. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. on, and report results. J, S. Vines Failing.—A singular instance of failure inyoung Vines has recently come under my were planted three years ago in a border of of them has long ago won his spurs in the horticulturalworld, and in fact is a noted grower of good Grapes,having taken leading honours at both local and inter-national exhibiiions on several occasions. Traces ofwireworm have been seen in the border, but not to anyextent; woodlice are also very numerous. On examin-ing the roots th
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. on, and report results. J, S. Vines Failing.—A singular instance of failure inyoung Vines has recently come under my were planted three years ago in a border of of them has long ago won his spurs in the horticulturalworld, and in fact is a noted grower of good Grapes,having taken leading honours at both local and inter-national exhibiiions on several occasions. Traces ofwireworm have been seen in the border, but not to anyextent; woodlice are also very numerous. On examin-ing the roots they seem healthy. I should feel verymuch obliged if you would publish this letter, with theview of eliciting information. Visitor, FRITILLARIES. Two Fritillaries have lately been shown before theRoyal Horticultural Society, which demand somecomment at our hands. The first (fig. 95), which isthe F. Thunbergii of Miquel,* is a Japanese speciesremarkable for its long, narrow, linear leaves, termi-nating in a tendril, and for its small bell-shaoedflowers, greenish and mottled with pale purple. Fig. 96.—the yellow fritillaria, k. moggridoei. what to all appearance was good turf with some brokenbones and charcoal ; the first year they made verysatisfactory growth, reaching the top of a lean-tohouse, 16 feet wide and the same in height. Lastyear they were cut down to within 3 feet of the grower being anxious to obtain a few bunches fromeach, they were started in the beginning of February,broke all right, but soon took on a hard, dry look,producing small foliage, and short stunted lookinggrowths. Yellow spots by-and-bye began to appear onthe leaves, and their whole appearance was that ofpremature ripening ; the bunches gradually began todry up, and got as hard as a piece of wire, and beforeblooming time scarcely a trace of buds was to beseen. I enclose some bunches from these \ine5 thisyear, which are, as you will see, useless, but what thecause is is quite a mystery ; th
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