September 13,1913. 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
By the courtesy of the present life- 
occupier of Horsham, I have been able to 
send you the photogi'aph of the tree taken 
by Mr. W. E. Mitchell, Horsham, 
It may be added that growing in the 
courtyard of the mansion is an equally fine 
specimen of the London plane, one of the 
most noble of the many forms of arbores- 
cent vegetation. It is of great height, and 
IXIAS. 
Th<;re is a wide range of very beautiful, 
di^inct colours and shades of various 
colours among the ixias. Many very diy 
borders are not occupied by flowering plants 
simply because they may be raised and con- 
sidered too dry. If ixias are planted very 
little sand will be needed for the strong¬ 
growing varieties, but the smaller ones will 
i-.4,1 irosis, iignt though 
they may be, will prove beneficial. As the 
stems of the flowers are long an<l wiry they 
are splendi<l for cutting ami placing in 
\ases, and, of course, the bull)s may bo 
pown in pop Howered, and us«l in’this 
fonn in the dwelling-house. The following 
aie a few of the best varieties to plant for 
general effect: Prestios, white, with dark 
A REMABEABLY FINE SPECIMEN OF THE TULIP TREE 
In the grounds of Horsham Park, the residence of E. H. Hurst, Esq. 
’ stalwart branches spr 
in cirenmr"^ occupy an area fi 
coneys «« will 
Jias am^’ J'lohly.timbered 
^^^tic decidiifti^^ + features two disti 
for aa^f ^ 
Horsham. ^ size in England. 
M illiam Gardine; 
be much benefited by having some sand 
added. After growth is active the soil 
should be watered in much the same as 
when ixias are grown in pots. There will 
not be any difficiilty in cultivating them in 
such borders if the general watering be 
attended to and the growing plants lightly 
protected from seveie frosts; inde^, a 
red eye; Azurea, azure-blue, maroon eye; 
Excelsior, bronzy-scar let, black eye ; Sar¬ 
nia’s Glory, yellow, black eye; Vulcan, 
crimson, sWled orange; White Swan, 
white, with blue eye; Lady Slade, pink, 
Avhite eye; Duchess of Edinburgh, white 
and rose; and Siinbeam, orange, striped 
crimson. M, L. 
