during the middle part of ea 1 over ‘ Scotland 
* nd,’ but tow ards its e over England. 
land, S, and 
Towards the end of the period tonne 
an to rise decidedly in sew er and the 
snow t any individual station was at 
Dablin, where it yielded 1:80 ins. of water in the 
gauge, reporte h sn nowfall 
peg! 3 “Over Scotland, the north of Ireland, 
he greater part of ‘ Eagland; the fall was less 
poly the normal.“ 
52 RDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITU 
N over by Mr. H A 
The meeting was one purely of a business character, 
and no discussion on any one point arose. The follow- 
and ig odtributor of £7 78. ; J. LEMMON, of ing 
aged 67, gardener, 8 subscriber of EI ls, 
18 years, and a contributor of £21; H. FEAREN- 
stk, of Boultham, aged 68, gardener, annual sub- 
scriber of £1 1s, for 25 years; Cuartes Harris, of 
Manchester, aged 67, gardener, life member for 15 
years; H. Parsons, of Foots Cray, aged 65, gardener, 
annual subscriber of £1 1s. for 18 years; M. Reep, 
of Abbots Langley, aged 69, gardener, annual sub- 
acriber of £1 ls. for 15 years; Susan Rrvovr, of 
Reigate, aged 61, widow of Joux Rivovt, gardener, 
who was an annual subscriber of EI 18. for 22 years, 
and a contributor of £63; and Exriza Bureett, of 
Esher, aged 78, widow of en Burret, a gar- 
gt who was an annual subscriber of EI 1s. for 
The élection of the remaining six resulted as 
follows:—James CLARREN, Tuomas Tu HOMAS, ENR 
A. Ivery, Henry FIELD ER, Ciara E. Brown, and 
Rogert Petirr, 
* Owing to the large — reuse in 
e under e tg 
ical FRUITS, ETC,; TO BE Naum. —Correspondents 
nding plants or fruits to be named, 
demanding time and research their 
to obtain an answer 
Specimens showl 
ramon 
good deal ; T m be lack of 
vigour in the plants, consequent on th 
tne that 4 q oe e length of 
J were struc 
we are more inclined to this eee from noticing 
the numerous fio of The 
We sh at Nas eta 
shou iaiki ‘that ¢ the fect 
grafting would be to improve the former in Toat 
D a de at kg expe 
esirable to effect 
cross by placing há 5 ripening variety ~ > 
THE 
GARDENERS’ 
late or midseason 3 5 better ees for the 
purpose would be s the forms of Bla — 
amburgh, and —— Madresfield Court 
Books: A. Windieson. A book that will suit you is 
, published 
by Hamilton, A 
London.— V. C. or ee 3 
b t in rchids, and how 
mation about see g ow tides. 
How 6. Grow; TI em. It w was 
published in 1874 
Piccadilly. 
Cameras: H. G. P. Under the circumstances, we 
should look for weevils or their grubs— perhaps 
slugs. 
Coxrrers: Esher. 2, . thyoides; 4, Thuya 
1 var. pendula e others next week. 
CYCLAMEN, & e neither find fungus nor 
a 
insect. 8 the plants bare been smoked or dosed 
escaped from a pipe ne of 
leaves looks as if it had been subjected to drip. 
GARDENERS Royat BENEVOLENT INsTIT age tae 
The office is at 50, Parliament b Suet, "Whitehall: 
the Secretary is G. F. Ingram, Esq. 
GARDENIA LEAVE a you been using too 
hy an 3 or a smoking your plants 
too fre 
Taus, H. J. e find no insect nor fangus. 
e other hand, the appearances are quite con 
Aae with the 3 of an overdose of some 
insecticide or over-fumiga 
low tem- 
arce 
country bhr 0 80. 
t when exposed to cold. Some gar- 
ost modern vineries. 
to open the ventilators to the ſull extent, an 
the hot water apparatus warm, so that frost does 
not ipjare the pipes; or empty the boiler if the 
ae has one to itself, 
Growr : Constant Reader. We d 
i think the growth will do any harm. It is NA 
caused by some injury to the Vin 
Hanp List or Trees AND SHRU SAT Kew: W. I. It 
is e by Eyre & Spottiswoode, Queen's 
printers, &c., price 8d, 
Hottynocks: S. A warmth of 55° to 60° is suf- 
0 feleni, warm to atrike cuttings with bottom-heat 
f 85°. Established roots f or gri 
— best, ut 
requires abo zame degree of top-heat as 
0 above given for eating See present issue, p. 71. 
Insect: C. H. Pol lydesmus een See 
Answers to eee e. 
LÆLIA anceps: A. G. ale fine — of 
this useful and bens Orehi d. 
Lycaste S W. There is nothing 
remarkable about — 
s Firry Years Aco: J. R. 
There are a. pea of these Marrow-fat 
be bought at 
cate Hair’ 3 
aradise or Champion 
Marro roductive variety; B 
Ne Plus ‘Ultra, e 1 
ese old varieties have been 
—— ar eh li me ie with larger pods and 
ere 
flavour or peace re advance to chronicle in 
Names or Fnurrs: E. B. 1 and 5, L 
ane’s Prince 
8 2, e — “Guanes 4, Bedfordshire 
LANTS: J, W. E i 
nianum.—J, J, J. Lauru e canna ate 
potent, but — poisonous Euo- 
nymus radic re arlegata ; Santolina incana, 
The Red Plum ed for a stock on which to graft 
or bud is probably Prunus Myrobalana, 
CHRONICLE. 
age of ninety, of Mr. TAOWEX, fi 
at High Canons, near Barnet. 
[Janvary 19, 1895, ‘ 
Dalto The 
root looks like some chemical change b 0 
in the soil due, perhaps, to the e de me * 
PETROLEUM AND WATER 
more efficient insecticide ois? a ae 
mixed with petroleum for deciduous pi 
ake 
2 
S 
E 
oo 
b Fg 
— with ‘es ! 
ently. For trees at 
For N on tender ‘plan d 
oil, 3 latter in proportion 
wineglassful to 3 gallons; 8 80a 
the plant 
PRIMULA SINENSI 
: C. H. B. No, it is A 
to have sapere ‘flower on a dark-leaved form, 
p rrom Seep: Rhubarb. The roots will 
e strong enough to force with any prospect c 
obtaining good returns in less time than 
years. 
yee ee Cann J. H. The spike in Ta 
speci shows a esi cy to branch, which 
ery u pieced. We can only suggest that ab 
early need of the arin a growth some 
Bie 
ie 
fe 
Tue GARDENERS’ Royat BENEVOLEN T: B and 
meeting on the 17tb 
— letters which have only a t 
ance, jems 8 as — see d atem Of” 
— — o lon abuses creep in, 
majority 3 chink it is better to be 
ills we have, than fly to those we know not 
ery sorry we cannot assist you, 
your friends, and avoid quacks. 
The roots sent have Ta 
drainage of the 
If the whole of the soil is li 
lower level than 10 inches. 
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