, rose-lilac; and Summer 
dark violet. 
'‘♦wcral of the finest white-flowered stocks 
.,r known bv distinctive names, three of 
: ,►• best being All the Year Round, a glossy 
wallflowered-leaved variety, with 
of purest white flowers, on 18-inch 
CHOICE’TREES AND' SHRUBS 
IN WESTERN GARDENS. 
The view in the Japanese garden at 
Watermouth Castle that we have the plea¬ 
sure of illustrating herewith possesses much 
beauty, and is of considerable interest as 
an object-lesson of great practical value in 
the creation of distinct and pleasing effects 
in the garden. It admirably shows that in the 
formation of this feature of the grounds, 
which forms so delightful a setting to this 
fine Devonshire seat, the planter did not 
select from trees that properly belong to 
the woodland. It is not less evident that 
he also avoided shrubs whose chief merits 
consist in their robust habit and capacity 
for thriving under adverse conditions. We 
are, indeed, a^ble to see at a glance that 
those only which attain dimensions suited 
to the positions they occupy, and are more 
divisa, which is represented at Watermouth 
Castle by finely developed specimens, re¬ 
quires genial climatic conditions, and the 
area over which it can be successfully grown 
is restricted. In gardens where it is knowm 
to thrive, this graceful dracaena should be 
planted, but it is a waste of effort to at¬ 
tempt to grow it ^\ih6re the conditions 
are not particularly favourable. The palm 
of which a leaf is seen peeping over the 
shrubs is Chamaerops excelsa, and this 
handsome species is hardy enough to be 
grown over a wide area, provided sheltered 
positions are assigned the specimens in the 
less favoured districts. 
Tlie Japanese maples are remarkable for 
their elegance and the diversity of both the 
form and colour of their leaves, and, as 
they are hardy, they form a highly valliable 
group from vdiich to select tor garden 
planting. They are all of moderate growth. 
VIEW IN THE JAPANESE GARDEN, WATERMOUTH CASTLE. 
' and ' has grey-gn 
..f two feeT'* sp'k«s, that reach 
ttith trr 1 a new 
^hite flmf*'^^ -spikes of enorm-o 
^'’""^inquantity^^ Wishing c 
Stocks Culture, 
around developmc 
flowerinJ n placing them 
- ^ater duri^ ^ffoiding copious si 
; ‘S^'-'nted bv an Periods, and. 
manure watering w 
.. w.. or the additional labour 
Court Gardens. 
Or less ornamental, were utilised. Few’ of 
the many kinds that have a place in the 
Japanese garden can, for obvious reasons, be 
seen, but these few include the Japanese 
maples, pittosporums, dracsenas, bamboos^ 
and palms, all of which are well suited for 
gardens in the more favoured districts of 
the United Kingdom. 
The pittosporiims are distinct in charac¬ 
ter and highly attractive, but there is con¬ 
siderable difficulty in grow ing them w ith a 
full measure of succe.ss, other than in the 
western counties of England and some parts 
of Ireland—Castlewellan, for example— 
where they are within the influence of the 
sea air. In tlie gardens of Devon, Corn¬ 
wall, and other counties where they thrive 
w ithout other than ordinary attention, such 
species as P. Mayi, P. undulatus, and P. 
ugenoides variegata attain a large size and 
form an attractive feature. Dracsena in- 
and are therefore suitable for gardens of 
quite moderate size, as well as for those 
w hich extend over a considerable area. Tlie 
following forms of Acer palniatum are of 
quite exceptional merit, namely atro- 
purpureiim, dissectum, linearilobum, 
atropurpurenm, palmatifidum, and sangui- 
neum. Then in gardens that have the 
advantage of a kind climate might be 
planted more freely than has yet been the 
case such shrubs and small-growing trees 
remarkable for the beauty of their flowers 
as Eucryphia pinnatifolia. Fremontia cali- 
fornica, Carpentcria californica, Halesia 
tetraptera, or Snoivdrop Tree; magnolias 
such as M. con.spicua, ^l. licniiei, Al. Sou- 
langeana, AI. stellata, and Al. Watsoni, Sty- 
rax ohassia, and S. japonica. Ceanothus 
azureus, C. dentatus, and C. thyrsiflonis 
may be mentioned as useful, free-flower¬ 
ing, and attractive. 
