AUGUST 1, 1902. 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER: 
From the single varieties we cam commend 
Mrs. Marshall. Its tube and sepals of the 
flower are white, the corolla is pink, and 
without a doubt it. is one of the very finest 
varieties for outdoor cultivation. Another 
very fine variety is the Rose of Castille, 
which has white sepals, with a violet corolla. 
White Jubilee isa variety prossessing an 
enormously large flower, with yich red sepals 
and reflexed’ corolla. It is altogether a 
grand flower, but not such a free flowerer 
as either of the two varieties before mention- 
ed. ‘The Earl Beaconsfield is a wonderfully 
beautiful and thoroughly distinct fuchsia, 
having rosy carmine tube and sepals with a 
deep carmine corolla. Mrs. Rundle is 
another very fine fuchsia, after the style of 
the Earl Beaconsfield. It has fresh-colored 
sepals “and an _ orange-scarlet’ corolla. A 
yariegated variety of the fuchsia that really 
ought to be grown in the flower garden, 
not wholly for its flower, but for its foliage, 
is Gracillis variegata. The flower of this 
fuchsia is small when compared with some 
of the other varieties, but it has beautifully 
variegated leaves, the variegation being 
white, and round the edge of the leaf. Of 
the double’ varieties, we would recommend 
Avalanche, which has crimson. tube sepals 
with a purple corolla. It is possessed of a 
very distinct foliage of a palish green colour. 
Frau Emma Tophia is a very pretty and dis- 
tinct variety, having tube and sepals of a 
rosy coral colour, with a clear rosy blush 
corolla ; the flower of this variety is large, and 
extremely free flowering for a double. Ma- 
dame Jules Christian is one of our best 
double white fuchsias. The sepals are short, 
reflexed, and of nice crimson colour, whilst 
the corolla is a pure snow-white. Miss Lucy 
Vidler has rich crimson sepals, with a bright 
violet mauve corolla. Molesworth is one of 
our largest double flowering fuchsias, having 
nicely reflexed sepals of a bright carmine 
colour, with a pure white corolla. - Pheno- 
menal is a well-known variety, having a short 
tube and reflexed crimson sepals ; the corolla 
is azure violet, flaked with red. 
Group of Cacti. 
COP HERE are many subjects to which the 
amateur horticulturist devotes his atten- 
tion. ‘Some have a fancy for chrysanthemums, 
others for roses, violas, pansies, carnations, 
etc., and the general public, when viewing 
the* beautiful specimens that have been 
produced, often from very ungenial surround- 
ings, cannot but adniire the enthusiasm 
shown by the cultivator ; but perhaps the 
“fancy” which receives the; least apprecia- 
tion from the outsider is that of cacti cul- 
ture. For itis not by a casual glance that one 
can discern the beauties of a Cactus, but an 
hour or two spent in the company of an 
enthusiast looking through a collection will 
reveal not only some wonderful and curious 
forms of habit, various shapes of flowers 
with their exquisite colours rivalling in 
many instances the aristocratic orchid ; but 
also the great hold these plants have upon 
those who have taken them up as a hobby. 
No doubt there are many lovers of the cacti in 
yarious parts of Australia where the climate 
is most suitable for every form of these pecu- 
liar plants. Many of the blooms are amongst 
the most beautiful flowers that are grown. 
‘> ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS. #=— 
[HE charming family of Rhododen- 
drons, Azaleas and their kindred, 
will occur to any oné who _ desires 
showy flowers in the shrubbery. There 
is no more beautiful class of plants, 
but unfortunately they will not thrive every- 
where: Those who cannot succeed with 
them may console themselves with Roses 
and Ponies. The so-called tree Pzeonies are 
shrubs that will thrive:in soil that is death to 
Rhododendrons. For the best results in 
growing Pzeonies one must have patience, as 
it is only after they have been established 
some years that they begin to show their 
real beauty. They need the choicest places 
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be the Weigela. It is not by any 
means a_ rare plant, and there are 
many varieties, all beautiful. It is quite 
hardy, has a most graceful habit of growth, 
and should be allowed to develop naturally 
in good soil and in full sunshine. It repays 
care by added beauty, but will grow and 
flourish almost anywhere. In _ pruning 
remember that every branch that is ruthlessly 
lopped away deprives the owner of a 
beautiful garland of bloom. In its natural 
state it has a half pendulous habit of growth 
and should not be tied up or cut back. 
Remove dead limbs or those that interfere or 
mar the symmetry of the plant. Otherwise 
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Viburnum Plicatum. 
in the garden, plenty of sunshine, rather 
moist and very rich soil, often renewed. 
They are grand plants when well grown, and 
worth a great deal of trouble. 
Lilacs are charming shrubs, and desirable 
for their beauty and fragrance of their 
flowers. They are propagated in many 
varieties, but the old-fashioned white and dark 
lilac kinds are as hardy and satisfactory as 
any, and will stand more neglect than any 
of the newer kinds. 
Of Deutzias, the bouble-flowered pink and 
white Deutzia crenata is perhaps the most 
conspicuous. It forms a large bush, some- 
times eight or nine feet in height, and is 
covered with bloom. 
And now we come to the beautiful 
stranger from China which takes so kindly to 
our soil and climate, and which, if I could 
plant but one shrub, my choice would 
let it alone. If it can be given plenty of 
room to develop naturally it will ‘never be 
an unshapely object. “A PE 4 
One of the best qualities of the Weigela 
is the time of its flowering, and another is 
the duration of its bloom. It comes 
. into bloom after the early shrubs have faded, 
and fills up the interval before the coming 
of the rose. It continues to flower for 
several weeks, and some varieties, such as 
Weigela nivalis give us a few blossoms 
throughout the summer. 
New varieties are being introduced ali 
the time. We have not tried them all, and 
must warn amateurs that so-called improved 
varieties are seldom as hardy and not always so 
manageable as the types from which they are 
derived. For general planting we know no 
Weigelas superior to W. floribunda, W. rosea, 
W . nivalis, W. grandifloraand W, Hortensis 
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