August  8,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
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Lily,  though  not  bo  universal  as  the  preceding  two,  is  the  Tiger  Lily 
(Lilium  tigrinum),  a  very  hardy  and  vigorous  grower.  If  the  soil  is 
very  heavy  some  road  sand  should  be  dug  in,  and  some  leaf  mould, 
too,  is  a  desirable  addition.  The  site  chosen  should  be  a  little 
sheltered  from  the  midday  sun,  and  fairly  moist.  Handsome  though 
the  common  kinds  are,  both  double  and  single,  there  are  two  varietus 
which  are  much  more  so — namely,  Lilium  tigrinum  Fortunei,  with 
orange-scarlet  flowers  spotted  crimson,  and  a  very  woolly  stem,  4  or 
5  feet  high,  and  L.  t.  splendei  s,  growing  6  or  7  feet  high,  a  fiery 
orange-scarlet  with  large,  dark  crimson  spots.  The  bulbs  of  these 
two  are  cheap  to  buy.  They  are  as  hardy  and  vigorous  as  the  type, 
but  need  a  little  more  care  and  consideration  to  get  them  to  perfection. 
They  make  a  fine  colour  effect  in  the  late  summer  and  autumn. 
A  variety  of  L.  t.  Fortunei,  Fortune’s  Giant,  produces  forty  or  more 
The  Nectarine  Peach. 
This  inadequate  illustration  of  what  is  really  a  fine  specimen, pof 
the  Nectarine  Peach  represents  one  of  the  trees  grown  by  [Mr.  D. 
Paxton,  gardener  to  Hon.  C.  S.  Irby  at  Hitchin  Grange,  Herts.  Mr. 
Paxton  considers  the  Nectarine  Peach  one  of  the  best  for  'outdoor 
culture,  being  of  excellent  flavour  and  colour  in  this  garden.  Late 
Admirable  is  another  favourite  Peach  at  Hitchin  Grange.  Last  season 
five  fruits  weighed  over  2  lbs.,  but  these  were  smaller  than  usual,  on 
account  of  the  heavy  crop  left  on.  Victoria  is  the  favourite  Nectarine, 
and  succeeds  well.  The  Peach  borders  at  Hitchin  Grange  are  on  a 
slope  with  a  western  aspect,  and  the  height  of  the  wall  is  [12  feet, 
FAN  -  SHAPED  NECTARINE  PEACH  TREE. 
blooms  on  a  stem,  and  is  worth  the  generous  treatment  it  demands 
to  bring  it  to  perfection. 
To  the  above  three  easily  grown  Lilies  may  be  added  a  fourth  as 
hardy  and  as  easy  to  grow  as  they — namely,  the  purple  Martagon, 
with  its  long  stately  heads  of  reflexed  flowers.  The  Martagon  family 
are  sometimes  spoken  of  as  “  Turk’s  Caps,”  but  the  name  is  more 
properly  applicable  to  the  Lilium  chalcedonicum.  There  are  two 
beautiful  varieties  of  it,  Lilium  Martagon  album,  and  L.  M.  dal- 
maticum,  the  latter  dark  maroon,  shaded  black,  and  both  are  great 
improvements  upon  the  type,  album  being  especially  beautiful.  These 
Lilies  will  produce  as  many  as  forty  blooms  on  a  stem  when  well 
treated,  and  they  increase  rapidly.  All  three  will  thrive  in  any  good 
moist  soil  in  partial  shade,  the  leaves  sometimes  becoming  scorched  in 
the  sun,  thereby  impairing  the  vigour  of  the  blossom.  If  the  soil  iB 
deeply  dug  and  well  mixed  with  leaf  mould,  the  white  Martagon, 
which  is  more  delicate  than  the  others,  will  thrive  just  as  well  without 
any  manure.  The  bulbs  of  the  purple  Martagon  are  cheap,  but  the 
white  and  dalmaticum  cost  two  or  three  shillings  each. — A.  Petts. 
(To  be  concluded.) 
with  a  border  5  feet  wide.  Loam  from  an  old  pasture  was  used  when 
the  trees  were  planted.  The  depth  of  the  soil  here  is  about  feet, 
with  a  gravelly  bottom  and  chalk  beneath  it,  so  no  drainage  is  needed 
when  planting  trees.  On  the  other  hand,  a  considerable  amount  of 
watering  has  to  be  done  during  the  summer  ;  but  with  a  good  supply 
of  water  near,  and  plenty  of  liquid  manure  from  the  cow-sheds,  the 
trees  are  always  well  supplied  in  this  respect.  Mr.  Paxton  maintains 
that  most  of  his  success  is  from  a  free  use  of  the  latter,  which  he  uses 
from  the  stoning  period  till  the  end  of  October.  When  watering,  a 
circle  is  made  round  each  tree  about  3  feet  from  the  stem,  and  the 
trees  are  kept  well  syringed  in  the  afternoon.  They  have  now  covered 
the  wall,  and  are  pruned  on  the  spur  system  as  much  as  possible.  No 
protection  whatever  is  used  when  the  trees  are  in  bloom,  and  Mr. 
Paxton  has  never  known  what  it  is  to  have  a  failure  on  his  trees 
during  the  time  they  have  been  fruiting.  Last  year  they  were 
excellent,  as  the  illustration  shows.  Crimson  Galande,  Early  Louise, 
Goshawk,  Grosse  Mignonne,  and  the  Nectarine  Peach  are  the  varieties 
chiefly  grown,  with  Lord  Napier,  Pineapple,  and  Victoria  Nectarines. 
John  Botley. 
