. Australian Garden and Field. November, 1913 THE GAKUKN AND FlKLD. of s;UiK' boiiij;- pressed down level. l)etals np'.-ead wideh- open, and the llowers come in ach ance ol tlu leaves. The plants may bloom freely fron;' the time they are i -! in. high, and^^l^ ft. is usually the limit of the heigjht of plants we see in gardens, ilt is a Japanesc si>ecies. Manv of the jMagnolias, especial- ly those which attain the size of trees, arc dillicult to transplant owing to the lleshy character of the roots. M. Stellata is one of the easiest, however, to trans- plant, being more of the nature of a d
. Australian Garden and Field. November, 1913 THE GAKUKN AND FlKLD. of s;UiK' boiiij;- pressed down level. l)etals np'.-ead wideh- open, and the llowers come in ach ance ol tlu leaves. The plants may bloom freely fron;' the time they are i -! in. high, and^^l^ ft. is usually the limit of the heigjht of plants we see in gardens, ilt is a Japanesc si>ecies. Manv of the jMagnolias, especial- ly those which attain the size of trees, arc dillicult to transplant owing to the lleshy character of the roots. M. Stellata is one of the easiest, however, to trans- plant, being more of the nature of a dwarf shrub than a tree, and producing more lib'rous roots. On account of the lleshy character of the roots, the best time to trans- plant Magnolias, is just before growth commences. The usual methods of p'ropgagat- ing Magnolias are by sieeds and by la\ers in the case of establish- ed plants. The young shoots may have a tongue cut in them similai to that of Carnation and be pegged down on the soil. A little Dresh. soil consisting of loam, leaf mould, and sand would encourage the pro- duction of roots. ^ Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora. When well grown this is one of the best of shrubs as it keeps in flower for a considerable time and is very showy. The type, H. paniculata, is a Japanese shrub that grows 6 feet or so high and several feet through. The leaves are ovate, 4 inches to 6 inches long and serrated. The flowers are white or cream-coloured and borne in large terminal panicles, most of the blooms being small and fertile, the others large, showy and ster- ile. The variety- grandiflora is very much like the type in habit, but the inflorescences are com- posed mainly of sterile flowers, and are much larger than those of the type. When 'they first open they are white or cream-coloured, but with age they become suffused with red. When young, healthy plants are grown in very rich soil, it is possible to obtain exception- ally fine heads of flowers often as much as 18 inches lo
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