October 27, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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Books : Constant Beach r. Thompson's Gardener's 

 Assistant, revised by Thomas Moore, is offered by 

 J. Wheldon, 58, Great Queen Street. Lincoln's 

 Inn Fields, second-hand, price 21s. — North Bank. 

 Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape 

 ]'inc (W. Thomson). It is published by Black- 

 wood & Son, Edinburgh and London, price 5s. — 

 Cincinnatus : the Epitome of Gardening is certainly 

 published by Adam Black & Son. — Draughtsman. 

 Thomson's Handy-Book of the Flower Garden. 

 Blackwood & Sons, London and Edinburgh ; 7s. (id. 

 Chrysanthemum Flower becoming Changed in 

 Form : G. C. The change in the Chrysanthemum 

 is only a reversion to the natural state. The 

 mining larva is that of Tephritis onopordinis, and 

 is common on Celery and Chrysanthemums, both 

 cultivated and wild species. Burn badly affected 

 leaves; the grub in lesser injured leaves may be 

 killed by squeezing it. 

 Gloxinia Blooms : J. T. Colours pretty, and that 

 in the throat unsnal. So far as could be seen 

 from the withered flowers, the lorm is good. 

 Market Reports: Esse.r. Owing to the great pres- 

 sure on our space, caused by the recent Fruit Con- 

 ference, it has not been convenient for us to pub- 

 lish these as usual. 

 Names of Plants : C. B. B. 1, Ruellia speciosa, 

 svn. Dipteracanthus afhnis ; 2, Bignonia ; 3, Xy]o- 

 phylla latifolia; 4, PelliomaDaveaueana; 5, Phyl- 

 lanthus nigrosus; 6, Sedum Sieboldii. — Humming. 

 Tillandsia argentea. — if. C. B. Rosa rugosa 

 (Japan Rose). — J. S. W. 1, Polypodia irioides ; 

 2, Asplenium bulbifernm ; 3, Polypodium glau- 

 cum ; i, Adiantum tenerum : 5, Platyloma rotun- 

 difolia ; 6, Polypodium pustulatum. — S. Eria trun- 

 cata. — W. S. C. P. 1, next week ; 2, Campanula 

 macrorhiza ; 3, Iris (flower too decayed to iden- 

 tity ; 4, Bellidiastrum Michelii ; 5, AVahlenbergia 

 gracilis ; 6, Aster novte-anglire var. — A. J. B. 

 Stapelia bufouia. — A. K. D. 1, Centaurea macro- 

 cephala ; 2 and 4, C. Tournefurtii ; 3, C. ruthenica ; 

 5, C. sulphurea (= C. calocephala var. flava) ; 6, 

 C. dealbata ; 7, C. tartarica. H. A. J. Agaricus 

 personatus, A. nebularis, Polyporus lucidus. — 

 If. Jenkins. Oncidium volvox. 

 Phylloxera : D. B. No trace. 

 Seedling Briers : E. E. Cannot be budded or 

 grafted till the third or fourth year after sowing — 

 the strongest in the former, and the weaker ones 

 in the latter. 

 Vine Border : G. E. Lloyd-Baker. The archway, 

 or tunnel, running the length of the border, may 

 have been made with an idea of warming the 

 border, either by artificial heat or by letting in 

 sun-heat. It might remain, but it should have a 

 greater number of holes made at the lowest point, 

 and quite as low as the floor of concrete, so that 

 the water may drain off quickly. A border 3J feet 

 deep is unnecessary, and at least 1 foot might be 

 filled up with rubble, and made with a slope to the 

 drainage outlets. In remaking the border use a 

 considerable portion of turfy loam — calcareous, if 

 you can get it — and lime rubbish, plaster, and the 

 like, broken small, and mixed with it. No manure 

 should be used, as that tends to the souring of the 

 soil in the end ; and stimulants to growth are 

 better given in the form of surface-dressings either 

 of partly decayed farmyard manure, or some special 

 artificial kind. In making the border, place thick 

 turves with the grassy side downwards over the 

 rubbish, and do not make the border at first much 

 wider than is necessary to find space for the roots 

 either of the old Muscat Vines or new plants ; the 

 rest of the border can be made as required. Make 

 the borderS or 9 inches higher than its subsequent 

 level, as the new soil will sink considerably ; and 

 in case new Vines are planted, defer this operation 

 till the spring. 

 Violets : E. E. These are commonly sent to market 

 in large bunches, with their own foliage, the 

 flowers being cut with the longest possible amount 

 of stalk. We do not know who is the largest 

 grower of these flowers. There is no book on the 

 culture of the Violet. 



Communications Received.— f. W. b.— G. J. L.— J. K.— 

 fount Solms. Strasburg.— T. A. B— J. G. B.— D. L— M. F. 

 J. W.— J. C. B.— T. §.— D. C— Prof Sargent Arnold, Arbo- 

 retum, Cambridge. Mass.— T. B. H.-.T. G. G — N. w. P.. 

 J. E., A. B. (next week.)— G. H. E.— J. T.— H. Mav.— 

 Storrie &. Storrie.— N. E. B.— M. F. G. (a few parbuu art, 

 next week.)— W. Roberts (thanks, not now).— C. B. P. (slips 

 were sent).— V. T.— J. C. R — Professor Reichenlach.— G. C. 

 — M. T.— Thsta.— A. D.— Hortus.— F. R.— J. A— W. B.— 

 Wild Rose.— F. A.— J. E. E.— W. J. M.— Dr. Wiglesworth 

 (shortly). 



The only complete Collection of Daffodils existing. 



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