number of Gladioli are hereabout, those 
that come up to standard will be carefully 
preserved, and the rest will be placed upon 
the heap. It is purely a case of “the sur- 
vival of the fittest’ here. In a corner we 
note the splendid old favorite La France, 
and the much-admired Mildred Grant. 
The fence carries Reine Marie Henriette, 
Bouquet d’or, and Homere, and the west 
winds are broken by a trellis of Passion 
fruit, to shelter some good spikes of Del- 
phiniums. There are many other trea- 
sures here, and we leave with a glance at 
Reine Olga, Mad. Lambard, and William 
Allen Richardson, each doing their special 
‘duty of beautifying the place. 
Passing along the front of the house to 
the southern side garden there is pointed 
out a yellow sport from:Kaiserin Augusta 
Victoria, named Perle Von: Godesberg, but 
it would take a keen eye to note any dif- 
ference between the two Roses. Hard by 
is a good plant of Soleil d’or, which is a 
cross between an Austrian Briar and an 
THE AU IRALIAN GARDE ER. 
Sweet Peas, all of the choicest selections. 
Of Roses everywhere we note Helen Keller, 
White Lady, Beaute Inconstante, Sunrise, 
Grand Duchess: Melita, and Elise Fugier. 
This part of the garden is intersected by a 
high trellis of climbers of Mad.’ Berard, 
White Polyanthus, Cloth of Gold, Yellow 
Banksia, Paul’s Carmine Pillar, Macartney 
Grandiflora, and others. The Gladioli claim 
special notice, for there are some fine 
blooms of Groff’s strain, and Pooler’s Own, 
yet unnamed to the publig, but evidently 
with a future of note. <A little bed of Car- 
nations are here, and amongst them we find 
such beauties as J. Girdlestone, Trojan 
(the champion white of the world), Loloma, 
Urania, Mrs. Davis, Pasadena, J. N. Wil- 
liams, and Aldgate Pink. The last-named 
is spoken of as the finest decorative Carna- 
tion to be found. Many others worthy of 
mention must be passed, and, as we make 
way into the first Rosary, we pass Ernest 
Morel, one of the prize 24 Roses, and a 
lovely crimson lake Sweet Pea, brought 
South Corner Of Residence, showing Gladioli and Rose Trellis dividing} Garden. 
H.P. This is spoken of as a marvellous 
Rose, and keeps company with the gold 
medal prizetaker, Bessie Brown. This 
little garden carries some aristocrats of the 
floral world, and overlooking them from 
the side wall of the house are Reine Olga 
and Mad. Leonie Viennot, looking rare in 
her salmon with red ‘edging of decoration. 
Both of these are prizetakers, as also is a 
little Shandon, who stands near by Robert 
~ Scott, a 1901 American Rose of good breed- 
ing, from the illustrious parents, Mrs. W. 
J. Grant and Merveille de Lyon. This 
was brought out by Dickson, favorably 
noticed for its silvery pink shading and 
fine fulness of bloom right into the centre, 
and has no coarseness which the English 
critics spoke of in its own home. Turn- 
ing again to the house, we note the grand 
old Marechal Neil in pride of position in 
company with Mad. Berard and Gloire de 
Dijon. Passing round the footway we find 
a little bedding of Lilies, and a stern for- 
bidding-looking Aloe pseudo-ferox, also 
Lilies of the Valley, Primroses, Lobelias, 
out last year, and named King Edward 
VII. 
As we have thus far only brought our 
readers to the first Rosary, we will reserve 
the special selection of Roses and Carna- 
tions until next issue. 
(To be continued.) 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
THE LAST POTTING. 
It is not wise to fix a certain date upon 
which all the plants should be repotted for 
the last time, simply because they are not 
all in the same condition. Any time be- 
tween the last week in May and the end of 
June will do for the final repotting of the 
plants. Pick out those which are suffi- 
ciently advanced in root action, and deal 
with them first, and the remainder before 
they become too much potbound. 
As the plants will now be growing in 
pots of different sizes, it will be necessary 
to give them the final shift accordingly. 
The strongest growing sorts should be 
2 Jan. 9, 1904 
placed in the largest pots—10-inch—ané& 
the weakest varieties and the latest rooted 
in the smallest pots—8-inch—and then the 
proper balance of growth will be maim— 
tained. » : 
The inside of every pot must be quite 
clean’ and dry before being used. ~ The 
crocks, too, should have been washed and 
dried‘réady for use. It is not the quan- 
tity of the crocks, but the maner in whicli: 
they are placed in the pots, which ensures” 
sufficient drainage. Generally there are 
vast quantities of manure water, as well as 
clear water, passed through the soil in the ~ 
large pots, and, unless the drainage be ine 
good order, the soil will quickly become -~ 
sour, and the plants will suffer in conse- 
quence ; it will be plainly seen that good 
drainage is a very important matter. One 
latge hollow shaped potsherd should be . 
placed. over the hole in the first pot, then 
a thin layer, 1 inch thick, of smaller pieces, 
and, finally, on the top, a similar layer of 
pieces broken to about 4 inch in size. Tf 
a very thin piece of new turf, or some of 
the most fibrous portions of the prepared 
potting compost, be laid upon the crocks ~ 
before potting proper is begun, there wilk 
be little danger of a block in the drainage. 
The soil used at this potting should be of 
_ a good holding nature—that is, with plenty 
of fibre in it. Very rich soil is not suit- 
able for the incurved sorts, because depth, 
solidity, and general refinement of bloom 
would not be obtained from plants grown ~ 
in such material. Although a much richer 
compost may bé employed for the Japanese 
varieties, fairly firm potting is necessary- 
The soil for the Incurved section, the 
Anemone flowered, Reflexed, Single, and 
Pompons should be made firm in the pots, 
although it is not necessary to ram down 
the compost as hard asa highway. If the- 
growths are timed correctly, that will he 
one important factor in the due ripening 
of the wood. 
Mix the following compost for Japanese 
varieties, namely: One-half fibrous loanr 
with the grass in it just devayed, chop it 
' small enough for use, and pass the whole 
of the finest fibreless portion through a #- 
inch mesh sieve; p part fresh horse 
manure, and } part half-decayed leaves. 
This forms the body, as it were, of the com- 
post. . Next add to each barrowload of it 
a 5-inch potful of soot, one of bone meal, 
one of some good artificial manure, one of 
ordinary ashes; a 4-inch potful of dry lime 
and road grit, or coarse sand, in sufficient 
quantity to make the whole mass porous. ° 
For the other sections use a 3-inch pot 
for measuring out the manures, bones, and 
soot; also half the quantity of horse 
manure. » 
Place the fibrous loam in a thin layer on 
the ground, or on the floor of the shed; 
next add the sand, then the leaf soil, and 
finally the soot, bones, and ashes. Wher 
the sand is sprinkled on the fibrous loam 
it adheres to it, and does its appointed 
work more efficiently than if it was mixed 
with the finer constituents of the compost. 
Turn over the whole mass three or four 
times so as to get all parts well incor-— 
porated together. 
In potting, scatter a small pinch of soot. 
over the drainage, then some of the coarser 
