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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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tary of the Scientific Committee of theRoyal Horticultural Society, South Kensingtaft,.London. — Harrisons Musk as a Bedding PLANr.—Mr. Downie recorded the fact last season of thisvery fine Musk being successfully used as a beddincplant in the North of Scotland, and it may interestsome of our readers to know that it was also tried inthe neighbourhood of Manchester, at Summerhill,Pendleton, the residence of Wm. Agnew, Esq.,M.P., whose gardener, Mr. Ellis, w.as well pleasedwith the result. Gladiolus Colvillei alra.—The white variety of Gladiolus Colvillei, known under thepopular name of The Bride, is well grown by Mr.Swan, at Oakley, Fallowfield, for producing choicewhite flowers for cutting in June and July. Theplant is perfectly hartly, but comes much finer whengrown in pots and afforded the shelter of a cold frame.Mr. Swan plants from S to 10 conns in 6-inch pots,which give him a dozen spikes or more, that proveinvaluable for cutting. May 8, iS8o.) THE GA KDENERS CHRONICLE. 593
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Fig. 103.—PLAN OF THE NEW PARK AT WOLVERHAMPTON. (SEE P. 5S6.) 594 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. (May 8, 1880. Yucca filamentosa variegata. — No-where in the British Isles, so far as we know,is this handsome plant grown to so great anextent, or with so much success, as in the neigh-bourhood of Manchester, where it would almostappear as if the gardeners had a special affection furit. Our latest acquaintance with a fine lot of plantswas made a few days ago at The Firs, Pallowfield,where Sir JosErii Whitworths gardener, Mr.SiMITH, has a large three-light frame full of plants ofvarious sizes. The method of propagation adoptedby Mr. Smith is that of cutting up the roots in thesame way as Draccenas are treated, and in a compostof peat, sand, and loam, in which the two formerpreponderate, the young plants appear to thrive likeevil weeds in good ground. It is a native of theSouthern States of North America, and will not makemuch growth in a cool greenhouse, but in a littlewarmer temperature it

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