25G THE FLORAL WORLD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Obnamental Ivies. — P. B., Nantwich. — It is probable that you have the 

 plant you want. Hedera helix lucida should have large leaves distinctly lobed, 

 the colour is a rich full green in summer, changing to a fine chocolate or purplish 

 bronze hue in winter. The leaves are most highly polished, hence its name, 

 lucida, shining. It is commonly known as the Poet's Ivy. 



Rhododendrons. — C. B. C, Rotherham. — The same treatment that was suc- 

 cessful with Azalea cuttings should be successful with Rhododendrons. Success 

 depends in a great measure upon the condition of the cuttings, which should be 

 made from the shoots of the season when nearly, but not quite ripe. Should your 

 cuttings fail, it is probable that you have taken them too early, and that they 

 were not sufficiently advanced. 



E. M. W., Clapham. — Your specimen arrived, like most of those which are 

 sent to us by our correspondents for identification, in too dried and crushed a 

 condition for us to give a decided opinion, but it appears to us to be Chelidonium 

 majus, the common Celandine. 



Hothouse, Constet/ction oe. — M. A. ft, Welshpool. — Should you wish to 

 have a house erected for you, we should advise you to apply to Messrs. Boulton 

 and Paul, Rose Lane Works, Norwich, or some other horticultural builders, for 

 an estimate ; or should you wish for one of home construction, there being so 

 many points to be considered, and so many different methods of construction, 

 we should advise you to consult a good guide, such as Mr. Hibberd's book, 

 " The Amateur's Greenhouse," before commencing operations. 



Adiantum Faeleyense. — P. B., Nantwich. — We do not think you will be 

 successful in growing this fern in the situation you propose. All the Adiantums 

 require a moist atmosphere, and are liable to be injured by sunshine or drought. 



iMANTOPHTLLrir miniatum. — F. B., Bovey Tracey. — This beautiful plant 

 requires a warm part of the greenhouse, or a cool part of the stove. It grows 

 best in a rich loam with about a third part of sand. When growing freely it 

 requires a plentiful supply of water. The bulbs should be turned out of the pots 

 in autumn, and kept dry until the spring, when they should be potted. Take 

 care that the pots are well drained. 



Stephanotis flobibt/nda. — F. B., Bovey Tracey. — An article on this 

 delightfully fragrant stove climber shall appear in the September number. 



New Lobelia. — Mrs. T. E. — We can only suggest that you should consult 

 some first-class working florist as to the value of your seedling. As a rule, new 

 plants are only introduced through the regular trade. 



Peach Teees. — Delta. — Your plants are evidently attacked by red spider, for 

 which the best remedy is continual syringing. If the fruit was not so near ripe- 

 ness, a dusting of sulphur would drive off your enemy. All you can do now is to 

 wait till the fruit is gathered, and then supply sulphur. 



Mobelio Cheebies. — J. B. — It is probable that your trees have their roots 

 in undrained soil. If so, the remedy is to plant them so high that the roots can- 

 not reach it, unless you can drain the soil better. 



Melons. — C. C. M. — After your crop of melons is set, thin out the shoot9 

 sufficiently to admit plenty of light and air for the fruit-bearing vines. 



Lawns. — Alpha. — Lime acts by encouraging the growth of the best kinds of 

 grasses, which then extinguish the inferior sorts. It especially encourages clover, 

 and such plants. If a lawn is infested with coarse weeds of any kind, lime will 

 not remove them ; they must be destroyed by hand. 



Wohms IN Pots. — S. F. G. — Worms may easily be dislodged from pots in 

 the following manner : Throw a pint of quicklime into a shallow tub full of water, 

 stir it up. Then drop the pots into it so that they are submerged to the brim 

 Let them remain there for about an hour, and then take them out. Plain water 

 will do, without the quicklime, but the pots should remain immersed a longer time. 

 The plants like the operation, but the worms are all cleared out. 



