viil 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Such. A collection would prove of great in¬ 
terest, and, 60 far as we are aware, there is 
no such collection in a private garden. D. 
iraperialis is less hardy than the resit; it is a 
tali grower—8ft. to 12ft.—and produces its 
white, lilac-tinted flowers late in the season, 
hence it is necessary to place it in a warm, 
sunny greenhouse at the end of September 
to secure the blooms. 
PALE YELLOW OALCEOLAKIA.—S. E., 
Hornsea: Last year I saw a rather tall-grow¬ 
ing calceolaria with pale-yellow flowers and 
soft green leaves used effectively in the pub¬ 
lic gardens at one of our Yorkshire seaside 
resorts. I intended to write you about it at 
the time, as I was much struck by its grace 
and beauty; unfortunately, it was not 
labelled. Possibly you could tell me what it 
was, and, if so, I shall be very grateful, be¬ 
cause I propose to buy a few plants. It 
was not Calceolaria Burbidgei, which 1 grow 
and know quite well.—No doubt the plant you 
saw was Calceolaria amplexicaulis, which is a 
Peruvian species, 2ft. or so high, that carries 
clusters of soft lemon-yellow flowers. It is 
not hardy, but is easily propagated from cut¬ 
tings placed in gentle heat in spring, or in a 
close frame in summer and early autumn. It 
is also easily raised from spring-sown seeds. 
LARGE ANNUAL ASTERS.—H. G., Wit- 
•tersham: Your anticle and illustrations deal¬ 
ing with large-flowered Annual Asters have 
interested me greatly. Can you inform me 
where I can obtain seeds of these American 
varieties to produce large blooms for mar¬ 
keting ?—No doubt some of our leading Eng. 
lish seedsmen would obtain the seeds for you 
or you might write direct to Messrs, w! 
Atlee Bu^ee and Co., Philadelphia, U.S.A., 
an American firm of repute that advertises 
in our columns. 
FOLIAGE PLANT FOR CUTTING. — 
M. M., Lichfield: I find some difficiUty in 
obtaining very light and fern-like foliage 
during the summer-time for associating with 
cut flowers. My garden is of considerable 
size, and we have an abundance of flowers. 
As there is an invalid in the family, who can 
seldom get into the garden, we use flowers 
somewhat lavishly indoors. Will you add to 
the many kindnesses received through your 
columns by telling me the name of a hardy 
plant that will furnish elegant foliage for the 
purpose suggested ?—Several of the thalic- 
tnims would prove very suitable for cutting*, 
and if a batch of plants could be grown in a 
reserve spot, so much the better. T. minus 
IS one of the very best for the purpose, as it 
has the grace of a maidenhair fernfr rhvn- 
chocarpum and T. glaucum are also useful. 
MAGAZINE. 
METEOROLOGICAL 
OBSERVATIONS. 
TAKEN IN THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY'S GARDENS. AT WISLEY. SURREY. 
NAMES OF PLANTS. 
G S Ry<ie.^parmannia africana. 
V • Ho^ham.—Rubus spectabilis. 
9 ^ ^ 1 . Camassia Cusicki: 
2, Eu^ortaa paliistrM; 3, Choisya ternata. 
M. L., Beckenham.—1, Pyrus acida- 2 
Iberis aempervirens Garrexiana; 3, tTviUkria 
grandi flora. 
C. L. C., Matlock.—1, Daphne Cneorum- 2 
Hippuris vulgaris; 3, Fritillaria persica; 4 ! 
r. meleagris; 5, Scilla hispanica. 
CARNATION DUCHESS OF 
DEVONSHIRE. 
I have Wn greatly interested in the dis- 
CUS610U in The Gardeners’ Magazine with re- 
fere^ to the pe^tual carnation Duchess 
of Devonshire. My experience, after culti¬ 
vating thia particular carnation for three 
years, prompts me to add a few words in its 
tlie cuttings are 
steuck this variety invariably outgrows all 
Others struck at the same time, and alwavs 
produces a good strong healthy plant equal 
t>o the strongest-growing carnations I have 
ever seen, and gives us a splendid supply of 
bloo^ all the year round. My employer 
R. Logan Kidston, Esq., will bear out my 
statement, that we are never without blooms 
of this carnation, beautiful in form and col¬ 
our, and so useful, we are quite confident one 
of the freest bloomers in cultivation. 
Bredenbury Court Gardens. H. Tribe. 
Date. 
H* 
Temperature op 
Air. 
the 
1913. 
April 27 
M 
0 
At 9 
a.m. 
Day 
Night 
TO 
May 3. 
aa 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
High¬ 
est. 
Low¬ 
est. 
April 27— Sunday . 
,, 28—Monday . 
», 29—Tuesday. 
•• 30-Wednesday.. 
May 1—Thursday.... 
,, 2— Friday. 
hr. m. 
1 54 
1 42 
6 18 
1 48 
6 48 
6 48 
deg. 
57 
56 
52 
52 
53 
49 
50 
deg. 
53 
54 
50 
48 
48 
47 
47 
deg. 
59 
62 
69 
56 
57 
deg. 
49 
61 
43 
49 
43 
1, 3—Saturday. 
3 0 
56 
40 
38 
Means 
(total) 
28 18 
52 
49 
59 
45 
Date. 
Tshperatubs op 
THE Soil 
M 
1913. 
g 
At 9 A.M. 
tH g * 
S £ 
April 27 
TO 
Mat 3. 
At. 
1ft. 
deep. 
At 
2 ft. 
deep. 
At 
4 ft. 
deep. 
0 M 
April27—Sunday . 
„ 28—Monday. 
„ 29 -Tuesday. 
„ 30—Wedneeday.. 
May 1 —Thursday.... 
M 2— Friday... 
•» 3 - Saturday .... 
ins. 
0-07 
0-09 
0*41 
traca 
0-34 
deg. 
50 
52 
51 
54 
52 
52 
53 
deg. 
49 
49 
50 
51 
50 
51 
51 
deg. 
48 
48 
48 
48 
49 
49 
49 
deg. 
45 
42 
34 
41 
35 
31 
28 
Means 
(total) 
0 91 
52 
50 
48 
36 
10, 1913 I 
forthcoming engagehinis ’ 
NEXT WEEK 
MONDAY May 12— 
WEDNESDAY,^May Ho! U, 
Floral, Orokid, Friit *■ >- 
T Tulip Commit?^ 
ture at 3 p,m an “ Thp fwJ i* 
Sir Evemrd Im Thurn. Pa!- 
mitrtee at 4 o’clock. 
H C.M.G.; ScienhfieV; 
Fund Annual Festival Dmner 
at €.30 for 7 p.m.: cWmL 4 ?® 
Ool. Mark Lockwood. M.P. ' H-r 
Tho following dates of exhibitions • 
recently announced: 
Epsom Horticultural Society, Rose Shn- i 
Wolverhampton Floral Fete, July 8 9 .« . 
Weet Park. ^ 
Ealing Horticultural Society July 9 
Weybridge Horticultural Society, July lo at Birh*- 
Lodge, Oatlande Drive. “ 
Ulverston Rose and Sweet Pea Show July is 
Birmingham Horticultural Society July 19 '.nj , 
in Handsworth Park. ‘ ^ " 
Hay^i^e Heath Flower Show, July 23, in TieV-i 
F'S.rk; the twenty-fifth exhibition, 
innl^dge Wells Flower Show, July 23 and 24 
St. Quintin Hortioultural Society July 24 in ts 
Gun Club grounds Wood Lane,’W. ’ 
City of I^ndon Rose Show, July 26 at Oui- 
Street Hotel. 
Worth Horticultural Society, July 30 
Thunderstorm on April 29, 8 to 9 p.m 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
PAUL AND ISON, OHElSHUNT.—A spring list of 
new and recently introduced roses; a capital and 
timely list for those who wish to plant roses from 
pots. 
OHAS. P. KINNELL AND CO., LIM.. € 0 , South¬ 
wark Stireet, S.E.—^T!his firm’o list is oeitiainly one to 
keep on. hand, as it includes pumps and hose, spray¬ 
ing machines, taps and syringes, all eorts of cutting 
and surface cultivation tools, ladders and barrows, 
ventilating gear, and lots of other things a gardener 
neede to know about. 
CONTENTS. 
Anemone Nemorosa grandiflona . 
Answers to Correspondents 
Asparagus: Its Literary and Culinary Asso¬ 
ciations . 
Browallia viscosa . 
Caraation Notes . 
Etrioa Ca rnea . 
Exhibitions and Meetings . 
Hardy Aquatics for present Planting . 
History of Orchid Culture in Great Britain 
New Plants and Flowers . 
Note of the Week . 
The St. Brigid' Anemone . 
Yegetablee for Exhibition and Home Use .. 
Work for the Week . 
Pi 6 L 
ILLUSTRA.TiaNS. 
Portrait: Mr. AV. L. Wallis, 329; Rose Xadii- 
Edouard Heriot, 331; Cattleya Tityus Shrubby. 
var. 333; Cymbidium Schlegeli. 334; Li^ 
cattieya Nella, 335; Odontoglossum Thak, ffc 
Odontioda Bradshawise. 337; Cypripediv 
Roundhead. 338; Hilthionema Armenum 
Hybrid 339; Odontoiglossum Princess Marj. - 
