May  22,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
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Beautifying  Edinburgh’s  Gardens. 
La^;t  year,  when  Mr.  M'Hattie  was  appointed  Eldinburgh  city 
gardener,  he  set  about  a  rearrangement  of  the  East  Princes 
Street  Gardens  at  the  Scott  Monument.  The  footpath  was 
removed  to  the  south  side  of  the  plot,  and  other  arrangements 
were  made  which  have  been  generally  recognised  not  only  as  an 
improvement,  but,  in  a  sense  of  relief,  as  the  former  arrangement 
had  become  too  familiar,  and  perhaps  tedious.  The  new  plan 
of  laying  out  the  Gardens  has  allowed  the  gardener  to  display 
his  art  on  a  more  extensive  scale,  and  in  a  few  days’  time  the 
Mouoeron,  which  have  been  planted  to  the  right  and  left  of  the 
Scott  Monument,  are  in  full  bloom  just  now,  and  with  the  Thomas 
Moore,  also  in  an  advanced  stage,  give  a  good  idea  of  the  scheme 
of  colour.  Interspersed  with  the  bulbs  are  various  small  flowers, 
such  as  Daisies,  Forget-me-nots,  and  Arabis  alpina.  On  the 
east  and  west  of  the  Adam  Black  statue  are  pretty  groups  of 
Prince  of  Austria,  and  on  the  north  and  south  Queen  of  Violet 
Tulips.  The  balcony  along  the  terrace  has  been  fringed  with 
Tulips  and  Wallflowers.  Earlier  in  the  season  5,000  Daffodils 
were  planted  on  the  terracing,  and  made  an  effective  display. 
Their  season  is  past  now,  however,  and  other  flowers  will  soon 
take  their  place.  It  is  hoped  to  make  the  banks  a  little  gayer 
Polypodium  glaucum  Mayi,  natural  size.  (See  page  456.) 
public  will  have  an  opywrtunity  of  properly  realising  the  effect 
of  the  change.  The  Public  Parks  Committee  and  Mr.  M'Hattie 
are  to  be  congratulated  on  their  efforts  to  beautify  the  Gardens, 
the  first  step  of  which  has  been  the  planting  of  spring  flowering 
plants.  This  is  the  first  year  of  the  departure,  and  although  the 
winter  has  been  severe,  the  results  should  encourage  the  com¬ 
mittee  to  go  even  further  next  year.  Of  course,  the  spring 
bedding  will  not  affect  the  usual  bedding  of  Geraniums, 
Begonias,  Gladioli,  &c.,  in  the  summer.  Hyacintlis  and  Tulips 
in  large  numbers  have  been  planted  in  Princes  Street  Gardens, 
east  and  west;  St.  Patrick,  Nioolson,  and  Brown  Street  Squares; 
Regent  Road,  St.  Bernard’s  Well.  Inverleith  Pavilion  Grounds, 
and  Abercorn  Park,  Portohello. 
In  East  Princes  Street  Gardens  alone  1,400  bulbs  of  twelve 
varieties  have  been  planted,  and  these  have  been  laid  out  in  a 
very  effective  fashion.  The  colours  have  been  admirably 
arranged,  and  the  bulbs  are  now  in  full  bloom.  The  scarlet  j 
next  year,  when,  through,  the  assistance  of  a  gentleman  who  has 
gifted  £20  for  the  purpose.  Crocus  bulbs  will  adorn  the  terracing. 
Owing  to  the  severe  winter  the  Wallflower  was  unfortunately 
killed,  and  the  Forget-me-nots  were  hardly  successful,  but  Mr. 
M'Hattie  means  to  try  again  another  season,  and  hopes  for 
better  results.  The  following  are  the  names  and  colours  of  the 
Hyacinths  and  Tulips  planted  in  East  Princes  Gardens  :  — Bedding 
Hyacinths — Grandeur  a  Merveille  (rose  white),  Priestley  (light 
blue),  Gertrude  (pink).- Fireball  (crimson).  La  Belle  Blanchisseuse 
(pure  white).  Bedding  Tulips — Chrysolora  (yellow),  Moucheron 
(.scarlet).  Brilliant  (vermilion),  .Couleur  Cardinal  (crimson).  Prince 
of  Austria  (red  yellow),  Duches,se  de  Parma  (bronzy  crimson), 
Yellow  Prince  (golden  yellow),  Proserpine  (rich  rose).  Queen  of 
Violets  (violet),  Thomas  Moore  (orange),  Ro.sa  Mupdi  (rose  and 
white).  Van  Berghen  (rosy  crim.son).  Other  spring  roots  and 
plants — Daisies  (two  kinds).  Wallflower  (eleven  kinds).  Primroses 
of  sorts,  Myosotis  or  ForgeCme-not,  and  Arabis  alpina. 
