29 JULY 1949, Page 17

In the Garden Onc of the present activities in my

garden is the rooting up of alstrurneria. This lily is a favourite of mine, but in its more common form (the newer colours arc much less rampant) it spreads outrageously, like some other otherwise desirable plants such as evening primrose and several veronicas. Valerian and foxglove are in this class, but are too popular, the one with butterflies, the other with bumble-bees, to be destroyed wholesale.

W. BEACH THOMAS.