9, 1913. 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
AcorsT 
flowers at jesmondene. 
HTule paving a visit recently to Jesmon- 
j«,e. Bournemouth, the beautiful residence 
7Dr Ramsay, I noticed several features 
.hicli' were quite out of the common. On 
tapper terrace, in front of the mansion 
SereTa large lily pond, made four feet 
Jin then lhalf-filled with leaf-soil and 
the former predominating. In this 
.OTliost the lilies are growing most li^u- 
riantlv; I never saw leaves more healthy 
Perkins roses trained up the supporting 
front pillars. The able gardenei^ Mr. 
Webb said the wistaria w^as lovely when in 
full bloom, and I can quite understand how 
beautiful it would look, as it is a very large 
specimen. 
Other features in this part of the 
garden were roses, jasmine, and honey¬ 
suckles, the latter being very large, un¬ 
trained bushes full of blossom. 
Elsewhere two long rows of apple and 
pear trees w'ere trained as cordons; many 
A handsome greenhouse, dry-glazed on 
iron framework, with the glass squares 
fitting flush and not overlapping, contained 
a number of beautiful lilies and begonias, 
also a few orchids in one compartment. 
G. B. 
FLOWERING GANNAS. 
We are so accustomed to see these treated 
as greenhouse or out-of-door plants during 
the summer months, that the possibility 
SPIR.3E4^ (SORBARIA) ARBOREA GRANDIS. 
•' »'>''>% belonging to the Sorbaria group, and closely„allied^to S. AHchesoni; ^flower^sm^ll.^creamy-w^^^^^^ borne m large, 
branching panicles. A.M., R.H.S., July 29. 
Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House, Elstree, Herts. 
of purer in colour, 
^inds of furnished with vari 
^“s^ruct^S reeds in a roct 
able. ^ appear as natural as ] 
are^fiv walls of 
^^taria camellia bushes. 
trained up the wall ; 
to windows, and then < 
orm a verandah, with Dorc 
were bearing heavy crops, and all were in 
grand health. I could not help thinking how 
advisable it is to grow these fruits as cor¬ 
dons, and feel sure that, in the near future, 
many thousands of them will be met with in 
gardens. The next form to find favour will 
be bushes with branches trained outwards 
several feet apart at the top, to resemble so 
many cordons. These branches should bear 
fruit their whole length. 
of growing them in any other way is rarely 
thought of. Some specimens in the tropical 
Water Lily House well serve to illustrate 
the development that they assume with m- 
creased heat and moisture. The plants are 
grown in large pots, and just stood around 
the edge of the tank, so that the roots 
have ample access to water. In this way 
they attain unusual dimensions, the foliage 
and the flowers being equally fine. K. 
