October  1,  1903. 
JOUUNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AXD  COTTAGE  GARDEKER, 
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CARDEn  CKEA'NINCS^ 
Pear,  Nouvelle  Fulvie. 
This  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  finest  dessert  Pears,  and  is  ripe 
from  November  till  February.  The  flesh  is  sugary,  melting  and 
juicy,  and  highly  esteemed.  The  fruit,  wliich  is  of  medium  size, 
changes  to  yellow  when  ripe,  and  on  the  sunny  side  particularly 
becomes  dotted  with  ru-sset,  and  frequently  becomes  rich  crimson. 
We  are  able  to  figure  a  fruiting  branch,  by  the  kindness  of  J.  R. 
Pearson  and  Sons,  of  Lowdham,  Notts. 
Pear,  Olivier  de  Serres. 
This  Fi'ench-raised  Pear  is  another  of  the  gems  of  our  own 
home  gardens,  having  the  qualities  of  late  keeiDing  (February  to 
March),  a  buttery,  sweet  flesh,  and  good  as  standards  or  pyra¬ 
mids,  the  latter,  of  cour.se,  preferred.  As  a  wall  plant,  too,  it 
crops  well.  Messrs.  Pearson’s  illustration  shows  its  fruitful 
character.  The  fruit  is  not  large — 2in  to  Sin  wide,  and  2iin  high, 
and  the  .skin  is  entirely  covered  with  cinnamon-coloured  russet. 
Budded  liilacs. 
In  order  tO'  inci’ease  the  newer  varieties  of  Lilac.s  rapidly, 
nurserymen  bud  them  on  the  California  Privet.  This  gives 
perhaps  fifty  times  as  many  as  could  be  rai.sed  by  layering  in  the 
.same  time.  As  many  pei’sons  prefer  that  their  Lilacs  should  not 
be  over-large,  the  Privet  stock  furnishes  what  is  wanted,  the 
Lilac  not  growing  as  robust  on  it  as  when  on  its  own  roots.  There 
is  a  tendency  in  the  Privet  stock  to  throw  up  shoots  from  the 
base,  as  a  Manetti  Rose  will  do,  and  this  is  an  objection,  though 
one  not  formidable.  By  cutting  out  all  the  eyes  of  the  stock 
before  planting,  it  ends  the  trouble.  It  can  be  met  in  another 
way — by  planting  the  bushes  deep  enough  that  the  stock  is  well 
underground.  Very  rarely  is  there  any  shoot  on  it  then.  It  is 
.sometimes  desired  that  the  Lilacs  be  on  their  own  roots  in.stead 
of  on  the  Pi'ivet,  even  though  budded  on  this  stock.  This  can  be 
accomplished  by  deep  planting.  Set  the  plants  so  that  the  true 
Lilac  shoots  are  several  inches  under  ground,  and  in  the  cour.se 
of  time  roots  will  emerge  from  the  Lilac,  just  as  often  occurs 
with  dwarf  Pears.  Should  anyone  have  plants  already  planted, 
dig  them  up  and  set  them  lower.  It  is  the  onl}'  ''''ay,  unless 
practicable  to  mound  soil  about  them.  No  doubt  a  little  slit  cut 
into  the  Lilac  wood,  just  as  would  be  done  if  about  to  layer  it, 
would  cause  roots  to  form  quickly. 
Hardy  Fuchsias. 
To  those  who  have  travelled  in  California  the  sight  of  hardy 
Fuchsias  of  almost  tree  .size  is  a  pleasing  and  interesting,  one. 
The  same  is  true  (writes  Joseph  Meehan,  in  the  ‘‘  Florists’  Ex¬ 
change,”  America)  of  many  portions  of  the  South,  free  from  more 
than  a  very  few  degrees  of  frost.  Almost  any  Fuchsia  will  live 
outdoors  if  well  protected  with  forest  leaves  about  the  roots ; 
even  here  in  the  cold  North.  But  the  tops  will  be  destroyed,  the 
new  growth  coming  from  below  the  line  of  leaf  i>rotection.  In 
the  extreme  south  of  England  many  of  the  more  tender  sorts  get 
through  ordinary  winters  unhurt,  while  the  hardy  varietie.s  of 
Macro.stema  are  quite  hardy.  The  well-known  Riccartoni  is  one 
of  the.se,  making  big  bushes,  which  are  a  grand  sight  in  slummer. 
jMany  cottages  have  it  trained  to  the  walls,  the  branches  extend¬ 
ing  to  the  roof  just  as  is  seen  in  California.  This  variety,  Ric¬ 
cartoni,  is  fairly  hardy  in  Philadelphia.  A  few  leaves  placed 
around  it  on  the  approach  of  winter  secure  it,  and  when  in  a 
sheltered  place  it  has  been  known  to  carry  through  the  winter 
unharmed  a  small  portion  of  its  unprotected  branches.  Through 
July,  August,  and  September  the  Riccartoni  flowers  profusely 
when  in  a  damp,  partly  shaded  place,  a  situation  all  Fuch.sias 
denjand.  The  native  home  of  these  hardy  Fuchsias  is  Chili,  which 
accounts  for  their  hardiness  above  other  kinds  that  have  come 
from  Mexico  and  other  warmer  countries.  I  was  reminded  to 
write  of  this,  the  hardy  type  of  Fuchsia,  by  seeing  a  row  of  the 
variety  Riccartoni  in  a  Philadelphia  florist’s  garden.  The  p.lants 
were  in  the  perfection  of  health,  and  were  fairly  hidden  beneath 
their  wea'th  of  flowers. 
Calceolaria  20ft.  In  Circumference. 
It  is  .said  that  in  the  garden  of  Godolphin  Vicarage,  near 
Helston,  Cornwall,  there  is  a  yellow  Calceolaria  which  has 
attained  the  circumference  of  20ft.  It  presents  an  attractive 
spectacle,  as  it  is  laden  with  a  profusion  of  yellow  flowers.  It 
has  never  had  any  protection,  and  has  been  out  of  doors  for  the 
last  seven  or  eight  years. 
Pink  Rambler  Rose,  Lady  Gay. 
This  Rose  was  rai.sed  by  M.  H.  Walsh,  of  Woods  Hole, 
Mass.,  U.S.A.,  and  has  been  illustrated  in  the  American 
journals.  The  variety  shows  much  the  character  of  Crimson 
Rambler,  in  luxuriance  of  flower  and  foliage,  but  the  blooms  are 
of  a  pleasing  shade  of  pink. 
‘‘Geraniums"  in  Boxes  for  Garden  Decoration. 
A  very  pretty  effect  is  to  be  seen  at  a  farndiouse  a  few  miles 
out  of  Exeter.  Fronting  the  house  is  a  strip  of  orchard  ground, 
and  placed  here  and  there  on  the  grass  is  a  number  of  boxes  con¬ 
taining  large  red  Geraniums.  There  are  a  few  other  flowers 
about — Dahlias,  Ac. — but  the  mass  of  Geranium  blooms  at  once 
arrests  the  eye,  and  compels  one  to  make  a  closer  inspection. 
The  advantage  of  the  boxes  is,  of  course,  that  they  can  be  re¬ 
moved  at  pleasure,  or  utilised  in  any  way  which  the  owner  may 
desire'.  Here  is  a  garden  which  is  not  a  garden  in  the  strict 
sense  of  the  word,  but  it  looks  very  pretty. 
Giant  (Horse)  Mushrooms. 
Writing  to  the  London  “Daily  Express,”  the  undersigned 
.saj’s :  “  The  Ipplepen  Mushroom  of  36in  circumference  and  its 
King’s  Lynn  rival  of  41in  are  relatively  small  compared  with 
one  which  I  have  seen,  and  of  which  I  hold  the  signed  record  of 
half  a  dozen  witnesses,  including  myself.  This  Mushroom  was 
found  by  mj^  father’s  groom,  W’illiam  Parker,  in  July,  1871,  in 
a  field  of  mowing  grass  at  Great  Barr,  Staffordshire.  Its  cir¬ 
cumference  was  Gsin,  and  that  of  the  stem  9in ;  while  tlie^  thick¬ 
ness  through  the  flesh  of  the  3Iu'shroom  was  4in.  I  have  not 
heard  of  any  authenticated  instance  of  this  size  having  been 
exceeded. — J.  R.  Yates,  Colville  Gardens,  WC” 
A  Model  Fruit  Room. 
We  believe  that  Mr.  George  Bunyard  was  the  designer  of  the 
first  fruit  room  of  the  pattern  shown  on  page  316.  Messrs.  Veitch 
and  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  have  favoured  us  with  the  representa¬ 
tion  of  the  fruit  .store  in  their  grounds.  The  roof  can  either  be 
thatched  v  ith  straw  or  heather.  The  walls  are  of  deal,  with  half 
a  foot  of  air-space  between  the  inner  and  outer  boarding.  The 
windows  are  set  well  back,  and  can  have  shuttens  in  front.  The 
floor  is  of  earth,  and  the  ventilation  is  mainly  from  the  ends  and 
the  top.  The  stages  for  the  fruits  are  lift  apart,  with  tin  inter¬ 
spaces  between  the  boarding  for  proper  dryness  and  the  passage 
of  air.  These  shelves  are  usually  covered  with  .selected  straw, 
vchich  lies  with  straight-lined  stems,  evenly.  Properly  made, 
these  fruit  houses  will  last  two  or  three  generations  or  longer, 
and  suitable  fruits  can  be  kept  soundly  till  May  and  June  each 
year. 
Transplanting  Evergreens  Now. 
With  the  soil  warm  and  moist,  as  it  is  at  this  writing,  says 
Air.  J.  Aleehan,  it  would  be  as  safe  to  move  Evergreens  with 
balls  as  it  would  be  to  .set  out  pot  plants ;  there  would  be  no 
risk  at  all.  The  time  is  here,  in  fact,  when  Evergi-een  planting 
of  all  kinds  may  be  considered.  With  favourable  conditions 
October  is  regarded  as  a  very  good  month  for  the  work.  At 
this  writing  the  soil  is  damp  and  the  air  cool,  and  no  better 
conditions  could  be  desired.  Even  Evergreens  without  much 
ball  attached  could  be  shifted,  with  fair  hopes  of  .success.  If  an 
Evergreen  can  be  moved  and  then  tided  .safelj  o\ei  a-  week 
following,  it  is  pretty  sure  to  live.  L  nless  under  most  un¬ 
favourable  conditions,  it  should  not  be  impossible  to  keep  it  up 
for  a  week.  The  main  thing  is  water.  Flood  it  with  water 
when  first  planted;  keep  it  soaked  for  a  few  days  until  it  is 
well  settled,  and  it  will  grow'.  The  flooding  compacts  the  soil 
better  than  pounding  and  treading  it,  hence  is  to  be  preferred. 
The  moi’e  ball  a  tree  has,  the  better  it  will  do  always;  in  fact, 
unless  Pines  have  either  been  already  shifted  or  root-pimned,  it 
is  difficult  to  get  them  to  do  well  transplanted  at  any  time. 
Still,  if  not  larg.‘  specimens,  their  transplanting  might  be 
attempted  now,  as  well  as  that  of  other  Evc'rgic  ns. 
