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used  locally.  No  considerable  return  can  be  expected  for  at 
least  fifteen  years.  Business  men  are  accustomed  to  a  quicker 
turnover,  but  there  are  few  businesses  with  a  smaller  original 
outlay,  or  where  the  returns  are  obtained  with  so  little  trouble. 
“Be  aj-e  sticking  in  a  tree,”  said  Sir  Walter  Scott’s  thrifty 
Laird  to  his  son,  “  it  will  be  growing  when  ye’re  sleeping.”  The 
association  adopts  the  same  motto  in  a  modernised  form:  — 
“Scatter  seeds,  Nature  does  the  rest.” 
The  membership  of  the  association  is  5s.,  payable  to  Mr. 
W.  H.  Carder,  Tividale  Road,  Tipton,  Staffordshire,  who  is 
honorary  treasurer.  The  President  is  Sir  Oliver  Lodge,  Kt., 
M.A.,  LL.D.,  D.Se.,  F.R.S.  Prof.  W.  Hillhouse,  M.A.,  is  chair¬ 
man  of  the  council,  and  the  general  honorary  secretary  is  Mr. 
Herbert  Stone,  Bracebridge  Street,  Birmingham. 
The  Liliaceffi* 
{Continued  from  page  415.) 
The  gamophyllous  flowered,  capsular-fruited  section  contains 
about  twenty-eight  genera  and  220  species.  About  one-half  of 
the  species  belong  exclusively  to  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope  ;  one 
tribe  of  thirty  species  to  America,  and  the  remainder  distributed 
over  the  Old  World.  Very  few  of  thepi  extend  beyond  the 
temperate  regions.  The  first  tribe  is  Hemerocallidese,  com¬ 
prising  five  genera,  characterised  by  possessing  a  panicle  or  race¬ 
mose  inflorescence. 
Inflorescence  a  Panicle. 
Firstly  we  have  Phormium  (from  Phormos,  a  basket).  This, 
wdien  grown  in  large  pots,  forms  a  valuable  foliage  plant,  either 
for  conservatory  deocration,  or  for  plunging  in  the  flower  garden. 
The  flowers  ,  are  dull  red  or  yellow,  and  not  highly  esteemed. 
The  two  species  are  P.  Cookianum  and  P.  tenax.  Cookianum, 
especially  the  variegated  form,  is  the  more  elegant  iilant.  This 
species  is  readily  distinguished  from  P.  tenax  by  its  dwarf 
gi'owth,  and  by  its  leaves  not  splitting  at  their  apices.  P. 
tenax,  the  “  New  Zealand  Flax,”  was  fii'st  discovered  by  Sir 
Joseph  Banks  in  1770.  Describing  it,  he  says  it  is  the  chief 
economic  plant  found  in  iNew  Zealand.  With  its  leaves  houses 
are  thatched,  lines,  cordage,  and  strings  manufactured,  and 
from  them  slender  fibres  come,  which  shine  like  .silk,  and  are  as 
white  as  snow.  These  fibres  are  then  woven  into  the  fine  cloth¬ 
ing.  Seeds  were  received  at  Keiv  in  1771,  but,  failing  to  germi¬ 
nate,  a  fresh  supply  was  obtained  in  1789,  wdiich  proved  suc¬ 
cessful. 
Inflorescence  a  Cory>ibose  Panicle. 
The  yellow  and  orange  coloured  flowers  of  the  Day  Lilies — 
Hemerocallis — are  familiar  objects  in  our  herbaceous  borders  and 
shrubberies  during  summer  and  autumn.  They  are  of  easy  cul¬ 
ture,  flourishing  in  a  deep,  rich  loam,  and  are  propagated  by 
divisions.  Plantations  should  be  renewed  periodically,  as  they 
soon  exhaust  the  soil.  Of  the  eight  species,  probably  the  best 
are  H.  Drumortieri,  which  grows  to  a  height  of  18in  ;  H.  flava, 
which  grows  to  a  height  of  from  2ft  to  3ft,  both  having  yellcrv 
flowers  ;  H.  fulva,  tawny  yellow,  is  distinguished  from  flava  by 
its  more  robust  habit,  colour,  and  especially  by  its  odourless 
flowers.  Ihe  orange  coloured  H.  aurantica  is  an  autumn  flowerer 
w'ith  more  erect  leaves. 
Racemose. 
Blandfordia  is  the  only  genus  in  this  section,  and  must  be 
accorded  a  place  under  glass  to  ensure  success  in  its  cultivation. 
Its  species  are  natives  of  New  South  Wales,  and,  unfortunately, 
like  some  other  Australian  plants,  are  not  easy  to  cultivate. 
They  are  usually  described  as  greenhouse  bulbous  plants,  but  in 
fact  thej^  are  neither,  for  durinsr  their  period  of  growth  they 
require  a  higher  degree  of  temperature  than  that  of  a  gresen- 
house.  The  so-called  bulb  is  in  rcalitv  a  fibrous  mass.  A  com¬ 
post  of  loam  and  fibrous  peat  in  equal  proportions,  with  the 
addition  of  rough  silver  sand  and  charcoal  suits  them  admi¬ 
rably.  The  best  .species  are  B.  flammea,  orange  red;  aurea, 
yellow ;  and  Cunninghami,  coppery  red.  The  latter  species, 
which  attains  a  height  of  3ft,  producer,  in  June  twelve  to  twenty 
pendulous  flowers,  and  was  discovered  bv  Allan  Cunningham  oil 
the  Blue  Mountains,  N.S.W.,  growing  on  a  stiff  clay.  It  was 
first  flowered  by  Messrs.  Hender-son,  Wellington  Nuirseries,  St. 
John’s  W  ood,  in  1868.  It  is  allied  to  B.  flammea,  from  which 
it  differs  by  its  narrower  perianth,  colour,  and  broader  leaves. 
The  Tritomas,  or  “Flam?  Flowers,”  natives  of  South  Africa 
and  Madagascar,  are  conspicuous  objects  during  late  .summer 
and  autumn  in  beds,  mixed  borders,  or  shrubberies,  where  their 
orange  scarlet  racemes  are  very  effective,  and  form  a  striking 
contrast  to  most  plants.  Planted  in  gra^-s,  so  that  tliey  contrast 
with  Cortaderia,  or  Gynerium,  the  Pampas  Grass,  tliey  give  a 
bold  effect.  The  majority  of  the  species  are  easily  defined  by 
the  measurement  of  their  perianth.  Thus,  in  T.  p'arvifolia  and 
T.  breviflora  it  is  from  three  or  four  lines  long;  six  to  eight  in 
T.  Pumila,  T.  Leichtlini,  and  T.  Macowani ;  eight  to  ten  in  T. 
abyssinica  and  T.  rarmentosa;  whilst  that  of  Burchelli,  Roeperi, 
*  .A  paiier  reail  l)e£t;re  Kevr  Oarcleneis  (lailiLby  Don  lil  MacGregor. 
and  aloides  (.syn.  Uvaria)  measures  from  fifteen  to  eighteen  lines. 
T.  longicollis  is  new;  Tucki  is  early.  In  height  they  vary  from 
18in,  as  in  Burchelli,  to  Oft  in  some  forms  of  aloides. 
In  a  dried  specimen  of  aloides  var.  the  raceme  and  scape 
measured  7ft.  This  was  sent  from  South  Africa  by  Mr.  C’ooper 
in  1862  to  the  Kew  Herbarium.  It  is  from  this  species  that 
nearly  all  our  handsome  garden  varieties  are  derived.  T. 
Leichtlini  is  a  handsome  form,  with  a  knob-like,  vermilion  red 
and  yellow  racjiiie,  and  it  was  first  flowered  in  1881.  So  far 
as  I  liave  observed,  this  species  is  di.stinct  from  all  the  others, 
by  reason  of  its  inflorescenc?  being  definite,  the  terminal 
flowers  opening  first.  It  belongs  to  the  section  with  ex.serted 
anthers.  Beginning  in  July  witli  T.  Macowani  and  T.  pauciflora, 
we  have  some  of  the  species  in  flower  till  November,  the  latest 
being  T.  •corallina  and  T.  aarmentosa.  T.  Tysoni  and  Nortlne 
are  distinct,  being  caulescent,  and  more  rdsehibling  a  YlicCa. 
The  three  following  species  age  of  more-  recent  introduction, 
and  can  scarc;'ly  be  recommended  for  cultivation  in  the  open 
border,  being  only  half  harcKu  T.  rufa,  a  stemless  form,  from 
Natal,  possessing  linear,  entire  leaves,  acutely  keeled  on  the 
bat.k,  .lft  to  IHt  long.  , 'the  peduncle  (stalk)  is  of  the  same 
height,  bearing  a  lax  raceme  of  yellow  tinged  flowers.  T. 
Tucki  has  densely  tufted,  serrulated  leaves,  about  2ft  long.  The 
peduncle,  ■  with  several  erecto-patent,  rudimentary  leaves,  sup¬ 
ports  a  dense  raceme  of  deflexed,  sulphur  yellow  flowers,  which 
are  tinged  with  crimson  prior  to  expanding.  It  blossoms  in 
spring.  T.  longicollis  is  nearly  allied  to  T.  aloides,  but  differs  by 
its  dwarfer  growth,  and  firmer,  bright  green  leaves,  2ft  to  3ft 
long.  The  peduncle  is  shorter  than  the  leaves,  and  bears  a 
dense,  oblong  raceme  of  bright  yellow  flowers,  tinged  with 
orange. 
Furikias  are  tuberous  rooted,  and  more  generally  used  as 
foliage  than  flowering  plants.  Some  of  the  variegated  varieties 
are  useful  greenhouse  plants,  and  with  perhaps  the  exception  of 
F.  subcordata,  all  the  species  make  good  edging  plants  for  inixed 
beds  or  borders.  The  colour  of  the  flowers  ranges  from  white  to 
lilac  and  pale  blue.  A  succe.ssion  of  flowers  can  be  obtained  from 
May  to  October  by  a  selection  of  some  of  the  species  and 
varieties.  Thus  in  May  we  have  F.  ovata  ■  in  June,  F.  Sieboldi- 
ana  Fortunei ;  subcordata  and  lancifclia  from  July  to  October. 
Of  F.  laucifolia, there  are  five  varieties,  F.  1.  undulata  variegata 
being  the  best  for  pot  culture.  F.  tardiflora  is  the  latest  to 
flower. 
(To  be  continued.) 
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Novelties  and  Raridies. 
The  nurseries  of  Mes.srs.  James  Teitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  at 
544,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  are  exceptionally  well  stocked  with 
pTfints  of  rare  beauty,  and  for  ourselves  we  can  say  that  never 
before  have  we  seen  the  houses  so  interesting.  The  bulk  of  the 
flowering  plants  are  cultivated  at  the  new  Feltham  nursery,  so 
that  the  ti’helsea  nursery  is  practically  used  for  show  purposes, 
and  the  .stock  here  is  all  immediately  saleable.  Any  lady  or 
gentleman,  or  gardener,  from  the  country,  with  an  hour  to  .spare, 
could  not  do  better  than  make  a  visit  to  the  Veitchian  houses. 
Twice  a  week  the  vans  run  from  Feltham  to  Chelsea  and  back, 
and  a  warm  shed  has  been  provided  in  which  to  house  a  van¬ 
load  of  tender  plants  as  occasion  requires^  The  vans  too  can  be 
warmed  by  radiator.s  in  cold  weather.  We  name  a  few  separate 
subjects  as  under:  — 
Jasminum  gracillimum. — This  is  a  warm  house  species,  having 
terminal  and  lateral  clusters  of  delightfully  Hagrant  white 
flowers.  The  plant  can  be  gi'own  with  a  bushy  hamt,  and  is  one 
of  the  finest  subjects  for  the  intermediate  hou.se  that  any 
gardener  could  select. 
The  Java  Rhododendrons. — Go  to  Chelsea  whenever  you  care 
to  and  the  hybrid  Java-jasminiflorum  Rhododendrons  will  be 
found  in  flower.  For  the  warm  greenhou.«e  they  are  becoming 
indispensable,  and  soon  the  florist  will  find  them  of  the  greatest 
assistance  in  his  work  of  making  breast-sprays  and  button-holes. 
We  would  name  the  following  varieties.:  President,  a  rich  red¬ 
dish-bronze;  IMrs.  Heal,  pure  white;  King  Edward,  deep  yellow, 
suffused  with  salmon;  No  Plus  Fltra,  the  best  crimson  of  the 
set;  Primrose  (of  that  colour);  Jasminum  carminata,  carmine; 
Am’abilis,  bronzy  pink,  very  sweet  ;  Rose  Perfection,  rose- 
coloured ;  Little  Beauty,  small  clusters  of  brilliant  coral  crimson 
flowers,  grand  for  sprays  ;  and  Latona,  of  a  pale  delicate  primrose 
colour.  .  „  ,  1 
Winter-flowering  Begonias.— Practically  everybody  grow.s 
the.se  now,  and  those  who  do  not  are  very  far  behind,  but  we  are 
sure  riiat  few  manage  them  .so  very  successfully  as  Messrs. 
Veitch’s  foremen,  iMr.^Heal  and  ?.Ir.  Moss,  who  have  them  under 
their  charue.  The  plants  are  kept  stocky  and  thoroughly  clothed 
witli  healthv  foliage  and  abundance  of  flowers.  Undoubtedly  the 
brightest  of  all  are  Mrs.  Heal  (single)  and  Winter  Cheer  (double), 
both  of  which  are  scarlet  crimson.  Julius,  a  double,  which  wo 
have  figured,  is  a  rose-coloured  variety,  in  request  by  the  ladies. 
B.  Ensign  is  another  of  the  heft. 
