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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AXD  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
Croton,  Lady  Zetland. 
This  narrow-leaved  Croton  (or  Codiseum)  is  well  known  to 
he  one  of  the  best  for  decorative  uses.  The  habit  is  bushy,  and 
the  growth  is  free,  the  colour  of  the  leaves  being  orange-red. 
Thalictpum  anemonoides. 
This  is  distinctly  one  of  the  prettiest  and  mo.st  interesting 
dwarf  hardy  plants  at  present  in  flower.  The  illustration  on 
page  388  furnishes  a  very  good  repi'esentation  of  this  North 
American  jilant,  whose  height  is  only  oin,  or  Gin  at  most.  It 
seems  to  like  a  deep,  moist,  peaty  soil  in  a  sheltered,  partially 
shaded,  corner  of  the  rockery.  As  divided  plants  take  some 
time  to  recover  themselves,  it  has  been  suggested  that  the  best 
means  of  propagation  is  by  seeds.  The  flowers  are  stai-like  and 
white,  and  there  is  a  double  variety.  This  species  is'often  called 
Anemone  thalictroides.  . 
Corylopsis  pauciflora. 
This  deciduous  flowering  shrub  was  introduced  from  Japan  by 
Mr.  Claries,  for  Messrs.  James  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  about  the 
year  1878.  It  flowers  in  Fehruary  and  .early  iMarch,  and  for 
that  reason  it  is  advisable  to  cultivate  it  either  in  pots, 
which  can  be  removed  indoors,  or  in  very  well  sheltered  places. 
After  it  has  flowered,  place  the  plants  outdoors  again,  where 
they  may  he  left  till  shortly  before  the  flowering  period  of  the 
next  year.  The  pendant  flowers  are  of  a  pale  tea-yellow,  and 
freely  produced.  Little  or  no  pruning  is  required,  and  a  com¬ 
post  of  leaf  mould  and  loam  suits  it.  An  illustration  of  part  of 
a  flowering  shoot  appears  on  another  page. 
Planting'  Out  Tulips  from  Pots. 
Alany  times  have  we  noticed  bulbs,  after  forcing,  allowed  to 
be  stood  in  out  of  the  way  corners,  unwatered,  and  generally 
uncared  for  for  weeks,  and  sometimes  months.  With  us,  as 
repotting  time  comes  lound  for  young  Chrysanthemums,  Gin 
pots  are  at  a  premium,  and  so  out  go  all  bulbs  that  have 
finished  flowering,  some  after  a  period  of  hardening,  some,  it  is 
to  be  feared,  without.  They  are  all  planted  in  a  shaded  border 
under  Lime  trees,  where  little  else  thrives,  but  each  spiing  they 
make  a  brave  show,  and  provide  much  useful  material  for 
cutting.  The  Tulips  are  by  far  the  best,  though  Hyacinths 
flower  more  or  less  strongly.  Such  a  mixture  of  kinds  and  sorts 
would  be  out  of  place  in  a  prominent  bed,  and  not  always 
dependable  in  flowering;  but  where  available  spaces,  not  much 
ill  evidence,  e.xist,  these  may  be  with  pleasure  and  profit  utilised 
for  the  reception  of  pot  bulbs  after  flowering.  If  they  can  in 
any  way  be  made  use -of,  it  seems  a  great  pity  that  they  should 
be  thrown  away,  as  so  often  happens. — W. 
Spring  Bedding. 
In  Hyde  Park,  Loudon,  the  beds  were  this  year  filled  largely 
with  Hyacinths  and  Tulips.  The  following  are  some  of  the 
varieties  of  Hyacinths  used,  and  as  a  rule  only  one  kind,  or  two 
very  nearly  alike,  were  used  in  each  bed.  Thus,  La  Franchise 
is  a  pleasing  pale  flesh-coloured  Hyacinth ;  Gertrude  is  deep 
pink;  alba  superbiens  is  white;  and  Von  Schiller  is  ruby  red. 
Lord  Macaulay  is  of  a  deeper  rose  tint  than  Gertrude,  and  Grand 
IMaitre  is  a  light  blue.  Fabiola  furnishes  a  light  pleasing  pink, 
and  alba  superbissimus  is  an  excellent  pure  white,  stout,  long, 
and  full.  It  is  perhaps  the  best  white.  All  of  the  foregoing 
filled  one  bed  apiece,  and  all  the  beds  were  in  line  with  one 
another  in  a  central  grass  area.  It  will  be  noticed  that  all  the 
colours  employed  are  light  shades,  and  practically  none  are  dark. 
Hyacinth  Gigantea,  flesh-pink ;  La  Perouse  bluish-grey ;  and 
Grandeur  a  Merveille,  delicate  pale  pink,  filled  one  bed  very 
effectively.  Narcissus  Figaro,  a  graceful  medio-crowned  flower, 
with  orange  cup  and  yellow  perianth,  below  the  white  Madame 
^"an  der  Hoop  Hyacinth,  was  very  fine ;  and  the  same  white 
Hyacinth,  with  Hyacinth  La  Belle  Alliance,  which  is  rich  crim¬ 
son,  both  being  excellent  in  shape,  furnished  a  really  charming 
bed.  The  Tulip  beds  were  equally  pretty.  T.  Proserpine,  rosy- 
crimson  ;  Keizers-Kroon,  and  .Joost  Van  Vondel  are  there  of  the 
best. 
May  5,  1901. 
Tpitonia  speeiosa. 
Amid  the  many  iridaceous  flowers  now  in  bloom,  the  species 
of  Tribonias  occupy  a  prominent  place,  and  they  are  gay  and 
effective  flowers.  Their  culture  is  similar  to  that  of  Biodisea 
speeiosa,  or  Ixias,  i.e.',  a  sandy  loam  is  what  they  delight  in, 
with  frame  or  greeniiouse  protection.  A  very  fine  form  of  Tri- 
tonia  was  staged  by  .Miss  Willmott  at  the  P.H.S.  meeting  on 
Tuesdaj’  last,  and  was  named  Prince  of  Orange. 
The  Double  White  Arabis. 
This  is  one  of  the  greatest  acquisitions  amongst  recently 
introduced  hardy  plants,  and  is  deserving  of  all  the  good  things 
that  have  from  time  to  time  been  written  and  said  about  it. 
That  it  will  be  extensively  cultivated  there  can  be  no  doubt, 
being  of  easy  propagation,  and  small  pieces  quickly  spread  into 
large  clumps.  It  should  prove  of  great  service  in  spring  bedding 
both  alone  and  used  as  a  carpet  for  other  subjects.  Moreover, 
the  flowers  are  exceedingly  useful  and  charming  in  a  cut  state, 
and  may  be  used  for  a  number  of  decorative  purposes.  Cuttings 
root  readily  if  kept  moist  and  for  a  time  shaded  in  a  cold 
frame,  and  divisions  with  small  portions  of  root  attached  soon 
become  e.stablished. — J. 
Fritillapia  Whittalli. 
This  is  one  of  the  Fritillarias  which  will  not  commend  itself 
because  of  the  brightness  of  its  colouring,  but,  all  the  same, 
it  is  one  which  will  be  liked  by  those  who  can  discern  in  these 
Snake’s  Head  Lilies  the  intrinsic  beauty  most  of  them  possess. 
It  grows  about  a  foot  high,  flowers  in  April,  and  has  large,  bell¬ 
shaped  flowers,  some  with  slightly  recuiwed  margins  at  the 
mouth  of  the  bell,  but  others  not  recurved  at  all.  The  colour  of 
the  exterior  is  a  yellowish  green,  with  occasionally  a  tinge  of 
pale  brown  near  the  mouth  of  the  flower.  The  interior  is  much 
more  beautiful,  the  ground  colour  being  a  shining  greenish 
yellow  and  brighter  than  that  of  the  outside;  while  round  the 
mouth  is  a  pretty  banded  marking  of  light  brown.  At  the  top 
of  the  flower,  which  droops  over  the  stem,  are  six  dark  spots. 
One  cannot  but  appreciate  the  pretty  but  modest  colouring  of 
this  Fritillaria.-— S.  Aunott.  ' 
Flopa!  Decopations  in  West  End  Shops. 
The  following  are  some  'West  dilnd  designs: — 1.  A  cross  of 
purple  Stocks,  close  laid,  the  left  side  relieved  with  mauve 
Hydrangeas,  white  Lilimns,  Eucharis,  and  Lily  of  the  Valley, 
lioops  of  hroad  lavender  ribhon  were  used  with  these  flowers. 
2.  A  wreath,  edged  With  chOcolate-crimson  Galax  leaves,  all 
evenly  placed  ;  the  wreath  itself  made  of  white  Pelargoniums, 
Arums,  and  Lily  of  the  Valley.  3.  An  open  hook  made  of  white 
Stocks,  a  grey .  edge  got  by  using  Iceland  moss.  Down  the 
centre  was  a  deep  blue  libboii,  and  on  the  right  hand  page  four 
short  pieces  of. the  same  ribbon,  with  the  words,  in  gilt  letters: 
“  Hoiii  soit,  qui,  mal  y,  pense  ”  (“Evil  be  to  him  that  evil 
thinks  ”).  Our  commas  mark  off  the  different  words  upon  the 
four  pieces  of  ribbon.  A  spray  of  u  bite  Erica  ran  through 
the.se  ribbons,  and  on  the  left  page  there  was  a  well-placed 
cluster  of  orchids  (Odontoglossum  crispum)  and  A.sparagus. 
4.  A  heart,  made  of  Stocks,  with  a  large  bouquet  of  Jacqueminot 
Roses  on  the  right  top  corner,  and  a  solitary  large  specimen 
flower  of  the  same  Ro.se  in  the  left  corner.  5.  Another  heart, 
3ft  deep  and  2Ht  broad,  was  of  white  Stocks  over  the  frame¬ 
work,  with  a  huge  loose  bouquet  of  white  Roses  on  the  left  side, 
half  way  up ;  a  smaller  bunch  of  white  Erica  and  Lily  of  the 
Valley  on  the  right  hand  top  shoulder,  and  a  small  cross  of  deep 
blue  Violets  attached  to  the  right-hand  edge  just  below  the 
centre.  6.  A  huge  wreath  of  mauve  Pelargoniums,  with  a 
top  bouquet  of  Valley  Lilies,  mauve  Pelargoniums,  and 
Cattleyas.  Broad  silk  ribbon  was  used  to  harmonise,  one  length 
of  which  streamed  down  over  the  front  side  of  the  wreath,  while 
the  other  was  taken  through  to  the  under  side.  Seen  suspended 
well  above  the  eye,  this  had  a  grand  effect.  7.  A  heart,  edged 
with  Lily  of  the  Valley,  each  spray  enclo.sed  in  one  of  its  bright 
green  leaves.  Inside  this  radiating,  pretty  edge  of  gieen  and 
white  came  a  grey  ring  of  Erica  flowers,  which  enhanced  the 
effect  of  the  outer  circle.  The  frame  was  covered  with  white 
Stocks,  and  a  bouquet  of  thirteen  Jacqueminot  Roses  low  down 
on  the  right  side  finished  a  really  wonderfully  well-executed 
design.  A  large  cro.ss,  2^ft  long,  was  compo.sed  entirelj'  of 
Ijilium  longiflorum  blooms  placed  in  line,  one  after  the  other, 
and  a  bouquet  of  blue  Irises,  with  the  yellow  leaves  of  Ophio- 
pogon  at  the  cross-piece,  was  very  pretty. 
