luscious semi-tropical. fruit so well adapted 
to hot weather and so refreshing in the 
deep vivid color of its evergreen glossy 
foliage. : ae 
Three large trees of the best new Cali- 
-fornian varieties of soft shell almonds hide 
the stable and coach house from the dwell- 
ing. Along the back wall constituting the 
base of the larger triangle, and making up 
‘the third side, are the coach house,;stable, 
and fowl pens and yards. Mr. Weiden- 
hofer fancies Buff Orpingtons, and ‘his 
fowls are fine specimens. He plants alter- 
nate pens with lucerne and puts. -the 
-elutches of chicks with their mother in the 
alternate dust-dry pens, and the chicks get 
through into the lucerne and soon earn a 
living for themselves, and keep clean and 
healthy. Between the pens and the 
house, which are shut off from each other, 
‘is .a further garden of Roses and several « 
flowers, such as Violets, &c., which are Mrs. 
Weidenhofer’s favorites. 
On the verandah facing the west, and 
just in front of the grapery, Js an immense 
growth of Ampelopsis radicantissima, and 
for two years’ show of foliage produced by 
two plants, we must say they beat anything 
we know. | During the worst summer days 
‘these vines, with their dense foliage, make 
a difference of several degrees, 10 or 12, to 
‘the rooms that they shelter from the fierce 
afternoon heat, while in winter, the foliage 
Being shed, they obstruct no light.” 
Now we haye had a run round’ the 
various points of general interest in’ this 
-charthing garden, and we will go back with 
the owner to make the personal acquain- 
‘tance of some of’ his special favorites in the 
Rose and Carnation borders. Among the 
hundreds of varieties grown the following 
are in bloom, and of special note at ‘Christ- 
mas time:—White and Pink Maman 
Cochet; Goubault Souv de Malmaison, The 
Bride, Christine de Noire, Marquis “de 
Litta, La -Sylphide, Madam ‘Abel 
‘Chatenay, Chevalier Atigelo’ Ferrario, 
Mons. Fillier, Ethel Brownlow, Catherine 
Mermet, Sunset, Bridesmaid, Marie Van 
Houtte, Mad. Francois Jamin, Souy de 
‘Paul Neron, La France, Gustav Regis, 
Princess de Sagan, Mad. Jules Grotez (a 
special favorite), Augustine Guimoiseau, 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Gruss, aus 
‘Teplitz, and Marquis of Salisbury (the lat- 
ter three aiso special favorites), Franciska 
Kruger, Perle des Jardins, Antoine 
Rivoire, Dr. Grill, Belle  Siebrecht, 
Madame Lambard, Jean Ducher, Cecil 
Brunner, Rubens, Reve d Or, Chesunt 
Hybrid, Madam Eugene Resal, Souv de 
Madam Pernet, and Narcisse. This brief 
list is mentioned without detriment to the 
rest, or with no attempt to be final in a 
~gelection, or to make invidious distinction 
where so many are worthy. © 
Among the Carnations, Mr. Weidenhofer 
(who is not an exhibitor, although a mem- 
ber of the 8.A. Carnation Society, has so 
far adopted the best of the American varie- 
ties as his choice. _ We say so far because 
he is yet a young grower, and has not be- 
come acquainted by a full season of bloom 
with the genis that the Sydney specialists 
have been turning out, and he sticks pretty 
well to those he knows before he goes in for 
numbers of sorts that he has so far only 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
seen in exhibition stands. | So far Flora 
Hill and Ethel Crocker, imported by Jas. 
Beggs, and Aldgate striped Pasadena, 
Manzanita, Juanita, and Alma, raised by 
Smith & Menzel from American seed, are 
prime favorites, and grown in from 10 to 
20 plants of a’ sort, but Miss :Georgeson 
’ Girdlestone and Richard Douglas promise 
to enter the lists as potential favorites. Mr. 
Weidenhofer has so far selected first-class 
decorative types with good color, scent, 
long and profuse flowering, and special 
adaptability to table use rather than the 
flower whose symmetry and perfection of 
petal and form proclaims it a show- flower: 
ENGLISH GARDEN NOTES IN 
“SEASON FOR SOUTH AUS- 
* TRALIA. 
(From “The Gardener.”’) 
HARDY FLOWERS. 
Papayer Mrs. Moon.—As these notes are 
being. written we have entered upon the 
reign of the Poppy, and shortly we shall 
have many in bloom, with their crinkled, 
fluttering ‘petals and beautiful colors. 
Among the advance guard we have P. 
orientale, which is such a brilhant occu- 
“pant of the garden. It*has long varied 
from the salmon: scarlet flowers, with which 
some of us have been familiar for many 
years, and those who visited the last Tem- 
ple Show had an opportunity of seeing the 
fine flowers sent by, Mr. Godfrey, of Ex- 
mouth, and other raisers. In P. Mrs. 
Moon we have one known to’ be a hybrid 
between the Oriental Poppy and P. rupi- 
fragum, and a very beautiful flower into 
“the bargain. ‘It is of moderate’ height, 
light and elegant in its habit, and with 
rather fragile looking flowers, of the size of 
an average bloom of the Oriental Poppies. 
The flowers, which are of a fine glowing 
scarlet, are remarkably light looking, and 
have an almost ethereal way of fluttering 
in the slightest breeze. Unlike the other 
hybrid Poppy mentioned below, P, Mrs. 
Moon is said to produce fertile seed, and 
to reproduce itself truly in this way. : 
Papaver J. Carrington’ Ley.—This 
hybrid Poppy should, perhaps, have been 
mentioned before the other, seeing that it. 
has been longer in cultivation, but it is not 
so distinct in its way, though it has pe- 
culiarities and characters of its own. I 
have now had it in my garden for several 
years, and during that time it has proved 
true to its reputation of- never producing 
fertile seeds. The plant has consequently 
to be propagated either by division or by 
root cuttings. P. J. Carrington Ley has 
for its parents the same species as Mrs. 
Moon, but the flowers are firmer and more 
cupped, while they are not quite so bright 
in appearance, though possessed of more 
substance. It was raised by the well- 
known amateur whose name it bears, but 
was for some time distributed privately 
simply as Mr. J. C. Ley’s hybrid Poppy. 
The foliage more nearly resembles that of 
P. orientale than that of P.rupifragum.  - 
Aquilegia truncata.—According to the 
strictest tenets of the botanists this is only 
one of several forms of A. formosa, which 
comprises a number of varieties known in 
gardens by such names as A. arctica, A 
Californica, A. eximia, and the one under 
notice. It is often more convenient, how- 
ever, for garden purposes to keep: them dis- 
tinct, and as A. truncata is being offered 
as such it may be desirable to speak of it 
by this name. It is a pretty plant, par- 
taking much of the characters we associate 
with the lovely long spurred Columbines 
now so popular. With me, however, it is 
dwarfer, and has a shorter flower all over- 
The color is blood red on the exterior, but 
when the flower is turned up the yellow 
centres are seen. It is a pretty form, 
which seems longer lived than many others 
of similar or allied hues, and is thus desir— 
able for those who wish a variety of color ~ 
in their favorite Columbines without the 
trouble of frequently raising them from 
seeds. : ; 
Anothera ovata.—Evening Primroses 
are general favorites with everyone, though 
all do not come into bloom when “the 
shades of night are falling fast.” Both the 
day and the night bloomers are welcome, 
particularly .as they include in their num— 
bers plants which can be used either in 
the border or the rockery. In E. ovata we 
have a charming little plant, which is bet- 
-ter adapted for the rock garden than for 
the border, though it may be grown in the 
front of a dry border if desired. . It is a 
beautiful little plant, with ovate leaves” 
-and neat. little yellow flowers on short 
stems. It is a day blooming species, and 
the flowers resemble nothing so. much as 
‘those of the common Primrose when seer 
_a little distance off. 
‘I grew it for several 
years on a low rockery where 1t was. par- 
tially shaded from the sun by other plants. 
‘Ido not, however, think this necessary, 
and would recommend a well drained .but 
rather moist soil in sun. It, comes from 
California, and may need. some winter pro- 
‘tection in cold districts. 
Libertia grandiflora—One has no hesi- 
tation in saying that it is surprising and. 
regrettable that the Libertias are so little- 
met with in gardens. There is some cause 
for the infrequency of their appearance in 
the garden, and it is probably their tender 
character in some places. This cannot be 
attributed vo geographical position alone, 
for they are not only hardy in a great part 
-of England and Ireland, but in several of 
the Scottish counties, particularly near the: 
sea, and even in the suburbs of Aberdeen, 
where L. grandiflora, the one under notice, 
has been grown for many years. This 
New Zealand plant has only been in cul- 
tivation for about thirty years, and it is 
prized for the effect of its tall spikes of 
white flowers, rising well above the Iris- 
like foliage. The flowers are in what is 
technically called “spike-like panicles,” 
and are very numerous. In form they ~ 
much resemble those of the Tradescantia, 
or Spiderwort, while the long leaves are 
about 4 inch broad. I find that it does 
best on a dry, sunny mound in the rock 
garden, but it may also be used in a dry 
part of the border. It is at present in 
bloom in my own garden, but it may also. 
be used in a dry part of the border. It is 
at present in bloom in my own garden, 
where it has been established for several 
years, and has withstood the hardest win— 
