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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE, 



[September 15, 1888. 



propagating case, or box, but the early spring is 

 the better time, employing young ripened wood 

 for the scion. Grafting-wax should be used to 

 exclude water from the parts operated on. 



Books : 0. S. The Orchid Manual (B. S. Williams) ; 

 Beichenbachia ; the Orchid Album (B. S. Williams 

 and R. Warner) ; Veitch's Manual of Orchidaceous 

 Plants. (J. H. Veitch) ; How to Lay Out a Garden 

 (E. Kemp) ; Landscape Gardening (T. Loudon). 



Cassations Diseased : Carnation. Your examples 

 represent a very bad case of disease as caused by 

 the minute eel-worms, or nematodes, described 

 and illustrated in the Gardeners 1 Chronicle for De- 

 cember 3, 1881, p. 721. The nematodes infest 

 every part of the interior of the plants, from the 

 roots to the leaf-tips. We found but few in your 

 leaves, as the worms had mostly escaped, but the 

 roots and stem-bases were swarming with eel- 

 worms. The wet season has been very favourable 

 for nematodes.. They are easily destroyed by any 

 slightly corrosive solution, or by a solution of 

 quinine, but it is almost impossible to apply any 

 remedy, as the nematodes live within the plants 

 affected. They often swarm in the soil, but the 

 6oil again acts as a filter to liquid remedies, and 

 the worms live on. Lime is fatal to them. In 

 cases like yours gardeners usually dig the diseased 

 plants up carefully and burn them. W. G. S. 



Coke : X. Y. Z. This fuel will not burn well when 

 saturated with moisture ; in that way it may be 

 injured by long exposure. 



Damaged Grapes : J. L. The berries are what are 

 called "rusted," the exact cause of which is not 

 known. Excessive use of sulphur on the heating 

 apparatus ; cold draughts coming into contact 

 with the berries when very young ; handling care- 

 lessly. There is no cure, and all berries whose 

 appearance indicates rust should be cut out of the 

 bunches when observed. 



Eveebeaeing Cucumbee : Jas. M. T. cf Co. The 

 season has been so unfavourable this year for out- 

 of-door Cucumbers that we do not think a fair 

 opinion can be given. The plants flowered, but 

 grew but little, and no fruit set. 



Laoeel : P. The growths on your Laurel are ad- 

 ventitious roots, such as are formed on Vines. 

 Thin out the branches, and let in more light and 

 air, and they will dry up and disappear. They do 

 no harm. 



Names of Fruit : Thos. Imrie St Sons. Egg, or 

 White Paradise, Apple.-^— .ff. H, We do not recog- 

 nise the fruits you sent. 



Names of Plants : S. E. M., Bedale. The Poppy is 

 one of a form, called the Shirley Poppy ; the 

 other flower is Helenium Bolanderi. — J. C. 8c Co. 

 Veratrum nigrum. — E. C. C. D. Calamintha offici- 

 nalis ; C. clinopodium is not the same as C. 

 acinos, perhaps it is mentioned in your book as 

 Clinopodium vulgare. — G. H. should address the 

 Editor. 1, Clerodendron fcetidum ; 2, Saponaria offi- 

 cinalis ; 3, Pellffia flexuosa. — H. P. Polygonum cus- 

 pidatum. — Hants. Your Rhododendron has altered 

 its mind and developed a leaf-shoot in place of 

 waiting to produce flowers next spring. Traces of 

 the flowers are visible. No doubt it is due to the 

 wet season. — A. D. W. Cornus mas, the Cornelian 

 Cherry. — Amateur, Pevensey. Hypericum Hookeria- 

 num. — Tyro. 1, Smilax aspera ; 2, Silene Armeria ; 

 3, Anagallis arvensis ; 4, Filago germanica ; 5, 

 Polypodium pustulatum ; 6, the Pear leaves are 

 affected with the Pear-mite. Sweep up the leaves 

 and burn them. — G. P. Gentiana Amarella and 

 Anthyllis vulneraria, yellow. The insect is Sirex 

 gigas. — D. T. Glaucium luteum — horned Poppy. 

 — B. L. Potentilla fruticosa. — F. P. Asclepias 

 syriaca. 



Rondeletia speciosa : A. J. B. This plant flowers 

 in the summer and autumn, and requires stove 

 treatment during the greater part of the year. 

 After flowering allow the plant to rest for three 

 or four weeks, cutting back the shoots half way, 

 and generally regulating the ^strong growths, if 

 there be any, by tying them down rather than 

 by cutting back. Plants which have bloomed 

 early may, after their rest, be either top-dressed, if 

 not very well rooted, or shifted if the latter 

 be the case. Late-flowering plants may be 

 slightly top-dressed, and shifted early in March 

 the following year. During winter water- 

 ing should be done only when the ball is mode- 

 rately dry, and no growth should be made durin? 

 that period. A night temperature of 55° to 

 60*, ranging 16* 5 in thejjlay, is high enongh from 



November to the end of January, when that of the 

 day may be slightly increased. A mixture of 

 two-thirds fibry peat, one-third sifted loam, and 

 enough sharp sand to make the mass porous, is 

 suitable. In spring and summer the treatment 

 afforded to the other stove plants will do. 



Tomato Disease : F. C, is not a very diligent reader 

 of his Chronicle, or he would remember that 

 the disease has been described repeatedly. It is, 

 as he says, closely allied to the Potato disease. 

 Burn the affected plants. 



Teopjeolum Leaves: B. H. T. The appearances 

 point to something being wrong at the root, or to 

 injury by sulphur fumes. We detect neither insect 

 nor fungus. 



Cirr Flowers.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 



C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough — Dutch Bulbs, 



and Choice Bulbous Roots. 

 T. Gibbs & Co., Down Street, Piccadilly, London — 



Dutch and other Bulbs, Seeds, &c. 

 Smail & Co., 23, Lime Street, London, E.C.— Dutch 



Bulbs, Roses, Fruit Trees, &c. 

 T. Kennedy & Co., 106, High Street, Dumfries, N.B. 



Dutch and other Bulbs, &c. 

 Thomson, 20, High Street, Birmingham — Bulb and 



General Catalogue. 

 Messrs. J. and R. Thtne, 83, Vincent Street, Glas- 

 gow — Dutch Bulbs, Plants for Forcing, &c. 

 Messrs. W. Drommond & Sons, 58, Dawson Street, 



Dublin — Dutch Flower Roots. 

 Messes. Jas. Carter & Co., 237 and 238, High Hol- 



born, London — Bulbs, Flowering Roots, Roses, 



&c. 

 R. Cleaver, 47, Bore Street, Lichfield — Bulbs, &c. 



Communications Received.— E. J. L. — S. M. — E. S.— G. M. 

 — W. C— W. C Thorpe Perrow— G. C, Ochlertyre.— G. I. 

 & Co.— E. T. C.—W. T. T. D.— E. A. E.— M. C. C— 

 H. H. D'O.— J. W.— E. V. B.-F. W. B.-J. W.— C. C— 

 A. H.— Regnier.— H. M. W.— A. L.— G. B.— H. D.—W. K.— 

 C. W. D.— A. S., Bristol.— W. T. B.— A. G. F.— G. D. V.— 

 H. W. W.— Old Crab.— E. C— F. C. H. H.— J. W.—J. D.— 

 B.— E. J.— E. A. E.— J. C— J. S. 

 ^° Correspondents sending plants or fruits to be named, or 



ashing questions demanding time and research for their solution, 



must not expect to obtain an answer to their enquiries in the 



current week. 



ARKETS. 



CO VENT GABBEN, September 13. 



Business .without improvnment. James Webber, 

 Wholesale Apple Market. 



Fruit.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Apples, half-siev 

 Filberts, 100 lb: 

 Grapes, per lb. 

 Lemons, per case 

 Melons, each 



... 6-20 

 ...12 0-21 

 ...10-3 



Peaches, dozen ... 2 0-10 

 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 2 0-30 

 Plums, half-sieve ... 2 6-46 

 — St. Michael, each 2 0-50 



Vegetables.— Aver age Retail Prices. 



s. d. s. d. 

 Artichokes, p. doz.... 4 0- ... 

 Beans, Kidney, lb. ... 4- ... 

 Beet, red, per dozen 10-20 

 Carrots, per bunch... 6- ... 

 Cauliflowers, each ... 4- ... 

 Celery, per bundle... 16-26 

 Cucumbers, each ... 6-09 

 Endive, per dozen ... 3 0- ... 

 Green Mint, bunch... 4- ... 

 Herbs, per bunch ... 4- ... 

 Leeks, per bunch ... 6- ... 

 Lettuce, per dozen... 1 6- ... 

 Mushrooms, punnet 16-26 



Mustard and Cress, 



punnet 4-. 



Onions, per bunch ... 5- 

 Parsley, per bunch... 4- , 

 Potatos, per cwt. ,.,4 0-1 

 ,, kidney, per cwt. 4 0- i 

 Shallots, per lb. ...0 6-, 

 Spinach, per bushel.,. 3 0- , 

 Tomatos, per lb. ... 9- : 

 Turnips, per bunch, 



Vegt. Marrows, each 2- , 



Potatos.— EnglishMyatt's, 2s,; Beauty of Hebron, 2s. to 

 2s. 6d, ; and Regents, 2s. Qd. per bushel. 



Plants in Pots.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 

 Asters, per dozen ... 3 

 Balsams, per doz. ...2 

 Bouvardias, per dozen 9 

 Carnations, per doz. 6 

 Chrysanthems., doz. 4 

 Cockscombs, per doz. 3 

 Coleus, dozen ... 2 

 Crassula, per doz, ... 9 

 Cyperus, per dozen . 4 

 Dracaena terminalis, 



per dozen 30 



— viridis, per doz.12 

 Euonymus, in var., 



per dozen ... *.. 6 

 Evergreens, in var., 



per dozen 6 



Fernfl," In var., doz. '4 



d. $. d. 



0-18 



0-6 



0-4 



0-12 



0-18 



0-9 



0-6 



0-4 



0-12 



0-12 



0-60 



0-24 



0-18 



0-24 



0-18 



s.d.s.d. 

 Foliage plants, vari- 

 ous, each 2 0-10 



Ficus elastica. each .16-70 

 Fuchsias, doz. ... 3 0- 6 

 Heliotropes, dozen... 3 0-60 

 Hydrangeas, dozen... 9 0-18 

 Liliums, var., doz. ...18 0-30 

 Marguerites, doz. ... 6 0-12 

 Mignonette, 12 pots 3 0-60 

 Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 

 Palms in var., each 2 6-21 

 Pelargoniums, doz... 6 0-12 

 — scarlet, dozen ... 2 0-60 

 Scented Geranium, 



per dozen 3 0-60 



Solanums, dozen ... 9 0-15 

 Verbenas, per doz. ... 4 0-60 



Asters, 12 bunches... 1 l 



— French, per bun. 1 < 

 Bouvardias, per bun. < 

 Carnations, 12 blms. 1 ( 



— dozen bunches... 4 l 

 Chrysanthemums, 



12 blooms t 



— dozen bunches... 2 I 

 Dahlia, doz. bunches 3 l 

 Cornflower, 12 bun. 1 ( 

 Eucharis, per dozen 3 ( 

 Forget-me-nots, 12 



bunches 2 ( 



Gardeniaa. 12 blooms 1 f 

 Gladiolus, doz. sprays I 

 Heliotropes, 12 spr. 1 

 Lavender, 12 bun. ... 3 ( 

 Lilium longiflorum, 



12 blooms 3 ( 



— lancifolium, 12 bl. 1 I 

 Lapageria, 12 blooms 1 ( 



Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0-60 

 Mignonette. 12 bun. 10-30 

 Pansies, 12 bun. ... 1 0- 2 o 

 Pelargoniums, 12 spr. 6-10 



— scarlet, 12 spr.... 2-04 



Pinks. 12 bun 3 0-60 



Poppies. 12 bun. .„ 4 0- 6 

 Primulas, double, 12 



sprays 9-10 



Pyrethrums, 12 bun. 2 0-40 

 Rhodanthe, 12 bun. 4 0-60 

 Sunflower, doz. bun. 3 0-90 

 Roses, Tea, per doz. 6-16 



— coloured, dozen. 2 0-40 



— red,perdozen ... 6-10 



— „ 12 bunches 2 0-60 



— Safrano, dozen... 6-09 

 Stephanotis, 12 spr. 2 4 

 Sweet Peas, 12 bun. 2 0-40 

 SweetSultan,12bun. 2 0-40 

 Tuberoses.12 blms.... 4-09 



SEEDS. 



London : Sept. 12. — Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, 

 seed merchants, of 37, Mark Lane, E.C., report 

 a good speculative business doing in Clover and 

 other seeds, with a further material advance in 

 values. Continental and home accounts of the 

 growing crops continue most unsatisfactory . Tri- 

 folium has lately been in diminished request. Winter 

 Tares offer less freely, and are dearer. Sowing Rye 

 keeps steady. There is no change in bird seeds. 

 Much higher prices are asked for blue Peas. Feed- 

 ing Linseed is firmer. 



FBTJIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalfeelds : Sept. 12. — Good supplies of fruit, 

 fresh vegetables, &c. ; trade heavy. Potato supplies 

 not quite so large owing to harvest operations. 

 Demand better at slightly higher rates. Prices : — 

 Fruit: Damsons, 2s. Gd. to 3s. per half sieve; En- 

 glish Green Gages, 6s. to 7s. per bushel ; foreign do., 

 2s. 9d. to 3s. per half-flat; English Plums, 2s. to 

 2s. Gd. per half-sieve ; foreign do., Is. Qd. to 2s. per 

 basket ; Pears, 3s. Gd. to 4s. Gd. per bushel ; Apples, 

 3s. Gd. to 5s. do. ; do., Is. Gd. to 2s. 9d. per half- 

 bushel ; English - Tomatos, 5s. to 6s. per peck ; foreign 

 do., 2s. Gd. to 3s. Sd. per box of about 18 lb. Vege- 

 tables : Cabbages, Is. Gd. to 2s. Gd. per tally ; Cauli- 

 flowers, 3s. Gd. to 10s. do. ; Vegetable Marrows, 

 2s. Gd. to 4s. do. ; Scarlet Runners, 2s. to 3s. Gd. per 

 sieve ; do., 4s. Gd,. to 6s. per sack ; Freneh Beans, 3s. 

 to 4s. Gd. per sieve ; Onions, 2s. to 2s. Gd. per bag of 

 about 110 lb. ; pickling do., 3s. Gd. to 4s. Gd. per cwt. : 

 English do., Is. 9d. to 2s. 3d. per dozen bunches ; 

 Turnips, 2s. Gd. to 3s. Gd. do. ; Carrots, Is. 9d. to 2s. 

 do. ; Beetroots, 2s. to 2s. Gd. do. ; Parsley, Is. Gd. to 

 2s. do. ; Mint, 2s. to 2s. Gd. do. ; Endive, Is. Gd.. per 

 dozen ; frama Cucumbers, Is. to 2s. do. ; common 

 do., Gd. to 9d. do. ; Cos Lettuce, Gd. to 8d. per score 

 of 22. 



Sthatfoed : Sept. 11. — Supply has been good 

 during the past week, and a fair trade was done at 

 the following prices : — Cabbages, 2s. to 3s. per tally ; 

 Turnips, 40s. per ton ; Carrots, household, 35s. to 

 45s. per ton ; Mangels, 22s. to 25s. do. ; Swedes, 

 23s. to 24s. do. ; Onions, Dutch, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 9d. per 

 bag ; Ghent, 2s. 9d. to 3s. do. ; Apples, English, 3s. 

 to 7s. per bushel ; Watercress, Gd. per dozen ; Plums, 

 2s. Gd. to 4s. per half-sieve ; do., 4s. Gd. to 7s. per 

 flat; Pears, 3s. to 3s. Gd. per basket; do., Is. Gd. to 

 2s. 3d. per molly ; Tomatos, Jersey, 5d. to Gd. per lb. ; 

 do., Bordeaux, 2s. 9d. to 3s. per box ; Apples, 8s, to 

 9s. per barrel ; do., 5s. to 6s. Gd. per box. 



COSN. 



Averages. — Official statement showing the average 

 price of British corn, imperial measure, in the week 

 ended September 8: — Wheat, 37s. dd.; Barley, 

 24s. 2d.; Oats, 18s. Wd. For the" corresponding 

 week in 1887 :— Wheat, 29s. Id. ; Barley, 28s. lOd. ; 

 Oats, 14s. Wd. 



POTATOS. 



Bobouoh and Spitalfields : Sept. 11.— Sup- 

 plies fairly adequate, and trade slow :— Regents, 20s. 

 to 30s.; Hebrons, 50s. to 60s.; kidneys, 60s. to 

 80s. ; Early Roses, 60s. to 70s. per ton. 



Spitalfibids : Sept. 12. — Quotations : — Magnums, 

 55s. to 70s.; Beauty of Hebron, 55s. to 70s.; Im- 

 perators, 65s. to 80s. ; Early Rose,50s. to 60s. ; Eng- 

 lish kidneys, 55s. to 70s. ; do. Regents, 50s. to 70s. 

 per ton. 



| Imports. — The imports into London last, week 

 consisted of 101 bags from Hamburg, and 1 bag 

 from Rotterdam , 



